Past Events Gallery
Highlighting some of our past events.
Creative Activities for Children
to celebrate National Tree Day
Sunday July 26 was National Tree Day. The Picture House Gallery in Gunning celebrated with a free Open Day from 10am to 4pm, featuring The Art of Trees, a stunning exhibition of tree inspired art works by iconic Australian and Gunning resident Max Cullen.
Also on The Art of Trees Open Day, in the fabulous art studio behind the Gallery, Creative Gunning and Gunning District Landcare hosted free children’s art and craft activities. Families were invited to participate in nature-based creativity inspired by Planet Ark’s National Tree Day resources. Everyone had a wonderful time using oil pastel crayons and paint to produce artworks using natural forest materials. The children’s creativity was a joy to watch.
National Tree Day in Gunning was a lovely occasion celebrating the beauty, wonder and importance of trees through art, imagination and community. It was also a wonderful example of how the different community groups in Gunning collaborate to bring wider benefit to the region.
Creative Clay workshops
Creative Gunning’s two Creative Clay Workshops held on Sunday 19 and 26 April 2026 in The Picture House Garden highlighted the strength of community-led arts. Delivered by local ceramic artist Nawsheen Hyland of Whistle & Page, the workshops brought together a multigenerational group of around 40 participants in a shared, hands-on learning environment. The sessions were designed to support young people to step away from screens and engage in practical, creative skill-building, while also creating space for families and community members to connect across generations.
The workshops also encouraged creative expression through the use of foraged natural materials. Leaves, textures and found elements from the Garden were incorporated into the clay, strengthening participants’ connection to place while expanding their creative thinking.
“The workshops show that when people are given the opportunity, the tools and the guidance, they step into creativity with confidence. It’s about building skills, encouraging self-expression and creating shared experiences that people can take with them.” said Nawsheen.
Kumihimo Workshop
An intergenerational workshop for people to explore kumihimo weaving, held in November 2025 as part of the Upper Lachlan Arts, Culture and Heritage Trail.
Winter Warmers
We held a Winter Warmers Exhibition and Sale in May 2025. The Gunning Garden Club used funds raised to purchase a park bench in memory of Ros McLoughlin, a long time supporter of both the Garden Club and Creative Gunning, who died in December 2024. The park bench was dedicated to Ros in December 2025.
Gunning Patchwork weekend 2025
The 23rd GPW was held June 27th - 29th 2025. Such brilliant creations made by all and many thanks to Acciona for their sponsorship of our three tutors this year. Overall another huge success and lots of very positive feedback from our particpants.
Stash and treasure sale 2025
Creative Gunning Inc.’s Annual Stash and Treasure Sale was successfully held on Sunday 2 March 2025 at the Gunning Shire Hall, attracting strong community support and a steady flow of visitors throughout the day.
Building on the success of previous years, the sale featured a wide range of quality art and craft materials, including fabric, haberdashery, wool, patterns and books, as well as larger equipment such as spinning wheels, looms and sewing machines. The number of stallholders and donated items created a lively and engaging atmosphere, with many attendees pleased to discover unique and affordable creative resources.
The event raised valuable funds to support Creative Gunning’s community activities and also encouraged visitors to spend time in Gunning, benefiting local cafés, galleries and antique stores.
Creative Gunning thanks all stallholders, donors, volunteers and visitors who helped make the 2025 Stash and Treasure Sale a successful and enjoyable community event.
Ancient Worlds in Harmony
Creative Gunning brought earth and sky together musically at two unique concerts on November 8 2024 at the Gunning Shire Hall. Audiences enjoyed a spectacular musical collaboration featuring accomplished musicians Joel Bulger on Didgeridoo and Henry Liang on Japanese Shō. We are grateful for the support of the Gunning Focus Group towards hosting the concert and also for funding from a Southern Tablelands Arts Country Arts Support Program grant. The Country Arts Support Program is a devolved funding program administered by Southern Tablelands Arts on behalf of the NSW Government.
Fibre to Fabric interactive exhibition
Fibre to Fabric allowed participants to watch and get hands-on experience with how to prepare alpaca and wool fleece, wool spinning, weaving and other ways of making fabric and woven cord. The exhibition provided “taster” experiences of every stage of taking a fleece to finished products, in order to a) have an interesting and fun experience and b) to get a feel for whether they would like to pursue any of the activities in more depth. Creative Gunning’s Fibre to Fabric event was made possible by funding from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) under their Strengthening Rural Communities program
