Jenny Kitchener Morning Tea & Talk

10.30am Sat 23 Oct 2021

Teachers online NESA accredited Steam Workshop with the
Museum of Contemporary Art

Online 4 - 7pm
Thurs 7 Oct 2021

The Gathering Space

Postponed until 2022

RESCHEDULED In Conversation: Jill White and John Witzig

New Date is 6-7pm Thurs 5 August 2021
Gallery 1

Artist's talk by Amber Wallis in Conversation with exhibition curator, Kezia Geddes

11am - 12noon Sat 12 June 2021

DONHR: Story workshop (Auslan interpreted)

11am - 1pm Sat 8 May 2021

DONHR: Prototyping workshop

2-4pm Sat 8 May 2021
Gallery 3

DONHR: Story Workshop

11am - 1pm Fri 7 May 21
Gallery 3

DONHR Reading Group: Make or Break

Every Thurs 5-6pm from 8 Apr - 3 Jun 2021

Curators Talk with Joan Winter about Omie Tapa PNG

2pm Sun 28 Mar 2021
Event Space

Thinking Through Drawing Workshop with Jack Stahel

11am - 1pm Sat 6 Mar 2021

Youth Collage & Paste Up Graffiti Workshop with Erica Gully

10.30am - 12.30pm Sat 16 & Sun 17 Jan 2021
Cost $30

Online Artists in Conversation: Jeremy Hawkes and Liz Martin

5.30pm Tues 15 Dec 2020
Online

Artists in Conversation: Karla Dickens and Polly Borland

5.30pm Wed 9 Dec 2020

Plant Swap & Knowledge Exchange

Sessions from 11.50am Sat 31 Oct 2020
Event Space

Online Artist in conversation :: Abdul Abdullah

Online from 6pm Thurs 5 Nov 2020

Spring Holiday Art Activities

10.30 - 11.30am & 12.30 - 1.30pm
Friday 9 & Saturday 10 Oct 2020

Kylie Caldwell :: Introduction to Traditional & Contemporary Basket Weaving

10 - 11am or 11.30am - 12.30pm
Sat 10 Oct 2020

Online Artists in Conversation: Charlotte Haywood and Edward Horne

Online from 11am
Thurs 17 Sept 2020

Online Artist in Conversation: Penny Evans with Pat Hoffie

Online from 11am
Thurs 24 Sept 2020

Home Is Where The Art Is

On Instagram and Facebook

RocoColonial :: A Recital by Dorian Gary

This event has been cancelled

DIY Photomural Workshop with Renjie Teoh

This event has been cancelled

The Quick Draw Club with Guest Artist

Keep an eye out for dates in 2022

TEEN AFTER SCHOOL ART CLASSES AT LISMORE REGIONAL GALLERY

Tuesdays 4 - 6pm
20 July - 7 Sept 2021 (8 weeks)

The Gallery and The Quad are Open for Fruits

12 - 6pm Mon 30 Dec 2019

Inky Impressions with Beki Davies

10.30am - 3.30pm Sat 11 Jan 2020
Lismore Regional Gallery Artist Studio

Partnershipping: Artists in Conversation with Curator Pat Hoffie

11am - 12noon Sat 7 Dec 2019
Gallery 1

Friends of the Gallery Christmas Event

5-7pm Thurs 5 Dec 2019
Event space

Pop Up Art Day with Peggy Popart

10.30am - 3.30pm
Sat 16 Nov 2019

Cyanotype printing with Raimond de Weerdt

10am - 4pm Sun 19 Jan 2020
Event Space

Auslan Interpreted Gallery Tour with Claudie Frock and Interpreter Belinda Roberts

11.00am - 12.00pm
Sat 29 Feb 2020

PRIMARY AFTER SCHOOL ART CLASSES AT LISMORE REGIONAL GALLERY

Wednesdays 4 - 5pm
21 Jul - 8 Sept 2021 (8 weeks)

The Story of the Royal Collection, with Michael Hall

5.30 - 7.00pm Wed 28 Aug 2019

Artist in Conversation :: Grant Vaughan and Meredith Hinchliffe

11:00 - 11.45am Sat 6 July 2019

Friends of the Gallery Bus Trip

9am - 4.30pm
Wed 5 June 2019

Artist in Conversation: Blak Douglas

11am Thurs 9 May 2019
Event Space

Big Talks :: I Wanna be Collected

6 - 7.30pm Thurs 21 March 2019
This event has been cancelled

Book Launch :: Nutter Buzacott, Artist: Observations of Life and Landscape by Lee Dunn

5.30 - 6.30pm Fri 22 Feb 2019
Event Space

The Terania Creek Protest
Floor Talk: Hugh Nicholson

11.00am Sat 2 Mar 2019
Event Space

The Terania Creek Protest
Floor talk: Michael Murphy and David Kemp

11.00am Thurs 21 Feb 2019

Curator's Talk with exhibition curator Megan Monte

11am Sat 8 Dec 2019

Artists in Conversation :: Fiona Fell and Kellie O'Dempsey

11am Sat 20 Oct
Gallery 1

Playground Kids Festival

10am - 3pm Sat 6 Oct 2018

The Hannah Cabinet Fundraising Event

4-7pm Sat 8 Sept 2018

Artists in Conversation :: Jacklyn Wagner and Peter Derrett

11am Thurs 4 Oct 2018

Drawing and Painting the Face with artist James Guppy

10am - 3pm Sun 16 Sept 2018

In Conversation: Nicole Kelly, Winner of the Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize and finalists Todd Fuller and Zom Osborne

6 - 6.45pm Thurs 16 Aug 2018

Presentation with Susan Fell Mclean :: 'The art and science of plant dyes - reclaiming know...'

1 - 2pm Sat 18 Aug 2018

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

Art in the Pub | Curators Talk: Sharne Wolff and Jane Denison - From Here to There: Australian art and walking

6pm (for 6.30pm start) Mon 16 July 2018
at the Courthouse Hotel Mullumbimby

At the Courthouse Hotel Mullumbimby

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

A Walk in the Park

10.30am - 1.30pm Sat 14 July 2018
The Quad & Event Space

Winter Holiday Fun for the whole family!

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

In Conversation :: Fred Genis and Rene Bolten

11am - 12pm Thurs 3 May 2018

Don't miss what will undoubtedly be a fascinating conversation between Master Lithographer Fred Genis and Leading Northern River's painter Rene Bolten.

Artist in Conversation :: Penny Evans

11am - 12pm Thurs 5 April 2018

Artist in Conversation :: Hobie Porter

11am Thurs 15 March 2018

Little Treasure Box Workshop

10am - 12pm Sat 3 March 2018

Artist in Conversation :: Enid Taylor

11.30am Wednesday 28 Feb 2018

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.

Kaleidoscopic for a Day!

10.30am - 1.30pm
Saturday 6 Jan 2018

A day of colour and fun for kids of all ages!

Protest Move-ment :: Revealed

1pm Saturday 23 Dec 2017

Artist in Conversation :: Leora Sibony

11am Wednesday 22 Nov 2017

The Wonders of the Hannah Cabinet

11am every Wed & 4th Sun of month
Cost $5, bookings essential

Geoff Hannah & his students present the wonders of his master craftsmanship.

Djon Mundine: In Conversation

1.20 - 1.45pm
Sunday 29 Oct 2017

Djon Mundine is a foremost figure in the Australian art world and an activist, writer, critic, and commentator.

Geoff Hannah: Presentation of the Hannah Cabinet

On hold until further notice

Geoffrey Hannah is a Lismore legend and one of the leading fine furniture craftsmen in Australia.

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

Friends of the Gallery Morning Tea

11am Sun 23 May 21
Event Space

A chance to meet with like-minded people and get inspired.

Thursday Night Live! Online
Elders Speak - 'Always Was Always Will Be'

Online from 5.45pm for 6pm start
Thurs 19 Nov 2020

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

Peggy Popart's Kids' Tours

Not currently available

Tours and art making activities are not available at this time.

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.

Friends of the Gallery AGM 2017

5pm Thurs 4 May 2017

Come along and get involved!

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.

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.

Protest Move-ment with Cake Industries

10 - 17 April 2017 during Autumn School Holiday

Work with experimental artist duo "Cake Industries" to create large mobile robotic sculptures incorporating Lismore's history of vibrant street protest and your feelings about the present, and dreams for the future.

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.

Superhero for a day!

10.30am - 1.30pm
Saturday 14 Jan 2017

Come to Lismore Regional Gallery and join with Peggy Popart for a Super Tour of the exhibition Superheroes and Monsters, by local emerging artist Nathan Gooley.

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.

The ARTY PARTY 2016

11am - 4pm Thurs 6 Oct 2016

100 Wonder Place in partnership with Lismore Regional Gallery, The Lismore Business Panel and Lismore City Council present The Arty Party, a free family-friendly day of playful artmaking in Spinks Park. Spinks Park will be transformed into a place of wonder & creativity with arty activities galore!

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.

ROCK STAR FOR A DAY!

11am - 2pm Fri 8 July 2016
Winter Holiday Fun

Come to Lismore Regional Gallery for a rockin' Tour of What a Life! Rock Photography by Tony Mott exhibition with Peggy Popart.

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.

Nutter Buzacott :: Curator's Talk with Lee Dunn

5.00 - 5.45 pm Thurs 28 April 2016

Hear from the exhibition curator, Lee Dunn, about the art of Nutter Buzacott. Dunn grew up with her father's work and has carried out extensive research on this Australian artist and illustrator.

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.

IN CONVERSATION:: DEE DEE CHENILLE GOES ON TRIP WITH MAUDE

IN CONVERSATION DEE DEE CHENILLE GOES ON A TRIP WITH MAUDE BOATE 10 DECEMBER 5.30 FOR 6PM Lismore Regional Gallery

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

Arty Party presented by 100 Wonder Place

10.30am - 2.30pm Thurs 2 July
Spinks Park (behind Lismore Regional Gallery)

A family friendly day of playful artmaking

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

Public Talk :: Archibald :: Art Gallery of NSW

12.30 - 1.30pm Thurs 12 March

Public Talk by Danielle Gullotta, Education and Access Coordinator from Art Gallery of NSW

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

Artist in conversation :: Duke Albada

2pm, Wed 12 Nov

Hear from Duke Albada regarding her work

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

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