Exhibition Openings | POMP People on my Path + Out of Softness + Print Play | 27 November 2026

The Friends and the Manning Regional Art Gallery are pleased to host our next exhibition openings. Join us in opening POMP People on my Path + Out of Softness + Print Play on 27 November 2026 at 6 PM.

POMP People on my Path | Sharon Tudor Smith

Artist Sharon Tudor Smith presents a broad selection of artworks which will be accompanied by short video interviews available to watch via QR codes.

POMP is a combination of visual and audible storytelling, interpreting the inspirational lives of People On Her Path. Sharon has interviewed people from all walks of life with the aspiration of mirroring back hope, trust and love.

As part of this interactive exhibition, Sharon has collaborated with a number of local artists including Peter Oxborough, Wendie Patch, Celia Lionheart and Robin Harrington.

Out of Softness | Gemma Lee Cross

We emerge when we feel safe enough to be soft.

Out of Softness explores the quiet spaces between hiding and emerging, vulnerability and strength, solitude and belonging. The work explores what becomes possible when we are held, witnessed and accepted.

Gemma works with wool, through needle felting and wet felting, to create nests, organic forms and feminine figures that speak to ideas of protection, nurture and care.

For Gemma, softness is not fragility. It is a form of strength. It is the space that allows us to rest, to reconnect, to belong - and eventually, to step beyond the shelter that has protected us.

Print Play | The Press Club

The Manning Regional Art Gallery’s Press Club presents their 2026 group exhibition Print Play, featuring the results of playful interactive printmaking, exchanging printing ideas and techniques, and highlighting the value of curiosity, risk-taking, and discovery in artistic practice.

Print Play showcases the creative outcomes of experimentation, collaboration, and joyful exploration in printmaking. The group exhibition features works that have emerged from playful and interactive printing processes, highlighting the value of curiosity, risk-taking, and discovery in artistic practice.

Over the past year, Press Club members have met monthly to share techniques, exchange ideas, and support one another's creative development. The resulting exhibition reflects not only the diversity of individual artistic voices but also the strength of a collaborative printmaking community built on encouragement, constructive feedback, and a shared passion for the printed image.