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27 Mar 2025 - 4 May 2025The exhibition title ‘34 Degrees South’ reflects the artists’ latitudinal placement on the Earth’s hemisphere, their bandwidth south of the equator. Bowral and Retford Park are located at 34.8802 degrees South Longitude and the nine exhibiting artists live in Southern Highlands towns, villages and adjoining bushlands. Their various travels andmore
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13 Mar 2025 - 23 Mar 2025Retford Park’s newest exhibition looks at the contemporary glass practice of four artists working in very different ways. From the minimal walk-based glass paintings of Chic Butcher, to the sublime glass well and illuminated works of Cobi Cockburn, Scott Chaseling’s colourful cascading glass sculptures and Gina Fairley’s glass jewellery. Itmore
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20 Mar 2025 - 21 Jul 2025This captivating exhibition delves into the full range of Norman Lindsay’s etching techniques, covering a pivotal period from 1915 to 1930, widely regarded as the golden age of Lindsay’s pen drawing and printmaking. The show highlights the complexity and precision of his artistic evolution, focusing on his exploration of desiremore
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27 Jul 2025 - 16 Nov 2025The concept of ghosts and the afterlife appears in almost every culture. House of Ghosts explores the intersection of the real and the imagined – the seen and unseen, Imagined figures, spirits, ghosts, memories of people, or some kind of hallucination. Over 60,000 Australian soldiers were killed during the firstmoreBook now
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19 Sep 2025 - 31 Oct 2025First awarded in 1965, the Portia Geach Memorial Award was established by Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, artist Portia Geach. As per the direction of the will, the Award is annually presented to an Australian female artist for the best portrait painted from life of a manmore
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1 Jun 2025Heritage used to signify a civic appreciation and responsibility to recognise and protect the aesthetic, cultural and social history of people and places that make up the cumulative narrative of cities. Today ‘heritage’ has a justifiably broad orbit, but in Sydney, architectural heritage has a diminished status and politicised criticisms.more
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21 Jun 2025The annual Bric-a-Brac Bazaar returns to historic Lindesay, a stunning 1834 mansion overlooking Sydney Harbour. Browse a delightful array of curios and surprise knick-knacks and collectibles. Make a day of it as you explore this special spot and enjoy a morning or afternoon tea under the enormous old plane trees.more
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12 Jun 2025 - 6 Jul 2025A collaboration between CanAssist, the Botanical Art Society of Australia and Retford Park, featuring an annual juried prize and exhibition of competition entries. Described as a liaison between the disciplines of art and science, botanical art aims to capture the essence of the plant; its form, texture and growth habits,more
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14 Aug 2025 - 4 Sep 2025Katherine C Rooney is a contemporary landscape and still life artist based in Sydney. Inspired by the Australian landscape, her artworks are colourful and textured, capturing the changing light and mood of the sky and land with lush layers of acrylic paint. Be it a fleeting colour of the sky,more
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10 Jul 2025 - 7 Aug 2025Martial is unequivocally, jauntily French – even after almost four decades of living in Australia. His work exhibits all the mores attributed to the French in a dynamic, engaging, wondrous swirl of life well lived. His canvases jump out at you – full of exuberance and literally joie de vivre.more
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19 Mar 2025Learn about the history of houses, interiors and gardens in NSW and explore material relevant to your locality. Hosted in three unique and historic locations, these expert-led illustrated presentations will draw on Museums of History NSW’s rich collections, including the Caroline Simpson Library Collection, State Archives Collection and museum collections.moreBook now
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20 Feb 2025 - 23 Mar 2025The Illawarra Association for the Visual Arts (IAVA) is excited to present Crossing Paths, an exhibition celebrating the vibrant work of 25 talented local artists. This exceptional collection will be on display at The White Cottage Gallery. The exhibition will feature a diverse range of contemporary artworks by IAVA members,more
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14 May 2025 - 27 Jul 2025Each year the National Trust partners with Reconciliation NSW to tour the student finalists’ works throughout the state, allowing more schools to get involved and showcase their art and writing works. In 2025, Reconciliation NSW’s Schools Reconciliation Challenge exhibition is comprised of a variety of impactful works from NSW primarymoreBook now
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18 Apr 2025The Australian Heritage Festival is the country’s largest community-driven celebration of heritage. For over 40 years, the Festival, coordinated annually by the National Trust of Australia, has brought the country’s natural, cultural and built heritage to life. In 2025, the celebrations return from Friday 18 April – Sunday 18 May,moreLearn more
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10 May 2025 - 27 Jul 2025The Salon des Refusés was initiated by the S.H. Ervin Gallery in 1992 in response to the large number of works entered into the Archibald Prize which were not selected for display in the official exhibition. The Archibald Prize is one of Australia’s most high profile and respected awards whichmoreBook now
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28 May 2025The National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery has partnered with Captain Cook Cruises, to offer an exclusive Vivid Boat Tour. Marvel at the spectacular light show while you enjoy a three-course dinner with beer, wines and soft drinks for the duration of the cruise. Step aboard our private charter vessel tomoreBook now
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3 May 2025 - 4 May 2025The gateway to the Lower Hunter is dominated by the city of Maitland and surrounding suburbs, surrounded by rich floodplains where lush lucerne and a variety of vegetable crops are produced. Originally inhabited by the Wonnarua People since the time of European settlement, the area has a history of boommoreBook now
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14 Feb 2025 - 19 Apr 2025Enjoy refreshments upon arrival in the heritage garden before embarking on a unique twilight discovery tour of historic Riversdale. View some of this significant property’s rarely seen treasures and unlock her many secrets. Step inside the stables, Goulburn’s oldest building, look inside the original colonial kitchen, view the collection ofmoreBook now
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8 Mar 2025 - 23 Mar 2025O’Neill’s work previously seen in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review and the Bulletin magazine is soon to exhibit in the Everglades art gallery. The drawings are part of a long graphic tradition in newspapers, magazines and books. The tradition is threatened to a significant extent by newmoreBook now
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16 Mar 2025Discover Hobartville Estate – a substantially intact early colonial homestead group, featuring one of the finest pre-1830 houses in the country; extremely rare for its intact setting, landscape features and outbuildings of various ages, and seldom opened for public viewing. Take this rare opportunity to join a guided tour throughmoreBook now
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12 Apr 2025The Norman Lindsay Jazz & Wine in the Garden festival returns for another sensational day of music by Kate Woolfe‘s Big Bad Swing Band, tastings from local wineries and lively dance performances. Enjoy smouldering jazz from the golden eras of the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Performing interpretations of stage andmoreBook now
