Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council Inc

The Queen St Undressed exhibition is presented by a group of artists who meet fortnightly at the Queen St Hall in Wingham for life drawing. During this time the space becomes our collective studio and it is from here that these art works have originated. The use of the human form is our common thread. How we each interpret the figure,what it means to us individually and therefore our expression of it, varies. Our work reflects who we are, our vision,our influences, our journey. We come together to practice, develop, study, express, and enjoy, and share this unique creative space. Please come along to the opening on Saturday 4th January at 2pm to celebrate this first exhibition for 2020. 

Faces you may know - This is the inaugural Gloucester Portrait competition exhibition and THE SUBJECTS MUST BE PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN THE 2422 POSTCODE. It is anticipated that this will be an exciting addition to the artistic and cultural life of Gloucester, the entries will be kept secret and unveiled on the opening night. This will create a sense of suspense, excitement and interest in the Gloucester community. It is anticipated that the exhibition will be of great interest to the Gloucester community seeing themselves and their friends and neighbours reflected back with an artist’s interpretation. It is hoped that it will become an annual or biannual event. First Prize of $1000 has been sponsored by Lindy Dupree at World Marketing, Travel and Tours and the Gloucester Book Shop. Second Prize of $350 has been sponsored by the Gloucester School of Arts. Junior Prize of $100 has been sponsored by the Gloucester Art Society. Picture from a painting by Jean Buettel

The exhibition opening will be held at 3 - 5pm on Saturday 29th February. Entry is free and everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the art and good company. 50 is an exploratory journey through Lowe’s arts practice. Inspired by both man made and natural elements. At times, bringing forth imagination that leads into abstraction. Works are created to evoke emotion and remind us of things often overlooked. Trena Lowe is based and works in her studio on the Central Coast. Works are created using various mediums including printmaking, painting and cyanotype photograms. Attended Newcastle Art School at both the Ourimbah and Hunter Street Campuses. Lowe has exhibited works regularly since 2010 on the Central Coast, Hunter and Sydney Regions and is currently a member of the Tuggerah Lakes Art Society and Hunter Arts Network.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists are invited to submit artworks for the NAIDOC exhibition at Gloucester Gallery. June 18th - 12th July to coincide with NAIDOC week 5th -12th July 2020. The exhibition is an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to be recognised and to showcase local indigenous culture to the Gloucester community. The artwork must reflect the NAIDOC 2020 theme: Always was, always will be. To have you artwork included fill in an entry form and drop it to the Mid Coast Council Gloucester office at 89 King St, Gloucester. For further information phone Hannah on 0437 893 564

This recently created body of work by Christopher Steele continues the exploration of the integration of analogous mark making combined with digital media that he has presented in his previous exhibitions.  The imagery that forms the basis of the compositions is of water, trees and the female figure. Vertical lines are overlaid and used as a metaphor for life, energy and sustainability. These elements are digitally manipulated to create exhilarating works that engage the viewer.  These are each unique and complex images that are difficult to replicate, this complexity provides a level of interest beyond the immediately evident and brilliantly vibrant colour and pattern. The viewer is drawn to look in more depth for the subtle representations of the female form.

Pix from the Stix Annual Photo Competition 2020 - due to COVID-19 this year will be an online exhibition only!  You can view all the entries on our Pix from the Stix page.  Congratulations to Sarah-Jayne Eggins for her exquisite photo 'Serenity', which has taken out the Major Prize for Pix From The Stix 2020! "I left home at 4.30 am and travelled to Salamander Bay, NSW in search of this tree. When I arrived it was still dark and it was quite an adventure trying to find the right tree. I started to feel a little disappointed when sunrise turned out to be very underwhelming and a sea mist began to roll in. I am glad that I stayed for a little bit longer and just took in the peacefulness of the place – hopefully I have managed to capture it in this photo." We congratulate all the winners in all the categories. You can view them and all the entries on our website: https://gloucester-arts.com.au/pix-from-the-stix.html and on the Pix from the Stix facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PixFromTheStix   This years judge is a Sydney based commercial and fine art travel photographer Lawrence Furzey https://www.lawrencefurzey.com/ We extended the cutoff date for entries to 30 July for Pix from the Stix entries and received a fabulous number of entries across all categories.The exhibition opened online at 7pm on Friday 14th August when the winners were announced.   The winning entries in the eight categories are as follows: Faces I Have Met; 1st Prize: The Joy of Autumn by Lauren McRae, 2nd Prize: Resilience - Don't be Complacent - Deb Murrell The Lie Of The Land – this must be of the Gloucester area; 1st prize: Smoky Valley - Tara Jennings 2nd prize: Shadows over Kia Ora Lookout - Sandra Middlebrook The Natural Environment; 1st Prize: Serenity - Sarah-Jayne Eggins 2nd Prize: Ocean Waterfall - Cassandra Weekes Culture; 1st prize: Partners - Lisa Norrie 2nd Prize: Drought is Over - Tara Jennings Man Made; 1st Prize: Just A Twist - Dale Rabbett 2nd Prize: Tip Top Installation - Julie Beck Under the stars - Shannon Richmond Not Your Normal Photo; 1st Prize: Under the stars - Shannon Richmond 2nd Prize: Treescape Blur - Cassandra Weekes Absence Of Colour; 1st Prize: Morning Flight - Dale Rabbett 2nd Prize: A Covid Adventure - Shannon Richmond Junior * – open genre. 1st Prize: Byron - Olivia Dew 15yrs 2nd Prize: Kind Eye - Bree Norrie  13yrs Highly Commended: The Butterfly Nest - Bree Norrie 13yrs * Entrants to this category must be 17 years or under. Pix from the Stix has been proudly supported over the years by local sponsors with 2019’s Major Prize being from Hello World Travel Gloucester and R&R Property. All other prizes and support for the event were provided by Gloucester Advocate, The Roundabout Inn, Barrington Hideaway, KE & LA Forbes, Gloucester Medico, Avon Valley Inn, Faulls Ridge Wines, Gloucester Tyre & Battery, Webbs Real Estate and Jacobs Building. This year we have turned things around and offer support to our sponsors in return for the support they have given PIX in years past and hopefully in years to come, so we won’t be asking them to dig in their pockets but we will still be giving them a plug! We now have your 2020 visions so you have a whole year to get clicking for your 2021 entries!   all enquiries to pixfromstix@gmail.com    Pix from the Stix Annual Photo Competition 2020 - due to COVID-19 this year will be an online exhibition only!  You can view all the entries on our Pix from the Stix page.  Congratulations to Sarah-Jayne Eggins for her exquisite photo 'Serenity', which has taken out the Major Prize for Pix From The Stix 2020! "I left home at 4.30 am and travelled to Salamander Bay, NSW in search of this tree. When I arrived it was still dark and it was quite an adventure trying to find the right tree. I started to feel a little disappointed when sunrise turned out to be very underwhelming and a sea mist began to roll in. I am glad that I stayed for a little bit longer and just took in the peacefulness of the place – hopefully I have managed to capture it in this photo." We congratulate all the winners in all the categories. You can view them and all the entries on our website: https://gloucester-arts.com.au/pix-from-the-stix.html and on the Pix from the Stix facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PixFromTheStix   This years judge is a Sydney based commercial and fine art travel photographer Lawrence Furzey https://www.lawrencefurzey.com/ We extended the cutoff date for entries to 30 July for Pix from the Stix entries and received a fabulous number of entries across all categories.The exhibition opened online at 7pm on Friday 14th August when the winners were announced.   The winning entries in the eight categories are as follows: Faces I Have Met; 1st Prize: The Joy of Autumn by Lauren McRae, 2nd Prize: Resilience - Don't be Complacent - Deb Murrell The Lie Of The Land – this must be of the Gloucester area; 1st prize: Smoky Valley - Tara Jennings 2nd prize: Shadows over Kia Ora Lookout - Sandra Middlebrook The Natural Environment; 1st Prize: Serenity - Sarah-Jayne Eggins 2nd Prize: Ocean Waterfall - Cassandra Weekes Culture; 1st prize: Partners - Lisa Norrie 2nd Prize: Drought is Over - Tara Jennings Man Made; 1st Prize: Just A Twist - Dale Rabbett 2nd Prize: Tip Top Installation - Julie Beck Under the stars - Shannon Richmond Not Your Normal Photo; 1st Prize: Under the stars - Shannon Richmond 2nd Prize: Treescape Blur - Cassandra Weekes Absence Of Colour; 1st Prize: Morning Flight - Dale Rabbett 2nd Prize: A Covid Adventure - Shannon Richmond Junior * – open genre. 1st Prize: Byron - Olivia Dew 15yrs 2nd Prize: Kind Eye - Bree Norrie  13yrs Highly Commended: The Butterfly Nest - Bree Norrie 13yrs * Entrants to this category must be 17 years or under. Pix from the Stix has been proudly supported over the years by local sponsors with 2019’s Major Prize being from Hello World Travel Gloucester and R&R Property. All other prizes and support for the event were provided by Gloucester Advocate, The Roundabout Inn, Barrington Hideaway, KE & LA Forbes, Gloucester Medico, Avon Valley Inn, Faulls Ridge Wines, Gloucester Tyre & Battery, Webbs Real Estate and Jacobs Building. This year we have turned things around and offer support to our sponsors in return for the support they have given PIX in years past and hopefully in years to come, so we won’t be asking them to dig in their pockets but we will still be giving them a plug! We now have your 2020 visions so you have a whole year to get clicking for your 2021 entries!   all enquiries to pixfromstix@gmail.com     this year will be an online exhibition only!  You can view all the entries on our Pix from the Stix page.  Congratulations to Sarah-Jayne Eggins for her exquisite photo 'Serenity', which has taken out the Major Prize for Pix From The Stix 2020!

A vibrant, and active group, passionate about art, comprised of artists from our local area together with members participating from as far afield as Sydney. A wide range of subjects and techniques are covered from workshops and regular art sessions throughout the year, which have unfortunately been far fewer this year due to COVID 19 restrictions. Also on display are works from the artists own creative inspiration produced in their own home studios.

Wild Dimensions  Michael Kolbe and Karen Bloomfield These two highly successful artists come together in this new exhibition at Gloucester gallery. Michael, having exhibited successfully with us previously in 2017 returns with his work extremely popular and sought after metal work sculptures. Karen is President of the Australian Society of Marine Artists and is an exhibiting Artist with the Royal Art Society of NSW, she is regularly represented in some of Australia’s most prestigious art awards. Recently Karen has visited Gloucester to run her terrific Charcoal and Ink workshops with the Gloucester Art Society. Michael Kolbe  Michael was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe where he developed a strong interest in the sculptures created from scrap metal that he found there. In March 1979 Mike, his wife Carol and their three sons immigrated to Australia, and have now settled in Old Bar on the Mid North Coast. After revisiting Zimbabwe in 1995 Michael renewed his interest in sculptural metalwork and set up a workshop at his home from where he creates his very popular pieces. His subject matter being animals, birds, insects, reptiles all from old tools welded together, he manages to capture beautifully character and movement in every individual piece.  Mike Kolbe also has his works represented by Gannon House Gallery in Sydney. Karen Bloomfield Karen completed her Diploma of Fine Art from the Newcastle Art School at the end of 2014 and now works from her Central Coast studio. She is a multi award  winning artist, with her works in International collections, with two in the Australian Consulate in Kabul, Afghanistan. Karen’s portrait of Fr. Jim Boland, completed for the 2013 Archibald Prize, hangs on permanent display at the NSW Police HQ in Parramatta.  Karen’s subject matter covers a broad range of interests. Working mainly in charcoal and inks for her portraits and bird pieces, she has a signature style of working on ply and incorporating the wood grain as integral to the finished piece.  Karen has many interests including an interest in architecture and paints Industrial Landscapes in oil and adopts what has been termed a ‘Reductionist Pop Art’ painting style in some of her work. Karen currently has her works represented by Audrey Fine Art Gallery in Sydney, Aarwun Gallery in the ACT & Bay Gallery at Ettalong on the Central Coast.

esurrection is a collaborative exhibition by Lynda Love and Didier Colstoun.   Lynda is a prolific avid artist who intentionally colours outside the lines as she refuses to fit in any box.  She loves to create and has stumbled across the magical alternative photographic process of Cyanotype.  She is a quiet story teller who resides in Blueys Beach area with her family and is constantly inspired by the nature that surrounds her.  Didier is originally from France has lived in Australia for decades.  Didier found himself on a self discovery trip in the Northern NSW area of Mullumbimbi in 2013 stumbled upon  pins and other odd pieces of heavy metal on long-abandoned and discarded railroads.  He focused on the odd and old, deeply rusted pieces of heavy metal lying scattered by the side. So he embarked on the potential to make designs, motifs and configurations. Both come together with their ingenious activity which has developed and  beautifully resurrected into aesthetic creations. 

BLACK SUMMER, ONCE UPON A...FIRE  A solo exhibition by Dr Susana Enriquez was inspired by the 2019 bush fires which swept our nation’s bush with dreadful destruction.  The evocative and fierce colours of the fires shared daily in our news media at that time had a profound negative impact on her psyche.  The ubiquitous tragic news engulfed her and pushed her into an emotional downward spiral.  Following the COVID-19 lockdown, Susana confined in her studio, embarked on an artistic journey to paint the visions lingering in her mind.  Like the mythical Phoenix, Susan rose from the ashes of her emotional vicious cycle and rendered rampant flames and belching smoke in this abstract styled collection. 

Six students sat for the HSC Visual Arts this year in GHS. All student produced excellent work from their efforts despite the interruption to the continuity of the course thanks to COVID-19.  Emily Dulihanty, Anneka Hooke, Leon Mackintosh, Lilly Ryll, Owen Tomlinson and Holly Willis were the 6 students.  Each student had approximately 12 months to settle on an idea for the Body of Work then develop the complexity of the chosen subject by building layers of idea and technique in order to impress the markers so they can achieve a good result.  Overall they all produced a very strong Body of Work for their final examination in their HSC. Owen and Holly both produced and submitted Time Based artworks in the form of short videos that followed their selected theme. Anneka Hooke:  "Voyage de la Femalle" (The Female Journey) Emily Dulihanty:  "Vital and vanishing" Leon Mackintosh:  "Les Yeux Societaux" Lilly Ryll:  1. "Terminal Fracture" and 2. "The Colours We Leave Behind" Holly Willis:  "Pulchritudinous Power" Owen Tomlinson: "Kinesiology"