DID you know the special silicon-based insulation serving as the primary heat shield for the Space Shuttle orbiter sheds heat so rapidly that one side can be held in bare hands while the other side is red hot? Did you know the International Space Station loses about 25 metres of altitude per day? Every three […]
IMAGINE waking one morning to find the sky torn open by a glowing fireball racing towards Earth. It sounds like science fiction, but it isn’t. Our planet sits in a cosmic shooting gallery. Asteroids and comets – leftovers from the birth of the solar system – cruise through space, and sometimes their paths cross ours. […]
Gavin Fry gives a talk at the Gresford Community Gallery.
THE Gresford Community Gallery will celebrate its first birthday with the opening of a Spring Exhibition on Saturday, 27 September from 2-4pm. The Spring Exhibition will include a stunning array of quality Hunter Valley art and craft, featuring painting, drawing, sculptures, ceramics, photography, glass, jewellery, and fibre/textile works. The exhibition will be officially opened by […]
Cr Michael Dowling opened the exhibition.
Cr Michael Dowling opened the exhibition. Artists viewing the 2D visual arts section. Martyn Robinson inspects Bec Towers’ works. Musician Meera Jarvis takes a break to chat. THE Dungog Arts Society’s 2025 Annual Exhibition “The Tops” opened on Friday night with artisans, artists and guests viewing the works and enjoying the friendly ambience. It was […]
Work underway on the new stage.
Work underway on the new stage. The completed stage hosting the new piano. MUSICIANS playing the Craven Creek Music Festival on 13 and 14 September will ply their trade on a newly built stage. News Of The Area reported last month that this year’s festival will feature piano music for the first time, after the […]
Michael O’Hara, Major Prize Winner. Photo: supplied.
Michael O’Hara, Major Prize Winner. Photo: supplied. All category winners and runners-up. Photo: supplied. THE winners of the annual Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council (GACCI) photography competition, “Pix From The Stix”, were announced on Saturday, 16 August. Now in its 26th year, Pix From The Stix continues to attract both novice and experienced photographers from […]
Works from artist Frank Slip. Photo: Arts Upper Hunter/Dungog by Design.
ARTISAN collective Dungog by Design has presented a collection of works by emu egg artist Frank Slip throughout the month of August. Born in Dubbo, Frank and his family settled in Dungog in1960, before moving to Old Bar Beach in the 1970s. It was here that Frank opened his gallery, ‘Wandjina’, which housed a museum […]
The Greater Good team behind Good Intent. Photo: Billy Zammit. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. GREATER Good, a massive multi-discipline support package worth $30k for independent music artists, is back for a fifth year, with applications open now […]
Sandra Harrison and Jasmine Van Aalst in GACCI’s recent production of The Dining Room. Photo: Jools Samerski.
Sandra Harrison and Jasmine Van Aalst in GACCI’s recent production of The Dining Room. Photo: Jools Samerski. John Galagher. Photo: supplied. GLOUCESTER Productions, the performance wing of the Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council (GACCI), is embarking on a new theatrical venture – a showcase of solo performances. The project will see actors […]
Arts Society committee member Lynne McNairn performing with Martyn Robinson.
Even Poppy the dog told a story or two at Gig in the Gog Arts Society committee member Lynne McNairn performing with Martyn Robinson. MUSICIANS, singers, storytellers and audience members attended the last Gig in the Gog at Dungog Arts Society’s 266 Dowling Street premises on Sunday afternoon. Gig in the Gog is a twice-monthly, […]
