Dine + Art : Annual Spring Lunch

Join this fantastic lunch at Le Kiosk
to help raise funds for the Manly Art
Gallery & Museum Society, featuring
artist Ben Quilty, 2011 Archibald Prize
winner, in conversation with ABC Arts
reporter Anne Maria Nicholson.

Where: Le Kiosk Restaurant,
1 Marine Parade, Manly
When: Wed 14 Sept, 12 noon
Cost: $50 Society Members,
$60 non members
Contact: 9976 1421
Bookings essential

Brunch 'n View

Enjoy a delicious brunch at the Gallery
followed by a floor talk of the festival
feature exhibition Offshore: Artists of
Scotland Island and Pittwater’s Western
Foreshore, with exhibition curator
Katherine Roberts. Bookings essential.

Where: Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West Esplanade, Manly
When: Mon 5 Sept,
10.30am - 12.30pm
Cost: $20, $25 non-members
Contact & Bookings:
9976 1421 by Mon 29/8/11
Image courtesy Andrew Mills

Manly's Big Draw : Sea Mail

Adults, children and families are invited
to be part of this fun community event
at the Gallery. Create a postcard using
drawing, collage and text to add to the
Sea Mail installation hanging in the
gallery space. All materials supplied.
Presented by Manly Art Gallery &
Museum Society with the Pittwater
offshore artists, as part of Drawing
Australia. Coordinated by Tracy Smith.
Sausage sizzle run by Rotary Club of
Manly Sunrise.

Where: Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West Esplanade, Manly
When: Sun 4 Sept, 10am - 2pm
Cost: Gold coin donation
Contact: 9976 1421

Manly Sculpture Walk

Join our experienced guides Shirley and
Bronwyn on a tour of Manly’s notable
public art installations and sculptures.
This easy pace walk begins at Manly
Art Gallery & Museum and finishes
at Shelly Beach.

Where: Meet at Manly Art Gallery
& Museum, West Esplanade, Manly
When: Sunday 11 Sept, 10am - 12noon
Cost: Gold coin donation
Contact & Bookings: 9976 1421
Image by Geoff Hirst of artwork
by Helen Leete

Life Drawing Studio

Manly Art Gallery & Museum Society
runs a fortnightly Life Drawing studio
in the inspiring surrounds of the
Gallery. Open to all, BYO materials,
refreshments served.

Where: Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West Esplanade, Manly
When: Tues 13 & 27 Sept,
7.15 - 9.15pm
Cost: $10 Members,
$15 Non-Members
Contact: 9976 1421
Image detail: Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo
MAG&M Collection.

Artist Exchange #10

Four artists featured in Offshore
present short illustrated talks and
discuss the development of their art
practice and future directions. Gallery
members, artists and arts enthusiasts
are invited to listen and engage with
the artists in a relaxed and friendly
environment over a glass of wine.
Presented by Manly Art Gallery &
Museum Society.

Where: Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West Esplanade, Manly
When: Thursday 15 Sept, 7 - 9pm
Cost: $5
Contact: 9976 1421

Sunnyfield 'Carmunity'

‘Carmunity’ Sunnyfield car sculpture, a
collaborative artwork with emerging
artist Liam Benson and the Sunnyfield
creative team. Come along and see this
public artwork on display in Manly and
experience a street performance by artists
Liam Benson and Naomi Oliver, known
as the ‘Motel Sisters’.

Where: West Esplanade Reserve, Manly, outside Manly Art Gallery & Museum
When: Sat 17 & Sun 18 Sept,
9am - 5pm. Performance, 1 - 2pm.
Cost: Gold coin donation to Sunnyfield appreciated
Contact: Janette 8977 8878

The Sunnyfield Film Festival II

Come along and enjoy a series of short
films made by people living with a
disability. These films showcase the dreams
and aspirations of the Sunnyfield people
living in Sydney. Accompanying this is
a photographic exhibition and written
narrative created in collaboration between
Manly photographer David Jenkins and
the creative team at Sunnyfield Frenchs
Forest Day Option Program.

Where: Manly Cinemas,
25/43 - 45 East Esplanade, Manly
When: Wed 14 Sept, 6.30pm - 8pm
Cost: Gold coin donation to Sunnyfield appreciated
Contact: Janette 8977 8878

Bin Your Art

Stick a piece of Art (drawing, photo,
painting) on your garbage bin on
Monday collection day during the
Manly Arts Festival. Walk around
your streets and enjoy the lineup
of fabulous outdoor, and maybe
a bit smelly, community art.

When: Mon 5 - Mon 12 Sept
Cost: Free
Contact & Register:
www.angelavanboxtel.com

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Art in a Jar

Join in with this large outdoor gallery
and put your piece of art in a jar. You
can use photos, sculptures, paintings
- only the glass is your limit!
This temporary art gallery is for all ages,
professionals and amateurs, students,
kids and the ‘I don’t have clue about
art’ individuals. At the end of the
day, swap your jar and take home
something special and unique.

Where: Outside Red Earth Café,
Short Street Plaza, Manly
When: Tues 6 Sept, 4 - 6pm
Cost: Free
Contact & Register:
www.angelavanboxtel.com

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Art Bunting

Help put Manly Arts Festival on the
Map and ‘artify’ the whole of Manly!
Download your bunting flag template
and create your own flags. They should
be fabric, but you can paint, print a
photograph, draw, collage, textile or
whatever you feel like - just as long as
it will be weatherproof and colourful!

Where: Hanging all around Manly
When: Fri 2 - Sun 18 Sept
Cost: Free
Contact & Register:
www.angelavanboxtel.com

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HeART Fence

Recycle your old flip flops and turn
them into a piece of art. Hang them
on the fence in Whistler Street to help
make up the giant love heart.
Be sure to use materials that will
withstand the weather conditions
(if painting, use a coat of varnish!)
Upload a photo of you and your flip
flops to the Art Fence Facebook page!

Where: Whistler Street
(opposite council car park)
When: Fri 2 - Sun 18 Sept
Cost: Free
Contact & Register:
www.angelavanboxtel.com

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Surf Chalk Boards

Old surfboards recycled into chalk
boards will be placed around Manly
to draw upon. Unleash you creative
genius with the old fashioned chalk
and upload your artworks to the Surf
Chalk Boards Facebook page gallery!

Where: Various venues around Manly
When: Fri 2 - Sun 18 Sept
Cost: Free
Contact & Register:
www.angelavanboxtel.com

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DVD Mandala

Recycle your old dvd/cd’s and join them
into a large outdoor Mandala Flower
on Manly Corso. Colourful recycled
fabric and papers will be used to
decorate the disks, or you can decorate
a disk at home and add it to the
flower! Kids can ask their teachers
to join in with their school class!

Where: The Corso, Manly
When: Fri 9 Sept, 2 - 4pm
Cost: Free
Contact & Register:
www.angelavanboxtel.com

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Art Trail Manly

Art Trail Manly wants to create a
map with all the public art, artists
studios, galleries, gallery cafes and
restaurants, coffee shops and music
venues that all proudly display local
art, listed clearly for an art trail of
Manly! Add your suggestions to
the Art Trail Manly Facebook page.

Where: Various venues
around Manly
When: Fri 2 - Sun 18 Sept
Cost: Free
Contact:
www.angelavanboxtel.com

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Pillow on a Bench

Invitation to all pillow-making artists
and craftspeople, mums & dads,
grandparents, girls and boys; bring
along your art pillows and be part
of the creation of an Art Lounge.
Pillows will be scattered on the
benches of The Corso. Artists and
creators can sit back and talk
with visitors about their works.

Where: The Corso, Manly
When: Tues 13 Sept, 2 - 4pm
Cost: Free
Contact and Register:
www.angelavanboxtel.com

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[Treading Lightly] Art at Little Manly Point

Inspired by a number of transient
concepts and a dream fuelled by a
passion for nature and our landscape.
Come along and help create a public
art sculpture at Little Manly Point.
Using a selection of natural found
materials and fibres, as well as clay
and drawing, the project will emerge
from the landscape.
All welcome, at any skill level!

Where: Little Manly Point Reserve
(below the playground), Stuart Street, Manly
When: Sat 3 Sept, 10am - 4pm
Cost: $5 adults, $2.50 kids
Contact: 0414 719 513

Offshore Creatives : Film & Design

Working from home is common to
many creative people living on the
Northern Beaches. Designers and
filmmakers from Pittwater discuss
how this affects their work and how
they make it work! Boat builders and
designers will also talk about their
contribution to life on the water.

Where: Manly Art Gallery & Museum
When: Sunday 9 October, 2 - 4pm
Cost: $5, includes refreshments
Contact: 9976 1421
Image: The Curlew ferry being re-built.

Nothing But Bike

Come along and listen to artist and film director Mike Rubbo, as he talks about his recent project Nothing
But Bike. Part of NSW Bike Week. Mike Rubbo recently
had a show, Nothing but Bikes, at Tap Gallery in Darlinghurst. This was a world-first, a show completely devoted to stately sit-up bikes. He believes the bicycle
is a superb presentation device for the human body
and he will deliver a presentation of the recent bike world.

Where: Manly Art Gallery & Museum
When: Sun 25 Sept, 3pm
Cost: Free
Contact: Celia, 9976 1654