The Hunter Artisan Gallery & Café is a permanently housed artisan collective, featuring the works of some 60 independent makers from across the Hunter and surrounding area. We encourage creativity to connect, inspire and empower the creative community; this is our simple aim and at the heart of what we do. All works are FOR SALE.
THE GALLERY & CAFE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED UNTIL THURSAY 4TH FEB 2021.
The small gallery café offers a very simple menu of hearty home-style meals, tasty toasties and home-made cakes and sweets. As far as practicable, we endeavour to use local produce and 'made on the premises' condiments. We are fully licensed and offer a small range of Hunter wines.
SAMPLE MENU
(Subject to changes from time to time)
Our little Gallery Café has a tasty menu that changes regularly and comprises delicious homemade sweet and savoury dishes and a selection of Gluten Free, Lactose Free & Vegan treats from Georgie’s Fine Foods….however, please remember, ‘WE DO NOT DO FAST FOOD..NOR DO WE DO FOOD FAST’…so please enjoy your time with us…play a game, read a book, look at the art or most importantly talk to each other.
‘SWEET TREATS’ - Available all day until 2pm
Raisin Toast - 2 x toasted slices w/ butter $8
Warm plain scones w/ berry jam & fresh cream $8 (2/serve)
Warm date scones w/ fresh butter $8 (2/serve)
Apple cake served warm w/ cream $8
(GF*, V*) Chocolate brownie warm w/ ice cream $8
(GF) Georgie’s Fine Foods Florentine $4
Georgie’s Fine Foods Pistachio and almond shortbread $4
(GF)Georgie’s Fine Foods Chocolate, orange and poppy macaroon$4 Georgie’s Fine Foods Date, ginger and oat cookie $4
BRUNCH MENU - Available 9am until 2.00pm
(*GF) Hearty Bacon & Egg Roll - 2 eggs, bacon, cheese, hash brown, spinach & our special tomato relish $15
(V*) Vego Turkish’ - Turkish toast topped w/ roasted sweet potato, grilled haloumi, avocado, poached egg, feta, rocket & balsamic glaze $15
ADD Bacon or Chorizo $18
(*GF) Build Your Own – Toasted Turkish Bread w/ Choose from of the following – bacon, 2 x eggs (poached, fried, scrambled), corn fritter, beef patty, hash brown, wedges, 2 x sausages, spicy beans Choose 2 - $15, Choose 3 - $19, Choose 4 - $22, Choose 5 - $25
Salmon Patty - tasty salmon patty, served w/- crunchy chips & salad garnish $18
(V*) Corn fritters w/ smoked salmon or bacon or roasted sweet potato, topped w/ corn drizzle $20
( V) Seasonal vegetable Quiche –seasonal roasted vegetables in a pastry crust, w/-salad and chips $18
(GF*, V) ‘Melt of the Day’ – Served with salad garnish $15
(GF*) Beef & Bacon Burger – Beef patty, bacon, cheese, onion rings, lettuce & bbq sauce w/- chips $18
*Changes can be made to the dishes (within reason), GF bread is available as a substitute
THE GALLERY & CAFE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED UNTIL THURSDAY 4TH FEB, 2021.
Our building, the former George and Dragon Inn, was originally built in 1837 is unique and beautiful and filled with a history that spans across 180 years. As well as gorgeous art, we have beautiful giftware, jewellery, homewares and vintage china. Our creative space also offers drawing and other art workshops, special individual and group exhibitions and a wonderful meeting place for writers and poets.
Our Life Drawing Sessions provide the opportunity to gain confidence with a life model.
These sessions are held every Wednesday evening from 6.30 to 8.30pm and suitable for all levels.
You will be inspired by a combination of an experienced Life Drawing facilitator (East Maitland local artist and author, Graham Davidson), a wonderful model and the ambience of our wonderful gallery.
Develop your drawing skills and experiment with new concepts and approaches. Bring along your favourite materials so you feel comfortable.
Places are limited to 12, so it is important that you confirm your attendance. COST $25 for a 2 hour session.
To book visit the Sketchers' Salon website
Date: Tuesday 16th February, 2021
Time: 10 - 3pm
COST - $120
FOR BOOKINGS:
Fabric printing with lino in Maitland on 16 February | Mysite (amandadonohue.org)
A face to face workshop where you will learn how to create your own unique lino blocks and then use them to create beautiful textiles. Course includes notes and all materials. No experience needed.
About the Event
Join Amanda for a fun & inspiring Tuesday workshop to create your own original and beautiful textiles!
Learn how to design, cut and print your own lino block and make beautiful artworks. Then use your block to print fabric items, either in a repeated pattern, a random design or by combining with other precut lino blocks that willl be available.
Everything is provided on the day, and you will take home your lino block, printed textiles and paper prints.
You may also purchase a take home kit if you wish to have a set of tools, lino and ink to keep printing with!
Wear old clothes and covered shoes. Also you may have some damp pieces to take home so an old shopping bag might be useful.
This workshop is 5 hours and includes a light lunch.
Class fee is $120 per person.
Price includes:
5 hour face to face workshop
All inks and tools
Printmaking paper
Lino square (10cm)
Tea towel or tote bag to print (more items can be purchased on the day for $5 each or bring your own fabric items to print up)
Light lunch
About your tutor:
Amanda Donohue studied printmaking at Sydney College of the Arts graduating with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours). She has been a printmaker for over twenty years and a member of the Newcastle Printmakers Workshop for seven years. See more about Amanda at www.amandadonohue.org.
Date: Tuesday 23 February 2021
Time: 10 – 3pm
Cost $100 (Inc. ALL materials and light lunch)
BOOK AT:
https:/www.trybooking.com/BNKWP
This workshop is a collaboration between two local artists who love creating handmade journals, especially with a range of found and recycled materials.
If you love recycling – renewing – reusing, then let us show you how transform a range of papers and packaging that would normally be tossed in the recycling bin into a unique one-of-a-kind journal.
We will walk you through each stage of the process and at the end of the workshop, you will come away with a journal that we know you will love and want to use regularly.
The only things that you need are a few basic sewing skills and a sense of adventure as we will provide everything else!
Why “The Kitchen Drawer” … because it holds a unique range of odds and ends that is particular to the kitchen it resides within, much like a journal bound together from different recycled elements.
As they say – one woman’s trash is another woman’s treasure!
About your tutors:
Kathie Sarginson
I am primarily a self-taught artist based in Maitland. I decided late in life to attend TAFE to obtain a Diploma of Visual Arts to polish off my rough edges and fill in some of the gaps in my theoretical knowledge.
I mainly use a combination of graphite, pen and ink, mixed media, textiles and/or printmaking in my work. I generally portray females in my portraits as they best represent my experience of life.
I am interested in exploring resilience, that part of the human spirit that keeps showing up despite the many difficulties and/or challenges that it faces and issues a challenge of its own which seems to say “c’mon, is that all you’ve got?”
In general, my artworks have a theme of being shattered apart while undergoing some form of ordeal, yet there is a powerful energy that calls back all of these shattered parts and recombines them to create wholeness. I believe that the resulting healing allows us to become more sensitive, empathetic and loving towards others going through their own trials.
Lisa-Maree Hardy
Lisa-Maree could be called both a visual artist and an all-round art/craft fanatic. She has always been creative, and is there is a new medium out there, chances are she has at some point probably thought “oh that looks like a good idea”. Mind you, many times it isn’t. Student of many, and all that.
For many years she worked towards her chosen career as an archaeologist, and art became her hobby, but sadly, after working overseas and here in Australia she had to leave her beloved career due to health issues. She is fortunate that creativity and art have formed a large part of her life now, and is a firm believer in the importance and role of art in both mental health and general well-being. In the years since leaving her beloved career she has completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in painting.
Lisa’s art ranges from oil painting, ink, drawing, to mixed media. She loves to explore narratives in her work and is currently working on a series of quirky animals. She is also a book lover, and without some sort of book to hand feels lost, whether it is one to read, look at pretty pictures, draw in or hide behind. This love led to learning how to bind them from the “University of YouTube” and “College of Google”. Eventually Lisa stumbled on art journalling, and realised that you can combine art and books! This discovery and amazing Aha moment lead to many, many new journals being breathed into existence for this purpose. As the bottom shelf in the art room filled up, Lisa decided that perhaps it was time to start exploring ways in which the knowledge and joy of art journalling could be shared.
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