THERE’S no rest at Bank Art Museum Moree, with a big line-up of exhibitions and programs scheduled for the coming months, including the Garage Barbershop program and Team Trampoline Project.

BAMM director Rosie Dennis said the museum has been busy – and likely to get busier as the year progresses.

“It’s been a fantastic month at BAMM, jam-packed with art and events,” Ms Dennis said.

“Our Team Trampoline project kicked off – and there are still a few spaces in our Monday afternoon workshops (details below).

“We thoroughly enjoyed having barber Charles Lomu and creative project manager Christian Tancred in town, getting ready for Garage Barbershop and we’ll be having a working bee to clear out the BAMM garage and turn it into a barbershop,” she said.

Also coming to BAMM is the Biennale Portrait Prize Finalist Exhibition and the Bleakley Collection exhibition, as well as the next instalment of the BAMM Concert Series with percussion virtuosi Claire Edwardes.

In recent weeks, BAMM hosted an intimate artist’s tour with Elisabeth Cummings, through her exhibition In Her Own Time followed by lunch with the artist the next day.

There was  also a sold-out solo concert with celebrated classical pianist, Simon Tedeschi.

Chalky Rice, Charles Lomu and Christian Tancred at Chalky’s Boxing Gym. BAMM’s garage will transform into a pop-up barbershop, with Mr Lomu and Mr Tancred teaching participants how to do cuts, fades and shaves, and gain a new sense of pride, self-determination and respect (Image Supplied).

Garage Barbershop: Get ready to learn at BAMM

Local young men are invited to join in the upcoming Garage Barbershop program. For one week, beginning June 30, BAMM’s garage will transform into a pop-up barbershop. Participants will learn how to do cuts, fades and shaves, and gain a new sense of pride, self-determination and respect.

Self-taught barber Charles Lomu with creative project manager Christian Tancred were in town recently, meeting with some community members at Chalky’s Boxing Gym, Moree Secondary College, Moree TAFE and Miyay Birray Youth Service, to connect and plan.

Volunteers are needed to help clean out the BAMM garage and get it ready for Garage Barbershop, If you can help, please contact BAMM by emailing [email protected] or calling 02 5764 0955.

Workshops: Begin June 30

Where: BAMM Gallery Garage

Cost: FREE

Behind-the-Scenes Curator Tour: Thursday, May 29

This Thursday, May 29, join BAMM director, Rosie Dennis, for a behind-the-scenes tour, as she installs the Bleakley Collection exhibition in the upstairs galleries.

Visitors will also be guided through the Elisabeth Cummings In Her Own Time exhibition, which closes a couple of days later.

Curator tours are scheduled for the last week of every month, starting at 10.30am and lasting for one hour. They’re free of charge and everyone is welcome.

When: Thursday, May 29 at 10.30am

Where: BAMM Gallery

BAMM Gallery director, Rosie Dennis, unpacking objects from the Bleakley Collection (Image Supplied).

BAMM Biennial Portrait Prize and Bleakley Collection

The opening of these exhibitions on Thursday, June 5 at 5.30pm will celebrate the announcement of the winner of the BAMM Biennale Portrait Prize.

The BAMM Biennale Portrait Prize for excellence in portrait painting finalists have been selected and include Matteo Bernasconi, Samantha Groenestyn, Amanda Holman, Gab Lewis, Julie Lloyd, Alison Mackay, Ray Monde, Alix O’Neil, Lily Platts, Matthew Quick, Imogen Eve Rowe, Deb Michell-Smith, Mark Tippett and Natasha Tuart.

Their works will be exhibited in the downstairs gallery at BAMM.

The Bleakley Collection comprises 45 objects, gifted to BAMM In the early 1990s by Robert Bleakley. Robert purchased many of the objects when he was head of Tribal Art at Sotheby’s in London.

BAMM will exhibit the collection as a way for the gallery to connect with the community and peers, and learn more about the significance of these objects in the broader cultural landscape.

The collection includes boomerangs, woomeras, spears, shields and bark paintings from the central desert, northern New South Wales, Arnhem Land, Cape York, Melville Island and the Murray River. BAMM will exhibit the full Bleakley Collection in the upstairs galleries from Thursday, June 5.

RSVP: Please RSVP by Thursday May 29 by emailing [email protected] or calling 02 5764 0955.

The exhibition will run from June 6 to July 19.

Team Trampoline: after-school art workshops

There’s still space in BAMM’s Team Trampoline workshops.

The workshops are making trampoline mats and decorations, and having fun along the way. To take part, come along on Mondays from 3.30pm to 5pm in the BAMM studio and weave trampoline mats with BAMM’s Cate Gaston.

Young people 10 and older are welcome, and no weaving experience is required.

The end results will be part of a major exhibition at BAMM during August and September.

Workshops

Mondays from 3.30pm to 5pm for the rest of the school term. Workshops are free and places are limited. Book your spot here: Team Trampoline Bookings.

Percussion virtuosi Claire Edwardes will perform at BAMM on June 14 (Image Supplied).

Book Now for Claire Edwardes: BAMM Concert Series

Join charismatic percussion virtuosi Claire Edwardes for a mesmerising solo marimba performance in the gallery.

Described in The Age as ‘an invigorating musical life force’, Claire takes the audience on a unique sonic adventure, masterfully and lyrically showcasing the caramel tones and woody percussiveness of the marimba.

When: Saturday 14 June 6pm

Where: BAMM Gallery

Tickets: $59 each plus booking fee at Book Now for Claire Edwardes.