Creative Artist - AU (2020-02)

Permanent displays
Although the MRAG Collection predominantly
focuses on the collection of works on paper, it
is quite diverse and includes sub-collections,
including Images of Maitland; Les Darcy Collection;
Asian Collection, and a small African Sculpture
collection. There are also selected works outside
of the collection focus that were retained, such as
sculptures and Aboriginal bark paintings.

Past exhibitions and highlights
This year alone the gallery has hosted 17 exhibitions
and hosts a weekly ‘Free Art Sunday’ event along
with numerous other weekly, monthly and one-off
workshops and classes.
A festival of eight exhibitions including the work
of more than 250 artists, 100 plus events, two
public art installations and one big party were
hosted on the 2nd May – 21st June 2015. The
exhibitions over this period included:

• The piano has been drinking (not me)
  A parting gift to the City of Maitland by Joe
  Eisenberg and 170 artists and donors


• An empty chair: 10 years of paper
  A spotlight on the MRAG Collection over the last
  decade


• The Maitland Wonder: Les Darcy
  Les Darcy images from the MRAG Collection


• Taking on Les Darcy: Mr Skel
  Larger than life size stencils of the great man
  himself at the High Street Entrance


• Showcase No
  Artwork by Year 7-12 local high school students


• Ascendance: Trevor Weekes

A stellar art installation of ascending birds inside

the art gallery

• On the make: a collection story
  The ongoing love affair between the MRAG Collection
  and its donors as told through a unique suite of
  silkscreen prints donated by Michael Hobbs


• A gallery of people: looking back
  A tribute to the people of MRAG over the last
  decade through the lens of the Maitland Mercury
  newspaper and MRAG awards and publications

Maitland Regional Art Gallery

230 High Street

Maitland, NSW, 2320

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://mrag.org.au/

Ph: 02 4934 9859

Open: Tuesday – Sunday: 10am - 5pm

(closed Mondays & public holidays) n

Gallery

Images

Top: Krazy Kunst –

Michael Bell &

Menno Fahl.

Above: Maitland

Regional Ar t Gallery

building side image

Opposite page

Top: Alan Jones, Paper

and wood: collecting

ideas exhibition hosted

2013. Photo © Clare
      Hodgins
      Middle: Ar tist talk with
      Michael Bell.
      Bottom: Object
      Urbanities
      Tracy Luff, Alison
      Coates, Lizzie
      Buckmaster-Dove &
      Jane Gillings.

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