Strathnairn Arts in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Community organisation

Strathnairn Arts

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6254 2134

Address: 90 Stockdill Drive 2615 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://www.strathnairn.com.au

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24.01.2022 GINNINDERRY DRAWING PRIZE | ENTRIES CLOSE THIS FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER A reminder to get your entries finalised and dropped off for the Drawing Prize 2020, before 4pm on Friday! The judging panel has also been announced including: Peter Haynes (Artistic Director Strathnairn Arts); Nancy Sever (Director Nancy Sever Gallery); Sally Simpson (Artist, Winner 2019 Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize). Good luck everyone, it's looking amazing. ... https://www.strathnairn.com.au//ginninderry-2020-drawing-p https://www.strathnairn.com.au//ginninderry-2020-drawing-p See more

21.01.2022 APPRECIATION POST | Just wanted to say thank you to our wonderful community. We have been overwhelmed with the support from all around Canberra since reopening this month. Thank you for participating in or viewing our exhibitions, dining at @cafesteppingstone, popping into the SHOP, visiting the website and liking or commenting on our social media - it all help support Canberra Arts, local artists and creates opportunities. . And for those who have visited us in-person or hired our Village Hall... thank you for your help in managing the new health procedures. Thank you for waiting if we are busy, giving each other space, signing in, sanitising and washing your hands and generally being lovely. Together we can look after and support eachother.

21.01.2022 Opening this Thursday at 10am, Melange by Carmel McCrow will be open in the Homestead Galleries and online on our website. Stay tuned!

19.01.2022 CAFE STEPPING STONE // Some delicious seasonal specials in the cafe this week Thursday - Sunday 9am - 4pm... - Zucchini, cherry tomato and feta quiche served with a side salad - Roasted squash and marrow salad with quinoa, toasted hazelnuts, leafy greens and hummus - Sticky apple and almond cake (optional to add a scoop of icecream)... Each Wednesday the cafe receives a big basket full of lovely surplus fruit and vegetables from Holder Community Organic Garden and they use this delivery as inspiration for the specials for the week... This week; zucchinis, marrow, squash, apples and much more. www.strathnairn.com.au See more

19.01.2022 LAST CHANCE // This is the last weekend to see 'A Stilled World' by Kim Shannon! It's been such a pleasure to have these works in our gallery, and to see them every day. There always seems to be something else to notice. "...As well as celebrating the familiar and the domestic, Shannon’s paintings celebrate the act of painting in a joyful and masterly manner. Her work is full of visual activity and vitality brought about by the profusion of rich surfaces, lush paint and ener...getic brushstrokes that populate each image and consequently the entire exhibition. A Stilled World is a delightful exhibition and should not be missed. Peter Haynes Artistic Director Strathnairn Arts Association Open 10am - 4pm Saturday and Sunday and online if you can't get there in person. https://www.strathnairn.com.au/kimshannon Image: https://www.strathnairn.com.au/kimsha/p/plasticreflections1

19.01.2022 A BUSH CHRISTMAS // we’ve been a bit quiet this week as we have been busy refreshing the Strathnairn SHOP for Christmas! Our collection includes one-off pieces, hand made and curated gift ideas sourced form local artists and Australian small business. SHOP is open Thursday - Sunday 10am - 4pm.

19.01.2022 MARKING OUT THE TERRITORY: SIX AUSTRALIAN PRINTMAKERS Presented by The Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, in London, Marking Out The Territory brings together works by leading practitioners from both the Western and Indigenous traditions of Australian art. Congratulations to our own GW Bot who features in this significant exhibition. @rebeccahossackartgallery . Single Image: G.W. BOT, GLYPHS - PORTRAIT III, 2020, Linocut on tapa cloth, 80 x 40 cm (cloth), 97 x 54 cm (framed) Edi...tion of 10 Artworks on second slide: Top (from left to right): - Janice Murray, Pinjoma Jilamarini (Barn Owl) & Jilamarini Tirrintirri (Burdekin Ducks), three colour sugar lift and aquatint, 90 x 60 cm, edition of 30 (framed) - David Frazer, Slow Boat, 2016, linocut, 120 x 180 cm, edition of 60 (framed) - Hertha Kluge-Pott, Wings of Kelp - page 2 & 1, 2009, drypoint, 44 x 49.5 cm, edition of 6 & Guardian, 2003, drypoint, 45 x 50 cm, edition of 12 (unframed) - G.W. Bot, Glyphs - Portrait II & III, 2020, linocut on Japanese Kozo paper, 75.5 x 35.5 cm, edition of 10 (framed) https://www.rebeccahossack.com/exhibitions/282/works/ See more

18.01.2022 Ginninderry Drawing Prize | Thank you to all the entrants this year, the standard of the work was excellent. Our thanks also go to our neighbours and major prize sponsor @ginninderry who have made this prize possible this year, and to our judges Peter Haynes (Artistic Director Strathnairn Arts); Nancy Sever (Director Nancy Sever Gallery); Sally Simpson (Artist, Winner 2019 Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize). Congratulations to the following winners of the Ginninderry Drawing Prize... for 2020. ADULTS WINNER: Wendy Teakel, Paraku Camp Memory HIGHLY COMMENDED ADULT: Cliff Woodward, The Drover II YEAR 7 - 12 SCHOOLS SECTION: Eloise Prince, Earths Embrace The exhibition will be open for viewing from 12 September - 11 October 2020, in the Woolshed. Opening Times: Thursday and Friday - 10am - 4pm Saturday and Sunday - 12pm - 3pm

18.01.2022 GINNINDERRY DRAWING PRIZE 2020 | happy in our beautiful historic wool shed. Open Thursday/Friday 10am-4pm & Saturday/Sunday 12-3pm or online and all artwork is for sale online.

17.01.2022 We're thrilled to be part of the DESIGN Canberra Festival with Pinch Pots and Pizza workshops! Making your very own pinch pots is a fabulous introduction to ceramics! During this mini workshop you can create your very own small bowl, spoon, spice dish, mug or plate with the help and guidance from a Strathnairn Arts Ceramic Studio Artist. Follow your pinching with a delicious slice of house made woodfired pizza courtesy of Stepping Stone Cafe. Bookings are essential! Image courtesy of DESIGN Canberra , Girl Nomad Ceramics & 5 Foot Photography

17.01.2022 CAFE STEPPING STONE // delicious veggie specials for this weekend... - Pea and Mint soup served with Three Mills sourdough bread $12 - Sumac roasted vegetable and rocket salad served on a bed of hummus $16... Bookings are recommended. Text the cafe on 0410 223 238.

15.01.2022 This is the last weekend to see Carmel McCrow’s beautiful exhibition 10-4 Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss it! Also online at www.strathnairn.com.au

14.01.2022 Good morning from all of us at Strathnairn Arts! Happy Valentine's Day!

13.01.2022 OPEN STUDIOS // @e.a.clay and @sarahhumphery are opening their ceramics studios tomorrow as part of the @designcanberrafestival - pop in and visit, have a chat and see the artists in action between 10am and 4pm.

13.01.2022 CARMEL McCROW | MELANGE | NOW OPEN Our current exhibition is Carmel McCrow’s Mélange, a beautiful selection of works highlighting the artist’s fascination with the forms and colours of the Australian landscape from the Kimberleys to the Snowy Mountains. The exhibition is open 10am-4pm Thursday - Sundays in the Homestead Galleries. Carmel will be in attendance in the Galleries from 2pm-4pm (please note this is a new time) each Sunday of the exhibition’s duration; an inf...ormal opportunity to answer visitor queries about her delightful artworks. Carmel McCrow, 'Gold and Silver' and 'Evening Sky' photographed by @artatelier See more

12.01.2022 SQUARES 2020 UPDATE/REMINDERS . >SQUARES 2020 exhibition closes today Sunday 23 August at 4pm. >Due to the current health restrictions, the presentation event for SQUARES 2020 has been CANCELLED. >We will announce the winners on Sunday 23 August by 4pm on our website home page, Strathnairn Arts social media accounts, via email.... >Exhibitors can collect work from 10am NEXT Thursday (during our normal opening hours), please don't come to collect work today. We need to make sure all sales are accounted for and to carefully take down the exhibition. >All buyers will be contacted directly about collection/delivery. . >Social distancing measures are in place at the gallery, the exhibition is online if you would like to see it today. > Artwork will be available for sale online until 4pm today, Sunday 23 August. Thank you all for your involvement and support. See more

12.01.2022 STUDIO HOLDER PROFILE | Blaide Lallemand takes an interdisciplinary approach to making works of art, fusing her knowledge of sculptural practices with a range of ephemeral practices including performance, new media and site-specific installation. . Blaide has also built her art practice around collaboration. Often initiating/guiding collaborative projects with artists from different back grounds such as musicians, actors, photographers and video artists’. . She is also ...interested in immersing the audience into the artwork, enabling them to have a visceral experience and choice to actively participate with the realisation and evolution of the artwork. . You can read more about Blaide's work and see some of her recent projects on our website, the link is below. https://www.strathnairn.com.au//studio-h/blaide-lallermand See more

11.01.2022 It's been so nice to see the steady stream of visitors popping into the historic Woolshed to see the exhibition already. However if you can't get there in person, the exhibition is also available online 24/7! Also did you know that all the work in this exhibition is for sale online?! If you can visit in person, the exhibition is open Thursday & Friday 10am - 4pm and Saturday & Sunday 12pm - 3pm. *If you are an artist participating in the exhibition and would like a shout out, tag us on a photo of your Drawing Prize entry on social media and we will repost in our stories for you! https://www.strathnairn.com.au/ginninderry-drawing-prize

08.01.2022 Canberra has lost one of its true gems. Iconic figure Stasia Dabrowski, known to generations of locals as the soup lady, ran her mobile kitchen in Garema Place for almost four decades. The beloved Canberran died at the age of 94, leaving a rich legacy. This portrait was painted by our own Studio Holder Jenny Blake.

08.01.2022 KIDS CRAFT WORKSHOPS // Calling all creative Christmas Elves! Strathnairn Arts will be hosting 5 craft workshops for kids who want to make a real and unique gifts for their parents, relatives, friends and pets! Canberra Artist Elena Bozhko Marshall will be teaching these classes in the historic Woolshed at Strathnairn Arts. Elena is an established Canberra ceramic and mixed media artist whose practice explores ideas of childhood memories and human nature. Elena is a gentle ...and encouraging teacher, is active in teaching and community arts circles and has a passion for working with children and nature. Please join us for some creative fun and exploration. Classes are limited to 10 children. Bookings are now open! https://www.strathnairn.com.au//christmas-clay-art-and-cra

08.01.2022 FREE WEBINAR: CSA NSW September Webinar: "Colour Notes" with abstract painter Dr Liz Coats This event continues a series of webinars presented free of charge by the Colour Society of Australia NSW Division during the covid-19 crisis. Registration is essential and limited to 100 participants worldwide, so early registration is advised. These webinars are open to CSA members and non-members around Australia and the world. Successful registrants will be notified by reply email ...and will be sent the link and instructions to join the webinar on the Zoom platform shortly before the event. RSVP Deadline Saturday September 26, 5 pm. Image: On Balawan, 2019, acrylic on linen "At this time I’m recalling a history of circumstances that seem to frame the commitment to a life of colour-work. Perhaps one’s early history sets up an internal rhythm with variations that have visual resonance. Circumstances attune one to polarities needing grounding. Contrasting perceptions and conflicts that are not forgotten, but transformed through the work that one does. All of which leads to colour and light for me, where curiosity about one’s sensory body and place in the environment is repeatedly called to mind". - Liz Coats FOR MORE DETAILS FOLLOW THE LINK... https://coloursociety.org.au/event-3981247

07.01.2022 CREATIVE SPACE // A CONVERSATION WITH Peter Vandermark Peter Vandermark is an established Canberra sculptor whose work is engaged with geometric abstraction and its intersections with language and form. Peter Vandermark is a valuable contributor to Strathnairn Arts community and was kind enough to give us a glimpse into his Arts Practice and behind the scenes in his studio at Strathnairn Arts... https://www.strathnairn.com.au//in-conversation-with-peter

06.01.2022 NOW OPEN | MELANGE by Carmel McCrow. . Carmel is an established Canberra artist whose career covers more than 30 years of teaching, painting and exhibiting and it is here in Australia amid the forms and colours of our landscape that she is most inspired. We are excited to welcome you to the Homestead Galleries to see this stunning exhibition, and you can also view it on our website. . https://www.strathnairn.com.au/carmel-mccrow-melange... . 27 August - 20 September 2020 Thursday - Sunday 10-4 . Carmel McCrow, Formulation. photographed by @art_atelier_photo See more

05.01.2022 A BUSH CHRISTMAS // If you are looking to shop local and find something original for Christmas - look no further! Our Bush Christmas SHOP collection includes one-off pieces, hand made and curated gift ideas sourced form local artists and Australian small business for the young and young at heart. SHOP is open Thursday - Sunday 10am - 4pm. Bring the kids for an explore and have a coffee or lunch at @cafesteppingstone while you shop! www.strathnairn.com.au

05.01.2022 SQUARES2020 | WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT . Congratulations to the winners of SQUARES2020. . OPEN/ADULTS: Helen MacArthur (Twenty Twenty) ... TEENS: Dan Hollier-Smith (Joker) KIDS: Riley Clarke (Bula Bula) We'll be in touch next week to organise your prizes! . Thank you again to everyone who participated in SQUARES2020, we hope to see you next year for SQUARES2021! See more

05.01.2022 CAFE STEPPING STONE | HANNAH AND VANESSA . It's so lovely having these two bundles of energy and positivity around! Cafe Stepping Stone has been buzzing since Strathnairn Arts opened again at the end of July but what you might not know though, is that behind the coffee, fresh salads and house made cakes and lunches, owners Hannah and Vanessa have recently returned home to Canberra from Colombia, where they ran a successful café focused on the values of community inclusion, ...opportunity, and sustainability. These are values they are working to infuse into their new venture here at Strathnairn Arts as their business grows. . Stepping Stones is a vegetarian cafe, with an emphasis on locally grown and ethical produce, and is now open Thursday to Sunday 10am - 4pm. . Bookings are recommended and appreciated (especially with the warmer weather and with Fathers Day approaching) as we are working hard to maintain social distancing requirements to ensure the safety of all. Bookings can be made online on our website, the link is below. Thank you for your help with this. https://www.strathnairn.com.au/facilities/cafe See more

05.01.2022 NEW CERAMIC WORKSHOP // DEVELOPING GLAZES AND COLOURS WITH GREG DALY - 2 DAY WORKSHOP ‘Greg Daly is internationally known and respected as a ceramic artist specialising in rich glaze effects. His work has been included in 24 international book publications and is held in over 85 national and international art gallery and museum collections, including those of the National Gallery of Australia and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Greg has exhibited in over 200 internati...onal and national group exhibitions and won 36 national and international awards.’ Nancy Server Gallery This is a unique opportunity to learn from a renowned Artist and Teacher, and we are absolutely delighted to be working with Greg in 2021. COURSE OUTLINE Day 1 - Saturday 27 March 10-4pm Introduction to glaze covering what a glaze is and what constitutes a glaze. Information about materials, firing and tools to change, develop glazes. eg line blends, triaxial & square blends. How they can be used in different ways for specific outcomes. Demonstration of: Line blends & Colour blends how to mix 28 glazes in 30 mins. Colour blends are about developing colour in glazes. Day 2 - Sunday 28 March 10-4pm A testing tool of taking 5 glazes a simple quick way of finding out how 5 glazes respond under & over each other. How to select glazes & looking at images to develop ideas. Application and using glazes. Different techniques of pouring, dipping, spraying, painting & finger painting of glazes. Along with wax resist, temporary resist, brush etc. The Workshop will be held in the Strathnairn Arts Ceramic Workshop Studio. Limited spaces available. https://www.strathnairn.com.au//glazesandcolourswithgregda

05.01.2022 COMING SOON! Our "Squares 2021" Open Exhibition will be advertised soon! Pop your name on our email list (on our website) or follow our social media accounts (if you don't already) so we can let you know when the canvases are available and entries are open! 2020 was our largest number of entries ever - let's see if we can top it again! The competition is open for adults and kids with various prize categories and prizes available. Watch this space!!

04.01.2022 "From Little Things Big Things Grow" a series of Kids Art Workshops for 8-12 years olds are being held at Ginninderry Community - The RSVP deadline has been extended, email the team to book your young artists in!

03.01.2022 NOW OPEN | KIM SHANNON | A STILLED WORLD "...In the over 30 works in A Stilled World, Shannon presents a panoply of domestic equipment, personal objects and residual floral arrangements... The artist happily depicts dishes stacked on the sink, postcards falling off a table, bottles on a shelf, kitchen utensils in a colander, jars filled with the artist’s tools and plastic bottles stacked together or sitting in a cardboard box ready for future use. The everyday is her subj...ect matter and the celebration of this her theme." Peter Haynes, Artistic Director Strathnairn Arts A Stilled World is open Thursday - Sunday 10am - 4pm in the Homestead Galleries and also available for sale online. Image: Small Arrangement 1, Kim Shannon #kimshannonart #kimshannon #strathnairnarts #strathnairn #astilledworld https://www.strathnairn.com.au/kimshannon See more

03.01.2022 Dramatic ‘Trouble Brewing’ by Carmel McCrow $850 (100 x 100cm). This is also the last weekend to see this stunning exhibition in the Homestead gallery! 10-4 this Saturday and Sunday.

01.01.2022 SHOP // Last week we were so busy getting everything organised to open again after our January break, I didn't have time to show you around!! We are so excited to welcome you all back to SHOP with wonderful new products and designs gracing our shelves! The SHOP looks colourful and vibrant, our SHOP Artists have been busy designing new products for you and we are excited to welcome some new names to our stable of Artists represented including @bursariaworkshop @claremazitellidesigns @basesoaps @capitalsocks_au #boyfromthebush @bopdotz @cherylhodgesartist @katepiekutowskiprintmaker Please come and visit us Thursday - Sunday 10am - 4pm