Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre project
July 2011 update
Hornsby’s new arts and cultural centre, Wallarobba, is now open.
The centre, which is managed by Hornsby Shire Council, is located at Willow Park, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby.
Artists, art enthusiasts, students and art educators now have a new hub in central Hornsby with facilities and activities including community art studios, a purpose-built printmaking room, art classes, an artists’ lounge and a professional gallery space. The Hornsby Art Society also has an office in the centre.
The Wallarobba Homestead was built in 1903 and has been transformed into a new arts centre by Council over the past two years.
A formal opening of the centre, coinciding with the 2011 Hornsby Shire Festival of the Arts, is planned for later this year.
The opportunity to create an arts and cultural space on the site was identified in Council's Cultural Plan 2008-2010 (1.1mb) which was adopted by Council in August 2008. Council’s Community, Cultural and Recreational Taskforce has guided the development of this initiative.
Free Friday printmakers’ open studio
The Wallarobba printmaking studio is open for free access to the public from 9.30am to 4.30pm every Friday. The sessions are suitable for beginners through to experienced printmakers. An experienced local printmaker runs the sessions and basic materials are provided to give novices a start. Read more about the open studio events >>>
More information
For more information, please call Sarah on 9847 6893, email arts@hornsby.nsw.gov.au.
