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Clan Rodda Year 12 Scholarship Exhibition
Be inspired by the talent and diversity in the works of Year 12 students from the Southern Flinders region. Students who completed Year 12 in 2008 will present their work for consideration for the Clan Rodda Scholarship - $1000 towards continuing their study in the arts. The scholarship acknowledges the contribution to the arts by accomplished Port Pirie artist, Clan Rodda.
Proudly sponsored by Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery |
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| 20 February to 14 March |
The Heysen Trail
This exhibition will be on display at six locations along the Heysen Trail during South Australia’s Festival of the Arts, from Goolwa in the south to Parachilna in the north. Like the spine of the state the Heysen Trail runs from the coccyx at Cape Jervis to the crown at Parachilna. Award winning and highly regarded South Australian artists have accepted the challenge to interpret the Heysen Trail and the amazing landscapes it threads through. This landmark exhibition showcases the internationally important trail and the creative talents flourishing around it. Features the work of Peter Coad, Coralie Armstrong, Tom O'Callaghan, Dieter Engler, Mary Wagstaff, Janet Bridgland, Nikolas De Masi , Trevor McNamara, Pamela Kouenhoven, and Marek Herbert.
Curated by Russell Starke of Greenhill Galleries Adelaide
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| 19 March to 18 April |
 3ELEMENTS- sculptures by Stephen Schwark
Local metal sculptor Stephen Schwark brings his first major exhibition to Port Pire. 3ELEMENTS is based on three natural elements - water, earth and air - and the major animals relating to these elements. Scrap metal being the medium gives an exciting and very original look. Stephen takes the materials through an amazing transformation from bleak rusted metal to a brand new creature. These sculptures are his biggest and best yet - a truly original experience you must see. |
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Germein Art Focus
The Germein Art Focus is a group of established artists from Port Pirie and the surrounding region who met through their association with Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery. The group comprises Neil Hann, Marek Herbert, Anna Herbert, Clan Rodda, Barbara Looby, Harm Folkers and Jan Pana, representing painters, printmakers, and a designer and photographer. |
Sportsart
Sport is the theme and creativity is the name of the game! The boundary line is set by the artists’ imaginations. This exhibition compliments the Port Pirie Masters’ Games 2010 and acknowledges the importance of sport in regional communities. |
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| 23 April to 30 May |
Ancient Inspirations - new work by Aboriginal artists from the Port Pirie Region
An exciting exhibition of new works by Aboriginal artists of the Port Pirie region. The participating artists bring a diverse range of language groups together. The artists are exploring and experimenting with new ideas in their new 'home' and the outcome is a myriad of styles. |
Ripples in the Sand
The different clans and language groups who have journeyed to and through Port Augusta have brought the seeds of their experience and planted them in that country. Ripples in the Sand weaves together the different threads, stories and elements of Aboriginality in Port Augusta - the new generation's story. This exhibition was commissioned for the first ever Yarnballa (a Barngala word meaning 'together in company') Arts and Cultural Festival, during the 2008 Regional Centre of Culture, Port Augusta Re-Imagines!
Artists used a variety of media to communicate their stories including painting, glass, ceramics and printmaking.
While the works reflect the lore and knowledge common to many peoples, a number challenge the notion of what Aboriginal art 'should' look like through the use of new techniques introduced during a series of workshops in 2008. In doing so the artists are presented as agents of change in inspiring both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to appreciate the centrality of connection to country in their lives.
Curated by lavene Ngatokorua and Felicity Wright.
A Country Arts SA touring exhibition |
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| 4 June to 18 July |
Views and Hues - Painters of the Flinders Ranges
Artists have admired the grand spectacle of the Flinders Ranges for many hundreds of years, from the original owners of the land through to the modern-day painter. The Painters of the Flinders Ranges have evolved into an eclectic group of professional artists with a wide range of styles; realist to abstract, landscape to portraiture, using mediums including pastel, watercolour, ink, actylic and oil. They all share a fascination and respect for this awe inspiring landscape of rugged mountain scenery, deep gorges and tranquil valleys. The group has enjoyed critical acclaim and wide-spread appreciation of their work which is represented in collections throughout Australia and overseas. |
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| 23 July to 29 August |
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Step Right Up! The Circus in Australian Art
Run away with the circus at Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery! Come and challenge those childhood recollections, tickle your sensory memories and explore an amazing collection of circus images. Step Right Up! The Circus in Australian Art looks at 'circus' from a fine arts perspective. It explores the many mythologies surrounding the circus tradition - as a refuge from real life, as imaginary world of exaggerated good and evil, of physical achievement and mystery.
Step Right Up! The Circus in Australian Art features historical and contemporary artworks drawn from state, regional, commercial and private collections and works from the Albury City collection. Artists include John Olsen, Jeffrey Smart, Anne Zahalka, Ken Whisson, Ponch Hawkes, John Brack, Fred Williams, Petrina Hicks, George Baldessin, Margaret Cilento and many more.
An AlburyCity touring exhibition. Development funding provided by Arts NSW and AlburyCity. Sponsored in Port Pirie by Nyrstar |
   
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| 4 September to 3 October |
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Port Pirie Art Prize
Annual exhibition showcasing the range of skills and diverse styles of artists from around the Southern Flinders region and beyond. One of the many exhibitions held throughout the Flinders Ranges as part of A brush with art.
A collaboration between Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery and Port Pirie Regional Council.
Entry Forms can be downloaded here |
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| 7 October to 24 October |
The Gentle Arts - Embroiderers' Guild of Port Pirie
Ever popular, and always beautiful, the remarkable skills of this highly talented group are inspiring. Come along and talk to some of the members about their work. |
Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery Members' Exhibition
The membership of Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery includes many talented local artists. This is their opportunity to exhibit as a group - an interesting and inspiring exhibition.
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| 29 October to 12 December |
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Recycled Library, Altered Books
Recycled Library, Altered Books is a group exhibition of works by Australian artists that incorporate existing/found books as a major conceptual and creative element. The primary curatorial rationale for the exhibition is to investigate the symbolism of 'the book' in an era in which the printed page is in danger of being superseded by digital technology.
The exhibition focuses on works that have a conceptual, political or social concern and range from the 1970 conceptual work Introduction to a book by Paul Partos (1943-2002) to the beautifully crafted recent work by the Melbourne artist Kylie Stillman (born 1975). Other artists include Jayne Dyer, Simryn Gill, Julie Gough, Paul Hoban, Liz Jeneid, Yvonne Kendall, Archie Moore, Jánis Nedéla, Patrick Pound, Alex Selenitsch, David Swqueira, Glen Skien & Hossein Valmanesh.
A Country Arts SA touring exhibition developed by Artspace Mackay with support by Museums and Galleries Services Queensland |
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| 17 December 2010 to 30 January 2011 |
Better with Age
An exhibition celebrating the work of our local regional artists who are over 70 years of age. A wealth of talent is to be found in our region - all of the artists exhibiting will be well known to the Gallery's regular visitors and offer a range of styles and stories of their journeys as artists |
