I'm Jenny Ward and each month I will bring you news and interviews about exhibitions and artists in the Blue Mountains and further abroad
Discover what's on in one of the most vibrant artistic communities in the country. I'm situated in the beautiful Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, in the village of Blackheath where there is a significant arts community.
My initial focus will be in my own backyard the Blue Mountains and the Central West of NSW but there will be forays further afield and overseas.
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The Art of the Scenic Route: Carcoar, Hill End & the Blue Mountains
This month, In the Frame takes the scenic route, heading beyond the usual gallery trail to discover some of the artists, creative spaces and stories flourishing across regional NSW and the Blue Mountains.
Jenny visits the beautifully preserved village of Carcoar, where Felicity Wells, owner of A Thousand Words Gallery, shares the story of how she found herself running a contemporary gallery and espresso bar in an 1852 former saddlery. Felicity also previews Revel, a major new exhibition bringing together works by some highly regarded Australian artists.
Then it's on to Hill End, a town with an extraordinary artistic history and a creative community that continues today. Ceramic artist Lino Alvarez welcomes Jenny into his studio to talk about more than 30 years of living and working in Hill End, creating specialist ceramics and the rather unusual circumstances that brought him there in the first place.
Closer to home, Jenny catches up with Selena Seifert, owner of Wild Valley Art Park in Wentworth Falls, to discover more about this unique Blue Mountains creative space and what's happening there.
From historic villages and working studios to galleries and art parks, this episode celebrates the people creating, exhibiting and championing art outside the city.
1 Sept 2026
Out of Hibernation: Spring Arts in the Mountains & Central West
Spring has arrived, and the arts calendar across the Blue Mountains and Central West is well and truly waking up.
In this month’s episode of In the Frame, Jenny Ward heads from Katoomba to Kandos and beyond to find out what’s happening in galleries, festivals and exhibitions as we move into the warmer months.
Leading the way is Cementa26, the four-day contemporary arts festival taking over the former cement town of Kandos from 17–20 September. Curator Sebastian Henry-Jones joins Jenny to explain what happens when an entire town becomes part of an arts festival, with around 40 artists bringing painting, sculpture, photography, performance, experimental sound, workshops and some wonderfully unconventional ideas into streets, historic buildings and unexpected spaces.
There’s also news from the Kedumba Drawing Award, where Matthew Kentmann has taken out the 2026 award for his work Benedicta, Lavender Bay, and Gang Gang Gallery is emerging from its winter break with owner Sharon Howard giving us a taste of what’s ahead in Lithgow.
Back in Katoomba, we take a look at Leura artist Ailsa Morgan’s beautiful exhibition at Lost Bear Gallery, and discover how Gallery NWC is bringing artists and the community together for a very special fundraising exhibition.
It’s an episode full of new work, new exhibitions, familiar galleries springing back into action and plenty of reasons to get out and explore.
31 Jul 2026
Bohemian Mountains Art
The opening of ‘Bohemian Katoomba’ at the town’s NWC Gallery, featuring a solo exhibition by Roman Gryg, seems the ideal opportunity to talk about all things street art, murals and grafitti.
While Roman is not a street artist - he is a great painter of streetscapes, especially in and around Katoomba.
He is also classically trained and spent some time honing his skills in Paris. Roman’s solo exhibition will be showing at NWC until August 10, featuring local scenes which capture a sense of place and the artist’s personal connection with Katoomba
Meantime, murals are becoming more mainstream, meandering from the streets to the walls of businesses and restaurants.
Hear Sam McAleer, also known as Smackas, from Inner West Sydney a multi talented muralist, whose work can be seen locally and abroad.
Katoomba is no stranger to street murals…. With Street Art Walk, in Katoomba’s Beverly Place attracting visitors and locals alike.
There are huge murals which include giant butterflies, apes and waterfalls. It displays world standard street art from all aerosol disciplines from international, national and local artists of varying experience. The works are temporary by nature.
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