Summer Cultural Guide 2015

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decemberWed 3 Civic Theatre 2015 subscriptions now on sale! 25Thu 4 Aboriginal Artists Professional Development Workshops 6Fri 5 Country by the Lagoon 27 Questacon opens 30 Emporium opens 30 Worth Their Weight in Gold opens 31Sat 6 Designing Craft / Crafting Design: 40 Years of JamFactory opens 32 Vic McEwan: Almost an Embrace opens 33Tue 9 Teacher’s Forum 21Wed 10 Storytime in the Park 19Thu 11 Out of the Fire: Wagga Wagga Potters Club opens 38Fri 12 Storytime in the Park 19 52 suburbs around the world opens 33Sat 13 Still Point Turning 3 Trench art Christmas Decoration workshop 22Thu 18 Christmas Craft in the Park 16Sat 20 ArtBlast! Transparent Collage 17Sun 21 Out of the Fire: Wagga Wagga Potters Club closes 38

JanuaryWed 7 FernGully: The Last Rainforest 12Tue 12 Street Art Workshop 14Thu 15 Library Legoland 12 What’s the Joke? 13Sat 17 Family Fun Day – WEave 100 13Mon 19 Strays and Waifs 5Wed 21 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole 12Thu 22 Family Day Care Information Day 17Fri 23 The Lizard of Oz opening night 14Sun 25 Art : Science : Sound closes 29 Designing Craft / Crafting Design: 40 Years of JamFactory closes 32 52 suburbs around the world closes 33 A Convict in the Family closes 35

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CONTENTSMAKE THE MOST OF OUR CITY 01

EVENTS 02

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 09

CHILDREN & FAMILY 15

WORKSHOPS 20

THEATRE 24

MUSIC 26

EXHIBITIONS 28

FebruarySat 7 Stephen Bowers: Beyond Bravura opens 34Sun 8 Questacon closes 30 The Lizard of Oz closing night 14Sat 12 Hape Kiddle: Vessel opens 39Fri 13 One Book One Wagga launch 5 Love by the Lagoon 27 National Apology Day 6Sat 14 Family Fun Day – WEave 100 13Sun 15 Access All Areas Film Festival 7Tue 17 Sharing our Stories with Historypin 7Thu 19 Author Talk – Anne Flood 8 Artist Talk with Susan Milne and Greg Stonehouse 8 Chinese New Year at Wagga Wagga Regional Family Day Care 18Sat 21 ArtBlast! Zoo-tastic! 18Sun 22 Emporium closes 30 Hape Kiddle: Vessel closes 39Fri 27 Taking it Easy in Wagga opens 36Sat 28 Papercraft 22

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Who doesn’t love a summer holiday, and where better to relax with family and friends than right here in Wagga Wagga!

To get into the Christmas spirit why not join in one of our Christmas programs at the Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga City Library or Wagga Wagga Regional Family Day Care…..there are decorations to make, Christmas stories to tell and maybe an appearance from the man in red himself!

If you’re trying to think of gifts you can’t go past a subscription to the Civic Theatre’s 2015 Season – adults or kids season tickets are now available! And don’t forget to stop in at the Art Gallery Shop if you’re looking for a unique gift for your loved ones – or a little something special for yourself.

Are you and your friends looking for a way to keep cool over summer? Head to the Art Gallery for exciting exhibitions incorporating art and sound from local artists such as The Wired Lab and the Cad Factory; or step back in time with the Museum featuring exhibitions from the 50s as well as looking at Wagga

during World War I, in the lead up to the ANZAC Centenary. The Gallery, Museum and Theatre will feature artist talks, papercraft workshops and our always exciting new season of Twilight by the Lagoon to keep you creatively engaged this summer!

Throughout the January school holidays we have plenty to amuse and occupy – including weaving at the Art Gallery, street art workshops in Ashmont, the very exciting Lizard of Oz performance from the Civic Theatre and many great Library programs.

With so much summer fun to be had it’s easy to see why Wagga Wagga was voted Australia’s Number 1 Family Friendly City by the Suncorp National Survey.

Season’s Greetings to you all!

Enjoy the festivities!

Cr Rod Kendall Mayor of Wagga Wagga

make the most of our city!

Wagga Wagga City Council gratefully acknowledges the following supporters:

Wagga Wagga City Council acknowledges the Wiradjuri people as the Traditional Custodians of the Land, and pays its respects to the Elders both past and present.

COVER IMAGE: Tom Moore, Oily Invertebrate with heaps-good Shrubby Mounds 2012, blown and solid glass, silver leaf, fake moss, laminated plywood, dirt, heavy card, paint, particle board

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STILL POINT TURNINGFrom a sell-out season at the Melbourne Festival and Parramatta’s Dance Bites, choreographer Linda Luke’s multi-media solo performance reflects on time, stillness and turbulence. Still Point Turning explores the profane world of schedules, alarms and itineraries and the grand arc that is our life – birth, death, growth and decay.

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ABOVE: Still Point Turning – Photograph by Mayu Kanamori

WHERE: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

WHEN: Saturday 13 December, 2014 Doors open 7.30pm Performance 8.00 – 8.45pm

FREE EVENT!BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: Contact Wagga Wagga Art Gallery on 02 6926 9660 or [email protected]

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RELAXING SUMMER READSThanks to the Civic Theatre, your holiday reading will give you the chance to win a fabulous prize. Pick up your booklet, read lots of great books and put your borrower slip into the draw for a chance to win a 2015 subscription to the Civic Theatre!

WHERE:Wagga Wagga City Library

WHEN: 1 December 2014 – 31 January 2015

FREE ENTRY!Prize drawn 2 February 2015

QUESTIONS? 6926 9700 or [email protected]

FOOD FOR FINESDuring December and January the library will accept donations of non-perishable food as payment of overdue fines. Just take your contribution of equal value to the library loans desk. Expired food items will not be accepted.

The food will be distributed by the Salvation Army. Feel free to contribute even if you don’t have a library fine!

WHERE: Wagga Wagga City Library

WHEN:1 December 2014 – 31 January 2015

QUESTIONS?6926 9700 or [email protected]

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ONE BOOK ONE WAGGAThere is so much to love about your library! Join us on February 13th and celebrate with us as we unveil the Wagga Wagga City Library’s One Book One Wagga Title for 2015.

Supported by Friends of the Wagga Wagga City Library.


WHEN: Friday 13 February 2015, 10.30am

FREE EVENT!QUESTIONS? 6926 9700 or [email protected]

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BOOK CLUBSIf you would like to start a book club in 2015 and have up to 9 friends to join you, you can register at any time at the library. If you would like to join a club and don’t have a group ready to go, you can come to our Strays and Waifs meeting where new clubs will be formed. Existing clubs needing new members can also come to find new recruits.


WHEN: Monday 19 January 2015, 5.15pm

BOOK CLUB MEMBERSHIP: $400 per club per year


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NATIONAL APOLOGY DAYWagga Wagga City Council invites the community to join us for an official ceremony and morning tea to commemorate the anniversary of the apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples.

WHERE: Civic Centre Precinct, Between Morrow & Johnson Streets

WHEN: Friday 13 February 11am

FREE EVENT!QUESTIONS? Call 1300 292 442

ABORIGINAL ARTISTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPSJoin in this series of workshops to enhance your knowledge of marketing, branding, copyright laws, grants and much more.Workshop 1 will focus on what you — the artists — want to know and will shape future workshops. Lunch will be provided.

WHERE: Eastern Riverina Arts, 98 Fitzmaurice Street

WHEN: Thursday 4 December 2pm - 4pm

FREE EVENT!QUESTIONS? Further information or to RSVP call 6926 9358

ABOVE: Traditional objects from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services cultural demonstrations at NAIDOC Family Fun Day 2014.

ABOVE: Wagga Wagga weaving welcome 2013, Aunty Sandy Warren, Aunty Joyce Hampton, Aunty Lorraine Tye and Jonathan Jones.

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SHARING OUR STORIES WITH HISTORYPINCelebrate the ANZAC spirit with Historypin, an online map that allows us to share discover the past. Find out how Historypin works, explore our local stories and share your own. Bring along any photos or artefacts you have from WWI or WWII and we can digitise them and pin them to the map.


WHEN: Tuesday 17 February 2015, 10.30am


ACCESS ALL AREAS FILM FESTIVALThe Access All Areas Film Festival is a free, family-friendly film festival that aims to promote awareness about accessible cinema, and Australian cinema in general. It is for people with and without disability alike, making culture accessible to everyone.

WHERE: Museum of the Riverina Historic Council Chambers

WHEN:Sunday 15 February 2015, 11am

FREE ENTRY! QUESTIONS?Call 6929 9655 or www.waggga.nsw.gov.au/museum

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ARTIST TALK WITH SUSAN MILNE AND GREG STONEHOUSEJoin public artists Susan Milne and Greg Stonehouse as they discuss their career in public art. As the successful artists for Zone 3 of the Airport Public Art Project (Don Kendell Drive), they will talk about the process of design and working in the public art sphere.

WHERE:Eastern Riverina Arts, 98 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga

WHEN:Thursday 19 February 2015, 5.30pm

FREE EVENT!BOOKINGS ESSENTIALLimited places: 6926 9356 or [email protected]

ABOVE: Artist’s impression, Susan Milne & Greg StonehouseAUTHOR TALK - IN THE

FOOTSTEPS OF THE FIRSTAs the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign approaches, Wagga Wagga City Library is pleased to present In the Footsteps of the First, an in-depth record of the First Light Horse Regiment written by local author Anne Flood.


WHEN: Thursday 19 February 2015, 11am


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SUMMER READING CLUBFrom the classic The Swiss Family Robinson to the Percy Jackson series, discover your adventurous side with this year’s Summer Reading Club. Visit the library to pick up your Adventure Bag. Each time you borrow enter the draw for your chance to win movie tickets from Forum 6 Cinemas for you and five friends.

For Primary School aged children only.



FREE ENTRY! Prize drawn 2 February 2015


4 REAL2014 has seen realistic fiction form a firm fan base. From The Fault in Our Stars by John Green to Wonder by R.J. Palacio, these books have characters with normal human powers….4 REAL! Each time you borrow enter the draw for your chance to win game passes from Wagga Bowling for you and five friends (includes ball and shoe hire). For youth 12-18 years.



FREE ENTRY! Prize drawn 2 February 2015


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SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUNLooking for a place to chill out and relax for a few hours in the holidays? Mondays to Saturdays in the school holidays, Wagga Wagga City Library provides FREE board games, Xbox Kinect, colouring activities, WiFi and of course books! Bring a coffee and relax in the children’s area while the kids get busy!

WHERE: Wagga Wagga City Library – Children’s area

WHEN: Monday to Saturday during the Summer School Holidays

FREE!QUESTIONS? 6926 9700 or [email protected]

WHERE: Museum of the Riverina Historic Council Chambers and Botanic Gardens

WHEN:Throughout the School Holidays

FREE ENTRY! QUESTIONS?Call 6929 9655 or www.waggga.nsw.gov.au/museum

MUSEUM SUNSCREEN STATIONAre you planning some outside fun at the Botanic Gardens or the Victory Memorial Gardens over the School Holidays? We have free sunscreen nearby at both museum sites. Don’t forget if you want somewhere to cool down after playing outside; come back to the museum for some free Questacon fun!

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WHEN:10.30am

FREE ENTRY!QUESTIONS?Call 6926 9700 or [email protected]


WHEN:Thursday 15 January 201510 -11am, 1 – 2pm, 3 - 4pm

FREE ENTRY!BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: Call: 6926 9700 or [email protected]

LIBRARY SCREEN SCENEChildren and parents are invited to a welcoming and safe environment to watch some great movies on the big screen. Warning: some movie scenes may scare very young children. You are welcome to bring yummy snacks and a snuggly pillow.Wednesday 7 January 2015: FernGully: The Last Rainforest (G) 76 mins

Wednesday 21 January 2015: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (PG) 101mins

LIBRARY LEGOLANDLibrary Lego is back by popular demand. Come to the library and find out what your imagination and hundreds of little coloured bricks can come up with. Guarantee your place by booking for one of the three sessions. Children must be aged 5yrs or older and parents/carers are welcome to stay.

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WHEN: Thursday 15 January 2015, 2.30pm

TICKETS: $5

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: Call: 6926 9700 or [email protected]


WHEN: Saturday 17 January and Saturday 14 February 2015, 10am – 2pm

FREE EVENT!QUESTIONS? Contact Wagga Wagga Art Gallery on 02 6926 9660 or [email protected]

WHAT’S THE JOKE?Bestselling author and children’s entertainer Andy Jones will be providing a hilarious interactive musical show all about jokes at the Wagga Wagga City Library. With guitars, drums and other props, Andy will encourage kids to learn all about humour and why jokes are funny.

FAMILY FUN DAY: WEAVE 100Join in this ambitious project and help us to weave a thousand stars for an installation to celebrate peace. WEave100 creates a fun and safe space for everyone to make a star and show your commitment to ending all forms of violence.

ABOVE: Andy J

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WHERE: Ashmont Hub Community Centre

WHEN:Tuesday 12 – Friday 16 January 2015, from 1- 4pm

FREE WORKSHOPBOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: [email protected] or 6926 9356

WHERE: Wollundry Amphitheatre

WHEN: Friday 23 January – Sunday 8 February 2015, 6.15pm

TICKETS: $25 Adult, $22 concession/child, $20 per person for groups with four or more

BOOKINGS: Phone 6926 9688 or www.civictheatre.com.au

STREET ART WORKSHOPDon’t miss this opportunity to work with a visiting street artist these school holidays! Join this four day class on street art techniques and help the artist get to know our community as they design the artwork for the new Webb Park Skate Park.

THE LIZARD OF OZCyclone Matilda transports Dotty and her pet Blue Heeler Dodo to the town of Wiggle Waggle just out of Woop Woop! Join Dotty and Dodo, and their new friends Kookaburra, Bitza the Platypus and The Zany Emu in his flying machine on their journey to meet The Lizard of Oz.

ABOVE: Bolton Park, Fintan Magee.

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CHILDREN & FAMILY

WHERE: Museum of the Riverina Botanic Gardens

WHEN: On now!

FREE ENTRY! QUESTIONS?Call 6929 9655 or www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/museum

WHERE:Wagga Wagga Regional Family Day Care Playsession Hall, McLeay St Wagga Wagga

WHEN: Thursday 18 December 2014, 10am-12pm

FREE ENTRY!RSVP ESSENTIAL: Friday 14 November 2014 on 6926 9367

KIDZTRACK! Kidztrack is a way for families to explore the Museum and learn about Wagga stories. Introduce your children to the wonderful world of museums and Wagga history through this interactive self-guided activity sheet. The track will lead them to Kidzone, a discovery space just for kids.

CHRISTMAS CRAFT IN THE PARKWagga Wagga Regional Family Day Care (WWRFDC) will be celebrating the festive season in the WWRFDC Playsession Park. Join us for Christmas cheer!

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WHERE:Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

WHEN: Saturday 20 December 2014, 1.30 – 4pm

TICKETS:$20

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL:Contact Wagga Wagga Art Gallery on 02 6926 9660 or [email protected]

WHERE: Wagga Wagga Marketplace

WHEN: Thursday 22 January 2015, 10am to 2pm.

QUESTIONS? Phone 6926 9367

ARTBLAST! TRANSPARENT COLLAGEGlistening glitter creations from cellophane, tracing paper and much much more! Our very own National Art Glass Collection will provide a host of inspirations for this exciting collage workshop. For ages 6-12

WAGGA WAGGA REGIONAL DAYCARE PROMOTIONS DAYNeeding Child Care? Come along and discuss your options with Wagga Wagga Regional Family Day Care at the Wagga Wagga Marketplace.

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WHERE:Wagga Wagga Regional Family Day Care Playsession Hall, McLeay St Wagga Wagga

WHEN:Thursday 19 February 2015, 10am-12pm

FREE ENTRY!RSVP ESSENTIAL:Friday 13 February 2014 on 6926 9367


WHEN:Saturday 21 February 2015, 1.30 – 4pm

TICKETS: $20


CHINESE NEW YEAR AT WAGGA WAGGA REGIONAL FAMILY DAYCAREWagga Wagga Regional Family Day Care (WWRFDC) will be celebrating Chinese New Year at the WWRFDC Playsession Park! Come celebrate the Year of the Sheep on the auspicious date!

ARTBLAST! ZOO-TASTIC! Explore the menagerie of Stephen Bowers: Beyond Bravura - then create your own world of animals and plants with painting and drawing! For ages 6-12

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WHEN: Saturday 13 December 2014, 10.30am – 12.30pm

FREE RESOURCE!QUESTIONS?Call 6929 9655 or www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/museum

MUSEUM IN A BOX: GROWING UP DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR100 years ago life in Wagga was very different to now. The objects in this box are a mix of original artefacts and replicas and will allow students to gain an understanding of what life was like for children growing up during the turbulent opening years of the 20th century.

Available from the Museum of the Riverina Botanic Gardens

STORYTIME IN THE PARKTo celebrate the end of another fantastic year of storytelling at the library we are have an extra special Storytime in the park. Bring a picnic rug and enjoy a morning in the sun with super activities and perhaps a visit from the man in red.

Storytime recommences on Wednesday 4th and Friday 6th February 2015.

WHERE:Victory Memorial Gardens

WHEN:Wednesday 10th December and Friday 12th December 2014, 10.30am

FREE QUESTIONS?Call 6926 9700 or [email protected]

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TEACHERS FORUMPlease join us at our special teachers’ forum where you can meet with Wagga Wagga City Council’s cultural and education staff. Learn about current opportunities for your student to engage with Wagga Wagga City Council as well as let us know how we can help you meet your curricular outcomes.

WHERE: Museum of the Riverina, Botanic Gardens Site, Lord Baden Powell Drive Wagga Wagga.

WHEN: Tuesday 9 December 2014, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

BOOKINGS:RSVP by Friday 5 December 2014Tracie Miller Cultural [email protected] or 6926 9356

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WHERE: Museum of the Riverina Botanic Gardens

WHEN: Saturday 13 December 2014, 10.30am – 12.30pm

COST: $2 per person

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: Call 6929 9655


WHEN: Saturday 28 February 2015, 10.00 – 4.00pm

TICKETS: $75


TRENCH ART CHRISTMAS DECORATION WORKSHOPIn the trenches in World War I, soldiers would pass the time by turning discarded objects into beautiful works of art. Come and see some trench art then have a go at making your own, using found objects, to hang on your Christmas tree.

PAPERCRAFTJoin us for an amazing Papercraft workshop! Anna Trundle is an artist, illustrator, graphic designer and visual problem solver. Scoping out the connections between origami, geometry, and technology, Anna’s vibrant papercrafted sculptures bring digital shapes and forms into the third dimension, up onto the walls and into your spaces. For ages 16+.

ABOVE: Trench art biplane purchased by Charlie Moss as a souvenir of the Great War, c. 1919.

ABOVE: Anna Trundle Macaw 2014, paper.

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SCRIPTLAB Have you got a brilliant story you want to see on the big screen? Do you want to be the Riverina’s next great scriptwriter? Eastern Riverina Arts, Wagga Wagga City Council and Booranga Writers’ Centre together with Screen NSW are bringing Peter Neale (Street Football, Chopper) over two weekends to develop script writing techniques and provide practical information on pathways for project development in NSW. Places are limited. WHERE:

Booranga Writers Centre, Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday 21 & 22 March 2015 and Saturday and Sunday 19 & 20 May 2015

REGISTRATION: $250

BOOKINGS:www.easternriverinaarts.org.au/scriptlab

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WAGGA CIVIC THEATRE SEASON 2015Classics with a twist! One night at the Theatre is great but five (or more) is even better! Become a subscriber to the Theatre and enjoy a range of marvellous shows. Organise a group of friends and get a head start on your social plans for 2015.

WHERE:Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre

WHEN:Subscriptions on sale from Wednesday 3 December 2014

TICKETS:Purchase five shows to become a subscriber

QUESTIONS?Phone 6926 9688 or www.civictheatre.com.au

WHERE: Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre and Wollundry Ampitheatre

WHEN: Tickets on sale now!

TICKETS: The Lizard of Oz - $25 - Adult, $22 Concession/Child, $20 Groups of 4 or more. All other kids shows $18.50, Groups of 4 or more/Subscribers $15.50

QUESTIONS? Phone 6926 9688 or www.civictheatre.com.au

KIDS SEASON 2015Six exciting shows for the kids: The Lizard of Oz, The Listies make you LOL, The Unknown Soldier, The 26-Storey Treehouse, Cranky Bear and Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts.

GOOD MUSICgood times. good memories

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TWILIGHT BY THE LAGOONCountry by the Lagoon with Grant Luhrs and the Chook Raffle Band.

Bring your family, friends and a picnic supper. Roving performers from the Fool Factory from 6pm.

TWILIGHT BY THE LAGOONLove by the Lagoon. The Riverina Chamber Orchestra Collective celebrates Valentine’s Day.

Bring your family, friends and a picnic supper. Roving performers from the Fool Factory from 6pm.


WHEN: Friday 5 December, music begins at 7pm

FREE ENTRY!QUESTIONS?Phone 6926 9688 or www.civictheatre.com.au


WHEN: Friday 13 February, music begins at 7pm

FREE ENTRY!QUESTIONS?Phone 6926 9688 or www.civictheatre.com.au

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ART : SCIENCE : SOUNDThroughout 2014 The Wired Lab worked with students from the Karabar Distance Education Centre (KDEC) during their quarterly ‘Mini Schools’ program that provides positive face-to-face social interactions and collaborative learning opportunities between KDEC students and specialist teachers. This exhibition presents the outcomes of these workshops which explored the nexus of Art, Science and Sound.


WHEN: Now until Sunday 25 January 2015

FREE ENTRY!QUESTIONS? Contact Wagga Wagga Art Gallery on 02 6926 9660 or [email protected]

ABOVE: KDEC students at Questacon, photo by Sueanne Matthews, KDEC Teacher 2014.

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QUESTACONEnjoy, discover and explore Science on the Move developed by Questacon. Intriguing exhibits will engage your mind and body. Turn yourself into a battery, crank up a tornado in a bottle, escape from handcuffs, predict the outcome of chaos, build a food chain, measure your fitness and much, much more.

EMPORIUMEmporium is an exhibition that connects to the everyday and our consumer heritage. Stylised 1950’s advertisements promote toiletries, women’s garments even vacuum cleaners! This stunning marketing material demonstrates the context of the 1950s woman and the society they lived in.

WHERE: Museum of the Riverina Historic Council Chambers and Botanic Gardens

WHEN: Friday 5 December 2014 to Sunday 8 February 2015

FREE ENTRY! QUESTIONS? Call 6929 9655 or www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/museum

WHERE:Museum of the Riverina Historic Council Chambers

WHEN:Friday 5 December 2014 to Sunday 22 February 2015


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WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD: WAGGA WOMEN DURING WW1While they waited for news of loved ones fighting on distant battlefields, Wagga women gave soldiers comfort, tirelessly carried out fundraising and risked their lives nursing on foreign shores. Though unable to serve in the armed forces during World War I, the roles they played were instrumental to Allied victory.

WHERE:Museum of the Riverina Botanic Gardens

WHEN:From Friday 5 December 2014


ABOVE: Nursing staff of the 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt, 1916. (Australian War Memorial)

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DESIGNING CRAFT / CRAFTING DESIGN: 40 YEARS OF JAMFACTORYOver the past 40 years of ceaseless creative production, JamFactory has helped shape many of the individuals who lead Australian contemporary craft and design practice. Designing Craft / Crafting Design: 40 Years of JamFactory celebrates the history and achievements of this internationally renowned organization.


WHEN:Saturday 6 December to Sunday 25 January 2015

FREE ENTRY!QUESTIONS?Contact Wagga Wagga Art Gallery on 02 6926 9660 or [email protected]

ABOVE: Bronwyn Kemp, Softly Slowly 2009, hire fired porcelain in-laid black slip (detail).

Designing Craft/Crafting Design: 40 Years of JamFactory is a JamFactory and Country Arts SA touring exhibition, principally sponsored by ANZ.

Designing Craft/Crafting Design: 40 Years of JamFactory is supported by Arts SA’s New

Exhibitions Fund and by Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program supporting

touring exhibitions by providing funding assistance for the development and touring of

Australian cultural material across Australia.

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ABOVE: Louise Hawson, Burnt sienna, Pigneto, Rome, Italy 2012, digital photograph.

ABOVE: Vic McEwan, Almost an Embrace 2014, digital still.

VIC MCEWAN: ALMOST AN EMBRACEImagine an immersive and interactive water installation that exists as a sculpture, musical instrument and interactive light, video and sound environment. The gallery is transformed into a wonderland allowing people to engage with water in a way that encourages connection and playfulness.

52 SUBURBS AROUND THE WORLDCities are usually known only for their icons, monuments and ‘top 10’ tourist attractions. In 52 Suburbs Around the World, photographer Louise Hawson ignores the postcard clichés, finding beauty in the places where ordinary people live, and turning the ordinary into extraordinary.

52 suburbs around the world is a travelling exhibition from Sydney Living Museums. The exhibition is supported by Momento.


WHEN:Saturday 6 December 2014 to Sunday 1 March 2015



WHEN:Saturday 12 December 2014 to Sunday 25 January 2015


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STEPHEN BOWERS: BEYOND BRAVURA - JAMFACTORY ICON 2013For over 35 years Stephen Bowers has been creating works that fire the imagination, combining intellect and inventiveness with skills and traditions that stretch back thousands of years. Bowers creates images and stories on ceramic surfaces that blend art historical references with Australiana motifs and icons from popular culture. WHERE:

Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

WHEN:Saturday 7 February to Sunday 22 March 2015


ABOVE: Stephen Bowers, Exotic Birds and Strange Fruit 2010, wheel thrown, earthenware, underglaze, clear glaze, gold lustre

Stephen Bowers: Beyond Bravura - JamFactory Icon 2013 is a JamFactory touring exhibition.

Stephen Bowers: Beyond Bravura - JamFactory Icon 2013 is supported by Visions of Australia, an

Australian Government program supporting touring exhibitions by providing funding

assistance for the development and touring of Australian cultural material across Australia.

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ABOVE: Ron Withington photographed with items similar to those stolen by his convict ancestor William Parish. Photograph (c) Mine Konakci

A CONVICT IN THE FAMILY?From 1787 to 1868, more than 160,000 convicts were transported to Australia. This contemporary photographic exhibition creates a symbolic connection between generations, linking convict ancestors to their descendants of today.


WHEN:Now until Sunday 25 January 2015


FUSED: A JOURNEY FROM ARTISTS IN THE NATIONAL ART GLASS COLLECTIONThis exhibition celebrates the rich migration stories of professional art glass workers who migrated to Australia. This exhibition highlights the wealth of expertise and culture these skilled migrants brought with them and has played an integral part in the development of studio art glass practice in this country.


WHEN:Now until Sunday 8 March 2015


ABOVE: Stephen Skillitzi, Sublime Head 1992, kiln formed glass, gold painted (detail)

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ABOVE: Colour photograph depicting Brigette Smith and friends on their Gumi raft during the 1981 race.

TAKING IT EASY IN WAGGAThe weekend’s coming up – a couple of days off – what will you do to relax? What did your grandfather do on his day off?

Sneak a squiz at Taking it Easy in Wagga, an exhibition featuring photographs and postcards of Wagga swimming, dancing, riding bikes, picnicking, just kicking back.


WHEN:Opens Friday 27 February 2015


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PEOPLE AND PLACE: FITZMAURICE AND BAYLIS STREETS WAGGATake a journey downtown through time this summer in this facinating exhibition which uncovers the stories of people and businesses who established themselves on Wagga’s two main streets. Featuring objects, images and recordings that shine a light on Wagga Wagga’s development into a thriving regional city.


WHEN:On display now!


ABOVE: Men at work in 1960s Baylis Street.




WAGGA WAGGA SPORTING HALL OF FAMEIn 1993 the Wagga Wagga City Council established a Sporting Hall of Fame to recognise the outstanding achievement of Wagga Wagga athletes who have reached the highest level of their chosen sport. This exhibition profiles these local champions and displays objects significant to their sporting achievements.

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OUT OF THE FIRE: WAGGA WAGGA POTTERS CLUBOut of the Fire is a brilliant display of many techniques and styles, all exhibiting the highest standards of skill and execution, from the Wagga Wagga Potters Club. From bright and glowing vessels to innovative and experimental conceptual designs, there’s something to appeal to every lover of ceramics.

WHERE:E3 art space, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

WHEN:Thursday 11 December to Sunday 21 December 2014


ABOVE: Dawn Smith, Untitled 2013, earthenware clay, hand painted with clear glaze.




ABOVE: Pilot Hughie Leslie Condon of the Australian Flying Corps, c. 1918. Museum of the Riverina Permanent Collection

HE BELONGED TO WAGGA: OUR ANZAC STORY (1914-1919)When war was declared in Europe on 4 August 1914, the men of Wagga Wagga answered the call to arms. From the Kangaroo March of 1915 to the battlefields and beyond, He Belonged to Wagga reveals the personal stories of those who enlisted, through original artefacts, photographs and first-hand accounts.

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HAPE KIDDLE: VESSELAn exhibition of sculptural forms and jewellery by Hape Kiddle, exploring the many different ways in which the Murrumbidgee river winds its way through our lives, nourishes us, and informs our sense of place in the Australian landscape.


WHEN:Thursday 12 February to Sunday 22 February 2015


ABOVE: Hape Kiddle, The Offering 2013, huon pine (detail).


WHEN:Thursday 23 December 2014 to Sunday 7 February 2015


KAPOW!: KIDS AND PRINT OUTREACH WORKSHOPSWagga Wagga Art Gallery’s KaPOW!: Kids and Print Outreach Workshops Program presents a display of works from the biannual printmaking program. Featuring exceptional artworks from Humula Public School and Uranquinty Public School, KaPOW! features prints created during the program and over the past twelve months of activity.

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The Gallery Shop is a space to browse and linger, where you’ll find an ever-changing range of new and exciting gifts for friends,

family - and yourself! Explore our selections of glass, jewellery, ceramics and textiles... and much, much more.

GALLERY SHOP

come and browse the

REMEMBER DECEMBER IS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TIME AT THE GALLERY SHOP!

WAGGA WAGGA CITY LIBRARYWagga Wagga Civic Precinct Phone: (02) 6926 9700 Monday 11am - 6pm Tuesday to Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Closed Sunday & Public Holidays

WAGGA WAGGA CIVIC THEATREWagga Wagga Civic Precinct Phone: (02) 6926 9688 Monday to Friday 10am - 5:30pm

WAGGA WAGGA ART GALLERYWagga Wagga Civic Precinct Phone: (02) 6926 9660 Closed Monday Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 10am - 2pm

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTREOpen 7 days from 9am - 5pm 183 Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga Phone: 1300 100 122 visitwagga.com

MUSEUM OF THE RIVERINAHistoric Council Chambers site Phone: (02) 6926 9655

Botanic Gardens site Phone: (02) 6925 2934

Closed Monday Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 10am - 2pm

come & say hello!

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Documents

Summer Cultural Guide 2015