Borderline Activities
Presidents Report 2026
Presidents Report AGM 2026 Once again, it has been a busy year for Borderline! From September 2025 we have been working through activities connected with our successful grant application with Create NSW. Two final workshops associated with the grant were held– Lizzie Horne’s Aluminium Etching at Wallangarra Hall in October 2025 and Liz Powell Book Binding this year at The
What we have been up to over the last few years….
We have had a busy few years! Our group exhibitions : 2026 : 2025 : (Note: the ‘Regeneration’ themed exhibitions were supported by a grant from Create NSW which also funded four workshops with guest tutors which stimulated work for the exhibitions.) 2024 : 2023 : 2022 : (Note ‘Journey on the Border’ exhibitions were supported by
Member4Members Workshops
Member4members Workshops We are excited by this new concept, a way to harness all the brilliance of our members for other members benefit. Bi-monthly on a Saturday morning you will find one of our Borderline members as tutor, sharing techniques, skills or artful ideas to a small group setting (6 max) at the Railway Barracks. Members get to develop skills
Images from our 2025 Workshop series….
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 for 2024-25
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
Members Call for 2026!
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
Workshop Series 2025 progressing along ….
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 ….
GBART 2025 coming up!
GBART 2025 coming up soon! GBART a festival of art and making coming up again this October 2025. Many of our members exhibit and teach during this celebration of creativity but this year Borderline Regional Arts will also have an exhibition up. Go to the GBART website https://gbart.org.au to learn more ….
Other places to catch our members work…
Other places to catch our members work While our members continue to be shown at many local galleries, including: – The Artists Collective Studio, Rouse Street, Tenterfield– Make-It, Rouse Street, Tenterfield – Artworks, Stanthorpe Railway Precinct, Stanthorpe – Stanthorpe Art Gallery, Stanthorpe – Wallangara/Jennings Cafe Station, Wallangara, Jennings Railway Station.– and more… You can also see (potential) prize winners at
New exhibition opens September 22nd 2024
New exhibition opens September 22nd 2024 Several of our Artists will be sharing their works at Ceramic Break Sculpture Park in September and October – it looks to be a fabulous show! Nola Sindel. Botanical and Wildlife Artist , Gay Landeta Art, Jacqueline King – Contemporary Glass Artist & Sculptor, Elisabeth Muller Krishna Heffernan
What’s On
Where to catch our amazing Artists! Borderline Exhibitions 2024 : “Borderline Winter” at the ACS (Artists Collective Studio) Tenterfield : 27th June – 21st July “Where I Find Peace” at Rosalie Gallery nr Toowoomba : 19th Sept to 13th October Borderline Exhibitions 2025 : “Borderline at SRAG” at Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery : 24th April – 25th May continuing on
What’s on for 2024 – Exhibitions and Professional Development
What’s On at Borderline in 2024 2024’s exhibition and professional development calendar has now been confirmed and will include : ******* 2025 will kick off with our biennial major exhibition at SRAG (Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery), travelling on to the Texas Regional Gallery. You will also find us exhibiting in the Rosalie Regional Gallery in the September School holidays. Plus
What’s On 2024 – 25
What’s On 2024 – 25 After a run of exhibitions, it is time for our Artists to get back into their studios and expand their skill sets! That being said 2023 and 2024 will focus on our 2023 Workshop Series and Art Camps (with dates to be released). Upcoming Borderline Group Exhibitions include: Easter Exhibition at the Richard Randall Art
Workshop Series 2023
BORDERLINE WORKSHOPS FOR 2023 July 1-2, at the Engine Driver’s Barracks, Tenterfield. 10am start $160 for members, $195 for non-members (this included a $35 membership fee). The emphasis will be on exploring texture, both on 2D and 3D pieces. Students will play with colour choices and the fundamentals of wet felting. All materials supplied. July 15-16, at the Engine
Whats On 2023-24
What’s On! We have had a busy start to 2023 with another three group exhibitions still to go …. Texas Art Gallery ‘Open Ended Revised’ from 11 April to 13 May. ‘Journey on the Border’ – our traveling exhibition focusing on works developed in our 2022 Workshop Series is on at the Glen Innes Art Gallery from March 25 – 22 April.
Deepwater 2023 Market
Deepwater 2023 Market Deepwater Art Show was back on the map this year with many of our Artists entering 1 or 2 works and most selling at least 1 piece. The exhibition itself was incredible, artists and visitors came from all over the country. We took the opportunity to set up a stall to spotlight our organisation and members. The
What’s On : Updated February 2023
What’s On At Borderline Regional Arts : Update February 2023 Borderline Exhibitions SRAG Exhibition – ‘Open-Ended’ 2 March – 10 April, Opening Friday 3 March 6-8 pm. (Note Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery has temporarily relocated to Civic Centre.) If you miss the exhibition in Stanthorpe you can catch us at the Texas Art Gallery ‘Open Ended Revised’ from 11 April to 13
Borderline Regional Arts Workshop Series 2023
Borderline Regional Arts Workshop Series 2023 Our line-up for 2023 looks exciting! Experimental Making May 6-7 Sheryl Wright Eco-Friendly Etching with Liz Powell, July Botanical Art – Nola Sindel, August Everyday Nature Sketchbooks – Deb Mostert 2 days in September, Tenterfield area Charcoal Drawing – Lizzie Connor 2 days in October, Tenterfield area $50 deposit will secure a place, limit of
What’s On 2022 – 2023
WHAT’S ON! Where you can find us for the rest of 2022 and into 2023… ‘Journey on the Border’ – Borderline Regional Arts Exhibition from the 2022 workshop series, has opened and runs from 8th October to 20th November at the Surat on Balonne Gallery , Surat Qld. The ‘Encore Prize Exhibition’, which includes many Borderline members works is on
What’s On in the second half of 2022!
What’s On in the second half of 2022! Borderline Arts Open Studio and Market Day – 1st Saturday of Each Month Watch our Artists at work and browse our market (all pieces under $50) at The Barracks, The Railway Museum, Tenterfield on the first Saturday of each month. We are there from 8 till noon. Borderline Drop-in Art Days –
Weekend Workshops with Deb Mostert 2022
Our workshop series continued in April with two days with talented Artist Deb Mostert. On day 1 participants explored the possibilities inherent in an Artists Journal in beautiful Girraween National Park – a traditional method of developing concepts, recording subjects and exploring new ways of viewing the world. Day 2 was spent designing, sculpting and casting a combination of small
First Workshop of 2022 ….
Our 2022 Workshop Series, which will culminate in our travelling exhibition ‘Journeys on the Border’ later in the year, began February 21 and 22nd. Artists had a fabulous two days in in our new home at the Tenterfield Railway Museum Engine Drivers Cottage extending their self-portraiture skills with Gympie Artist & Teacher Joolie Gibbs.
GBART 29-31 October 2021
Borderline Artists will be showcasing their artisan talent at the Summit, right next door to the Alpaca Artisans Shop. Works for sale cover a wide variety of mediums. Meet the makers all weekend, discuss their techniques, and buy a piece of local artwork. There will be ongoing short workshops by experienced tutors every day, an ideal time to have a
What’s On for the second half of 2021
What’s On for the second half of 2021 Mail Trail Acquisitive Exhibition showing at the Artists Collective in Tenterfield. Opened 11th June. Closes 11th July. artistscollectivestudio@gmail.com. And congratulations to those whose works were acquired for the shire’s permanent collection, many of whom are from Borderline: Louise Jenkins, Sue Jurd, Jacqueline King, Ian McKenzie, Linda Nye, Lu Potter, Liz Powell and Raylee Delaney. Read
Borderline Exhibition ‘Prints from the Border’ opens June 22nd 2021 at Texas Regional Art Gallery
‘Prints from the Border’ opens June 22nd at Texas Regional Art Gallery Members have loved our Printmakers series of workshops – expanding their already considerable skills with the likes of expert printmakers Sam Sosnowski (Mokolito Printing); Anne Leon (Silkscreen); Sandra Pearce, (Monoprint and Drypoint Etching); and Wayne Singleton (Lino Printing). Our first exhibition of prints in the Pamela Bell Room
Borderline Workshop Series 2021 – Mokolito March 6/7
Reflections from the Mokolito Workshop with Sam Sosnowski 6/7 March
Borderline Regional Arts Printmaking Workshops 2021
Borderline Regional Arts are honoured to have secured the expertise of 4 expert Printmakers for their series of workshops running March through June 2021. Watch for details of the travelling Exhibition that is planned to follow this series. March 6th and 7th kicked off the series with SAM SOSNOWSKI sharing the intricacies of MOKOLITO, a Japanese printmaking process. www.samsosgallery.com Mokulito
What’s On in 2021
Borderline Regional Arts Assoc Exhibitions Borderline Exhibition : From Here To There – Warwick Regional Art Gallery – Opening 22 January with Mary Findlay of SRAG as our opening speaker, continuing to March 6th. Borderline Bi-Annual SRAG Exhibition : Beyond The Mask – Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery : opening 29th April 2021 and continuing to June 13th. High Tea opening
Inaugral Borderline Art Camp 2020
Borderline Art Camp members only Art Camp at Mieke Den Otter’s property (Rosie O’Briens Country Cottages) off Storm King Rd was held over the weekend of the 25th – 27th September. 52 mini canvases were available to experiment on and transformed into an exhibition at Honeysuckle Cottages Applethorpe as part of GBART – Granite Belt Art Trail in Oct. The event was
What’s On 2020 – 2021
Borderline Exhibitions Borderline GBART Exhibition : Honeysuckle Cottages Applethorpe – Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st Nov. Borderline Exhibition : From Here To There Warwick – NEW DATES – January 22nd – 6th of March 2021. (Members Note … any changes to your catalogue entries to Liz Powell by 12th of December. Promotional images due 21st of November.) Borderline Bi-Annual Stanthorpe Exhibition
Warwick Regional Gallery Show (Covid Update : Rescheduled For January 2021…)
Warwick Regional Gallery Show (Covid Update : Rescheduled For January 2021…) Members are busy preparing pieces for our upcoming show at Warwick Art Gallery – now opening January 28th. Here is just a small selection so far ….
Important Dates for Members!
Members notes for Inverell…. June 1st – mark your diaries! Entries for our Inverell Show must be to Carmel Higgins by then. Check your inbox for documentation or our private FB site. More info below… “Borderline on the Move” Inverell Art Gallery: Opening 30 June 2018 Exhibition Dates: Friday 1 June: All entry forms to be returned with retail
Borderline Christmas Party
Gireen National Park, December 2nd, 2017 We will meet in the carpark Saturday December 2nd, 2017 from 9 am Qld / 10 am NSW Bring a picnic to share and your drawing, painting or other art materials … Come and Play!!! https://www.npsr.qld.gov.au/parks/girraween/
Get Together Print Day
Borderline is currently planning a “Get together Print Day” @ The Tennis Club, Tenterfield. Cost, $10 per person. Date TBA