Orange Regional Art Gallery Archives - Orange City Council

Abstract Painting – School Holiday Workshop

Get loopy! A playful introduction to abstract painting inspired by the colour and movement of Ildiko Kovacs’ painting Jindabyne in Visions of Country. Young artists will create colourful, large scale expressive paintings in response to different types of music.

Suitable for children aged 6+

December 11, 2020

Collage – School Holiday Workshop

Young artists will enjoy a mini tour of Visions of Country followed by a creative collage workshop inspired by John Peart’s artwork Collage XLV. Children will experiment with various painting and marbling techniques to decorate their paper and then experiment with ripping, layering and positioning their paper to create a series of abstract collages.

Please note that there are two sessions for this workshop:
9am – 12pm (ages 6 – 10)
1pm – 4pm (ages 11+)

December 14, 2020

Art Tools – School Holiday Workshop

This workshop combines painting, drawing and sculpture in a creative exploration of materials and processes. Young artists will enjoy a tour of Visions of Country—investigating different types of mark-making—and then get creative in our workshop space making their own brushes and tools using found materials. The tools will then be put to use in a series of mark-making experiments using paint, ink, paper and card.

Please note that there are two sessions for the workshop:
9am – 12pm (suitable for ages 7-10)
1 – 4pm (suitable for ages 11+)

December 14, 2020

Pop-up Places – School Holiday Workshop

Young artists will enjoy a mini tour of Visions of Country followed by a creative drawing workshop inspired by natural and human-made places. Children will explore composition and perspective as they plan and make their own foldable pop-up, paper place.

Suitable for children aged 6+

December 11, 2020

DIY Kaleidoscope – School Holiday Workshop

See the world a little differently through your very own kaleidoscope! Young artists will learn about colour, pattern, and symmetry as they design and build their own kaleidoscope and then take it on a test-run through the Gallery.

Suitable for ages 6+

December 11, 2020

School Holiday Activity Sheet – Creative Challenge

Pick up a free Creative Challenge Activity Sheet from the Gallery, Museum or Library this school holidays and explore the cultural precinct. There are 16 activities to suit different ages and interests and they’re all FREE. How many can you complete?

December 16, 2020

Visions of Country – Exhibition

Visions of Country – Exhibition

Visions of Country presents different impressions of land from the Orange Regional Gallery Collection. Spanning early Australian Modernists Roland Wakelin and Grace Cossington Smith to present day artists David Serisier, Elisabeth Cummings and Margaret Loy Pula, this selection reveals how depictions of land vary, and continue to change.

November 6, 2020

ORANGE REGIONAL GALLERY – FREE GUIDED TOUR

Orange Regional Gallery is offering free guided tours of Visions of Country with exhibition Curator, Lucy Stranger.

Spanning early Australian modernists to present day artists, Visions of Country presents works from the Orange Regional Gallery Collection that examine different encounters and impressions of land. A genre that grips the imagination of artists and the public, the landscape continues to inspire and challenge artists, with vast results.

Click on the Eventbrite link below and select the tour time you would like to attend.

Wednesday 18 November 2020 from 12:30-1:30pm
Friday 20 November 5:30 – 6:30pm

Places are limited and bookings are essential.

https://visionsofcountryguidedtour.eventbrite.com.au

October 30, 2020

Orange Regional Gallery – An Evening with the Collection

Join us at the Gallery for an evening of art, wine, and music. Learn more about the Orange Regional Gallery Collection and hear how the generosity of the Friends of Orange Regional Gallery contributes to new acquisitions.

See for yourself why our collection is so highly regarded as Gallery Director, Brad Hammond guides you through our current exhibition ‘Collection Highlights’.

The Orange Regional Conservatorium will also be represented by it’s Chamber Music Academy. This ensemble, featuring emerging musicians, sponsored by Godfrey Turner Memorial Music Trust, will provide a short performance of their current program.

This event is a fundraiser for the Friends of Orange Regional Gallery, with all proceeds going towards the purchase of new works for the collection.

Entry fee is $20 ($15 FORG members) payable at the door.
Refreshments included.

March 10, 2020