ART WORKSHOPS

The Museum hosts a range of arts based workshops during the school terms on site.  These are organised and run by individual operators. If you are interested, please contact the Museum.

 

Phone 4441 - 5675

PUBLIC TALK

 

BIRDS AND THE PEOPLE

Thursday, 8th June, 2pm

 

Join BirdLife Shoalhaven President Rob Dunn as he presents the findings of the report on the effects of the Black Summer 2019-2020 bushfires.

The talk will cover the changes in the species richness and abundance since the bushfires. and the impacts on particular bird species and what the future might hold. While the report focus is on birdlife, it is also about people and how the event was a catalyst that has bought together birders, non-birders, landowners and groups across the Shoalhaven together.

 

Free with Entry to the Museum

Presentation + Afternoon Tea

Phone 4441 - 5675

EVENT & TALK

 

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK 2023

Thursday, 18th May 10.30am - 12pm

 

Join us for a special National Volunteer Week event! This years theme is "The Changemakers".

Would you like to volunteer for a local organisation and be a Changemaker? The Shoalhaven has a diverse range of organisations you can volunteer with. Its a great way to connect with other like minded people, doing something you enjoy, from Bushcare to the Rural Fire Service.  Their organistions will be on hand to answer your questions.

 

TALK:11am  Alison Wicks, Occupational Scientist & Occupational Therapist  Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Canberra will give a talk on the benefits of engaging with your community.

 

Free Event / Morning Tea

EVERY MOUNTAIN TELLS A STORY

 

CLOSING 12 JUNE

In conjunction with the Songlines experience, this exhibition of artwork by Aunty Julie Freeman and her daughter Markeeta Freeman, presents  the mountains of the South Coast that are inportant in lore.

 

The NSW South Coast is home to the Dharawal and Dhurga speaking people.  Although the region has undergone change since colonisation, local Culture remains strong, embedded in Country and in the care of senior custodians and knowledge-holders like artist Julie Freeman.  A recognised artist and cultural storyteller, Freeman documents significant cultural sites on the South Coast, firmly placing the region within an Indigenous cultural framework.

Each of the mountains of the South Coast have special significance to Culture and the journey of life.

 

BIRDSONG: COMING BACK FROM THE ASHES

CLOSING 12 JUNE

 

The sudden absence of birdsong in those places hit hardest by the 2019-20 summer bushfires was heard by everyone. Birds are an ever-present link for us to the healing powers of nature. When they disappear, that link is broken.

But, the reverse is also true. Seeing birds return to our gardens and local bushland became a subject for conversation, as well as being significant for nature conservation. Birds were being seen more than ever, ironically when so many had been lost.

A photographic exhibition by Shoalhaven Birdlife.

 

IMAGE: ROCK WARBLER BY CHRIS GROUNDS

PIRATES, the [mostly] true story

 

CLOSING 12 JUNE

 

Bless my barnacles – pirates are coming to the museum these school holidays!

 

Search for hidden treasure, walk the plank and learn the truth about fearsome pirates throughout history, including the notorious Blackbeard and William Douglas Campbell - a rogue who hid a stolen ship in Jervis Bay! And who could forget those fabulous female pirates Madame Ching, Mary Reed and Anne Bonny?

 

52 ACTIONS

 

Opens: 22nd June

Closes: 2nd October

 

Travelling Exhibition from Artspace Sydney and Museums and Galleries NSW.

The exhibition features works from 52 Australian artists and collectives across generations, geographies and cultural backgrounds. Working with all 52 participating artists and collectives from the original project, Artspace is partnering with over a dozen venues nationally to present a dynamic and site-responsive exhibition tour, co-curated by Artspace with each venue and supported by Museums & Galleries of NSW.

 

The 52 ACTIONS national tour showcases the breadth and diversity of leading artists from all states and territories, connecting them to audiences through the social and cultural importance of art as action.

 

Artwork at left:  This year, with Blak girl magic..., 2020

Brook Andrew: Born 1970

Sydney/Eora Nation

Melbourne/Kulin Nation

Wiradjuri

JBMM MARKETS

FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH

 

SUMMER:      Twilight Markets 3pm - 7pm(October - April)

WINTER:        Morning Markets 10am - 1pm(May - September)

 

Enjoy our monthly markets on the first Saturday of the month where we profile a variety of arts and crafts, home wares, local produce, and a range of food choices, including our fundraising BBQ. Relax by the pond with Music and refreshments.

 

If you are a market stall-holder who would like to join us at our market, please click on the following link: Expression of Interest

 

If you are a musician or band who is interested in playing at the markets, please click on the following link: Market Music