Tamworth Regional Gallery has been named a finalist for an IMAGinE award for their programming of our Trans Day of Visibility event which was held in March this year.
Co-convenor of Tamworth Pride, William Paul Weller said
“The partnership between Tamworth Pride Inc and Tamworth Regional Gallery in running this event (they do all the work we just hang some decos
) is a significant one.
This event was the first public event (this was the 3rd year of it running i believe) in Tamworth celebrating and honouring Transgender and Gender Diverse people and its always such a wonderful event full of joy and then the reminders of why days like that are so important.
Our last event was attended by a diverse crowd and featured speakers, transgender drag queen Missy Sparkles and the Gallery also featured local transgender artist Evelyn Alvarez who also performed some songs on the day.
We congratulate the Gallery for their allyship in creating a wonderful event to create visibility for the transgender community in Tamworth and its surrounding suburbs!!”
Official nominations include other great programs…
| ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM Medium Organisations – 5 – 10 paid staff |
| 4A Centre for Asian Australian Art | Art in the Heart of Haymarket |
| Australian Design Centre | Sydney Craft Week 2022 |
| Australian Design Centre | Strategic Framework: First Nations Engagement |
| Blue Mountains Cultural Centre | WATER TRAIL |
| Gosford Regional Gallery | Drawn to the Core |
| Goulburn Regional Art Gallery | ‘The Window’ |
| Grafton Regional Gallery | Inland Seekers |
| Maitland Regional Art Gallery | The Maitland Archive |
| Museum of the Riverina | RETURN: Reconnecting objects and collections with people and places |
| New England Regional Art Museum | Winter Blooming Festival |
| Newcastle Art Gallery | ‘Conversations from the Collection’ Podcast Series |
| Ngununggula | MIDWINTER FESTIVAL 2023 |
| Orange Regional Gallery | ‘I Am Me’ 2023 SPARKE Project |
| Parramatta Artists’ Studios | Movers and Makers 2022 |
| Penrith Regional Gallery | Ancher Points Emerging Artist Intensive |
| Tamworth Regional Gallery | Trans Day of Visability |
| UNSW Galleries | Mixed Company |
The awards presentation night will take place at Sydney Modern, Art Gallery of NSW on Wednesday 29 November, followed by an evening in the gallery.
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The IMAGinE Awards are an initiative of Museums & Galleries of NSW, developed with support from the Australian Museums and Galleries Association NSW and Regional and Public Galleries of NSW.