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Two exciting exhibitions open April 16 at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery. Travelling from the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, Starstruck: On Location tells the story of Australian cinema through the faces of film actors from the early 20th century through to today.
Working on film sets, photographers capture the actors at work and the characters they are playing. Drawn predominantly from the National Film and Sound Archives' superb collection, the show features imagery of beloved Australian actors and iconic films such as Crocodile Dundee, Sirens and The Sapphires.
Acclaimed artist Catherine O'Donnell brings her incredible, precise architectural drawings to the gallery, including the large-scale installation Fibro Façade. Comprising of 11 meticulous perspective drawings of windows and doors placed inside an architectural tape outline, O'Donnell has created a nostalgic facsimile of a fibro house on the gallery walls.
If you haven't yet caught Plaception, Elyssa Sykes-Smith's wonderful solo show of paintings and sculpture, or New Horizons, Shoalhaven HSC Artworks, get in quick as they close April 6.
Don't miss an opportunity to learn from Catherine O'Donnell in a drawing workshop on Saturday, May 4. Working from a studio still life, you'll be guided in drawing processes such as observation and linear perspective and, using pencils and charcoal, learn how to develop your work into a resolved tonal drawing.
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If oil painting is your passion, Kim Grivas will be leading a workshop over two days, April 26 and 27. Experience techniques in observation through preliminary sketches, explore composition skills and complete your own floral still life oil painting.
If you'd rather sit back and be entertained, come along to a free event on Thursday, April 11 at 5 for 5.30pm, to hear art world personality Rex Irwin chat to Richard Morecroft over cheese and wine. Rex ran his eponymous gallery in Woollahra for over 40 years and has many stories to tell.
For the creative kids, school holiday workshops are on April 16 and 17, with autumnal and wearable art activities for ages three to 12. Full details and booking for all events can be found at SouthCoastTickets.com.au or phone the gallery on 4429 5444.
If you'd like to see your artwork in the gallery there are two exciting opportunities available. Entries are now open for Now Contemporary Art Prize 2019. To be held in the gallery through October and November, first prize is valued at $10,000 and works can be 2D or 3D in any medium. For more information visit nowartprize.com.
The Mental Health Fellowship is holding its biennial open art competition from June 8 to July 27. Celebrating Schizophrenia Awareness Week, this prize aims to reduce prejudice, discrimination and stigma. Works need to respond to the theme Vital Connections - the importance of others, such as family, friends and pets in life and recovery. Pop into the gallery to pick up an entry form.
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