In this fun workshop inspired by the ‘Hey! Thats My Guitar’ exhibition, Emma Stanley of els.art will guide children through making their own Pop Art guitar collage on canvas. Emma Stanley is a qualified High School teacher, a practicing artist and a valued team member at Weswal Gallery. Date: Thursday 25 January 2024 Time: 10am […]
Join us to celebrate local artists with the opening of our two beautiful new exhibitions, Leslye Coles 'Light & Life' and Joanne Steads 'A Touch of Gold' on Saturday 11 May @2pm Leslye Cole 'Light & Life' in the Main Gallery: This stunning exhibition reinterprets the bucolic scenes of the early Australian Impressionists through a […]
Armidale based artist Janna Hayes returns to Weswal Gallery with a stunning new exhibition, 'I Can Be My Own Hero' Says the artist: "This show continues my exploration into the landscape in the New England region. Each piece is an emotional reaction to the land but unlike my earlier works that reflected a deeply personal […]
Emerging artist Phoebe Hillard presents her debut exhibition 'Detritus', a series of breathtaking pastel drawings, in the Stockroom Gallery Says the artist: "The works in this exhibition are created from photographs. Each artwork is soft pastel, a medium I love for its tactile nature. The level of detail in the works is an acknowledgement to […]
All welcome to join us in celebrating the opening of two wonderful new exhibitions by emerging local talents, Janna Hayes and Phoebe Hillard. Janna Hayes 'I Can Be My Own Hero' This show continues the artists exploration into the landscape in the New England region. Each piece is an emotional reaction to the land but […]
Prominent New England-based artists Stuart Boggs and Rowen Matthews come together to present ‘Wild Rivers’, a powerful exhibition of dramatically structured, semi-abstract landscapes. This collaborative showcase highlights the dynamic interplay […]
Marilou Palazon is a contemporary Australian artist. She has been painting large-scale botanicals, Australian Birds, and water themes for over 20 years. She treats them more like dramatic landscapes — exploring textures, ranges, light play and folds. Choosing to eliminate a “feminine” reference, Palazon instead emphasises the theatrical and sculptural play of form in a […]
This exhibition ‘Distorted Landscape’ presents a new body of work in which Ariella Friend further explores her relationship to nature in a digital world. Having never visited Tamworth, Friend’s interpretation of the local flora and natural landscapes is based on her text based prompts and image searches on the internet. This research has culminated in […]
Weswal Gallery in collaboration with Arts North West and Tamworth Regional Craft Centre (TRCC) is pleased to present a Pop Up and artist talk with esteemed ceramicist, Shannon Garson. Garson is conducting a sold out workshop at TRCC over the weekend, with this pop up allowing those unable to attend the opportunity to view and […]
Weswal Gallery, in conjunction with sponsors Kookaburra Koncepts and First National Real Estate Tamworth , is thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural Interior Art Prize. A $4000 prize, the ‘Inty’ invites entries from Australian based artists working in any medium, of an interior themed artwork up to 60cm sq. In addition to prize […]
This joint exhibition showcases the works of two experienced and talented artists; Michelle's pieces on paper and Sasha’s ceramics beautifully combine and complement each other to create a cohesive dialogue between their mediums. Michelle Hungerford is a full-time practicing artist who lives and works in Tamworth, New South Wales. Landscapes are her preferred genre, and […]
The book left on a train, the memory of her, the smell of home, the road you didn’t know you were meant to take, the cave in the hillside only […]
