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Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery

Robyn Stacey, Australia, born 1952, Comfort Inn Riviera, SAHMRI, 2016, Adelaide, type C photograph, 110.0 x 146.7 cm (image and sheet); Courtesy the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney
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Port Pirie Regional Gallery to re-open

29 May, 2020

Port Pirie Regional Tourism & Arts Centre to Reopen We are pleased to announce that the Port Pirie Regional Tourism and Arts Centre (home to “Port Pirie Regional Gallery to re-open”

Temporary Closure

6 April, 2020

The Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery is temporarily closed to the public alongside SA cultural institutions. Following the Australian Government’s announcement on Tuesday night in response “Temporary Closure”

Robyn Stacey, Australia, born 1952, Comfort Inn Riviera, SAHMRI, 2016, Adelaide, type C photograph, 110.0 x 146.7 cm (image and sheet); Courtesy the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney
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Robyn Stacey: Ray of Light

13 March, 2020

  Magic of the camera obscura revealed in contemporary photography exhibition at Port Pirie Regional Gallery Robyn Stacey, Australia, born 1952, Tear drop garden, Carrick “Robyn Stacey: Ray of Light”

Education Discovery Tours

24 February, 2020

Daily guided tours are offered on request and schools can book an Education Discovery Tours with an educational resource and Room Brochure also available for “Education Discovery Tours”

Manggan – gather, gathers, gathering

24 February, 2020

Manggan – gather, gathers, gathering is a travelling exhibition in partnership between Girringun Aboriginal Corporation from Cardwell in far north Queensland and the South Australian Museum, toured by Museums “Manggan – gather, gathers, gathering”

Have you met my sister & Poetic Peripheries

11 December, 2019

Two exhibitions will be presented at the Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery from 21 December 2019 until 16 January 2020,  Poetic Peripheries (Vivienne Crisp Gallery) “Have you met my sister & Poetic Peripheries”

Southern Flinders Ranges Photo Festival

5 September, 2019

The best 50 photographs from the contest have been announced. You can view the entries on their website www.sfrphotofestival.com.au Winners will be announced on 9th “Southern Flinders Ranges Photo Festival”

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Six Creative Drawing Exercises

14 August, 2019

Drawing is one of the central elements of visual arts, along playing a crucial role in a multitude of other creative and technical fields, and “Six Creative Drawing Exercises”

Temporary Closure as Gallery returns to A Class

13 August, 2019

Media Release August 2019 IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Temporary Closure as Gallery returns to A Class The Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery will return to its A “Temporary Closure as Gallery returns to A Class”

John Liebelt, An Im-mac-culate Conception Site, 1998 Acrylic on canvas 102 x 102 cm Winner of the 1998 Port Pirie Art Prize Photo by Tabitha Runkel, Port Pirie Cultural Precinct ©1998-2019 Port Pirie Regional Council All Rights Reserved.

Curators Talk

10 July, 2019

Thursday 11th July 5.30-7pm An evening in the gallery with new Gallery & Cultural Arts Coordinator Ursula Halpin Enjoy hearing about our latest exhibition Port “Curators Talk”

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Why not cool down in our gallery over the next few Why not cool down in our gallery over the next few days. Enjoy 20 degrees and some beautiful contemporary jewellery and small objects. 

Nellie Peoples "brooch series, which uitilises sections of an 'Exit' sign sign hand painted by her grandfather (...)The elements of the sign are rendered abstract in their isolation but through peoples precise installation, they collectively imply their former purpose".... Lisa Bryan- Brown Curator USE 2018. 

Nellie Peoples, Signs and Signals – Exit #1 - #4 (left to right) 2018.  Reclaimed steel sign “EXIT”, sterling silver, stainless steel, varying sizes. Photo credit Michelle
Bowden, Visuall Photography. 

USE is a touring exhibition in partnership between Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc. and  @magsqld 
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Enjoy the cool of the gallery and visit our curren Enjoy the cool of the gallery and visit our current exhibition USE. 
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Pictured is artwork by Catherine Hunter 'Colour Restore Tests 1-8' (detail), 2016. Catherine has used knitted cotton string with deconstructed parcel twine, cat fur, USB cable, plastic aquarium coral, marine rope, sushi fish (soy sauce packaging), faux crystal, cable ties, needle sheaths, garlic bag, mother of pearl, rayon tassel and plastic plant parts, in her creations. Photography Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography. 

Come and enjoy our latest exhibition USE:  A display of more than 70 works by selected JMGQ artists responding to this theme, pushing the conceptual and material boundaries of their practice to create sophisticated, quirky, intricate, and uniquely innovative works from an array of traditional and non-traditional materials. They contain the many associations of jewellery – intimacy, pleasure, wearability and adornment – but some are less functional and can be viewed as installation or small sculptural objects in their own right.

USE is a touring exhibition in partnership between Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc. and Museums & Galleries Queensland 
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Welcome back to the gallery! We hope you enjoyed y Welcome back to the gallery! We hope you enjoyed your break . 
Swing by the gallery and check out the beautiful artwork by Clare Poppi! 
Open from Monday to Friday 9-5pm. 
We have an exciting project in the works with Clare for our locals - Stay tuned. 

Image Credit
Clare Poppi, Seed Bomb Necklace 2018. Sterling silver, hemp, clay, compost, seeds, string. Pendant 550 x 50 x 42. Photo credit Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography. 

USE is a touring exhibition in partnership between Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc. and @magsqld
Sunning art work by Xiaohui Yang, "Measurement – Sunning art work by Xiaohui Yang, "Measurement –
Distance Between Fingers Series" 2017.  Silver, paper varying sizes. 
Photography by Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography. 

Relax in the cool of our gallery.  Come and enjoy our latest exhibition USE:  A display of more than 70 works by selected JMGQ artists responding to this theme, pushing the conceptual and material boundaries of their practice to create sophisticated, quirky, intricate, and uniquely innovative works from an array of traditional and non-traditional materials. They contain the many associations of jewellery – intimacy, pleasure, wearability and adornment – but some are less functional and can be viewed as installation or small sculptural objects in their own right.

USE is a touring exhibition in partnership between Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc. and Museums & Galleries Queensland
Are you feeling stressed in the lead up to Christm Are you feeling stressed in the lead up to Christmas?
If you visit our gallery for an hour, it will help you feel more relaxed and  provide you relief from stress leaving you refreshed for another day. 

Come and enjoy our latest exhibition USE, a display of more than 70 works by selected JMGQ artists responding to this theme, pushing the conceptual and material boundaries of their practice to create sophisticated, quirky, intricate, and uniquely innovative works from an array of traditional and non-traditional materials. They contain the many associations of jewellery – intimacy, pleasure, wearability and adornment – but some are less functional and can be viewed as installation or small sculptural objects in their own right.

USE is a touring exhibition in partnership between Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc. and @Museums & Galleries Queensland.

Image credit; 
Paola Raggo, Art Studio Waste: Reusing Broken
Tools (Saw Blades), Brooch and Green Earrings
(left to right). 2017/18. Sterling silver, resin, broken saw blades. 55 x 90 x 15 -75 x 38 x 11 (left to right)
Photography Michelle Bowden, Visuall photography.
Dear customers and friends, For the holiday seaso Dear customers and friends,

For the holiday season, we are temporarily closing our doors effective December 25, 2020 and reopening Monday the 4th of January 2021.

We would like to wish you all a happy and safe holiday season.

Thank you, and we look forward to serving you once again in 2021. 

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Need a break from the hectic holiday preparation? Need a break from the hectic holiday preparation?  Come into the cool and calm of our gallery and enjoy our latest exhibition. 

USE displays more than 70 works by selected JMGQ artists responding to this theme, pushing the conceptual and material boundaries of their practice to create sophisticated, quirky, intricate, and uniquely innovative works from an array of traditional and non-traditional materials. They contain the many associations of jewellery – intimacy, pleasure, wearability and adornment – but some are less functional and can be viewed as installation or small sculptural objects in their own right.

Artists showcased in this exhibition are Helen Bird, Jac Dyson, Lois Hayes, Catherine Hunter, Alicia Lane, Catherine Large, Samuel Lintern, Andy Lowrie, Nellie Peoples, Clare Poppi, Kierra-Jay Power, Paola Raggo, Elizabeth Shaw, Katie Stormonth, Rebecca Ward, Helen Wyatt, Xiaohui Yang.

USE is a touring exhibition in partnership between Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc. and Museums & Galleries Queensland.

Photo credit
Alicia Lane The Impossible Prize #2 and The Impossible Prize #1 (left to right), 2018. 
Sterling silver 44 x 85 x 85; 50 x 90 x 90 (left to right). Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography.
It's going to be warm one today. Why not come in It's going to be warm one today. 

Why not come into cool of the gallery and enjoy some of the exquisitely crafted contemporary jewellery and small objects by seventeen artists from the Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (Queensland Chapter), also known as JMGQ.

Tools and process are at the heart of an artisan’s practice. This exhibition celebrates jewellery and small objects from the point of view of the maker, their tools and the making process. 

USE Curator, Lisa Bryan-Brown, says, “While contemporary jewellery and small objects practices are highly diverse in their forms and motivations, tools are the common denominator that defines this field of creative practice. From traditional tools like hammers, saws and pliers, to modern innovations like 3D printers and laser-cutting machines, tools are essential in the creation of jewellery and small objects works. That is why they provide such a rich and reflexive theme for a group exhibition of works by jewellery and small objects artists”.

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Katie Stormonth, Blended Modes & Mediums: Tall
2018.  Sterling silver, aluminium, stainless steel, 
timber, acrylic paint.  115 x 78 x 35.  Michelle
Bowden, Visuall Photography.
December 11th -January 31st Port Pirie Regional December 11th -January 31st 

Port Pirie Regional Gallery is delighted to present USE, an exhibition of exquisitely crafted contemporary jewellery and small objects by seventeen artists from the Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (Queensland Chapter), also known as JMGQ.

Tools and process are at the heart of an artisan’s practice. This exhibition celebrates jewellery and small objects from the point of view of the maker, their tools and the making process.

USE Curator, Lisa Bryan-Brown, says, “While contemporary jewellery and small objects practices are highly diverse in their forms and motivations, tools are the common denominator that defines this field of creative practice. From traditional tools like hammers, saws and pliers, to modern innovations like 3D printers and laser-cutting machines, tools are essential in the creation of jewellery and small objects works. That is why they provide such a rich and reflexive theme for a group exhibition of works by jewellery and small objects artists”.

Image Credit
Rebecca Ward, The Wingle-Wobb, 2018.
Hardwood sticks, plastic, bamboo
95 x 145 x 110
Michelle Bowden
Last day today of our fantastic Youth Art Exhibiti Last day today of our fantastic Youth Art Exhibition.
It’s so great to see the future of creative talent in our community is thriving.

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