1 July – 20 August 2006
opening Saturday 1 July 3.00pm

View of Maitland from the Riverbank (with apologies to Jan Vermeer and View of Delft)

Since February this year twelve visual artists of national and international standing have visited Maitland to paint a View of Maitland from the riverbank (with apologies to Jan Vermeer and View of Delft). The artists are, Suzanne Archer, Michael Fitzjames, Joe Frost, Emma Lohmann, Clare Martin, Alexander McKenzie, Leo Robba, Judith Ryrie, John R Walker, Judith White and Peter Pinson. Each artist has produced one final painting of the city of Maitland as seen from the northern river bank along the Hunter River.

operation art
Operation Art is the premier state wide visual arts exhibition for students from Kindergarten to Year 10. It is a unique, contemporary children’s exhibition that attracts public support from the government, health and education sectors and the wider community. Workshops for local students and teachers are offered in conjunction with the exhibition to encourage school groups and media to visit and develop an ongoing interest in this innovative and exciting visual arts project.

Glimpses of river life
Victoria Lobregat
Lobregat's work for Glimpses of river life at Maitland Regional Art Gallery is a series of paintings related to the Hunter region, envisioned since moving to the area five years ago. In this body of work, she is an observer. Lobregat looks at the river as a central theme, linking together various colourful, sunlit images of Maitland, weaving them in with recurrent themes of decorative motifs and a sense of the spirit for the place.