What’s On for Borderline 2026-2027

It’s been a busy few years for Borderline but, especially with our Biennial exhibition at SRAG coming up in 2027, our Artists are staying busy in their studios!

UPCOMING BORDERLINE EXHIBITIONS :

Glenn Innes Art Gallery  “Regeneration and Renewal” – August 6th to September 11th, 2026. Join us for the Gala Opening on the 8th of August from 3 pm.

Surat on Balonne Gallery “Regeneration” September 6th to October 19th

SRAG (Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery) : 25th June to 29th August, 2027 on the Mezzanine Level – This is our major biennale exhibition.

Texas Art Gallery 1st May to 20th June, 2027 (closing date to be confirmed)

ACS Tenterfield (Artists Collective Studio Gallery) dates still to be determined

And, for our 4th exhibition in 2027, we are in proposal stage with Roxy Gallery in Kyogle

So as 2026 comes to a close we will already be considering what our 2028 line-up might look like!

UPCOMING BORDERLINE WORKSHOPS :

Helle Jorgensen will be tutoring for us once again on Sat 21st and Sunday 22nd of November 2026 at the Wallangarra School of Arts Hall. More details available soon. 

And workshops for 2027 are still being investigated.

MEMBERS4MEMBERS SHORT WORKSHOPS :

Susan Heywood :  “Small Woven Vessels” August 1st at the railway Museum. See minutes to book. 

These are short workshops of a couple of hours duration, held on the first Saturday of alternate months. Stay posted for October details!

There are still a few workshop opportunities left for 2026 …

BORDERLINE WORKSHOPS

with many thanks to the grant from Create NSW …

Liz Powell will be teaching Medieval Book Binding on the July 12th, 2026 at the Tenterfield Railway Barracks. See minutes to book.

Helle Jorgensen will be tutoring for us once again on Sat 21st and Sunday 22nd of November 2026 at the Wallangarra School of Arts Hall. More details available soon. 

And! (Drumroll!) Introducing our new home grown Workshop Series “Members4members” .

Each workshop is 2 hours long with a limit of 5 people and a cost of $20. Members please see the latest minutes to book directly with the tutor!

Sue Jurd – Saturday June 6th : Gel Plate Printing  
Susan Heywood – Saturday August 1st : Small Wrapped Baskets

Images from Gunnedah Gallery

Gunnedah Gallery was a beautiful backdrop for Borderlines recent exhibition “REGENERATION REIMAGINE RENEW” – here are a few shots from opening night….

2026 Workshop Series

After a huge 2025 Workshop Series (thanks to a grant from Create NSW) and the REGENERATION REIMAGINE RENEW Exhibition Series (currently at Gunnedah) continuing through to the end of the year, we are taking a rest from a larger workshop series while still focusing on our professional development.

We will be running a series of short ‘For Members By Members’ workshops including printing, clay and stitching at this stage (stay tuned!) as well as another weekend workshop in November with Helle Jorgensen (details to be announced.) We are off this weekend for our Art Camp at Tumbledown – always a hive of creativity and fun.

Members always have first dibs so to keep in touch join us, only $35 a year, (click here for the form) then watch out for details of what’s on each month in our shared minutes or join in the fun at our meetings.

Images from our 2025 Workshop series….

… much fun was had by all! Look out for members finished works in our Exhibition series REGENERATION REIMAGINE RENEW in 2026 …

This workshop series has been supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW

The Presidents Report

Borderline Regional Arts Annual General Meeting September 2025

At the end of another busy year, I’d like to say many thanks to all those members who pitch in to make stuff happen.

September 2024 kicked off with members’ strong representation in the Stanthorpe Art Prize. Congratulations to those who made it through to become finalists. Hot on the heels of that Borderline’s exhibition at Rosalie Gallery “Where I Find Peace” finished. Thanks again to Susan Heywood for coordinating and Sue Jurd and others who helped with transporting works.

In October we had our second Artists Retreat at Tumbledown. Visitor numbers were up from our first visit and 8 people enjoyed the chance to stay over. Our Christmas Picnic Meeting for 2024 was at Storm King Dam with lovely weather, lots of food and friends and the meeting was brief. 

Borderline’s exhibition calendar continued in 2025. In May at Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery we had “Flat Out like a Lizard Drinking”. The number and range of works was amazing. Gallery staff and visitors commented on the high standard. A selection of work from this exhibition then went to Texas Regional Art Gallery. Thanks to Norm Clayton and Jane Henry for helping pack up at SRAG, Jane for transporting the works to Texas and coordinating the exhibition there. Thanks also to Jenni Gill and Sue Jurd for returning works and spreadsheeting. It was great to see many Borderliners at the opening and later Instagram feedback included positive comments from the galleries at Goondiwindi, Warwick and Gunnedah, as well as from visitors to the gallery. Next, our exhibition in August at Artworks Gallery in Stanthorpe “Prints on the Border” which also gives Borderline a place in the Granite Belt Art Trail. Thanks to Sue Jurd for organising that.

Borderline members then really went to town with unrestricted size and work numbers in our exhibition at Ceramic Break Sculpture Park at Warialda, ”Larger Than Life” which opened 7^th September. Thanks to Sue and Bob Jurd for loading up their caravan to take the work out and Linda and Geoff Nye who will be bringing it back in another caravan. Our exhibition planning for next year, with grant assistance. takes us from Gunnedah to Surat via Glen Innes.

Our first grant application was to Creative Australia and was unsuccessful, we had another chance with Create NSW. Thanks go to Denise N.Rall who helped get the submission into a new format, backed by Sue Jurd with budgeting. Our new application, Regenerating Art Communities, was approved at the beginning of 2025. Part of the reason for its success was its emphasis on Cultural Access (a listed Priority Area for Funding) and its reach across the region from Liston to Deepwater with 4 workshops. These have been well attended so far with one more to go. Feedback has been very positive, and new members have joined up. The tutors have been impressed by Borderline’s culture of inclusiveness, and our drive to expand members’ experiences. 

Thanks also need to go to members of the executive and committee who have kept up with the   legislative changes for small associations – moving into a new era of bookkeeping and accounting – treasurer Sheryl Wright, which has also impacted the minutes secretary -Denise N.Rall .Also for jumping in whenever needed thanks to Vice President Sue Jurd, for maintaining the Borderline website, Gay Landeta, and for coordinating the Art Market Elisabeth Muller. Thanks to Jayne Barrett who now retires from being our email secretary for many years.

For Borderline to continue to be successful as a network and support for artists we need as many hands-on as can be mustered, so thanks again to all those who have put their hands up over the past year.

Liz Powell       11/09/2025

What’s on for members in 2026?

• Stanthorpe Art Prize 2026 Entry forms are already available on line at SRAG website (this is the biannual major art prize)

• Stanthorpe Show 30 Jan to 1 February – Visual Arts section has been re-instituted and Borderline is a sponsor. Entry forms will be available on their website closer to the date.

• Tenterfield Show February 6, 7 and 8 – Visual Arts entries will be wanted. Borderline is a sponsor. Entry forms will be available on their website closer to the date

• Our travelling exhibition dates for ‘REGENERATION REIMAGINE RENEW’, appreciatively supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, are :

• Gunnedah Regional Art Gallery 27 March to 8 May, 2026

• Glen Innes Art Gallery 3 August to 11 September, 2026

• Surat Art Gallery QLD 6 September to 19 October, 2026

• Borderline Artists Retreat at Tumbledown, again supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, is set for April 17 to 19, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 2026.

BRAA at Warialda 2025

Our members are packing up their works for our show at Ceramic Break Park, Warialda on from September 4 – October 12

‘Flat out like a Lizard Drinking’ 2025 moves on from Stanthorpe to Texas

We love showing at the Texas Gallery – a few key pieces from our major Exhibition “Flat out like a lizard drinking’ just moved on to exhibit there till the 12th of September 2025

Workshop Series 2025 progressing along ….

Most grateful to NSW Government for grants supporting our workshop series this year, two down, two to go. Acrylic Painting and Etching ….