ADFAS – a glassworks start to the 2022 arts season

Techniques used by artists creating glass sculptures include blowing, kiln-casting, fusing, slumping, pâté-de-verre, flame-working, hot-sculpting and cold-working.

This will be just one aspect of ADFAS Narrabri’s illustrated talk to be held on Monday, March 7, kicking off the 2022 season of their popular arts lectures at The Crossing Theatre.

The ancient and remarkable history of glass as an art form is traced in this lecture, looking at works in major public collections including the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.

Lecturer Geoffrey Edwards has held senior curatorial positions at the NGV where he was in charge of International and Australian collections and curated Melbourne’s celebrated holdings of ancient, antique and modern glass.

Since then, Mr Edwards was appointed director of the Geelong Art Gallery, famously one of Australia’s oldest and largest regional galleries.

Now retired, he enjoys lecturing to audiences on a wide array of his passions – one of which is the history of the art of glass.

The lecture refers to glass-related imagery and symbolism in the visual arts, film and literature – a tradition that ranges in time and type from biblical allusion and Chaucerian dream visions of glass temples, through to the novels of Daphne du Maurier, the films of Orson Wells, the poetry of Les Murray and recent science fiction film sets.

Lectures take one hour with refreshments served after the lecture in the Crossing Theatre café.

The committee of volunteers has been working hard to create an exciting program for 2022 and is looking forward to the launch of the new season.

Chair Elizabeth Campbell is delighted with the roll-up of seven renowned Australian lecturers planned for the year.

“We will be organising a coach from Moree again this year following the success of this venture in 2021,” Elizabeth said.

“Thanks go to our treasurer, Nanette Watson, who came up with the idea of a Moree bus to relieve patrons of the hour-long drive home at night.

“The idea became a popular concept, and we look forward to our Moree friends joining us again this year”, she said.

“Last year’s members have received a copy of the 2022 program in the mail. Visitors are also most welcome to come along to lectures of their choice.”

Programs can be picked up at The Crossing Theatre, Narrabri Tourist Information Centre, Narrabri Shire Library, Moree Plains Library, BAMM Moree and the Marinda Cafe and Nursery in Wee Waa”.