Collage in cloth

Elizabeth Maxwell lived in Barrington village until her death in August 2022. This is an exhibition of the quilts that remained in her studio at the end of her life.

Pieced and printed, coloured and patterned, arranged then rearranged, Elizabeth played freely with composition and colour to create her unique quilts.

Her craft was honed working on…

First Nation Artists come together to celebrate NAIDOC with an Exhibition of Art and Culture.

We're excited to showcase the works of the 2025 exhibitors! If you'd like to be a part of the exhibition, there's still time to join. We’d love to see your work exhibited at Gloucester Gallery. This is a great opportunity to showcase your talent and…

NATURAL FRIENDS

We met when our times overlapped when studying for the Natural History Illustration degree at the University of Newcastle. Since graduating, this wonderful course has provided the groundwork for us to each express our own passions in our own style.

The personal styles of each of us are very different but we all find our inspiration from the…

Sydney Writers' Festival Live & Local 2025

After the wild success of Live & Local in 2024, Sydney Writers’ Festival returns to Gloucester NSW in 2025 to bring the best of the Festival direct to you.

One of Australia’s most loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling, SydneyWriters’ Festival will live stream its headline events from Sydney to Gloucester Senior…

Faces You May Know.... A portrait competition for residents of the Midcoast Council area.  The subjects must be living within the 2422 postcode.

Works can be any medium, excluding photographs. Works can be on any surface that is flat – e.g. on stretched canvas, paper, cloth, glass. Maximum size 18” x 24” or 45cm x 60cm. They are to be…

Experience the magic of live music at our free community concert! Join us for “Meet The Orchestra,” where the talented musicians of The Symphonic Wind Orchestra powered by SYO will introduce you to all the different instruments that create their magnificent sound.

This interactive event offers a unique opportunity to discover the distinct voice of each orchestral instrument and hear…

North & South

Christine Collister & Michael Fix

Two outstanding musicians come together - Christine’s sultry, sensuous voice, combining with Michael’s exquisite guitar playing.

Christine Collister, from the Isle of Man, came to attention in the UK singing the 1987 theme for the BBC TV series 'Life and Loves Of A She Devil'. She sang with the Richard Thompson Band, with…

Speed networking is a fun way to learn about other community

groups and share what your group does. Learn what projects are being planned, what resources groups have to share and projects you could join forces to work on together.

How does it work?

• 1 or 2 people represent your group

• Each group has 2 minutes to give…

Blending audience-generated soundscapes, live-looping, sampling, multitrack recording, body percussion and physical gesture; Air Mass will intersect digital technology with performance art to imagine future possibilities of solo saxophone performance. Instrumental virtuosity, lyricism and groove will meet in a powerful audience experience.  This digital deep dive will be presented across NSW 2025 and released as an album by Da Vinci Classics.

Doors open…

Jean migrated from Canada during the 70’s and after some years working in the computer industry devoted her time to her art, attending courses and workshops at the ANU, and Summer and Winter schools at Mitchell College in Bathurst. Also being privileged to study with many renowned Australian Artists during her years in Sydney and Canberra. Jean has exhibited in…

GACCI is looking to grow theatre and performance in Gloucester, and we need you! Whether you're passionate about acting, directing, lighting, staging, photographers, writers or just love being part of a creative team, we want your ideas.

The Brainstorming session held last week was very productive, discussing genres, festivals, venues, talent, and connections to name a few areas.  If you were unable to…

GACCI is trying something new: a play in the Gloucester Gallery.

The play takes place in a dining room or, rather, many dining rooms in different homes over different eras. The same dining room furniture serves all the scenes with cast members taking on a variety of characters.

Directed by Wendy Buswell with Paul Armstrong, Gay Curran, John Galagher, Sandra…

The "We Are the Future, and the Future is Now!" collaborative mural is a Youth Week 2025 initiative celebrating young voices and their visions for the future. A brainstorming session on April 13 will bring local youth together to share ideas and designs to ensure the mural reflects their perspectives and aspirations. Then, on Monday, April 14, come along and help bring…

Get ready for the Big Night In! We want performers, singers, musicians for this exciting open mic event for the youth of Gloucester. Are you a budding stand-up comedian, or do you prefer a dramatic monologue? Or do you have a group of friends who would like to do a comedy sketch? The Big Night In is the place for you. Are…

Steven Jankovic Biography

Steven Jankovic lives and works in Maitland NSW.

He is an Australian Landscape artist who creates paintings in acrylics and oils, sculptures, oil pastel drawings and photography. He studied Art at Newcastle Art School Tafe and also studied under renowned Australian Landscape Artists, Tim Allen, Rowan Mathews and Idris Murphy. Also taking his inspiration and influence from…

Submission Terms and Conditions

• It's FREE to exhibit and participate.

• Submit by Monday 9 June 2025.

• Works will be exhibited from Wednesday 18 June - Sunday 13 July.

• Works can include, but are not limited to, painting, ceramics, weaving, photography, carvings, digital, music.

• Submissions will be carefully considered by gallery curators

• The exhibitor/s agrees to images of the artwork and…

SUSANA ENRIQUEZ 

Dr. Enríquez is an interdisciplinary artist with a vast culture and solid technical knowledge in painting. She also works in printmaking, photography, and digital art; she has participated in art and music performances and has been a volunteer curator at the Newcastle Community Art Centre and contractor curator at the Newcastle Art Gallery. From 2007 to 2008, she…

CATHERINE GARROD:

ARTIST BIO:

Catherine lives in Smiths Lake on the Mid North Coast, NSW. 

Described as vibrant and compositionally bold, Catherine’s artwork is a testament to her creativity and unique perspective. Through a powerful colour palette, she brings to life natural themes, abstracted in a way that surprises and challenges traditional perceptions. Her art is a celebration of the…

A few words from James Hooke - president 2024

Thank you, thank you thank you. A whole year of thank you’s.

This group has maintained a standard of professionalism of which I am proud - Of which we should all be proud.

From theatre that has focused, directors that have pushed, performers under pressure through to lighting/sound/production values that have…

“The journey of WONDERINGS began with a childhood memory. As I sat on a hospital bed, my only companion was an image on the wall before me. The picture depicted a girl with a little dog, a scarecrow, a lion, and a tin man. Unfamiliar with the Wizard of Oz, my imagination ran wild, crafting the most amazing scenarios of…

Born in Hungary in 1943 emigrated to Australia 1957

I attended Art School at East Sydney Technical College.

I began painting as a traditional painter in oils and water-colour and  in recent times, explored new styles and methods in painting such as contemporary and abstract.  These methods allowed me to experiment new ways of using the paint, and learning the magic…

Celebrate 25 years of GACCI Come and celebrate 25 years of GACCI with a fun filled night of reminiscences, trivia and celebration. Join us and book tickets for yourself at a table or a whole table for you and your friends. Doors open at 6.30pm for 7.00pm Friday 1st November Gloucester Senior Citizen Centre BYO Drinks and Nibbles Tickets $25…

Wendy Buswell, along with John Galagher, will be leading an engaging six-week series of theatre workshops. Whether you're looking to learn new skills or hone existing ones, these workshops offer something for everyone—no experience necessary and no lines to learn! You can join for just one session or stay for the full six-week journey. Perfect for all experience levels, this…

The Gloucester Artists are once again showing their annual Spring Exhibition. The

group has been in involved for over 30 years with new artists adding their creativity

and many veterans who have been involved over the years.

With over three dozen members who come and go during the year we gather in the

School of Arts Building on the third…

Pix from the Stix is Gloucester's annual photography exhibition that celebrates the talents of budding and experienced photographers. PIX has a range of categories for entrants 18 years and older, as well as an open section for juniors 17 years and under.The PIX 2024 photography competition is now open. Entries close 30th July 2024. There are 7 categories plus a…

Artist Bio The Australian Haydn Ensemble, (AHE) was founded in 2012 by Artistic Director and Principal Violinist Skye McIntosh and is now in its twelfth year. AHE has quickly established itself as one of Australia’s leading period-instrument groups, specialising in the repertoire of the late Baroque and early Classical eras. It takes its name from the great Joseph Haydn, a…

Karen McPhee

Bachelor Visual Arts, Sydney University

Fine Arts Diploma, TAFE NSW

I approach my practice of drawing and painting by employing a ‘no right or wrong’ viewpoint and embrace the adventure and unknown when developing a visual artwork. 

Taking inspiration from the world around me, I often commence a work with a loose concept such as ‘landscape’, ‘still life’…

2024 Cultural Exhibition. is an exhibition for  Artists with connection to Gloucester to exhibition at Gloucester Gallery during NAIDOC week.

We will have a variety of works including an art work by Barrington Primary School Students in 2022.

The Government Inspector is a play about mistaken identity and the way we open ourselves to be made fools of. The inhabitants of a rural town hear that an incognito inspector will be visiting and go to extraordinary lengths to please the new arrival; except that the new arrival is not the real inspector, merely a lowly public servant who…

Join us for Live & Local 2024, streamed live by the Sydney Writers’ Festival and delivered locally by GACCI

 Gloucester Senior Citizens Centre, 30 Hume St, Gloucester.

Thursday 23, Friday 24, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May - all day​

This year there are a number of sessions that will be AUSLAN Interpreted

One of Australia’s most loved forums for…

Beyond Horizons invites you to discover the unique collection of recent illustrations and oil paintings by the Novocastrian artist Carmen Delprat. Specialising in the captivating realms of breezy beach landscapes and female portraits adorned with exotic shells, Carmen's artistic journey is marked by a rich educational background, including a Bachelor of Visual Arts, Diploma in Art, Masters Degree in Fine…

 Four talented artists showcase the Barrington Coast and beyond. 

Using a variety of media, together they capture

the spirit and beauty of many diverse regions.

"Art washes away from the soul

The dust of every day life."

"Pablo Picassco"

Join us at Gloucester Gallery for a Bangalow Palm Inflorescence Random Weave workshop during the Hanging Together - Artists of Wallamba Exhibition and learn from the wonderful Susie Oldfield. In the workshop, Susie will be sharing the random weave technique to make a very simple basket or small sculptural piece but also giving ideas on surface design as well as…

SOLD OUT!! SYO’s Peter Seymour Orchestra (PSO) are presenting a free community concert in at Gloucester High School in Gloucester on the way to their Youth Orchestral Camp in Armidale which will see over 250 musicians collaborate with regional guests for an immersive week of music-making.

Join us at Gloucester Gallery for a Bangalow Palm Inflorescence Random Weave workshop during the Hanging Together - Artists of Wallamba Exhibition and learn from the wonderful Susie Oldfield. In the workshop, Susie will be sharing the random weave technique to make a very simple basket or small sculptural piece but also giving ideas on surface design as well as applying the technique…

Hanging Together is an exhibition of works from an eclectic mix of Wallamba artists, providing an engaging visual experience using a diverse range of techniques and mediums.

The exhibiting artists are:

Ariane Bell, Susie Oldfield, Beate Brooks Tracy, Carmel Spark, Vicki Mullins, Dianne Smith, Phillipa Bird, Kathleen Soper, Jeri McKay and Christina Mary Kirk.

Luke is an architect and artist who grew up in Gloucester, currently living and working in Newcastle, NSW. In 2022 with Curious Practice, he completed the installation ‘Undertow' at the Barrington reservoir as part of MidCoast Council’s Barrington Coast Art Trail—The Tanks initiative. Exploring mediums, his creative practice often traces autobiographical ground and introspective themes that seek common resonance with…

A Display of art from professionals working in visual art and media  industries to demonstrate possibilities and inspire creative careers.

DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION

DECORATIVE ART

GRAPHIC DESIGN

GENERATIVE ART

STORYBOARDING

CUSTOM TATTOO DESIGN

The exhibtion will include a behind the scenes look at the design process of print on demand, ecommerce and creative merchanise.

The will also  be a  live DJ…

Drama Workshops for the School holidays with Wendy Buswell and Mary Ross. Join us for a fun week of Creativity, Imagination & Storytelling Dates Monday 8th - Friday 12th January 2024 Times  Children aged 7-11    9am until 12pm   Youth aged 11-17        1pm until 4pm Location Gloucester Senior Citizen Centre 30 Hume St Gloucester Cost Cost is $50 for the week,…

Join us for an exciting journey into the world of drama with our upcoming after school program 'Drama for Young People'.  Designed specifically for 6–9-year-olds, this 5-week workshop series will ignite imaginations and nurture creativity every Friday afternoon from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. Led by experienced instructors, each session will be packed with engaging activities aimed at building confidence, refining performance…

Artists of Taree 

About the Artists

The Artists of Taree are all skilled in different mediums, oil, acrylic, pastel and watercolour. Each has a distinctive personal style that both captures and expresses, spirit and atmosphere. 

Much of there inspiration is derived from the region of the Mid North Coast of NSW. A diverse and picturesque Australian landscape, that culminates beautiful…

Join us for an exciting journey into the world of drama with our upcoming after school program 'Drama for Young People'. Designed specifically for 10–15-year-olds, this 5-week workshop series will ignite imaginations and nurture creativity every Friday afternoon from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. Led by experienced instructors, each session will be packed with engaging activities aimed at building confidence, refining performance…

2023 has seen a return to normal after the upheaval of Covid. Two players productions, That's Amore and Mayhem,with some of the usual players but also introducing some new talent (and maybe a little  more class??) into the live theatre space for Gacci.  The gallery is booked into 2025 with some familiar faces but also some innovative, new  artists. PIX…

Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council Inc is organising a night of improvisation and we need you. No experience is necessary. For those unfamiliar with improvisation think Whose Line is it Anyway or Thank God You’re Here. Groups of 3-5 will play improvisation games and compete for the Improv Champion title. Games will be taught before the event.If you are interested…

Fred Bullen joined his local art society on the Mid North Coast when he moved from Sydney 15 years ago and he's never looked back. He started with traditional landscapes on canvas, then moved onto large format boards for abstract works, often with very heavily textured surfaces. His inspiration comes from the local bush and beach which are then reproduced…

"Saturday 25th November 2023 Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm Gloucester Senior Citizens Centre Drinks will be available for purchase from 7pm Tickets are $35 each “Magnificently entertaining. Such musicians are rare in this country.” – City News The virtuoso Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco Lara, who boasts of a distinguished career in Europe and Australia of more than 30 years,…

Kylie Goldthorpe Biography Kylie is a textile and installation artist who practised in SE Qld and now lives in the Gloucester area. She has exhibited in Queensland , ACT and NSW . She has exhibited in numerous Art Awards and Competitions including Artisan Brisbane, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery Emerging Art Prize, Churchie Emerging Art Prize and the Blake Prize Directors…

Dianne Turnbull Dianne Turnbull is a Newcastle based artist whose work is mostly in mixed media. With a strong focus on a crylics and ink, her artistic output is not restricted to a particular style or genre. Dianne’s inspiration is drawn from an affinity with colour, light, patters and the textures found in nature and the landscape. Her love of…

The Gloucester Artists formally the Gloucester Art Society was established back in the 60’s with members coming and going over all those years. Currently we have over 30 members and meet in the School of Arts Rooms above the Gloucester Gallery the first Monday and third Monday of each month, excluding December and January. Workshops from various teaching artists arrive…

Returning for their second tour with Music in the Regions, Andrew Blanch and Emily Granger combine their solo expertise on guitar and harp to create a unique duo that displays the energy, versatility, and beauty of these much-loved instruments. In an instrument pairing rarely seen together, this is at once both fresh and familiar. Side by side on stage, the…

GACCI's Gloucester Landscape Felting workshop aims to educate children aged 8+ from Gloucester and surrounds about the importance of biodiversity focusing on Gloucester River and Barrington Tops.  

Volunteers from the Tops Landcare Group will cover various aspects of the ecosystem, from trees and shrubs to large animals and insects, emphasising their significance. 

Led by artist and teacher Gemma Cross, the children will…

2023 Pix Competition is open! Photography enthusiasts, it's time to get snapping with Gloucester’s annual photography competition and exhibition now taking entries. To enter the competition check out the details and critera  Pix from the Stix is Gloucester's annual photography exhibition that celebrates the talents of budding and experienced photographers. Kickstarting in 2001, PIX has a range of categories for entrants…

ARTIST STATEMENT – John Andrews It gives me great pleasure to share this exhibition with the refreshing and vibrant paintings of our friend and neighbour in beautiful Waukivory – Meg Tulk. This time I have tried to capture the transience of daily weather changes in trees and bark, and clouds converging on hills, on frosts that crisp underfoot, and sun…

First Nation Artists come together to celebrate NAIDOC with an Exhibition of Art and Culture. 2023's exhibition includes a variety of works, paintings, metal prints, weavings, digital work and wood carvings by 7 artists  Ava Crick, Glenn Jonas, Katreena Jarmin,  Michael Scarrott, Paula Standen, Renee Molineaux and Zyra Jarmin. Get involved  and find out more here

Calling all fanciers of high fashion and comedy, it’s on again,  the GACCI Players present  “May-Hem“  A collection of one act plays and skits that will have you laughing 'til it hurts . Join in the fun with some familiar faces including, Mo hjorth, Dave Keen, Carol Bennett, Jim Bird, Katheryn Stinton, James Hooke, Colleen Sorensen, Tony Kingston, Graeme Healy,…

JULIE  LYNCH Julie is a multidisciplinary artist working as a designer for performance, teacher and visual artist specialising in bold floral and nature subjects.  She has loved drawing and painting for as long as she can remember. Her practice is inspired by the colours, textures and shapes of nature and everyday objects and how they conjure memories of family, childhood and…

One of Australia’s most loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling, Sydney Writers’ Festival will live-stream its headline events from Sydney to Gloucester on Thursday 25, Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 May.

Prepare to be invigorated and engaged by conversations, debates and discussions featuring some of the world’s finest writers and thinkers. Audiences can also participate in live…

GACCI Players present 'That's Amore'    - Short Bites of Love's ups and downs New dates are: Friday 17th & Saturday 18th March  Gloucester Citizens Centre  30 Hume St Gloucester  Show starts 7.30pm, doors open at 6.45 Drinks available prior to show, (BYO not permitted) Tickets $25  Highschool Students $15 Directed by Wendy Buswell Starring: Trish Banyer, Renee Berger, Peter…

Country Lines – a satirical look at country life by Sitting Duck comics Created and illustrated by Dave Keen “I’ve always enjoyed the lighter side of life, the humour, the parody of human nature. Life doesn’t need to be taken so seriously all the time.”  Dave Keen has lived locally in Gloucester for the past 15 years having moved up…

Chris lives locally having moved from Sydney since his retirement. He still exhibits regularly in Sydney, but welcomes the opportunity to show his work here. For this exhibition he has returned to watercolours, some of particular viewpoints on our spectacular Bucketts Way, others based on memories from many drives along the way and also some recent sky studies.  Watercolour is…

Raised on the works of A. B. 'Banjo' Patterson and Dorothea Mackellar, I have a deep love for this wide brown land we call home. "Coast to Country" is a series of photographs aiming to capture the essence of Australia and showcase some of the things that I love most about the Aussie countryside. I am passionate about getting outdoors…

Faces You May Know.... A portrait competition for residents of the Midcoast Council area.  The subjects must be living within the 2422 postcode. Works can be any medium, excluding photographs. Works can be on any surface that is flat – e.g. on stretched canvas, paper, cloth, glass. Maximum size 18” x 24” or 45cm x 60cm. They are to be…

Andrea Noice and Marley Colborne, mother and son, come together for the first time to showcase landscapes from the Bucketts to Beach using an array of mediums, textiles and textures. Their selection of artwork charts their journey and connection to Australian natural wonders, care free days spent by the water and optimism for freedom and movement in the coming months…

GACCI has had a more traditional 2022 without covid-19 closures. GACCI Players put on two shows 'The 39 Steps' and 'That's Amore'. The Gloucester Gallery ran 12 exhibitions with the help of volunteers. Photography and visual art workshops were held as was the 'Pix from the Stix' photographic contest . GACCI also supported musical performances from 'Hidden Strings' and the…

Susana Enriquez returns to Gloucester with a suite of work inspired by her latest travels within Australia.  She painstakingly dubs her exhibition,” MEMOIRS DECONSTRUCTED.”

Susana takes in the panoramas of Tasmania and delivers her very own interpretation with abstract sophistication recording snapshots by way of painting on canvas of what could have been impermanent memories.

“Utterly startling…adrenaline fueled. 4.5 stars.”

— Limelight Magazine

Saturday 12th November

Citizens Centre

4pm, doors open at 3.30pm

Tea, Coffee and Cake will be available for purchase at interval

BYO wine for the intermission only. Drinking is not permitted during the performance.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE

Music in the Regions and GACCI proudly present acclaimed saxophone group, Nexas Quartet, performing…

Formed in 2018, Artists of Wallamba now has over 70 members from the beautiful Wallamba Region of the Mid North Coast. The group is diverse and includes many disciplines: painting, drawing, textile and fibre art, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, design and photography. With many on rural properties, there is often an environmental focus. There is always sharing of ideas, expertise and innovation…

Susie Oldfield Is a practicing multi-media artist from Mid North coast who is developing her approach to 3D works using materials from her small property and inspiration that surrounds her in the natural environment. Also combining ceramics with fibre and found objects and treasures. Susie has won awards in the Mid North Coast area for drawing, printmaking and sculptural works. After…

Join a small group of budding artists coming together to create and chat in a relaxed environment. Classes are tailored to suit all levels of art making experience, from beginners to more advanced, where students will enjoy creating within an informal and friendly environment.

With an emphasis of ‘no right of wrong’ and with a ‘try it and find out…

Members of the Gloucester Art Society once again showcase their new work in a range of mediums.

The Society was formed in the early 1960’s and has been active continuously since when 29 members had their first exhibition in the Gloucester RSL, then on Church Street, with a 1st prize awarded by Gloucester Shire Council for five pounds!

Membership is currently…

After two years of COVID disruptions, Pix From The Stix is back with a slight revamp and ready to reboot for 2022.

While all the categories and prizes remain the same, this year will be a hybrid of the past competitions.

In the spirit of 'levelling the playing field' for all entrants, the judging will be done from digital photographs,…

Although my previous work life was finance/number based my artworks are perhaps surprisingly far more organic. Inspired by the natural sub-tropical bush where I live, my semi abstract artworks are a response to the positive and the negative shapes, the textures, lines, shadows and reflections I see around me. I love to wander and pick up debris and withered bark…

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with a Yarn Yarning with Rusty Power

Encourage responsible, respectful and honest interactions between participants, building trusting relationships.

Foster accountability and provide a safe place to be heard and to respond.

Promote interactions and community connections.

Sunday 10th July 1pm

Gloucester Gallery : 25 Denison St Gloucester 2422

This is a FREE event, EVERYONE is welcome.

Proudly…

Celebrate NAIDOC with Music and Storytelling Join us in the gallery for a couple of hours of storytelling through original and influential cover music.

Friday 8th July

5.30 - 7.30pm

Gloucester Gallery

25 Denison St, Gloucester

FREE entry, EVERYONE is welcome

Proudly supported by Aboriginal Affairs NSW

Celebrate NAIDOC and Learn Traditional Weaving Amber Galvin is leading a traditional weaving workshop where you will learn a weaving technique and make your own small basket. The cost is $10 which will be donated to the Gloucester Worimi First Peoples Aboriginal Corperation

Worksop inclusions

Materials required for you to take home a small basket

Indigenous Inspired morning tea

Places…

This years NAIDOC exhibition is proudly brought to you by GACCI and SALTWATER FRESH WATER ARTS ALLIANCE and the talented artists who are exhibiting their works.  We have art in many forms, textile,  painting, carving, digital and more!

This year we are excited to be holding official NAIDOC events in GLOUCESTER GALLERY!

Weaving workshop on Wednesday 6th July - Booking…

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of four), an onstage plane…

RECONNECTING  WITH NATURE DURING TIMES OF HARDSHIP

An intricate and intimate display of the ethereal and profound nature of the Barrington Tops. Jordan Lucky dives deep into a wonderland of diversity and depicts the intricate workings, otherworldly scenes and charismatic local fauna of the Barrington area. Painted in Jordans unique multidisciplinary and street art inspired style

- this show is something refreshing…

Anyone interested in learning a few tricks of the photography trade ahead of the 2022 Pix from the Stix photography competition is encouraged to take part in a two-hour workshop. Anyone interested in learning a few tricks of the photography trade ahead of the 2022 Pix from the Stix photography competition is encouraged to take part in a two-hour workshop.

Ethereal acoustic music by Abhaya Sky and Hidden Strings Abhaya Sky

Born of mystical vision and a restless sense for the bittersweet aesthetic, Australian composer and performer Christopher Sutherland weaves gentle and powerful worlds of sound and story. Reaching ever upward, yet grounded in a tender embrace of the human frame, Abhaya Sky seeks to create in music a sanctuary…

In this exhibition Rachel Melchers explores our connection with the earth and the elements. How the idea of being grounded refers literally to our physical contact with the earth, but how that connection manifests in the centring and balancing of our being.

Rachel’s immerses herself in the landscape to create works that combine abstract layers with fine detail to give…

Gloucester’s own Dimity Bowden debuts at the Gloucester Gallery.  Dimity proudly presents a collection of work which embodies her affinity for colour, her adventurous spirit and her need for exploration.

Dimity has been painting for almost 10 years and creating for most of my life. Whether it be art, gardening, making lotions and potions, the clothes I wear or through…

Bucketts Radio Fundraiser Raise the Tower - Bucketts Radio Fundraiser is to help purchase a new transmission tower to boost its range and keep it broadcasting. Enjoy the musical stylings of Dan Higgins, The House of Jazz Collective, and The Bowden Brothers. Tickets are $50pp includes a Chinese buffet. Silent auction. Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Gloucester Country Club fro…

Old Bar artist Christine Onward creates whimsical artworks inspired by her dreams and past experiences. Her paintings embody her passion for fantasy and story telling, and convey an extraordinary sense of optimism and sensibility.

“I take my childhood memories from Eastern Europe with me every time I paint. To them I add a bit of naive moods, sometimes folk art elements. With all these, the magic of all…

Nathan Paddison comes to Gloucester!

Amongst his varied work, Nathan personifies Australian icons on canvas making them his own.

He stamps each work of art intrepidly with words that are meaningful to his psyche, purposely misspelling them to make a statement.

Nathan fittingly expresses the individuality of an artist.

We’ve had a very interesting year, yet again due to covid-19. Gallery had forced closure again but also one of the best exhibitions ever. We endeavoured to run the youth workshops, heavily impacted by covid-19. Kids interested for next year. GACCI Player November production cancelled. Made a shift with the gallery director position to an arts administrator role. Art workshops…

Beryl Moriarty and Christine Long's Celebration of Colour

An eclectic collection of artworks capturing the picturesque landscapes of the Manning Valley’s hinterland and beyond...alongside colourful renditions of your favourite flowers, still lifes as well as some of our feathered friends. Artist Christine Long will be in the gallery all day on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, plus Saturday mornings.

A Celebration of Colour…

Members of the Gloucester Art Society once again showcase their new work in a range of mediums. 

The Society was formed in the early 1960’s and has been active continuously since when 29 members had their first exhibition in the Gloucester RSL, then on Church Street, with a 1st prize awarded by Gloucester Shire Council for five pounds!

Membership is…

Have you ever watched an episode of Whose Line is it Anyway or Thank God You’re Here

and thought that looked fun? I wonder how they do that?

An Improvisation workshop starting in Gloucester on Wednesday 3rd November from 7-9pm, is your chance to learn

the skills. The workshops will be run by Wendy Buswell, a theatre director, improviser, and

“I developed this exhibition especially using the body as the principal figure, together with fashion, photography and the woman as inspiration.  The pose in front of the camera is taken as one’s attitude towards life.  The construction of the posture reveals rigidity, fluidity, distraction, sensuality, coldness, daring, indifference, sensitivity and even absence.  Sometimes I omit details and use colour to…

Due to the current government imposed lockdown the Gloucester High School HSC Body of Work 2021 exhibition has to be cancelled at the Gloucester Gallery.  

GACCI's annual photography competition

GACCI is pleased to offer Community Art Classes in Gloucester to be tutored by local artist Karen McPhee. Classes will accommodate artists of all abilities from beginners to advanced to create art within an informal and friendly environment. Three hour classes will be held over a ten week period and will cover various approaches to artmaking from traditional to contemporary.

Jenna-Rose Orcher (Tamworth, NSW) is a Gamilaraay woman who paints traditional Aboriginal artworks that reflect her exploration of identity and place within her culture.

Every stroke within these paintings confirms the strength of Indigenous culture’s past, present, and future. They are largely inspired by themes of the natural environment and the political injustices of Indigenous people. Jenna uses earthy tones…

RYAN ANDREW LEE - Artist Statement

'Wonnarua' is a contemplative moving image installation work that aims to provoke discussion around themes of Indigenous ways of living in juxtaposition with Western Settler-state system's unsustainable, damaging ways of using stolen lands. In today's current global state of environmental (and cultural, communal and spiritual) emergency, the need to embrace traditional Indigenous knowledge is now more crucial than ever…

Local artist, Christopher Steele, presents a compilation of abstract artwork which he has constructed using the female archetypes as a basis for this body of work.

Christopher combines drawing, painting and digital media employing ambiguous images in which the viewer is left with freedom to interpret, ironically, through their OWN INTROSPECTION.

Throughout his work, the viewer can see the…

Join the GACCI Players as they take on their first-ever dinner theatre murder mystery at the Gloucester Citizens Centre. An evening of suspense and humour is on the menu, along with a two-course meal prepared by the Rookhurst Gloucester Hospital Auxiliary. There are three evening productions to choose from: Thursday May 6, Friday May 7 and Saturday May 8. Tickets…

Ebony Bennett is a wildlife and landscape artist. Painting in oils, she captures the light and colours of the Australian landscape and environments. Her focus is to depict the birds with life, colour and character. The large scale portrait works enable Ebony to bring their personalities to the forefront and her habitat works give her the chance to capture the…

GACCI is pleased to offer Community Art Classes in Gloucester to be tutored by local artist Karen McPhee. Classes will accommodate artists of all abilities from beginners to advanced to create art within an informal and friendly environment. Three hour classes will be held over a ten week period and will cover various approaches to artmaking from traditional to contemporary.

GACCI presents Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Sydney performing "A selection from Gilbert & Sullivan operettas" on Saturday  April 17 at Gloucester Soldiers Club. Matinee at 1pm and evening at 7pm. Some of the most notable highlights from the famous operettas that "poked fun at the nobs". Plenty of amazing costumes and gentle digs at vanity and hypocrisy. But most especially…

Anke de Reuver and Jo Ernst, two very different artists, explore the integratioin of old and new, nature and humanity.

Jo Ernst "I have long found solace in the companionship of the creek. Over the last few years we have been through a lot together. While sometimes quiet and still, and other times wildly distorting, the creek has survived devastation,…

The show will go on!  Please note the new dates.  

The gallery will be open on Monday, 29 March and Tuesday 30 March.  Everyone is welcome.  Entry is free.

The Circle is comprised of six female artists. The name symbolises the creative enjoyment that comes from putting their very different works together to experience their flow…

GACCI is pleased to offer COMMUNITY ART CLASSES in Gloucester to be tutored by local artist Karen McPhee. Classes will accommodate artists of all abilities from beginners to advanced to create art within an informal and friendly environment. Three hour classes will be held over a nine week period and will cover various approaches to artmaking from traditional to contemporary.

This is a celebration of all the wonderful things that people in country towns like Gloucester believe in and do wholeheartedly. We are so lucky to live here during recent and current difficult times (drought, bushfires and pandemic). 

Have a look at local events as you’ve never seen them before – such as cattle sales, farmers’ markets, bowls, kid’s soccer,…

A joint exhibition by Fred Bullen and Roger Speaight whose works are inspired by a common deep love of nature and the vast beauty of our local environment. Fred’s paintings, sculptures and framed prints encompass many different mediums. They feature a great diversity of subjects which reflect his broad, imaginative, artistic talent. Roger’s translucent watercolour landscapes capture the drama and…

Anne thanked all for efforts in what has been a covid-19 affected year. Spoke about possible festival next year and other programs including children.President: Anne Keen

Vice President: Mo Hjorth

Secretary:  James Hooke

Treasurer: Georgia Britton

Habitat is presented by ec0centric, a collaborative group comprising five female artists from the Wallamba area of the Mid North Coast. Living mostly on acreage in rural settings, they are inspired by the beauty and diversity of the Australian landscape. 

They are passionate about the environment and greatly concerned at the effects of natural disasters, climate change, pollution, human…

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…

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…

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…

Artist Talk and Demo by Karen Bloomfield

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Barrington School

Booral Public School

Krambach Public School

St Josephs Primary School

Stratford Public School

Stroud Public School

Stroud Road Public School

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…

Gloucester's very own young musician, Zeke Llewellyn will play his violin alongside a cast of classical musicians. It's a night not to be missed. Tickets are on sale now at Uptown Country

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…

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…

James thanked all for efforts equally and emphasised need to maintain the budget sheet process that Gacci has been using.President: James Hooke

Vice President: Chris Steele

Secretary:  Adele Compton

Treasurer: Georgia Britton

"For the Love of Country" an exhibition of artworks by members of The Makers Studio Central Coast Inc. December 5th to 29th.

You are invited to our opening event on Saturday 7th December at 2pm.

The Makers Studio Central Coast Inc. is a community based organisations made up of artisans from many disciplines such as printmakers, sculptors, ceramics, painters, architects,…

A series of short skitz at the Citz!

Friday 29th & Saturday 30th November 2019 -  7 for 7.30pm and Saturday 30th - 12.30 for 1pm show.

Tickets available at Uptown Country 23 Denison St, Gloucester 6558 2199

$20pp or $15 GACCI members and youth

BYO drinks and nibbles.

The dictionary definition of a revue is:

A light theatrical entertainment…

Opening on Saturday 9th November at 2pm. You are all welcome to come and support our neighbours from Dungog.

A group exhibition by members of the Dungog Arts Society exploring biodiversity through art in its many forms.

November 7th to Dec 1st.

Open 10am to 4 pm Wednesday to Saturday & 10am to 1pm Sunday.

A night of music at the Citz

Neil Thorne, photographs by Chris Russell and carved and sculpted wood by Peter Stevens

Children's Creative Art Workshops - Thursday October 3rd Two sessions 9.30 - 12 and 12.30 to 3pm .

The annual Gloucester Art Society exhibition. The 30 plus members present their work produced from across the year.

This exhibition is supported by the NSW Regional Arts Country Arts Support Program (CASP)

Opening night and competition judging Friday 19th July at 7pm, all participants, their families and friends are invited to attend. Don't miss this annual fun night celebrating our regions talented photographers.

 See the Pix from the Stix main page for more information.

An opening celebration and Welcome to Country ceremony will be held at 2pm on Saturday 22nd June.

Local Worimi indigenous artists Gai Clarke and Jack Wratten will be exhibiting a collection of their art in an exhibition entitled "Giriba Barray - Hunting Grounds", these works are pictorial communications representing information on where food, shelter, water, gathering places and sacred areas…

This exhibition is supported by the NSW Regional Arts Country Arts Support Program (CASP)

Imagine finding yourself in the sulphur mines of Hell and having no idea why you ended up there.

There will be three performances held: Friday evening, Saturday matinee and Saturday evening.

BYO nibbles and drinks

Artist Jean Spokes passed away last October and a Retrospective of her recent artwork will be shown at the Gloucester Gallery from March 27th until April 22nd

Jean Spokes was the youngest in the Sealy family of artists where art has always been a way of life. Since 1977 Jean studied under many Australian and Overseas tutors in varying mediums.…

A night of music with Bruce Mathiske

Yvette and Peter Hugill are again exhibiting together, this time with Printmaker Ali Haigh. This exhibition 'Paint Cloth & Clay" at Gloucester Gallery from 28th February to 24th March follows on from Peter and Yvette's very successful collaboration at the Manning Regional Gallery late last year and an earlier collaborative between Yvette and Peter at Gloucester Gallery in 2015. Peter's…

Cecelia and Mee are both Korean born artists now living in Sydney, and will exhibit their fine works representing their love of nature and all that is around us. Mee uses a Korean technique of layering fine Hanji paper made from mulberry trees to create her delicate images. Cecelia, a member of the Royal Art Society is also an accomplished…

Tempura painting and Hakazome pressed leaf and flower cards with Shelley McLure

John Andrews has been painting for over 40 years and won the Camden Haven Bicentenary prize in 1980 and was highly commended by Lloyd Rees at the Festival of Fishers Ghost.

He attended an abstraction workshop at University of New England in the 1980s and had a lot of success selling semi-abstract paintings at various exhibitions on the Northern Tablelands…

Well, what a year!   

No-one could say we have a boring committee ! From the ongoing (and expected!) excellence of the gallery and it’s workshops, a slowly evolving Pix in the Stix, a Boisterous Big Night In, and a challenging May play (Murder, stockings and suspenders) Gacci has achieved a lot this year. On behalf of the members, and…

President: Kerry Hartigan

Vice President: Carol bennett

Secretary:  Anne Keen

Treasurer: Christine Pettit

President: Maureen Hjorth

Vice President: Rachelle Worth

Secretary:  

Treasurer: Christine Pettit

Thanks to all incoming committee members and thanks to all outgoing committee members for their service.President: Tim Westcott

Vice President: Mo Hjorth

Secretary:  Rachel Saunders

Treasurer: Sharon Rosenblatt

President: Tim Westcott

Vice President: Mo Hjorth

Secretary:  Rachel Saunders

Treasurer: Sharon Rosenblatt

President: Tim Westcott

Vice President: Mo Hjorth

Secretary:  Rachel Saunders

Treasurer: Sharon Rosenblatt

President: Tim Westcott

Vice President: Mo Hjorth

Secretary:  Debbie Howland

Treasurer: Sharon Rosenblatt