Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup
The Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup has run for 23 years on the first weekend of September. Saturday has four heats featuring 32 poets from Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and the local area, performing eight minutes of poetry, judged on the poem, performance, audience reaction and timing. Sunday has two semi-finals […]
Caring for Catchments Public Exhibition
Experience the power of community-led catchment resilience at the Caring for Catchments Project Exhibition, an immersive visual showcase celebrating the repair and restoration of the landscapes across the Yabirri (Tweed), Durrumbul (Brunswick), Baluun (Richmond) and Briemba (Clarence) following the floods. Hosted by the North Coast Regional Landcare Network and designed in collaboration with Living Lab […]
Echo Mapping
Experience Echo Mapping inside The Joinery, Northern Rivers Performing Arts new creative home, and see the space in a whole new light. The industrial atmosphere becomes the backdrop for a thrilling, joyful duet of sound and movement, created and performed by longtime collaborators Jack Prest and Azzam Mohamed. Stripped back to its rawest elements — […]
Exhibition – Earth’s Treasures with Relics and Keepsakes
Earth’s Treasures: The theme Earth’s Treasures was deliberately open to interpretation. It may be found in the natural world, landscapes, forests, oceans, wildlife, flowers, rocks and changing seasons or in treasured places, memories, people, culture and the beauty of everyday life. You are invited to discover the many ways Blue Knob’s members interpret this theme […]
Valerie Smith: There was always song – Yadabalair
Valerie Smith is a Widjabul Wia-bal and Arakwal woman born, raised and living in Lismore. She uses creativity to share her experiences from childhood through to motherhood and teaching. Smith’s art practice deepens and strengthens her connection to culture while guiding her through difficult experiences.
Estampa: Melodies from Afar
Embark on a captivating musical journey with Postcards – Melodies from Afar, a concert that blends jazz, classical, folk and world music in a truly unique experience. From the fierce folky jazz of Django Reinhardt’s Seul ce soir to the romantic bossa nova of Antônio Carlos Jobim’s Corcovado, this performance explores the depth and beauty […]
The Channon Craft Market 50th Anniversary
50 years. Countless memories. One very special market. For 50 years, people have been coming to The Channon Craft Market. Some came for the beautiful handmade crafts. Some came for the music. Some came for the delicious food. And some came simply because everyone else was going! This October, come back to The Channon and […]
Helana Goodman: The body as evidence
Helana Goodman’s practice explores trauma, resilience, and the body through copper etching and printmaking. The series began after an invasive surgery to remove eight wisdom teeth. Etching became a way to process and reclaim this experience. Teeth and skulls appear throughout Goodman’s practice as vessels of pain, memory, and transformation. The copper plates reflect the […]
Koori Mail Indigenous Art Award 2026
Presented by Lismore Regional Gallery in partnership with the Koori Mail Newspaper, this biennial award has rapidly established itself as a significant national platform for contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, showcasing ambitious new work from emerging and established artists across the country. The award sees an expanded prize pool, including a Major Award […]
Lauren Brincat: In sequence
Lauren Brincat’s practice brings together sculpture, installation, performance and sound through fabric, movement and collaboration. Her work responds to people and place through participation, collective experience and poetic gestures in the everyday. Often ephemeral, Brincat responds with depth and intuition to create works that fold the community into the ultimate form. In sequence is Brincat’s […]