Summer Holidays Exhibition

With the opening of our third exhibition, Summer Holidays, Dorrigo & Beyond is most definitely on the map of must-visit art destinations in the Mid North Coast region. Our last exhibition, New Beginnings, sold a record 8 artworks within the first 5 days and 17 within the first month! Like the last exhibition, Summer Holidays is tied to seasons.

14 local artists portray what summer holidays means to them through their artworks:

Katherine Ackland | Gail Cardow | Tess Cullen | Els Daglin

Chris Fahey | Pete Gailey | Elle Holiday | Chris Hundt

Rhonda Mair | Carol McLagan | Peter Mortimore

Robyn Simon | Jenny Thorby | Juliet Tilson

Chris Hundt, whose painting “Campground on Bucket’s Way” is featured on the flyer, says the following:

“Summer holidays for me conjure up images of the beach and lots of seaside activities.  Yet living in Dorrigo now, I find this time of year is more associated with enjoying the wide green vistas, rainforests, rivers & mountains of the tablelands. Therefore, camping is so very popular!  This was one scene I came across at a popular campground beside the river just off Bucket’s Way.”

Come and check out this work amongst all the others, 7 days a week at 51 Hickory Street Dorrigo as part of the Bellingen Shire Arts Trail Weekend 23-24 November.  Open 10am – 3pm Mondays to Thursdays, Polly makes her famous pies, quiches, wraps and salads and Renata provides delectable home-baked cakes.  From 11:30am Friday to Sunday you can grab burgers, pizzas and Lee’s delicious curries at The Cheeky Sparrow Café.  Now the home of Bellingen Gelato in Dorrigo, you can also treat yourself to an all-natural sorbet or gelato 7 days a week.

Meet the artists and come and celebrate the opening of the Summer Holidays exhibition: 5:30-7pm Wednesday 13th November.