The Queanbeyan Hive in Queanbeyan, New South Wales | Cultural centre

The Queanbeyan Hive

Locality: Queanbeyan, New South Wales

Phone: +61 403 994 446

Address: 274 Crawford Street 2620 Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.qbnhive.buzz

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25.01.2022 We are delighted to collaborate with Kitchen NV to bring you the excellent Cat’s Pyjamas coffee from the roasters of Black Mountain Coffee and Julia's delicious Genovese style focaccia and French pastries with traditional home style cakes. Her style combines the best of modern French training with our passion for local produce presented in a simple rustic style. She makes everything from the jams and crystallised fruits on our cakes to our breads, brioche and croissants. They... are excellent quality and so worth the journey to get. Come and see for yourself and support our local businesses. Available from The Qbn Hive 8.30am-2pm, Tuesday - Friday

25.01.2022 Brett has cut us some pavers yesterday so that we have 1/2 hexagons for our free paving workshop this Saturday. I am now getting really excited but need people who are keen to venture outside (we promise not to get too cosy and to keep our distance!) Please register on our website so that we can be prepare with your lunch etc... https://www.qbnhive.buzz/workshops

25.01.2022 Patrick Morison - winner of The Hive Exhibition Award in 2019 QPRC Regional Arts Awards. You are invited to his show ‘Sweetheart’, which will open on the 25th November at 6pm. https://events.humanitix.com/sweetheart * * *... #queanbeyan #qbn #qbnhive #queanbeyanhive #artgallery #gallery #exhibition #artinthehive #invitation #queanbeyanpalerang See more

24.01.2022 Join us at 10am for our Australias biggest morning tea event fundraiser.

23.01.2022 So we found out recently that James Buchanan Young and his wife rented our cottage from William Oldfield from around 1914, and they lived here all through the time he was establishing what became his retail empire. His first flagship store is seen here on the right. It would have been a nice short commute from the Hive for good old JB. Stay tuned for details of our profoundly fascinating upcoming April art-meets-history show where, among other things, we delve into what we now know about the history of the Hive. It's part of Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council's excellent heritage festival and the overlapping NSW and Australian Heritage festivals too. Check out what else the council has on its program locally. It's all going to bee pretty awesome

23.01.2022 ‘Aboriginality NT 1989’ Connee-Colleen in the Hive Gallery. Last days to see this free exhibition. 10-4 pm until Sunday 15th

22.01.2022 Queen Bee and her little Bees get down to The HIve for a waggle and a bit of fun! The Waggle Dance Challenge is an attempt to achieve 20,000 waggle dance videos, from 20 countries, in 20 days, ending on the 20th May 2020. Come on and join the challenge. https://www.worldbeeday.org.au/waggle/

22.01.2022 How amazing and inspiring is this. We would like to acknowledge the Hall community and the need for creating Bee Friendly Gardens. Credit to all that produced this wonderful video.

21.01.2022 So beautiful- dont forget Lucys playing at the Hive 17 April

21.01.2022 Better to safe rather than sorry atm. Good call Lucy. Tough call, but the right one. Stay tuned - we will reschedule this magical concert when things feel a bit less like an unlikely airport disaster novel. Whenever that will bee. We love you Lucy Sugerman and we feel for you and so many other similarly super talented artists having to cancel massive swathes of their own work or have it canceled on them due to COVID-19. Lets call it postponed people - nobody cancels Lucy Sugerman at the Hive! Anyone who's paid will get paid back in the next three days, and watch this space we will let you know the new date when we do.

21.01.2022 How to help artists survive the viral shutdown

20.01.2022 With the weather looking good for tomorrow we are still going ahead with this workshop. If it is only Brett and me then perhaps we could run a virtual workshop for your future paving knowledge.... I have already learnt in the last two days what it takes to prepare a good base and without this knowledge I would have paid too much for a sub-standard job. Hoping you can join us tomorrow for more tips and tricks. @The Hive Carpark!

19.01.2022 We love BMA Magazine and have a special soft spot for their excellent 'Locality' column. Thanks for the support guys, this link will bee very handy for people wondering WTH we are trying to do here

19.01.2022 Just when you want a flash mob for an awesome video shoot outside the Hive it is not possible! Our World Bee Day celebrations will sadly bee uneventful this year but I do encourage you to join in this Challenge to set the World record for Waggling. We really do want to celebrate bees and raise awareness of the important role they play for food security and ecosystem health. The Dance looks loads of silly fun and we will keep you posted with our waggle dance progress.

19.01.2022 The weather is getting better and better and we are getting more excited for Endrey and Nick Craft tonight!

19.01.2022 LAST CHANCE!! Connee-Colleen: Queanbeyan Character will be open for viewing for the last time tomorrow (Nov, Sun 15). Come down to the Queanbeyan Hive (274 Crawford St) for a delve into historical Queanbeyan characters portrayed in Connee’s sculpture and art. * * * #sculpture #history #heritage #qbn #queanbeyan #queanbeyanhive #qbnhive #historical #gallery #exhibition #queanbeyanart #queanbeyanartist

17.01.2022 Jane Ahlquist is about to talk on ArtSound about her up-coming show with Galia Shy, called Angels and Waratahs. Tune in at 12.45 to hear what she has to say. https://www.facebook.com/artsoundfm/ https://artsound.fm/

17.01.2022 Yeah let's team up somehow guys thanks BMA Magazine for shining bright in this sudden dark

17.01.2022 We are going ahead!! We have a new big marquee to provide enough cover, plus the forecast still looks clear in the evening, with 1mm rain in the afternoon at most. See you tomorrow night!

15.01.2022 So much work, blood, sweat and tears has gone into this exhibition I do not want to take it down so we are extending it another week.! This remarkable woman's story is well worth knowing exploring and everything she stands for resinates with me.

14.01.2022 Bee-p Bee-p yeah!

14.01.2022 For all our artists with an interest in applying for grants during this difficult time then this would be a great course to do. $298 for Non-Members or $243 for NAVA members.

14.01.2022 Our newsletter with our up-coming events mostly for those that are not on social media!

13.01.2022 Here at the Hive on International Women's Day we're proud that two amazing women will this week be opening a powerful artshow to kick off our 2020 season. Jane Ahlquist and Galia Shy, we salute you, along with all the women in the world. Come and see their work it's awesome

12.01.2022 Paving with Good Intentions! Getting paving done or helping someone who is? Fancy learning how to do it yourself and helping us at the same time?... We are preparing the back yard for our "Hexagons within Hexagon Paving Workshop" led by local master craftsman Brett Jacobsen (who so immaculately paved our gorgeous front courtyard and side path) on Saturday 21st March. Its a chance for you to help us get a big job done, while learning how to do it yourself. Why are we doing this? When we changed the use of our commercial premises from business to gallery/retail, it triggered a regulatory need to upgrade our parking spaces to be bitumen, concrete or paving in order to 'line mark' the 3 car spots! We have been collecting recycled pavers for this purpose. Some are originally from the fabled forecourts of the Tuggeranong Hyperdome. Wed love to pave the whole yard and drive like this, but at this stage we can only afford to do the required car park area. Limited Spots for this Free workshop! What you will get: a free lesson from a master, morning tea and lunch. What we will get: your time and energy and a completed carpark! Please register via our website: https://www.qbnhive.buzz/workshops

12.01.2022 The Queanbeyan Hives mission is to support and foster events, aiming to bring together people with real life experiences. With the unfolding of the last few weeks this is now not possible. This is really hard but necessary to tell you were shutting down for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19 and the imperative of social/physical distancing. All the shows and events that we have been working on have been cancelled and postponed until this threat to all of us is over. T...hat could be months away. Rest assured we will be working away behind the scenes upgrading our infrastructure, applying for grants and working on our future amazing public arts events that we will launch with pride and joy when the time is right. Bee safe. Bee healthy. Bee smart. Bee secure in the knowledge that we love you and were not going anywhere. We will try our best to keep you up-to-date on any progress made during these hard times.

11.01.2022 Here is a beautiful song that Lucy recorded in The Hive just before the Nation ground to a halt. On this blustery cold day I am warmed by the love Lucy has for her parents and this video created inside our little sunny 1910 cottage.

11.01.2022 We are preparing the yard for our "Hexagons within Hexagon Paving Workshop" to be lead by our local Brett Jacobson (who paved our gorgeous front yard) on Saturday 21st March. More info to come soon. With the change of use of our commercial premise from business to gallery/retail space came the new building codes to have a concrete, bitumen or paved carpark area. All for what? The sake of line-marking to make sure you park it in the right spot. Do not get me started on this topic as I could rant for ages. We moved these second hand hexagon pavers last year that were originally from Hyperdome and have finally come up with achievable design to work with on the day. Save this date if you would like to learn the basics in laying paving for you next DIY project and help us achieve this very important milestone.

10.01.2022 Not many people sculpture the AGED. Connee-Colleen is one of the rare artists that have really captured the essence of Queanbeyan's local characters in the last years of their lives. If you would like to learn more about this amazing woman and to see her works then we are open until 9pm tonight.

09.01.2022 Wow that's pretty cool!

08.01.2022 These are a few of our favourite peeps

07.01.2022 The Hive is finally welcoming back live music and is thrilled to present Endrey and Nick Craft!

06.01.2022 The Wild Pollinator Count gives you an opportunity to contribute to wild pollinator insect conservation in Australia. Now is the time to take part in this by stepping outside into your gardens.

06.01.2022 It has been a tough time lately so what a welcome and nice surprise to have our new member for Eden-Monaro come to see what is happening in our local arts scene. It has been a breath of fresh air for me to know we have a politician that is keen to come and have a chat, to talk about small business and where we are at. This gives me hope to keep on going. QB Helen

05.01.2022 Backyard action... to run electricity to the back all in preparation for our Free paving workshop this weekend. Visit our website for more info and to register.

05.01.2022 Despite the rain and more rain we are Open with this rich and amazing show. Open from 10am-4pm this weekend.

04.01.2022 The every talented Ian Skinner and Karen Coombes have both exhibited their amazing works in The Hive. They have spent a while working on a joint exhibition called 'Close' at Photo Access. Their works can now be seen at the link below as this was made into an online Gallery Show. Closing on the 16th of April jump onto the link below and check it out. http://www.gallery.photoaccess.org.au/close

04.01.2022 So happy to announce this 'intimate' gathering for a good cause. Please join us with special guest, local artist Carolyn Brooks. She is donating a couple of her prints - up for auction during our morning tea with all proceeds going to The Cancer Council. It is going to loads of fun!

04.01.2022 Check it out, the latest edition of The Buzz is just out and Queen Bee Helen has been finessing the website. You can subscribe to The Buzz there: www.qbnhive.buzz https://shoutout.wix.com/so/daN2gwuMT

02.01.2022 We are still buzzing from the amazing from this guy. What an absolutely beautiful experience it was to witness the astounding solo concert Endrey gave us, after the already powerful Tristan Davies and Jess High playing both solo and together. The night had begun well with an emerging QBN star Jerikye Williams. It ended on a high with a long spellbinding songstream from solo Endrey. It was topped off by a sublime triplet of songs as Endrey was joined by erstwhile bandmates Tristan and Jess and. It. Was. Gutwrenchingly. Gorgeous. Pure alchemy. So happy and so proud to have brought such great entertainment to QBN CBD what a wonderful night stay tuned more like this to come (hopefully! come back soon Chris!)

01.01.2022 We said we'd be levelling up this year. Witness - Oh my goodness. Who's that coming in the front gate now? Wow. So so so super excited for this! Lucy Sugerman's coming back to the Hive. $15 tickets total bargain. Picture, taken at The Hive, by the amazing Chris Walsh. Book soon this will go.

01.01.2022 This current exhibition brings me much joy during these quite stressful times we find ourselves in. I encourage you to step outside this weekend (if you are feeling healthy) and come and enjoy the art in this not so crowded Gallery! Have a conversation and connect with the artists who are happy to share their passion and stories of their beautiful creations. Gallery open 10-4pm Saturday and Sunday. #Supportlocalartists