What's on at the Gallery
Current Exhibitions
A collection of original works by emerging and established artists from the New England Region. Sat 26 Feb - Sat 19 Feb Reimaginings - Benjamin Thorn Reimaginings is a collection of assemblages mostly made from children's blocks. The blocks are combined into both quasi representational and abstract images that explore the patinas, textures and embossed letters of the blocks. As I See It - Katherine Miles As I See It comprises landscapes, portraits, and subject from nature. My creativity springs from my desire to reproduce the beautiful scenes and objects I see, so that through my art, other people may enjoy them. I prefer to make realistic representations using acrylics or acrylic wash on canvas or paper. 
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Upcoming Exhibitions and Workshops
Sat 23 Feb - Sat 19 Mar One Trillion and One Cubic Kilometres - Saul Cafarella This Exhibition features an array of acrylic paintings featuring Saul’s view of the world. Saul enjoys colour and impressionist form and looks forward to your enjoyment of the selections that he has produced. The Shopping Trolley - Eva Laurenson ‘Armidale’s Urban Wildlife: The Shopping Trolley’ showcases photos by Eva Laurenson of, you might have guessed it, shopping trolleys found around Armidale. The artist photographed the trolleys on her many walks throughout the city where she found them in the most unusual places and positions. Still Life - Lynda Lockyer Lynda is presenting her first still life exhibition, which features a love of using texture, colour and contrast, combined with Peter Griffen inspired ‘travelling lines’, which have the power to tie areas of a work in together. Chapters - Laura & Norene Stoddard A combined show presenting a wide variety of works featuring Norene's acrylic waterfalls and waters-capes and Laura's meticulous graphite and coloured portraits and drawings. Sat 7 April Colours of New England Sat 25 May - Tues 19 June Armidale Art Prize 2019 Sat 14 Sept - Tues 8 Oct Daphne Young Watercolour Prize Sat 12 Oct - Tues 5 Nov Studio Painters - a group exhibition Tess Cullen / Ros Brady |
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Daphne Young Watercolour Prize
Sat 14 Sept - Tues 8 Oct, 2019 Art Prizes: 1st: $700, 2nd: $300 3rd: $100 Peoples Choice Award $100 The Daphne Young Watercolour Art Prize is one of only a few competitions solely for classic watercolour works and this year, as in the past, it has brought together impressive art works from across the New England region and beyond. The exhibition celebrates the creativity of the contributing artists as well as the memory of Daphne Young. Daphne was an established artist who exhibited widely in Brisbane and Sydney before coming to our region and establishing a studio in Invergowrie with her partner Wes. As an artist, Daphne collaborated and worked with many well-known Australian artists including John Olsen. As a member of NEAS she is remembered for her passion for the medium of watercolour and the inspiration this gave to her fellow artists. Daphne championed this medium to give it the prominence she felt it warranted. She was 56 when she died in 1997. This fifth consecutive exhibition shows that she has been successful in this endeavour. Download the 2018 Daphne Young Watercolour Prize brochure for conditions of entry and Entry Form
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Armidale Art Prize 2019
Sat 25 May - Tues 19 June The New England Art Society is holds the Armidale Art Prize and Exhibition annually just after Easter in the calendar year. This event continues the tradition of showcasing a cross-section of regional art and has become the highlight of the Society's year. The New England Art Society supports and encourages art in New England. Each year the number and quality of the entries show the success in this event. The Armidale Art Prize began in 2009. This year, we have returned to a more traditional approach to the categories in which artists can enter their works. The three categories are:
Each of the three categories have a first prize of $700 and a second prize of $300. The Environment prize is $400 and the People’s Choice, $100. These prizes are made possible due to the generous support of our sponsors.
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Group Classes & Workshops
Interested in a small group session? Visit our Workshop Page.
Interested in a small group session? Visit our Workshop Page.
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