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25.01.2022 Talking ArtZ in the Upper Mountains | A great evening event! Thank you to lower mountains artist and BMCAN member Roslyn Elms of Little Wombat Gallery who chatted with Dr Regine Wagner, and to local musician and music store owner Ian Neil Morrison of Katoomba Music who talked with jazz legend and classical composer Bruce Cale during two fascinating talks last night at the Carrington Hotel. A really enjoyable event! The podcasts and teaser videos from this Talking ArtZ event ...will be available soon. If you wish to be alerted whn they are available you can sign up for the Newsletter on our website https://talkingart.com.au/newsletter/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Talking-Art-468//100265896690345/ Future meetings In the Upper Mountains we gather on the first Saturday of each month at 3pm in. This was our last event at the Carrington so as of August we will be holding our events at the Nolan on Lovel Gallery (Website) 56A Lovel St, Katoomba NSW 2780 We have a varying program of guest artists and musicians lined up for our future themed conversations. Please visit www.talkingart.com.au to hear podcasts of recent conversations. NNext months upcoming event will be held at the studio of well known Blue Mountains photographer Gary Hayes. One to look out for. Contact [email protected] See more

25.01.2022 March Talking ArtZ event at Nolan on Lovel Gallery which was held on Saturday 7th March from 3pm was with local writers Craig Billingham and Roanna Gonsalves and is now up as a podcast on MixCloud.

24.01.2022 This gallery opening at BMCC for 'Occupied' is happening now. Wendy Tsai is one of the artists.

24.01.2022 Come join us on Sunday! Its the last one for thye year!

23.01.2022 Hi arts people! Our next Talking ArtZ event at NOL Gallery in Katoomba will be a conversation with the well known wizard of art, John Ellison. Wendy will be probing the depths of Johns contribution to the arts in the Blue Mountains, and what has shaped his art practice. John has several art and literature heroes, so it will be good to explore his influences, especially as it will be in the gallery with his latest drawings and paintings. You must come along! ... SATURDAY 2nd November at 3pm. Nolan on Lovel Gallery, Lovel Street Katoomba. Bring your friends. John Ellison Unsolicited Portraits John has lived and exhibited in the Blue Mountains since 1982. From 1984 -90 he wrote some 40 articles for the Australian Artist Magazine. He became the Cultural Development Officer BMCC in 1992; and in 1994 initiated the Blue Mountains Winter Magic Festival which is now in its 25th year. John wrote the Blue Mountains Cultural Vision Statement which resulted in the Blue Mountains being made the Inaugural City of the Arts in 1996 In recent years John has painted full time and together with his partner Lyn Harrison exhibits annually at the Nolan on Lovel Gallery His main interests outside painting are poetry, literature and yogic breathing techniques

22.01.2022 This year Talking ArtZ (2020) is a collaboration between ArtHouse RBM, Ian Morrison from Katoomba Music, BMCAN and supported by Nolan on Lovel Gallery. Please put aside the 1st Saturday of each month from 3pm and join us at Nolan on Lovel Gallery. The next Talking ArtZ guests, Todd McMillan and Sarah Mosca, both successful and accomplished contemporary artists dedicated to their art practice using film, photography and painting to explore their experience of being human in a ...Continue reading

20.01.2022 Whats the latest with the TalkingArtZ crew, find out Thursday night.

19.01.2022 Talking ArtZ Live Podcast Event Episode 10 was an astounding success, held at Nolan on Lovel Gallery, Lovel St, Katoomba on Saturday 3rd August. Noted author and radio presenter, Julie Ankers interviewed Lis Bastian the personality behind the hugely successful Big Fix. Lis has an extensive history in community development and the arts, and had the gathered attendees hanging on every word. Also we had a riveting conversation between Talking ArtZ founder and co-ordinator Wendy Tsai and Ian Neil Morrisson about the upcoming Interviews about Music that he will be conducting as companions to some of the upcoming Talking ArtZ events at the gallery. Here are some images from the event. For more information go to talkingart.com.au

19.01.2022 Blue Mountains landscape and installation artist Natasha Daniloff talks to Wendy Chai and Brad Diedrich about her work practises and how she is dealing with the VOVID-19 lockdown. Having a unique personal cultural history forms a significant part of Natasha Daniloff’s creative story. A Russian heritage which includes having lived in Iran with her family after escaping the communist regime before coming to Australia, has shaped Natasha’s work as a painter and mixed media arti...st. Her abundant output reveals her love for landscape work, but also her passionate belief in the arts as curative and formative soul work. Her message is crucial for all of us in the arts during this climate of devaluation. You can find out more about Natasha at natashadaniloff.com. Her website is currently being redesigned by Brad Diedrich and will be updated soon. See more

19.01.2022 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Leadership is a hot topic - first around the summer bushfires, now around responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing the intersection between health, economics, and community. Our creative arts sector has been severely impacted. This is where leadership counts. By reading this paper and joining the forum discussion, you are helping us become an engaged community of creatives shaping our future.... Download a PDF copy of Celebrating Creative Arts Leadership in the Greater Blue Mountains to inform your say Talkingart.com.au/cala2020. Then join the forum discussion at bmcan.com.au/community.

17.01.2022 DONT FORGET TODAY AT 3PM!! Get to the Carrington Hotel early, get a drink at the bar and then into the Libray for an afternoon of stories and creativity. Talking ArtZ in the Upper Mountains | Dr Regine Wagner with Roslyn Elms of Little Wombat Gallery and Bruce Cale with Ian Morrison. June 1st at the Carrington | Free Join us on Saturday 1st of June to hear lower mountains artist and BMCAN member Roslyn Elms in conversation with Dr Regine Wagner about her fascinating experien...ces in overseas artist residencies and to hear music legend Bruce Cale talking to local musician and music store owner Ian Neil Morrison of Katoomba Music. https://talkingart.com.au//talking-artz-in-the-upper-moun/ Facebook Event Page https://www.facebook.com/events/2179138515502955/ . See more

17.01.2022 SOME GOOD NEWS!!

16.01.2022 You have 2hrs to have a nice lunch and get over to the first Talking ArtZ event for 2020 at the Nolan on Lovel Gallery. Starts at 3pm and the nolan on lovel gallery is situated between Katoomba and Leura in the heart of the Blue Mountains at 56A Lovel Street Katoomba. This year Talking ArtZ (2020) is a collaboration between ArtHouse RBM, Ian Morrison from Katoomba Music, BMCAN and supported by Nolan on Lovel Gallery. Please put aside the 1st Saturday of each month from 3pm an...Continue reading

15.01.2022 UPCOMINT TALKINGARTZ What can we expect from Wendy Tsai in her upcoming exhibition? The next TalkingArtZ event at NOL Gallery, Lovel St, Katoomba is this Saturday 5th October. Rilka Oakley (pictured), (Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Gallery Curator) and Wendy Tsai will be in conversation about the Expos program at the gallery, and about Wendys Expos show Drawing Kedumba which opens on the 4th October.... Starts at 3pm, with a break around 4pm for drinks and nibbles by donation. We are encouraging attendees to view the Exhibition on Saturday before they come to the talk so that you can get the full experience and formulate your questions for Wendy before hand. EXHIBITION Wendy Tsai: Drawing Kedumba 5 October 1 December Drawing Kedumba is a collection of drawings, video and embroidery documenting the Kedumba River in Katoomba that stretches from the Gully to Katoomba Falls. The exhibition visually maps the landscape and reveals the struggle between historical and natural preservation, and overdevelopment. The exhibition consists of over forty small drawings hung together to form a huge detailed visual map of the area. Video, photography, and embroidery provide smaller narrative encounters. The artworks consider some of the multi-layered complexities of biodiversity, Aboriginal displacement, colonisation, and current land management practices, as well as a solemn recognition of the areas natural beauty. Includes a visual piece from Brad & Lyle Diedrich. A Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Expos Program exhibition. Photo of Wendy Tsai, Rilka Oakley and Sabrina Rosener installing the exhibition by Brad Diedrich.

13.01.2022 During the 2019 BMCAN Talking ArtZ program held at the Carrington Hotel in Katoomba, Ian Morrison of Katoomba Music had a conversation with Bruce Cale about his life and love of music and his career as a Jazz legend. Originally intended as just a podcast the talk was so compelling it was felt that the event had the potential for a short documentary style piece on Bruces life. With the opportunity to finish the piece provided by the lockdown we are happy to present it now and ask that you like , share and subscribe to the YouTube channel and we look forward to providing more of this content that supports a Blue Mountains Creative Arts Strategy. A podcast version will be released sooon with even more content and special outtakes.

13.01.2022 THIS SUNDAY! FIND OUT WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT.

12.01.2022 Wild Mountain Collective | Exploring Ideas Seminar 2

11.01.2022 Thinking of going to the John Ellison event but not sure what to expect. Listen to some of our previous podcasts here: http://statictab.com/9r55aj5 ...or just click on the Podcasts tab to the left <<.

11.01.2022 Talking ArtZ | Live Podcast Event Episode 11 | Marty Walker and Peter Long Come and join us for a sight and sound cultural feast with Marty Walker and Peter Long in conversation with Wendy Tsai on the 7th September at Nolan on Lovel Gallery, Katoomba from 3pm. It will be an informative, creative adventure as we listen to and watch this pair at work and in conversation. Marty Walker is a local photographer whose work has been exhibited widely, including our own Cultural Centre...Continue reading

11.01.2022 Plenty of culture and a Talking ArtZ founder makes for a great evening at the Blue Mountains Portrait Exhibition opening last night. Well done to the artists and the organisers ... and the Wendys!

10.01.2022 Have your say! Go to the BMCAN Creative Leaders page and download the form.

10.01.2022 Talking ArtZ in the Upper Mountains | Coming Event 08 | June 1st at the Carrington | Free Join us on Saturday 1st of June to hear lower mountains artist and BMCAN member Roslyn Elsme in conversation with Dr Regine Wagner about her fascinating experiences in overseas artist residencies and to hear music legend Bruce Cale talking to local musician and music store owner Ian Neil Morrison of Katoomba Music.... #BlueMountains #BMCAN #BRUCECALE #CarringtonHotel #DRREGINEWAGNER #IANNEILMORRISON #KATOOMBAMUSIC #TalkingArt

09.01.2022 Who will WIN!! Be there to find out!

07.01.2022 Talking ArtZ Episode 21 | October 2020 | Martin Roberts Blue Mountains visual artist and and creative arts therapist Martin Roberts talks to Wendy Chai and Brad Diedrich about his work practises and how he is dealing with the COVID-19 lockdown while presenting a new exhibition at Braemar Gallery in Springwood. His new exhibition 'Landscapes from the Anthropocene' is an exhibition that considers the proposed geological age during which human activity has become the dominant in...fluence on the environment, ecosystems and the climate. The collection is textile based, with a variety of fabrics collaged together, painted, stitched and incorporate a variety of mixed media and found objects to create layers of images and textures that contemplate our changing world. The interview was first played on Blue Mountains Live after ARTHouse on RBMFM and is now available here as a podcast in the Talking Artz series. Talking Arts ids a program of the Blue Mountains Creative Arts Network. You can see a video of Martin with Barbara Lepani who opened the exhibition here. https://youtu.be/mYad_OmxAb0 You ca also see a trailer for the film Martin worked on 'Reign of Fire', here. https://youtu.be/Xd2hHvq-SEA See more

06.01.2022 Here is the video version (Full) of the March Talking ArtZ event at Nolan on Lovel Gallery on Saturday 7th March from 3pm which was with local writers Craig Billingham and Roanna Gonsalves. Please watch, like and share on Facebook and Subscribe on YouTube!

05.01.2022 Come on - you know you want to be there!

05.01.2022 Talking ArtZ Live Podcast Event Episode 10 Come and join us for a spectacular line-up of guests for our next Talking ArtZ event at Nolan on Lovel Gallery, Lovel St, Katoomba on Saturday 3rd August from 3pm. We have the champion of Radio Blue Mountains and noted author and promoter, Julie Ankers interviewing Lis Bastian - the personality behind the hugely successful Big Fix. Lis has an extensive history in community development and the arts, and will be sharing her passions on... how the arts can change the way we live on this planet. Ian Morrison from Katoomba Music will Also be be interviewed about upcoming Music events. Both conversations promise plenty of thoughtful creative energy to delight and encourage artists and friends. Please come and join us for our first Talking ArtZ/ARTHouse combo at our new venue. Drinks and nibbles available by donation. Please feel free to bring your own drinks or nibble plate to share. https://thebigfix.org/ Lis Bastian is the founder of The Big Fix Inc., a registered charity that is an umbrella organisation for The Big Fix Solutions Media, Blue Mountains Pluriversity, Edgy Blue Mountains, Blackheath Community Farm and the Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute. She believes artists and storytellers are instrumental in leading social change and it is The Big Fixs mission to work with the creative community to change the story to grow a collaborative, solutions-focused culture. Lis has a long history in the arts having been a high school art teacher, an education officer at the Art Gallery of NSW, curator at Orange Regional Gallery, Regional Arts Promotions Officer and CEO of Arts OutWest, owner of Stop Laughing This Is Serious Gallery in Blackheath, CEO of Varuna, Cultural Development Coordinator Blue Mountains City Council, Public Programs Manager at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre and lecturer in Cross-Cultural Studies and Event Management at the Blue Mountains International Hotel School. She is also a writer, editor, illustrator and has been an exhibiting artist. Her creative focus is on social and environmental design.There will also be a conversation between Talking ArtZ founder and co-ordinator Wendy Tsai and Ian Neil Morrisson about the upcoming Interviews about Music that he will be conducting based on his successful talk with local musician and composer Bruce Cale. See more

03.01.2022 The first Talking ArtZ for 2020 had guests, Todd McMillan and Sarah Mosca, in conversation, with both Wendy Tsai and Ian McGilvray in the interviewers seats, sharing the role of investigating the practices of these two local artists. Both are successful and accomplished contemporary artists dedicated to their art practice using film, photography and painting to explore their experience of being human in a hugely changing world. It was a very stimulating Talking ArtZ session ...to kick off the year. We are very aware of the significance of the past few months on our community and our need to gather to support each other and enjoy the nurturance that art fosters. This year Talking ArtZ (2020) is a collaboration between ArtHouse RBM, Ian Morrison from Katoomba Music, BMCAN and supported by Nolan on Lovel Gallery. Please put aside the 1st Saturday of each month from 3pm and join us at Nolan on Lovel Gallery. The Nolan on Lovel gallery situated halfway between Katoomba and Leura was opened by Terry & Robyn Nolan in October 2008 exhibiting top class contemporary art and hosting very popular musical evenings. Robyn and Terrys belief is that a gallery should be more than a viewing space for art works it should be a place of excitement, a centre of ideas and stimulation, a place where you have your spirit refreshed. To learn more about the Talking ArtZ program and its events go here https://talkingart.com.au/ To listen to the podcasts go here https://www.mixcloud.com/TalkingArtZ/ AV & Marketing by BradDiedrich.com.

02.01.2022 Next Talking ArtZ - Sat 5th October 3pm at NOL.

02.01.2022 TALKING ARTZ The next Talking ArtZ is on location! On Saturday the 6th of July the monthly Talking ArtZ event will be held at the studio of photograhper Gary Hayes. Gary will be joined by Peter Damo in conversation about The ART of PHOTOGRAPHY and how both photographers work and create, while living in the pituresque Blue mountains region. Other Blue mMountains Photographers as well as fans of Garys work are invited to comwe and here the process and thought behind ...what Gary does. The event starts at 3PM SATURDAY July 6th at 66-68 Kanimbla Valley Road, Mount Victoria, NSW. See you there! https://garyphayes.photography/ http://peterdamo.com/ https://talkingart.com.au/ See more

01.01.2022 If you are looking for somewhere to get out of the wind this afternoon why not come and enjoy our second Talking ArtZ event at the Nolan on Lovel Gallery at Nolan on Lovel Gallery, Lovel St, Katoomba on Saturday 3rd August from 3pm for Talking ArtZ | Live Podcast Event Episode 11 | Marty Walker and Peter Long. Come and join us for a sight and sound cultural feast with Marty Walker and Peter Long in conversation with Wendy Tsai on the 7th September at Nolan on Lovel Gallery,... Katoomba from 3pm. It will be an informative, creative adventure as we listen to and watch this pair at work and in conversation. To see what they are like, look at last months by viewing the teaser Talking ArtZ | Live Podcast Event Episode 10 | Julie Ankers with Big Fixs Lis Bastian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9SHmgf1Mog&feature=youtu.be and by listening to the podcast here https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fkfqa-b3470a See more