Mudgee Arts Precinct

EXHIBITION OPENING
Mudgee Arts Precinct invites you to attend the opening of LUSTRE: Contemporary Artists in Greece and Crete, a group exhibition responding to the ANZAC campaigns in Greece and Crete during the Second World War.

Join us at 5:30 pm for a walk-through with the artists and Gallery Curator, Lizzy Galloway, followed by the official opening from 6 pm.

LUSTRE: Contemporary Artists in Greece & Crete is a compelling group exhibition presented at Mudgee Arts Precinct from 24 July to 20 September 2026. Bringing together leading contemporary artists from Australia and New Zealand, the exhibition reflects on shared histories between nations through a deeply personal and creative lens.

Inspired by the 1941 Greece and Crete campaigns during the Second World War, the project follows a two-week journey undertaken by participating artists in October 2025. Retracing the path of renowned Australian war artist William Dargie, they travelled from Northern Greece to Crete, engaging directly with the landscapes, historic battlefields and present-day communities shaped by these events.

Artists: Riste Andrievski, Angeliki Androutsopoulos, Deirdre Bean, Michael Bradfield, Michelle Hiscock, Alan Daniel Jones, Joanna Logue, Steve Lopes, Euan Macleod, Natalie Leontaris O’Connor, Amanda Penrose Hart & Rodney Pople

LUSTRE: Contemporary Artists in Greece & Crete
24 July – 20 September 2026
Opening: 5:30pm Friday 24 July 2026

Mudgee Arts Precinct
90 Market St, Mudgee NSW 2850
Open daily 9am – 5pm
FREE Entry

www.mudgeeartsprecinct.com.au


Mudgee Region
Mudgee Guardian Club Mudgee Mudgee RSL Sub Branch

Images:
Deirdre Bean Vale of Tempe (Greek WW2 War Cross for military merit) 1940, 2026, oil on board, 30 x 28 cm © the artist.
Euan Macleod, Final Withdrawal 2025, 123 x 160 cm, oil on polyester. © the artist.
Rodney Pople, Churchill’s nightmare 2026, oil and archival ink on polyester cotton, 85 x 112 cm ©. the artist

🏆🏆🏆🏆
Congratulations to our 2026 Waste 2 Art Mid-Western Competition Winners and Regional Representatives.

PRIMARY - 2D
Art By YOU Term 1 2026
Oodles of noodles

PRIMARY - 3D
Elanor Bennie
Under the Sea

HIGH SCHOOL - 3D
Avoca Stojcevski
Scrapfoot stepped in there

COMMUNITY - 2D
Mudgee Preschool – Eastern Room
Metamorphosis

COMMUNITY - 3D
Charlie, Maddie and Emily Thorn
Troubled Seas

COMMUNITY - FUNCTIONAL
Kim McCloughan
My blanket of many colours

OPEN - 3D
Helen Clark
Leave nothing but footprints

OPEN - 3D - MWRC Regional Representative
Felicity Cavanough
Rubbish or Fairy Wren

OPEN - FUNCTIONAL - MWRC Regional Representative
Felicity Cavanough
Vessels

Huge thanks to local artist and art educator Michelle Steven for taking on the challenging task of judging, and thank you to everyone who entered. It’s been fantastic to see so many unique and creative interpretations of this year’s theme.

WASTE 2 ART MID-WESTERN 2026
26 June – 27 July 2026
Mudgee Arts Precinct
90 Market St Mudgee NSW
Open daily 9am – 5pm
FREE entry
www.mudgeeartsprecinct.com.au


NetWaste Mudgee Guardian

Images in order as listed above