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Waste2ART WORKSHOP
With Local Artist Clark Barrett
Waste 2 Art 2025 Year of the TOYS.
Join local artists to learn skills to turn waste into art.
Inspired by the DADA Art Movement - cardboard toys and collages: Saturday 5th April, 11-1pm at the Art Exchange, 313 Argent Street.
Join Clark Barrett for a two-hour workshop for inspirational ideas on creating using waste.
Clark will share the story of the Dada art movement - which pioneered 'found object art' in 1920 as a rebellion against 'serious art' and the establishment powers that allowed WWI to happen.
Then participants will create a collage or simple cardboard toy inspired by the information covered earlier in the session.
Participants can bring old magazines and cardboard - we will supply materials too.
About Clark:
Retired high school art teacher, outback artist, and photographer. Clark’s life and art have been positively influenced by his many decades of teaching creative young high school students and talented adult artists.
Clark has been travelling remote outback roads for decades. After first arriving in Broken Hill, a sense of curiosity and wonder led Clark to begin travelling the region’s dirt roads, sometimes travelling as far as 300kms. Fascinated by “the laser bright intensity of the outback sunlight and the way it makes colour vibrate”, Clark has spent the past 40 years taking inspiration from remote outback landscapes to create his renowned artworks. Travelling through stations and sleeping in shearers’ quarters, Clark would often knock on the doors of isolated homesteads hoping to meet the people who lived in this fascinating land. This curiosity led him to meet and befriend many unique outback characters, amass an enviable collection of experiences and stories, and gain valuable insight into life in the ‘bush’.
Clark’s on site artworks seek to capture the colourful glory of nature’s morning and evening light. ‘The rotation of the earth makes my day!’ The large studio works and 3D constructions communicate Clark’s spiritual link to the landscape and its unique history.
Free for Registered Entrants Waste 2 Art
Limited Numbers - Workshop Registration Essential
Drawing Group
Join our monthly Drawing Group first Sunday of the month
Meets @ 1-3pm on the first Sunday each month. Beginners + Experienced: All welcome
No tuition—just bring your sketch pad & pencils, pastels etc & draw the posing model (dressed)
No bookings required
$5 for non -members / free for BHAE members ( includes refreshments)
Held in the BHAE Heritage Gallery @The Grand 313 Argent St.
Enquires: Linden m. 0410 388 305 or BHAE 08) 8088 4698 or info@brokenhillartexchange.org.au
Embroidery Project
Broken Hill Panel Margaret and Albert Morris
As part of the Australian Quaker Embroidery Project join us to explore a panel for Margaret and Albert Morris. The panel has been in design for some time - we are looking for interested members of the Broken Hill Community to get on board and help to embroider it.
No experience necessary. Drop in.
Meeting regularly last Saturday of the month 10am-12noon.
Call Susanne 0433911956 for details
https://www.quakersaustralia.info/Stitches
follow the lens
BHAE Camera Club :
photography meet-up last Sunday each month
Times subject to change so we can capture the different light through the day. Different locations always meet at the Kitchen Gallery
Check the Facebook event comments for details or email/call us.
all welcome (members free or by donation)
Drawing Group
Join our monthly Drawing Group first Sunday of the month
Meets @ 1-3pm on the first Sunday each month. Beginners + Experienced: All welcome
No tuition—just bring your sketch pad & pencils, pastels etc & draw the posing model (dressed)
No bookings required
$5 for non -members / free for BHAE members ( includes refreshments)
Held in the BHAE Heritage Gallery @The Grand 313 Argent St.
Enquires: Linden m. 0410 388 305 or BHAE 08) 8088 4698 or info@brokenhillartexchange.org.au
Trashy Fashion
Save the Date Trashy Fashion 2025
In association with Waste 2 Art this is a fundraiser for Lifeline Broken Hill and the Art Exchange to support our valuable community work.
We invite you to create an outfit using waste or recycled material, upcycle/reimagine something from your wardrobe, pull out your favourite op shop purchase or have a rummage at one of our charity stores to find a new look.
Details and tickets on sale soon.
follow the lens
BHAE Camera Club :
photography meet-up last Sunday each month
Times subject to change so we can capture the different light through the day. Different locations always meet at the Kitchen Gallery
Check the Facebook event comments for details or email/call us.
all welcome (members free or by donation)
Embroidery Project
Broken Hill Panel Margaret and Albert Morris
As part of the Australian Quaker Embroidery Project join us to explore a panel for Margaret and Albert Morris. The panel has been in design for some time - we are looking for interested members of the Broken Hill Community to get on board and help to embroider it.
No experience necessary. Drop in.
Meeting regularly last Saturday of the month 10am-12noon.
Call Susanne 0433911956 for details
https://www.quakersaustralia.info/Stitches
Winter Solstice Makers Market
The Broken Hill Art Exchange will be hosting four Maker's Markets this year. These markets are exclusively for hand-made, hand-crafted, or home-grown items from local crafters, artisans, and growers. Book a table on BHAE website
Embroidery Project
Broken Hill Panel Margaret and Albert Morris
As part of the Australian Quaker Embroidery Project join us to explore a panel for Margaret and Albert Morris. The panel has been in design for some time - we are looking for interested members of the Broken Hill Community to get on board and help to embroider it.
No experience necessary. Drop in.
Meeting regularly last Saturday of the month 10am-12noon.
Call Susanne 0433911956 for details
https://www.quakersaustralia.info/Stitches
follow the lens
BHAE Camera Club :
photography meet-up last Sunday each month
Times subject to change so we can capture the different light through the day. Different locations always meet at the Kitchen Gallery
Check the Facebook event comments for details or email/call us.
all welcome (members free or by donation)
follow the lens
BHAE Camera Club :
photography meet-up last Sunday each month
Times subject to change so we can capture the different light through the day. Different locations always meet at the Kitchen Gallery
Check the Facebook event comments for details or email/call us.
all welcome (members free or by donation)
Community Art Exhibition
Red Earth Big Sky celebrating Far West Artists
REGISTRAIONS OPEN IN APRIL 2025 _ Watch this space
Mundi Mundi Makers Market
The Broken Hill Art Exchange will be hosting four Maker's Markets this year. These markets are exclusively for hand-made, hand-crafted, or home-grown items from local crafters, artisans, and growers. Book a table on BHAE website
Mini Christmas Makers Market
The Broken Hill Art Exchange will be hosting four Maker's Markets this year. These markets are exclusively for hand-made, hand-crafted, or home-grown items from local crafters, artisans, and growers. Book a table on BHAE website
follow the lens
BHAE Camera Club :
photography meet-up last Sunday each month
Times subject to change so we can capture the different light through the day. Different locations always meet at the Kitchen Gallery
Check the Facebook event comments for details or email/call us.
all welcome (members free or by donation)
Embroidery Project
Broken Hill Panel Margaret and Albert Morris
As part of the Australian Quaker Embroidery Project join us to explore a panel for Margaret and Albert Morris. The panel has been in design for some time - we are looking for interested members of the Broken Hill Community to get on board and help to embroider it.
No experience necessary. Drop in.
Meeting regularly last Saturday of the month 10am-12noon.
Call Susanne 0433911956 for details
https://www.quakersaustralia.info/Stitches
Photography Exhibition
Visiting Artist Tanja Bruckner displays her work in the Kitchen Gallery. Drop in and chat with Tanja as she works.
Rubbish Dolls Waste 2 ART WORKSHOP
Join Susanne for a two-hour workshop and learn how to create dolls and figures from waste materials. Spaces are limited to 10, open to adults and kids of all ages with an accompanying adult. We will have materials available but please bring any old t-shirts, wool, empty bottles, wire twists, broken jewellery or other things for decoration, clean plastic bags etc.
Susanne is an ex-visual arts teacher with many years of experience working with rubbish and turning it into art. The workshop will be held in the Kitchen Gallery at the Broken Hill Art Exchange on Argent Street.
Drawing Group
Join our monthly Drawing Group first Sunday of the month
Meets @ 1-3pm on the first Sunday each month. Beginners + Experienced: All welcome
No tuition—just bring your sketch pad & pencils, pastels etc & draw the posing model (dressed)
No bookings required
$5 for non -members / free for BHAE members ( includes refreshments)
Held in the BHAE Heritage Gallery @The Grand 313 Argent St.
Enquires: Linden m. 0410 388 305 or BHAE 08) 8088 4698 or info@brokenhillartexchange.org.au
Rag, Doll, Plush Waste 2 Art Workshop
Rag, Doll, Plush Workshop: Whatever one imagines, one can create. This workshop explores the creation of soft sculptural toys through reclaimed materials. Harking back to folk art dolls, participants are invited to create a rag doll or plush of their own imagination using found materials.
Participants may bring: Anything they may want to use but a few suggestions may be: fabric, needle & thread, stuffing, string, textas, buttons & old soft toys (just to name a few)- Some material will also be provided.
Krystle Evans is an Aboriginal Artist with familial ties to the Far Western Region where she lives and works. Krystle's work operates across disciplines and explores self and the human experience through a feminine and cultural lens. Evans' work is imbued with diaristic text fragments, reimagined creation stories and female representation. Playful, emotive and sometimes contentious the artists latest works have shifted into a soft sculptural representation of culture and womanhood
Embroidery Project
Broken Hill Panel Margaret and Albert Morris
As part of the Australian Quaker Embroidery Project join us to explore a panel for Margaret and Albert Morris. The panel has been in design for some time - we are looking for interested members of the Broken Hill Community to get on board and help to embroider it.
No experience necessary. Drop in.
Meeting regularly last Saturday of the month 10am-12noon.
Call Susanne 0433911956 for details
https://www.quakersaustralia.info/Stitches
Drawing Group
Join our monthly Drawing Group first Sunday of the month
Meets @ 1-3pm on the first Sunday each month. Beginners + Experienced: All welcome
No tuition—just bring your sketch pad & pencils, pastels etc & draw the posing model (dressed)
No bookings required
$5 for non -members / free for BHAE members ( includes refreshments)
Held in the BHAE Heritage Gallery @The Grand 313 Argent St.
Enquires: Linden m. 0410 388 305 or BHAE 08) 8088 4698 or info@brokenhillartexchange.org.au
Embroidery Group
Embroidery Group meeting in Mildura _ call Susanne or BHAE for details
Christmas Makers Market
A special Makers Market for local artists and creators to sell their wares, perfect for last-minute holiday shoppers!
A chance to pick up unique gifts just in time for the festive season and support local businesses.
Grab a coffee from the Deli and come and check out the local talent.
Enter 313 Argent Street or via Crystal Lane adjacent to Town Hall Square.
Summer Break
We will be closed for the summer break . You can still contact us via email info@brokenhillartexchange.org.au and you can still apply for residencies in 2025 or to stay over the summer. We may take a little longer to respond. Wishing you all the best for 2025.
Drawing
Meets @ 1-3pm on the first Sunday each month. Beginners + Experienced: All welcome
No tuition—just bring your sketch pad & pencils, pastels etc & draw the posing model (dressed)
No bookings required
$5 for non -members / free for BHAE members ( includes refreshments)
Held in the BHAE Heritage Gallery @The Grand 313 Argent St.
Enquires: Linden m. 0410 388 305 or BHAE 08) 8088 4698 or info@brokenhillartexchange.org.au
Embroidery Project
As part of the Australian Quaker Embroidery Project join us to explore a panel for Margaret and Albert Morris. The panel has been in design for some time - we are looking for interested members of the Broken Hill Community to get on board and help to embroider it.
No experience necessary. Drop in.
Meeting regularly last Saturday of the month 10am-12noon.
Call Susanne 0433911956 for details
https://www.quakersaustralia.info/Stitches
🎄 Broken Hill Art Exchange Christmas Party 🎄
We’re thrilled to invite all our volunteers, members, and friends to our annual Christmas Party! Join us for an evening of celebration, reflection, and community as we thank everyone who has supported the Art Exchange this year.
Figure Drawing
Meets @ 1-3pm on the first Sunday each month. Beginners + Experienced: All welcome
No tuition—just bring your sketch pad & pencils, pastels etc & draw the posing model (dressed)
No bookings required
$5 for non -members / free for BHAE members ( includes refreshments)
Held in the BHAE Heritage Gallery @The Grand 313 Argent St.
Enquires: Linden m. 0410 388 305 or BHAE 08) 8088 4698 or info@brokenhillartexchange.org.au
Embroidery Project
As part of the Australian Quaker Embroidery Project join us to explore a panel for Margaret and Albert Morris. The panel has been in design for some time - we are looking for interested members of the Broken Hill Community to get on board and help to embroider it.
No experience necessary. Drop in.
Meeting regularly last Saturday of the month 10am-12noon.
Call Susanne 0433911956 for details
https://www.quakersaustralia.info/Stitches
Portrait and Figure Drawing
Meets @ 1-3pm on the first Sunday each month
Beginners + Experienced: All BHAE members welcome
No tuition—just bring your sketch pad & pencils, pastels etc
& draw the posing model (dressed). Volunteer models welcome. No bookings required $5 donation to BHAE (tax deductible)
Held in the BHAE gallery space @The Grand 313 Argent St. Enter from the rear courtyard via Crystal Lane
inquires: Linden m. 0410388305 or BHAE 08) 80884698 or info@brokenhillartexchange.org.au
Coffee/Tea available
Embroidery Project
As part of the Australian Quaker Embroidery Project join us to explore a panel for Margaret and Albert Morris. The panel has been in design for some time - we are looking for interested members of the Broken Hill Community to get on board and help to embroider it.
No experience necessary. Drop in.
Meeting regularly last Saturday of the month 10am-12noon.
Call Susanne 0433911956 for details
https://www.quakersaustralia.info/Stitches
artist Open Studio Rapheal Lavelle
Visit queer artist Rapheal Lavelle in their studio and listen to them talk about their process.
10-11am Saturday 7th Sept
"My creative journey delves into the intricate layers of decolonising Indigenous bodies and sexuality, weaving together themes deeply rooted in our connection with the land. I confront the historical erasure and objectification of Indigenous bodies and sexuality, reclaiming autonomy and agency over our narratives while honouring our ancestral kinship with country."
Accessibility in Art
How do we make art accessible to loved ones experiencing dementia and sight impairments - Joint artist-in-residence Fe Heffernan's talk on Thursday night 5th September 6pm
Fe will demonstrate how she placed braille onto her work - and will also be showing public works for SWELL, SYDNEY WEARABLE ARTS and SCULPTURE ON THE FARM . Read More
Zev and Verity Artist Talk
Join local artist Verity Nunan and BHAE artist-in-residence Zev Tropp for an informal walk and talk about their work together on Wilyakali country and the surrounding areas.
Creative Genogram workshop
Join artist-in-residence Jack Harman for this creative family tree mapping workshop.
Family histories, stories, and cultural heritage shape our present day lives and identities in a myriad of ways. Harman’s practice frequently draws on material interpretations of his personal and familial narratives…
large format photography
Join artist and photographer Chris Brown for a hands on workshop on large format photography using a 4x5 film view camera.
Artist Book Making
Ever wanted to create an artist's book? Have a story but need a book to put it in? Then this workshop is for you! With visiting artist Annette Fuller - Children welcome
Hands on Photomedia workshop
Join artist and photographer Chris Brown for this hands on workshop exploring alternative photomedia techniques Read more