Juno Gemes in conversation with Stephen Feneley
Saturday 23 May, 2-4pm
Photographer Juno Gemes will be in conversation with Stephen Feneley, former arts broadcaster and commentator, discussing her work and long-standing collaborative practice with poet Robert Adamson.
This event forms part of the exhibition Juno Gemes and Robert Adamson on the Hawkesbury River. The exhibition runs until 30 May.
Images: The Language of Oysters, 1987-1996, photographs Juno Gemes. @junogemes_photo_@feneleyandco
Announcing the GCS Gallery Summer Art Fair 2026
The Summer Art Fair is a selling exhibition that invites local artists from Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai to submit works for consideration.
Co-curated by celebrated local artist Stephen Hall, the exhibition welcomes work across all mediums, inducing printmaking, painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media.
We look forward to seeing your submissions and celebrating creativity of our local arts community.
Apply now- applications close Sunday 30 August 2026
Follow the link in the bio
@hornsbycouncil@kuringgai_council
Final touches Opens Friday 8 May
Juno Gemes and Robert Adamson on the Hawkesbury River
8 to 30 May 2026
Cross pollination between activism and advocacy lay at the heart of how Juno Gemes and Robert Adamson worked together, their kindred, collaborative spirits forging new realms of activism through a visual dialogue between photography and poetry. This exhibition celebrates that enduring union, bringing together Gemes’ photographs and films with Adamson’s poems and drawings.
Curated by Rhonda Davis.
Opening Event - Saturday 9 May 2026, 2–4pm
Opened by The Hon. Linda Burney, with a poetry reading by Chris Haywood. @junogemes_photo_@zfenndelberg@rhondadavis1961
Opens Friday 8 May
Juno Gemes and Robert Adamson on the Hawkesbury River
8 to 30 May 2026
Cross pollination between activism and advocacy lay at the heart of how Juno Gemes and Robert Adamson worked together, their kindred, collaborative spirits forging new realms of activism through a visual dialogue between photography and poetry. This exhibition celebrates that enduring union, bringing together Gemes’ photographs and films with Adamson’s poems and drawings.
Curated by Rhonda Davis.
Opening Event - Saturday 9 May 2026, 2–4pm
Opened by The Hon. Linda Burney, with a poetry reading by Chris Haywood.
Image list:
Dawn camp fire, Harmonic Field Convergence. Juno Gemes and Robert Adamson
Mt White, Winter 1987
Robert Adamson in his favourite fishing spot Jerusalem Winter Bay 1995
Cate Blanchett and Ernie Dingo, Heartland set, Brooklyn, NSW 1994.
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) – Poet, Activist, At her sitting-down place, Moongalba, Stradbrook Island, Queensland 1982
@junogemes_photo@rhondadavis1961@linda.burney.3@abbotsleigh
#RobertAdamson #HawkesburyRiver #Activisms #AustralianArt
Busy day in the gallery. Beyond Utility runs closes Saturday 2 May 4pm. Seven artists exploring contemporary Still Life through painting, collage, ceramics and sculpture, inviting viewers to pause and find meaning in the everyday.
Artists:
Kobie Bosch · Judy Denby · Bethany Macdonald Tucker · Paul Macdonald · Libby Moore · Suzie Rix · Clare Unger
@kobiebosch@judy.denby.artist@bmtartist@paulmacsculpture@libbymooreart@suzierixpainter@clare_unger@abbotsleigh
#BeyondUtility #ExhibitionNowOpen #StillLifeArt #ContemporaryArt
The Grace Cossington Smith Gallery invites proposals for solo and group exhibitions from emerging and established artists and curators for 2027.
Applications close Sunday 30 August 2026
Image credit clockwise: Place of Anchor 2025, Dreaming Looking Inwards 2025, A Sculptor’s Eye 2024, Encounter 2024.
Link via website - Get involved at the Grace Cossington Smith
Beyond Utility runs until 2 May 4pm
This exhibition brings together seven artists exploring contemporary Still Life through painting, collage, ceramics and sculpture, inviting viewers to pause and find meaning in the everyday.
Please note: the gallery will be closed on Anzac Day (Friday 25 April) and will reopen following the public holiday.
Artists:
Kobie Bosch · Judy Denby · Bethany Macdonald Tucker · Paul Macdonald · Libby Moore · Suzie Rix · Clare Unger
@kobiebosch@judy.denby.artist@bmtartist@paulmacsculpture@libbymooreart@suzierixpainter@clare_unger
On view until 2 May 2026.
#BeyondUtility #ExhibitionNowOpen #StillLifeArt #ContemporaryArt #SydneyArt #AustralianArtists #GalleryVisit #AnzacDay
Coming soon
Juno Gemes and Robert Adamson on the Hawkesbury River
8–30 May 2026
Celebrating the photography of Juno Gemes and the poetry of Robert Adamson, and their kindred, collaborative spirits shaped by a shared life on the Hawkesbury River.
Curated by Rhonda Davis, Senior Curator, Macquarie University Art Gallery.
Official Opening:
Saturday 9 May, 2pm
Opened by The Hon. Linda Burney, with a poetry reading by Chris Haywood.
Photographer Juno Gemes will be present.
@junogemes_photo_@rhondadavis1961@linda.burney.3
Image credit: Dawn beside the camp fire- Juno Gemes and Robert Adamson - Mount White , Winter 1987
Moments from the opening and installation of Beyond Utility.
An exhibition centered on presence, materiality and the quiet power of everyday objects.
Open now until 2 May 2026.
Artists:
Kobie Bosch · Judy Denby · Bethany Macdonald Tucker · Paul Macdonald · Libby Moore · Suzie Rix · Clare Unger
@kobiebosch@judy.denby.artist@bmtartist@paulmacsculpture@libbymooreart@suzierixpainter@clare_unger
On view until 2 May 2026.
#BeyondUtility #GalleryViews #ArtInstallation #StillLife #ContemporaryArt #SydneyArtScene
Beyond Utility is now open.
Seven artists explore the contemporary relevance of Still Life through painting, collage, ceramics and sculpture, inviting viewers to pause and find meaning in the everyday.
Opening Event:
Saturday 11 April, 2–4pm
Artists:
Kobie Bosch · Judy Denby · Bethany Macdonald Tucker · Paul Macdonald · Libby Moore · Suzie Rix · Clare Unger
@bmtartist@libbymooreart@kobiebosch@clare_unger@judy.denby.artist@suzierixpainter@paulmacsculpture
I’m installing — Beyond Utility
9 April – 2 May 2026. Opening event Saturday 11 April 2-4pm
Beyond Utility is an exhibition bringing together seven artists whose practices explore the quiet power and contemporary relevance of Still Life. Through painting, collage, ceramics and sculpture, the artists invite viewers to pause, look closely, and rediscover the beauty within everyday objects.
Artists:
Kobie Bosch · Judy Denby · Bethany Macdonald Tucker · Paul Macdonald · Libby Moore · Suzie Rix · Clare Unger
@bmtartist@libbymooreart@kobiebosch@clare_unger@judy.denby.artist@suzierixpainter@paulmacsculpture
#BeyondUtility #ComingSoon #StillLifeArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtExhibition SydneyArt AustralianArtists Painting Sculpture Ceramics CollageArt
