13/10/2018 – It’s wonderful to be supporting Newcastle Theatre Company’s latest play with an exhibition by our members in the foyer of the Lambton theatre. The world premiere of ‘The Third Act’, a fantastic new work by local playwrite Emma Wood,  has been extremely well received with the play running for another week, finishing October […]

19/09/2018 – Central Coast artist Peter Tassell was guest demonstrator at this month’s general meeting, and treated us all to a wonderful lesson in oil painting. Peter’s use of colour and light was impressive as we watched his fabulous scene unfold from nothing to a virtually completed painting within the hour! For those of us […]

22/08/2018 – We were lucky to have Eleanor Anson step in at the last minute for this month’s demonstration at our general meeting.  Well known for her mixed media works, Eleanor shared her tips for using a variety of mediums and her techniques for achieving some fantastic effects with acrylic paint and inks. Exhibitions were […]

28/07/2018 – With only one week left of our Swansea exhibition why not take advantage of these delightful winter days and pay us a visit! The sunny, peaceful exhibition space is located above the Tourist Information Centre (situated in the Swansea Centre) on the Pacific Highway, with plenty of parking at rear and is open […]

29/06/2018 – The exhibition currently at S.E.E.N. is looking fantastic and proving popular with visitors and locals alike. With new work coming in constantly to replace paintings as they sell, the site is an excellent warm exhibition space filled with natural light. Situated next to the library upstairs in the Swansea Centre (on the Pacific […]

19/06/2018 – We were lucky to be treated to a wonderful demonstration at our June monthly meeting by  internationally renowned artist Rod Bathgate. Sharing his tips and techniques in soft pastel painting, Rod whipped up a fantastic local scene in his characteristic style, while holding us all spellbound. Always generous with his time, encouragement and […]

10/06/2018 – Winner of this year’s Lola Rose Award is Wendy Lesniak’s  stunning watercolour ‘View to Caves Beach’ (pictured above).  Special thanks to Jacqui Hemsley from Lake Macquarie City Council, for her time in judging this wonderful exhibition. The full list of all prize winners follows – congratulations  to you all! 1st:   ‘View to Caves […]

09/06/2018 – This year we have taken our June exhibition a little further south. The fabulous South East Exhibition Network (SEEN) in the Swansea Centre will be showing our members artworks for two months, and the exhibition looks wonderful. Next to the Swansea Library, it is the perfect place to spend some time on a […]

23//05/2018 – Thanks to Lake Macquarie Council, our 2018 Lola Rose Award will be held in Swansea at S.E.E.N (South East Exhibition Network) located on the First Floor of the Swansea Centre. This is a great opportunity for us to take our  art a little further south and everyone is busy preparing for this soon […]

16/04/2018 – It was decided at our April meeting the Lola Rose Award, scheduled for June at Stockland Jesmond, will not be held this year. Further information regarding this exhibition should be available at a later date. Currently, our next exhibitions will be at John Hunter Hospital and Lake Macquarie Fair – both in August. […]