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Serpentine Community Gallery

- Gallery hours -

10am-4pm Monday - Friday 

10am-2pm Saturday

104 Conway Street, Lismore, NSW, 2480

Ph: 0492964819 gallery@serpentinearts.org

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  Note the gallery can also be hired for private exhibitions.

We will be taking bookings for next year 2024

Feel free to call or email.

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The Serpentine Community Gallery

is proud to present

the Interrelate Royal Commission

Community Based Support Service

Art Exhibition

"Journeys of Hope"

- celebrating strength and resilience.

Everyone is invited to the opening night on Friday 23rd March, 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm.

Opening speech by

Kevin Hogan MP at 6.00pm.

Light refreshments will be served.

The exhibition runs at the Serpentine from

the 23rd of March to the 4th of April 2018.

This exhibition will move to Parliament House, Canberra, in late 2018 and will be a vehicle

 to raise community awareness. 

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The Serpentine, the 2017 Lismore flood and the gallery gofundme campaign

31st March 2017 -

 The biggest/highest flood Serpentine has experienced in its 11 years. (Sign looks good though!)

Serpentine windows prior to the flood,

Art Auction pieces left & artworks by Lismore Art Club members right,

.. and during the flood centre.

 

Upcoming Exhibitions & Events

You are invited to the opening of

"Fall",

an exhibition which explores a movement;

an action towards a change;

to fall in love;

the fall of an empire;

to fall into bed or out of favour;

to fall into the darkness or into the light.

This is another fabulous group show

by members of the Serpentine Community Gallery

 presenting a range of artworks

including sculpture, paintings, drawings

and ceramics exploring this theme.

Bring a plate and come and enjoy the show.

Refreshments available.

What: Opening Night Function

When: Friday 6 April 2018 at 6:00 pm

"Fall" runs until the 30th of April 2018.

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Vicki Swift Retrospective

on view 4/5/18 - 29/5/18.

Vicki Swift 1946 - 2017

An exhibition celebrating the life and career

 of a respected artist and well loved member of our community.

Opens on Friday 4th May 2018, 6-8.30pm.

Please join us on opening night to see a retrospective of Vicki's exquisite works.

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We are taking bookings now for the upcoming year,

   so contact us soon to secure your preferred dates.

Previous Exhibitions and Events

As part of the Lismore Women’s Festival 2018

the Serpentine Community Gallery presents

"Woman",

 a group show celebrating the many creative women in our region. We have been thrilled & overwhelmed

 by the response we’ve had to our call-out for 'Woman'

& are very excited to be able to showcase the talent

 & dedication of women artists of the Northern Rivers.

Coordinator of Lismore Women’s Festival,

the fabulous Emma Newman will open the show

 at 6.30pm on Friday the 2nd of March 2018.

All are welcome to attend this celebration

of women in the arts.

Refreshments available.

'Woman' runs from the 2nd to the 19th of March 2018. 

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From the 9th to the 23rd of February 2018

the Serpentine Community Gallery is pleased to be the venue for

"Natural and Supernatural"

- a group show

by local ceramic artists

Ray Moller,

Mark Majchrzak

and Regina Majchrzak.

The opening celebration

will take place on

Friday the 9th of February 2018,

from 6pm to 8.30pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Light refreshments available.

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"Transformation"

- a group show by Liz Dowling, Jo Kelly and Kate Naylor -

opens at the Serpentine Community Gallery

on Friday the 26th of January 2018, from 5-8pm.

"We are three artists

and art psychotherapists

who are creating an exhibition

to show how transformative

the creative process can be

in transcending life’s struggles

and celebrating its triumphs.

Transformation” intends to explore

our individual artistic development

using art therapy

and to promote Art Therapy

in the Northern Rivers Community."

"Transformation"

will be on view until

the 5th of February 2018.

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We're very excited about our last members' exhibition for the year

"Azure"

- exploring all things blue from

the oceans to the sky - a colour of peacefulness during the hectic times

at the end of the year.

We are looking forward

to transforming the gallery into

a sea of calm and tranquility.

Exhibition opens on

Friday the 1st of December 2017,

5pm till 8pm.

Local band 'Havoc' will perform

dynamic Latin, Gypsy and Blues music

at the opening celebration.

Come to the opening and invite

your friends and family to enjoy

our end of year event. It's been a

big year of renewal and growth.

Artists are also invited

to bring some food for the table

to share with friends and guests.

"Azure"

will be on view until

20th January 2018.

'Whale's Tail'

glazed ceramics

$450

by Beryl Stevenson

'Dreaming Blue'

acrylic

$630

Annick White

'Flowers at night'

oils

$400

by Janifer Fraser

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Bubbles @ Serpentine Community Gallery

In celebration of love and diversity

in our community the gallery was open on

Friday the 29th of December 2017 from 2pm for

pre Tropical Fruits Street Parade refreshments.

Jex Lopez entertained us with her music.

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The Serpentine Community Gallery

is very proud to be hosting

solo exhibitions of the recent works

of two North Rivers artists.

  Kerry Negus's "Soul of the Soil"

and

Robyn Staines' "Forgotten Names"

open at 6pm on Friday the 3rd of November 2017.

Everyone is welcome to attend

the combined opening celebration.

Light refreshments available,

On view until 20th November.

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"Faith, Joy & Other Disasters"

is the theme for a group show

by artists of the Northern Rivers.

Open to interpretation by the artist

and the viewer, the theme was presented

by Lindsay Hunt. One of Serpentine's

long-standing members and recent

committee member, Lindsay is moving

abroad with his family and we wish them well.

This exhibition is in his honour

as a prolific artist and proactive member

of our local arts community.

Opening night is Friday

the 6th of October 2017, at 6pm.

Refreshments available.

Everyone is welcome.

"Faith, Joy &

Other Disasters"

is on view until 30th October.

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Opening on the 22nd of September 2017, from 6pm,

"SubTerania: Subliminal Terrain"

is a new body of work from local visual artist Benjamin Jai.

Artworks in "SubTerania" give a sense of space,

allowing for the subtleties of paint to emerge

through colour, line, texture and reflective effects.

'Darklands'

Everyone is welcome to attend the opening event.

Light refreshments available.

This exhibition will be on view until the 2nd of October 2017.

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Serpentine Community Gallery

is proud to offer

an opportunity to exhibit in

"Yang"

- an exhibition investigating and celebrating

the masculine energy Yang

and it's many MANifestations.

Opening on

 Friday the 25th of August 2017,

from 6pm,

this exhibition will run

until 18th September.

Image: Artwork by Jackson Gooch

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Serpentine Community Gallery

2017 Fundraising Event

 

'Blazing Love'

acrylic on canvas

by Theodore Kennett-Raj

'Tentacle'

oil on board

by Prudence Lawrence

'Barkly Highway'

acrylic on perspex

by Marie-Lise Laviolette

'Blue Interior'

mixed media

by Lindsay Hunt

'Wind on Rocks'

pastel

by Michael Clifton

'Storm Over Blue Knob'

pastel

by Michael Clifton

'Self Love'

machine embroidery

by Paulette Hayes

'Girl resting on a grey sofa'

acrylic

by Michael Chapus

'Lovely Neighbourhood'

acrylic on canvas

by Michael Chapus

'One of Our Greatest Achievements'

acrylic on canvas

by Michael Chapus

'Bushdance'

oil, enamel

by Ken Swan

untitled cats diptych

oil on canvas

by Christine Robinson

(donated by Lindsay Hunt)

'Melting Monarch'

acrylic, ink on ply panel

by Lindsay Hunt

A great success thanks to the generous donating artists

and the enthusiastic, art-loving bidders.

Congratulations to the winners.

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Scarlet

- one of our most popular exhibitions -

is back on the calendar

and will take place

during July/August.

This year the theme is

an exploration into

Sexuality, Love, Lust

and the Erotic.

Opening on

Friday 21st July 2017,

with a celebration from 6pm,

Scarlet

will be on view

until the 22nd of August.

Suzy Maloney's oil on canvas work 'Sacred Serpent' from Scarlet 2014

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A group show entitled

Please Explain

opens on Friday the 23rd of June 2017, at 6pm,

This exhibition explores

the political climate and current issues

through the eyes of local artists.

On view until the 18th of July 2017.

Open to artists of the Northern Rivers.

An invitation to have your say.

Get it off your chest. Share your views.

In a world of uncertainty let's get some clarity.

The voices of artists throughout history document, interpret and comment on the political climate.

This will be an interesting exhibition

of interesting times

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From the 9th to the 21st June 2017,

the Serpentine Community Gallery

is pleased to be the venue for

an art show presented by

four unique artists

'It takes a village to raise an artist'.

Showcasing artworks by

Poppi McCarthy,

Ochre Doyle,

Mika Burnet

and Kerrie Divett,

this multifaceted exhibition opens on

Friday the 9th of June,

5pm for 5.30pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend

the opening celebration.

Light refreshments will be available.

'It takes an artist to raise a village'

will be on view until the 21st of June.

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From the 17th of May to the 3rd of June 2017,

the Serpentine Community Gallery will present

Leigh Arnold's solo exhibition

"Dimensions".

Able to visualize form and structure in a way that most others cannot, Lismore-based artist Leigh

can take a simple object like a cube,

and by use of perspective and colour manipulation

 he creates a world which displays precise order

in incredible complexity.

The opening celebration

will be on Friday the 26th of May, from 5pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Light refreshments will be available.

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Post Flood Update - 8th May 2017

We are happy to announce that

repairs to our flood damaged gallery premises at 17a Bridge St are well underway,

and we hope to be fully operational again in the very near future.

22 April 2017 - Organised by the building's owners asap,

plasterer Greg replaces the water-buckled internal walls

5-12 May 2017 - Serpentine crew paints the new walls

and re-installs the hanging rails

The Serpentine, the 2017 Lismore flood and the gallery gofundme campaign

Thursday 30 March at 23:01

- Facebook post by Guy Ingram:

Quick update...

 We (Guy and Marilyn J. Smith) went to the gallery before dark

and lifted everything we could above desk height or higher.

 At that point, prediction was for 11m and the gallery floor is around 10.1 or 10.2m.

If it goes to the new peak prediction of 11.5m, issued later Thursday night,

some things are going to get wet.

Fingers crossed the water stops rising, hey....

The Serpentine Community Gallery and part of the NSW town of Lismore

as seen from the air on the morning of Friday the 31st of March 2017.

Photo: Rotorwing Helicopter Services - Facebook

Serpentine gallery as seen from the street

Photo: Facebook post

by Corrine Batt-Rawden, 31 March 2017

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From the 22nd of March until the 2nd of April 2017

the Serpentine Community Gallery

will be the venue for an exhibition

showcasing artworks by members of

Lismore Art Club.

The opening celebration will take place on

Friday the 24th of March 2017

- 6.00pm for 6.30pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

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In conjunction with the

inaugural Lismore Women's Festival,

the Serpentine Community Gallery

is hosting an exhibition celebrating

"Woman - In all her forms".

If you are a local artist who identifies as a woman

you are invited to participate.

Official Opening with guest speakers and

a concert entitled "Listening to Wom*n" is from

6-9pm on Friday 10th March 2017.

Exhibition runs from 3rd-20th March 2017.

For more information follow the exhibition link above.

Oh what a night, the opening of the exhibition 'Woman - In all her forms' and 'Listening to Wom*n' the concert.

It was a full house and a wonderful evening.

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Opening at the Serpentine Community Gallery

on Friday 27th January 2017, from 7pm,

local artist Lindsay Hunt

presents a solo show in two parts.

In gallery 1, his latest body of work

- “Ich hab dich leib (platonic love for)

Arnold Böcklin's 'Isle of the Dead'”-

is inspired by the 19th century Swiss

symbolist’s influential series of paintings.

While in gallery 2,

Celebrating 25 years as an exhibiting artist

will provide exhibition goers with a thoughtfully

selected range of works created throughout

this contemporary Australian artist’s career.

Everyone is welcome to attend the opening, or drop by to view the show which runs until 25 Feb 2017.

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From the 7th December 2016

until the 24th January 2017,

the Serpentine Community Gallery presents

"Miniatures"

- a Christmas Show featuring artworks by members with a theme of miniatures/smalls.

The opening celebration

will take place on Friday

the 9th of December 2016, from 7pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

* ALSO ON VIEW AT THE SERPENTINE DURING "MINIATURES" *

The people have spoken and the winners of the 2016 Serpentine People’s Choice Award are:

1st - Michael Clifton's striking oils on canvas piece ‘Gaia in Chains’,

winning $200 donated by the Serpentine,

2nd - Gilbert Laurie's stunning acrylic on board work 'Booragah Boothrum',

winning a $100 voucher donated by Armistead's Quality Picture Framing and Gallery

3rd - Kim Coleman's gorgeous little watercolour ‘With Humour In My Pocket

winning a $50 art supplies voucher donated by Premier Art and Framing.

'Gaia in Chains'

by Michael Clifton

'Booragah Boothrum'

by Gilbert Laurie

'With Humour In My Pocket'

by Kim Coleman

‘We’d like to thank our local businesses and community for the support

  that enables us to do such great things as a People’s Choice Award.’

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On 10 December 1948 the UN Council adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Each year this date is commemorated by

International Human Rights Day.

To mark the day, Dutch organisation

'Global Village Artists Network' (stichting White Cube) has created a truly worldwide project.

Not only have video-artists

from all over the globe contributed,

they have also arranged for Global Videos

to be shown simultaneously at 16 venues worldwide.

As the Australian venue for

this worldwide video-art exhibition,

Lismore’s Serpentine Community Gallery

is pleased to invite everyone to the screening of

Global Videos

on International Human Rights Day

– Saturday 10th December 2016.

Doors open at 7pm,

Global Videos starts at 7.30pm.

Length: 2 hours

including a short intermission.

Light refreshments will be available.

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Celebrating a decade of arts and community,

the Serpentine Community Gallery proudly presents

"Decadence".

To be opened by Arts Northern Rivers CEO Peter Wood

on Friday the 4th of November 2016, the exhibition

"Decadence"

will be on view until the 3rd of December.

The opening celebration, from 7pm-11pm, will feature

special guest musicians and performing artists

as well as a People's Choice Award.

Dress Decadently - prizes for best dressed.

Everyone is invited to join us

to celebrate the Gallery's 10th birthday.

Refreshments available.

"Decadence" opening: An exuberant crowd of art-lovers dropped by the gallery to enjoy the art and help celebrate the Serpentine's 10th birthday

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A great weekend at the gallery

Friday the 14th of October's combined opening celebration

for Dougal Binn's "Take Shape" and

Franco's Girardi's "From Farm Punk to Plinth"

was a huge success, with the gallery filled by delighted

and appreciative art-loving members of the community.

Thanks to all who contributed to this magical evening.

Introducing the talented and enthusiastic members of our new management committee, voted in at

the Serpentine's Annual General Meeting

held on Saturday 15th October 2016.

Clockwise from top left: Martyn Fox, Fiona McConnachie, Corinne Batt-Rawden, Theodore Kennett-Raj, Guy Ingram, Ken Swan,

Lindsay Hunt and Marilyn J. Smith.

We give our appreciation for a job well done and the very best of best wishes to out-going committee members, including stalwart Michael Clifton.

While he will still be helping to run

the gallery as a volunteer, Michael (pictured manning the phone amidst

the buzz of Franco and Dougal's opening celebration) says he will now be able to dedicate more of his time

to making art. A win for us all!

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On view at the Serpentine between

the 5th and the 31st of October 2016

is local sculptor Franco Girardi's

"From Farm Punk to Plinth".

For the duration of his solo show,

Gallery 2 will showcase

a selection of costumes, 'weapons'

and installations featuring Franco's

"trademark" sheep shears.

From the 14th to the 28th of October 2016,

the Serpentine Community Gallery

will be the venue for

"Take Shape"

- a solo exhibition showcasing recent works by

local graphic designer and illustrator Dougal Binns.

'Wojoox' - 90x90cm, 2015 - by Dougal Binns

Prior to their solo

'Sunburst' by Franco Girardi

shows, artists Dougal Binns and Franco Girardi met up at the gallery to discuss a combined opening celebration, and soon got talking about

their individual approaches to art.

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Showcasing works

by the generous individuals

that keep the Serpentine running,

"Vollies"

is a gift to our volunteers for

their work and commitment

to this community gallery.

Part 2: 1-12 Oct - Gallery 1

Many thanks to all.

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Showcasing works

by the generous individuals that keep the Serpentine running,

"Vollies"

is a gift to our volunteers for

their work and commitment

to this community gallery.

Part 1: 5-30 Sept - Gallery 2

Many thanks to all.

From the 5th to the 30th of September 2016,

the Serpentine Community Gallery presented

two solo shows by local artists -

Anna Dorrington's "Fairytales"

and

Zac Theroux's "A work in Progress"

- together with a group show entitled "Vollies".

Anna Dorrington's interests lie in the area of feminist critiques

of the history of women in society in the 1960s and 1970s,

and the effects these social conditions have had

on contemporary constructions of society and women.

Zac Theroux, who takes his inspiration from the world around him,

and worlds within him, is bringing his art out to play.

 Walking the knife's edge between dark and light,

his vibrant, provocative subjects both shock and intrigue.

A combined

opening celebration

for these three shows

took place on Sunday 11th of September,

from 2pm.

Everyone

was welcome

to attend.

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"X"

 - a members' exhibition

celebrating 10 years of

the diverse arts community

in NSW's Northern Rivers -

opens at 2pm on

Sunday 31st July 2016.

Everyone is welcome.

We are celebrating

everything Serpentine

 and everything '10'.

Continues throughout

August 2016.

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From the 7th to the 27th of July 2016

the Serpentine Community Gallery was pleased to host

"Instances: the art of the maker"

- a solo show by local artist Jeremy Austin,

Byron Bay RAW: 2014 Visual Artist of the Year.

The artist and one of his works

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In late June and early July

the Serpentine Community Gallery

was the venue for

Sea Sky Land

- a retrospective exhibition by

local artist Vicki Swift.

Drawing inspiration from her surroundings,

Vicki Swift’s work is reflective

of the relationship between

nature and the self,

and captures the essence and the feeling

of being within the landscape.

A percentage of proceeds

was generously donated to

WIRES

(The NSW Wildlife Information,

Rescue and Education Service Inc).

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'Between a Rock

and a Hard Place'

- oil on canvas

by Michael Clifton

Promoting the freedom of expression

which Art is all about,

'Under the Radar'

- an exhibition of artworks by gallery members -

was on view from

27th May to 24th June 2016.

'Fallen Angel'

by Alison Mead

The gallery is pleased to

announce that the

painting pictured above

is to be auctioned at

the opening event for

'Under the Radar'.

Proceeds of the auction will be donated to both the Serpentine Community Gallery and Heartfelt House; a Northern Rivers

organisation that aims

to provide support for

adult survivors of childhood

sexual abuse as well as

their family and friends.

Alison Mead will also be exhibiting photographic works, which relate to this issue of giving a voice to the victims of this 'silent crime'.

'Australian Crimescene'

- acrylic and mixed

media on canvas

by Susannah French

As artists, our works often have political overtones, sometimes our images become a social record or even

a subconscious perception of the forces about us.

'Under the Radar' will explore the possibilities of social

 and political activism, personal reaction

and the notion of 'protest' art.

 So come join us in exercising our democratic right

to express, protest, revolutionize and liberate!

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From the 6th to the 20th May 2016,

the Serpentine Community Gallery

was pleased to present

Numinous

- a solo show by

artist Leon Mahony,

featuring 'high resolution

 vector graphic illustration

drawn for your pleasure' -

and

'Get Back... to the Future'

- a showcase of artworks by

 RealArtWorks Inc.

artists' collective

plus

refugees awaiting

appropriate status.

'The Boat' by Abbas Alaboudi

'Of and Sleep' by Farhad Bandesh

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The gallery is a not-for-profit organization

started in Nov 2006 by a small group of local artists.

It is dedicated to promoting the

artistic culture of NSW's Northern Rivers region through community arts projects

and regional promotion.

We like to say, 'Have a creative day!'

SERPENTINE COMMUNITY GALLERY

104 Conway Street, Lismore, NSW, 2480.

Contact 0492964819 or gallery@serpentinearts.org