Newcastle Central Coast
Australian Ceramics Open Studios 2023
W www.australianceramicscommunity.com
Sat Nov 11 and Sun Nov 12, 10am–4pm Australian Ceramics Open Studios is an annual, nationwide, weekend event now in its 11th year; over 200 potters and ceramic artists in cities and regional areas around Australia will open their studios to the public. Celebrate clay, community and creativity by visiting your local potter.
Gosford Regional Gallery
36 Webb Street, East Gosford 2250.
T (02) 4304-7550. W www.gosfordregionalgallery.com Instagram: @gosfordgallery Free entry.
H Daily 9.30 to 4.00. Gosford Regional Gallery and Edogawa Commemorative Gardens is located on the Caroline Bay precinct, East Gosford.
Nov 18 to Feb 11, 2024 (opening Fri Nov 17, 6pm) proppaNOW: OCCURRENT AFFAIR. Established in 2003, proppaNOW is one of Australia’s leading cultural collectives – members Vernon Ah Kee, Tony Albert, Richard Bell, Megan Cope, Jennifer Herd, Gordon Hookey, and Laurie Nilsen explore the politics of Aboriginal art and culture, re-thinking what it means to be a “contemporary Aboriginal artist.” An exhibition from The University of Queensland Art Museum touring with Museums & Galleries of NSW.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. This project is assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program.
The Lock-Up
90 Hunter Street, Newcastle 2300. T (02) 4925-2265.
E info@thelockup.org.au W www.thelockup.org.au Free entry. H Wed–Sat 10.00 to 4.00, Sun 11.00 to
3.00. To Dec 3 Disclosure by Julie Gough.
To Dec 8 feral by Nicole Chaffey.
Maitland Regional Art Gallery (MRAG)
230 High Street, Maitland 2320. T (02) 4934-9859.
E artgallery@maitland.nsw.gov.au W www.mrag.org.au Tues–Sun 10.00 to 5.00. Closed public hols.