Alongside his current exhibition: Painting / Sound, Justin Andrews will be performing sound compositions in the Sinclair gallery. Free and informally laid out, these events are an opportunity to look, listen and connect with the artist.

No bookings required, just join us on the day.

Please join us for the the opening celebration of Where Stone Meets Sky, a collaborative exhibition between Brodie Ellis and Alvin Darcy.

Light refreshments provided by our generous sponsors Boomtown Wines and Love Shack Brewing Company

This project is supported by the Castlemaine State Festival.

Rob Murdoch: Agnolo Gaddi: The geometry of composition and its effect on a frame

Join local frame expert, Rob Murdoch for a lecture on his work making a new frame for a 14th century altarpiece in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria.

The painting Madonna and Child with St John the Baptist, St John Evangelist, St James of Compostela and St Nicholas of Bari by Agnolo Gaddi (late 14th C) was acquired by the NGV without a frame. It hung in the gallery with its poplar panel exposed for some years. Work commenced on designing a suitable frame in 2006. The frame was completed in 2008.

Before the frame could be made, it was essential to establish the original outline of the painting, of primary concern being the curvature of the Gothic arch. A key measurement or shape needed to be found that, when superimposed on the painting, accurately located the principal features. The applicational of traditional techniques such as superimposing grids and geometric forms did not work in this instance. When found, the hidden key produced some surprising results.

Discovering the key to the composition of Gaddi's painting, and the steps involved in making its new frame, are the subjects of this presentation.

Rob (now retired) made historically accurate picture frames for 25 years. Clients included the National Gallery of Australia, the NGV, the Art Gallery of South Australia, major regional art galleries, artists and private clients. Rob is a co-curator of the CAM exhibition FRAMED.

Please join us for the the opening celebration of Groundswell - a group exhibition of changemakers featuring local artists Arkeria Armstrong, Aunty Kerri Douglas, Melinda Harper, Judith van Heeren , Kate Just, Ruth O'Leary, Anna Read, Anna Schwann and lIka White.

Light refreshments provided by our generous sponsors Boomtown Wines and Love Shack Brewing Company

Surprise Chef Collage Party

This party takes cut and paste to the next level! A salad of sensory play, piecing together movement, colour and texture to make a delicious collage. Using multimedia to blend a playful approach to making, this will be an ecstatic melange of creative collaboration for kids and their carers.

All materials provided including pre-cut images to play with.

For ages 3-8 years.

Artist Bio:

Randi Wagner works in collage as a way of life, forever piecing together practices and possibilities. She is a community engagement practitioner, photographer, collage maker, community cook, trauma-informed yoga practitioner and an ideas person who weaves it together in surprising ways. Calling Castlemaine home, she is originally from Saskatchewan, Canada. She has spent time in time in Myanmar and Uzbekistan working alongside master craftspeople on community-based tourism projects. These days you will find her at the markets selling bone broth, rallying for freedom, or working on community projects around town and beyond.