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14 Aug 2025 - 7 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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23 Aug 2025Canines can channel their inner artist with dog paw painting and sit in a photo booth dressed like an artist. There will be a stick and ball library and many other dog-related activities including displays from Springwood Dog Training club. There will also be a Dogs Day Out Talent competitionmoreBook now
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24 Aug 2025In celebration James Fairfax’s adoration of his dogs, we invite you and your furry friends to join the festivities at historic Retford Park. Activities include free gardens tours for dogs and their humans, competitions, an agility course and demonstrations. Browse a range of stalls selling a variety of dog-related goodiesmoreBook now
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9 Sep 2025 - 16 Sep 2025Meet local historian and Manly enthusiast, Terry Gatward, outside the Manly Town Hall, conveniently located opposite the ferry terminal, for an introduction to the earliest colonial days of Manly. Manly’s Eastern Hill was once a suburb of choice for Sydney’s gentry and businessmen. It still shows signs of some ofmoreBook now
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11 Sep 2025 - 12 Oct 2025Working in pen and ink, Desmond’s pictures include an incredible level of intricate detail. Of particular interest to him are shadows and reflections on glass; sometimes unexpected in tortured planes and weird fragments of what they are reflecting, sometimes half-revealing what is inside. Desmond studied art and design at themore
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13 Sep 2025Step into a world of inspiration at the iconic Norman Lindsay Garden, where the beauty of nature and art seamlessly come together. In this immersive two-day Plein Air painting workshop, artist Corinne Loxton will lead you in capturing the breathtaking sculptures by Norman Lindsay, set against the backdrop of vibrantmoreBook 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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21 Sep 2025You are cordially invited to join us at an enchanting Regency Day Out this spring. Delight in captivating Regency fashion talks by Dress Historian, Dr Lorinda Cramer and Old Government House’s Assistant Curator, Anna Ridley. Step inside Old Government House for a special viewing of the delicate and rarely seenmore
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27 Sep 2025 - 19 Oct 2025Enjoy viewing Ros Craig’s beautiful artworks depicting still life objects, including flowers, bowls and other everyday objects. Chat with the artist while you browse the exhibition and watch her creative process in action as she paints a canvas in real-time. All works will be for sale and proceeds support themore
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19 Oct 2025Find that something special as you browse a wide variety of local market stalls dotted throughout the beautiful gardens that wrap around this Victorian-era bungalow. Pack a picnic and relax in Miss Traill’s beautiful garden. Enjoy morning and afternoon tea and a sausage sizzle for brunch or lunch. Visitors aremore