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Sharing Threads: part of Sydney Craft Week
Fri 7 - Sun 16 Oct
Mona Vale Creative Space
Meet other fibre enthusiasts, share your skills and learn new ones - across spinning, weaving, dyeing, knitting and crocheting. Featuring an exciting lineup of guest speakers to spark new ideas and inspire your practice.
Image 1: Photo by Karen Watson, image 2: Mariane Horton yarn dyeing, image 3: Tegan Murdock Ngumpie Weaving
Creative opportunities
2023 Eramboo Artist Residency
Applications close Fri 30 Sep
A six-month residency in a rent-free studio, allowance for materials to experiment and develop new artworks.
Image: Kayapa Creative Studio
Paint a mural in Newport
Applications close Thu 22 Sep
We're seeking Expressions of Interest to undertake a mural project bringing vibrancy to Robertson Road.
Image: Artist painting mural
What's on
Craft Week: Makers' Open
Sat 8 and Sat 15 Oct, 10am - 4pm
Curl Curl Creative Space
Visit Ursula Kirby of Live Simply Ceramics and Kelli Stanbury of 9R; learn about traditional slow-making processes.
Image: Kelli Stanbury, Curl Curl Creative Space
Happy Hour @ MAG&M
Fri 23 Sep, 5 - 8pm
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Kick off Manly Jazz with a live performance of 'Dundun Firestick' by Yuin composer Brenda Gifford and friends.
Image: Brenda Gifford
Young Writers: Sea Odyssey
Wed 28 Sep, 10am - 12pm
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Join this creative writing workshop; drawing inspiration from the ferries in MAG&M’s latest exhibition. Ages 8 - 12.
Image: Salvatore Zofrea, sketch from Drawing book for Appassionata: Book no. 4, 1994-1999
Craft Up Late and Clay Collection
Wed 12 Oct, 5pm - 8pm
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Visit MAG&M's clay collection and check out the Design Shop with unique objects from local designers and makers.
Image: Meraki Fire ceramic jewelry
Northern Beaches Zine Fair
Sat 8 Oct, 11am- 2pm
Glen Street Library and Theatre
The Zine Fair showcases artists' stalls of zine creators, graphic artists and youth creatives. Browse zines, comics and artist books by local artists and zine makers.
Robin Reynolds: Love and Empathy
Wed 21 Sep - Sat 1 Oct, 10am - 4pm
Curl Curl Creative Space
Reynolds has been creating bronze figurative sculptures since the 1980s, don't miss her retrospective exhibition.
Image: Robin Reynolds, Women's weekly May 1985
Creative community
Publishers' Studio for young writers
With the help of an Arts and Creativity grant, Greg Twemlow has launched Publishers' Studio, an online platform that supports the development of young writers aged 10 to 18, under the guidance of a professional editor.
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