In the Flower Garden is to be opened by Korean Cultural Office, Chief Officer Dr. Dong-ok Lee at NG Art Gallery, Chippendale on Tuesday 3rd July from 6 - 8pm.

Join us for a special musical duet by Bernard Hickey playing classical guitar and Korean musician Ji-Hyun Lee playing Haegeum, a traditional Korean instrument in celebration of the Korean artist Ahn Hee-Sun exhibiting in Australia.

Ahn Hee-Sun has sewn herself a flowerbed rich in colour and personal history. The Korean artist, who has lived in Germany for the past twenty years, will excite with her intricate, patterned cloth pieces. Hee-Sun’s technique combines traditional embroidery and sewing with patterns of flowers and birds reminiscent of folk paintings.

Through this integration of visual mediums, the works combined create a vivid Garden of Paradise, where colour is used with great ease, dancing and playing off each pattern. When viewed as a whole, the tapestry of embroideries can be read like a book of Hee-Sun’s life, a figurative autobiography.

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This exhibition is proudly supported by the Korean Cultural Office.
   

4 COURSE BANQUET WITH WINE $85.

NG Art Gallery & Mission Restaurant Bar warmly invite you to a four course banquet including wine Tuesday 17th July 2012, 6.30 for 7pm, $85 per person.

Mission chef David Walker joins culinary forces with Korean celebrity chef of SBS fame, Heather Jeong to create a traditional Korean banquet. Enjoy dynamic conversations with Korean history and language expert Dr Leonid Petrov and special guest speaker Min-Jung Kim, curator of Asian arts and design at the Powerhouse Museum on Korea: Culture and the Sharing of Art Practice and Ideologies.

Canapes:
Soy braised lotus root skewers w sesame seeds
Gingko nut skewers
Moo ssam w mustard dressing (radish wrap w salad filling)

Entree:
Seafood pajun (seafood pancake)
Acorn jelly w nori & sesame dressing
Heather’s Vegetable twiggim (winter root vegetable tempura) w wasabi mayonnaise served w radish kimchi
Bossam (Slow cooked pork belly w chilli radish)

Main:
Fish w kochujang (Korean chilli) dressing
Bulgogi (Korean BBQ) w wild sesame leaves & Korean lettuce ssam (wrap)
Soonduboo jjigae (Handmade soft tofu hotpot)
 Main accompanied by 12 grain rice & banchan (side dishes and kimchi)

Dessert:
Tteokk (Assorted rice cakes)
Sujunga (Korean cinnamon and ginger punch)
Korean green tea and roasted brown rice ice cream with sweetened red bean

Read more about Celebrity Chef Heather Jeong - click here

Call 9318 0815 to reserve your place at the table.

Wine generously sponsored by Dandelion Vineyards.

INCLUDING 2 COURSE DINNER WITH WINE $125

Feel the inspiration of Korean culture and learn the intricate techniques of Hanji, a traditional Korean paper craft presented by Soon Hee Goh.

Be guided through a six step process of making a traditional Hanji tray decorated in the wonderful style of traditional Korea. These methods are sure to be something you can apply to your own art practice.

Don't miss this unique workshop and opportunity to be inspired by the rich history and folkloric traditions of Korean art.

To book call 9318 2992

For more information on our artist workshops & sumptuous two course dinners - click here

Sydney based contemporary artist Jane Gillings, revisits her love of the found object in her upcoming exhibition at NG Art Gallery. Filling the gallery space with brightly coloured trash troops toting rocket and raygun alike, Gillings' latest offering Where's my Jetpack? is a nostalgic reclamation of her own childhood spent dreaming of living like "The Jetsons" and anticipating what this crazy techno-fuelled future we're now in, might hold.

Clearly influenced by the futuristic aesthetic of the pop-tastic 50's and 60's, and the retro signage from sleazy Vegas Boulevards, Gillings' miniature models are humorous souvenirs from where we thought we'd be: in a world full of hover-cars and floating space stations.

Watch Jane Gillings' stop motion animation Door Bitch on youtube - click here

There is so much to say about BEAMS. It is growing by the minute. Everyday we welcome new input into the festival in the most surprising ways. The lane ways of Chippendale will be filled to the brim and abundant with activity.

Artists will be working in real time creating site-specific sculptural works, including local Chippendale resident artists. Other artists come directly from the local gallery community, Mop, Galerie Pompom, UTS, Tin Sheds, Macmeloi, White Rabbit Gallery and of course NG Art Gallery all contributing in ways that will astound you.

Under the direction of Tim Jones, The Seymour Centre of Sydney University will offer the festival a live comedy performance while the drama students of Notre Dame University are creating a work about love and loss under the tutelage of Jane Bergeron. Performance artists will seduce you with cutting edge performances across all disciplines including The Movement and Friends with Deficits to name just a few.

Other highlights include video projection to be shown in the most unlikely places along with a light projection like no other.

Visit www.beamsfestival.com.au

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"...the Feast for the Senses was a real delight and I so enjoyed talking to Angus Wood as well.  Must get him on the program!

The food and atmosphere was sumptuous, and it is a great credit to your graceful and gracious self that you bring together people with so much to share and enjoy.

Bravo to you Nicky."

Guest speaker at a recent Feast for the Senses Dinner

"Thank you for arranging an excellent evening. Angus Wood was charming and the food and wine were outstanding. We thoroughly enjoyed it."

Guest at a recent private function 

As the nights grow ever colder there is no better place to be on a Wednesday night than Mission Restaurant Bar, enjoying our delicious Winter Warmer! Every Wednesday night throughout winter, in the cosy atmosphere of the restaurant, we will be offering a warm delectable dish accompanied by a glass of wine.

This week's delicious warmer:

Roast chicken with celeriac puree, Dutch carrots & gravy including a glass of wine - 25

To book please call 9318 0815

This Week's In House specials are:

Cauliflower & bacon soup  14

Globe artichokes with spinach & bagna cauda  17

Prawn salad with green papaya, pomegranates, peanuts, crispy onion & nam jim dressing  20

Pearl barley & wild mushroom risotto with lemon & pecorino  24

Eton mess with kiwifruit & passionfruit  14

See our full a la carte menu - click here

To book please call 9318 0815

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