Natural Dyeing Workshop: Shibori using Eucalyptus with Susan Fell Mclean

10am - 3.45pm Sun 19 Aug 2018

Southern Cross University Readings

6pm Thurs 6 Sept 2018

The Missing You Collective Artist Run Workshop with Hilary Herrmann, Rene Bolten, Kellie O'Dempsey & Michelle Dawson

11am - 1pm Sun 8 July 2018

Big Talks | Artists in Conversation

11:00am - 12:15pm Sat 7 July 2018

In partnership with Arts Northern Rivers

In Conversation :: Vanessa Berry and John Page

11am Thurs 19 July 2018

The Materiality of Connection: Walking, Place, Law

Big Talks | Walking Meditation with Nell

10:00 - 10:45am Sat 7 July
In The Quad

Artist in Conversation :: Angus Mordant

11am Thurs 7 June 2018

In Conversation :: Rachel Arndt and Justene Williams

5.15 - 5.45pm Fri 11 May
Events Space

Art Talk :: Featuring Andrea Bubeniek

11am - 12pm Sat 5 May 2018

From Sacred to Secular: The Etchings of Rembrandt and Goya :: An illustrated public lecture by Dr. Andrea Bubenik

Artist in Conversation :: Penny Evans

11am - 12pm Thurs 5 April 2018

Hobie Porter Painting Workshop: Light and Shade in Landscape

10am - 5pm Sat 24 Mar

An oil painting workshop with a focus on techniques to develop light and shade.

Artist in Conversation :: Hobie Porter

11am Thurs 15 March 2018

Artist in Conversation :: Enid Taylor

11.30am Wednesday 28 Feb 2018

Embroidered Needle Case Workshop

1.00 - 3.30pm Wednesday
21 Feb 2018

This activitiy is run in conjunction with the Exhibition 'Pearl, Perle, Purl: Celebrating 30 Years of Stitch'

Drawing Identity :: Workshop with Michael Philp

10.30am - 12.30pm
Saturday 27 Jan 2018

A drawing workshop for young people with Bundjalung artist Michael Philp.

Protest Move-ment :: Revealed

1pm Saturday 23 Dec 2017

FUNDAYS AT LISMORE REGIONAL GALLERY

20 Dec 2017 - 26 Jan 2018

Come into the Gallery during summer holidays for these free Art-filled Eye Spy, Tours and Assorted Art Activities.

Artist in Conversation :: Leora Sibony

11am Wednesday 22 Nov 2017

Performance and conversation by the artist Wart

1.00 - 1.20pm
Sunday 29 Oct 2017

A heart-wrenchingly pure account of the power and fragility of life.

A Special Performance by Drs Romaine Moreton and Lou Bennett

7.30pm
Saturday 28 Oct 2017

This performance will be uncompromising and unforgettable.

Cake Industries | Protest Move-ment Youth Art Project

21 - 29 Oct 2017
14 - 22 Dec 2017

Thursday Night Live!

6 - 7.30pm Thurs 13 Sept 2018

Join us for a drink with friends, and immerse yourself in a world of new ideas, in a program of talks, films, and more!

Art Keepers Art Activation

10.30am - 12.30pm
Sat 14 Oct 2017

Peggy Popart and Goanna Headland painting by Uncle Digby Moran are missing in Art Action! Let's get them back for the opening!

Free Tours of Lismore Regional Gallery Permanent Collection with Peggy Popart

Tours available on Wednesdays and Fridays during the hours
10am - 3pm.

View artworks from our permanent collection on display at Lismore Base Hospital through our free tour program for schools and community groups in the Northern Rivers Region.

PEGGY POPART KID'S EVENT AT THE CWA LISMORE

11am - 1pm 20 May 2017
CWA Building, Spinks Park, Lismore. Cost $5

Collection of stories for a collection of artworks - Come on down and make some art with Peggy Popart at the Lismore CWA.

Opening of the new Lismore Regional Gallery

5.30pm Sat 28 Oct 2017
11 Rural St Lismore

Join us to celebrate the opening of the new Lismore Regional Gallery

Last drinks at 131 Molesworth St

1 - 3pm Saturday 4 Feb 2017

We invite you to come along to our 'Last Drinks' and say farewell to the old building.

PEGGY POPART

Next Peggy Popart tour with artist Svea Björnsson
10.30 - 11.30am Sat 12 Nov 2016

Peggy Popart's chARTered tours. Held on the second Saturday of every month

Widjabul Dreaming Conversations

5.30 - 6.30pm
Thurs 15 Dec 2016

A special evening of conversation to celebrate this 20 year retrospective of paintings by Adrian 'Cheesy' Cameron.

Artists in Conversation
Madeline Kidd & Masato Takasaka

5.00pm Friday 9 Dec 2016

Join us for a Q & A with Melbourne-based artists, Madeline Kidd and Masato Takasaka about their exhibition Playroom.

PEGGY POPART

Next Peggy Popart tour with artists Madeline Kidd and Masato Takasaka
10.30 - 11.30am Sat 10 Dec 2016

Peggy Popart's chARTered tours. Held on the second Saturday of every month

Still Life: An excuse to paint
René Bolten Still Life Painting Workshop

10am - 4pm
Sun 22 January 2017

Esteemed local artist and much loved teacher René Bolten will lead students on an exploration of the still life genre.

In Conversation with Pierre Chevalier

11am Thurs 20 Oct 2016

Join us for words with Pierre Chevalier, Curator of Lucien Hervé: When do we cast off for happiness?

A Father's Day Special! In Conversation :: Geoff Hannah

11am- 12.30pm Sunday 4 Sept

Join us for a chat with master craftsman, Geoff Hannah, Geoff has honed his skills after many hours with his hands on the tools. Why not shout Dad to morning tea or lunch at Palate at the gallery before or after the talk?

Artist in Conversation :: Kate Hallen

5.30pm Thurs 28 July 2016

Exhibition opening & artist talk for Lay Down Your Swords.

Southern Cross University Readings

5pm Thurs 21 July 2016

Southern Cross University presents music and readings from staff and students.

Inside the worlds of the Hermannsburg Potters
A talk by Simha Koether

11am Thursday 12 May 2016

Simha grew up at Hermannsburg, with her mother Naomi Sharp who founded the pottery program in there 1991. From this early stage she formed a deep connection with the people, the landscape and knew the development of the enterprise from its inception.

Last Exhibition Opening!

5.30pm for 6.00pm
Fri 9 Dec 2016

Cr Isaac Smith, Mayor Lismore City Council and Brett Adlington, Director of Lismore Regional Gallery invite you to celebrate the opening of the last exhibitions in the Molesworth St building.

Kid's Art Workshop with Penny Evans

10.30 am - 12.30 pm Sat 9 April 2016

Make pinch pots inspired by the Hermannsburg collection with ceramic artist Penny Evans. Evans' own work investigates her Kamilaroi heritage. She will provide wonderful insights into the work of the Western Aranda Artists of Ntaria.

Martin Munz :: Artist Talk & Drinks

5.30 pm Thurs 10 March 2016

Join the artist for drinks and a talk at the opening of the exhibition Not a Pretty Picture. Not a Pretty Picture is a truncated, somewhat random and incomplete typology (a series of images of similar kind) of portraits of our time, of personalities readily identified with the conservative agendas for Australia.

Artist In Conversation :: Hilary Herrmann

11.00 - 11.30am Thurs 25 Feb 2016

Hilary Herrmann provides insights into recent paintings in her exhibition The Voyage. This will be an honest and refreshing talk about painting and how it brings understanding and poetry to life's inevitable challenges.

Artist In Conversation :: Deborah Kelly

11.00 - 11.45am on Saturday 6 Feb 2016

Join Deborah Kelly for a discussion about No Human Being Is Illegal (in all our glory). Kelly will speak about the collaborative processes by which she made this series and the poignant ideas it raises.

READINGS

Thursday 12 November, 5.00 to 6.00pm, Lismore Regional Gallery Southern Cross University staff, Lynda Hawryluk, Moya Costello and Kim Satchell, and students, Laura Tribble, Josephine Mooney and Lachlan Rutherford, read their auto/biographical portraits.

20th Biennale of Sydney Preview

11am Tues 24 November 2015 (Public Talk)
4 pm Tuesday 24 November 2015 (Educator Presentation)

With presentations from the Biennale's Public Program and Education team, the event will introduce the ideas, artists and programs in the 20th edition of the Biennale, opening on 18 March next year

ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION: Auditory Visions

Thursday 22 Oct, 5.15 - 6pm

Chaired by Miyuki Jokiranta, presenter of ABC RN Soundproof

Artist in conversation :: Michael Cusack & Mostyn Bramley-Moore

5.00 - 6.00pm, Thurs 18 June

Mostyn Bramley-Moore and Michael Cusack speak about Direction Now

DEAR BODHI :: CURATOR'S TALK

5.00 - 6.00pm Thurs 14 May

LRG curator, Kezia Geddes discusses the exhibition, Dear Bodhi. free event

Artist in conversation :: Michael Philp

5.00 - 6.00pm Thurs 30 April 2015, free event

Dr Andrew Binns and artist, Michael Philp, discuss the reparative and restorative powers of the arts

Artist in Conversation :: KEG DE SOUZA

11.30am - 12.30pm 20 Feb 2015

Keg de Souza discusses 'If There's Something Strange In Your Neighbourhood...'

Played: Resistant Obsolescence

6 - 7pm Thurs 29 Jan 2015

Artists will 'play' artworks on display made through the re-purposing of redundant technologies

The Marvellous Machine

3.00 - 5.30pm Thurs 15 Jan Cost: $5 (materials provided)

A holiday program for kids and families presented by The Houndstooths and Lismore Regional Gallery.

ARTCRUSH :: KARLA DICKENS AND FIONA FOLEY

5.30pm Thurs 9 Oct

A series of talks & an exciting exchange of ideas about the chemistry of creativity

PEGGY POPART AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA

Thurs 2 October

On October the 2nd our very own Peggy Popart will be leading a tour at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra

SIDE BLOCK SCREENINGS :: Behind the mask & EVERYDAY REBELLION

Wed 27 August 6pm
Lismore Art Space

Benny Zable speaks about his art through a film by David Lowe and A film by Arash T and Arman T Riahi, Everyday Rebellion

Artists talk :: Jan Davis

10.30 – 11.30am Tues 8 July

Jan Davis speaks about her exhibition, Big Garden

STENCIL SCREENPRINTING ONTO FABRIC :: WONDER-FULL DAY

1.30pm - 4.30pm Thurs 10 July

Learn the process of screenprinting and create your own patterns and colour. Design a hand-cut stencil screenprint with Joanna Kambourian and Audrey Bush (11 years)

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY :: WONDER-FULL DAY

10am - 1pm Thurs 10 July

Discover basic digital photography techniques from photographer Michael Moynihan and Alby Moran (14 years)

DRAWING ANIMALS :: WONDER-FULL DAY

11am - 2pm Thurs 3 July

Age group: 4 and up. Cut, colour, collage, and create colourful kooky critters with Michelle Dawson and Lucy Murray (7 years)

BADGEMAKING WORKSHOP :: WONDER-FULL DAY

11am - 2pm Thurs 3 July

Join Jesse Mackintosh and Corey Bruggy (12 years) for a badge making workshop. Age group: 4 and up

2014 Arts & Cultural Development Program Briefing Session

10.30am Wed 14 May 2014

Arts NSW invites you to learn more about our grants by attending an information session

Book Launch: Fashion and war in popular culture

5.30pm Thurs 10 April

This publication explores new terrain that connects sartorial traditions, ancient and modern, with popular representations of conquest and war.

Curator's talk :: Wes Hill

12noon Wed 9 April

Wes Hill speaks about the exhibition, Living Things

TINO LA BAMBA :: Book launch and interview

5.30pm Fri 2 May

The performance project Tino La Bamba: a Spaniard's Journey to Lismore took place on the highways of rural NSW in 2009

chleb i sol (bread & salt)
Performance by AnA Wojak

5.30 - 6.00pm Thurs 13 March

With this performance AnA dissects ancient ritual to uncover new layers of personal significance

Story-Time with Delta Kay & Jenni Cargill-Strong

10.30 - 11.30am Thurs 9 Jan

Cost: $10 includes adult + 2 children and $3 for each extra child. Delta Kay (performative educator and Arakwal spokesperson) and Jenni Cargill-Strong (The Story Tree Company)

Morning Tea with Teacosy

11.00am - 12.00pm Sat 18 Jan 2013

Teacosy discusses Lismore's history of fear around homosexuality and aids and how this has progressed to an attitude of inclusion. Join us for a cuppa and a slice of Shane's lush chocolate, beetroot, hazelnut cake

MEET THE ARTISTS
Retracing Bundjalung National Park

10.30am - 11.30am Sat 7 Dec

Join the artists in Retracing Bundjalung National Park in a discussion about the landscape and memory and the processes behind their work

Highly Commended for the 2013 IMAGinE Awards

Lismore Regional Gallery awarded Highly Commended for the 2013 IMAGinE Awards for the project: Not Quite Square: the story of Northern Rivers architecture

Public talk :: The 19th Biennale of Sydney

5.30 - 6.30pm Thurs 7 Nov

Want to know more about the Biennale of Sydney?

Pam Tippett Masterclass, Still-life workshop

10am - 4pm, 19 - 20th Oct 2013

Join Pam Tippett for a two day still-life painting and drawing workshop exploring the techniques and processes involved in creating still-lifes

Eating from the source

6 - 10pm, Sat 19 Oct

Help us celebrate Sydney Morning Herald's Good Food Month this October and enjoy a communal evening of music, art, food and entertaining conversation

In conversation
Djon Mundine & Robert Bleakley

6.00pm Friday 4 Oct

Djon Mundine and Robert Bleakley speak about Buyuhyn-Wana; The transformative persona and ideas explored through the exhibition

Opening Performance
Akio Suzuki

5.00 - 5.30pm Friday 30 Aug

Legendary Japanese sound artist, Akio Suzuki, has been performing, building instruments, and presenting sound installations internationally for nearly 40 years

Artist in Conversation :: Shelagh Morgan

10.30 - 11.15am Wed 7 Aug

Shelagh Morgan talks about her studio based practice and her work in Herbarium Vivvm

SOLARGRAPH PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Raimond De Weerdt

10am - 4pm Sat 24 Aug

Learn the process of pinhole Solargraph photography with Raimond De Weerdt