Rustic and Rural Artisan Weekend
Situated in expansive cottage gardens amongst the native bushland of Glenorie, the Rustic and Rural Artisan Weekend will take place for its third consecutive year. This provincial market will showcase and celebrate local florists, growers, artisans, craftspeople and sellers of vintage and timber wares. The event will take place on the 16th and 17th of […]
Festival Fare for Galston-Glenhaven
The Hornsby Shire’s 2019 Festival of the Arts offers two great concerts in The Hills in November. Galston Concerts close their 2019 series with a Young Performers Awards Gala of dazzling, talented young musicians, Sunday 17 November. The program, starting 2pm in Galston Uniting Church, features ‘tomorrow’s stars today’ in popular Classical and contrast styles. […]
Castle Hill Art Society Painting Workshop and Market Day!
“Introduction to Tonal Portrait Painting” by Marie Mansfield Whether Marie’s subject is landscape, still life or a person, her intention is to capture the soul of the subject. Marie’s name would be familiar to portrait painters as she has been a finalist in the Archibald Portrait Prize and a many times finalist in the Portia […]
Award-winning choir sings for Advent
AChoired Voices, a Hills-based community choir, will be performing their Advent concert ‘A Twilight Yuletide’ on Saturday December 7th. The eclectic programme will consist of traditional and modern Christmas carols and songs from around the world, including many well-known favourites. Commencing at 7.30 pm, the concert, at Galston Uniting Church, will conclude with a light […]
Celebrating Small Works
Celebrating Small Works is the next exhibition being presented by the Ferry Artists Gallery. This year’s Christmas exhibition is all about AFFORDABLE ART. Our artists and artisans will be embracing an 8×8” canvas which will be available at the incredibly good value price tag of only $80 each. Celebrating Small Works opens on Saturday November […]
David El-Melky “Hyper-Realism”
DAVID studied a Fine Arts degree and has worked as a graphic artist, fashion designer, photographer and art tutor. Painting has been his life’s passion. He challenges himself with hyper-realism and surrealist paintings. We are lucky to have the opportunity to be given an insight into David’s process so come along and learn! Visitors are […]
UPCOMING AUTHOR TALKS AT CASTLE HILL AND DURAL LIBRARIES
Join bestselling writers Sarah Bailey and Nicole Alexander for an author talk this August. Dates for your diary are: SARAH BAILEY Thursday 8 August 2019 | 6.30pm – 7.30pm CASTLE HILL LIBRARY $7.50pp | Bookings essential online Join Sarah Bailey as she discusses her bestselling thrillers, The Dark Lake, Into the Night and her latest, […]
BEECROFT BUSH/FOLK DANCE – SATURDAY 3 AUGUST 2019
The returning and experienced Carrawong Bush Band with awardwinning dance writer/caller from last year, will be warmly danced to on Saturday 3 August 2019 from 7.30 – 11.30 pm, on the floor-boards of the ‘period’ Beecroft Community Centre, Beecroft Road. (opp fire station, public school; near rail station and free parking). All warming dances are […]
August 7th: Tricia Taylor “Pastel Portrait or Figures”
Master Pastellist Tricia Taylor is from Sydney and has had 20 years of experience with pastels. Her work is recognised for capturing light in her impressionistic style of realism. Although painting portraits and figures in pastel can be daunting Tricia will show simple methods of layering to achieve amazing colour control. She will focus on […]
Hills Harmony Chorus
In June this year, Hills Harmony Chorus is opening its doors to the public with “a cappella for fellas”, a “learn to sing” program designed to help men learn to sing or to improve their singing enjoyment. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never had any previous singing experience or training or whether your perfect singing […]
