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artztalks in 2020

ART ON PAPER ARTIST TALKFor our artznight event coinciding with Art on Paper Award we were fortunate to have Louisa Chircop, Leah Bullen, Kerry Toomey and Christine Druitt-Preston talk about their work.

Louisa Chircop talked about her artwork ‘Fright and Delight – Bundanon’. The image depicts a vast panorama of the shoreline and tidal zone along the Shoalhaven River.

Louisa gave us so much information regarding the making of such an impressive triptych, from the original drawing stage to the development of the work using photomontage.

Leah Bullen’s work is called ‘Wunderkammer’. Leah spoke about the development of her drawings of places and gardens into watercolour and gouache monotypes. A practice she has been developing and exploring to produce this wonderful garden in a glass house.

Kerry Toomey’s ‘Mundhuii’ is a collection of shoes made from tissue paper. Kerry spoke about the making of the shoes and what the decorations meant.

She has decorated shoes with heritage lace – referencing her Colonial heritage and Echidna quills – which referenced

her childhood memories. Kerry spoke about her life, art and her heritage and how it now entwines with her art practice.

Christine Druitt-Preston’s ‘Not an ordinary kitchen’ is a linocut print. Christine talked about her drawings of the Margaret Ollie house recreation at the Tweed Gallery and how she then developed those drawings into lino cut blocks.

Christine also expanded on her art practice with mixed media and lino blocks.

The night was very interesting and we were very grateful to the artists and the people who attended the event.

Anne TyrellFriends of Hazelhurst Treasurer

Kerry Toomey’s talking about her work‘Mundhuii’

Leah Bullen talking about Wunderkammer

Images Courtesy of Stephen Vandenbergh

Following another highly successful program of monthly artztalks in 2019, we are delighted to confirm that we will again be having an artztalk on every 3rd Saturday of the month February to November in 2020.

2019 continued a wonderful diversity from Basque Sculptors, to Japanese Gardens, World Art Fairs, the colourful life of Ken Done, Beethoven, the Art of the Russian Revolution to the creativity of Osseointegration Surgery with Munjed Al Muderis.

Academy Travel are again going to supply eight out of our ten presenters, and they will kick off our 2020 program with Elena Ortega returning with a talk about female artists: From models to artists: the trials of modern women painters.

Saturday 15 February 2020 I 2.30 pm Hazelhurst Theatrette members $10; non-members $15. Please book through Hazelhurst Administration, We look forward to you joining us for these stimulating talks and enjoying a post-talk convivial chat with a nibble and glass of wine. Robert Mander – artztalk coordinator

artzwalkFriends enjoyed another wonderful John Bartholomaeus led tour through Hyde Park in November. Starting with a tour of the magnificent new extensions to the Anzac Memorial, John took us through a journey of recent sculptures, older memorials and surrounding historical highlights of the lungs of central Sydney. The tour finished in the splendid St. James Church with an outstanding lunchtime concert and final highlights adorning the interior.

Look out for John’s next tour in May in our next Autumn Newsletter. Robert Mander

Image courtesy of Robert Mander

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Hello All, it only seems a short time ago it was the beginning of 2019. My address coincides with the current Hazelhurst exhibition, “Southern Swell” which continues until 2nd February 2020. This exhibition celebrates the shared experiences and love of the ocean which characterises a great deal of the Shire’s identity.

Friends of Hazelhurst and the Hazelhurst Gallery share a milestone celebration in 2020. It has been a quarter of a century since the formation of Friends of Hazelhurst and 20 years since the opening of Hazelhurst Arts Centre. Just as many people in the Shire share a love for the Ocean, back in 1995 a group of people in the Shire who shared a love of art became Friends of Hazelhurst and through their lobbying Hazelhurst Arts Centre was opened in 2000. Through a spirit of cooperation and shared vision the gallery and the Friends of Hazelhurst have arrived at where we are today celebrating who we are, just as “Southern Swell” celebrates who we are.

Looking back over 2019 Friends of Hazelhurst have brought to the gallery a wide range of artistic experiences including the very popular artztalks, our very own exhibition in the Broadhurst gallery, a recital by Gary Carsley, panel discussions featuring exhibitors from “Art Express” and “Art on Paper”, a David Hockney documentary, discussions in the Cottage from visiting artists and not forgetting “The Wall Of Art”, which gives local artists a chance & place to exhibit their art. 2020 will be no different with the committee planning and promoting events to supplement Hazelhurst’s 2020 exhibition program.

In my time spent working within the Friends of Hazelhurst I have realised its greatest asset is its people. With this year ending and the Friends of Hazelhurst AGM approaching in early 2020, think about how as individuals you can contribute to the sustainability of the Friends of Hazelhurst. Positions on the Friends of Hazelhurst committee are open for nomination. If you feel you have something to contribute don’t hold back – nominate now! As the year closes, I wish you a Merry Christmas, a safe and healthy holiday period and I look forward to welcoming you at our 2020 AGM on February 27th.

Kind Regards

Stephen VandenberghPresident Friends of Hazelhurst

MEMBERS ANNUALGENERAL MEETING 2020Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Hazelhurst members will be held on Thursday 27th February 2020 at 7 pm in Studio 2 at Hazelhurst. In keeping with the constitutional requirements, ALL committee positions are vacated by the 2019 incumbents at the meeting and elections held to fill the roles for 2020.

Friends of Hazelhurst continues to support the Hazelhurst Arts Centre and since its opening, the Friends, together with Hazelhurst staff and management have organised a great program with varied activities and events.

The Friends of Hazelhurst Committee positions are:

i. President;ii. Vice President;iii. Secretary; iv. Treasurer;v. Strategic Marketing & Promotions

Coordinator;vi. Membership Coordinator;vii. Public Officer;viii. Events Coordinator;ix. Mail Chimp Coordinator;x. Website & Social Media

Coordinator;xi. Newsletter Editor;xii. Co Artztalk Coordinator 1;xiii. Co Artztalk Coordinator 2;xiv. Friends on Show Coordinator;xv. Raffles Coordinator;xvi. Wall of Art Coordinator;xvii. Events Assistants

Please come along to the meeting, support the committee and become involved. In 2020 your help and assistance to continue the ongoing success of Friends of Hazelhurst will be greatly appreciated. If you would like to find out more or discuss any details about getting more involved, please contact: Stephen Vandenbergh on 0408 688 471 or email [email protected] You may nominate for a committee position even if you are unable to attend the meeting by using a Nomination Form available at the Hazelhurst Administration Desk or email us on [email protected] The 2019 Committee look forward to welcoming you at the meeting.

Celebrating

202020 Years of Hazelhurst Arts Centre

& 25 Years of Friends of Hazelhurst

Words from the President


A private tour to Victoria’s greatregional galleries with Academy Travel

We are excited to announce that Hazelhurst sponsor and Friends of Hazelhurst artztalk supporter Academy Travel is conducting a private tour of Victoria’s Great Regional Galleries exclusively for Friends of Hazelhurst.

In October 2020, Dr. Nick Gordon will lead a wonderfully diverse journey through some of Australia’s finest art collections, historic sites and inspirational landscapes. Hotel accommodation combines the spirit of regional Victoria with modern comforts and the tour includes dining in some of the region’s best restaurants.

To discover all that this fantastic tour offers please go to: https://academytravel.com.au/tours/hazelhurst-2020/ to download a brochure giving all details. Hazelhurst Administration Desk will be pleased to provide a hard copy of the exciting brochure and Kathy Wardrop of Academy Travel will be pleased to answer any enquiries and take bookings on 9235 0023 or email [email protected].

Words from the EditorYou may notice that in this and coming issues we will be renaming some of our events, in an effort to stay relevant to our members and local community. I hope you enjoy the changes and that you will be motivated to attend some of them. As always I’m happy to hear suggestions of what you’d like to see in your newsletter. Submissions deadline for next issue is March 9.

Susana Depetris

Email any ideas or suggestions you have for the Friends of Hazelhurst newsletter to [email protected]

Email contact for the

Friends of Hazelhurst Committee is

[email protected]

TarraWarra Museum of Art

Tour leader Nick Gordon

Images courtesy of Academy Travel

MORAN GALLERY

Lynn Hewitt:

My world ofcolour inpatchworkand quiltingFebruary and March

Lynn Hewitt is a highly skilled and

renowned quilter who has been

making quilts for 30 years and

teaching patchwork and quilting

for 28 years. At the Australasian

Quilt Convention in April 2017,

Lynn was announced as the 13th

recipient of the Rajah Award.

The Rajah Award acknowledges

an outstanding contribution to

quilting in Australia.

Lynn is a true ambassador

of quilting, exemplified in her

quilt teaching, her extensive

involvement in QuiltNSW and

its various activities, and her

international quilt tour hosting.

She is a sought after judge and

has been the judge of 35 shows,

including major quilt shows in

Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane,

Darwin and many across

country NSW.

*Invitations to Friends of Hazelhurst will be sent In January


friends OF HAZELHURSTWall of Art

Caroline McIntyreCaroline McIntyre is an abstract artist, born in France and now living in Sydney. After studying Industrial Design and Illustration at Saint-Luc School of Arts in Liège Belgium (École Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc de Liège) from 1990 to 1993, she worked as a professional Graphic Designer in Liège, Paris and Sydney. Art has been a life-long passion which has been demonstrated by her involvement in

the art community, such as running art classes for children and more recently promoting local artists by coordinating exhibitions in her Regional gallery.

Caroline has participated in solo and group exhibitions in France and Australia. Her most recent exhibitions were held at The Art Passage and Hazelhurst Arts Centre.

“I have a fascination for colours and I find constant inspiration in the Australian Landscape. Colours are my visual memories and remain the key elements and starting point of each painting.

Layering colours and forms on the surface becomes a process that allows me to free myself from the subject. What interests me are the interaction, transparency and contrast between the colours themselves”

ArtistHighlight

Friends of Hazelhurst member Tamara Pavlovic has had a very successful 2019, she is a finalist in the Blacktown Art Prize, on until 25 January, as well as many other Art Awards. She has also completed her Master’s Degree at UNSW.

She is a multidisciplinary artist of Serbian heritage based in Cronulla, working with a range of media including painting, drawing with collage, sculpture and recently photography and video performance. Tamara’s interest lies in female identity and her work employs personal histories and also universal experiences such as gender issues, femininity and the body.

www.tamarapavlovic.com

www.instagram.com/tamara_pavlovic_artist

Image: courtesy of the artist

Friends of Hazelhurst along with Sutherland Library encourage and inspire art in the community by exhibiting art by featured artists. To make a submission to have your art exhibited contact the Friends of Hazelhurst Wall of Art Co-ordinator, Jullette on 0417218857.

The next Wall of Art exhibition featured artist is Caroline McIntyre throughout February 2020 in the events space at Sutherland Library.

Morning Light 33 x 33 cm

Rising Sun 33 x 33 cm

Rockpools, 33 x 33 cm

) 0434 518 819

* [email protected]

W www.carolinemcintyre.com

@caro.artist


Words fromBelinda Hanrahan

DIRECTOR HAZELHURST | MANAGER ARTS & CULTURE

Dear Friends

The year ahead is one of many milestones for Hazelhurst and our beautiful part of the world. It is hard to believe we opened the doors to our Hazelhurst 20 years ago this year and many of you will remember the celebrations and the official opening with Edmund Capon and so many in the community. Of course we wouldn’t have achieved such a milestone without the commitment and passion of the Friends who worked so hard to ensure we have the wonderful arts community hub which is Hazelhurst. It will be terrific to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Friends in 2020 and I look forward to joining with you.

This year also marks 250 years since the Endeavour entered Kamay Botany Bay and two cultures met on the shores of Kurnell changing the course of history in this country. This will be a time of truth telling, reflection and

sharing of culture and we hope you will join in the events and exhibitions during April and May 2020. We are working with our Aboriginal Advisory Committee and importantly our La Perouse Land Council to ensure these events are respectful and memorable. Those of you who experienced the Whales of the Gweagal event at Oak Park in October would have gained some indication of what inspiring events are in store so stay in touch through Council’s website

Look out for the celebrations to come for Hazelhurst and the Friends – I hope to see you all enjoying these milestones and reflecting on the achievements of the first 20 years of our wonderful Hazelhurst

Cheers

BelindaDirector Hazelhurst Arts Centre/Manager Arts & Culture

Suzanne Archer:Song of the CicadaIn 1994 when I was a visual arts student at UWS, I had the privilege of attending a lecture by artist Suzanne Archer. She had just won the Wynne Prize for landscape painting with her work Waratahs, and I fell in love with her richly textured, dramatic and powerful paintings. Her description of her bush studio was captivating, and the fact that she was a Wedderburn artist was intriguing, since my first painting teacher had been Roy Jackson, also from Wedderburn.

Forward to 2019 at Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, where I was lucky enough to be the first person to buy ‘Suzanne Archer: Song of the Cicada’, the Monograph written by Author and Curator Sioux Garside about Archer’s 50 year prolific career, encompassing her early years, the symbolism and inspiration behind her works, and much more.

If you are looking for a very interesting book to read this summer, or just want to add to your art book collection, you can’t go past this amazing book.

Susana Depetris

Book Review

Whales of the Gweagal community event, October 2019


EXHIBITIONS IN THE REGIONAL GALLERY

SOUTHERN SWELL 23 November 2019 – 2 February 2020

ARTEXPRESS 14 February – 13 April

Events HAZELHURST AT NIGHTFriday 20 March 6 – 9pm

Don’t miss this special evening celebrating ARTEXPRESS. Join in some art-making, take a ten minute gallery tour and enjoy music, tapas and drinks in the Café. Free entry.

From the early days of surfing in the 50s through to now, this exhibition will examine the history of surfing in southern Sydney. It will include contemporary and historic photographs, films, memorabilia and commissioned artworks that highlight key surfers, influential characters, iconic surf breaks, competitions and clubs over the past decades.

Hazelhurst’s annual offering of ARTEXPRESS showcases a selection of Higher School Certificate artworks that show students experimenting across a range of media, and pushing aesthetic, thematic and formal boundaries. Presented by Hazelhurst in partnership with NSW Department of Education and Training and NSW Board of Studies, this exhibition showcases artwork by some of NSW’s most talented young artists.

Above: Iris Li, St Ursula’s College, Cultural Metamorphosis, 2019, graphic design.

Above left: Cronulla surfers Ernie Johnson, Barry Banister, erry Albert, Chicka Peryman, Jack Campbell, Ron Casaceli, Brian Keane, Bob Young, Keith Suann, Cec Kirkman, Barry Regan, John Griffith, Brian O’Donnell and George Opperman, with their Toothpick surfboards, 1965. Courtesy Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club. Above: Dawn patrol, 2019, photo by John Veage

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EXHIBITIONS IN THE BROADHURST GALLERY

ART RULES: HSC works from Sutherland and St George districts14 December 2019–19 January 2020

AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF MINIATURE ART: Intimate Universe25 Jan – 4 Feb 2020Artists create unique and imaginative works relating to their own idea of an Intimate Universe.

Left: V Radcliff.

Image courtesy of the artist.

VITAL SIGNSRecent visual arts

graduates from the University ofWollongong

21 March – 14 April 2020

Above: Keenan Joseph Nightingale, Tuakiri (detail), 2018, feathers, jute, abalone shells, synthetic fur, hessian and raffia

Showcasing the best emerging artists from south Sydney and the Illawarra. Part of a five-year partnership between Hazelhurst Arts Centre and the University of Wollongong, the exhibition aims to help support emerging artists located outside of metropolitan Sydney.

CRAIG PARKINSON:Hanging Plants8–18 February 2020

Plants in the artist’s backyard garden were the subject for contemplation and meditation.

Right: Craig Parkinson, Hanging Plants 2018, acrylic on paper on canvas.

ECHO: Call + Response – Gymea TAFE Ceramics students22 February – 3 March 2020An exhibition showcasing the work of recent graduates from the Advanced Diploma of Fine Arts (Ceramics) at Gymea TAFE.

PETER DUDDING AND PAUL WILLIAMS: PRINTS7–17 March 2020Peter Dudding and Paul Williams present works developed through a 2019 Hazelhurst joint residency focused on exploring the printmaking process.

Right: Peter Dudding, Happy Birthday 2 (detail), 2018, oil pastel and coloured pencil on Arches paper


Listed below are dates for your diary over the next few months. Please support these events and give us feedback on you experiences at Hazelhurst. We can only improve with your continued support.

DIARY DATES

Dates Event Details

6 – 17 Jan Hazelhurst Arts Centre Summer School Holiday Program

Until 19 Jan Art Rules Exhibition Broadhurst Gallery

20 – 24 Jan Hazelhurst Arts Centre Adult Summer School

25 Jan – 4 Feb Intimate Universe Exhibition Broadhurst Gallery

Until 2 Feb Southern Swell Exhibition Regional Gallery

Feb Wall of Art Sutherland Library Featuring Caroline McIntyre

3 Feb Hazelhurst Arts Centre Term 1

8 – 18 Feb Hanging Plants Exhibition Broadhurst Gallery

14 Feb – 13 Apr Art Express Exhibition Regional Gallery

15 Feb artztalk From models to artists: the trials of modern women painters

12 Feb – 12 Apr My world of colour in patchwork and quilting Moran Gallery Exhibition

22 Feb – 3 Mar Echo: Call + Response Exhibition Broadhurst Gallery

27 Feb Friends of Hazelhurst AGM

7 – 17 Mar Prints: Peter Dudding and Paul Williams

9 Mar Submissions deadline for Friends of Hazelhurst Newsletter

20 Mar At Night – Celebration of Art Express

21 Mar – 14 Apr Vital Signs Exhibition Broadhurst Gallery

CONTINUUM ART SOCIETY We are a local art society with lots of enthusiastic members with all different skill levels and experience.

Join our group Life Drawing sessions on a Monday 12.30 – 3.30 pm (during school terms) at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, and improve your drawing skills, every pose reveals a whole new avenue of artistic pursuit. See how others experiment and tackle problems. As part of our membership, enjoy a very inexpensive way of participating with only a small fee for the model.

Tuesday – ART GROUP – a friendly social group, come and paint for half or full day at Sylvania.

We have regular Exhibitions and much more.www.continuumartsociety.comor Publicity Officer 0418 225 352

Ann Warren presents The Good Life, a radio show with a focus on local lifestyle. Ann is interested to hear from up and coming artists, musicians, local charities and community groups.

You’ll hear regular interviews with a focus on the arts, the community and forthcoming events. Hazelhurst Gallery Director Belinda Hanrahan joins Ann for a fortnightly update. The music mix covers most genres from Folk to Blues and Pop to Rock. In short, ‘The Good Life’ showcases the best of Shire lifestyle.

EVERY MONDAY

BETWEEN 12 AND 2 PM.Tune into 2SSR 99.7FM

Community Radio or Stream live

@www.2SSR.com.au

HAZELHURST ARTS CENTRE Summer School Holiday Program

Mon 6 – Fri 17 Jan 2020 An opportunity for children from 6 years to high school age to be creative in a range of media. Enrolling from Monday 16 November 2019

Adult Summer SchoolMon 20 – Fri 24 January 2020

A range of workshops in ceramics, painting and printmaking.

TERM 1 art classes commence Monday 3 February 2020.

Enrolling from Monday 2 December 2019.

All program details available online.

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JAN/FEB/MAR 2020 artztalks in 2020 - Friends Of Hazelhurst · 2020-01-01 · Anne Tyrell Friends of Hazelhurst Treasurer Kerry Toomey’s talking about her ... and “Art on Paper”,