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. […]

20/02/2018 – Our February meeting kicked off with a fabulous demonstration by Lake Macquarie artist and teacher Deanne Newland. Deanne has developed quite a name for herself with her wonderfully vibrant alcohol ink paintings and is always happy to share all her tips. It was inspirational just to see the colourful works of art she […]

20/02/2018 – The first general meeting of the year was a big one, and we were pleased to welcome Barbara Nanshe, guest judge at our Charlestown  Square exhibition to present the awards to all our prizewinners. Barbara (pictured above with winner of the Joe Punshon Silver Palette Award, Janet De Vris) took time to discuss […]

08/02/2018 – Week 2 of our exhibition at Charlestown Square and we are still going strong! This is the second year the Joe Punshon Silver Palette Award has been held at Charlestown Square and once again it’s been a huge success. With 12 boards filled with a huge variety of paintings, drawings and encaustics, along […]