After experiencing weeks of smoke and red skies in Sydney and then seeing the shocking news coverage of the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires in Cobargo, artist Fiona Henderson wanted to create some art pieces that would memorialise the horrific fires. She came to Cobargo to meet me and Brian and to collect some burnt things from a cottage on our land that had burned down to its foundations. She also visited Gabrielle and … Read more »
The committee of the Far South Film Festival 2026 would like to congratulate the 23 finalists selected for this year’s Festival. Tickets are now on sale so check out the selected films and book your tickets at the ‘farsouthfilmfestival’ website.
This year’s entries have come from New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, the ACT and Tasmania, spanning drama, comedy, experimental, music and documentary genres. The Festival is especially pleased … Read more »
Narooma School of Arts is delighted to welcome Kristy Randall and Alex Padovan as the new lessees of the community-owned Memorial Hall (Narooma Kinema). This follows their purchase of the Narooma Kinema business from Jade Griffiths on 30 April.
‘When we first met Kristy and Alex it was obvious why Jade was so thrilled to be passing on the much-loved Kinema business to them,’ said Narooma School of … Read more »
It is twenty years since a small group of locals came together to talk about a shared space in which artists could exhibit their works. Fortunately, the former Bass Gas shopfront was vacant and the owners, Tania and Guy Lingard, were very keen to see the space used for local art.
So, on 6 June 2006, The Show Room Art Co-operative was officially opened with ten members contributing … Read more »
The much-loved annual Plethora of Postcards exhibition returns to Spiral Gallery from 12 June to 7 July, celebrating 15 years of creativity, community and artistic surprises.
Visitors are invited to explore a fascinating collection of postcard-sized artworks created by artists from the local community and beyond.
Over the many years of annual postcard exhibitions, Spiral Gallery has received many thousands of postcards made from an extraordinary range … Read more »
Last month, around fifty people, singers, non-singers, and everyone in between, came together for our inaugural Cobargo Music Art and Culture (CoMAC) weekend workshop. ‘Voices in Cobargo’ was a singing workshop led by two wonderful humans, Rachel Hore OAM and Geoffrey Badger.
What happened over the weekend was very special, uplifting, inspirational and deeply satisfying. That same magic is coming back to Cobargo, this time through rhythm. We’re hosting the second CoMAC workshop … Read more »