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Whats happening to Renew Newcastle in June? [31.05.2011]

Get out and about this First Friday of the month – with 3 exhibitions opening you can do your own gallery crawl to Odditorium, Gallery Raw, and The Roost Creative:

happily ever afternoon. Exhibition & artist’s talk by Jo Dyer

Join us for the very delightful opening of happily ever afternoon, an exhibition of original works and prints by Newcastle’s Jo Dyer.

Inspired by childhood dreams, fairytales, memories of travel and imaginary friends, Jo works to create imagery that is captivating and a little quirky.

Her artwork has featured in Curvy magazine and has been exhibited at Watt Space, Shopfront Gallery, Brunswick Street Gallery, The Black Chandelier and in.cube8r. Her handmade brooches and art prints are stocked in a handful of shops around Australia.

This is your chance to buy one of Jo’s original illustrations, or take home some beautiful handmade goodies.

Exhibition Opening: Friday 3 June, 7pm Exhibition dates: 25 May – 10 June. Location: The Roost Creative, Suite 4, 426 King St. Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 11am – 3pm. RSVP on facebook

happily ever afternoon tea – Jo is inviting budding illustrators and others interested in following her path to join her for afternoon tea and artist’s talk 2-4pm Saturday 4 June. $10 per person. Afternoon tea included. Bookings are essential via happilyeverafternoon@gmail.com

First Friday of the month at Odditorium. Works by Karl Claydon

On the First Friday evening of June we shall be staying open for a spot of late night pedddling & portrait parlour action… wine & nibbles supplied. Only $5 for polaroid portraits – come peruse & play in our paisley patch for a rockin retro keepsake. New additions to the wonder room include the work of the master of macabre Mr Karl Claydon – own something unique – his clock sculptures are original and unusual – think dollparts, coffin lids, functioning art.

Opening: Friday 3 June 4-7pm Location: Odditorium, downstairs 14 thorn St (off King St below the cathedral) RSVP on facebook

Dance – An Elevation of the Soul. First solo exhibition by Katherine Williams

As a dancer herself, the photographer has been able to combine her two passions, photography and dance. For this series of images, she selected Newcastle dancers as her models and chose either dance studios or well-known local locations for her shoots. Every type of dance is different, as is every dancer and each dancer will display their unique connection to the art in their movements. In this exhibition, Katherine has tried to portray the beauty of dance. While the body is always the main focus, she has also allowed the dancers’ personality and emotion to shine through. The opening night is not to be missed, as Katherine will not only be exhibiting her unique images, but also allowing her models to perform at Gallery RAW, with salsa dancing for everyone to join in towards the end of the evening.

Opening Night: Friday 3 June 7pm. Exhibition: 4 – 29 June. Location: Gallery RAW, 202 King St. Gallery hours: Thurs-Sun 11am-3pm RSVP on facebook

Last weeks of Art Vandelay, the show about nothing – a Seinfeld inspired exhibition. Featuring 10 local artists, curated by Jessica Louittit. Ends Sat 18 June.

Location: ARThive, Level 1/111 Hunter Street (entry off Morgan St). Gallery hours: Weds-Sat 12-5pm. More on facebook

Teasing the Taught. Solo exhibition by Eddie Botha

Eddie is Landscape Architect and emerging artist who loves portraying human behaviours in contrast to technology, playing off nature and just entertaining with humoristic images. The works ranging vastly in size and mediums: oil paint and pencil sketches with frames manufactured from recycled timber. Eddie says about his work: “The human behaviours; lust, greed, betrayal, love, politics, and religion amuses and saddens me. It is said that my work ‘penetrates the subconcious without hangups’, and thats what I believe art should be about. I hope you feel touched by my works. They tell stories of life, joy, troubles, growth and sometimes pain.”

Opening Night: Friday 24 June 7pm Exhibition open: 25 June – 2 July Location: ARThive, Level 1/111 Hunter Street (entry off Morgan St). Gallery hours: Weds-Sat 12-5pm. RSVP on facebook

Newcastle&Beyond: Taking your creative enterprise to the world.

A three part series of free professional development forums for Newcastle’s creatives.

Join us on Weds 22 June for part 2: Online Business with Zac Zavos from Lost at e minor will offer strategies and tools for growing an online presence for creative businesses. Tickets: Free but you must register. More information