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Lightning Ridge has a large variety of Artists & Galleries ..
| Bird of Paradise Art Gallery |
Phone: 02 6829 538 |
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Deep 3-mile opal field, Lightning Ridge |
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Local artist, Paul Bird, established the Bird of Paradise Art Gallery in 1977. Paul enjoys the challenge of painting the unique Lightning Ridge landscape, reflecting the beautiful colours of opal Built by Paul, his large gallery/studio is situated on the deep 3-mile opal field, where visitors cannot only view paintings, but also fossick for opal on the nearby diggings. Opening Hours: 9am - 5pm daily Features: Artworks, mining information, fossicking
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Bush Studio
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88 Pandora Street, Lightning Ridge |
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Take the time to visit the home based studio of long time bush artist Valerie Van Emryk. Val’s work is predominantly oil on canvas landscape painting but Val also showcases other arts and crafts such as her beautiful oil on gum leaf miniature landscapes. You are sure to enjoy your tour of this versatile home studio.
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| Garrawal Aboriginal Artifacts Shop |
Phone: 02 6829 2208 |
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29 Nobby Rd, Lightning Ridge |
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A fine collection of aboriginal art showcasing many works by local artists living in the region. Various other aboriginal artifacts also for sale.
Features: Aboriginal art, paintings, pottery, furniture and carved emu eggs.
Opening Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm (Mon - Fri)
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| Gemopal Pottery |
Phone: 02 6829 2208 |
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Cnr of Potch and Pandora Sts, Lightning Ridge |
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Graeme Anderson's Gemopal Pottery
Features: This mad hatter likes experimenting with local clays and materials and the results are truly fantastic.
Opening Hours: By appointment only
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| John Murray's Art Gallery |
Phone: 02 6829 1130 |
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Opal Street, Lightning Ridge |
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Situated in the main street, John Murray Art Gallery is full of the vibrant paintings that have made John Murray one of Australia's leading out back artists.
Entry is free; the gallery is full of large and small original paintings and hosts a wide range of reproductions, posters, cards and art souvenirs. Visitors can enjoy the artworks in the relaxed and friendly atmosphere, as well as hearing first hand some of John's inspiration on the in house DVD.
Opening Hours: Weekdays 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am -2pm
Sunday 9am - 1pm
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| Lightning Ridge Arts and Crafts Ass' |
Phone: 040 929 1297 |
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Pandora Street, Lightning Ridge |
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Displaying and selling a wide range of locally-made arts and crafts.
Features: Local Art, Craft and Pottery - exhibition of local art.
Opening Hours: (volunteer hours) 10am - 2pm 7 days
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Marie's Wilde Things - Fine Art Gallery & Studio
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Phone: 02 6829 0446 /
0407 109 945
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Shed 2/1 Windlass Ave, Lightning Ridge |
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Visit the gallery and view a selection of Artworks by a range of local artists. Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Ceramics and more.
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ridgelightning.com
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Phone: 0409 675 622
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45 Gem Street, Lightning Ridge |
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For some electrifying shots of lightning check out www.ridgelightning.com Features: Framed and Unframed prints for sale as well as many spectacular photos of weather phenomenon.
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Things to Do & See