World of Imagination – Autumn School Holiday Program
2025-04-14 10:00 - 2025-04-26 12:00 (Australia/Sydney)
World of Imagination – Autumn School Holiday Program

Program, Workshop

Where will your imagination take you these holidays?

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Coffs Harbour Libraries, Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) and Jetty Memorial Theatre give you new worlds to play and explore in. There are worlds of play and creativity for all ages and interests including visiting fairies, making Crankie stories, writing masterclasses with the Story Factory, mythical creature making in the Digital Studio STEAM labs, and hands-on art workshops

Monday 14 April

In Motion: Create Your Own Crankie Story! Harry Bailey Memorial Library, 2pm-3.30pm

STEAM in a Snap! Toormina Library, all day

Family Games Day – Woolgoolga Library, all day

Wearable Tech Workshop – Harry Bailey Memorial Library, Ages 12-25, 10am-1.30pm

Tuesday, 15 April

Youth Art Day at YAM –Paint, Pizza and Printmaking! Youth Art Day at YAM -Choose Paint, Pizza, Printmaking or stay all day! Ages 12-25, 10am-3pm

Painting Workshop with Danielle Burford, 10am-12pm

Printmaking Workshop – Design & Print Your Own Tote Bag, 1pm-3pm

The StoryBites Masterclass for ages 16-24, 1pm-3pm

Magic Beach – Special School Holiday Screening at Jetty Memorial Theatre, 11am

Wednesday 16 April

200% Wolf- Special School Holiday Screening at Jetty Memorial Theatre, 11am

Children’s Painting Class with First Nations Artist Danielle Burford Ages 5-9, 12pm – 1:30pm

Children’s Painting Class with First Nations Artist Danielle Burford Ages 8+, 2pm – 4pm

Fairy Poppilina- Toormina Library Ages 2-8, 10:30-11:30am – POSTPONED

Fairy Poppilina- Harry Bailey Memorial Library Ages 2-8, 2pm-3:30pm – POSTPONED

Thursday 17 April

STEAM Workshop – Make Your Own Animatronic Animal! 2pm-4pm

In Motion: Create Your Own Crankie Story! Woolgoolga Library, 10.30am-12pm

Tuesday 22 April

STEAM in a Snap! Harry Bailey Memorial Library, all day

Family Games Day – Toormina Library, all day

Find Your Voice: Youth Week Songwriting Workshop – Harry Bailey Memorial Library, Ages 12-25, 10am-2pm

Wednesday 23 April

Mythical Creatures Digital Art Workshop Ages 8-12 10am-12pm

Mythical Creatures Digital Art Workshop Ages 12-16 1pm-3pm

In Motion: Create Your Own Crankie Story! Toormina Library, 2pm-3.30pm

Wayne the Whale with a hole in his tail- Special School Holiday live performance at Jetty Memorial Theatre, 10am & 12pm

Thursday 24 April

Wayne the Whale with a hole in his tail- Special School Holiday live performance at Jetty Memorial Theatre, 10am & 12pm

STEAM in a Snap! Woolgoolga Library – all day

Family Games Day – Harry Bailey Memorial Library, all day

Video Workshop – Harry Bailey Memorial Library, Ages 14-24, 10am-2pm

Friday 25 April

Wayne the Whale with a hole in his tail- Special School Holiday live performance at Jetty Memorial Theatre 2pm

Saturday 26 April

Wayne the Whale with a hole in his tail- Special School Holiday live performance at Jetty Memorial Theatre, 10am & 2pm

Visit the YAM and Coffs Harbour Libraries Eventbrite’s and the Jetty Memorial website for more information and to book these programs and events.

Coffs Harbour Libraries Eventbrite

Yarrila Arts & Museum (YAM) Eventbrite

Children’s Painting Class with First Nations artist Danielle Burford (Ages 5 – 9)
2025-04-16 12:00 - 13:30
Children’s Painting Class with First Nations artist Danielle Burford (Ages 5 – 9)

Program, Workshop

Melding animals, ideas and painting, this workshop is inspired by Danielle’s work in the exhibition Eco-symbiosis at Yarrila Arts and Museum

Photo by And the Trees Photography. Danielle Burford with Boyd’s and the Devil’s Ivy (detail), 2025, acrylic on canvas

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Melding animals, ideas and painting, this workshop is inspired by Danielle’s work in the exhibition Eco-symbiosis at Yarrila Arts and Museum. Children will explore painting in layers, experiment with colour, and discover animal anatomy and habitats through art. Workshops are offered for different age groups.

Time: 12pm – 1:30pm for ages 5 – 9 (1.5 hrs)

Where: The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM)

Date: Wednesday 16 April

Cost: $30 per person. Bookings required.

Danielle Burford is a First Nations artist and her work captures the essence of Australia – from its unique wildlife and towering trees to the rich red earth and vast skies. She uses traditional colours and layered tones to create her rich works.

Children’s Painting Class with artist Danielle Burford (Ages 8+ )
2025-04-16 14:00 - 16:00
Children’s Painting Class with artist Danielle Burford (Ages 8+)

Program, Workshop

Melding animals, ideas and painting, this workshop is inspired by Danielle’s work in the exhibition Eco-symbiosis at Yarrila Arts and Museum

Photo by And the Trees Photography, Danielle Burford with Boyd’s and the Devil’s Ivy (detail), 2025, acrylic on canvas

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Melding animals, ideas and painting, this workshop is inspired by Danielle’s work in the exhibition Eco-symbiosis at Yarrila Arts and Museum. Children will explore painting in layers, experiment with colour, and discover animal anatomy and habitats through art. Workshops are offered for different age groups.

Time: 2pm – 4pm for ages 8+ (2 hrs)

Location: The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM)

Date: Wednesday 16 April

Cost: $30 per person. Bookings required.

Danielle Burford is a First Nations artist and her work captures the essence of Australia – from its unique wildlife and towering trees to the rich red earth and vast skies. She uses traditional colours and layered tones to create her rich works.

Self-Guided Artmaking
2025-04-17 00:00 - 2025-06-01 23:59
Self-Guided Artmaking

Program, Workshop

Get creative at YAM with free self-guided artmaking activities available in The Workshop!

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Visit the current exhibition, Material World, then use the supplied materials to create a work for the collaborative installation. Create a paper sculpture inspired by John Tuckwell’s ceramics in his exhibition A Survey. Experiment with our massive range of pens, pencils, and paint pens, and create a drawing. Activities are suitable for adults, children, and families so come in, relax, and enjoy making art.

Take a Moment in May - Art Gardening inspired by Hiromi Tango Session 1
2025-05-07 12:00 - 14:00
Take a Moment in May – Art Gardening inspired by Hiromi Tango Session 1

Program, Workshop

A restorative experience exploring nature and art

Image Credit: And the Trees Photography

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

A restorative experience exploring nature and art. This project highlights art’s therapeutic power, promoting mindfulness through hands-on techniques such as wrapping, binding, and knotting. Participants can use the provided materials to create their own Hiromi Tango inspired seedlings known as Art Gardening. Workshop facilitators will be available to guide participants.

Session 1: Wednesday 7 May 12pm – 2pm. (Drop-in at any time within this time)

Location: The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Musuem.

Take a Moment in May offers a creative pause in the middle of your busy week. Every Wednesday at lunchtime, this May well-being program invites you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect—whether through art, nature, or quiet reflection. Experience a blend of guided tours, hands-on creative sessions, and a curated playlist of chilled beats, all designed to spark inspiration and nurture mindfulness.

Take a break. Explore your creativity. Recharge your mind.

Take a Moment in May - Music & Art Connection
2025-05-07 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-14 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-21 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-28 12:00 - 14:00
Take a Moment in May – Music & Art Connection

Program, Workshop

Listen to the playlist provided

Image Credit: And the Trees Photography

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Music & Art Connection – Bring your own phone and headphones then scan the QR code at YAM front desk to listen to the playlist featuring exhibiting artists’ music suggestions while you view the exhibitions or get creative in The Workshop.

Session 1: Wednesday 7 May 12 – 2pm. (drop-in and scan the QR code at any time in this period)

Session 2: Wednesday 14 May 12 – 2pm. (drop-in and scan the QR code at any time in this period)

Session 3: Wednesday 21 May 12 – 2pm. (drop-in and scan the QR code at any time in this period)

Session 4: Wednesday 28 May 12 – 2pm. (drop-in and scan the QR code at any time in this period)

YAM, Ground Floor, Yarrila Arts and Museum.

Take a Moment in May offers a creative pause in the middle of your busy week. Every Wednesday at lunchtime, this May well-being program invites you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect—whether through art, nature, or quiet reflection. Experience a blend of guided tours, hands-on creative sessions, and a curated playlist of chilled beats, all designed to spark inspiration and nurture mindfulness.

Take a break. Explore your creativity. Recharge your mind.

Whether you’re looking for a moment of mindful creativity, a cultural escape, or a relaxed way to catch up with friends, Take a Moment in May offers a welcoming space to pause and reset.

Take a Moment in May - Self-guided Tactile Tour
2025-05-07 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-14 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-21 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-28 12:00 - 14:00
Take a Moment in May – Self-guided Tactile Tour

Program, Workshop

Kits are available to borrow from YAM’s front desk

Image Credit: And the Trees Photography

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Tactile Tour kits are available to borrow FREE from YAM’s front desk.

Session 1: Wednesday, 7 May 12 -2 pm. (Drop in anytime within this time frame)

Session 2: Wednesday, 14 May 12 -2 pm. (Drop in anytime within this time frame)

Session 3: Wednesday, 21 May 12 -2 pm. (Drop in anytime within this time frame)

Session 4: Wednesday, 28 May 12 -2 pm. (Drop in anytime within this time frame)

Where: YAM, Ground Floor, Yarrila Arts and Museum.

Take a Moment in May offers a creative pause in the middle of your busy week. Every Wednesday at lunchtime, this May well-being program invites you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect—whether through art, nature, or quiet reflection. Experience a blend of guided tours, hands-on creative sessions, and a curated playlist of chilled beats, all designed to spark inspiration and nurture mindfulness.

Take a break. Explore your creativity. Recharge your mind.

Take a Moment in May at Yarrila Arts and Museum
2025-05-07 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-14 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-21 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-28 12:00 - 14:00
Take a Moment in May at Yarrila Arts and Museum

Program, Workshop

Take a break. Explore your creativity. Recharge your mind.

Image Credit: And the Trees Photography

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Take a Moment in May offers a creative pause in the middle of your busy week. Every Wednesday at lunchtime, this May well-being program invites you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect—whether through art, nature, or quiet reflection. Experience a blend of guided tours, hands-on creative sessions, and a curated playlist of chilled beats, all designed to spark inspiration and nurture mindfulness.

Take a break. Explore your creativity. Recharge your mind.

Program Highlights: Creative Sessions (Drop-in & engage at your own pace)

Art Gardening inspired by Hiromi Tango – A restorative experience exploring nature and art. This project highlights art’s therapeutic power, promoting mindfulness through hands-on techniques such as wrapping, binding, and knotting. Participants can use the provided materials to create their own Hiromi Tango inspired seedlings known as Art Gardening. Workshop facilitators will be available to guide participants.

Session 1: Wednesday 7 May 12pm – 2pm. (Drop-in within this time) Bookings available but not essential. The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Musuem.

Session 2: Wednesday 21 May 12pm – 2pm. (Drop-in within this time) Bookings available but not essential. The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Museum.

Botanic Drawing Exercise – A simple self-guided meditative sketching activity inspired by Eco-symbiosis. Participants are welcome to drop in, follow the instructions, and explore their creativity in their own unique way. No previous drawing experience or skills required.

Wednesday 14 May 12pm – 2pm. (Drop-in session within this time) Bookings available but not essential. The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Museum.

Wednesday 28 May 12pm – 2pm. (Drop-in session within this time) Bookings available but not essential. The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Museum.

Music & Art Connection – Bring your own phone and headphones then scan the QR code at YAM front desk to listen to the playlist featuring exhibiting artists’ music suggestions while you view the exhibitions or get creative in The Workshop.

Tours – Exhibition explorations to engage the senses. Discover the hidden stories, materials and inspirations behind selected works in the galleries.

Guided Tour by a YAM Curator – Wednesday 7 May 12:30pm – 1pm. Bookings available but not essential. Meet at the YAM front desk.

Guided Tour by a YAM Curator – Wednesday 21 May 1pm – 1:30pm. Bookings available but not essential. Meet at the YAM front desk.

Self-guided Tactile Tour Kits available to borrow from YAM’s front desk. No bookings required.

Whether you’re looking for a moment of mindful creativity, a cultural escape, or a relaxed way to catch up with friends, Take a Moment in May offers a welcoming space to pause and reset.

Take a Moment in May - Guided Tour by a YAM Curator - Tour 1
2025-05-07 12:30 - 13:00
Take a Moment in May – Guided Tour by a YAM Curator – Tour 1

Program, Workshop

Join a YAM Curator for a 30 min tour of the current YAM exhibitions

Photo credit: And the Trees Photography

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Session 1: Wednesday 7 May 12:30 – 1pm. (Meet at the YAM front desk)

Exhibition explorations to engage the senses. Discover the hidden stories, materials and inspirations behind selected works in the galleries.

Where: YAM, Ground Floor, Yarrila Arts and Museum.

Take a Moment in May offers a creative pause in the middle of your busy week. Every Wednesday at lunchtime, this May well-being program invites you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect—whether through art, nature, or quiet reflection. Experience a blend of guided tours, hands-on creative sessions, and a curated playlist of chilled beats, all designed to spark inspiration and nurture mindfulness.

Take a break. Explore your creativity. Recharge your mind.

Take a Moment in May - Botanic Drawing Exercise - Session 1
2025-05-14 12:00 - 14:00
Take a Moment in May – Botanic Drawing Exercise – Session 1

Program, Workshop

A simple self-guided meditative sketching activity inspired by Eco-symbiosis

Image: Emma Louise Davies, Connection AFD, 2023. charcoal and pastel on paper.

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

A simple self-guided meditative sketching activity inspired by Eco-symbiosis. Participants are welcome to drop in, follow the instructions, and explore their creativity in their own unique way. No previous drawing experience or skills required.

Session 1: Wednesday 14 May 12pm – 2pm. (Drop-in anytime within this time)

Where: The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Museum.

Take a Moment in May offers a creative pause in the middle of your busy week. Every Wednesday at lunchtime, this May well-being program invites you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect—whether through art, nature, or quiet reflection. Experience a blend of guided tours, hands-on creative sessions, and a curated playlist of chilled beats, all designed to spark inspiration and nurture mindfulness.

Take a break. Explore your creativity. Recharge your mind.

John Bennett and John Laidler: Yurruun.ga wetlands – an album
2025-05-17 00:00 - 2025-06-22 23:59
John Bennett and John Laidler: Yurruun.ga wetlands – an album

Program, Workshop

John Bennett and John Laidler: Yurruun.ga wetlands – an album invites viewers to connect with the beauty and resilience of a remediated wetland in Gumbaynggirr Country.

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

John Bennett and John Laidler: Yurruun.ga wetlands – an album invites viewers to connect with the beauty and resilience of a remediated wetland in Gumbaynggirr Country. Through photography, poetry and video, visitors are transported to Yurruun.ga (Urunga) Wetlands to reflect upon its ecological restoration journey and our collective responsibility for its ongoing care.

Harnessing the power of natural aesthetics and spoken word, the exhibition fosters a deeper connection and appreciation of this unique ecosystem and awareness of its significance for future generations.

Creating Music with Nature’s Melodies
2025-05-17 08:30 - 16:30
Creating Music with Nature’s Melodies

Program, Workshop

Create music from nature sounds- the birds, the frogs, the breeze in this 2-day workshop!

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Draw inspiration from nature sounds- the birds, the frogs, the breeze in a 2-day workshop with professional wildlife sound recordist and author of ‘Deep Listening to Nature’, Andrew Skeoch and local musician, Memo Beltzer.

Join Andrew and Memo as you make music with nature. The workshop includes field recording at the North Coast Regional Botanical Garden and music creation in the Digital Studio at Yarrila Place.

Day 1: Saturday 17 May – Dawn chorus field recordings at North Coast Regional Botanic Garden.

Day 2: Sunday 18 May – Music creation workshop using field recordings in the Digital Studio Lvl 1 Yarrila Place.

When: 17 and 18 May 2025 8:30am to 4:30pm

Cost: $100 for the 2 days

Places are limited. Bookings essential.

Maximum 10 participants. Ages 16+

If you have any questions please contact Mark on 0405 116 183.

Experimental Botanical Drawing and Printmaking workshop with Marc Renshaw
2025-05-18 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-25 11:00 - 13:00
Experimental Botanical Drawing and Printmaking workshop with Marc Renshaw

Program, Workshop

2-day workshop explores the beauty of nature through experimental botanical drawing and lino printing

Image credit: Image provided by Marc Renshaw

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Join artist Marc Renshaw for a 2-day workshop exploring the beauty of nature through experimental botanical drawing and lino printing. Designed for adults of all skill levels, this inspiring workshop series invites you to discover new ways of seeing and expressing the natural world.

Participants will learn how to create layered, one-of-a-kind prints that blend drawing and mark-making techniques with the immediacy of lino printing. Marc will guide you through his own intuitive process, encouraging you to experiment with composition, texture, and colour while developing your own visual language.

Participants will:

Explore botanical forms through observational drawing

Experiment with lino printing techniques using a press and hand tools

Create unique prints on paper and a good-quality, eco-friendly tote bag

Learn tips on layering, inking, and working expressively

Take home a collection of your own original prints and tote

This workshop series is perfect for artists, printmakers, and curious beginners alike. All materials are provided—just bring your curiosity and a willingness to play!

Date: Sunday 18 and 25 May. Time: 11am – 1pm Location: The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Museum. Cost: $80 per participant for 2 sessions, includes all materials.

Age: Adults (16+) or younger teens accompanied by a paying adult.

Bookings essential. Limited spaces available.

Take a Moment in May - Art Gardening inspired by Hiromi Tango - Session 2
2025-05-21 12:00 - 14:00
Take a Moment in May – Art Gardening inspired by Hiromi Tango – Session 2

Program, Workshop

A restorative experience exploring nature and art

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

A restorative experience exploring nature and art. This project highlights art’s therapeutic power, promoting mindfulness through hands-on techniques such as wrapping, binding, and knotting. Participants can use the provided materials to create their own Hiromi Tango inspired seedlings known as Art Gardening. Workshop facilitators will be available to guide participants.

Session 2: Wednesday 21 May 12pm – 2pm. (Drop-in at any time within this time)

Where: The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Musuem.

Take a Moment in May offers a creative pause in the middle of your busy week. Every Wednesday at lunchtime, this May well-being program invites you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect—whether through art, nature, or quiet reflection. Experience a blend of guided tours, hands-on creative sessions, and a curated playlist of chilled beats, all designed to spark inspiration and nurture mindfulness.

Take a break. Explore your creativity. Recharge your mind.

Take a Moment in May - Guided Tour by a YAM Curator - Tour 2
2025-05-21 13:00 - 13:30
Take a Moment in May – Guided Tour by a YAM Curator – Tour 2

Program, Workshop

Join a YAM Curator for a 30 min tour of the current YAM exhibitions

Image Credit: And the Trees Photography

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Session 1: Wednesday, 21 May 1-1:30 pm. (Meet at the YAM front desk)

Exhibition explorations to engage the senses. Discover the hidden stories, materials and inspirations behind selected works in the galleries.

Where: YAM, Ground Floor, Yarrila Arts and Museum.

Take a Moment in May offers a creative pause in the middle of your busy week. Every Wednesday at lunchtime, this May well-being program invites you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect—whether through art, nature, or quiet reflection. Experience a blend of guided tours, hands-on creative sessions, and a curated playlist of chilled beats, all designed to spark inspiration and nurture mindfulness.

Take a break. Explore your creativity. Recharge your mind.

Take a Moment in May - Botanic Drawing Exercise - Session 2
2025-05-28 12:00 - 14:00
Take a Moment in May – Botanic Drawing Exercise – Session 2

Program, Workshop

A simple self-guided meditative sketching activity inspired by Eco-symbiosis

Image: Emma Louise Davies, Connection AFD, 2023. charcoal and pastel on paper

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

A simple self-guided meditative sketching activity inspired by Eco-symbiosis. Participants are welcome to drop in, follow the instructions, and explore their creativity in their own unique way. No previous drawing experience or skills required.

Session 2: Wednesday 28 May 12pm – 2pm. (Drop-in anytime within this time)

Where: The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Museum.

Take a Moment in May offers a creative pause in the middle of your busy week. Every Wednesday at lunchtime, this May well-being program invites you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect—whether through art, nature, or quiet reflection. Experience a blend of guided tours, hands-on creative sessions, and a curated playlist of chilled beats, all designed to spark inspiration and nurture mindfulness.

Take a break. Explore your creativity. Recharge your mind.

Intro to DSLR Camera Photography
2025-05-28 16:00 - 18:00
Intro to DSLR Camera Photography

Program, Workshop

Join us in the Digital Studio for a two-hour photography workshop and develop your digital camera skills.

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Learn the basics of using a digital camera and various photography equipment with this introduction to DSLRs.

Have you picked up a camera before but have been confused about what the different settings mean and how to use them? Have you ever wondered what it means to shoot RAW?

Join us in the Digital Studio for a two-hour photography workshop and develop your digital camera skills. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to adjust the manual settings of a DSLR camera the achieve the results you are after and apply basic photo-editing techniques using Adobe Lightroom to give your images a professional look.

In this two-hour workshop you will learn:· How to change the manual camera settings on your DSLR camera· How to achieve sharp and correctly exposed image· How to achieve equivalent exposures by adjusting aperture, shutter speed and ISO· Composition and lighting for portraits· Basic photo-editing techniques using Adobe Lightroom.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to take your photography to the next level. Sign up now to reserve your spot in the workshop!

Cost: $10Age: 16+

Equipment: Please bring your DLSR camera, otherwise there will be some available at the workshop for you to use.

Experience: This workshop is suitable for all, from beginners who are just starting out, to more experienced photographers looking to take their skills to the next level.

Accessibility Information:Coffs Harbour Libraries is committed to providing inclusive library services and programs. Please email culturaldevelopment@chcc.nsw.gov.au or note down your requirements or support needs in your event registration.

Date: Wednesday 28 MayTime : 4pm-6pmLocation : Digital Studio, Level 1, Yarrila Place

Shadows Make the Light Shine Brighter
2025-06-14 00:00 - 2025-08-24 23:59
Juz Kitson Shadows Make the Light Shine Brighter

Program, Workshop

An immersive ceramic and video installation that reimagines ancient Roman and Greek funerary urns, amphoras and female figurines.

Juz Kitson in collaboration with Ben Trahair and Craig Anthony Perkins, Shadows Make the Light Shine Brighter, 2024-2025, image courtesy the artists and Jan Murphy Gallery.

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

Shadows Make the Light Shine Brighter is an immersive ceramic and video installation that reimagines ancient Roman and Greek funerary urns, amphoras and female figurines. Meticulously hand crafted from porcelain and stoneware in real life and using photogrammetry to bring them to life in animation form, these sculptural objects merge historical reverence with a vision of a post-apocalyptic dystopian future.

Interconnected Entities
2025-06-14 00:00 - 2025-08-24 23:59
Patricia Piccinini and Caroline Rothwell Interconnected Entities

Program, Workshop

This exhibition brings together two of Australia’s most celebrated female artists, Patricia Piccinini and Caroline Rothwell working across the shared themes of hybridity, transmutation, future technologies and biophilia.

Patricia Piccinini, Safely Together, 2022 (detail), image courtesy of the artist, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery and Tolarno Galleries; Caroline Rothwell, Red Picasso, 2021 (detail), image courtesy of the artist, Tolarno Galleries and Ames Yavuz

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

This exhibition brings together two of Australia’s most celebrated female artists, Patricia Piccinini and Caroline Rothwell. Working across the shared themes of hybridity, transmutation, future technologies and biophilia, their works speak to humanity’s kindred and complex relationships with the plant and animal worlds, and our inherent connection with these species and each other.This project was made possible by the Australian Government Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia.

teamLab
2025-06-14 00:00 - 2025-08-24 23:59
teamLab Flowers and People − A Whole Year per Hour

Program, Workshop

In this interactive video installation a year’s worth of seasonal flowers bloom over the course of an hour, continuously scattering and changing.

teamLab, Flowers and People, A Whole Year per Hour, 2020, Interactive Digital Work, 12 channels (6 channels x 2 rows), Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi. Courtesy of the artists and Martin Browne Contemporary

Program, Workshop

Create And Perform Your Own Wearable Art!

When

22 Jan 202610:00 am – 11:30 am

AgesAll agesCostFree Reserve your spot

In this interactive video installation a year’s worth of seasonal flowers bloom over the course of an hour, continuously scattering and changing.

Flowers are born, bloom, then in the course of time, they wither and die. The flowers are eternally repeating the process of life and death. When people move in front of the artwork, the flowers scatter all at once. But when people stand still, flowers bloom and grow more abundantly.The artwork is not a pre-recorded image that is played back: it is created by a computer program that continuously renders the work in real time. The interaction between people and the installation causes continuous change in the artwork: previous visual states can never be replicated, and will never reoccur. The picture at this moment can never be seen again.In spring in the Kunisaki Peninsula, there are many cherry blossoms in the mountains and canola blossoms at their base. This experience of nature caused teamLab to wonder how many of these flowers were planted by people and how many were native to the environment. It is a place of great serenity and contentment, but the expansive body of flowers is an ecosystem influenced by human intervention, and the boundary between the work of nature and the work of humans is unclear. Rather than nature and humans being in conflict, a healthy ecosystem is one that includes people. In the past, people understood that they could not grasp nature in its entirety, and that it is not possible to control nature. People lived more closely aligned to the rules of nature that created a comfortable natural environment. teamLab believe that these valleys hold faint traces of this premodern relationship with nature that once existed, and we hope to explore a form of human intervention based on the premise that nature cannot be controlled.
