Residue + Response: Tamworth Textile Triennial builds on the tradition of the Tamworth Fibre Textile collection which first began in 1973, showcasing 50 years of contemporary textile artists. As we unfold from the recent global events, we reflect on our connection with others, our shared history and possible futures. The 2023 Textile Triennial is a […]
When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Classes starting week of Tuesday 17 October 2023, ending Thursday 7 December 2023. Time: 4.00pm - 5.00pm Where: Esther Halliday Studio, Tamworth Regional Gallery 466 Peel Street Tamworth Price: $150* for 8 weeks plus booking fee *The $50 Creative Kids Voucher is available to subsidise this course. Each afternoon a […]
Walaaybaa (HOME) is developed by the Gamilaroi community at Tamworth and Tamworth Regional Gallery working with NSW Department of Education’s Arts Unit and the Art Gallery of New South Wales as part of the program Home: Aboriginal art from New South Wales. Walaaybaa (HOME) is a regional outreach education program that delivers sustained educational content […]
Tamworth Regional Gallery will be welcoming our smallest members of the community into the Esther Halliday Studio and the gallery for a series of creative and sensory classes on a Thursday morning! Facilitated by Emma Stilts and Emily Redman, children and parents/caregivers will explore art-making activities together. Including drawing, painting, paper craft, sculpture and more. […]
The girl who climbed trees highlights traditional and non-traditional surfaces and materials, for contemporary stitch, print, dye, and textile manufacture. Bryant-Duguid uses found and sustainable materials including repurposed paper, household plastic packaging, thrifted fabrics, locally sourced fibre and reclaimed materials. Wearable artworks provide a canvas that evoke memories of childhood, represent images of the domestic […]
The Giant Lions Book Sale is on again. We are celebrating our seventh year in the Pavillion at Paceway Tamworth. There will be thousands of books, records, CDs and puzzles. There are many treasures waiting to be discovered. The sale opens on Saturday 4th November from 8am-5pm, then daily from 9am-5pm, finishing up at noon […]
Join the celebration of Tamworth as the 'First City of Light' on Thursday the 9th of November for the 135th anniversary of the turning on of the first electric streetlights. On the 9th of November 1888 Tamworth became the first city in the southern hemisphere to have municipally funded electric streetlights. Join us at the […]
