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Grenfell Art Gallery and Community Curtain
Grenfell is famous as the birthplace of Henry Lawson. The Art Gallery is a focal point of the Grenfell Henry Lawson festival held each June long weekend. The Gallery is also the new home of the Grenfell Community Curtain which permanently occupies the northern wall of the gallery. The vision for the curtain was ‘a visual representation of the essence of the Grenfell community’. The curtain began its journey in 1990 and its evolution meandered along until 2000 when the deadline for completion was set- the Centenary of Federation, September 2001. The curtain is 14 feet high comprises five panels each of which is five foot wide. There was a team of 17 volunteers working on the project with funding coming from the Grenfell Dramatic Society. The curtain has been constructed on fire resistant canvas.
The curtain is accessible to all with wheelchair access and disabled toilets conveniently located. The Grenfell Art Gallery is open Tuesdays to Saturdays… 10 am. To 4 pm Current ExhibitionsA Retrospective Featuring Artists include: Peter Griffen - Contemporary ArtThe art of Peter Griffen is influenced as much as the classical painting of the Renaissance as by the serendipity of abstract expressionism. He has held exhibitions throughout Australia and in London, Paris and St Tropez as well as numerous other countries. Denise Lithgow - Fabric Art As a textile artist, Denise has a love of felting, knitting and machine embroidery. He imagination is based on the landscape. She has a strong sense of colour and design. Elaine Marshall - Hotglass Artist Uses a special fusible glass imported from America and has over 60 moulds which enables her to create an ever increasing range of glassware. Each piece is unique.  Future Exhibitions The Keep Commencing 3 April to 5 May. Featuring Artists include: John Wood - Iron Sculptures John thrives on the different creative challenges involved in working on his own visions and designs and those of others, and brings a vision that is uniquely Australian to each sculpture.  Melissa
Barber - Contemporary Artist Paintings that find
the transcendent in nature's detail, Melissa Barber's work
embodies the sublime, the sensual and the metaphysical, this is
how her work has been described, with its tactile three
dimensional quality and play of negative space and detail. Loretta
Blake Loretta’s interest in painting has grown into a
way of life she is passionate about. One becomes immediately
aware of Loretta’s first love in selecting the subject matter
for her paintings – flowers in many forms which express vibrancy
and spontaneity, exude colour with great detail and display
considerable technical skill showing a wealth of natural talent. Eris
Fleming - Vibrant, Australian Art The focus of Eris'
paintings is often around the fringe dwellers of outback society
and their eccentricities. His endeavour is to catch the spirit
of these people and their landscape with all its idiosyncrasies.
A strong undercurrent of dry humour finds its way into many of
his works. Larissa
Blake Through years of painting and being an avid
supporter of other artists, Larissa has a unique eye for the
technical as well as being an extremely gifted colourist.
Larissa’s vibrant works are inspired by her extensive travels
both here and abroad, but it is in her everyday world and all
its spontaneity that she draws most of her inspirations.
Henry Lawson Festival Art Exhibition 2012 Visit the Henry Lawson Festival website for more information about the 2012 Art Competition. Sculptured Curtain The curtain began its journey in 1990 and its evolution meandered along until 2000 when the deadline for completion was set - the Centenary of Federation, September 2001. The curtain is 14 feet high comprises five panels each of which is five foot wide. There was a team of 17 volunteers working on the project with funding coming from the Grenfell Dramatic Society. The curtain has been constructed on fire resistant canvas. The curtain serves as a tourist drawcard as it gives visitors an opportunity to view local sites and past events in the richly textured artwork. The curtain is for the community and its location ensures that everyone has an opportunity to view and appreciate it. A watercolour of the design hangs in the Weddin Shire Council Chambers and a ceramic version is mounted on the wall of the Grenfell Motel in Main Street. Images featured on the curtain include the Caragabal silos, the George Street fires, the Grenfell Court House, the Weddin Shire Council Logo, Iandra castle, The Blue Church on the Cowra Road, St Josephs Church, Uniting Church, The Holy Trinity Anglican Church, The Flour Mill, the Quandialla Railway water tower, the Grenfell Railway Station, the Grenfell Record Office, the Odd Fellows Hall, the Henry Lawson Obelisk, gold mining history complete with Chinese workers, indigenous culture, native flora such as eucalyptus leaves, paper daisies, hardenbergia, autumn leaves, vast bird life including cockatoo, kookaburra, galah, magpie, rosella, blue wren, superb parrot, silver eye and kangaroos and emu. These are not all of the images on the curtain and you are encourages to visit the curtain and identify even more featured scenes. A book called ‘Painting with Thread'- the story of the curtain is available for purchase from the gallery.
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