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Touring exhibition available | LIONEL’S PLACE: Lionel Lindsay from the Maitland Regional Art Gallery Collection
A Maitland Regional Art Gallery Touring Exhibition Lionel’s Place consists of more than 130 Lionel Lindsay artworks from the Maitland Regional Art Gallery Collection, featuring examples of Lionel Lindsay’s finest etchings, wood engravings and watercolours. These works on paper are rich in visual texture, and depict scenes from abroad and closer to home, exotic and...
Find out more »Let all the birds fly: the hybrid print | Curated by Patricia Wilson-Adams and Therese Kenyon
The nature of printmaking has changed substantially over the past 30 years and we now have artists who are willing to push the parameters of what was once considered to be a “perfect print”. They have done this by experimenting freely with various print media, melding their practice with other fields and investing in a...
Find out more »Kei Takemura | How Can It Be Recovered?
Kei Takemura‘s artworks are characterised by overlapping a layer of embroidered cloth on to a photograph, drawing or broken objects. In her Renovated series, Takemura repairs broken objects using silk thread, transforming these 'wounds' into objects of beauty. For the artist, the act of embroidery creates a state of being tentative; it transforms objects and...
Find out more »Masters & Apprentices | featuring the Lakeview Collection of Old Masters with responses from local school students
The MASTERS part of the exhibition comprises 21 artworks from the Lakeview Collection of Old Masters. These are works on paper by artists Francisco Goya, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro and Destino (a collaboration by Salvador Dali and Walt and Roy Disney) and include lithographs, etchings, etchings with aquatint...
Find out more »Jaime Pritchard | Unravelling to Recognition
Maitland based artist Jaime Pritchard creates work that reflects the spirit of wabi-sabi, the view cantered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. Pritchard’s work traverses painting, drawing, multimedia installation and sculpture in response to emotion, memory and experiences. Unravelling To Recognition is an immersive installation revealing a journey of recollection, moments of deep reflection...
Find out more »Maitland International Salon of Photography
For the past 63 years the Maitland International Salon of Photography (MISoP), which operates via various Camera Clubs in the Hunter Region, has invited entries from photographers around the world. From an average of 5,000 images received from 40 countries for the annual competition, they are then judged across 6 salon categories; Colour, Monochrome and...
Find out more »Lucas Grogan | Long Story Short
Lucas Grogan’s work spans multiple disciplines including quilts, murals and painting. As the title suggests, Grogan’s sense of humour has permeated his bold, fastidiously patterned, highly graphic, pun-filled signature blue artworks that reflect his personal experiences in a range of media. This exhibition will include painting, embroidery, quilts and a large immersive wall installation including...
Find out more »Guns to Roses | from the Maitland Regional Art Gallery Collection
Guns to Roses brings together artworks from the MRAG Collection, and selected works on loan, that illustrate how artists respond to the precariousness of our times; the fragility of life as impacted by war, political unrest and climate change, and the consciousness of our own mortality. Within this exhibition we find symbols of weaponry transformed...
Find out more »Imaginary Portraits Activity Sheet
Not able to make it to the Gallery in person? We have designed a creative activity, inspired by the Masters & Apprentices exhibition, for you to enjoy at home. Click here to download MRAG's new activity sheet We'd love to see your completed masterpiece, don't forget to share it with us by tagging us on...
Find out more »Long Story Short… What’s your Story?
In the time of love and corona - with all our planned public programs at Maitland Regional Art Gallery put on hold- we all need a laugh and a way to express ourselves. So.... EVERYONE is invited to digitally submit the book of their life! This could be an autobiography, on the history of...
Find out more »Art and Heritage Tour
We love sharing information about the Gallery, it's history and the exhibitions on display. Please get in touch if you would like to book a guided tour. (Guided tours subject to staff availability)
Find out more »2020 Brenda Clouten Memorial Travelling Scholarships for Young Achievers in Visual Arts
Are you an artist, 30 years or younger, who lives or works in the Lower Hunter? Would you like to travel to participate in an artist residency, investigate an art form or extend your artistic practice?
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