OFFICIAL OPENING | True North & Clarence Impressions

Grafton Regional Gallery invites you to the Official Opening of:

TRUE NORTH 

&

CLARENCE IMPRESSIONS

Saturday 22 February

3pm | True North Curator's Walk & Talk

5pm | Official Opening

Featuring

Music by Keefe West

Exhibitions to be opened by Sharne Wolff

Complementary refreshments & Friends of the Gallery pay bar

Entry by donation

Bookings via GRG Humanitix

TRUE NORTH: FROM THE FOREST FLOOR

Conceived as an ongoing iterative exhibition, True North showcases the dynamic and diverse practices of artists living and working in the Northern Rivers.

In True North: From the Forest Floor, guest curator Christine Willcocks draws on her deep connection to the region’s rich biodiversity, selecting artists who respond intrinsically to the landscapes around them. Subtropical rainforests, Big Scrub, and coastal littoral forest provide a common thread for artists working across painting, installation, sculpture, film, sound, and performance.

True North recognises the importance of the Northern Rivers creative communities, and its significance as home to 112,000 arts and cultural creators (36% of population) and 2,109 creative businesses*.

A GRG exhibition. Guest Curator: Christine Willcocks

*(ABS Census, 2021)

CLARENCE IMPRESSIONS

Taking inspiration from the famed ‘9 by 5 Impression Exhibition’ held in Melbourne in 1889, Clarence Impressions brings artists from the Northern Rivers together with their depictions and interpretations of the Clarence Valley.

Through public call-out, artists were invited to respond to this theme, and the result is a vibrant and expressive exhibition that reflects the region’s stunning landscapes, people, and places.

A GRG community exhibition

Accessible parking available in Gallery carpark, access via side driveway from 158 Fitzroy St.

Image: Emily Imeson, Floating QLD Waratah turned Flame Tree Season, 2021 (cropped), recycled timber, acrylic on canvas, thread, batik earth-stained cotton. Courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Michelle Eabry.