Braemar Gallery
Braemar House and Braemar Gallery's Sculpture Garden. Sculptures by Laurent Rivory.
Opened in 1988, Braemar Gallery is a community non-commercial gallery, hosting changing exhibitions each month that showcase works of local and regional artists. The gallery presents an annual program of exhibitions from local artists coordinated by a Management Committee and run by a team of volunteers.
Braemar Gallery is proud to support Hub Upstairs Gallery located next door on level 1 of the Blue Mountains Theatre and Community Hub.
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Address: 104 Macquarie Road, Springwood, NSW 2777
Opening Hours: 10am – 4pm | Thursday – Sunday
Admission: Free
Access: Wheelchair access is available through the main door with a wheelchair ramp.
Contact: Email braemargallery@gmail.com or phone the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre on 02 4780 5410.
Applications to Exhibit: Information on exhibiting at Braemar Gallery and The Hub Upstairs Gallery is detailed under the Opportunities page.
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Jane Tadrist - Solace
3 Oct - 3 Nov
Official opening on Saturday 5 October.
Jane has explored facets of her identity through a 100-day creative refocus, producing mixed media vignettes inspired by words relating to her roles as an art therapist, arts educator, woman, artist and silversmith. She gratefully accepts the solace that comes from creative activity. The final collection is made from base metals and is comprised of a selection of traditional domestic objects and wall based decorative pieces.
IMAGE: JANE TADRIST Solace (detail) 2024, vitreous enamel, copper and stainless steel, 95 x 40cm
Tim Newman - Haiku Meets the Blue Mountains
3 Oct - 3 Nov
Official opening on Saturday 5 October.
This exhibition brings together the written word of traditional Japanese Haiku poetry and the painting of the Australian landscape. The separation of continents, culture and centuries of time fade with the shared observation and wonder of the natural world. Each artwork has found inspiration from a traditional Haiku poem and the Blue Mountains landscape. Linked paintings and poems will be placed side by side to be viewed together.
IMAGE: TIM NEWMAN Cascade 2023, mixed media on canvas, 92 x 84 cm
Christine Hyde - Ethereal Landscapes - Abstracted
3 Oct - 3 Nov
Official opening on Saturday 5 October.
This collection of new artworks represents Christine’s long-standing love affair with painting the Australian bush and landscapes throughout the Blue Mountains. The paintings in the abstract expressive genre are shaped by her surroundings. Initial drawings en plein air and memories of place inform their development. Christine embraces a passionate, intuitive approach to painting, letting colours and emotions guide her creative process. The resulting vibrant paintings capture the imagination through whirlwinds of colour and rich texture.
IMAGE: CHRISTINE HYDE Morning Light In The Megalong 2024, inks on canvas, 50 x 50cm
Laurent Rivory's Tumbling Eagle and The Defiant
Public Sculpture Garden
Our Public Sculpture Garden is always open on the lawns of Braemar House for everyone to enjoy!
Guarding the main path to the gallery are two steel sculptures by Laurent Rivory - "Tumbling Eagle" and "The Defiant". "Tumbling Eagle" represents an eagle capturing prey in mid-flight, at the moment where it loses its flight attitude and looks like it might crash – but doesn’t. "The Defiant", with its bold stance, celebrates those who stand firm and defy the odds. These highly abstracted works are made in Rivory's Springwood studio from salvaged steel in line with his sustainability ethos.
Image: LAURENT RIVORY Tumbling Eagle 2023, scavenged mild and stainless steels, silver solder, citrine, approximately 1.8m x 0.6m x 0.4m
2024-2025 EXHIBITION PROGRAM
Coming soon
7 Nov - 8 Dec 2024
Official opening event at 2pm on Saturday 9 November
Joel Lambeth - CONTENT
Sarah Frost, Emily Lane and Teresina White - In-Version
Roman Balla - Navigate
Christmas Closure from 12 Dec 2024 – 12 Jan 2025
16 Jan - 16 Feb 2025
Official opening event at 2pm on Saturday 18 January
Peter Burger - Painted Memories
Geoff Matthews - H/Arbour
Catherine McCorkill - Echoes of Light
20 Feb - 23 Mar 2025
Official opening event at 2pm on Saturday 22 February
Jack Buckley - Power Lines and Banksia Branches
Lawrence Heggie - Mountain Magic
27 Mar - 27 Apr 2025
Official opening event at 2pm on Saturday 29 March
Nicole George & Sharron Mountain - Quiet Lines
Kumari Abeydeera, Mareike Gronwald & Liz Bryan - Unseen
Darius Guilford - Between Here and Here
1 May - 1 Jun 2025
Official opening event at 2pm on Saturday 3 May
Jade Forder - Balancing Acts: A Journey Through Motherhood
Sabine Le Tourneau - Living in symbiosis in the Blue Mountains
Zorana McDavitt - Circularis
5 Jun - 6 Jul 2025
Official opening event at 2pm on Saturday 7 June
Corinne Loxton - Wild and Precious
A Creative Collective - EcoAesthetics’: Nature’s influence on Art and Design
Janet Saunders - Go placidly(?)