Yarrila Arts and Museum

Harbour, Headlands, Hinterland: Creative Explorations
2023-09-16 00:00 - 2023-09-24 23:59 (Australia/Sydney)
In the Booth: A song recording workshop series

Program, Workshop

Program, Workshop

In the Booth: A song recording workshop series
When

6 Sep 202510:00 am – 2:00 pm

Admission$80 Get your ticket

YAM will present practical art activities inspired by Harbour, Headlands, Hinterland in The Workshop for children to enjoy for the duration of the exhibition.

Self-led activities will include drawing and responding to locally created artworks. Children can enjoy an interactive myriorama by artist Guy Gilmore and rearrange the artwork to tell a new story. These activities are free and available during YAM opening hours.

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Harbour, Headlands, Hinterland

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Harbour, Headlands, Hinterland
2023-09-16 00:00 - 2023-09-24 23:59
In the Booth: A song recording workshop series

Program, Workshop

Elisabeth Cummings, Up at Sealy’s Lookout, 2016, Gouache on paper, 380 x 580 mm (Coffs Collections: 089.2017)

Program, Workshop

In the Booth: A song recording workshop series
When

6 Sep 202510:00 am – 2:00 pm

Admission$80 Get your ticket

Harbour, Headlands, Hinterland explores coastal and country life through Yarrila Arts and Museum’s diverse collection of contemporary art, which has grown significantly since the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery opened 21 years ago. Let our artists show you how a sense of belonging comes from a grounding in place.

Programs and events

Harbour, Headlands, Hinterland: Creative Explorations

16 Sep – 24 Sep 2023
Program
Join us in The Workshop for self-led activities inspired by Harbour, Headlands, Hinterland.

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hear me speak

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STILL: National Still Life Award 2021
2021-08-14 00:00 - 2021-10-23 23:59
STILL: National Still Life Award in 2021

Program, Workshop

Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery celebrated the STILL: National Still Life Award in 2021 as part of our 20th Anniversary Program.

Sculpture in centre: Winner Blak Douglas, Silent Cop (Edition of 7), 2020, Bronze and concrete. (Coffs Collections G2021.18.1)

Program, Workshop

In the Booth: A song recording workshop series
When

6 Sep 202510:00 am – 2:00 pm

Admission$80 Get your ticket

Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery celebrated the STILL: National Still Life Award in 2021 as part of our 20th Anniversary Program.

Winners were selected by 2021 STILL Judge, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE – Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

Winner: Blak Douglas, Silent Cop

Judge’s commendation:

Steve Bush

Michael Cook

Rose Rigley

Lucy Roleff

Emma Rani-Hodges

2021 People’s Choice award: Peggy Zephyr

59 Finalists were selected from 1049 nation-wide entries by a selection panel.

The selection panel included:

Katina Davidson – Curator Indigenous Australian Art, Queensland Art Gallery

Lisa Paulsen – Former MCA board member and Art Collector

Coffs Harbour Gallery Staff

The STILL: National Still Life Award 2021 Finalists were:Nicholas Aloisio-Shearer| Jordan Azcune| Julie Bartholomew| Samuel Beattie| Catherine Bell| Peter Berner| Yannick Blattner| Sophie Bottomley| Kristin Burgham| Steve Bush| Penelope Campbell| Jacob Canet-Gibson| Regi Cherini| Michael Cook| Grace Cram| Mitchell Donaldson| Kate Dorrough| Blak Douglas| Katherine Edney| Ernabella Arts| Sebastian Galloway| Susan Gourley| Libby Haines| Charlotte Haywood| Emma Hodges| Harley Ives| Susan Jacobsen| Josh Carl Juett| Violetta Lanza| Chris Leaver| Donna Marcus| Kiata Mason| Noel McKenna| Nikky Morgan-Smith| the incrEdible Museum| Michelle Neal| Pamela Pauline| Sarah Randall| Genevieve Felix Reynolds| Rose Rigley| Avan Robins| Brian Robinson| Lucy Roleff| Yul Scarf| Daniel Sherington| Ken Smith| Kylie Spear with Thomas Kidd| Dannielle Thorman| John Van Der Kolk| Oksana Waterfall| Gerry Wedd| Greg Weight| Polly Wells| Cleo Wilkinson| Elizabeth Willing| Andrea Wilson| Chris Wilson| Kat Wood| Peggy Zephyr.

2019 STILL major sponsors were Bryant McKinnon Lawyers and Saso Creative. Supporting sponsors were Moving Art, Andrew Peace Wines and Coffs Harbour Friends of the Gallery.

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Exhibition
Now in its fourth iteration, STILL: National Still Life Award is a biennial, acquisitive award for still life artworks across all mediums.

STILL: National Still Life Award in 2019

21 Sep – 30 Nov 2019
Exhibition
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery presented the second STILL: National Still Life Award in 2019.

STILL: National Still Life Award 2017

23 Nov 2017 – 20 Jan 2018
Exhibition
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery presented the Inaugural STILL: National Still Life Award in 2017.

STILL: National Still Life Award in 2019
2019-09-21 00:00 - 2019-11-30 23:59
STILL: National Still Life Award in 2019

Program, Workshop

Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery presented the second STILL: National Still Life Award in 2019.

Kelly Austin, Stilled Composition 43, 2018, Ceramic, timber and acrylic paint. (Coffs Collections G2020.26.1)

Program, Workshop

In the Booth: A song recording workshop series
When

6 Sep 202510:00 am – 2:00 pm

Admission$80 Get your ticket

Winners were selected by 2019 STILL Judge, Rebecca Coates, Director, Shepparton Art Museum.

Winner: Kelly Austin, Stilled Composition 43

Judge’s commendation:

Sue Bell

Fiona Currey-Billyard

Helen Earl

Stephanie Theobald

2019 People’s Choice award:

59 Finalists were selected from 750 nation-wide entries by a selection panel.

The selection panel included:

Hamish Sawyer – Curator Caloundra Regional Gallery

Lisa Paulsen – Former MCA board member and Art Collector

Coffs Harbour Gallery Staff

Phil Alldis | Louise Allerton | Kelly Austin | Sue Bell | Stephen Bird | John Bokor | Sara Bowen | Janine Brody | Kelcie Bryant-Duguid | Fran Callen | | Brett Canet-Gibson | Carol Christie | Christine Courcier-Jones | Madeleine Cruise | Fiona Currey-Billyard | Michael Cusack | Jo Darvall | Sally Davis | Rachel Doller | Kate Dorrough | Christine Druitt-Preston | Scott Duncan | Helen Earl | Michele Elliot | Ben Fayle | Sharman Feinberg | Robert Fenton | Honor Freeman | Corrie Furner | Salvatore Gerardi | Jane Gerrish | Warwick Gilbert | Myfanwy Gullifer | Andrew Hickinbotham | Sally Hook | Julie Hutchings | Susan Jacobsen | Jane James | Susan Knight and Trevor Mein | Suzanne Knight | Catherine Lane and Linelle Stepto | Marie Mansfield | Donna Marcus | Nicola Moss | NOT | Victoria Reichelt | Ignacio Rojas | Daniel Sherington | Asahi So | Stephanie Theobald | Gerry Wedd | Greg Weight | Jo White | JP Willis | Amanda Wolf | Christopher Zanko

Still Salon, a subsidiary exhibition of STILL that celebrates works by local artists that are not selected for the award was held at Coffs Central.

2019 STILL major sponsors were Coffs Harbour Friends of the Gallery, Bryant McKinnon Lawyers, Saso Creative and supporting sponsors were Moving Art and Andrew Peace Wines.

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STILL: National Still Life Award 2023

7 Oct – 3 Dec 2023
Exhibition
Now in its fourth iteration, STILL: National Still Life Award is a biennial, acquisitive award for still life artworks across all mediums.

STILL: National Still Life Award 2021

14 Aug – 23 Oct 2021
Exhibition
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery celebrated the STILL: National Still Life Award in 2021 as part of our 20th Anniversary Program.

STILL: National Still Life Award 2017

23 Nov 2017 – 20 Jan 2018
Exhibition
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery presented the Inaugural STILL: National Still Life Award in 2017.

STILL: National Still Life Award 2017
2017-11-23 00:00 - 2018-01-20 23:59
STILL: National Still Life Award 2017

Program, Workshop

Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery presented the Inaugural STILL: National Still Life Award in 2017.

Sarah Goffman, Asian Table, 2017, PET plastics, other plastics, enamel paint, permanent marker. (Coffs Collections G2020.25.1)

Program, Workshop

In the Booth: A song recording workshop series
When

6 Sep 202510:00 am – 2:00 pm

Admission$80 Get your ticket

Winners were selected by 2017 STILL Judge, Lisa Slade – Assistant Director, Artistic Programs, Art Gallery South Australia.

Winner: Sarah Goffman, Asain Table

Judge’s commendation:

Tiffany Cole

Sarah Edmondson

Guy Gilmour

Sam Leach

Prue Venables

2017 People’s Choice award: The prize was shared by Ben Fayle and Greg Weight.

63 Finalists were selected from 605 nation-wide entries by a selection panel.

The selection panel included:

Brett Adlington – Director Lismore Regional Gallery

Lisa Paulsen – Former MCA board member and Art Collector

Coffs Harbour Gallery Staff

The Still: National Still Life Award 2017 Finalists were:Tony Albert | Louise Allerton | Kelly Austin | Tanya Baily | Elie Begg | Annette Blair | Rene Bolten | Mechelle Bounpraseuth | Terri Butterworth | Fran Callen | Tom Carment | Angela Casey | Tiffany Cole | Karl de Waal | Trisha Dean | Mary Donnelly | Scott Duncan| Sarah Edmondson| Nicolette Eisdell| Merran Esson| Ben Fayle| Guy Gilmour| Sarah Goffman | Ronnie Grammatica | Linda Greedy | Colleen Greig-Canty | Vanessa Holle | Alana Hunt | Susan Jacobsen | Laura Jones | Helle Jorgensen | Paul Kalemba | Laura E. Kennedy | Myriam Kin-Yee | Zai Kuang | Michael Langley | Sam Leach | Kellie Leczinska | Alison Mackay | Josh Mackenzie | Kiata Mason | Julian Meagher | Robert Moore | Stephen Nothling | Susan O’Doherty | Sarah O’Sullivan | Sassy Park | Victoria Reichelt | Elvis Richardson | Damien Shen | Brendan Smith | Tim Snowdon | Richard Spoehr | Vipoo Srivilasa | Nathan Taylor | Samantha Thompson | Anselm van Rood | Prue Venables | Lilli Waters | Kati Watson | Greg Weight | Mirra Whale and Cleo Wilkinson.

Still Salon, a subsidiary exhibition of STILL that celebrates works by local artists that are not selected for the award was held at Sawtell Art Gallery.

Still 2017 major sponsor was Mercedes Benz Coffs Coast, with supporting sponsors Moving Art, saso.creative and Slater + Gordon Lawyers.

Related events

STILL: National Still Life Award 2023

7 Oct – 3 Dec 2023
Exhibition
Now in its fourth iteration, STILL: National Still Life Award is a biennial, acquisitive award for still life artworks across all mediums.

STILL: National Still Life Award 2021

14 Aug – 23 Oct 2021
Exhibition
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery celebrated the STILL: National Still Life Award in 2021 as part of our 20th Anniversary Program.

STILL: National Still Life Award in 2019

21 Sep – 30 Nov 2019
Exhibition
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery presented the second STILL: National Still Life Award in 2019.
