FEBRUARY

MAPBM: FABRIK Until 28 Feb Vivienne Dadour, Anne Graham, Beata Geyer, Ian Millis and Ebony Secombe and Fiona Davies (curator). Modern Art Projects Blue Mountains (MAPBM) is a contemporary art association that aims to support, advocate and develop exhibitions in Western Sydney and further afield. Five artists from this collective will create new works spanning photography, soft sculpture, prints and installation that respond to the themes and ideas associated with the production and circulation of textiles in the 21st Century.Image: Anne Graham, The Gardens of Stone (2020) wool, steel, wood, dye 61 x 131 x 61cm each (6 pieces). Courtesy the artist.

FROM THE COLLECTION: STEPHEN WICKHAM Until 28 FebSenior Australian artist Stephen Wickham, born in Melbourne in 1950, centres his art practice around the exploration of abstraction. This display of recent paintings, alongside earlier works on paper, were gifted to the Gallery’s Collection in 2018 by the Fox Family, and show Wickham’s interest in the exploration of colour, space and geometry. These philosophies resonate with Margo Lewers’ bold principles of design as seen in her corkboard cabinet located at the far end of the Ancher House gallery space.Image: Stephen Wickham, ‘Homage to Ralph Balson. #105’ [detail] Diptych-180 x 120cm, 2011-12, oil on linen. Donated by the Fox Family Collection, 2018. Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of The Lewers Bequest Collection.

OUTSIDE THE STADIUM (Located at The Joan) Until 28 Feb A public art project by Penrith Performing & Visual Arts featuring photographer Lyndal Irons, and Panthers fans across the west – and beyond. All sporting codes and teams have fans, but none are quite as passionate, vocal, and supportive as Panthers fans. In a cultural project celebrating fandom, Penrith Regional Gallery has engaged celebrated photographer – and Panthers fan – Lyndal Irons to capture images and stories from in and around Penrith, of people wearing their Panther-filled hearts on their sleeves, their cars, their faces, their homes, their businesses, their streets, perhaps even their pets.Image: Lyndal Irons for Penrith Regional Gallery.

BONITA ELY: MEMENTO Until 28 FebMemento, in the Main Gallery, comprises two bodies of work by leading Australian artist Bonita Ely. Ely is well known for her projects which address social and environmental issues through performance, sculpture and installation. Ely will be presenting work that draws connections between human experience and the physical and psychological environments that we inhabit.Image: Bonita Ely, Plastikus Progressus (2017) plastic, cellophane, metal, photography, sound, works on paper, image and text, video, sculpture dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane.

EXHIBITIONS

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EBONY SECOMBE SITTING WITH FEAR AND EMPATHYUntil 28 Feb | Mon & Sat | 10am – 3pm For the duration of Fabrik, exhibiting artist Ebony Secombe will be adding to her woven artwork, created using black and yellow caution tape. Audiences are invited to join Ebony in creating this work.Image: Courtesy of Ebony Secombe

ART + MUSIC TALKS10 Mar – 13 Oct | Weds | 11am 1 talk: $15 | 8 talks: $96 What are some of the great movements in art and music? And why are they significant? Find out about exceptional masterpieces and explore the stories behind artists, composers and musicians who created famous works in our Art + Music Talks series at our sister site, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre. Head over to our website to book now.

SYMPHONY @ SUNSET – BRASS SHOWCASE21 Feb | 5pm | FREEDelight your senses with an al fresco evening of music presented by Penrith Symphony Orchestra and Penrith Performing & Visual Arts in our Gallery’s gardens. Complete your evening with food and drinks from Cafe at Lewers, food hampers available for pre-order. Head over to our website for more information and register for a FREE ticket.

OPPORTUNITIES

VOLUNTEER CALL OUTPenrith Regional Gallery, Home of The Lewers Bequest is calling for volunteers. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Gallery team in a dynamic role and engage with audiences to create a positive visitor experience. Please email enquiries to the Gallery on gallery@penrith.city or visit our website for more details.

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Gallery’s opening hours: 10am – 4pm daily | Cafe at Lewers opening hours: 8am – 3pm daily* | Kitchen closes at 2pm. Coffee and cake until 3pm | To book the Cafe please call 4735 4265 *Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday

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FIELDWORK: LANDSCAPES WEST OF SYDNEY12 Mar – 9 MayThe Art Gallery of New South Wales is delighted to present Fieldwork: Landscapes West of Sydney, a travelling exhibition drawn from the Gallery’s treasured collection of late 19th and early to mid-20th-century paintings and works on paper. With a focus on artists’ camps and painting expeditions organised at the Hawkesbury region, the Blue Mountains and Sydney’s western suburbs on Darug, Tharawal and Gundungurra Country.Image: Elioth Gruner (New Zealand; Australia, b.1882, d.1939)Spring Frost 1919oil on canvas, 131 x 178.7 cmArt Gallery of New South Wales Gift of FG White 1939Photo: Mim Stirling, AGNSW

TERM 1 ART WORKSHOPSART ATTACK SATURDAYS – MIXED MEDIA 6 Feb – 27 Mar | 10am – 12pm 7 – 9 years | $180

WEDNESDAY DRAWING SCHOOL 10 Feb – 27 Mar | 10am – 12pm 10 – 12 years | $180

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