Featured Events in Glen in March, 2025 (August Updated)

Join us for The History of Photography in Four Acts, a thought-provoking lecture series led by Stephen Greenberg (MSLS, PhD). Over four Saturdays, we will examine the contributions of notable photographers, placing their work within a broader historical and social context. Each talk will feature engaging slide shows and artifacts, making this an enriching experience for all attendees. Lecture 1 (Jan 11): Catching the Light (William Henry Fox Talbot) Lecture 2 (March 8): But is it Art? (Alfred Stieglitz) Lecture 3 (March 29): Black & White in Many Ways (Gordan Parks) Lecture 4 (Date TBA): The Question You Don't Need to Ask (Sally Mann) Information Source: Glen Echo Photoworks | eventbrite

Capertee Landscape Painting Retreat with Blue Mountains Artist Corinne Loxton Capertee is an ancient valley west of the Blue Mountains and 70 km north of Lithgow. A dramatic mountain range surrounds the floodplain valley, affording wonderful views of the sandstone rockfaces and ridges. In 2024 Corinne led a hugely successful retreat in the valley, with 8 participants, both new to painting and experienced. Everyone loved it so much that we’re doing it again! Be quick to book as spots will fill up. The Capertee Painting Retreat is a 4-day plein air (outdoor) painting retreat in which you will develop your skills and confidence painting the landscape, in a relaxed and encouraging environment. We will also take time out to enjoy new friendships, our surroundings and the experience of disconnecting from everyday life. There will be time to rest, meditate, journal, bushwalk or just curl up with a great book. As well as the tuition in painting, to develop your technique and assurance painting plein air, Corinne will introduce you to practices she uses to reliably connect with creative flow. The retreat will be based at Oska’s Cottage in Glen Davis. The property has excellent views and easy access to walks and painting locations. Once you arrive, you will have plenty of time for reflection, grounded movement and restoration to ensure you feel re-energised and grounded after the 4 days. What’s included from 1.00 pm Friday 14th March to 2.30 pm Monday 17th March? Catered lunches from Saturday to Monday7 Painting tutorials on aspects of painting plein airComfortable facilities and a beautiful aspect at base camp.2 Painting boards or canvasesPrivate feedback sessions2 Guided bushwalks near Glen Davis2 Guided meditation sessions2 Yoga sessionsDelicious morning & afternoon teas each dayArt Materials BYO or Hire equipment (email for a comprehensive list) Corinne has several easels available for loan. Art kits, including acrylic or oil paints, can be hired for $140, book no later than 2 weeks before the retreat. Kit contains: oil or acrylic paints, brushes, palette knives, a palette, solvent, jar, paper towel/rags, coloured/graphite pencil, clips, apron, baby wipes, viewfinder Payment Options Pay in full before 1 Jan 2025 for the Early Bird rate of $700, option of an initial deposit of $260 After 1 Jan, the one-off payment is $730 or pay in 3 instalments of $260 Accommodation On-site Friday 14th - Monday 17th March You can choose to stay on-site at Oska’s Cottage or elsewhere, join in with the group meals or do your own thing. The house and decks, paddock and gardens overlook the stunning escarpment and afford shady painting spots. There is a fully equipped kitchen for meal preparation, a laundry and two shared bathrooms. (Prices are for the duration of the retreat) 2 QB Room $290 - ONE CURRENTLY AVAILABLEBunk Room $270 with 2 SB2 Glamping Tents each $110(Glamping is probably a stretch, but you get the idea. These are on-site, stand-up tents with single beds and power. If you prefer, they can comfortably be shared between two people.)Paddock Camping is $80 with your own tent or van setup. Power and water are available.Please email or call Corinne on 0432 922 653 to book and arrange payment for the accommodation above as it is not included with your retreat fees. Meals All morning and afternoon teas and lunch from Saturday to Monday are included. Please bring your own breakfast food. Corinne will set up a private FB group for everyone to communicate about sharing the preparation of dinners…. who’s bringing which wine, etc. Alternate Accommodation Royal Hotel Capertee Single, Twin Single, Double and Queen rooms are available from $90 per night. Luxury Hosted Getaway - belle bois Cooroongooba NP Campground or Glen Davis Campground What’s included? 7 Painting tutorials on aspects of painting plein air3 Painting boards, each 9 x 5 “Private feedback sessions2 Guided bushwalks2 Guided meditation sessions2 Yoga sessionsDelicious morning & afternoon teas each dayLunch on Saturday and Sunday (dietary needs catered for)Art Materials BYO or Hire equipment Art kits, including acrylic or oil paints and a portable painting easel, can be hired. Payment Options Pay in full - If before 1 June 2024, select the Early Bird rate Pay in 4 Monthly or Bi-monthly Instalments (Contact Corinne via her website) The Gold... This retreat invites reflection, movement and connection so that you feel re-energised and grounded to access your creativity. Corinne will model and guide you in practices to access with your creative flow reliably and with ease. You can listen to Corinne speak at TEDx Katoomba in 2023, on 'Connecting with Creative Flow' - where she shares images and personal stories, exploring creativity and the nature of artistic flow. About Corinne LoxtonCorinne Loxton works and lives in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. An artist all her adult life, she has been preoccupied with landscape for most of the 30 years she has been practising. Having grown up at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa and spending many childhood hours on or around water, seatop cliffs and mountains, Corinne identified with nature from a young age. In the tradition of the Northern Romantics, she has always regarded her landscape paintings as reflections of human emotions, of experiences imbued with spiritual and emotional significance. The Loxton family migrated to Australia in the late 80s and at 15, Corinne found herself thrust into a culture and environment that felt alien and uncomfortable. Once she had completed school in Brisbane, she eagerly took up a Bachelor of Visual Arts at the Canberra School of Arts, ANU. Here she was able to further her interest in both painting and printmaking under the tutelage of fine contemporary artists and teachers, such as Mandy Martin, Robert Boynes and Ruth Waller. About Corinne Loxton’s Painting ProcessCorinne Loxton’s paintings are inspired by many hours spent wandering and paying attention to nature - the colours, textures, light and shadow of her local landscape in the Blue Mountains and other places she visits. Not simply an empirical study of nature’s phenomena, her paintings evoke nature’s processes of transformation and renewal, embodying complex narratives of life - the balance and paradox of pain and pleasure, love and loss. Corinne writes, “I experience mountains as places of intimate spiritual communion. They literally lift me, casting my gaze above and beyond, to contemplate an ‘other’ reality, one that transcends and simultaneously inhabits me. Labyrinth-like the Blue Mountains invite me to delve down into the valleys to discover its secrets while transporting me into mystical places.” For the past 30 years Corinne has been painting ethereal land and sky scapes. As well as working in her Blue Mountains studio, Corinne has worked directly from nature, in many locations around Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Corinne’s technique varies considerably, depending on whether she is painting ‘alla prima’ en plein air or in the studio. The smaller works made outdoors are created with an immediacy and spontaneity necessitated by working directly from the subject, to capture the ever-changing effects of light and colour. In contrast, the studio paintings that still reflect Corinne’s preoccupation with beauty and her sense of wonder at the majesty of nature, are developed using many layers of transparent paint to develop the complexity of colour and feeling in each work. If you are unsure if this retreat is a fit for you, please contact me with your questions, I'd love to chat with you! Information Source: Corinne Loxton - Blue Mountains Artist | eventbrite

Prairie Cancer Fertility Preservation presents: Blues night at Crossmount, featuring blues artist Ross Neilsen. Prairie cancer fertility preservation is a non profit that helps pay for sperm and egg cryopreservation for people undergoing treatment for cancer. Join us to help raise funds while enjoying a night out at Crossmount. The event will comprise of live music by Ross Neilsen, a charcuterie table, a silent auction and cash bar. The event is for 19+, come for a visit with friends, dancing if you’re feeling like it and learn more about who we are as an organization! We hope to see you there, limited tickets available. Information Source: Prairie Cancer Fertility Preservation | eventbrite