Gresford Show - Art Exhibition

The Gresford show will be running this year on 12th and 13th March.

They intend to hold an art exhibition, if there is sufficient . Should you intend to enter please contact Gaye Shield  on 0409 313 996 or email her at gayeshield@hotmail.com before Thursday 28th January to express your interest.

Full details are attached here.

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS 2021

UPDATE- SATURDAY 9 JANUARY

Workshop 2 - Basia Zielinski workshop now full.

A reserve list will be created should any participant drop out

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Exciting news. Dungog Arts Society has secured funding via Arts Upper Hunter to conduct a number of artistic workshops over the next few months.

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There will be 5 workshops in total, but this post will concentrate on the first 2 workshops that are to be held in the very near future.

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Workshop 1

UPDATE - Venue change

This workshop will now be held at 

Dungog Hospital Community Room

22 Hospital Rd, Dungog

Creative Drawing

Run by our talented members, Donna Woodlands and Wendy Grahame, this is a one day workshop held at the CWA hall, Dungog on Saturday 23rd January between 10 am and 2 pm. Limited to 10 participants, the cost per person is $10.

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Workshop 2

 “Expressive Abstract Painting” workshop with Basia Zielinska Dip.Ed., Dip., TAT

This workshop will be conducted over 2 days, Saturday 6th February and Sunday 7th February at Phillippa Augl’s Salisbury Lodges. Included in the fee of $150 is tuition for the 2 days, overnight accommodation and the Saturday evening meal. Note the accommodation is shared with one room serving all participants. Numbers are limited to 10 participants so get in early if you are interested. Members, family and friends are invited to attend. Full details of what is involved in the workshop is attached.

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If you are interested –

• Drop into the gallery and add your name to the list.

• Go to this page on our website and complete the online form advising which workshop, or both even, that you would like to attend https://www.dungogartssociety.com.au/contact-us

• Phone Toby 0428 630 214 or Greg 0407 953 928

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Briefly, future workshops, subject to confirmation

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27 -28 February – Pablo Tapia – 3D Colour Model and Impressionistic Charcoal Drawing

13th March – Gaye Shield – Oil Painting Basics for Beginners.

27th March – Leigh Nankervis – Lino Cut Workshop

Date in April to be confirmed – Cynthia Denning – Using Spirit Medium with Pastels

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Trip to the Archibald Prize in Sydney

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IMPORTANT UPDATE WEDNESDAY 30 DECEMBER

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TRIP CANCELLED - SEE BELOW

It is with deep regret that it has been necessary to cancel the trip to Sydney on Wednesday 6 January to see the Archibald Prize and Streeton Exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW.

This decision has been made based on a number of considerations.

Firstly, COVID-19 clusters are appearing daily at new sites throughout Greater Sydney and beyond. In the week from today to the planned trip, these clusters can only increase. This would present the following consequences

• Unacceptable risk to participants of catching COVID-19 in a venue that attracts a large number of visitors

• The risk of any visitor to Greater Sydney being forced into 14 days quarantine upon return to Dungog.

Already a number of participants have withdrawn, making the cost of hiring a bus untenable.

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Those participants who have paid for the bus will be eligible for a full refund which will be arranged when our treasurer returns from a short break away.

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Tickets for the exhibition are not refundable, however the ticket for the Streeton Exhibition is not dated and available for use until the 14th February.

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Should participants wish to make their own way by private transport, they are of course free to do so but would have to organize that between themselves.

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We apologize for any inconvenience caused, but the health of members and guests are our prime concern.

Bunnings Hardware - Generous Donation

Towards our Christmas Raffle

Bunnings Maitland have very generously donated to us a magnificent new wheelbarrow that we will stock with goodies for our Christmas Raffle.

If you would like to donate a gift to fill the barrow just drop it off at the gallery

Raffle will be drawn Wednesday 23rd December

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AND OUR WINNER IS.............

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Alex Simpson

        THE DUNGOG ARCHIES 2020

The Dungog Archies 2020 have been judged and the winners have been announced.

Congratulations to

First prize - Greg Danvers

Second prize - Helene Leane

Highly Commended - Cynthia Denning

Junior under 13 - Lily Cook

Junior 13 to 18 - Isa Taylor

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See all the entries on our Dungog Archies 2020 page in the "exhibitions & events" page

or click here

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Prizemoney proudly donated by

The Medical Centre Dungog

and Mr Doug Spedding

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The exhibition runs from Friday 4th September until Friday 18th September at our gallery 266 Dowling St Dungog

GALLERY LIGHTS UPGRADE

We have been fortunate to receive a grant from Arts Upper Hunter of $1000 to upgrade the lights in our gallery to LED which are cheaper to run and more environmentally friendly.

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The total cost of the upgrade is $1415, so generous members have embraced the "Sponsor a Light" scheme where they contributed to the shortfall, by "adopting" one of the 18 lights in the gallery for $20

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Here is a list of the contributors so far

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Pat & John Staker

Gaye Shield

Royce Burns & Dianne Pope

Greg & Phyl Danvers

Marilyn Flannery

Wendy Grahame

June Beckett

Lyn Rayward

Greg Mudie

Elaine Stuart

Toby Solomon

Phillippa & John Graham

Cheryl Lavender

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The Little Artisan Market

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Sarah Crawford is organising a little artisan market at the Dungog CWA, to be held on Saturday November 28th between 8am and 2pm.

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If you would like to display your works give Sarah a call on 0410 332 236 or email her 

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Click here to go to our art related websites in our region page for more information

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Members - our artists page

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With the gallery currently closed, now is the perfect opportunity to have your works displayed on the our artists page.

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To see instructions on how to get your work on the page, click here

          GALLERY RE-OPENED

                Monday 1st June

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With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, the gallery at 266 Dowling Street has been re-opened.

Social distancing is still required and hand sanitizer is available at the entry and should be used.

Also please sign the tracking book.

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Members' individual pages

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For instructions on how to get your individual page up on the website, click here

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