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art cafe artist talks & forums
Lunchtime talks are held in the gallery once a month.
Wednesdays noon to 1pm. Entry fee $5 (includes a light lunch).
Bookings essential at Gallery desk or phone 02 6499 2268

Wednesday August 6

Alan Watt
Local ceramicist Alan Watt will talk about Les Blakebrough’s work and why he is considered to be a" living treasure".

Wednesday September 10

Megan Bottari
Megan Bottari will discuss her ongoing involvement with contemporary art and glass installation work. Megan won the Kamberra Prize, one of Australia’s important awards for glass art students.

Wednesday October 8

Kathryn Chisholm
Kathryn Chisholm is from the National Museum of Australia and curator of Behind the Lines: The year’s best cartoons. Kathryn will give an in-depth discussion of the exhibition in her floor talk.

Wednesday November 12

Craig Cameron
Local artist Craig Cameron (finalist in the Far South Coast Living Artist Project) will talk about his recent video installation work and show some of his video work.

Wednesday December 3

Sharon Cornthwaite
Local artist and jeweller Sharon Cornthwaite will give a talk on the history of giving jewellery - when and why jewellery is given.

art workshops
Contact the Gallery to book your place phone 02 6499 2268
*The Annex space is below the Bega Bowling Club in Gipps Street Bega

Tuesday July 8

Tuesday July 15

Workshops for kids in the school holidays

Come and do jewellery and lantern making with artists Sharon Cornthwaite and Sam Bailey. The workshops will be for children between the ages of 7 and 12 years. BYO lunch.

Saturday July 26

Sunday July 27

Saturday November 8

Sunday November 9

Jewellery workshop with Sharon Cornthwaite

Come and make your own rings, necklaces or broaches. The workshop can be for 1 or 2 days.

Saturday August 9

Drawing classes

Steve Gill will be holding a drawing workshop focusing on object and figure drawing.

Saturday August 30

Sunday August 31

Etching workshops with Tanja Riese

Tanja will be running a 2 day etching workshop covering both soft and hard ground etching.

Saturday September 13

Workshop for making studio based art materials by Tim Moorhead

Making studio materials: (pastels, charcoal and paint).

Friday September 19

Felted bag workshop

Venue: The Annex Space*
Cost: $70 BYO lunch
Time: 9.30am to 3.30pm

Saturday September 20

Felted toy workshop

Venue: The Annex Space*
Cost: $70 BYO lunch
Time: 9.30am to 3.30pm

Sunday September, 21

Felt workshop

This is for people with previous felting experience.

Thursday October 9

Felting for kids in the school holidays
Felting workshop with Tjenka Murray

BYO lunch. Cost includes all materials and tuition. Due to popular demand we have more workshops with Tjenka. This is a workshop for children aged 10 to 14 years to make their own felted toy. The children will have a toy to take away at the end of the day

Saturday October 18

Sunday October 19

Portrait workshop with Danielle Pirrie

Book early as these classes are always popular and places are limited.

wine, cheese and film nights
Held on the last Thursday of every month at 6.30pm and featuring various well-known international artists. Enjoy wine and cheese while watching the film, then join in the informal discussion. Danielle Pirrie will introduce each film.
Entry fee is a $10 Gallery donation.

Thursday July 31

Modigliani PG rating

Modigliani is a 2004 biographical film of the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centres on the life of Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. Starring Andy Garcia.

Thursday August 28

Picasso Not rated

Picasso: Magic sex and death. Pablo Picasso was one of the most charismatic and misunderstood figures of the 20th century. His canvases became mirrors, weapons and a window on a bold new world of eroticism and madness. In this astonishing look at his life, biographer and close personal friend John Richardson reveals three key themes that took hold of the master’s life and dominated his groundbreaking images.

Thursday September 25

Camille Claudel M Rating.

This film is about the life of the 19th century female sculptor Camille Claudel. Famous sculptor Auguste Rodin hires CamilleClaudel as an assistant, but soon she begins to sculpt for herself and for Rodin. She also becomes his mistress. The film is directed by Bruno Nuytten and stars Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani.

Thursday October 30

Vincent & Theo Not rated.

Vincent & Theo is an exploration of the relationship between Vincent van Gogh and his art dealer brother, Theo. The eternal struggle between madness and genius takes its toll on the brothers relationship. The film is a 1990 biographical drama directed by Robert Altman, starring Tim Roth and Paul Rhys.

Thursday November 27

Chagall Not rated.

Chagall: To Russia asses and others. This remarkable film retraces the life and work of the artist Marc Chagall. Much of the narrative is told in his own words, drawn from his autobiography, Ma Vie (My Life) and there is unique film footage of Chagall being interviewed as he paints. An intimate picture of the mischievous painter and his peripatetic life emerges through interviews of the many personalities in the art world which Chagall inhabited.

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