Friends of Hazelhurst in Gymea, New South Wales, Australia | Community organisation

Friends of Hazelhurst

Locality: Gymea, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 8536 5700

Address: 782 Kingsway 2227 Gymea, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.friendsofhazelhurst.org/index.php/contact-us

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23.01.2022 If you're dreaming about getting away for a trip that combines amazing art, beautiful landscapes and excellent gastronomy, consider our October 2020 tour of Victoria's Great Regional Galleries. More info below.

23.01.2022 Join the Friends this Wednesday at 11am in the Hazelhurst Cottage for morning tea with guest speaker and Wall of Art artist, Deanna Schreiber, followed by a guided tour of the David Hockney: Prints.

19.01.2022 Our Friends at St George Art Society are hosting the opening night of their 75th Art Show this Friday at Kogarah School of Arts. See below for further details.

19.01.2022 Join the Friends this Saturday at 1:30pm in the Hazelhurst Theatrette for a screening of EOS - David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts: A Bigger Picture 2012 & 82 Portraits and One Still Life 2016. This film provides a rare chance to explore two of Hockney's recent, hugely successful landmark exhibitions, guided by the exhibitions' curatorial team and the artist himself. Friends of Hazelhurst $5 I Non-members $10. Refreshments included. ... Book now on 8536 5700 or at Art Centre reception.

18.01.2022 Good morning everyone - an exciting update from Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre Re-opening Monday 22 June 2020 We are excited to welcome you back! Hazelhurst Arts Centre will reopen this Monday 22 June and we cannot wait to welcome you back.... Well be reopening with ARTEXPRESS, a showcase of outstanding HSC Visual Art works by 2019 students. In the Broadhurst gallery we have Peter and Paul In Print, works developed during a joint residency at Hazelhurst. We have also created some free activities for kids and families to enjoy in the garden. Our opening hours will be Monday-Sunday, 9am-5pm. The Gallery hours are 10am-4pm, and the Café hours are 9am-3pm. Bookings for the Café can be made via phone on 8536 5755. As restrictions continue to ease we hope to reintroduce more of our regular programming over time. Your safety remains our top priority and we have enhanced health and hygiene measures in place, in line with government restrictions and health guidelines. These include: Asking all visitors to sign in with your name and contact details using the iPads situated at each entrance, to support contact tracing. Limiting numbers in the Gallery and the Café to allow for 4 square metres per person. Requesting that you do not visit in large groups. Providing signage and distance markers throughout the building to ensure physical distancing of 1.5 meters. Enhanced daily cleaning regimes including high-touch items. Ensuring adequate hand washing facilities and sanitiser are available at various points throughout Hazelhurst. Accepting no cash, card transactions only. (At this stage the Café will accept cash). Sanitising the Gallerys wheelchairs after each use. Please do not visit if you are unwell, have experienced cold or flu symptoms in the last 14 days, or have returned from overseas in the last 14 days. Consider downloading the COVIDSafe app. We look forward to seeing you soon, The Hazelhurst team

18.01.2022 Join the Friends on our upcoming bus trip to the NGA, Canberra to view Monet: Impression Sunrise.

17.01.2022 Enjoy this sneak peak of Exhibition On Screen - David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts: A Bigger Picture 2012 & 82 Portraits and One Still Life 2016, screening on Saturday 3rd August at 1:30pm in the Hazelhurst Theatrette. This film provides a rare chance to explore two of Hockney's recent, hugely successful landmark exhibitions, guided by the exhibitions' curatorial team and the artist himself. Friends of Hazelhurst $5 I Non-members $10. Refreshments included. ... Book now on 8536 5700 or at Art Centre reception.

16.01.2022 In accordance with the Prime Ministers announcement last night, it is with heavy heart that Hazelhurst Arts Centre will close its doors as of midnight tonight ...Wednesday 25 March to help combat the spread of COVID-19. For details of the status of Hazelhurst and all upcoming Council events, see http://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au//What39s-On-in-the-S and for more updates on Councils response to COVID-19, please see https://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Public-Health We look forward to resuming all programs as soon as possible and thank you for your patience and understanding in this unprecedented time.

16.01.2022 Join us this Thursday 17th October at 6pm for an evening of wine, cheese and chat, including a Q&A discussion with Art on Paper Award 2019 exhibiting artists Leah Bullen, Louisa Chircop and Kerry Toomey led by exhibiting artist Christine Druitt-Preston. The artists will discuss their inspiration and practice as they relate to their Art on Paper Award 2019 works, described below and pictured. Friends of Hazelhurst $5 | Non-members $10 | Free for under 30s.... Book now on 8536 5700 or at Art Centre reception. Leah Bullen Wunderkammer, 2017, watercolour, gouache and monotype on paper, 120 x 165cm Wunderkammer explores the garden as a site that approximates the natural world. The garden acts as a model through which to explore how we visualise, experience and consume the spectacle of nature more broadly within contemporary culture. Louisa Chircop Fright and Delight Bundanon, 2019, mixed media and photomontage on Arches paper, approx. 330 x 74cm (framed) This work depicts a vast panorama of the shoreline and tidal zone along the Shoalhaven River the site contains a primeval energy and life force. Everything is drawn to the river, representing a place where thoughts sink and rise with the movement of the tide a place that is seeped with layered history. Kerry Toomey Mundhuii, 2019, mixed medium, 10 x 100 x 100 cm Mundhuii is a mixed medium work that consists of 30 individual pieces made from tissues and small pieces of culturally significant items such as echidna quills, emu feathers and burning patterns interwoven into them. Each shoe represents a connection to my Gamilaroi culture and history. Christine Druitt-Preston Olley Land - Not an ordinary kitchen, 2018, lino block print on Wenzhou paper ed 3/5 (Brenda Tye), 60 x 170 x 4cm This lino block print is inspired by a drawing of the Margaret Olley home studio re-creation made during my residency in the Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio at Tweed in March 2018. Unlike the carefully arranged compositions of Margaret Olleys still life paintings her work responds to the unedited, multi-layered, cluttered and visually fascinating room that was Margaret Olleys kitchen in Duxford Street, Paddington.

15.01.2022 The Friends on Show 2019 exhibition is almost here! Join the Friends, artists and guests to celebrate the opening on Saturday 27th July 2019 from 2pm in the Broadhurst Gallery at Hazelhurst Arts Centre. The Friends on Show 2019 exhibition will run from Saturday 27th July to Tuesday 6th August 2019, celebrating the talents of the Friends of Hazelhurst members.... A diverse range of works including drawings, original paintings, prints, digital prints, photographs and 3D works will be on display and available for purchase.

15.01.2022 Join us this Wednesday at 11am in the historic Hazelhurst Cottage for morning tea and conversation with contemporary mixed media artist and printmaker, Dior Mahnken, followed by a guided tour of the Art on Paper Award 2019 exhibition.

15.01.2022 The Friends on Show 2019 exhibition opens this weekend! Join the Friends, artists and guests to celebrate the opening on Saturday 27th July 2019 from 2pm in the Broadhurst Gallery at Hazelhurst Arts Centre. The Friends on Show 2019 exhibition will run from Saturday 27th July to Tuesday 6th August 2019, celebrating the talents of the Friends of Hazelhurst members.... A diverse range of works including drawings, original paintings, prints, digital prints, photographs and 3D works will be on display and available for purchase.

14.01.2022 EAST COAST ENCOUNTERS 1770 Sutherland Shire Historical Society is launching a book that looks back on the first recorded contact between the Aboriginal people of Australias East Coast and Europeans. East Coast Encounters 1770, reflections on a cultural clash presents a new assessment of these extraordinary events when James Cook and the Endeavour crew landed on our shores 250 years ago. This compilation of ten articles by different authors provides for the general community ...a range of perspectives on the clash of cultures and debunks the various myths that either hero-worship or vilify Cook. For information on how to order click on the link below www.shirehistory.org

13.01.2022 Congratulations to ARTEXPRESS 2020 exhibiting artist Taya Corrigan who was awarded the Friends of Hazelhurst Encouragement Award for the work Them, the Others at last Fridays exhibition opening. ARTEXPRESS 2020 is exhibiting now at Hazelhurst Arts Centre until 13th April 2020. Image Credit: Stephen Vandenbergh. #foh #artexpress2020

13.01.2022 New exhibition coming to @hazelhurstartscentre Broadhurst gallery from 31/10/20 An installation created by artist Sieglinde Karl-Spence and writer Hazel Smith. Contains hand-stitched objects reminiscent of body parts: these are made of hessian and muslin and are partly wrapped in digitally printed cloth. The exhibition incorporates a multimedia video work, ‘Heimlich Unheimlich’, created by Sieglinde Karl-Spence, Hazel Smith, and the sound and intermedia group austraLYSIS.... Heim in German means home, soHeimlich Unheimlichcan translate loosely asHomely Unhomely. However, heimlich more usually means secretive or hidden, while unheimlich means uncanny, so the connotations of the two words can overlap. This relationship between heimlich and unheimlich (discussed in Sigmund Freud’s essay ‘The Uncanny’) underlies the piece. The installation uses the contrasting childhoods of Sieglinde Karl-Spence and Hazel Smith as a starting point. It focuses on two characters who have names related to different kinds of cloth. One is Hessian, a German girl born towards the end of the Second World War, whose father fought in the German army. She migrates with her family to Australia when she is still a child and eventually becomes an artist. The other is Muslin, who is born into a Jewish family in England after the war. She is a violinist who subsequently becomes a poet and migrates to Australia as an adult. Her parents live in the shadow of the holocaust and are unforgiving of Nazi Germany. Both Hessian and Muslin are shaped by, but also rebel against, the cultural environments in which they grow up. Heimlich Unheimlichsuggests strong crossovers between Muslin and Hessian, intertwining and reconciling their different childhoods. Through the enigma of family photographs, the installation explores the post-war period, the blending of personal and historical trauma, the bonds of ethnicity, belonging and migration. The exhibition employs photographs from the family albums of Sieglinde Karl-Spence and Hazel Smith. Claire Grocott and Claire Letitia Reynolds were technical assistants and collaborators in the making of the visual images.

13.01.2022 In accordance with the Prime Minister’s announcement last night, it is with heavy heart that Hazelhurst Arts Centre will close its doors as of midnight tonight ...Wednesday 25 March to help combat the spread of COVID-19. For details of the status of Hazelhurst and all upcoming Council events, see http://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au//What39s-On-in-the-S and for more updates on Council’s response to COVID-19, please see https://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Public-Health We look forward to resuming all programs as soon as possible and thank you for your patience and understanding in this unprecedented time.

12.01.2022 Positions on the Friends of Hazelhurst 2020 Committee are now open for nomination and will be confirmed at our AGM tomorrow night - Thursday 27th Feb at 7pm in Studio 2 at Hazelhurst. If youd like to become more involved in the local arts community and contribute to the success and sustainability of Friends of Hazelhurst wed love to hear from you. To find out more, please click below:

12.01.2022 Join us in the Hazelhurst Theatrette this Saturday at 2:30pm for our September artztalk with Ann Macarthur as we explore the historical highlights of the Japanese kimono and how it continues to inspire todays designers.

10.01.2022 Come along to Hazelhurst Arts Centre this Sunday 2nd February for a great day of Southern Swell exhibition closing events. See below for further details.

09.01.2022 Jul - Sep 2020 Friends of Hazelhurst newsletter available via link below This edition our spotlight is on two artists Jo Nolan and Nicole Kelly. Jo explains what interests her about abstraction 'I am interested in humanly wrought things which are ambiguously complex and arouse curiosity in a non-prescriptive way. The thing that draws me to abstraction is its infinite possibility.' JN ... Nicole talks about her experience with an exhibition in France when COVID19 broke out and lock down commenced - read how she quickly adapted to her change of circumstance. https://www.friendsofhazelhurst.org//Friends-of-Hazelhurst

08.01.2022 Posted @withregram @movers_and_shapers How wonderful to find a creative vision that resonates during these uncertain times yet gives comfort, familiarity and the hope and reassurance that everything is going to be ok Currently on @hazelhurstartscentre in the Broadhurst Gallery is the amazing work of local talented artist photographer and filmmaker Flore Vallery-Radot @flore_vallery_radot Her show entitled ‘Foreign/Native’- A walk through the Royal National Park, an exhib...ition of exquisite photographs and video installation takes you into her foreign yet familiar world of observations made in the Royal National Park where she regularly walks. In an unexpected twist they also reveal deeper more personal reflections as a foreigner having moved from France and now lives in the Sutherland Shire. Flore’s work was recently featured in @headonphotofest as part of their virtual online catalogue and all works from this exhibition at Hazelhurst Arts Centre are for sale (limited editions and various size formats). In the interests of a Covid safe environment if you wish to meet lovely Flore she will be so happy to meet you and is available via her online booking form accessible through her link on insta where you can also check out what she does, this is just a taster!! EXHIBITION ON UNTIL 25th August 2020 in gallery hours (please see website) Don’t miss it!!! @shiretalk @carrie.kibbler @friendsofhazelhurst . . . #moversandshapers #moverandshaper #mover_and_shaper #florevalleryradot #hazelhurstartscentre #sutherlandshire #artist #photographer #film #video #contemporaryart #foreign #native #royalnationalpark #land #womenandland #womeninthearts #women #uncertaintimes #whatsonsydney #exhibition #headonphotofestival See more

07.01.2022 Friends on Show has now wrapped for 2019! This years exhibition was a fantastic success in many regards. Almost 100 artists exhibited and a quarter of the exhibited works were sold, but perhaps most importantly, the exhibition brought together the local arts community to celebrate our collective passion for art. A big thank you to our special guest, Kon Gouriotis OAM, who gave a wonderful speech at the exhibition opening, which was an amazing day with an exceptional atmosphe...re attended by 250 artists, guests and Friends. Thank you also to Belinda Hanrahan, the Director of Hazelhurst Arts Centre, as well as the Friends of Hazelhurst volunteers, who make this annual exhibition possible. Video: Compilation of Friends on Show 2019 works and exhibition opening. Video Production: Video created by Caroline McIntyre with iMovie. Music credit: Daniel McIntyre.

07.01.2022 Join us in the Hazelhurst Theatrette this Saturday at 2:30pm for our July artztalk with Dr Jeni Ryde as she examines the remarkable influence of homeland, politics, mythology and traditions on the aesthetic and expression of the Basque identity.

05.01.2022 Applications for the Friends on Show 2019 exhibition have now closed. Thank you to all of our Friends members who have submitted entries and good luck! Please remember that all artworks must be delivered on Wednesday 24th July from 5pm to 8pm and unselected works must be collected on Thursday 25th July from 11am to 5pm.... The Friends on Show 2019 exhibition will be held in the Broadhurst Gallery at Hazelhurst Arts Centre from Saturday 27th July to Tuesday 6th August 2019, with drawings, original paintings, prints, digital prints, photographs and 3D works on display and available for purchase. All Friends, artists and guests are invited to attend the opening on Saturday 27th July 2019 from 2pm.

05.01.2022 Join us in the Hazelhurst Theatrette this Saturday at 2:30pm for our November artztalk with Dr Michael Adcock as he explores the influence of art during the tumultuous period between the Russian Revolution and the Civil War.

05.01.2022 A big thank you to the Art on Paper Award 2019 exhibiting artists who participated in our Wine, Cheese and Chat night last week. Louisa, Kerry, Leah and Christine each gave a wonderful talk which provided great insight into their works, practice and inspiration. Another great night with Friends! Louisa Chircop, Fright and Delight Bundanon, 2019, mixed media and photomontage on Arches paper, approx. 330 x 74cm (framed) Kerry Toomey, Mundhuii, 2019, mixed medium, 10 x 100 x 1...00 cm Leah Bullen, Wunderkammer, 2017, watercolour, gouache and monotype on paper, 120 x 165cm Christine Druitt-Preston, Olley Land - Not an ordinary kitchen, 2018, lino block print on Wenzhou paper ed 3/5 (Brenda Tye), 60 x 170 x 4cm

03.01.2022 Positions on the Friends of Hazelhurst 2020 Committee are now open for nomination. If youd like to become more involved in the local arts community and contribute to the success and sustainability of Friends of Hazelhurst wed love to hear from you. We welcome everyone with an interest in the arts and volunteering to nominate for the Committee, and have a variety of roles available to suit different skills, interests and commitment levels. ... To find out more, please click below: http://www.friendsofhazelhurst.org//ab/committee-meetings/

02.01.2022 Join us in the Hazelhurst Theatrette this Saturday at 2:30pm for our February artztalk with Elena Ortega exploring the work of Joaquin Sorolla and his contemporaries, shedding light on an exciting and complex period of 20th Century art. We are happy to announce that an Auslan Interpreter will also be signing the talk.

02.01.2022 Congratulations to Art on Paper Award 2019 exhibiting artists Paul Williams and Kerry Toomey who were jointly awarded the Friends of Hazelhurst Local Artist Prize for their works Painting Ongoing and Mundhuii at last Fridays exhibition opening. The Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2019 is exhibiting now until 17th November 2019. Image Credits: Stephen Vandenbergh and Caroline McIntyre.

01.01.2022 Join the Friends on Saturday 3rd August at 1:30pm in the Hazelhurst Theatrette for a screening of Exhibition On Screen - David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts: A Bigger Picture 2012 & 82 Portraits and One Still Life 2016. This film provides a rare chance to explore two of Hockney's recent, hugely successful landmark exhibitions, guided by the exhibitions' curatorial team and the artist himself. Friends of Hazelhurst $5 I Non-members $10. Refreshments included. ... Book now on 8536 5700 or at Art Centre reception.