Cooktown Art

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

'Cooktown Creations' Exhibition at C.1907 Art Space CAIRNS! Open Feb 20th!

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Cooktown artists busy planning their 'Cooktown Creations' Exhibition that will open in CAIRNS On Monday 20th February and rin to Saturday 25th February at C.1907 Contemporary Art Space, Lake St, City Place.

This is a great chance to give everyone a taste of what talented locals we have up here. We will be informing people about the great places to visit in and around Cooktown as well as the upcoming events that Cooktown will be hosting.

YOU are invited to attend the opening - see invitation!

We are taking COOKTOWN to Cairns. In this tiny gap of ONE week we be using our time to promote our town!

Congratulations Jean Haack - Australia Day 2012 Cooktown "Volunteer of the Year."

Congratulations to Jean Haack, awarded the Australia Day 2012 Cooktown,"Volunteer of the Year."

Jean has worked as a volunteer at the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery as a member of the Cooktown School of Art Society Inc. for 30 years. As a volunteer responsible for opening and working long hours in the gallery, also as Treasurer for 13 yrs. She has helped with the Annual Art Exhibitions and also many fund raising efforts over the years.

I think this is a well deserved win and she is a credit to the society, well done Jean.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Drawing Life for Kids on Tour - QAG GoMA - 14, 15, 16 January 2012

Cooktown kids are amazing! Many joined Drawing Life for Kids on Tour and used their creativity to draw with family and friends. Our President Lea's 'Imagination in Everyday Life' Drawing Party was a huge success and the climax to the three day free school holiday art activity put together by the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane and generously paid for by the Fairfax Family Foundation and Santos.

Photo by Tracey Cass

"In stretching their imagination the kids didn't let us down. They couldn't wait to present their unusual creations to the others and everyone enjoyed lots of laughs with a party on the porch of the gallery at the end of a really fun morning," said Tracey Cass, organiser of the event. These free school holiday events are proving really popular with kids and parents of Cooktown and we look forward to offering more in the future. Volunteers from the gallery happily set-up and supervise because the packages are so organised and the kids have such a good time, it's a pleasure to have them in the gallery enjoying themselves so much.


With drawing templates, an art journal to keep and other art materials provided by QAG - GoMA most generously sponsored by the Fairfax Family Foundation and Santos the Cooktown Kids had an wonderful three day art experience over the school holidays at the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery with many Cooktown locals and members of the Cooktown School of Art Society! Photo by Tracey Cass

Photo by Tracey Cass

From Cooktown Local News

Michelle Welsh, Kaitlyn Darvell, Tracey Cass, Penny Thompson and Jessica, Nikki and Shaylee Darvell at the "Drawing Life" classes at the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery on Tuesday. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.

At Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery Cooktown Kids enjoying 'Drawing Life' Art Activities. Photo By Tracey Cass

Drawing Life for Kids on Tour is a part of the major summer exhibition ‘Matisse: Drawing Life’ at QAG GoMA. ‘Matisse was first introduced to drawing by his mother and drew all of his life often using his drawings as a basis for larger works, he also took great pleasure in simply drawing life as he saw it around him, including his family and friends. Like Matisse, children are invited to draw life as they see it, keeping their art journal close at hand and recording their daily lives.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Drawing Life for Kids on Tour In COOKTOWN 17 18 19 January 2012

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At Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery

125 Charlotte Street, Cooktown

Tuesday 17th, Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th January 2012
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Friday, December 23, 2011

New CSAS Management Team Elected at AGM

Following the AGM on 3rd December 2011 our New Management Team for 2012 was elected unanimously! New President Lea Stevens, Vice President / Secretary Diana Burns and remaining as Treasurer Rosie Andre. Cheers for these brave members for taking on the often thankless task of managing!

Once Christmas and New Year holidays are over look out for new and exciting art happenings at the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery!

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President Lea Stevens

Vice Preseident / Secretary Diana Burns

Treasurer Rosie Andre

Monday, July 11, 2011

'Time To Land Exhibition' by Artist Elizabeth Johns July 2011

The Cooktown School of Art Society and Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery present 'Time To Land Exhibition'

9th to 23rd July 2011

Artist Elizabeth Johns

See You Tube video of the exhibition.

Elizabeth Johns and daughter Pip

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Web Saturation For Cooktown Art!

With all the Blogging, Facebooking, Twittering, Websiting, You Tubing etc etc if you search for 'Cooktown Art' you will find many web links and stories, photos (Flickr Albums) etc online nowadays.

Publicity for the Cooktown School of Art Society and Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery!

Click to see original larger size!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Time To Land Art Exhibition by Elizabeth Johns

Check out http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.218817831491256.57580.100000891220794 for photos of paintings from 2008 and 2009

See web page at http://cooktownart.com.au/elizabeth_johns.html