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Current Exhibitions

Love the Coast- Photo competition

1 February–15 March
Monday - Friday 9.30am - 9pm
Saturday - 9.30am - 3pm
Sunday - 1 - 5pm Waverley Library Galleries

Opening function with the artist Tuesday 4 February, 6–8pm

An exhibition showcasing the works of local amateur photographers who are inspired by our local coastlines. Collected through Waverley Council’s Love the Coast photography competition, these works capture the diversity, the drama and the day-to-day life of our beautiful coast. Vote for your favourite picture and be sure to visit this amazing survey of our local shores.

Coming Soon

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From the heart to the coast - Heidi Hereth 1st Feb 2020 From the Heart to the Coast describes the distinctly Australian natural landscapes of the Red Centre, contrasting with the Eastern Sydney coastline and its white sandstone cliffs and blue seas. Both environments feature rocky landscapes, water and the true blue Australian sky, but they are very different.

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Melody the Mermaid - Valerie Taylor 26th Mar 2020 Valerie Taylor is recognised around the world as a pioneering ocean explorer, marine conservationist, cinematographer, photographer and author. Less well-known is her first career as an illustrator and cartoonist. As apart of Waverley Councils Mermaid Festival, the words and paintings of her children’s book Melody the Mermaid: Adventures in the Kingdoms of the Sea will be presented throughout the Waverley Library Atrium taking you on a literary and visual journey through the story.

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Gertrude – Veggie Smuggl’r Extraordinaire - Marie Widolf 27th Nov 2020 In 2018, Marie Wolof opened her first solo exhibition at Waverley Library Galleries and introduced us to the whimsical world of her cartoon-character Gertrude – The Gal That Couldn’t Cook.