Celebrating our first year of operation
Its’s been a wild ride over the first year of Connect@Gunning Station as it taken its place as a creative hub for the whole STA Region.
Like any new parents STA is excited to celebrate this first formative year as we look back at what’s been achieved and celebrate the future.
Since it opened in 2023 Connect@Gunning has hosted;
- Ten exhibitions
- Commissioned new work from local Artists
- Multiple workshops
- Live music performances
- Art activities for kids and adults
- Community events Regular meetings.
- Been enjoyed by thousands of locals and visitors alike
- Added tens of thousands of dollars into the local creative economy.
STA acknowledges the strong relationship with Transport for NSW to operate Connect@Gunning Station for our local creative communities and as a cultural tourism destination. thank you also to the many local community members who have worked tirelessly to bring Connect@GunningStation into being.
STA must also make a special mention to thank the STA team and the coordinator of Connect, Kate Mackay who works at the station every Friday and whenever it’s open.
Thanks for a great year! We look forward to seeing you at Connect for years to come..
Connect Arty Party
Sat 30 Nov 11am-2pm
It’s Connect’s first birthday. It’s been a fabulous first trip around the sun for Connect & to celebrate STA are throwing an ‘Arty Party’ & you’re a guest of honour.
Join us for the opening of the summer exhibitions, model train in in motion, live music with Olivia Pearl. Sausage sizzle. Art activities & face painting.
A FREE day of celebration for the whole family.
Focus: Artists of the STA Region – ON DISPLAY ALL SUMMER
Open 10am-3pm Fri 29 Nov, Sat 30, Sun 1 Dec & Fri 6, Sat 7 – Sun 8 Dec
Continuing 10am – 3pm every Friday through the Summer* (& by appointment)
A very special exhibition celebrating local Artists through the lens of seven leading local photographers. One STA Region – 7 Professional photographers – 37 Artists. An Amazing profile of the arts in our region.
Sat 30 Nov 11am – Join us for a special opening event. Nibbles included. Please RSVP to attend 
Supported by the NSW Government through the Stronger Country Communities Fund.
* Connect is open to visit 10am-3pm every Friday across the Summer except Friday 27 December, come visit.
Gunning Station N Scale model by Robert Popovski
Open 10am-3pm Fri 29 Nov, Sat 30, Sun 1 Dec & Fri 6, Sat 7 – Sun 8 Dec
Continuing 10am – 3pm every Friday throughout the Summer* (& by appointment)
A meticulous scale model of Gunning Station built as a labour of love by Robert Popovski. Complete with running model trains. STA is thrilled to give our audiences the unique opportunity to see this model of the station within the Signal Box.
Sat 30 Nov 11am-2pm Join us for a special opening event where Rob will be running the train.
11-2pm 14 Dec, 11 Jan & 8 Feb
Meet the Engineer Chat to Robert Popovski and watch the trains in action
Past Programs – it’s been a wild ride
Down the Track, heritage display by Gunning and District Historical Society
10am – 3pm every Friday until 15 Nov
Objects and antiquities that tell stories of Gunning Train Station and it’s historical place in the local community and rail history of NSW. Presented by the Gunning & District Historical Society who operate Pye Cottage Museum and hold a significant historical collection about the local area. SEE MORE
Guards’ Van Incident 1969 (as per the inscription on the back of the photograph). Photo from the private collection of Gordon Hansen who was Station Master at the time and provided by his daughter Jan Smith.
Poetry Workshop with Lizz Murphy
Friday 11 October 10am – 3pm
In your own small world there may be many wonders — turn your poet’s eye to them — there may be poetry at your feet. Small World, Small Wonders – Spend a day with published poet Lizz Murphy talking and writing about poetry and place, especially the poetry of your own place. Suitable for 16+ years. Supported by the NSW Government through the Stronger Country Communities Fund.
BOOK YOUR SPACE NOW – free for STA members.
Mixed Media Workshop with Slavica Zivkovic
Friday 4 October 10am – 3pm
This workshop is an exploration of our feathered friends large and small fluffy and feathered. Using mixed media techniques such as paint, pastels, and college students will create several works that celebrate the wonderful world of birds. Supported by the NSW Government through the Stronger Country Communities Fund.
BOOK YOUR SPACE NOW – free for STA members.
Imaginarta Puppets: Masters of making and performing
Open 10am -3pm Fri 12, Sat 13, Sun 14, Fri 19, Sat 20 July & 10am-2pm Sun 21 July
Internationally established Master puppeteers Sue Wallace and Steve Coupe create puppets and performances that delight audiences of all ages through the Imaginarta Puppet Theatre. Works of art on display include puppets and associated objects made over decades of creative work.
Sumi-e Ink painting with Stephen Carroll
10am – 3pm Friday 19 July
Join Stephen for an introduction to the traditional method of brush stokes, posture and mindfulness necessary to produce a Sumi-e ink painting. Suitable for everyone over 15yrs.
BOOKED OUT
Shadow Puppets with Imaginarta Puppets
Tues 16 & Wed 17 July 10-3pm
Make shadow puppets and learn how to use them with master puppeteers Sue and Steve from Imaginarta Puppets. All materials provided. This is an intergenerational workshop over two consecutive days for families and groups to enjoy together. Suitable for children 8yrs+ to be accompanied by an adult.
Free for STA Members, however bookings are essential as places are limited. BOOK NOW
AWAY by Barbara Nell
Open 10am-3pm Fri 3, Sat 4 & Sun 5 May , Fri 10, Sat 11 & Sun 12 May
Works that embrace the sensory experience and elemental forces of nature. Primarily the light, landscape and the experiences of a new environment. This is not just visual, but the psychological circumstance of each setting. Supported by the NSW Government through the Stronger Country Communities Fund. View the exhibition online
Opening Celebration 10am Sat 4 May – Opened by renowned Australian artist Lucy Culliton and artist floor talk by Barbara Nell. Light refreshments will be provided.
Creative Space, work by Students of the Creative Space Studio
Open 10am-3pm Fri 3, Sat 4 & Sun 5 May , Fri 10, Sat 11 & Sun 12 May
Creative Space Goulburn is an art workshop space offering regular classes and one off workshops for adults, children and those with special needs. Creative Space can connect you to your creativity. The exhibition is a selection of participant’s work from recent classes. Supported by the NSW Government through the Stronger Country Communities Fund.
Fibre to Fabric Interactive Exhibition by Creative Gunning
Sunday 14 April 2024
Two sessions. 10am to 12noon & 1pm to 3pm.
An interactive exhibition on bringing fibre to fabric. Particants were able to gain hands-on experience with alpaca and wool fleece, how to prepare fibre, spinning techniques, weaving and other ways of making fabric and woven cord.
Find out more
Jodie Munday and Tracy Luff: Regional Futures – Main & Parcels Galleries
10am – 3pm Sat 20 Sun 21 & Sat 27 – Sun 28 January 2024
Work from two exciting local Artists. Jodie explores connection to place through weaving and imagery. Tracy explores connection to each other through complex and challenging social issues affecting our community.
Image: Chain of Ponds by Jodie Munday 2023
11am -2pm Sat 20 and Sat 27, Join a First Nations Weaving Circle with Jodie Munday. All ages holiday fun, children to be accompanied. All materials supplied. FREE Drop in anytime and weave.
Community Groups Expo – Ladies Gallery
10am – 3pm Sat 20 Sun 21 & Sat 27 – Sun 28 January 2024
Photographic images celebrating the many community groups that operate in the Gunning area. Curated by Michelle Storey and Erin Olafson. Funded by Acciona. Supported by the NSW Government through the Stronger Country Communities Fund. Image from Gunning District Landcare
CONNECT Offical Opening Celebrations
11am – 4.30pm Sat 28 Oct 2023
Don’t miss history in the making as we offically open Connect with a day of art, live music and creative making activites. Bring a picnic or sample the tasty treats and coffee on offer. FREE and fun for the whole family. See you there See what else was on offer.
A highlight of the day was a musical duet by Henry Liang on the Japanese Shō and Joel Bulger on Didgeridoo, commissioned especially for the celebration. Supported by the NSW Government through the Stronger Country Communities Fund.
11.40am – 4.30pm 28 October (opening celebration),10am – 3pm 3-4 & 10-11 November 2023
Snap Write The theme for this year’s SnapWrite Exhibition is “What If…”. View the exhibition online.
The Exhibition will help celebrate the formal opening of the restored Gunning Railway Station building as an arts and community centre. Wonderful and moving photos and stories of our region have been contributed as part of the community driven SnapWrite Facebook page. On display in the Ladies Waiting Gallery.
11.40am – 4.30pm 28 October (opening celebration), 10am – 3pm 3-4 & 10-11 November 2023
In Transit by Hamish Ta-mé View the exhibition online.
We move through our lives and the landscape with a restless energy, pushing, pulling, hoping, fearing. Connecting. At times we come together in shared spaces, and in community. Our train journeys are a time where a large disparate group from an incredibly diverse range of backgrounds and intentions come together in parallel for a few hours to then disperse again. Railways have played a vital role in creating communities with little more initial connection than a common transport hub. From these utilitarian beginnings grows a community of families, friends, colleagues and commerce. These portraits are part of a larger body of work shot whilst commuting, they come from a place of openness and a genuine interest in these unique lives and how the sitters came to be in this time at this place. Supported by the NSW Government through the Stronger Country Communities Fund.
10am – 3pm 22-23 Sept & 29-30 Sept & 6-7 October 2023
Waste to Art by Gunning Public School
Works of art created from waste materials by students at Gunning Public School through a series of workshops with Al Phemister. Supported by the NSW Government through the Stronger Country Communities Fund.
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