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YOU CANFIND ART IN
UNEXPECTED PLACES
Istheresomething about Australia’s hinterlands
thatattracthidden pockets of creativity? In the
NoosaHinterland you’ll find a pioneer of Pop Art
whohascreatedalarge-scale studio and gallery
(see page 32), and in the NSW North Coast
Hinterland, there’s the Margaret Olley Art Centre
(pictured). Part of the Tweed Regional Gallery in
the picturesque town of Murwillumbah, this
purpose-built centre looks like a slick contemporary
art gallery from the outside, but inside it’s a
different story. Here, parts of Margaret Olley’s
Sydney terrace house – which served as the
much-loved Australian artist’s home studio for
nearly 50 years – have been faithfully reconstructed.
The Hat Factory and the Yellow Room contain a
treasure trove of paintings, objets d’art and household
clutter belonging to the artist, who spent many of
her childhood years here in the local area.EXPERIENCE
CONTEMPORARY
ABORIGINAL CULTURE
If you’re an art, design and music lover,
there’s no better time to visit Darwin
than August. Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
(pictured) is one of the most dynamic of its
kind: it hosts over 70 remote community
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-owned
art centres, representing the work of over
2000 artists and offering visitors the chance
to purchase work ethically with 90 per
cent of sales going back to the communities.
The fair (9-11 August) complements the
prestigious National Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Art Awards, and takes place
in the same week as the National Indigenous
Music Awards and Garma Festival.5
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