Wild and Still : An exhibition by Katherine Carson & Anne Smerdon
Friday–Sunday, 9am–5pm
Anne Smerdon and Katherine Carson present Wild and Still, an exhibition of birds, still life and landscape inspired by the Tweed Valley. Combining intimate observation with a sensitivity to light and place, their work offers two complementary perspectives on the natural world.
Open Studio | Signs and Senses: Sandra Guy
Friday–Sunday, 10am–4pm
Sandra Guy presents Signs and Senses, an open studio inviting visitors into her working practice. Featuring paintings and sculptures inspired by Northern Rivers landscapes and intimate studies of her dog Gigi, the exhibition explores scale, atmosphere and connection.
Round Two: Christine Mellor
Saturday–Sunday, 9am–5pm
Christine Mellor presents Round Two, an exhibition transforming natural and man-made materials into unexpected forms. Her work invites closer looking, revealing subtle shifts between the familiar and the reimagined.
TAFE NSW | Screen and Media (Film) | Short Film + Art Film Reel Screenings
Friday 12-8pm | Saturday + Sunday 10am–4pm
To celebrate LAVA Festival and creativity in Northern NSW, TAFE Murwillumbah and Kingscliff staff and students are hosting a series of creative experiences, including exhibitions, film screenings and FREE, short, hands‑on art making workshops. Exhibitions and Film Screenings are free.
MURWILLUMBAH POTTERS CLUB
Saturday–Sunday, 9am–3pm
Murwillumbah Potters Club presents a collective exhibition of ceramic work from its community studio. Set within a historic schoolhouse, the show features functional and sculptural pieces shaped through diverse firing methods, celebrating craftsmanship, experimentation and connection through clay.
Exhibition | New Ancients by Isabel Zardain
Friday–Sunday, 9am–5pm
Isabel Zardain presents New Ancients, an exhibition exploring identity in relation to shifting political, social and philosophical systems. Drawing on history, cultural narratives and artistic references, the work examines how personal and collective identities are continually shaped and redefined.
Nostalgia Is Not A Dirty Word: Chelle Wallace
Friday–Saturday, 7am–2pm
Chelle Wallace presents Nostalgia Is Not A Dirty Word, a photographic exhibition exploring memory, place and domestic life. Combining still life and landscape, the work reflects on visibility, belonging and the enduring presence of Wollumbin within everyday experience.
Spirit of Place: Bec Talbot & Edwina Etheridge
Friday, 11am–6pm; Saturday, 11am–7pm; Sunday, 11am–5pm
Bec Talbot and Edwina Etheridge present Spirit of Place, a painterly exploration of the landscapes between coast and country. Through gestural marks and rich textures, the work captures a sense of place that is both seen and deeply felt.
Gals by the River: Group Exhibition
Saturday–Sunday, 9am–5pm
Gals by the River brings together a collective of women artists in an eclectic riverside manor, gallery and garden. Featuring sculpture, painting, jewellery and art workshops. This immersive exhibition invites visitors to wander, connect and experience art across layered, atmospheric spaces.
The Belle Collective: Group Exhibition
Friday, 2–5pm; Saturday–Sunday, 9am–5pm
The Belle Collective presents a group exhibition at The Belle Riverhouse, featuring eight artists across painting, ceramics, printmaking and more. Enjoy artist demonstrations, interactive works, workshops and live music in the riverside setting of Tumbulgum.
Reef to Rainforest: Lyndall Bensley & Cheryl Campbell
Saturday–Sunday, 9am–4pm
Lyndall Bensley and Cheryl Campbell present Reef to Rainforest, a ceramic exhibition inspired by the Tweed’s Caldera landscape. With over 50 years of combined practice, their work reflects the connection between clay, nature, and place.
Groundswell | Exhibition by SWELL Sculpture
Friday 26 June, 5–8pm | Saturday–Sunday, 10am–4pm
GROUNDSWELL is a curated exhibition of contemporary sculpture and creative practice featuring artists connected to SWELL Sculpture Festival. Presented throughout the M|Arts Precinct, the exhibition brings together sculpture, installation, mixed media and site-responsive works that explore the relationship between people, art and place.
Cane Spirit | Photography Exhibition
Friday - Sunday, Open Daily
Presented by local photographer Bruce Partland, this exhibition showcases a rare collection of photographs taken by his father, John Partland Snr, a Tweed cane grower whose images document the region’s sugar cane industry from the 1950s onwards. Captured on colour transparencies, the photographs reveal the beauty, labour and drama of the cane-growing season.
Poets Out Loud – Full Circle
Sunday 28th, 6:30–8pm
Poets Out Loud invites you to Full Circle: a conversation in poetry. The format is simple: listen to the poet on stage, and if you have a poem in response, take the mic. Bring your poems or just witness the magic unfold as we celebrate connection in every moment.
Monsieur Diop | Panthéon 2.0
Friday–Saturday, 9am–5pm
Monsieur Diop presents Panthéon 2.0, a series of resin-coated collage works reimagining modern mythology. Blending pop, spiritual and archival imagery, each piece explores identity, belief and symbolism through layered, contemporary icon-making.
Common Ground: New work by Jo Olive & Karen Bothmann
Friday–Sunday, 9am–5pm
Jo Olive and Karen Bothmann present new work exploring material practice through letterpress and clay, celebrating the process and rewards of making by hand.
The Ginger Mill | Lauren Gray and Sophie Miller
Friday–Sunday, 9am–5pm
The Ginger Mill is a colourful shared studio at M|Arts Precinct in Murwillumbah, home to artists Lauren Gray of Pieces of Ginger and Sophie Miller of Sophie Miller Ceramics.