Lake Macquarie Dobell Festival 2022

Birth of an Artist: where realism and nature meet - by Kathy Jennings

29 June 2022

Kathy Jennings is a Lake Macquarie based artist who is inspired by the natural beauty of the region.

Swansea Library, 228 Pacific Highway, Swansea 2281

Dobell Festival of Art Lantern Project

29 June 2022

Solar powered Lanterns are being made to illuminate the Dobell Festival of Art around Lake Macquarie. The Lake Macquarie Dobell Festival of Art Lantern Project was created by ‘BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL The collaborative art studio’ in collaboration with workshop participants.

See Me, Hear Me: Self Portraits by people with diverse identities

29 June 2022

Newcastle Music and Art Therapy presents - See Me, Hear Me: Self Portraits by people with diverse identities and life experiences.

Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, 1A First Street, Booragul 2284

Sweet 16: What advice would you give your 16 year old self? Yve Lavine

29 June 2022

A selection of photographic works from artist Yve Lavine.

Belmont Library, 19 Ernest Street, Belmont 2280

The Works of Julie Graham - by Julie Graham

29 June 2022

A collection of works by local artist Julie Graham.

Charlestown Library, Corner Smith and Ridley streets, Charlestown 2290

Under a Starry Sky - by Jeanette Landstedt

29 June 2022

A collection of paintings from Swedish-born Australian artist Jeanette Landstedt.

Toronto Library, Corner Brighton Avenue and Pemell Street, Toronto 2283

JamFactory ICON Kunmanara Carroll: Ngaylu Nyanganyi Ngura Winki

29 June 2022

JamFactory ICON Kunmanara Carroll: Ngaylu Nyanganyi Ngura Winki (I Can See All Those Places) is a major solo exhibition which showcases a significant body of Carroll’s final ceramic works and paintings supported by a tapestry produced by the Australian Tapestry Workshop

Museum of Art and Culture (MAC), 1A First Street, Booragul 2284, Booragul 2284

One foot on the ground, one foot in the water

29 June 2022

This exhibition presents paintings, sculptures, installations and sound works, that challenge us to reckon with death and dying as an inherent part of life, invoking experiences of loss, impermanence, transience, remembrance, memorialisation and varied expressions of grief.

Museum of Art and Culture (MAC), 1A First Street, Booragul 2284, Booragul 2284

Launchpad: Workshop Under a Starry Sky

30 June 2022

Join Jeanette as you learn to paint your own starry sky. All materials provided.

Toronto Library, Pemell Street, Toronto 2283

9 Squadron Rathmines

01 July 2022

We remember 9 Squadron. A 9 Squadron plane and all crew were lost with HMAS Sydney in November 1941.

Rathmines Theatre, Stilling St., Rathmines 2283

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A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

01 July 2022

Opera Hunter presents this Tony Award winning Musical Comedy written by Robert Freedman & Steven Lutvak.

Warners Bay Theatre, Lake St, Warners Bay 2282

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Dobell House - Open to the Public

02 July 2022

Welcome to Dobell House, the home and studio of the late Sir William Dobell.

Dobell House, 47 Dobell Dr,, Wangi Wangi 2267

Art in Your Community: Brett Piva Mural Project

04 July 2022

This mural represents elements and forms derived from a workshop led by Brett with Warner’s Bay High School Students.

Museum of Art and Culture (MAC), 1A First Street, Booragul 2284, Booragul 2284

Sunday Sessions at MAC

17 July 2022

Grab a wine or beer, enjoy some local music and artmaking.

Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, 1A First Street, Booragul 2284

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Lake Art Prize 2022

24 September 2022

An exhibition of finalist artworks in the Lake Art Prize 2022.

Museum of Art and Culture (MAC), 1A First Street, Booragul 2284, Booragul 2284

long water: fibre stories

24 September 2022

Like a confluence—where bodies of water meet—long water: fibre stories travels across place to bring together fibre practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women from different generations, experiences and ancestries.

Museum of Art and Culture (MAC), 1A First Street, Booragul 2284, Booragul 2284