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PhotoFun at the Gallery 2013 - Anna Carey Workshop
Friday, April 26, 2013Here are the amazing results of the ‘Constructing Imagination’ activity by Anna Carey, photographed against the Gold Coast cityscape. Great work kids! PhotoFun at the Gallery was held on Sunday 6 April 2013 with a range of art activities inspired by the 2013 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award. Presented in conjunction with The Surfers Paradise Festival and Art in the Park.
PhotoFun at the Gallery 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013PhotoFun at the Gallery was held on Sunday 6 April 2013 with a range of art activities inspired by the 2013 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award. Presented in conjunction with The Surfers Paradise Festival and Art in the Park.
2013 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award Official Opening
Thursday, April 18, 2013The 2013 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award was officially opened on Saturday 6 April 2013 and guest Judge Anne Noble announced the joint winners - Liam Benson and Justine Varga.
Puberty Blues Fundraiser
Tuesday, March 26, 2013The Puberty Blues fundraiser was held on Friday 1 March at The Arts Centre Gold Coast to raise money for SANE Australia.
Basil Sellers Art Prize 3 – The Union of Art+Sport Exclusive Cocktail Event and Exhibition Preview
Friday, February 15, 2013Opening Event Fri 8 Feb, 2013 A smidge over 90 guests joined Gallery and Arts Centre staff in officially opening the Basil Sellers Art Prize 3. The prestigious $100,000 Basil Sellers Art Prize is one of the richest art prizes in the country. It ambitiously breaks down the old battle lines between art and sport by inviting artists to make contemporary works of art that reflect on the culture of sport. The inaugural Basil Sellers Student Prize for Art and Sport was also launched at this event with Basil Sellers pledging a prize pool of $10,000 for Gold Coast students and their schools. Previously only exhibited at the Ian Potter Museum of Art in Melbourne, Gold Coast City Gallery is the only alternative Australian venue to present this prestigious exhibition. New works by the 15 Australian finalists will be exclusively shown in both Galleries 1 and 2. Exhibition runs until Sun 31 March. www.theartscentregc.com.au
Basil Sellers Art Prize 3 Family Opening Event
Tuesday, February 12, 2013On Saturday 9 February the Basil Sellers Art Prize 3 exhibition opened at Gold Coast City Gallery with a unique program of events merging art and sport. Local artists were invited to create portraits of local sports heroes including legendary surfer Mark ‘Occy’ Occhilupo, Olympic diving medallist Brittany Broben, Gold Coast Suns player Matt Shaw and Olympic synchronised swimmers from Gold Coast Mermaids, Bianca Hammett and Olia Burtaev. Artists in residence Dancenorth collaborated with the audience on a spectacular performance piece Art Vs Sport that involved rugby league imagery as inspiration. Oh!Potato Theatre kept visitors moving with their WAKE UP! WARM UP! exercise antics. A cheeky debate concluded the event. Panellists Dr Chris McAuliffe, Ian Potter Museum of Art, Basil Sellers AM and sports media journalist Samantha Lane weighed in on the topic Art and Sport – who is the winner?
2013 Subscription Season Launch Event
Thursday, December 6, 2012The secret’s out! On Tuesday 20 November, The Arts Centre Gold Coast celebrated its third annual Subscription Season and in 2013 the program is full to the brim with some of the most outstanding productions and artists from across the country and the world! With thirteen nationally and internationally recognised productions that are nothing short of amazing! Scroll below to see the official pictures from our exclusive subscriber event!
Gallery Chairman Patrick Corrigan AM receives prestigious national award
Friday, November 30, 2012Patrick Corrigan AM (Gold Coast City Gallery Chairman, Board Director and Life Benefactor of The Arts Centre Gold Coast) was formally recognised for his leadership in the field of philanthropy on 23 October when he was presented with the JBWere Philanthropy Leadership Award at the Australia Business Arts Foundation Awards dinner. The award is for an individual, family, group, foundation or other entity that through their leadership, advocacy, practice and example has encouraged increased philanthropic giving to Australia's cultural life.
Ruby Sparks Movie Event - Event No 22
Thursday, September 27, 2012On Thursday 20 September The Arts Centre Gold Coast hosted 150 guests at the sold out movie event with market stalls, goody bags, live music, a photo booth, lucky door prizes followed by the Ruby Sparks film.
25th birthday celebration – Event No 19 – Exclusive Benefactor Function
Tuesday, August 28, 2012On Saturday 25 August 2012, The Arts Centre Gold Coast held a function for its benefactors at a fabulous Sovereign Island home.
The Nullarbor Nymph Film Q & A - gcVIP photos
Wednesday, July 11, 2012Photos taken by the gcVIP photographer on the night - 25 June 2012.
The Nullarbor Nymph Film Q & A
Wednesday, June 27, 2012On Monday 25 June 2012 the Australian Cast of The Nullarbor Nymph and 500 members of the public came together at The Arts Centre Gold Coast to watch the film and be involved in the Q & A. This was event number 13 of our 25 years birthday celebration.
I Heart My City Gallery Cocktail Party
Monday, June 4, 201225th May 2012 at the Gold Coast City Gallery, The Arts Centre Gold Coast
Sons of Beaches
Wednesday, February 22, 2012Coinciding with the 2012 Quicksilver Pro and the inaugural Bleach Festival of Surf Culture, Sons of Beaches features a surf documentary and installation that examines the development of surfing in the 1970s and the somewhat subversive culture which surrounds the period, as well as a look at this significant time in Australia’s living memory. Produced by Glenn Blight and Geoff Charters, the film features original footage from a 16mm surf film by Steve Core which was shown at the 1972 World Titles. Don’t miss your chance to experience this white hot period in Australian surfing history.
2011 Cosi Opening Night
Thursday, November 10, 2011The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Soapbox Theatre Productions presented a successful season of Cosi.
2011 Benefactor Evening at Appalling Behaviour
Monday, October 3, 2011On Tuesday 14 June Benefactors of The Arts Centre Gold Coast celebrated the opening night of Appalling Behaviour in The Space.
2011 Opera Queensland's Opera For Over 50's
Monday, October 3, 2011The Arts Centre Gold Coast presented something very special to the public on Jul 15. A week long workshop with Opera Queensland's professionals proved an outstanding success with voices raised and spirits lifted. The 'young at heart' opera enthusiasts sung up a storm.
Opera Queensland's Opera for Over 50s workshop
Wednesday, June 15, 2011The Arts Centre Gold Coast presented something very special to the public on Jul 15. A week long workshop with Opera Queensland's professionals proved an outstanding success with voices raised and spirits lifted. The 'young at heart' opera enthusiasts sung up a storm.
Benefactor Evening at Appalling Behaviour
Tuesday, June 14, 2011On Tuesday 14 June Benefactors of The Arts Centre Gold Coast celebrated the opening night of Appalling Behaviour in The Space.
2011 Battering the Bard
Thursday, May 12, 2011On Tuesday 12 April we celebrated the opening night of Ensemble Theatre's Battering the Bard in The Space. Audiences were taken on a journey to crack the Shakespeare code!
2011 Now and When Launch
Friday, March 25, 2011On Friday 25 March, we celebrated the launch of Now and When: Australian Urbanism in the Gold Coast City Gallery. Guests were awed by this immersive world-class 3D experience direct from Venice. Photos by GCVIP photographer Andrew Meadowcroft.
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