Hazelhurst Arts Centre 782 Kingsway Gymea NSW 2227 Admission free | Open daily 10am–5pm Tel (02) 8536 5700 hazelhurst.com.au

FREE art makingCreate with the artists: Pop into the Studio for free drop in activities each weekday of the winter school holidays from 10am–12pm.

Be inspired by the exhibition Marion Hall Best: Interiors to create designs and artworks! The program will include stamping, collage and 3D activities. For further information visit us at: hazelhurst.com.au

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMMonday 9 July to Friday 20 JulyHazelhurst’s winter school holiday program is packed with classes for kids aged 6 through to 13 years. Includes clay work, drawing & painting, ink & collage work plus much more. For full program details visit us online.

Enrolments open 11 June – book early to avoid disappointment!

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Visit Hazelhurst Theatrette each weekday of the July holidays for FREE kids’ program of films. Screenings at 1pm, Mon 9–Fri 13 July, and Mon 16–Fri 20 July.

Screenings include FlickerKids 2018, a delightfully entertaining program of shorts that will appeal to the kid in everyone! Plus a selection of kids films including Return to Nim’s Island, My Neighbour Totoro, Song of the Sea and Laputa: Castle in the Sky. Visit us online for full program details.

Above: My Neighbour Totoro film still; below: Song of the Sea film still

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9–20 JULYCREATIVE KIDS FEST

Friends of Hazelhurst Wine & Cheese Evening Thursday 5 July, 6pm Join curator Michael Lech for an illustrated talk and insight to the work of Marion Hall Best. $5 FOH $10 Non-members Under 30s FREE

Macramé Magic Susan Walker Sunday 22 July, 10am–4pm Learn a range of knots and simple macramé techniques and create your own wall hanging. Bookings on 8536 5700.

Morning Tea & Tour Wednesday 8 August, 11am Join the Friends for morning tea in the Cottage and hear a talk by special guest Sonia Kritzler, the designer behind the interior and furnishings of Hazelhurst Cottage. This will be followed by a guided tour of the gallery. $5 Friends, $10 non-members. Bookings on 8536 5700.

Interior Design & Decorating Ingrid Glatz Sunday 5 August, 10am–4pm Explore the world of colour and how it can work in your home. Bookings on 8536 5700.

A major survey exhibition that colourfully charts the career of Marion Hall Best (1905–1988), one of Australia’s first and most influential independent interior designers.Described as electrifying, vital and avant-garde, Best’s interior decorating schemes were unashamedly modern at a time when other interior designers preferred a subdued palette and period furniture. Her interior decorating style vibrated with colour through her signature glazed painted finishes on walls and ceilings.

FREE Guided Tours: Wed, Sat & Sun @ 12 noon.

A travelling exhibition from Sydney Living Museums

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23 JUNE – 19 AUGUST 2018 FREE ADMISSION

Images: (cover) ‘A room for Mary Quant’, display room designed by Marion Best for the Rooms on View exhibition, Daily Telegraph Home Centre, Sydney, 1967. Mary White, 1967. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums, Photo © Estate of Mary White; Photo © Michael Andrews; (above, L to R) Living room of Marion Best’s Darling Point apartment. Rodney Weidland, 1973. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums. Photo © Rodney Weidland; Marion Best wearing a Marimekko dress. Rodney Weidland, 1968. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums. Photo © Rodney Weidland; Living area designed by Marion Best Pty Ltd for the guest cottage of Penhallow in Castlecrag, Sydney. Rodney Weidland, 1968. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums. Photo © Rodney Weidland. Wine & Cheese Evening and Interior Design & Decorating images: shutterstock.com. 60s Fair Fest images: iStockphoto.com.

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SPECIAL EVENTSSunday 12 August, 10am – 4pmDon’t miss this swinging event celebrating all things 1960s. Shop for authentic vintage wares, have your hair styled, enjoy live music and go go dancing, create a flower crown, tuck into gourmet food and marvel at our classic car displays. Grab your friends, dress up in 60s gear and enjoy a great day of vintage fun.

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