Snowtime in the Garden Final weekend, Hunter Valley Gardens.
Warwar: The Art of Torres Strait Saturday and Sunday, Newcastle Art Gallery. Plus, Nest by Rachel Milne, and New To View: from the collection.
150 Years Under Lock and Key Guided Tour Saturday, 11am to 12.30pm, Maitland Gaol.
Ladies In Black Saturday, 8pm, Theatre on Brunker, Adamstown.
Reconciliation NSW School Art Exhibition Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 3pm, Grossmann & Brough House, Maitland.
BUNYIPS, a big beautiful mess of a play Saturday, 3.30pm and 7.30pm, Young People's Theatre, Hamilton.
The Castanet Club: an exhibition you can dance to! Saturday and Sunday, Newcastle Museum. Plus, John Gollings: the history of the built world.
Shadow Boxer Saturday and Sunday, Maitland Regional Art Gallery. Plus, Barka, The forgotten River; Just Not Australian; Art & Dementia; Impressions of a Journey.
Things I Know To Be True Saturday, 2pm and 8pm, The Playhouse, Newcastle.
Hudsons Circus Saturday and Sunday, Richardson Park, Chatham Road, Hamilton North.
Warners Bay Market Saturday, 9am to 2pm, Warners Bay Foreshore.
Lake Macquarie Family History Group Saturday, 10am to 4pm, Marmong Point Community Hall. Guest speaker is Rick Pointon, musician and author of Hey Rock 'n' Roll.
Warners Bay Community Garden Working Bee Saturday, 9am to 1pm, Bunya Park, cnr Cherry Road and Macquarie Drive, Eleebana. Wear protective clothing, covered shoes, a hat and sunscreen. Tools provided.
A Portrait of Australia: Stories through the lens of Australian Geographic Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 2pm, SEEN@Swansea.
Gammin: a story of young mob in cyanotype Saturday and Sunday, Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie.
Max Dupain: Art and War Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 2pm, Rathmines Theatre.
Dobell in New Guinea Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm, Wangi Library.
Homegrown Markets Sunday, 10am to 2pm, Speers Point Park.
Newcastle City Farmers Market Sunday, 7am to 1pm, Newcastle Showground.
Adamstown Lions Markets Sunday, 7am to 1pm, cnr Brunker and Glebe roads, Adamstown.
The Bath House Open Day Sunday, 10am to 4pm, 2 Forest Hill Drive, Oakhampton Heights.
Art with Ahn Wells
Geoffrey Breen opens Saturday, July 17, from 3pm at Art Systems Wickham. Trees, A Bigger Picture - Beyond the Frame celebrates the beauty of the humble tree and puts it front and centre. Audiences can expect to experience through Breen's drawings and paintings what it's like to stand directly beneath the tree, to feel each one as it grows and moves. Breen says: "Typically, trees have been depicted as 'discrete' objects - viewed as isolated entities. In this exhibition at ASW Gallery, I have presented them as 'enveloping volumes' - experienced from within." 40 Annie St, Wickham; Friday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm.
Quiet Reflections by Amanda Charge at Timeless Textiles is on now until August 1. Paper and thread are used with sensibility by this artist. Charge says: "I wanted to create art that exuded a gentle and calm demeanour, at odds with the swirling currents of its creation." The works are made using found objects such as sticks and feathers which are imprinted using Japanese inks onto handmade paper. Repetition and chance play a role in the final works and Charge uses this device with intelligence. 90 Hunter St, Newcastle. @timelesstextiles for current hours.
Ordinary Intricacies is on now until August 8 at Watt Space Gallery. Featuring the works by Sue Jones, Chris Capper, Brett Piva, Ari Chand, John Heaney, Lezlie Tilley, Mojgan Habibi and Maddyson Hatton. This exhibition explores the pattern, surface texture and materiality. Watt Space is open by appointment e: wattspacegallery@newcastle.edu.au or 4921 8733.
This is the final week to view Gammin: a story of a young mob in cyanotype at Museum of Art and Culture, Lake Macquarie. The exhibition project was led by Aboriginal mentee Wanjun Carpenter and features alternative photographic technique - cyanotype works by Clontarf Academy students. First St, Booragul; Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
Spotlight Group 7 is now showing at Newcastle Printmakers Workshop, opening Saturday, July 17, from 2-4pm. A range of printmaking techniques will be on display including stencil rubbings and disperse dyes, collage prints and aquatint. Regular viewing Tuesdays 10am to 2pm at 27 Popran Rd, Adamstown.
