Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council Inc

The Trees of Man exhibition by Frances Feasey showcase vibrant landscape oil paintings inspired by the man-made forests of Nowendoc - just outside Gloucester NSW. These paintings express the beauty of these robust and abundant tree formations with strong mark makings and plenty of colour. Come meet the artist at the opening night - New Year's Eve from 5:30pm - 7pm. Trees of Man on show from 31St December 2014 - 26 January 2015.

Tracey's "Colour my World"... says it all. Tracey's exhibition of paintings is an explosion of colour. Please drop in any time during the exhibition, Tracey will be there, and have a chat. The Gallery will be open every day January 29 to February 22. Opening night is 31st January, 6.30pm and everyone is welcome- a Saturday night to break with tradition.

Paintings by Pauline, who will be in attendance at the official opening on Saturday 28 February 2015 at 10.30am to discuss the artworks and the significance of the links back to country. The Exhibition closes on Sunday 22 March 2015. Pauline was born and raised at Bulahdelah and now lives in the Snowy mountains painting from her art Studio and Gallery, Pauline will also display photographs and the extensive research into the family tree of the her ancestor Jack Cook (Mulakat traditional name) the last initiated man of the Barrington Tops and his relationship with his family and the environment. The Art exhibition will have paintings of the Boora rings and carved trees in traditional patterns. The Art exhibition and the Cook family reunion is important for the Mid North coast and Hunter region as many descendants now live in the area and the research into the history is authentic and shows a new insight into our local history.

Fusion 3' March 26th - April 19th New paintings by John Andrews, photographs by Wendy Fraser and ceramic work by guest artist Kylie Rose-McLean. Opening Night Saturday March 28th at 6pm. Please come along. An exciting new exhibition of works by local photographer Wendy Fraser who has combined with Walcha's John Andrews - a talented abstract and traditional landscape painter - and guest ceramic artist Kylie Rose McLean from the Central Coast. This is Wendy and John's second collaboration, following on from their successes in Divergent Abstractions in 2012. Please feel free to join Wendy, John, and Kylie Rose at Gloucester Art Gallery in Denison Street for wine and nibbles at 6 pm on Saturday 28 March. The gallery is open from 10 am to 4 pm Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays/ from 10 am to 1 pm on Sundays and Easter Monday. Wendy's new photographs are a continuation of the Fourth Dimension Series, which explores photography as a documentary medium. Images are taken hand-held, using a 35mm film camera, in industrial areas, railway tunnels and city laneways. The images are, however, abstract and colourful compositions - often with textures and tags which suggest something of ownership or the past. The photographs have been taken in Gloucester and Port Macquarie, along with Newtown in Sydney's inner south west - a terrific host for the layered surfaces which feature in many of the new works. This is Wendy's fourth exhibition at the Gloucester Gallery. The inspiration for John's completely new body of work has been the stunning tall trees in wet sclerophyll forests near Gloucester, plus a few foggy mornings. John uses a semi-abstract format in many of his paintings, while exploring the changes in light in tree canopies, and on the trunks and limbs. John has used acrylics on linen canvas to convey flickering light on real subjects with filmstrip impressions. Other paintings are on cotton and linen canvases, and explore the texture of paint as a way of expressing the huge variations within each colour. Others still have subject matters at variance with the above, and are presented in more traditional format - with quirky little things to draw your eye in.

Eclectic Mix' at the Gloucester Gallery from next Thursday 23rd April. David is a quietly spoken retired public servant who started painting water colours in 1977 but took a long break to raise a family and pursue a career. He took up painting again two years ago and now works with acrylics and oils. His first exhibition 'Eclectic Mix' will feature 33 paintings from throughout his career as well as some handmade jewellery. "I am an artist who does not like to inhabit a closely circumscribed niche," Mr Hjorth said. "I like a broader conceptual context, which produces diversity of form and expression. "I believe that any form of art is open to the interpretation of the viewer. "We all see something different, that is why most of my works have no titles. This, I believe, gives the viewer a choice to open their mind to whatever it is they see and give a work its own title." Mr Hjorth said he looked back on his time working with water colours fondly, but using more modern techniques provided more scope. "Water colour was the first medium I worked with. I still enjoy the medium," he said. "However, over the years I have found there is no need to search, as inspiration is everywhere and working in oils and acrylics has allowed me to express this more freely." 'Eclectic Mix' opens at the Gloucester Gallery on Thursday April 23rd and runs until May 18.

Put this annual showing of work by the Gloucester district children as a 'must see' in your calendar, an exhibition for all the family to enjoy.

This exhibition will pay homage to the first Pix from the Stix show in 2000 which had Max Dupain's 'Mograni 1951' as a centre piece. Jill White is the custodian of the Max Dupain photographs and recently visited Gloucester for the Max Dupain Reinterpreted exhibition. Jill will be judging the entries on the opening night Friday 19th June at 7pm. All categories are being presented as black and white or with an absence of colour. The major prize winning photograph will become part of the Gloucester Collection. The categories are : Locals, Lie of the Land, Natural Environment, Not Your Normal Photo, Man Made and Junior.

This series of images merges the exquisite beauty of objects and nature with the figure féminine nuge to produce unique digital paintings. The figure féminine nuge is one of the most powerful forms in the history of art, always presenting an engaging, sensual and provocative focus for the viewer, regardless of their gender. The figure féminine nuge also has connotations to mother nature and the origins of life further imbuing the composition with deeper significance'. Official opening Saturday 18th July 2.30pm refreshments provided.

All 5 students for HSC 2015 are doing photographic works. This is the smallest HSC group in the history of HSC Visual Arts Gloucester High School. The work's are similar in their format and layout though their subjects are different. One student, Shannon Baker is submitting in documented form, which means her work in it's original form is too large for submission so she has constructed the parts of the work and then taken them out and about and photographed them in context and on site. All the works are all very engaging. Official opening Saturday 18th July 2.30pm refreshments provided.

Works are featured from the various workshops run by the Society during the year plus more. The Art Society will be celebrating their 34th Anniversary and remains very active with 32 members registered for 2015. The two and three dimensional works in a variety of media including pastel, watercolour, oil, acrylic,felt & ink, and in subject matter from the traditional landscape of the beautiful Gloucester countryside to creative mixed media abstraction. 14 members works are showcased in this exhibition with over 70 pieces, illustrating the variety and talent of our local Art Society artists. On Monday 21st all the exhibitors will be in the Gallery working on new art pieces, come along and see the artists at work.

First inspired to experiment with the photographic technique of multiple exposure when she accidentally captured a double exposure on black & white film over 20 years ago, Rachel was fascinated by the mystery in the resulting image. In combining photographs from often opposing situations & places, Rachel creates a visual intricacy that can resemble the designs and textures of fabric and she invites the viewer to use their imagination to see the many & varied stories each image conjures. There is a painterly quality to these photographs, some with the complexity of content, spiritual intonation and tonal quality reminiscent of Renaissance & Impressionist paintings. The interplay of light through the layers creates a depth and luminosity not easily portrayed in a single capture.

Opening event at the Gallery - Saturday November 7th at 2pm Yvette studied Graphic Design through National Art School, Sydney NSW. Later working as a book designer with a leading publishing house in Sydney. Yvette then freelanced as a graphic designer for a number of years at Gunnedah and from 1989-91, she studied painting and drawing through the Tamworth campus of TAFE, gaining distinctions in each course. Yvette has her work represented in the Gunnedah Civic Collection, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Tamworth Regional Gallery Collection and the Narrabri Civic Collection. Her paintings have been purchased for private and corporate collections in Australia, Britain, Ireland and Japan. Yvette's work would be generally considered 'traditionalist', enjoying a variety of mediums and has gained recognition for her pastel work, with landscapes being a prominent subject, still life and portraiture are also represented. Peter began pottery in 2006, attending evening classes through the Gunnedah Community College on a weekly basis. He became more involved after retiring and relocating to Wingham in 2010, where he purchased a kiln and pottery wheel. Peter enjoys creating domestic ware for everyday use and utilises a variety of clays and glazes that he mixes himself. He held his first joint exhibition, with two visual artists, at the Manning Regional Art Gallery in 2012. It was very successful with all pieces being sold.

A collection of works created by the artists at the Cottage and presented by Bucketts Way Neighbourhood group in celebration of the International Day of people with Disability.