Ballina Information Blog

The Lennox Head Cultural and Community Centre is seeking community feedback through a survey, to continue the successful implementation of its arts and entertainment program. In its first twelve months, Park Lane Theatre in Lennox Head has hosted a series of successful events, receiving widespread positive community response. The selection of events and activities has […]

Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG), Ballina launches the Seventh Annual Grace Cruice Memorial Exhibition and welcomes our community and visitors to join us in the Gallery. The Grace Cruice Memorial Exhibition features new work by members of Ballina Arts and Craft Club Incorporated (BACCI). Dedicated to Grace Cruice, who had the vision of a community […]

Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG), Ballina launches four exciting new exhibitions in August and welcomes the community and visitors to join us in the Gallery. Hinterland | Maggie Cross Hinterland focuses on the varied landscapes of this region. Inspired by the natural landscape, the artist uses charcoal to create dramatic tonal works that embody the […]

New public art sculptures created by local artist, Leith Walton are being installed this week on two roundabouts in Ballina town centre. The artworks on the Tamar/Cherry Streets and Moon/Fawcett Streets roundabouts depict iconic local seabirds and are held aloft by reclaimed timber posts from the old Teven Bridges. “These attractive new artworks are a […]

Wahng Ngullboo | Karridjarrkdurrkmirri | Working Together Bundjalung Wake Up Time & Kunwinjku Women textile artist collaboration Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG), Ballina will launch a vibrant cross cultural exhibition in July celebrating a unique collaboration between two groups of remote Indigenous women textile artists. This vibrant exhibition showcases the artistic and cultural similarities and […]

Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG), Ballina will host two exciting workshops in July that celebrate traditional Indigenous artmaking practices. Art of Language – Painting Workshop | Saturday 8 July 2017 | 10am – 12pm Local Lismore based artist Michael Philp will take participants on a journey to explore language through painting. Drawing inspiration from personal […]

Ballina Art Society have bared it all for their 45th annual exhibition coming up on 2nd – 4th June. To be held in the Ballina RSL auditorium, the show will feature a new section of paintings under the heading of “Wild Nudes”, to be judged by Ballina Mayor, David Wright. All these paintings will be […]

Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG), Ballina launches four exciting new exhibitions in June and welcomes community and visitors to join us in the Gallery. The Topography of Virtual Worlds | Steve Kelly The Topography of Virtual Worlds exhibition showcases a series of imagined worlds created using the artists own photographs combined with 3D modelling software […]

Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG), Ballina presents four exciting new exhibitions in May and welcomes community and visitors to join us in the Gallery. Repetition and Milk and Honey | Red Inc. Repetition and Milk and Honey is a group exhibition by the artists of RED Inc featuring Jennifer Lowrey, John Rose, Willie Mutton and […]

LOUD in the Gallery, presented at Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG) is a dynamic exhibition celebrating National Youth Week and features final year works from Alstonville High School, Ballina Coast High School, Southern Cross School K- 12, Xavier Catholic College and Emmanuel Anglican College. Now in its fifth year, LOUD provides an invaluable opportunity for […]