Museum and Gallery exhibitions
Visitation to our Centre during the pandemic is in line with our CovidSafe Plan, We ask all visitors to register by our QR Codes placed conveniently at Reception and Entrances, this is to comply with current Government Regulations. We have installed hand sanitizers and request all visitors abide by physical distancing requirements, while wandering through our exhibitions within the Museum and Gallery. Our programs and events are ticketed, so please visit our EVENTS page to ensure your spot is secured.
MEL O'CALLAGHAN: CENTRE OF THE CENTRE
20 NOVEMBER 2021 -
6 FEBRUARY 2022
GALLERY
‘Centre of the Centre’ investigates breath as the central origin of life and as a vital function that connects humans at a cellular level. The exhibition is inspired by a small mineral containing a tiny pocket of water, possibly millions of years old, which was gifted to the artist by her grandfather, renowned Australian-mineralogist, Albert Chapman.
1950'S
CLASSROOM
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
MUSEUM
The 1950s Classroom is a former classroom belonging to Dubbo High School and is located off the Dubbo Regional Museum
The 1950s Classroom is an interactive exhibit offering a truly unique visitor experience.Come in and explore. Reflect upon the old school days of regimented desks, blackboards and ink wells.
PEOPLES
PLACES
POSSESSIONS:
DUBBO STORIES
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
MUSEUM
The history of Dubbo told through the people who lived here.
From diaries and ledgers to clothing and domestic objects that transport us back in time, the WPCC Collection provides a unique portal to our past.
JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE
This mural was painted by the Aboriginal Students of Dubbo Public School with Gamilaraay artist Hayden Wood.
The mural is a depiction of the different stages of learning through life.
up and coming exhibitions
THE WPCC COLLECTION
FOCUS EXHIBITION
Preditor Becomes Prey
9 July - 18 September
GALLERY
The WPCC visual art collection focusses primarily on the animal in art. This is a rich vein of exploration for artists and the collection features a dazzling variety of mediums, styles and approaches to the subject. From oils to printmaking, installations to digital media, the WPCC collections features surprising and engaging works from some of Australia’s best contemporary artists.
SPOWERS & SYME
26 FEBRUARY - 26 JUNE
GALLERY
Celebrating the artistic friendship of Melbourne artists Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme, the National Gallery Touring Exhibition Spowers & Syme will present the changing face of Inter-war Australia through the perspective of two pioneering modern women artists.
The exhibition offers rare insight into the unlikely collaboration between the daughters of rival media families. Studying together in Paris and later with avant-garde printmaker Claude Flight in London, Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme returned to the conservative art world of Australia – where they became enthusiastic exponents of modern art in Melbourne during the 1930s and ‘40s.
OPENING EVENT FRIDAY 25 FEBRUARY 6PM
GEOFF THOMAS: ALL ABOUT THE MATERIAL
12 FEBRUARY - 1 MAY 2022
GALLERY
All about the material is an exhibition that showcases the prolific practice of Gilgandra-based potter, Geoff Thomas as he explores both the materiality and processes involved in creating wood-fired pottery. Drawing on East Asian pottery practices, Thomas reflects on his own
identity and roles as a farmer and potter, using clay as a medium to convey the diversity and beauty within both worlds. All about the material is a body of work that combines process, experimentation
and chance as overarching elements that influence the outcome.
THE QUEENS ALBUM
12 FEBRUARY - 29 MAY
MUSEUM
Curated by Senior Curator, Dr Penny Stannard and Curator, Bonnie Wildie, The Queen’s Album, explores the unique story of an album of photographs gifted to Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle in 1882 on behalf of the people of NSW. The album contained 64 photographic images of sites and scenes in Sydney and regional NSW that were constructed to promote NSW as a progressive and desirable place, and to consolidate its position within the British Empire. At the time, the album was described as a ‘graceful tribute of loyalty’ to Queen Victoria. Today, its whereabouts are unknown.
In 2018 NSW State Archives rediscovered most of the original photographic glass plate negatives in the State Archives Collection, which were conserved, digitised and reproduced for the exhibition project.
ANIMAL STUDIES: JACK RANDELL
12 FEBRUARY - 1 MAY
GALLERY
We’ve been pretty good at adopting animals as tribal symbols, footy codes, advertising, and astrology. These are nuanced ways of describing ourselves, “She has the courage of a lion”, or “he was as meek as a lamb.” Humans have recently had to consider our own potential collective demise and been witness to extinction of dozens of other species in living memory. “Animal Studies” explores a shared existence. Each artwork in this series considers a shared space, a shared presence. We say that elephants never forget, so what do they dream of? What is it that a rhinoceros senses with its gaze, and its tough dry skin?
“Animal Studies” is a body of work that has occupied Jack Randell for the last 2 years and features drawings, paintings, and media studies of singular animals animated for the viewer to consider the animal’s gaze on us. What do they see, what do they think and dream? If they thought like us, and I suspect they don’t, what would they think of our use of their shared ecology?
Curated by Dr Andrew Frost.
EVENT OPENING FRIDAY 11 February 6PM
TAYLA MARTIN: FLOOD DUST AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
7 MAY - 24 JULY
GALLERY
Flood to Dust and Everything in Between is an exhibition by Wagga Wagga based artist, Tayla Martin featuring a series of photographic and video works documenting the ever changing landscapes across regional NSW. Martin’s body of work focuses on embodying the true essence of human resilience and spirit within communities affected by these events.
Curated by Mariam Abboud.
This is a HomeGround exhibition, produced by WPCC and supported by Orana Arts. HomeGround is sponsored by Wingewarra Dental.
ARTIST TALK SATURDAY 7 MAY 2PM
WASTE TO ART: SOFT PLASTICS
7 MAY - 26 JUNE
GALLERY
Waste to Art is an annual competition that features artworks created by community members using recycled and unwanted materials. The results are always highly imaginative, and thought provoking with the collected artworks celebrating recycling and sustainable living. This year’s theme is Soft Plastics.
Curated by Phil Aitken, WPCC.
OFFICIAL OPENING AND PRIZE: SATURDAY 21 MAY 2PM
community arts centre
Introduced in 2016 and held monthly in the Drama Room Smokescreen brings Dubbo residents the opportunity to witness iconic and influential films from the history of cinema.
BLACK BOX CREATIVES
Black Box Creatives was formed in 2016 and has evolved into a team of young theatre producers living in the Dubbo Region.
SCOREBOARD
Score Board is a community project that does not discriminate between established artists and others. It aims to give a voice to the community, all parts of the community, in an as fair and democratic process as possible.
MINIMAKERS
Join us for 45 minutes of fun during the free WPCC early learning program for under-fives. Sing songs, listen to stories and have fun doing craft. Mums, dads, grandparents and carers love this opportunity to relax, make friends and spend time with their little ones in the knowledge that someone else will clean up the mess!
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