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

'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

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!

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

People's Choice Award - Joint Winners!

Congratulations to the 33rd Annual Art Exhibition 2011 'People's Choice Award'Joint Winners! 

Amanda Jones for 'Look Me In The Eye' painting

Helen Gordon for 'Bush Tucker Bama wii mayii' painting

Verandah Art Market Stalls - Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery - Discovery Festival Week-end 2011

Artist Lea Stevens and art works for sale

By Lea Stevens

Artist Conrad 'Connie' Michael working on his latest painting at Discovery Festival Verandah Art Market Stall

Artist Conrad 'Connie' Michael working on his latest painting at Discovery Festival Verandah Art Market Stall

Art by Helen Gordon and Conrad Michael

Award Recipients 33rd Annual Art Exhibition 2011

Art Judge Agata Sosin-Parkin

Thanks also to Danielle Geary who stepped in at last minute
(Advertised Judge - Yvonne Anderson withdrew)

See all the art entries on this You Tube Video!

Or to view photos of all the art entries for 2011 see Cooktown Art Flickr Albums

Elizabeth Guzsely Memorial Award - ‘Best In Show” $800

Section 1: Cook Shire Council Award First Prize $1,000 HC $80

  

Section 2: Ergon Energy - Contemporary Art Award 

                             First Prize $500 HC $80

Section 3: Hopevale Arts and Cultural Centre 

Indigenous Art Award First Prize $400 HC $80

Section 4: Greenfield Memorial Award - Black and White 

First Prize $300 HC $80

Section 5: Cooktown Bowls Club Award - Landscape 

First Prize $200 HC $80

Section 6: Wujal Wujal Fauna and Flora Award 

First Prize $200 HC $80

Section 7: Peter Pini Memorial Award Portrait 

First Prize $200 HC $80

Section 8: Endeavour Lions Youth Encouragement Award 

First Prize $200 HC $80

Highly Commended

Section 9: Poberay Memorial Award – Miniature 

First Prize $150 HC $80

 

Section 10: Cooktown Creative Arts Association – Textiles 

First Prize $300 HC $80

Section 11: Cooktown Creative Arts Association & Cooktown School of Arts Society Award
3D Art form First Prize $300 HC $80

People's Choice Award $100

To be decided by public votes over the run of the exhibition.

On Track for 33rd Annual Art Exhibition!

MONDAY MADNESS IN GALLERY! 

All the paintings for the 33rd Annual Art Exhibition have now arrived.  The Artists and art works have been entered in the Exhibition Catalogue, the Art Register, been named, priced, labeled, and now to are to be hung for judging! 

Over 100 art works! Oh boy, oh boy! Arty week coming up! All the works are so different there should be something for everyone to enjoy!

Previous Exhibition

Who is Who in Baby Competition & Winner

The winner of the Baby competition is Kate Thomson, (works at the post office).    No one guessed all correctly, Kate matched 8 and was the first one drawn with the most correct.  

Below are the matched adults and their baby photos!  How did you go!

 

Countdown to 33rd Annual Art Exhibition Opening Evening of Sat 4th June

Come one come all to the opening of our 33rd Annual Art Exhibitiion - see you at the gallery at 6:30pm on Saturday 4th June 2011!  Drinks and nibbles!  Art Art Art!

Here are some of the art works entered in the 32nd Annual Art Exhibition in 2010 
 

'Character's of the Cape' Photo Exhibition May 2011

'Character's of the Cape' Photo Exhibition May 2011, a set on Flickr.

'Character's of the Cape'. Photo Exhibition opened Friday 13th May and is on display at the gallery until Friday 27th May. Drop in and enjoy! The Photo Art Judges - Tess Buhmann and Amanda Hogbin generously gave their time to judge the entries. Two Categories - 'Character's' and 'Granite' were awarded a First or Second. The exhibition on display in the gallery until Friday 27th May.

In Character's Category:

First 'Charlie martin' by Kathi Gibson

Second 'Jungle Juice' by Leena Westerberg

In Granite Category:

First Slow Fall by Tracey Cass

Second Rain Rock by Tracey Cass

People's Choice by votes by 27th May

Winner is Gay McDonald with photo titled "Historic Endeavour'

Photos and a slide video of the photo art works and the newly painted gallery are available to view online over several websites and links:

Cooktown Art Facebook Albums:  http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=100000891220794

Cooktown Art You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMfKNVbQUA

Cooktown Art Flickr Albums: http://www.flickr.com/photos/67156567@N00/sets/72157626591887915/