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/

'Character's of the Cape' Photographic Exhibition 2011

You  may enjoy this video of the photos entered in the Inaugural 'Character's of the Cape' Photographic Exhibition that opened on Friday 13th May at the Elizabeth Guzsley Gallery in Cooktown.

The Photo Art Judges - Tess Buhmann and Amanda Hogbin generously gave their time to judge the entries.

Characters of the Cape Photographic Exhibition Opened Friday 13th May 2011

Opening night for the Inaugural 'Characters of the Cape' Photo Exhibition was last night - Friday 13th May - at the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery.  

All went well and the photos on display have been judged!  

Drop into the gallery, have a look and put in a 'People's Choice' vote!

EXTENSION FOR PHOTO ENTRIES - IN BY FRIDAY 13th 10am

Extension for photo entries to allow any who wish to have their photos in the exhibition to participate.  

Get your photos in by 10am on Friday 13th May!  

Any query phone Tracey on 40696949.

Photo Exhibition - Characters Of The Cape

A celebration of the beauty & unique characters of Cape York.
In Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery 14 – 27 MAY, 2011 @ Elizabeth Guszley Gallery
Three categories:
 
Characters of the Cape: COLOUR or B/W 
A portrait that expresses the unique characters of one or more of the Cooktown regions residents (people/animals/plants, etc). This photo is a ‘study’ of a character or characteristic of the Cape.  Your photo will be unframed as it will be mounted on board with all other entries for consistency in display.
 
Granite
This photographic challenge requires granite on which much of our landscape is shaped, determining the colour and quality of our environment. Granite must appear in your entry although there is no ‘rule’; ie, it simply has to appear in the image and may be the focus of the photo or ancillary (but not irrelevant).
 
Multi-medium Entries
There is no limit to the other materials used to create your entry other than to remember that the photo must be integral tot he design of the entry.  Multi-medium entries must be framed and will be judged separately to photo only entries.

Cooktown Recycled Art Exhibition 26th March 2011 - The Movie!

Cooktowners know how to have fun and recycle at the same time!

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Cooktown Recycled Art Exhibition - All Winners!

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Judged Winners of Recycled Art Exhibition.
Environmental, Garden Art, Funtional and Artistic.
 

First Environmental - Rosalie Andre
For a doorway or wall hanging made of  bottletops from rubbish tip and fishing line

First Junior Environmental - Anthony, Billy and Joseph Arnold  won for their Rocket

Highly Commended Environmental - Peter Burns
For 'A Garden Seat For Two' - made from timber pallot, off cut timbers and old (used) steel brackets that form the base, with refrigerator condensors forming the seat and back.  Air conditioner coils form the sides with old tiles on top creating a firm surface for a cup of tea. (wood, steel, aluminium, tiles, paint - all from rubbish dump including the paint!

First Prize Garden Art - Diana Burns
Bird Feeder made from discarded occasional table bottom.
Welded to upright post with removable found lid for bird seed.

Highly Commended Garden Art - Dianne Fursdon
'Turtle Power' made from car parts and wheelbarrow bowel assembled and painted to represent a turtle.  Used air cooler breather from a car wreck, motor bike or small car reservoir from tip, wheel barrow bowl (buckled) paint, glue, solar lights, screws.

First for Functional Art Mark berg for 'Sculptor's Ball Vice'
Large surface area clamping for heavy duty work 360 x 90 position range, high speed cam lock - made from old bowling ball, small car axle, scrap wood, washing machine spring, various old bolts and screws.

Highly Commended for Functional Art Peter Burns for 'Back Saver'
A ladder ramp clips on the tray of the Ute allowing an old heavy dog to walk up.  Used old broken ladder and plywood scraps cut to fit.

Junior First Functional Art - Summer Evans.Funnel made from top of water bottle, hung with wire, measured sides - plastic bottle, wire, niko pen and measuring jug.

First in Artistic Emma McGovern - for 'Bubbles, Tishy and Midge'
Three fish to hang in a row - made using newspaper, bottletops, old fishing net and line, paint, flour and water, matches, modeling compound and a bit of hose.

Highly Commended in Artistic Peter Burns for 'It's All About Balance'
A stylistic Critter from copper tubing, ply scraps, old spoons, seeds and op shop envelope tidy.

Junior First Artistic Holly Farnan for 'Still Life' Part I
A table with bowl of fruit and vase of poppies from papier mache (newspapers), old kebab sticks, old bottle, paint, glue, old cardboard.

Junior First Artistic Holly Farnan for 'Still Life' Part II
A table with bowl of fruit and vase of poppies from papier mache (newspapers), old kebab sticks, old bottle, paint, glue, old cardboard.

Second - Benjamin Francois-White for 'The Yacht' It really floats! 
Purple base, bottles used as floats and glue for old yoghurt container, old plywood, old bottles, old polystyrene foam, found objects and old paddle pop stick.

Cooktown Recycled Art Exhibition 26th March 2011

As time allows I will upload artists names, details of art works - materials used and how made, as well as prize winners list.  In the meantime you can enjoy seeing the art works entered in theooktown Recycled Art Exhibition that opened on Saturday.

Cooktown Recycled Art Exhibition organised by Diana Burns and workers of Cooktown School of Art Society opened 26th March 2011 with an afternoon tea at 2:30pm at the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery in Charlotte Street. Entries  were of a high standard and showed a lot og imagination in turning waste and old throw aways into useful and or beautiful art!  The four categories of  - Functional - furniture, craftwork, wearable objects; Garden Art -  3D free standing; Artistic with imagination being the key; and Environmental from materials and waste going to landfill, being functional and energy efficient and illustrating the pertinence of environmental issues.  The competition was pen to all Cook Shire community members, groups and organisations and had adult and junior sections in each category.  Well done Cooktown!