Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios is building towards a single big night this Friday, when its Open Studios event and the opening of the Lane Cove Art Award Finalists’ Exhibition run side by side under one roof along with the offical unveiling of a new mural.
Open Studios: Friday 18 September, 5 pm – 8 pm
For one evening, The Gallery’s four working studios (ceramics, painting and drawing, printmaking and textiles) will be thrown open to the public, free of charge and with no bookings required.
Visitors can watch the new pottery wheels in action in the ceramics studio and have a go themselves, join a hands-on activity in the art studio, see printmakers at work and browse student pieces and equipment in the textiles room. The gallery’s artists in residence will also open their studios for the evening.
A pop-up shop in the foyer will sell original, affordable works by GLC+CS students and studio hirers, ceramics, drawings, paintings, prints, candles and kids’ art packs among them, priced from $20 upwards. Open 5pm–8pm alongside both events, it’s an easy stop to pick up a gift or a treat for yourself, whether you’re heading into the studios or across to the Art Award opening at 6pm.
Children and families are welcome throughout. With the spring school holidays approaching the evening is also an easy way for families and newcomers to see what the studios offer before Term 4 and holiday workshop bookings lock in.
Lane Cove Art Award: Opening Night, Friday 18 September, 6 pm –8 pm
Running alongside Open Studios, the gallery opens the 2026 Lane Cove Art Award Finalists’ Exhibition. First held in 1963 and established by Lloyd Rees, Guy Warren and William Pidgeon, the award is one of the area’s longest-running acquisitive art prizes, offering a $15,000 first prize sponsored by Lane Cove Council and a $2,000 local prize sponsored by Hyecorp.
Winners will be announced at the opening.
Presented in partnership with the Lane Cove Art Society and Lane Cove Council, the finalists’ exhibition runs from Wednesday 16 September to Saturday 3 October, with the works on show throughout that period. Entry is free. RSVP encouraged.
Also This September
Spring holiday workshop bookings are open and filling fast, with Creative Camp, Art Class, Ceramics Class and Sewing programs on offer for kids from Kindy to age 14 across late September and the first two weeks of October.
Term 4 enrolments launch this week for the gallery’s ongoing weekly classes in ceramics, painting, drawing and more, for both children and adults.
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios, 164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove. Tue–Fri 10am–4:30pm, Sat 10am–2:30pm. More information: gallerylanecove.com.au
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