Wake in Fright

Join Cult Classic Lismore for a screening of the newly restored Wake in Fright at Lismore’s historic Star Court Theatre. Australia has produced its fair share of unforgettable cult films, and Wake in Fright stands as one of the most powerful. Raw, hypnotic, and deeply unsettling, Ted Kotcheff’s outback nightmare drags viewers into the heart […]

The Cro’s Nest

The Cro’s Nest is a vibrant community hub in Lismore, bringing people together to connect, create, and play. Whether you’re a seasoned Warhammer enthusiast, a slot car racing fan, or simply curious about hobby gaming, The Cro’s Nest offers a welcoming space for everyone. The venue features fully set-up analogue and digital Scalextric slot car […]

Silent Hands Bakery Cafe

Silent Hands Bakery Café is a small, boutique-style café with a warm and homely atmosphere. The space feels welcoming and relaxed, with ambient décor that reflects Deaf culture and celebrates inclusivity. Visitors can expect a cosy setting that feels more like visiting a friend’s home than a busy commercial café.

Physical Explorations of Sustained Defiance Workshop

Facilitated by award-winning circus artists Bridie Hooper and Billie Wilson-Coffey, this physical workshop investigates how concepts of defiance, resistance, care and support can be expressed through the body. Together, participants explore ways in which to find strength as individuals and as collective beings. Using ground-based movements and introductory duo circus techniques, there will be focus […]

Sonia Levy: We Marry You, O Sea, as a Sign of True and Perpetual Dominion

We Marry You, O Sea, as a Sign of True and Perpetual Dominion is an immersive audio-visual artwork by Sonia Levy that engages with Venice and its Lagoon from below, focusing on their submerged, life-giving, and altered ecologies to complicate the Italian city’s dominant narratives of expansion and top-down hydro-defence strategies. Attuned to the Lagoon’s […]

Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali Exhibition …we weave together

In this exhibition, nine ancestral woven objects held in the Australian Museum collection will return to Country for Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali …we weave together. These historic pieces stand alongside ten newly commissioned works by contemporary Bundjalung, Yaegl, Gumbaynggirr, and Kamilaroi (Gamilaroi) artists. Curated by Kylie Caldwell. This touring exhibition is an Arts Northern Rivers project, […]

Sound Lab 02

Sound Lab 02 features NIDALA, Myki Jay, and RedBelly. Enjoy live music and experience the exhibitions up late. Sound Lab is a new performance series centred on experimental contemporary music, presented within the context of the current exhibitions. This program aims to support the professional development of regional musicians while contributing to a dynamic and […]

Mark Maurangi Carrol – Islands not to scale (Maru a’o) – Act II

Islands not to scale presents recent works by Mark Maurangi Carrol, developed during his 2024 residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris and refined during a return to Rarotonga in January 2025. This evolving exhibition series explores themes of scale, movement, and representation from a diasporic Pacific perspective. The title references a 1980s […]

Estefania Minniti: El Tiempo Es Oro (Time is Gold)

The multidisciplinary practice of Estefania Minniti explores the profound theme of time: its impact on relationships, transitions, and the fleeting nature of existence. As an Argentinian-born visual artist now residing in Australia, Estefania confronts the challenges of merging two cultures within herself, feeling rooted in neither. The artist delves into the diversity, heritage, and heterogeneity […]

Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali Exhibition – We Weave Together

In this exhibition, nine ancestral woven objects held in the Australian Museum collection will return to Country for Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali – we weave together. These historic pieces stand alongside ten newly commissioned works by contemporary Bundjalung, Yaegl, Gumbaynggirr, and Kamilaroi (Gamilaroi) artists, who have drawn from their great grandmothers’ wisdom to breathe new life […]