WVAC Arts News January/February 2010
Date: 20-Jan-10
Author: Bronnie Aliotti
Welcome to 2010
GARRY JONES January Artist in Residence at the Wollombi Cultural Centre.
Garry was the co-ordinator of the informative and very well attended seminar "Heritage of the Wollombi" in February 2009, which sought to explain and understand the significance of the 1000's of aboriginal art sites of the Wollombi.
"This January residency at the Old Fireshed Gallery sees me continuing a series of experimental works begun in mid 2009. Abstract paintings on weathered board (wood with a history), and small scale studies on paper, concern themselves with highly generalised movement and landscape references via bands and planes, layers and rhythms, steps and passages, transitions and continuities.
Mallarme once wrote of the metaphor being 'the germ cell of poetry', a sentiment close to my own heart and one I try to evoke in my own approach to the creative worlds of materials and surfaces, images and words.
Feel free to call in for a chat whenever you see the front door open (Thursdays to Sundays) and, if you're around on Sat 23rd, Sun 24th or Australia Day, Tues 26th, join me for a glass of wine and see the culminating exhibition. On each of those days, I'll give a poetry reading, starting at 3pm, with selected poems of mine reflecting aspects of the visual works on display."
Poetry Afternoon Sunday 28th Feb
Calling all Poets and lovers of Poetry. Dust off those old poems or write a new one and share them with us at the Wollombi Cultural Centre around 3pm. WVAC will provide refreshments but if you have a nibbles speciality, it would be most welcome.
It is also a good opportunity to renew your 2010 memberships (prior to the agm) to ensure you receive notification of all the exciting art/cultural events happening in 2010 at Wollombi's unique community owned and managed Cultural Centre.
Wollombi Valley Arts Council AGM
The Wollombi Valley Arts Council will hold its Annual General Meeting on Sunday March 7th 2010, at 2pm, at the Wollombi Cultural Centre.
All positions will be declared vacant on the day however only financial members are entitled to vote or to be elected to a position on the committee. 2010 memberships are now due and the $10 membership fee can be paid prior or on the day. Please feel free to come and share a glass of wine. See you there!
2010 WCC Booking Enquiries
Please phone FiFi (49983339) or Bronnie (49988347) or drop a line to wvac@wollombi.org
Visit www.wollombi.org
Next WVAC Meeting Sunday 7th February 2010, at 2pm, at the WCC
Bronnie Aliotti