now showing

LUMINOUS - vibrant images of sea and sky

The group exhibition showcases paintings by members of the local Indigenous Australian Art Group – Annette KENNEDY and Madeline ANDERSON – and students from the George Anderson Walpole School, Juvenile Correctional Centre, Kariong. Included in the exhibition is a selection of engaging and playful ceramics – vessels and vases – created by students from the  School around the exhibition theme.

Exhibition period:  22 JULY to 30 SEPTEMBER, 2010

Exhibition OPENING: Sunday, 25 JULY, 2010  – 11.15am – 1.00pm

All welcome | Admission free

COFFEE WITH ART every THURSDAY 11.00am – 2.30pm

Exhibition Open every THURSDAY, 11.00am – 3.00pm or by appointment ph 4323 2312

Groups and tours welcome

Artwork image:  *Universal Harmony Audrey BEAUMONT Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved

cc contemporary art space  presents the new international Peace on a Postcard project exhibition – a selection of art cards showcasing a diversity of messages and visions about peace, harmony and well-being by children, young people and artists. Contributions from Liverpool Hope University UK, Theology, Art, Imagination Seminar Sydney, September 2009, students and art teachers Graz, Austria.

Exhibition Open: Thursday, 1 April, 2010

Exhibition period: 1 April – 1 May, 2010

Exhibition open for viewing Monday – Thursday, 11.00am – 3.00pm

Exhibition venue – Christ Church. For entry – please see staff in Administrative Centre [house adjacent] or  ph 4323 2312 for viewing by appointment at other times.

Admission free

Notes on the exhibition | Austrian Art Teachers Agnes Katschner, HTBLVA fur Kunst und Design, Ortweinschule Graz  and Doris U. Reichelt, Bundesgymnasium Rein present art cards by students | Selected works by participants -Theology . Art . Imagination Seminar, Sydney, September, 2009. The Seminar explored the intersection between art and theology, specifically cross cultural theology by looking at the role of images in the diverse cultures of the region.  Participants include Japanese Visual Artist Soichi Watanabe http://www.omsc.org/art-at-omsc/soichi/soichi-intro.html, Filipino Visual Artist Emmanuel Garibay,  http://www.emmanuelgaribay.com/ and  Theologian and Art historian Rene Javellana, http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Rene_Javellana  | Audrey Beaumont, Liverpool Hope University UK presents a suite of abstractions reflecting  holistic understandings about the nature of peace and harmony through the lens of scientific, philosophical and 21^st century global village perspectives.

Peace on a postcard  is an international art project by Australian Visual Artist Meredith BRICE

Previous exhibition venues 2007 - 2010 | cc contemporary art space Gosford NSW Australia | Al Kahf Gallery, Bethlehem | Regional Centre Education Planning for the Middle East Region under the auspices UNESCO, Sharjah University City UAE | Eventive, The Art of Collecting Art, Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi | McGlade Gallery, ACU Strathfield,  NSW | ACU Gallery Fitzroy, Victoria | ITAE Congress [Intervention Through Art Education - A Plea for Change and Innovation], Graz Austria |Theology, Art, Imagination Seminar, Sydney. |

*Audrey BEAUMONT 2010 …… Artwork in the exhibition address the common philosophical theme of existentialism, the role of consciousness in the physical world and what it means to be spiritual beings in a consciously evolving universe. My work seeks answers to the most fundamental, enigmatic question of who we are and what is the purpose of our existence. ‘Is the relationship between the mind and the brain simply a pack of interrelating neurons, activated by the senses, or is it an active, interconnecting force within a fluid, self-organising and evolutionary universe? Could then, acceptance of such an expansive worldview lead to improved moral behaviour, a greater sense of compassion and cooperation towards universal harmony and world peace?’

 ‘Universal Harmony’ (2010) – represents the perception of the universe as ‘holographic’ i.e. if the information stored in the part is distributed in the whole, then conversely, information in the whole, can be encoded in each part. The portrayal of one cell in this image is subsequently a representation of the whole and is symbolic of the universal interdependence between all organisms.

Sponsors and partners

Gosford Anglican | Gosford City Council | Bluegumtech webdesign |

 SIGN*A*RAMA West Gosford | Art Angels

ARTIST OPPORTUNITY – 2 week artist residency + 2 week solo exhibition

CALL FOR ENTRIES in the 2010 HILDEGARD [Acquisitive] Art Prize for women artists 18yrs+

Downloadable entry forms: www.anggos.com or from cc contemporary art space venue @ 3 Mann Street Gosford NSW Australia ph +61 2 4323 2312  E | anggos2@bigpond.net.au

Deadline for entries - 5pm March 1, 2010

Prize Awarded – International Womens’ Day

Now in its fourth year The Annual HILDEGARD [Acquisitive] Art Prize for women, founded by Visual Artist and cc contemporary art space curator Meredith Brice, aims to provide the time, space and venue to support innovative explorations in artistic practice. Visual Artists, Musicians and Writers are encouraged to submit entries in the 2010 HILDEGARD.

Sponsored by GOSFORD ANGLICAN |