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2012
February
Thursday 9 February to Sunday 19 February "Brighten My Northern Sky"
John Thiering

Images of Viet Nam.

Opening night: Thursday 9 February 6:00pm
Thursday 23 February to Sunday 4 March "Surfacing"
Mary Botica

Paint/mediums applied loosely, movement, absorption, colour - pigments - bleeding, washing, layering.
Yarrahapinni - The Spirit of this Land Series 1
tmoa

Land/seascapes; dwellers…goddess mountain moods…raw compelling…saturation of the soul…sssssshh…my spirit soars…
Opens Thursday 23 January 10:30am
March
Thursday 8 March to Sunday 18 March International Women's Day 2012
Various women artists

The theme for this year is "The Heart". Open to all women artists in the region.

Opening night: Thursday 8 March from 6:00pm
Thursday 22 March to Sunday 1 April Simone Atkins
April
Thursday 5 April to Easter Monday 9 April "In Retrospect"
Julie Bower and Deb Farrell

Opening night: Saturday 7 April 2:00pm
Wednesday 11 April to Sunday 15 April Macleay Art Collective
Various local artists
Thursday 19 April to Sunday 29 April "Tagit"
Containing works from artists: EXIT and SEIZ (HYPE magazine producers), painting Graffitti art for more than 25 years. BIZARE, Sydney writer, painting for 20 years and local writer DRAC from Port Macquarie.

TAG IT explores the use of spray cans and also shows the style that has developed over the years in the HIPHOP culture. TAGIT was originally in 2007.

Opening night: Thursday 19 April 6:00pm
May
Thursday 3 May to Sunday 6 May "Natural Frame of Mind"
Paul Rutherford
Thursday 10 May to Sunday 20 May Recent Works
SWR Painters Group

Opening: Saturday 11 May from 3:00pm
Thursday 24 May to Sunday 3 June "Beds & Beads"
Judy van Raak and Sian Roberts

Quilting and bead work.
June
Thursday 7 June to Sunday 17 June "Nature & Persona"
Sue Addison and Judy Russell

Prints, painting and works on paper.

Morning tea opening: 9 June 10:00am
Thursday 21 June to Sunday 1 July "Conversations: Jann Kesby & Nicole Lister"
Nicole Lister and Jann Kesby

New Ceramic work by two established artists.

Opening night: Thursday 21 June from 5:30pm onwards

Artists' floor talk Sunday 24 June 2:00pm
July
Wednesday 5 July to Sunday 8 July Exhibition of artwork from the Dreamtime art programme
Various local Aboriginal artists

Opening night: Wednesday 5 July from 6:00pm
Thursday 12 July to Sunday 15 July "Woodwork & Wash"
Gary Voysey and Lyn Greentree

Fine woodwork & art.
Thursday 19 July to Sunday 29 July Rachel McKiernan

Prints, jewellery, works on paper & paintings.
Tuesday July 31 to Sunday 19 August "Places to Sea"
Scott Jackson
August
Thursday 23 August to Sunday 2 September Three Mediums: Woodwork, Fabric & Drawing
Roger Gifkins, Jenny Gifkins, Stephanie Wilkinson

Opening night: Thursday 23 August 6:00pm - all welcome
September
Thursday 6 September to Sunday 16 September "The Valley – a Fertile Place"
FAN Group Exhibition
Thursday 20 September to Sunday 23 September Shirley and Friends
Shirley Korzuch

Paintings.
Wednesday 26 September to Sunday 7 October Macleay Art Collective
Various artists
October
Thursday 11 October to Sunday 14 October Waste into Art
Schoolchildren of the Macleay

Thursday 11 October from 6:00pm
Thursday 16 October to Sunday 21 October "Mud and Wood"
Port Macquarie Potters & Woodworkers

Recent works.
Thursday 25 October to Sunday 4 November "Drawn from Life"
Macleay Valley Life Drawing Group

Opening night: Thursday 1 November 6:30pm
November
Thursday 8 November to Sunday 18 November "Outside Abstraction"
Diploma Fine Art students

Thursday 8 November from 6:00pm
Thursday 22 November to Sunday 25 November HSC Artworks
Macleay Valley High Schools

Opening night: Thursday 15 November from 6:00pm
Thursday 29 November to Sunday 9 December Rachel McKiernan, Franc Hancock, Nancy Smith
Thursday 13 December to Sunday 23 December Summer Exhibition
Gordon Rossiter

Opening night: Friday 14 December
2013
Tuesday 1 January to Sunday 20 January "Paintings from the Road"
Scott Jackson

Scott has spent a big year travelling and resourcing material for new paintings and drawings.

This years exhibition will have work representing a trip around Australia and a quick dash to France, Italy & Greece.
About the gallery
Location: 5 Kinchela Street Gladstone 2440
Opening hours:
10.30am to 4pm
Entry forms for exhibitions and enquiries: Barbara Huntington Ph: 02 6566 3226
To book the gallery for an exhibition:   Kempsey Shire Council Ph: 02 656 63200
To become a volunteer phone:    Barbara Huntington 6566 3226
 
Location: 22 Tozer Street
Postal Address: PO Box 3078
WEST KEMPSEY NSW 2440
Customer Services: 02 6566 3200
Facsimile: 02 6566 3205
Email: ksc@kempsey.nsw.gov.au
Hours: 8.30 am to 4.30 pm
Monday to Friday
ABN 70 705 618 663
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