Arts OutWest are delighted to present Behind the Lens, an exhibition of photography, comprised of still and moving images. The personal work of Media Associates presented in this exhibition has been curated by Arts OutWest staff members Nicola Mason and Steven Cavanagh. Our Media Associates are a group of talented and passionate photographers. Each is an artist in their own right and each is pursuing their own style and story. In this exhibition, each artist’s images sit together within a themed mini-series. They generously share with the viewer an engaging story through their series and/or images which show their rich play and experimentation.
In 2019 Arts OutWest started a program called the Media Associates. After a public call out, a group of photographers across the Arts OutWest region were selected to be our team of photographers and digital storytellers. They have been tasked with capturing both Arts OutWest projects and arts and culture activities across the Central West. They have also been vital in capturing great images for our Culture Maps Central NSW website project: https://centralnsw.com/
Behind the Lens is the second exhibition of Media Associates personal work. In February 2020, Arts OutWest curated an exhibition of the Media Associates’ personal work at t.arts Gallery in Bathurst. This group exhibition of personal work was called TEN.
Thank you to Forbes Shire Council for providing St Anthony’s Church as the first exhibition space for ‘Behind the Lens’. We thank Karl Shead, Technical Officer with the Arts and Education Faculty of Charles Sturt University for creating the exhibition plinth structures.
Dr Tracey Callinan OAM, Regional Arts NSW opened the Behind the Lens Media Associate exhibition 1st June 2024. This exhibition opened in conjunction with a series of three exhibitions at Forbes Town Hall precinct and the first leg of Arts OutWest regional Plinth Show at Forbes Visitor Information Centre all celebrating Arts OutWest’s 50th Anniversary. Behind the Lens will then travel to other venues in the Central West region including forming part of the exhibitions in hospitals program as part of Arts OutWest Arts and Health program.
Artists featured in BEHIND THE LENS
Adam Kerezsy, Alan Sadleir, Carolyn Hide, Dean Whiting, Gus Armstrong, Helen Carpenter, Judi Unger, Kathy Parnaby, Neil Hide, and Zenio Lapka.
Video Works in the exhibition
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touring dates
| VENUE | EXHIBITION DATES |
| St Andrews Church, Forbes Town Hall Precinct, FORBES | 1 – 10 June 2024 |
| Forbes Hospital, FORBES | 1 July – September 2024 |
| Trundle Multi Purpose Health Service, TRUNDLE | 1 July – September 2024 |
| Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, BATHURST | 11 – 27 October 2024 |
| The Carrington, PEAK HILL | Opening Wednesday 4 December 2024 at 5pm. The exhibition then continues on Saturdays and Sundays until 5 February 2025 |
| Parkes Hospital, PARKES | February 2025 |
| Further venues TBA | Dates TBA |
Project news
It was a terrific opening at The Carrington – Peak Hill for the official opening of the ‘Peak Hill in Focus’ photography exhibition (4 December 2024) in conjunction with Arts Outwest Media Associates ‘Behind the Lens’ travelling exhibition.
Arts OutWest and Peak Hill locals will turn The Carrington into an exhibition space over summer. Opens Wed 4 December at 5pm. Runs to 5 February 2025.
Arts OutWest Media Associates Exhibition: 11 Oct to 27 Nov, 2024 at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre.
Opening Sat 1 June 2024, 2-3pm at Forbes Town Hall/ St Andrews Hall FORBES. The work of our Media Associates, Arts OutWest’s own staff, board and advisory committee members; Forbes Arts Society and our new Plinth project.
Where: Opening in St Andrews Church Forbes
Then featured works in other venues in the Central West
When: 2024
Funded by: Arts OutWest
Artists:
Adam Kerezsy
Alan Sadleir
Carolyn Hide
Dean Whiting
Gus Armstrong
Helen Carpenter
Judi Unger
Kathy Parnaby
Neil Hide
Zenio Lapka
Image credits: images 1- 6 Carolyn Hide, 7-9 Dean Whiting, 10-14 Nicola Mason.