Fresh from his 2026 SWELL & Avalon Arts Precinct Artist Residency in Berlin, Drew McDonald presents Now Is Not Now, a new exhibition of paintings at M|Arts Precinct, Murwillumbah. “Now Is Not Now brings together a new body of paintings developed from my 2026 Berlin Artist Residency. The works draw on Renaissance era proverbs, particularly

The session of slow, meditative mark-making will cover an introduction to the pyro pen and foundational techniques, followed by a guided drawing and burning of the beloved Australian botanical, the banksia, on a pine panel canvas. Join pyrographer Emily Rose Hastie for an intimate, hands-on workshop celebrating the coastal Banksia, a beloved Australian botanical icon.