AQUARIUS50
An exhibition of photos of the 1973 Nimbin Aquarius Festival by Peter Derrett 12 – 20 May
Peter Derrett’s spectacular collection of images of the 1973 Nimbin Aquarius Festival provides a comprehensive documentary account of this landmark event in Australian cultural history. The photographs, many of which have not been seen before, offer valuable insights into what happened at the 10 day Festival without a program and sum up many of the ideologies that surrounded it. The Nimbin Aquarius Festival lingers in the popular memory of Australia, particularly in the Northern Rivers. It accelerated the creation of the ‘Rainbow Region’ and 1973 remains a critical date by which the history and distinctiveness of this area can be explained and understood.
The exhibition is programmed as part of Nimbin Aquarius50 Festival which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Nimbin Aquarius Festival. The exhibition is supported by Lismore Regional Gallery. Lismore Regional Gallery is a Creative Initiative of Lismore City Council.
Event Details: Aquarius50 Exhibition of photos by Peter Derrett. 12 May – 20 May 2023. Nimbin School of Arts, 47 Cullen St, Nimbin. Opening hours: Daily 10am to 4pm
Lismore Regional Gallery
Xanthe Dobbie: Cloud Copy 20 May – 17 June
Xanthe Dobbie is an Australian artist and filmmaker. Working across on- and offline modes of making, their expanded collage practice weaves together the old and the new to speak to potential futures, drawing on humour, pop, sex, queer theory, history and iconography, their works are shrines to a post-truth era. They have exhibited extensively in Australia and internationally with recent projects including experimental live-streamed theatre, interactive media, AR, VR, performance and installation. Cloud Copy places the viewer inside an alternative universe in physical and virtual space.
Event Details: Xanthe Dobbie: Cloud Copy exhibition and installation. 20 May -17 June. Lismore Regional Gallery Pop-Up Space. 46 Magellan Street, Lismore NSW 2480. Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am – 4pm. Thursdays until 6pm. Entry by gold coin donation. www.lismoregallery.org
NORPA Spark Social! Creative Speed Dating event
25 May, 2023
Join NORPA and Lucinda Light for Spark Social! – the ultimate creative ‘speed dating’ experience – a night of creativity, buzz, inspiration and connection for our region’s creatives.
Actors, dancers, sound, theatre and costume designers, writers, musicians, technicians, new to the region or well established – you’re invited to come along to connect and share your craft or passion. We don’t expect you’ll fall in love (though we don’t mind if you do!) but you will leave feeling inspired with new ideas, new connections and possible future collaborators. Delicious food and drinks will be available for purchase on the night. Tickets are free but bookings essential through www.norpa.org.au
Event details: NORPA Spark Social! Creative Speed Dating event. 25 May. NORPA Makers Hub, Lismore Showground. Tickets are free but bookings essential at www.norpa.org.au