Cowra Regional Art Gallery

2011 Exhibition Program
 
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10 to 14 August 2011

Sacred Footsteps Tour

This tour of three Tibetan monks and two assistants is travelling across Australia. In Cowra, they will create a unique sand mandala in the gallery over five days, using traditional patterns. This is a rare opportunity to meet Tibetan artists.

Daily Schedule

Wednesday 10 August
9.30am Welcome & blessing of the space
10am – 4pm Beginning the mandala

Thursday 11 August
9.30am Chanting mediation with the monks
10am – 4pm Monks create the mandala

Friday 12 August
9.30am Chanting mediation with the monks
10am – 4pm Monks create the mandala

Saturday 13 August
9.30am Chanting mediation with the monks
10am – 4pm Monks create the mandala

Sunday 14 August
9.30am Chanting and mediation
10am – 2pm Monks complete mandala
2pm Mandala dissolution ceremony

Monks accommodation kindly supported by the Vineyard Motel, Cowra.
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20 August to 25 September 2011

Jeff Mincham: Ceramics

The fifth exhibition in the ongoing series, Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft. Produced by Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design, the Living Treasures series celebrates the achievements of the most influential and iconic figures of the Australian crafts movement. Mincham is an artist in his creative prime: his most recent works showcase the unique results of his passionate research and experimentation with surface textures and firing techniques. The work he is creating today is new, exciting and, at times, exquisite.

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Jeff Mincham, Edge of the Day 2009 multi-glazed, mid-fired earthenware 47 x 64 x 19cm. Photographer: Grant Hancock. Image courtesy Object.
1 October to 16 October 2011

Lachlan Valley Biennial Art Awards

These Awards are open to art enthusiasts living within 100 kilometres of Cowra. This distinctive biennial exhibition presented by the Cowra Art Group has been running since the 1960s and is a unique opportunity for local artists to show their work in a public gallery.

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2009 Watercolour Winner: Jane Paterson, Lachlan River Bend to Bend 2009 watercolour. Image courtesy Gwen Clark
22 October to 20 November 2011

Rachel Ellis: New Works

In March 2009, the Cowra Regional Art Gallery launched the Central West Regional Artists Award. The award is $2,000 (non-acquisitive) and the winner is invited to have an exhibition of new work at the gallery. The 2010 award winner, Bathurst-based artist Rachel Ellis, will present new paintings and drawings responding to the city of Bathurst and environs.

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Rachel Ellis Brick house, Bathurst (detail) 2011. Oil on linen.
22 October to 20 November 2011

REPLANT: A new generation of Botanical Art

This exhibition straddles the boundaries of science and art, showcasing the remarkable world of plants found in tropical areas of northern Australia through six indigenous and non-indigenous Australian printmakers and a photographer. Artists represented in the exhibition are: Winsome Jobling from Darwin, Debra Wurrkidj from Maningrida, Marita Sambono from Nauiyu, Irene Mungatopi from the Tiwi Islands, Fiona Hall from Adelaide, and Judy Watson from Brisbane. Each artist explores the unique characteristics of native plants that survive and prosper in the climatic extremes of Australia’s tropical north.

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PDF Project Notes for Replant: A New Generation of Botanical Art – PDF Download

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Fiona Hall Green Ant Nest 2006 etching 33 x 24.5cm Courtesy Nomad Art Productions
26 Nov to 11 December 2011

Regional Student Youth Art Exhibition and Awards

This is the eighth annual Youth Art Exhibition and Awards presented by the Cowra Regional Art Gallery focusing on the work by young artists from Central West high schools in years 10, 11 and 12. Award categories include painting, drawing, mixed media, photography and 3D art.

 

 
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Image: Esther Wilson Why Should We Be Proud of a Country That Isn’t Proud of Us? Anonymous (detail) 2010 charcoal drawing on paper (winner 2010 Merit Award Year 12).
17 December 2011 to 29 Jan 2012

2010 Jacaranda Drawing Award: The JADA

This premier biennial arts event promotes excellence and innovation in Australian drawing. The exhibition’s diverse and outstanding works from a wide cross-section of established and emerging artists from across the nation give it broad appeal. The 2010 JADA consists of works by 46 finalists, selected from 429 entries. The JADA is a Grafton Regional Gallery touring exhibition.

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Peter Alwast Trees, Waterfall, Back 2010 (winner 2010 JADA). Collection Grafton Regional Gallery.
ARCHIVE
   
2011 Exhibition Program: 10 August 2011–29 January 2012
The second half of the 2011 Exhibition Program can be viewed here. 		 
2011 Exhibition Program: 5 February 2011–7 August 2011
The first half of the 2011 Exhibition Program can be viewed here. 		 
2010 Exhibition Program: 10 July 2010–30 January 2011
The second half of the 2010 Exhibition Program can be viewed here. 		 
2010 Exhibition Program: 6 February 2010–15 August 2010
The first half of the 2010 Exhibition Program can be viewed here. 		 
2009 Exhibition Program: 11 July 2009–31 January 2010
The second half of the 2009 Exhibition Program can be viewed here. 		 

2009 Exhibition Program: 13 December 2008–5 July 2009
The first half of the 2009 Exhibition Program can be viewed here.

 
   
Gallery Hours Tue – Sat: 10am – 4pm • Sun: 2pm – 4pm • Mon: By appointment
77 Darling Street Cowra 2794 NSW • General Admission Free
cowraartgallery@cowra.nsw.gov.au
The Cowra Regional Art Gallery is a cultural facility of the Cowra Shire Council