Gudgenby Ready-Cut Cottage Residency

The Gudgenby Ready-Cut Cottage Residency is a pilot project presented by Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre  in association with Parks, Conservation and Lands, and made possible with funds from the ACT Natural Resources Management Council.  

Based upon ideas of interpretation, this project highlights the possibilities of interpretation and interaction drawing together the cultural dialogues of environment, heritage and the arts.

Gudgenby Ready-Cut Cottage is an example of early prefabricated (ready-cut) kit homes made by George Hudson Ltd. of Sydney. The Hudson ready-cut kit home was purchased by A W Bootes and constructed in the Gudgenby Valley in 1927. It is an important local example of early prefabricated design, construction and techniques and provides a glimpse into the early European pastoralists lifestyle. Gudgenby Ready-Cut Cottage was restored by the Kosciuszko Huts Association  with assistance from Namadgi National Park staff and an ACT Government Heritage Grant in 2005.  

Inspired by the heritage values of the Cottage, artists Paull McKee and Kirstie Rea will be spending seperate residency periods at Gudgenby Ready-Cut Cottage in 2009. The work they create during their residency period will be displayed temporarily at the Namadgi National Park Visitor Centre. 

KEY DATES

• 16 February – 19 March 2009: Artist in Residence - Paull McKee (textile artist)
• 15 March 2009 10 AM to 2 PM: Gudgenby Cottage Open Day ( PDF 69.2 kb). Meet artist Paull McKee and a Namadgi National Park Ranger at the Cottage to discover more about the residency project. 
• 28 March – 31 May 2009: Paull McKee's work displayed at the Namadgi National Park Visitor Centre, Namadgi National Park, Naas Road via Tharwa ACT.
  
• 7 April – 10 May 2009: Artist in Residence - Kirstie Rea (glass artist)
• 3 May 2009 10 AM to 2 PM: Meet artist Kirstie Rea and a Namadgi National Park Ranger at the Cottage to discover more about the residency project. 
• 11 – 31 May 2009: Kirstie Rea's work displayed at the Namadgi National Park Visitor Centre, Namadgi National Park, Naas Road via Tharwa ACT.
  

For more details contact Namadgi Visitor Centre (02) 6207 2900