QPRC Arts Trail 2018

Braidwood Region

QPRC Arts Trail 2018

Image: Rugwork sculpture by Maggie Hickey

Braidwood RegionLocated just 50 minutes from Queanbeyan and 33 minutes from Bungendore, historic Braidwood is closer than you think. Discover the many colonial buildings, browse antique and gift shops and have a bite to eat at the many delicious cafés, bakeries and classic country pubs.

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Self Guided TourThis year we are inviting visitors to ‘Choose their own adventure’ and blaze their own trail by planning the route that includes the studios that particularly interest them. We encourage you to take the whole weekend to meet the artists, explore the studios and workshops, watch demonstrations, and perhaps add a piece to their own private collection.

Visit www.qprc.nsw.gov.au/events to discover maps to guide you to particular artists and studios that take your interest and plot your own unique trail itinerary.

Make sure you bring along a great navigator, a charged smart phone or GPS to help make your way effortlessly around our large region.

Double booked or missed seeing all the artists? With so many studios open this year you just may not get around to them all! Don’t despair. If you missed seeing a particular artist or gallery be sure to contact them directly (most are very friendly), to arrange a visit. Or give Council a call on 6285 6170 and we can connect you.

Image: Altenburg & Co

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Vetro e Metal lo

Vetro e Metallo’s Park Lane workshop and showroom is a distinctive landmark in the Heritage township of Braidwood. A 1950s woolstore and garage, this beautiful old industrial building has been extensively renovated to celebrate local hand-making and upcycling of jewellery, fashion and homewares. V&M Park Lane - the antithesis of a chain jewellery store - a destination for those who appreciate and support the handmaking and upcycling ethos.

Open: Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday 10am – 4pm

a: 12 Park Lane Braidwood | 0410 116 347e: [email protected]: vetroemetallo.com.auf: www.facebook.com/vetroemetallo.jewelleryi: instagram.com/vetroemetallo

Wheatf ie ld Gal lery at Mi l l Pond Farm The Wheatfield Gallery, on the ground floor of the historic Jembaicumbene Steam Flour Mill at Mill Pond Farm, offers a stunning exhibition space ideal for showing works of art, antiques, craft and sculpture. The Wheatfield Gallery is pleased to show a collaborative exhibition of works by ten artists including Catherin Mc Millan, Jenny Boyes, Jane Kendall and Sam Kidd. Works cover various mediums from oil on canvas to watercolour and pastels, and sculpture in wire, wood, iron and steel. All works are for sale.

Open: Saturday 10am – 4pm, Sunday 10am - 4pm

a: Mill Pond Farm, 660 Majors Creek Road | 0438 126 987

e: [email protected]: www.millpond.com.auf: www.facebook.com/millpondfarmbraidwood

BRAIDWOOD FUN FACT: Braidwood is a National Trust classified town and the first to be listed on the NSW State Heritage register. The rustic streetscape and rural beauty appear in the iconic films ‘Ned Kelly’, starring Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger, ‘The Year My Voice Broke’ and ‘Flirting’.

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Altenburg & Co

Altenburg & Co is a family business that specializes in beautiful art and great design. The Altenburg name has been on the streets of Braidwood for nearly 40 years and has been a strong supporter of the arts over this time. As well as exhibiting the work of local artists Altenburg & Co sells unique and unusual gifts. Over the Arts Trail period we will have an exhibition of miniatures by A.I.M - Art in Miniature.

Open: Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday 10am – 4pm

a: 104 Wallace Street Braidwood | 4842 2545f: www.facebook.com/AltenburgandCo

The Left Hand Gal lery

Landscape—CityscapeKate Stevens and Katherine WhiteThe Left Hand is showing paintings, prints and drawings by Kate Steven and Katherine White during the Arts Trail, (and for the following two weekends).Contrasting with vivid images of the landforms and vegetation of our region by both artists, are haunting cityscapes by Kate Stevens of the destroyed city of Aleppo.

The Gallery is open from 10.00-5.00, Saturday and Sunday. Exhibition opening event and drinks from 5pm on Saturday 3 November.


a: 81 Lascelles Street, Braidwood | 4842 7189e: [email protected]: www.thelefthand.website

Image: Altenburg & Co

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The Si lken Tent

Gill BurkeGill is a designer/maker. Her commitment is to hand crafted practices and the celebration of skills which are being swamped elsewhere by technological change. A variety of techniques are used – resist dyeing such as batik and shibori, block printing, silk painting, stencilling and the use of natural dyes. The countryside provides inspiration, with many designs incorporating Australian flowers and plants.


a: 7 Clyde Street Braidwood | 4842 2579

The Fyre Gal lery

fYREGALLERY is a boutique fine art gallery specialising in works on paper and textiles. Usually open twice a year for exhibitions, (April and November), the restored 1860s building is located in the unique heritage listed town of Braidwood. fYREGALLERY has had over 30 exhibitions since 2005 demonstrating our commitment to an ethos of “beautiful, functional and sustainable”.

Special exhibition for Arts Trail - Women and Cats by Will Barnet (American 1911-2012) Five Serigraphs (Silkscreens) from the collection of Robert Newman, The Old Print Shop, NYC, N.Y. Through the eight decades of his career, Will Barnet was recognised master printmaker and painter. Will Barnet’s work often celebrated the women he loved and their cats in the images he created. In print, he worked across the mediums of woodcut, etching, lithography and serigraphy (silkscreening). As a Master Printmaker, he printed works for Diego Rivera and Clemente Orozco. His works are held in most major public collections of fine art in America, Europe and the UK.


a: 84 Wallace St Braidwood - Main street of Braidwood, opposite DOJO Bakery | 0429 666 619

e: [email protected]: www.fyregallery.comf: www.facebook.com/FyreGallery/

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Image: Wheatfield Gallery at Mill Pond Farm

Braidwood Community Arts Centre BRAG

bragSTUDIOmarketsArtist’s from the Braidwood Regional Arts Group will create an artisan market where members will set up stall-style sale and demonstration hubs, located both inside and outside the Centre. A selection of artisans will demonstrate their arts practice to give visitors a sense of what goes on in the artist’s studio.


a: 45 Wallace Street Braidwoode: [email protected]: www.bragart.com.auf: www.facebook.com/braidwoodart/

Wil l iam Verdon Manufacturing Jewellery

William Verdon Manufacturing Jewellery is a traditional jewellery workshop specialising in handmade-to-order bespoke jewellery pieces, as well as retail handmade items, repairs, remodelling and maintenance of all types of precious articles. Along with a diverse range of handmade retail jewellery, our gallery also includes an eclectic mix of work by Braidwood artists in various media including painting, sculpture and ceramics.

Open: Saturday 9.30am – 4pm, Sunday 9.30am - 4pm

a: 43 Wallace Street Braidwood | 48422882e: [email protected]

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Image: Cheryl Hodges

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Kerry Mitchel l ’s Lampwork Beads NEW

Kerry lives on a beautiful farm on the Shoalhaven River, just outside Braidwood, where she uses her environment for inspiration. It has been described as 'a hidden gem'. She took her first lamp-working lesson in 2005 and has been mesmorized by glass ever since. She explains, 'It's the colours and movement of the glass. The capacity of glass to melt and be shaped into something both beautiful and wearable. It is versatile enough to be restrung if an item of jewellery goes out of fashion, a good antidote for today's throw away society.' Kerry will have loose beads, sets of beads and jewellery for sale at her studio. She will also be at her torch demonstrating bead making.


a: 153 Farringdon Rd Bombay via Braidwood | 48422280e: [email protected]

Heike Hahner

Roses have been a symbol of love for centuries. My work focuses on representing my love for nature and all things belonging to it. The aim is to create a “trial” of red handmade paper roses at the Judith Wright Gardens and the the Community Gardens in Braidwood, creating a visual connection between two locations, symbolising the eternal connections between all things.


a: The event space commences in the Judith Wright Gardens in Braidwood, which is located next to the golf club at the end of Garvey Street. From there it moves across the creek to the community gardens.

e: [email protected]: 0474 936 281

Image: Braidwood Community Arts Centre BRAG

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