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Pack a basket, throw down your rug and bring the whole family along for an inspiring day of creative connection, art and community at the Tweed Regional Gallery's annual picnic gathering later this month.
The popular annual Picnic and Artist Paint Out will be hosted once again in the picturesque grounds of the Gallery, overlooking the magnificent Tweed Valley, on Sunday 18 June, from 2 – 5 pm.
There will be live music, free activities for kids and the opportunity to create art with the stunning views of Wollumbin / Mount Warning as backdrop.
Artists of all levels are invited to bring along their materials to make work en plein air (French for 'painting outdoors'). Special guest artists Ron McBurnie and Jonathan McBurnie will be working on site and will be on hand to mentor and chat about their work. You can also watch as they create their own work in response to this stunning landscape.
Tweed Regional Museum's vibrant new initiative Museum on Wheels (MoW) will be popping up on site and will feature en plein air artworks from the Gallery's collection and guest artists.
This year, the Gallery is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Margaret Olley's birthday. Olley began her career as a landscapist and loved to work en plein air, once saying: "Home is wherever my wicker basket happens to be… and it is always full of paint."
