Workshops
"Girls 'Colouring In' & Social Morning"
with Chrissy Taylor - Saturday 17th January - 9am - 11am
Contact Chrissy on 0458 211 984 or the Gayndah Art Gallery on 4140 8057
'Adults Astrology Pages Colouring Workshop'
with Chrissy Taylor - Saturday 17th January - 1pm - 3pm
Contact Chrissy on 0458 211 984 or the Gayndah Art Gallery on 4140 8057
Events
Opening Event for 'Community Dreaming' Exhibition
featuring Susan Cook and Wendy McNeil
Opening Event for 'Romancing the Land' Exhibition
featuring Zara Bambling
“On Saturday 1st of November Zarabella Bambling had her exhibition opening event at the Gallery and it was the place to be! With a crowd of over 100 people, sales of paintings and prints were hot.
“Romancing The Land” is Zarabella’s first solo exhibition and already, in the first week, it is proving to be a huge success for her.
It was wonderful to see Zarabella surrounded by her local Gayndah family, friends and community members, plus visitors from afar, as she celebrated this milestone event.
Gallery volunteers worked as a team with Zarabella to bring the event together, and the afternoon was one to beat. You should be proud Zara. Congratulations also goes to the raffle winners of Zarabella prints/merchandise, and the lucky door winner at the event, plus Friends of Gayndah Gallery (FROGGs) member prize draw winners.
Well that’s a wrap for this event, but there are still 7 more weeks of “Romancing The Land” at the Gayndah Art Gallery, so if you haven’t had the chance to see Zarabella’s creations, then please make the time to do so.
Zarabella Bambling enjoying the crowd at her exhibition opening event for “Romancing The Land”
Zarabella and her mother, Venessa Bambling speaking about Zara’s art journey over time.
Zarabella with Friends of Gayndah Gallery President Jane Glenn, as they made speeches on the day.
Zarabella and some of her friends during the event.
Opening Event for 'The Way We Were' Exhibition
featuring Kevin Rogers
Over 40 guests enjoyed a vibrant, fun evening to celebrate the opening of Kevin Roger’s exhibition “The Way We Were” on Saturday, 6 September.
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Kevin, and his wife Jeanette, travelled from Howard to spend the evening in Gayndah, talking about Kevin’s art and answering questions about the various mediums he uses.
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Known as an Historical Artist, Kevin rightly said: “It is so fitting that as an Historical Artist, I am able to exhibit in this beautiful Gallery in Queensland’s oldest town”.
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As a Master Colour Pencil artist, Kevin’s work takes working with colour pencils to new heights, with extraordinary detail and resulting realism. He also works with a combination of ink and watercolours, with subjects as diverse as “Chowey Bridge – Queensland” and “The Amalfi Coast”.
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​A visit from Nambour’s Probus Club on Friday, 12 September was a great success. They were enchanted with Kevin’s work and bought several prints. They were extremely impressed with the Gallery and said it compared very favourably with Galleries at the Sunshine Coast!
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Jeanette, Kevin and Jane
Probus visitors in Gallery
Probus visitors in Artisans Alleyway
Opening Event for “Seasonal” Exhibition
It was good to see representatives from the citrus industry at Dr Kaya Barry’s exhibition opening for “Seasonal” on Saturday evening at Gayndah Art Gallery. Hot soup was just the ticket for a chilly night, and we would like to thank everyone who donned their warmest clothes to join us!
The exhibition captures the everyday life of seasonal workers living in Queensland farming communities, through photographs taken by the workers, on disposable film cameras, distributed by Kaya. People from the Pacific Islands and backpackers on “working holidays” showcase their experiences, hopes, challenges, and fascination with local landscapes, places and people.
Many had never used cameras with actual film in them and took the opportunity to photograph anything and everything, including their visits to KFC outlets! The photographs included in the exhibition (none of KFC) give us a glimpse of life for seasonal migrant workers.
As we in Gayndah know, seasonal workers are a vital part of life here. Many come from overseas to live and work for months on end, some returning year after year, season after season, picking, packing and supporting our citrus industry. It is good to see them recognized through this fascinating exhibition which, as part of Kaya’s research, is supported with funding from Griffith University and the Australian Research Council.
Friends of Gayndah Gallery held their usual Members Only Prize Draw, with winners collecting a beautiful box of citrus, thanks to Lava Valley Produce, a voucher donated by
A Little Different Café and entry for 4 to the Gayndah Gladiators Rugby League on 26 July, kindly donated by Gayndah Gladiators Senior Rugby League Club.
Thank you all for your support!
Dr Kaya Barry speaking about “Seasonal”
Neil Parfitt, the Lucky Door prize winner with the box of goods from Lava Valley Produce.
Some of the attendees enjoying supper and drinks, while browsing the exhibition, chatting and listening to the music.
Some visitors from New South Wales even joined the event.
Raffle Prize winner Sean MacTorleigh, with goodies from Lava Valley Produce and Kenilworth
OPENING EVENT – ROSE HAMILTON-BARR’S EXHIBITION OF THE ART OF HER LATE MOTHER, CYNTHIA MAHOMET
What a lovely, memorable occasion this was! Rose Hamilton-Barr’s tribute to her late mother Cynthia Mahomet, was to hold an exhibition of Cynthia’s lifetime of artistic work. Sadly, Cynthia passed away late last year, which made it all the more poignant.
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Many of those present knew Cynthia and were in awe of the diverse collection of art on display. Accompanied by stories of Cynthia’s life from the 1940s to 2024, paintings and drawings were from local scenes, childhood memories and floral delights.
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Congratulations to Rose, who put in a huge amount of work to put this exhibition together. You could tell that it was indeed a labour of love. Rose was presented with roses on the day by Hazel Taylor, daughter of our Vice President Chrissy Taylor. What a fitting gesture.
Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail
Art on the Rail Trail - Burnett Bridges Section
Eight of our local artists, from Biggenden, Gayndah and Mundubbera, took part in a project funded by the NBRC’s Regional Arts Development Fund, painting interpretive panels for the Burnett Bridges section of the Boyne Burnett Rail Trail.
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The Opening Event took part on Saturday, 10th May at the Mount Debateable siding, the closest access point to the Trail from Gayndah.
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Pictured are Mike Goebel, Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail volunteer and Jane Glenn, representing Gayndah Art Gallery and Jaz Slack, one of the participating artists, with her painting of a Pied Butcher Bird on a stand installed at the Mount Debateable siding.
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All plaques have QR codes linking to bird song and other information, plus a QR code linking directly to the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail website. Thanks to Chrissy Taylor for making the QR codes happen!
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We are hoping this will be considered as a pilot project, with more art to be commissioned and seen along the length of the Trail overtime. A wonderful opportunity for our local artists.
'OUR JOURNEY' Opening Event
Featuring Susan Cooke and Wendy McNeil
Wendy McNeil and Susan Cook with a lovely framed painting by Susan that is being raffled at the Gallery. Tickets $2 each, available at the Gallery Tues-Sun, 10am-2pm
Wendy and Susan relating their story to the gathering
We were delighted to see some new faces at the Gallery. Some had moved to town recently, others called in after their bowls tournament!