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A JOURNEY IN MINIATURE: ANIMAL HIGHLIGHTS 💧🌱 Presented by the @aust_society_of_miniature_art , 'A Journey in Miniature' brings together an extraordinary range of works that demonstrate the precision, skill and imagination demanded by the form. Working within the discipline of scale—where every detail is heightened and nothing can be overlooked, artists explore subjects limited only by their imagination, across painting, drawing, printmaking and mixed media. A Journey in Miniature is showing at NERAM from Fri 1st May - Sun 7th June. For purchase enquires, visit the gallery or call (02) 6772 5255. . . CREDITS: Image 1: Jeanette Watson, The Gallery Ibis, 2025. Watercolour. Image 2: Lee Sinha, Surprise!, 2025. Acylic. Image 3: Sharyn Jones, Emus in Paddock, 2026. Oil. Image 4: Ruth Bosveld, Two Babies, 2026. Oil on Polymin. Image 5: Adrienne Baigent, Pet-ty Thieves, 2025. Acrylic. Image 6: Pam Slattery, Rainbow Bee-eaters, 2025. Watercolour on canvas. Image 7: Janet Matthews, Ooh, Nice Moves – RT Black Cockatoos, 2026. Pencil, hand cut layer.

UPCOMING EXHIBITION: POCHETTES EN FÊTE 👛👜 Pochettes en Fête celebrates the elegance, glamour and enduring allure of the vintage handbag. Bringing together a selection of beautifully crafted pochettes, clutches and evening bags alongside contemporary artworks, the exhibition explores fashion accessories not simply as objects of style, but as carriers of memory, identity and cultural history. From intricate beadwork and luxurious textiles to sculptural forms and exquisite detailing, these vintage and contemporary pieces speak to changing fashions, social rituals and the artistry of adornment across decades. Presented as a special fundraising exhibition in support of New England Regional Art Museum, Pochettes en Fête invites visitors to experience a playful and sophisticated dialogue between fashion, art and collecting. The vintage handbag collection, generously donated by Jan White to raise funds for the gallery, forms the heart of the exhibition. Pochettes en Fête will open at NERAM on Friday the 29th of May. We hope you can join us for the opening night celebrations. Opening Night 📆 Fri 29th May 2026 🕑 6pm - 8pm 📍 New England Regional Art Museum 🎟 FREE - RSVP via our wesbite (What's On > Events) . . #ArmidaleArt #ExhibitionOpening #WhatsOnArmidale #ArmidaleEvents #ArmidaleFashion #ArtAndFashion #FashionIsArt #VintageFashion #NSWArtGalleries #StyleInspo0

We been having such a great day at the Big Chill Festival, getting all creative with the Little Chillers. We have been making kites, weaving and painting the junk wall… and grooving to the music. It’s been an awesome festival. We hope you have been having as much fun as we have! #bigchillfestival #bigchillfestival2026 #thebigchill

UPCOMING EVENT: CURATOR TALK 🎨✨ Join us at NERAM to hear from The Neighbour at the Gate curator, Zali Morgan, during the exhibition’s opening weekend on Saturday the 30th of May. The Neighbour at the Gate is a major group exhibition presented by National Art School and guest curated by Clothilde Bullen, alongside Micheal Do and Zali Morgan. The exhibition brings together newly commissioned artworks that examine the enduring impact of Australian immigration policies and colonial histories on First Nations and Asian Australian communities. Zali Morgan is a Noongar woman with ancestral connections to Whadjuk, Balladong, and Wilman Boodjar. She was born and raised near Wooditchup on Wardandi Boodjar and is now based near Boorloo / Perth. As an artist, curator, and cultural worker, Morgan has a deep passion for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, particularly uplifting Noongar artistic practices. With a keen interest in modes of decolonising, she has worked closely with private and institutional collections, including the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Wesfarmers Arts, and the Berndt Museum of Anthropology. 📆 Fri 30th May 2026 🕑 10:30am - 11:30am 📍 New England Regional Art Museum 🎟 FREE - RSVP via our website (What's On > Events) . . Image credit: Zali Morgan, photograph: Matty Loucas #WhatsOnArmidale #AustralianArt #ArmidaleEvents #ArmidaleArt #NewEnglandArt #NSWArtGalleries #NationalArtSchool

Create a beautifully lightweight nuno-felt scarf by combining silk and fine Australian Merino wool 🐑🕸 Led by experienced felter and educator, Jo Barr, you'll learn how these fibres fuse together to create soft, textured fabric with beautiful drape and movement. Throughout the workshop, you'll explore layout, design and surface texture while creating your own unique, one-of-a-kind wearable piece. This workshop is suitable for beginners and experienced felters alike, offering a relaxed and creative introduction to the art of nuno-felting. 📆 Sunday 28th June 🕘 9.30am – 2pm (including break time) 📍 Packsaddle Studio, NERAM 🎟 Member $203 | General $225 Visit our website (What's On > Workshops) to secure your place. . . #WhatsOnArmidale #ArtWorkshops #ArmidaleWorkshops #ArmidaleClasses #ArmidaleArt #NewEnglandArt #NewEnglandStyle #ArmidaleFashion

Inspiration can come from the strangest beginnings... Join us at NERAM for a workshop on Wearable Art with Svenja 🧷✂️ Wearable Art is where fine art meets fashion, science, and engineering to create a sculptural form using the body as its base. Free from the restrictions of any of these disciplines, anything is possible – as long as it is wearable! Enjoy a presentation on the many approaches of other designers, as well as a close look at the career development, and design and construction processes involved in the creation of Svenja’s own comprehensive body of work. Then, try your hand at the process of beginning to design your own piece with two guided exercises to open your mind to the infinite possibilities of inspiration. 📆 Saturday 13th June 🕐 1pm – 4pm 📍 Packsaddle Studio, NERAM 🎟 Members $98 | General $109 Suitable for adults and senior art and design high school students. Book via our website (What's On > Workshops). . . Wearable Art will run in conjunction with Svenja's upcoming exhibition, 'Distomorph' at NERAM. Stay tuned for opening night information! #WhatsOnArmidale #ArmidaleFashion #ArmidaleDesign #FashionDesign #WearableArt #DiscoverArtists #AustralianFashion #AustralianArt #WhatsOnNewEngland

UPCOMING EXHIBITION: THE NEIGHBOUR AT THE GATE Bringing together newly commissioned works by leading Australian artists, The Neighbour at the Gate reckons with the echoes of immigration policies and the legacies of colonialism in Australia, unravelling how these forces continue to shape First Nations and Asian Australian experiences and relationships. Across various mediums and perspectives, The Neighbour at the Gate charts the entangled legacies of exclusion and resilience, drawing vital parallels between the past and present, memory and nationhood. The Neighbour at the Gate will open at NERAM on Friday 29th May at 6pm. RSVP via our website (What's On > Events) . . Credits: Installation view, The Neighbour at the Gate, National Art School Gallery, Sydney, 2025, image courtesy and © the artists. Photograph: Peter Morgan. The Neighbour at the Gate is a commissioned exhibition project for the National Art School, proudly supported by the NSW Government through the Blockbusters Funding initiative. The exhibition will be accompanied by a publication, learning and education framework and public programs.

SAVE THE DATE - EXHIBITION OPENING 👀 On Friday 29th May we'll be opening two fabulous new exhibitions here at NERAM: The Neighbour at the Gate & Pochettes en Fête. Stay tuned for more information, but suffice to say this will be a fantastic evening of art and thoughtful celebration ✨🎨 📆 Fri 29th May 2026 🕑 6pm - 8pm 📍 New England Regional Art Museum 🎟 FREE . . Title image credit: James Nguyen, Homeopathies_where new trees grow (detail), 2025, installation view, The Neighbour at the Gate, National Art School Gallery, Sydney, 2025, remnant terracotta, earthenware and stoneware clay from the National Art School Ceramics Department, Agarwood incense sticks, ash, smoke, dust; textile featuring raw cotton and silk textile dyed with mud and weeds contaminated by Dioxin and Agent Orange leachate in the Parramatta River catchment, commissioned by the National Art School with support of the NSW Government through the Blockbusters Funding initiative, image courtesy the artist and the National Art School © the artist, photograph: Peter Morgan

Just finished a week-long residency at NERAM that I won through the Packsaddle Exhibition last year. I feel so grateful to have had the opportunity to do this - just to focus on my artmaking practice and think about where I go next with it was a real gift. I was able to get a new drawing started and finished as well as get out and about collecting lots and lots of reference images for future works. Armidale is so beautiful at this time of year! Rod also got lots of work done, so I think our next exhibition in October will be pretty good! Thank you to the Packsaddle Group and to NERAM for a great week!

HABITAT: CHRISTINE JAMES 🌳 'Habitat' looks at aspects of the upland wetland and Ramsar Listed reserve, Little Llangothlin, on Banbai Country. The artwork in this series forms a continuance of the concerns outlined in her previous works about other Australian wetlands and their catchments and explores Australia’s rapidly-disappearing biodiversity. We would also like to send our appreciation to the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service and other groups involved in the support and conservation of Little Llangothlin. Habitat is on at NERAM until Sunday 7th June. For purchase enquiries, please contact NERAM on (02) 6772 5255. . . CREDIT: Image 1: Christine James, Temperate Grassland and Tree Plantation, 2025. Oil on wood. Image 2: Christine James, Migratory Reserve Habitat Late Autumn, 2025. Oil on wood. Image 3: Christine James, Habitat After Rain, 2025. Oil on wood. Image 4: Christine James, In Late Summer After Rain, 2025. Oil on wood.

ONE WEEK REMAINING: EXPERIMENTA EMERGENCE 🤖🌳 Experimenta Emergence presents the work of contemporary artists who explore emerging societal and environmental changes and offer other perspectives, imagined possibilities and alternative directions. Perfect for kids and adults alike, this is an art experience like no other, blending art with science to creature futuristic works of speculation and introspection. Experimenta Emergence will end at 4pm on Sunday 17th May, so be sure to pop in this week if you haven't experienced it already! #NewMedia #ExperimentaEmergence #Armidale #ArmidaleSchoolHolidays #WhatsOnArmidale #VisitArmidale #NewEngland #NSWArt #AustralianArt

Discovery the intimate world of miniature art in this collaborative exhibition from the Australian Society of Miniature Art 🌟🖼 Inspired by an artistic practice that span centuries, A Journey in Miniature celebrates the enduring allure of small-scale art—from the illuminated manuscripts of the medieval world to the intimate portrait miniatures of the Romantic era, and into the vibrant diversity of contemporary practice. Presented by the @aust_society_of_miniature_art , this exhibition brings together an extraordinary range of works that demonstrate the precision, skill and imagination demanded by the form. Working within the discipline of scale—where every detail is heightened and nothing can be overlooked, artists explore subjects limited only by their imagination, across painting, drawing, printmaking and mixed media. A Journey in Miniature is showing at NERAM from Friday 1st May - Sunday 7th June. For purchase enquires, visit the gallery or call (02) 6772 5255.