Bowraville Racecourse Art Group (BRAG)

  The Rockhampton Museum of Art collection is regarded as one of the finest in regional Australia and is of national significance. It is the only regional Gallery in Queensland to hold a representative collection mid-twentieth century Australian art, the works of the 'greats' of Australian modernist painters. Through its collection holdings of historic paintings, objects and photographs, the museum interprets the history and heritage of Rockhampton, Queensland and Australia. Rockhampton Art Gallery was established in 1967 with the collection today representing a cross-section of interests and influences in the areas of modern and contemporary Australian and Aboriginal art, Japanese and British art. The current gallery is new and features impressive pieces of art. As you work into the first you face a Ben Quilty painting. Within the gallery there are works by Russell Drysdale and other less known but talented artists. Ben Quilty         ...

Emerald Art Gallery   This gallery is a single room off the local Council foyer. During my visit the display was all about the local youth over a range of ages. I was impressed that they produced a glossy catalogue of the exhibition. CHRC Inaugural Youth Art Awards The Central Highlands Regional Council Annual Art Awards – Youth Award is a new event being hosted in the Emerald Art Gallery in 2022. This Award is a celebration of the young artists who live in the Central Highlands Region. Young and emerging artists from ages 10 – 25 years are encouraged to enter their original artworks for judging. There are 3 age group section each offering 3 categories of artwork for submission. The age groups are Junior 10-13; Juvenile 14-17 years; and Youth 18-25 years. The 3 categories open for submission are two-dimensional artworks, three-dimensional artworks and photography and digital art, with a first and second prize in each section. A people’s choice award will also be awarded making a to...

A fund raising dinner was held at Coffs Harbour last Friday night in support of the new regional gallery currently being built. The Bowraville Racecourse Art Group were represented by Elwin Butler and Bruce Redman. There were also a number of other Nambucca Valley residents in attendance. They had the privilege of hearing about the lifelong achievements of guest speaker and renowned artist  Wendy Sharpe. In addition to her attendance on the night Wendy donated a painting to the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery and provided a second one as a fund raising raffle. Wendy is a previous winner of the Archibald prize and the Sulman prize. She specialises in large artworks including murals, mainly in Sydney but also in regional Australia. Another interesting aspect to Wendy’s art career has been her acceptance as residence artist to places like Antarctica, with Circus Oz and as the artist with Australia’s peace keeping force in East Timor to name just a few examples. Elwin Butler and Bru...