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January 2020

Lionel Lindsay, Hornbill, 1932, wood engraving, printed in black ink on paper, 14 x 14cm

Lionel Lindsay, Hornbill, 1932, wood engraving, printed in black ink on paper, 14 x 14cm

Touring exhibition available | LIONEL’S PLACE: Lionel Lindsay from the Maitland Regional Art Gallery Collection

January 1, 2020 — December 31, 2023

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 domestic animals and birds, and the lushness of gardens, floral abundance and portraiture. This exhibition is enhanced by multiple levels of accessibility and interpretation including…

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November 2020

Andrew Sullivan, T-REX (Tyrant Lizard King) [detail], 2014, oil on canvas, 153 x 213cm.

Andrew Sullivan | Survey into the Cretaceous

November 20, 2020 — March 7, 2021
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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Survey into the Cretaceous is a journey into the painter’s imagination where Andrew Sullivan has imagined himself as an assigned artist with a team of paleontologists, scientists and geographers on a survey expedition into the late Cretaceous period. His brief was to record fauna and express the experience through paint. Boundaries of reality and barriers between disciplines blurred, this is an act of imagination. The work presented being the product of the journey, tangible evidence of an impossible story. Andrew…

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December 2020

MRAG Social Script and Visual Schedule for visitors to the Gallery

December 24, 2020 — December 24, 2021
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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Would you like to know a bit about the Gallery before you arrive for a visit?
Or perhaps members of your family or some of your your friends might be more comfortable having a look through the Gallery Social Script before they come here?
This way you know what to expect and what you might be able to see and do here...

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February 2021

MADE/WORN: Australian Contemporary Jewellery, Liam Benson, Coat of Arms, 2009. Image: Steven Cook

MADE/WORN: Australian Contemporary Jewellery

February 13 — May 2
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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Celebrating diversity and inclusivity, Made / Worn includes the work of 20 contemporary jewellery artists working in Australia now. From intimate pieces to large scale works, the contemporary jewellery in this exhibition explores the act of making is worn on the wearing art.  Spanning a wide range of materials, techniques and meanings, the works on display are playful, intricate, conceptual, personal and political. The artists also engage with themes of place, sustainability in materials and identity. Made/ Worn: Australian Contemporary…

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Jess Johnson and Simon Ward, Terminus 2017-18 (still), virtual reality experience in five parts: colour, sound. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Commissioned with the assistance of The Balnaves Foundation 2017

Terminus | Jess Johnson and Simon Ward

February 20 — May 2
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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Inspired by Sci-Fi, comics and fantasy movies, Terminus is a virtual reality (VR) installation that transports the viewer into an imaginary landscape of colour and pattern by human clones, moving walkways and gateways to new realms. Terminus: Jess Johnson and Simon Ward is a National Gallery of Australia exhibition and is touring Australia as part of the National Gallery of Australia’s travelling exhibitions program. The National Gallery of Australia acknowledges funding support from the Visions of Australia touring and the…

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Ann Cape, Solitude (detail), 2015, oil on canvas, 122 x 91.5cm

An Unending Shadow: Works exploring dementia by Ann and Sophie Cape

February 20 — May 23
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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An Unending Shadow is an exhibition of artworks by prominent Australian mother and daughter artists, Ann and Sophie Cape. Together they have made a series of challenging new artworks exploring Dementia and its impact within the community. The exhibition examines the emotional and psychological ‘spaces’ that people with dementia inhabit, as well as those of their family, friends and loved ones. The images include portraits of individuals and their carers as well as large abstract works. Together the artists shine a…

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Wade Buchan (Australia), Last Hurdle, 2019, PSA Gold Medal Best Image

Maitland International Salon of Photography

February 27 — May 30
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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For over 60 years the Maitland International Salon of Photography has attracted entries from photographers around the world. Over 2,500 entries were received this year for the categories of Colour, Monochrome and Nature. New for 2021 saw the introduction of three additional categories; Landscape, Portraits and Traditional.   From the accepted prints which will be displayed at the Maitland Showground as part of the Maitland Annual Show, this exhibition acknowledges a selection of highlight images to be exhibited at MRAG.

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Niamh Currey, Callaghan College Jesmond Campus; Home is Noamie-Noamie is Home (detail), oil paint and gesso on canvas

ARTEXPRESS

February 27 — May 30
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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ARTEXPRESS at Maitland Regional Art Gallery is an exhibition of 36 high achieving Visual Arts Bodies of Work from the 2020 Higher School Certificate Examination created by Year 12 students from schools in the Sydney Metropolitan and the Hunter Central Coast regions. A dynamic representation of expressive forms - drawing, graphic design, painting, printmaking, photomedia, designed objects, textiles and fibre, sculpture, documented forms, ceramics, time-based forms and collection of works – are showcased in the MRAG ARTEXPRESS. This exhibition is…

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March 2021

Maitland Regional Art Gallery Artist Bursary

March 1 — March 31
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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An initiative made possible through MRAG Membership Maitland Regional Art Gallery (MRAG) with the generous financial support of the MRAG Members, is pleased to be supporting local artists. In response to the challenges brought about and experienced by artists in 2020, MRAG will offer direct financial support for two visual artists living within a 100km radius of the Maitland LGA and one artist collective operating within the LGA. The opportunity is an initiative of the MRAG Members Committee, who recognise the important role artists play…

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Art and Heritage Tour

March 2
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An event every day that begins at 12:00 am, repeating indefinitely

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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)

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Code Breakers

March 2 | 10:00 am — 5:00 pm
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An event every day that begins at 10:00 am, repeating indefinitely

Are you good at solving puzzles? Do you think that you can locate some hidden features in the art gallery? If so, grab yourself a clipboard with Code Breaker from the art gallery Front Desk and use the clues to break the code!

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Free Art Sundays for All Ages

March 7 | 10:30 am — 12:30 pm
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1.00am - 1.00pm | Every Sunday
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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BOOKINGS REQUIRED. Every Sunday families are welcome to book in to attend free art activities inspired by the exhibitions on display. Our activities are designed for kids of all ages, and as a family you can all join in and get creative. Each activity takes around half an hour to complete.

Art Sunday is staffed by qualified art teachers. The workshop is designed to encourage parents and children to add to their experience of the gallery by accessing hands-on activities in a family friendly environment.

Please note: children cannot be left unattended during Art Sundays

Art Materials proudly supported by CleverPatch

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Gallery Closed

March 8
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Mondays
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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Saturday: when commercial artists go rogue

March 13 — June 6
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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Commercial artists go rogue! Six young creatives respond to a non-commercial brief with each allocated a day of the week to explore and collaborate in their own medium. Andy Gallagher is Saturday. In Andy's Saturday he delves into the world of digital technology and creates immersive worlds with virtual reality. Visitors will experience how the artist uses virtual reality to suspend time and allow them to exist inside a synthetic interactive space. The Monday to Friday artists will be Andy's…

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May 2021

Hoda Afshar, Dog’s Breakfast (detail), 2011, archival inkjet print, 61 x 88.9 cm, courtesy of the Artist

Just Not Australian

May 8 — August 1
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
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Just Not Australian brings together 20 artists across generations and diverse cultural backgrounds to deal broadly with the origins and implications of contemporary Australian nationhood. With works ranging from the late 1990s right through to newly commissioned pieces, they are united by their desire to take Australia’s ‘official’ history to task, making space for people and events that have, often wilfully, been sidelined or omitted. The artists explore the politics of images, their construction and circulation, as well as their…

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