Australian Poetry Hall of Fame

Australian Poetry Hall of Fame

The Australian Poetry Hall of Fame preserves and celebrates Australian Languages, songlines, poetry and prose in an archive accessible by all Australians. Come and visit the "Hall of Famous Poets", browse the Australian poetry library and archive.

The APHOF hosts the weekly Guyra Farmers and Craft Market every Saturday morning from 8:30am to 1pm. It is the only indoor and weekly market in New England, providing an outlet for local producers and crafts people at only $10 for a stall.

The APHOF also contains the "Red Door Gallery" providing opportunities for artists and is available for hire and exhibitions. Thundercloud Repairian Publishing @APHOF offers graphic design, advertising layout, sticker, flyer poster and postcard design, as well as book layout and publishing.

There is an extensive collection of books for sale, Mont Marte art supplies, Ironlak street art paint. When you just want to relax you can sit in the old lolly shop, now "Seahorse Medicine Cafe" which has coffee, tea, and a range of healthy light snacks and meals.

Tour Groups and school excursions are welcome and with advanced notice a performance of Australian poetry can be tailored to meet your group's needs.

Guyra is home to the Arcadia Theatre built in 1929 and the largest theatre in the New England region. The main auditorium can seat 300 and the dress circle balcony of 120. The elevated stage has a ramp at the front for ease of set up and access plus changing rooms.
The stage is 6m deep and 7m wide plus wings. 3 phase power is available, a lighting boom is installed at the front of the stage and PA is available if needed.

CONTACT

144 Bradley Street, Guyra
Tuesday - Friday: 9am to 12pm & 1pm - 5pm
Saturday: 8:30am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm
By appointment and other times for events and classes
p: 6779 1828

James Warren (owner)
M: 0423 478 656
e: 1english1@gmail.com
w: www.australianpoetryhalloffame.com.au
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The Crossing Theatre Narrabri

The Crossing Theatre Narrabri

The Crossing Theatre is Narrabri Shire’s premier entertainment venue! This multi-purpose venue has two cinemas, a café, exhibition room and four event spaces that are all fully licenced. The Crossing Theatre has a large onsite carpark and is easily accessible with a wide ramp running from the carpark
to the main entrance.

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CONTACT

117 Tibbereena Street
p: 6799 6740
e: boxoffice@narrabri.nsw.gov.au
w: www.crossingtheatre.com.au

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Nundle CWA Art Exhibition

Nundle CWA Art Exhibition

The Exhibition is held at the Nundle Memorial Hall Jenkins Street. Over 250 art entries are displayed around the walls and on specialty built stands. Seating is available to allow visitors to sit and enjoy the wonderful works of art. All art is for sale.

CONTACT

Nundle Memorial Hall , Jenkins Street
e: nundleartexpo@gmail.com
w: www.nundle.org.au

or use the form below to send an email direct to Nundle CWA

 

Yaama Ganu Centre

Yaama Ganu Centre

Opening in January 2011 the Yaama Ganu Centre houses an Aboriginal Art Gallery and café trading as Café Gali. The centre, located in Moree New South Wales, was co funded by Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) and Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC). Under the guidance of project manager Sascha Estens and renowned Sydney restaurateur Toby Osmond, the centre offers hands on training to members of the local Indigenous community in all areas of hospitality.

The Yaama Ganu Gallery officially opened on the 31st of March with an exhibition of works Aboriginal Art from the Kamilaroi nation. Works were sourced from artists throughout the entire Kamailroi region including Walgett, Narrabri, Gunnedah, Boggabilla, Tamworth and of course, Moree. The Aboriginal Art Gallery has represented 25 Kamilaroi Artists from the region and the gallery will continue to exhibit and support Kamilaroi artists.

The gallery also sources its Indigenous art from remote Aboriginal communities nationwide. The art is purchased from Art Centres in WA, NT, SA and surrounding islands where selling art is often their only source of income. We have represented over 250 Indigenous Aboriginal artists from communities around Australia to date. We have put Moree on the ‘Aboriginal Art World’ map with our reputation growing and our name spreading throughout the region. "The centre's already provided a full tourist experience for passing travellers, and a fresh new face for the foodie scene for locals."

CONTACT

211 Balo Street, Moree
Monday - Friday: 8am to 3pm
Saturday: 8am to 1pm
p: 6794 3280
e: info@yaamaganu.com.au
w: www.yaamaganu.com.au

or use the form below to send an email direct to Yaama Ganu

 

Weswal Gallery

Weswal Gallery

Weswal Gallery is a professionally operated commercial fine art gallery based in Tamworth NSW. Housed in a beautiful old converted joinery, Weswal hosts a diverse exhibition program of regional and national emerging and established artists. The gallery also has a stockroom that holds hundreds of artworks available for sale, and a gallery shop offering a range of Australian artisanal objects including jewellery, ceramics, woodwork and glassware. Workshops and public programs are held periodically, register to receive the gallery e-newsletter on Weswal's homepage.

CONTACT

192 Brisbane Street, Tamworth
Thursday - Friday: 10am to 4pm
Saturday - Sunday: 10am to 2pm
p: 6766 5847
e: info@weswalgallery.com.au
w: www.weswalgallery.com.au

or use the form below to send an email direct to Weswal Gallery

 

Walcha Open Air Gallery of Sculptures and Artworks

Walcha Open Air Gallery of Sculptures and Artworks

In 1996, Walcha Council was approached by Stephen King, a local farmer and sculptor, to collaborate with him to create a fountain sculpture for McHattan Park in the centre of town. The decision to accept his offer and install Walcha's first sculpture lead to the suggestion by Council to form the Walcha Arts Council to facilitate an ongoing public art program.

A plan was conceived and drawn up by the Walcha Arts Council and was adopted by Council into its 1998 Management Plan. The concept came to be known as the Open Air Gallery. Currently, the collection consists of 54 sculptures and artworks by local, national and international artists. Take a stroll around the streets and along the river to enjoy the wonderful variety of works on permanent public display.

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CONTACT

Pick up a map from Walcha Visitor Information Centre, 29w Fitzroy Street
p: 6774 2460
e: tourism@walcha.nsw.gov.au

or use the form below to send an email direct to Walcha Visitor Information Centre

 

University of New England Museums

University of New England Museums

University of New England Natural History Museum
Agricultural Education Building, University of New England Armidale
unenaturalhistorymuseum.org.au

Humans are natural collectors. Throughout time we have collected things to try to make sense of the world around us. Animals that intrigue us, items we don’t understand, objects that we perceive to be beautiful, quirky, dangerous, and different. The UNE Natural History Museum is a library of life; a place of activity, interaction and discovery. It serves as a reminder that there is no surrogate for real things. The most sophisticated computer graphics cannot replace the sense of wonder that comes with viewing the still remains of real animals, in all their extraordinary variety.

University of New England Museum of Antiquities
The Museum is located on the ground floor of the Arts Building at the University of New England Armidale
www.une.edu.au/info-for/visitors/museums/museum-of-antiquities

The Museum of Antiquities at the University of New England is the only regional ancient history and archaeology museum in Australia. The Museum encompasses an excellent selection of antiquities from the ancient Mediterranean and the Near East, complemented by objects and ethnographic material from Australia, South East Asia, New Guinea, the Pacific region, Mesoamerica and Africa. The Museum supports the teaching and research interests of UNE staff and students, and of scholars worldwide. It also engages the broader community in the history of peoples through the ages.

Signs for the University of New England are posted on the New England Highway bypass and at both highway entrances to Armidale. The UNE Visitor Information Centre on Elm Avenue can provide campus directions and parking information.

All visitors are welcome at the following times and entry is free

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Monday – Friday: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
Closed on weekends, public holidays and from 24 December – 1 January (inclusive) each year

 

Thorungulla Studio

Thorungulla Studio @ Fagans Vale

Thorungulla Studio is set in the Nandewar Range Looking over Mt Lindsay and Mt Kaputar.

Set in over 200ha of hills and valleys scattered with gum, iron bark and box trees. Wallabies, kangaroo, goats and deer roam the hills.

Karin is a muralist who has created a series of murals to enhance the surrounds. Drought arrived when we did and a constantly blooming rose garden that needs no water has appeal.

Karin works in acrylics depicting the beauty of the Australian bush that surrounds her. Sand paintings, pottery, terracotta sculptures, and poetry are also on the menu. The designing and creating of string theory stories is a labour of love.

Karin worked with a team in Lightning Ridge to create the aboriginal dreaming stories that were displayed at the MCA in 2015. Community murals where Karrin is the designer and the community are the artists. Participants learn colour techniques, perspective, and working as a team.

Plein Air art classes can be arranged by appointment.

Karin’s work is on display at the Claypan/Fuller Gallery in Barraba and the Gallery on Gwydir in Bingara.

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CONTACT

Fagans Vale, 1237 Horton Rd
Open by appointment
p: 0478 411 914
e: thorungulla@bigpond.com

or use the form below to send an email direct to Thorungulla Studio

 

The Rail Journeys Museum in Association with the Australian Rail Monument

The Rail Journeys Museum in Association with the Australian Rail Monument

The Australian Rail Monument is within the grounds of the Werris Creek Railway Station and is a memorial to those railway workers in Australia who died whilst at work on the railways. The memorial features six sculptures of different trades, designed and made by Dominique Sutton of Sydney.

The Rail Journeys Museum is housed in the Werris Creek Station Building, well-known in past years by travellers on the north and north western rail lines, as the Refreshment Room.

The museum is staffed by many volunteers and tells the stories of railway workers in days long gone.

The upstairs section of the Museum is now complete with many more exhibits to see and contains a magnificent model railway layout featuring Werris Creek. There is a lift for those that are not able to make the stairs.

The town of Werris Creek is also referred to as - The Town that never Sleeps, is the first and last town to be built in NSW for the railway and is strategically placed for the junctions required in the busy days of the railway.

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CONTACT

127 Railway Parade, Werris Creek Railway Station
Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday: 10am - 3.30pm
p: 6768 7929
e: wck.railmuseum05@gmail.com
Click here to visit The Rail Journeys Museum Facebook page

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Tenterfield Railway Station Museum

Tenterfield Railway Station Museum

The station was opened in 1886 by Lord Carrington, Governor of New South Wales and officially named "The Great Northern Terminus". It was described as being "one of the most extensive and handsome buildings on the Northern Line". One of a kind, the Railway museum features railway memorabilia, stunning platform gardens, heritage rail vehicles and a magnificent model railway display.
The whole family will love it.

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CONTACT

Railway Ave, Tenterfield
Monday - Sunday: 9am – 4pm
p: 6736 2223
e: tenterfieldrailwaymuseum@outlook.com.au

or use the form below to send an email direct to Tenterfield Railway Museum

 

Tamworth Regional Gallery

Tamworth Regional Gallery

Tamworth Regional Gallery was established in 1919 and is one of the oldest regional galleries in New South Wales. The new Gallery is a large modern purpose built facility established in 2004.

Exhibitions change approximately every 6 weeks. Details of exhibitions are available on the website, by phone or email. Friends of the Gallery receive programs by post.

The two temporary exhibition spaces host a vibrant program of touring exhibitions of national significance, alongside curated exhibitions of regional artists. Exhibitions are also held featuring works from the Galleries' permanent collections.

The Gallery provides a wide and varied program of public events, exhibition openings, artist talks and workshops. The Esther Halliday Studio located at the Gallery is host to various ongoing art classes and workshops.

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CONTACT

466 Peel Street, Tamworth
Tuesday - Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 10am – 4pm
p: 6767 5248
e: gallery@tamworth.nsw.gov.au
w: www.tamworthregionalgallery.com

or use the form below to send an email direct to Tamworth Regional Gallery

 

Tamworth Regional Craft Shed

Tamworth Regional Craft Shed

Tamworth Regional Craft Shed has a multitude of arts and crafts to get involved with, each section having set days for their regular workshops.
With over 200 members the craft shed is positively humming with activity.

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CONTACT

109 Peel Street, Tamworth
Monday to Friday: 10am - 4pm
p: 6761 2779
e: info@trcci.com.au
w: www.trcci.com.au

or use the form below to send an email direct to Tamworth Regional Craft Shed

 

Tamworth Powerstation Museum

Tamworth Powerstation Museum

The first municipal street lighting in Australia commenced in Tamworth, New South Wales on 9th November 1888. The Tamworth Powerstation Museum opened in 1988; the first all electrical museum in Australia. It features displays recording the history of electricity and items reflecting the impact of the development of electricity on modern society.

The Museum include a replica of the first power station building which was constructed on the site in 1888. The original 1907 Showroom building has been refurbished to display a range of unique exhibits including a pictorial display about the early development of electricity.

The Tamworth Powerstation Museum Collection contains approximately 9,500 objects of historical, cultural, and social significance. The Museum’s displays chronicle the use of electricity in Australia and showcases innovations in electrical science and design from around the world. The diverse collection ranges from important artifacts and machinery spanning Australia’s industrialisation, as well as common household appliances from the twentieth century.

In 2010 the Museum was awarded National Significant Status for its collection and contribution to the history of electricity in Australia.

Admission Fees:
Adult: $5
Concession: $2
Group and Coach bookings welcome by appointment.
Museum Volunteers are available to provide a guided tour.

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CONTACT

216 Peel Street, Tamworth
Wednesday – Saturday: 9am – 1pm
p: 6766 8324
e: powerstation@tamworth.nsw.gov.au
w: www.tamworthpowerstationmuseum.com.au

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Stormcrow Studio

Stormcrow Studio

Stormcrow Studio is an art space and store by Nathasha Soonchild. We paint, we print, we curate and make objets d’art using antiques, off-cuts, and neglected treasure. Our studio workspace and store is located in the gold mining town of Nundle. The studio is inside what used to be the old butchers shop, now a beautifully restored heritage building in the heart of the village.

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CONTACT

72 Jenkins Street, Nundle
Friday - Sunday: 10am - 4pm
e: stormcrowstudio@icloud.com
w: www.stormcrowstudio.com

or use the form below to send an email direct to Stormcrow Studio

 

Splash on Peel

Splash on Peel

Splash on Peel offer workshops to anyone wishing to participate in a creative activity in a safe and supportive environment.

We also offer a gallery for local artists to display their work.

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CONTACT

Shop 4, 164 Peel Street, Tamworth
Open by appointment
p: 0450 626 743
e: admin@splashonpeel.com.au
w: www.splashonpeel.com.au

or use the form below to send an email direct to Splash on Peel

 

Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts

Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts

Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts is a multi-function centre boasting a museum, cinema, function centre and library, also within the complex is the Courtyard Cafe.

The original hall where Sir Henry Parkes delivered his famous speech in 1889 is now a Museum to Federation and a gallery which celebrates the life of Parkes.

The newly refurbished School of Arts Cinema is operated by Tenterfield Shire Council and is a unique blend of historical atmosphere with the latest in block-buster and arthouse movie screening.

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CONTACT

203 Rouse Street, Tenterfield
Monday - Sunday: 10am - 4pm
p: 6736 6100
e: museum@tenterfield.nsw.gov.au
w: www.tenterfield.nsw.gov.au

or use the form below to send an email direct to Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts

 

Saumarez Homestead

Saumarez Homestead

Stunning historic country homestead with gardens, farm buildings and a cafe giving you an insight into rural life in the 1800's. Available to the public for tours, weddings, functions and events.

This ten-hectare grazing property was first inhabited by British settlers led by Henry Dumaresq in the 1830s. Today it includes an elegant, extensive, fully furnished Edwardian homestead, built between 1888 and 1906, and 15 farm and other buildings dating up to 1910, with their collections of early farm equipment.

Take a guided tour through the White family’s 30 room Edwardian mansion complete with original furnishings, art & ceramics collection. Stroll through Mary White’s garden, with its Jocelyn Brown style cottage garden, the picking garden and the lawns. Visit outbuildings complete with 19th
century tools and equipment.

Allow at least half a day to see this extensive property, and experience 19th century pastoral life.

The Saumarez Centre is popular for weddings, celebrations, small conferences and meetings.

Entry tickets available from Saumarez Homestead Office/Shop. Brochures and honesty box available when office unattended.

CONTACT

230 Saumarez Road, Armidale
Enter via Armidale Airport off New England Highway

Monday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Guided tours and the café open only on weekends and public holidays.
Entry to interior of homestead by guided tour only (10.30am, 2pm and 3.30pm weekends and public holidays except Christmas Day & Good Friday).

p: 6772 3616
e: saumarez@nationaltrust.com.au
w: www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/saumarez-homestead/

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Royal Theatre Quirindi

Royal Theatre Quirindi

The Royal Theatre in Quirindi began showing its first films in 1930 and continued for the next 76 years. While patronage was patchy at times, it was with great disappointment to the community that the last movie was shown in 2006 by the then owners who had spent considerable time and effort over the years to bring the big screen to Quirindi.

In 2008 the Liverpool Plains Shire Council purchased the building with the aim of restoring it to its former glory and grants from four different funding bodies were obtained to enable the project to proceed.

More than 50 volunteers also donated their time to clean up and paint the theatre to assist in keeping costs within budget. On April 13 2010 the Quirindi Royal Theatre officially opened and the following month the first live theatre performance was staged to a full house.

With the assistance of one of the Theatre’s former owners, John Mitchell, a group of volunteers was trained to operate the projection equipment and in the first week of September the Theatre resumed screening movies. Movies are now held every fortnight and on other weekends a variety of events are staged from live theatre to musical performances, school plays and fund raising activities.

The Theatre is operated by volunteers and the community has rediscovered a timeless treasure.
Open during events and film screenings and open by appointment.

CONTACT

115 Henry Street, Quirindi
p: 6746 1755
e: royaltheatre@lpsc.nsw.gov.au
w: www.quirindiroyaltheatre.com

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Roxy Theatre, Cafe and Museum

Roxy Theatre, Cafe and Museum

The Roxy Theatre is situated in the main street of Bingara, a striking building with a history as colourful as its painted exterior. Built in 1936 by three Greeks, it operated as a cinema until 1958, after which it was closed and lay dormant and untouched for forty years.

In May 2004, The Roxy was faithfully restored to its original splendour and was re-opened to the public. The theatre embraces some of the most striking original art deco architecture in New South Wales and it still contains the original fixtures and fittings, including the ornate stucco plaster, paintwork
and coloured lights from 1936.

Today, The Roxy functions as both a multi purpose cinema and regional centre for the performing arts, with The North West Theatre Company taking residence there. The quality and standard of the performances and events, make any visit worth while.

The Roxy also has the capacity to act as a function centre for a wide variety of activities and events, ranging from birthdays and weddings to regional conferences and seminars. It is able to cater for groups ranging from 20 to 400 and is able to provide audio visual and data projection equipment. Seeing the Roxy in its full theatrical splendor is unforgettable.

CONTACT

74 Maitland Street, Bingara
p: 6724 0066
e: tnewby@gwydir.nsw.gov.au
w: www.roxybingara.com.au

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Random Rural Art Gallery

Random Rural Art Gallery

Random Rural is a retiring farming wife's new occupation and studio. The ex stock and station building, yard and sheds are now exhibiting a wonderful collection of local talent and crafts as an outlet and meeting place. This is a service for fellow primary producers. $10 is the fee on any item or 50c under $10. Cash only goes to the talented creators who have mainly retired with hobbies and skills.

Various clubs use here for morning or afternoon tea meetings. Available is Coffee/Teas/Milo and homemade slice/biscuits for a coin donation to enjoy in the garden or back deck.

Welcome to Country Hospitality.

CONTACT

43 Main North Road, Willow Tree
p: 6747 1597
e: robynmarheine@icloud.com

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