A Dog Day Out at the Museum of Art and Culture yapang as part of Dobell Festival, which celebrates the life and work of artist Sir William Dobell.
A Dog Day Out is a dog-friendly art event that celebrates the pooch in contemporary art, life and culture.
A team of artists, writers and photographers will work together to create amazing images of your dogs. You can choose to book in for a pet photography session with Lizz Mackenzie, or grab a coveted spot to have your dog sketched by artist Peter Lankas. Meanwhile, listen to musician Tony Jozef howling out a few of your favourite dog tunes on the MAC yapang terrace. Or choose a DIY option and photograph your canine companion in front of a hand-painted William Dobell inspired backdrop. Feeling creative? Book in for a pet portrait painting and drawing workshop with artist Ileana Clarke, or settle down to write about your pet with Helen Hopcroft. Bring your dog (on lead) and a picnic and enjoy a day in the beautiful grounds of MAC yapang.
EVENT DETAILS
- Sunday 30th June 2024
- 11am – 2pm,
- Museum of Art and Culture yapang, 1A First Street Booragul NSW 2284
- This is a free event with optional paid activities
- The Sculpture Park surrounding MAC yapang is a designated dog on leash area, if bringing your pet please ensure they are ON LEAD.
- Pets (excluding assistance and guide dogs) are not permitted within the Art Museum or cafe area. Pet parking stations are available, please refer to MAC yapang map below for locations
- Please email [email protected] for further information
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00am - Art space in the Sculpture Park - Free activity (weather dependent)
11:00am - Music with Tony Jozef - Free activity 11 - 2pm
11:00am - Pet Photography with Lizz Mackenzie - Ticketed activity
11:30am - Digital Pet Sketches with Peter Lankas - Ticketed activity
11:30am - Pet Portrait Painting with Ileana Clarke - Ticketed activity
12:00 - Dog inspired writing workshop with Helen Hopcroft - Ticketed activity
Exhibition: The Artist and His Dogs
8 June – 4 August
At a young age, and while studying drawing at night, William Dobell found his first job as a ‘dog-walloper’. His duties in this job were to keep dogs from ruining shop display windows, by chasing them away.
As an artist who left school at the age of 14 to forge his own path, this interaction with man’s best friend grew as did his practice. In this intimate set of photographs loaned from the AGNSW Archive Collection, we see a snippet of Dobell in his homelife, the artist with his dogs in Lake Macquarie