Timeline
2018
Annual Art Prize 2018 Exhibition
11 October 2018 | Posted by Alex Mortensen
Our Annual Exhibition the Goulburn Workers Club Annual Art Prize - Bigger Than Ever: 323 entries, 87 artists from local, NSW, ACT, Queensland and Victoria. more...
Life Drawing with Alex Mortensen
6 October 2018 | Posted by Alex Mortensen
See more photos in2018 GDAS Newsletter.
Life Drawing with Alex Mortensen
4 August 2018 | Posted by Alex Mortensen
See more photos in August 2018 GDAS Newsletter.
Watercolour with Isla Patterson
28 July 2018 | Posted by Alex Mortensen
See more photos in August 2018 GDAS Newsletter.
Pastel Workshop with Tracey Millar
23 June 2018 | Posted by Alex Mortensen
It has been reported that the workshop was very successful with Tracey taking the participants through the steps of producing a pastel art work. The photos display the success of her tutoring.
GDAS Moving Day
26 May 2018 | Posted by Alex Mortensen
Many hands make light work - we hope. So... Read more...
Acrylic Workshop with Marion Schumacher
19 May 2018 | Posted by Trish McNamara
Six of us gathered at the Artroom on Saturday 19th May for an acrylics workshop with Marion Schumacher as a follow up to a fabulous workshop last year. Read more...
Life Drawing 1st Saturday in May
6 May 2018 | Posted by Alex Mortensen
A very enthusiastic, very small group made the most of the opportunity to draw our female life model - and at no cost to
anyone. more...
The Goulburn Regional Gallery Art Award 2018
20 April 2018 | Posted by Alex Mortensen
It is pleasing to see that our member, Stavros Papantoniou, entered and has been accepted as a finalist in the Art Award 2018. more...
Joint Exhibition by GDAS members
March - April 2018 | Posted by Katya Mortensen
Lesley Whitten, Helen De Jonge and Marion Schumacher have been preparing for quite a few months and devoted much of their time in recent weeks to finalise their art to have it ready for their joint exhibition, "Three Aspects of Australia". more...
Watercolour with Chan Dissanyake
24-25 March 2018 | Posted by Sue Maas
A very enthusiastic group of eleven budding artists from Goulburn, Sydney and Canberra met at the Function Room of the Angels for the Forgotten Centre on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th March for a wonderful, informative and very busy watercolour instruction from the wonderful Chan. more...
Rose Festival exhibition 2018
10-11 March 2018 | Posted by Katya Mortensen
This year we had a new venue for our Rose Festival event in the Veolia Arena, Braidwood Rd, Goulburn. There was lots of space along with excellent lighting for exhibiting artworks. Photos by Katya and Alex Mortensen - see here
Vale - John Saxton
7 February 2018 | Posted by Alex & Katya Mortensen
Well known artist, graphic designer, lecturer of art and graphic design, GDAS member. A man who always thought young. John passed away on Wednesday, 7th February, 2018. Our sincere sympathy is extended to his wife, Penny. See the article about John by Alex Mortensen in February 2018 GDAS Newsletter
From the Archives
1904
First Annual Exhibition
Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Saturday 19 November 1904, page 3
"First Annual Exhibition, November 22-26, 3-5.30pm daily. Thirty pictures by Sydney artists, thirty pictures by local artists. Publicly opened by the Mayor (W. R. Costley Esq.) London Bank Chambers, Auburn St."
Source:www.trove.nla.gov.au
Image source: Ziegler, O.I. 1946. Goulburn - Queen City of South.
1904
First Meeting place of Art Society of Goulburn
Goulburn Herald Friday 3 June 1904, p2 | Photo: Pinterest by Sammy Leigh Interior Design
"A meeting of persons favourable
to the formation of an art society
in Goulburn was held at the Town
Hall yesterday afternoon. The
mayor presided and there were
present about 20 persons.
The chairman, after explaining
the objects of the meeting, called
on Archdeacon Bartlett to move
the first resolution.
Archdeacon Bartlett said he came there to see whether he could do
anything in the way of a Phillistine, and he hoped they would not
consider it cheek on his part as he could not paint a haystack to save
his life. But he could tell a good picture from a bad one, and he hoped
he would be excused for what he was going to say now regarding the
pictures he had seen in Goulburn..."
Full text at
www.trove.nla.gov.au
1897
First Art Classes in Islington House
Photo from Photograph Town and Country Journal, 1899 courtesy of Goulburn Historic
Society
"First organised art classes in Goulburn were commenced above Foxall's Music Warehouse in Auburn St, opposite Belmore Park in 1897 - the beginnings of forming our Art Society in Goulburn." Newsletter April 2019