“Bringing art to the people

and people to the arts”

Belalie Wines The Picture Framer

Th e Board , S t a f f and Vo lunteers o f t he

Ga l l e r y

Would l ike to thank

you for your cont inued

suppor t and wi sh you a

very

Merry Christmas

and a sa fe

New Year

Friends Newsletter

Port Pirie Regional Art

Gallery

3 Mary Elie Street,

PO Box 481

Port Pirie SA 5540

Ph: 8633 0681

Fax: 8633 0672

Email: info@pprag.org

Website: www.pprag.org.au

Dear Friends of the Gallery

Well here we are at the end of another amazing year of exhibitions, events and activities!

We began 2017 with the truly stunning National Photographic Portrait Prize 2016 from the National Portrait Gallery, one of my favourites, but there was plenty more to come!

The ‘Alice Springs Beanie Festival’ came to Port Pirie on its national tour ‘Colours of the Country 111, what fun! The humble ‘beanie’ as an art form.

There were many other highlights during the year.

What a privilege to host ‘Rough Medicine; Life and Death in the Age of Sail’ from the SA Maritime Museum with that hilarious performance by the ‘barber surgeon’ in the Port Pirie Regional Library, enthralling school children with his crazy antics as the ships surgeon on the high seas!

‘Class A ‘exhibitions such as these from significant arts institutions are vitally important to the Gallery to enhance the diversity of arts and culture we aspire to deliver in the exhibition program.

The story of Port Pirie and the Smelter was celebrated with the last of the trilogy of history exhibitions ‘Transportation and Transformation; a city always evolving’. Again breaking visitor records!

We move into the holiday season with photography, paintings in oils, acrylics and watercolours by local and regional artists, Clan Rodda, Annette Marner and Kirstie Jamieson and from the Adelaide Hills Proo Geddes, Sandi Hill and Alison Waye.

2018 will see a few changes as Gallery operations come under the umbrella of the Port Pirie Regional Council. As you may be aware funding from other sources such as Country Arts SA, who have supported galleries over many years, no longer directly fund regional art galleries. We had to look for an alternative to take us into a sustainable future, without losing our ‘Class A’ accreditation and quality of program delivery.

What a busy year; I wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and look forward to once again celebrating all things in ‘art’ in 2018 with another full and exciting exhibition program.

Jenni Frost

15 December – 28 January

2018

‘Sister Art’ Sisters Proo Geddes and

Sandi Hill along with Alison

Waye exhibiting together

as ‘Sister Art’

Image: ‘Last light Flinders Ranges’

by Proo Geddes

Image: ‘Red Boat’ by Sandi Hill

Image: ‘Who woke Baby’ by Alison

Waye

Artwork for Sale

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Opening Hours

Monday to Friday:

9am to 5pm

Weekends & Public Holidays 11am to 3pm

Christmas - New Year period: 11am to 3pm

Closed:

Good Friday & Christmas Day

We value the support of our partners and sponsors

December 2017

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The Board of Management has produced a 2018 Calendar, filled with artwork owned by the Gallery and Friends of the Gallery.

All money raised goes towards continued maintenance and future exhibitions.

A great Christmas gift

$5 ea

Art Cards

Blank cards to suit all occasions, by talented local Artists Pamela Crocker and Neil Hann.

From $4

Grey Nomad Postcards

by Neil Hann

$2 ea

Dear Friends

After an exhausting six months of uncertainty re the future of the Port Pirie Regional Art

Gallery, I am very pleased to advise that Port Pirie Regional Council will assume the

overall management of the Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery. This will take place over a six

month period of transition.

Your Board and Director have spent many hours looking at what options were available

for the Gallery to move forward and together with Port Pirie Regional Council, are

unanimous that the best and only option was for Council to become more than a major

funding partner.

Changes will mostly only be evident behind the scenes with resource sharing in some

administrative and IT areas, but more importantly the Gallery will be able to interact more

efficiently within the Cultural Precinct, opening up huge benefits for the sharing of

themed events across tourism, the library and the Gallery.

Obviously funding is the dominant advantage, enabling the Gallery to continue to attract

‘Class A’ touring exhibitions and the diversity in art presentation that is expected of our

Gallery.

I am also pleased to advise that our 25 year old climate change air conditioner will finally

be pensioned off, and a new model installed in the 2017/18 financial year.

There is still a little way to go in transitioning to a new operating model, with further

research, liaisons and discussions to come. Change can be a good thing and the

Gallery Board is optimistic that the Gallery will resume its lead in becoming the most

innovative and exciting art presence north of Adelaide.

I can assure you that your Gallery will continue to operate as a leader in bringing art to

the people and people to the arts for Port Pirie and the region.

It would be remiss of me not to mention our Volunteers, who ably support and champion

the Gallery on a day to day basis, connecting to our visitors and assisting the Director

with exhibition installations and events. A big thank you to one and all.

On behalf of the Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery Board of Management I wish all our

Friends a very happy and safe Christmas and New Year.

Ellie Green

Chair, Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery Board of Management

Congratulations

to

Joanne Angione

Winner of a framed original charcoal

drawing by local artist

Clan St. Vincent Rodda.

‘Girl in a Dress’.

Drawn 11 December by

Annette Marner

2 February – 11 March 2018

‘CASA Island to Inland’

Bringing artworks that explore the unique aspects of Kangaroo Island including the environment, history

and isolation.

Image: ‘Waiting for Godwit’ by Janine

Mackintosh

New On Sale in the Gallery

Clan Rodda Raff le

Upcoming Exhibit ion Message from the Chair

Gift Memberships

PPRAG 2018 Calendar

A gift for that person who has everything?

6 month Membership

as a Friend of the Gallery.

This will entitle them to:

VIP invitations to openings and special events

Quarterly newsletters & programs

10% discount on art purchases

50% discount on Art Prize entry fees (bi-annually)

Discounted fees for workshops

10% discount at The Picture Framers, Port Pirie

Opportunity to exhibt in the annual Friends of the Gallery exhibition

Membership expiries 30/6/2018

Offer closes 31 January 2018

$15 Individual

$10 Individual concession Student

$30 Household

Memories of 2017

National Portrait Prize

{Beau t i fu l ! }

Steven, Norway

{Love l y embod ien t o f

l i f e e te rna l }

Kanna & Charlotte, Port Pirie

SA

I m a g e : S t i l l L i f e P e a r a n d B o t t l e

I m a g e : ‘ S i s t e r s I s l a & E l k i r o l e p l a y a s P r i n c e s s e s ’ – N a t a l i e G r o n o

Our Mob

{T ru l y i nsp i r i ng and

hea r t wa rming }

Kimmy, Rusty, Cyrus &

Sissy,

Nerang QLD

{ Jus t a t as te o f

t a l en t o f ou r Mob }

Carol, Port Pirie SA

Rough Medicine:

Li fe and death in the age of Sai l

{W ow! W hat an eye

opene r , ama zing

h i s to ry , Grea t

d i sp l ay }

Wayne, Gympie QLD

{W ha t a g rea t i ns i gh t

i n to ou r pas t }

Mary, Port Pirie SA

The Gent le Arts:

Embroiderers’ Guild of Port Pirie

{Fabu lous , go t

i nsp i red }

Helene

{A beau t i f u l d i sp lay }

Ron & Val, Port Pirie SA

Friends of the Gal lery

{Ve ry t a l en ted

peop le , wonde r fu l

d i sp l ay }

Maria & Lou, Port Pirie SA

{So much ta l en t ,

i nc red ib l e }

Karen, Port Germein SA

Colours of our Country I I I :

Beanie Festival

{Unsua l f eas t fo r t he

eyes }

Unknown, Clare SA

{W ha t a co l l ec t ion }

R Fuller, Adelaide SA

{Supe r ! }

Koypr, Vienna Austria

Gerry Wedd: Ki tschen Man

{ I nsp i r i ng }

Michael, Gold Coast QLD

{Abso lu t l ey

ama zing }

Bronwyn, Port Pirie SA

Transportat ion & Transformation:

Nyrstar exhibi t ion {W ha t a wonde r fu l

co l lab ra t i on o f ea r l y

P i r i e }

Barb, Port Pirie SA

{W icked }

Tobi, age 7 yrs

{Pe r fec t }

Henry, age 12 yrs

Port Pirie SA

The First Line of Grace:

Annet te Marner & K i r s t ie Jam ieson

{ Momen ts i n t ime beau t i f u l l y cap tu red } Dianne

{Ve ry t a l en ted pho tog raphe rs } Deb & Kate

I m a g e : ‘ W h i t e W a l l a b y ’ – A n n e t t e M a r n e r ‘ D r o s e r a ’ – K i r s t i e J a m i e s o n

Clan St Vincent Rodda

{W onde r fu l se l f

po r t ra i t s o f C lan and

ou r na tu re }

Ruth, Port Pirie SA

{Grea t exh ib i t i on }

Ray & Vicki, Bournemouth

England

I m a g e : S t i l l L i f e P e a r a n d B o t t l e

‘Gory Stories from the Putrid Past’. HeapsGood Entertainment and the ‘Barber Surgeon presented

‘Gory Stories from the Putrid Past’ in conjunction with the Port Pirie Public Library. The Barber Surgeon

gave a fun informative presentation with props and song to primary school students.

Artist Talk with Gerry Wedd

An enjoyable evening listening to Gerry Wedd, talking

about his past and how he started in ceramics.

Make your own Beanie

Textile artist Tracy Henwood from Knit Spin Weave, Clare SA.

Demonstrated the skills of how to crochet a beanie to a group of experience

and inexperienced ladies who completed a beanie to take home.

Memories from 2017

Sister Art :

Proo Geddes , Sand i H i l l and A l i son W aye

{Beau t i fu l }

A l an Zu b r i n i c h , Po r t P i r i e

SA

{ I nsp i ra t iona l wo rk ,

S i s te rs a re do ing the i r

t h i ng }

An i t a , P i c c ad i l l y SA I m a g e :

‘ L o o k i n g a t t h e C h a c e R a n g e ’ - P r o o G e d d e s ‘ R e g a t t a 1 ’ – S a n d i H i l l ‘ P u m p k i n ’ – A l i s o n W a y e

Workshops of 2017

People and the Gallery

Image: The Barbers Surgeon with Taleesha Martin

See you in 2018