18/06/2026
A former inn and boarding school with an intriguing past in the Blue Mountains.
Located on Dharug and Gundungurra Country in Woodford NSW, Woodford Academy is the oldest complex of colonial buildings in the Blue Mountains, with a multi-layered history stretching back to the 1830s.
Visitors can enjoy the spectacular sandstone buildings, step inside historic rooms, and hear the stories of Woodford Academy’s many lives as gentleman’s residence, boarding school, and most recently – home to a rare 17th century Dutch Master painting discovered in the artwork collection.
Join us at Woodford Academy's Open Day, this Saturday 20 June, featuring a 1pm Artist Talk by Artist in Residence, Sue Murray.
Sue Murray is an artist working across drawing and photographic image-making, exploring perception and the optical effects of light as it transforms observed objects and the natural world. Recently, she has been working with traditional elements of drawing and photography, using a camera obscura to create images that are later transcribed through burnished graphite into drawings that evoke daguerreotypes, a popular photographic process of the 1850s.
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