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Hawkesbury Things To Do - Arts & Artists

The Hawkesbury is the regional home to a number of artists and artisans. Each year in March and August, many talented artists hold an “Open Weekend”, exhibiting and selling their art in their individual studios. To see full details on the “Open Weekend”, go to www.hawkesburyartisantrail.com.au.

Larna Ezzy: Packing Shed Patchwork

Hawkesbury Artist Larna Izzy Address: 201 Cabbage Tree Road, Grose Vale
Phone: 02 4572 1126 or 0417 468 653
Open 2nd weekend of each month or by appointment

Textile art, embroidery and embellishment techniques do little to convey the exceptional and striking creations of Larna. Gorgeous evening bags, unique quilts and distinctive dolls are but a few examples of her incomparable creations. We found so much of Larna's textile art both artistically crafted, stunning and one of a kind. (We rarely use such descriptives.)

Heather Rees: Kanandah

Heather Rees Hakesbury artAddress: 43 Boomerang Drive, Glossodia
Phone: 02 4576 5444 or 0414 602 601
Open Thursday-Saturday 11am-4pm or by appointment

Located in a bush setting, Heather's architecturally designed studio is representative of her contemporary art: sculpture, drawings, printmaking or paintings, all seem at home in the unique open spaces. Large, delicate and emotionally gripping works, she paints the in-between space, the tactile space where the natural world and humans connect. We were particularly drawn to her use of mark making and colour and her knowledge and love of the organic world.

Taryn Malzard: The Old School House

Hawkesbury Artist Taryn MalzardAddress: 116 Grose Wold Road, Grose Wold
Phone: 02 4572 2505 or 0414 258 157
Open last Sunday of the month 10am-3pm

Taryn is a daring and prolific artist, tackling subjects from mountains and beachscapes to portraits and landscapes in her striking pastels. Her realistic style and individual brush technique immediately capture one's attention and both seem to be perfectly matched with her old-world studio, a picturesque 1878 Hawkesbury schoolhouse.

Elaine Musgrave: Fernbrook Botanical Art Studio Gallery

Elaine Musgrave ArtAddress: 2 Queen Street, Kurrajong Heights
Phone: 02 4567 7330
Open Friday-Monday 10am-4:30pm or by appointment

Internationally known, Elaine Musgrave won the 2003 Royal Horticulture Society of London Gold Medal for a series (eight watercolours) of Australian native orchids. In a beautifully lit gallery and studio a reused old milking shed in the highlands on Bells Line of Road some of her most detailed work is exhibited delicate flowers, exotic native species. The quiet of the gallery is surrounded by Fernbrook, a woodland garden.

Yvonne West: Studio 46

Hawkesbury Artist Yvonne WestAddress: 46 Douglas Street, Hobartville
Phone: 02 4578 4523 or 0411 543 049
Open by appointment

At the border of Richmond, Yvonne has created a welcoming studio space within her Hobartville home. Beginning formal training later than many colleagues, landscapes, native flora and fauna are among her favourite themes. We were drawn to her watercolours, particularly the dramatic 1100-year-old Gum Tree and Desert Moonrise with its dream-like characteristics.

Museums & Galleries

Hawkesbury Regional Museum

Address: 8 Baker Street, Windsor
Phone: 02 4560 4444
Hours: Closed Monday and Tuesday to general public

The museum houses a permanent exhibition of early Hawkesbury artefacts and will offer a changing program of temporary and travelling exhibitions throughout the year.

Hawkesbury Regional Gallery - Deerubbin Centre (1st Floor)

Address: 300 George Street, off Christie Street
Phone: 02 4560 4441
Hours: Mon, Wed–Fri, 10 am–4 pm; Sat–Sun, 10 am–3 pm

The Deerubbin Centre which houses the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery is a recent architectural attraction of Windsor and is situated adjacent to the old convict barracks (converted later to a hospital), which has undergone renovation. The prominent steel exterior of Deerubbin stands in marked contrast to the ornate balustrade verandah of the old barracks, a juxtaposition of old and new Windsor. Yet when seen from Macquarie Street, the two adjoining buildings share an architectural strength of straightforward simple lines. Exhibitions at the Gallery change throughout the year and lectures are often an added aspect to the exhibition.

 
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