Gallery News

GOOD NEWS
Since the Office has moved upstairs we have seen quite a BiG improvement to the numbers of people visiting us, these numbers also include several people who have never been to the Gallery before. Well done All !!!  This, as the writer, is I am sure, as a result of not only all our improvements this year, but also due to all the hard work put in to promoting our wonderful Gallery by it's Board & Members.

MEMBERS CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION 2013

As Christmas quickly creeps up on us our time becomes more & more limited, what with The Pageant, Family & Work Party's, which always seem to come ALL at once.
It is NEVER too early to start a project for our Christmas Exhibition, thinking caps on, go looking for inspiration. I'm sure we will have lots of Fantastic Entries.

•  It will run from the 7th November to the 15th of December. we then have our closure days and it will continue on until the 12th of January 2014.
• This runs in line with the Christmas shop which will also extend for the same dates.

Exhibition Entry Forms are NOW available from the Gallery, so collect one the next time you are on roster or pop  in and pick one up.

I will add new posts after the next round of Exhibitions Open which is on the 26th September.

AGM
There will soon be more information regarding the AGM scheduled for the 7th of November. Once everything has been locked in we will let you know.

In the mean time,
Spread the word about our wonderful Gallery, & above ALL Enjoy Your Creativity. 
Cheers from Dianne

Shop Updates

From Colleen & Dianne

BIG CHANGES - For ALL members.

 To avoid confusion regarding ALL Consignment Stock in the shop we have decided to ALTER  the CHANGE OVER DATE for ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.

Effective Immediately, ALL Stock Items are to be changed over every 4 MONTHS !
You MAY change your stock rotation more frequently if desired !

The Added Bonus are;
We have done this so that you only need to remember the ONE date in future as there have been quite a few people forgetting to do their changes.
 Now there need only be 4 changes for the year.
(Just remember to mark your Calendar/Diary at home.)

It is also acceptable for regular Roster members to change over their stock on the next, or previous sitting to their change date, so you don't need to make that extra trip into Gawler for those who do not live close by.

It is NOT a quarterly change it is just as your current term expires so that the shop curator & volunteers are not overloaded with lots of changes all at once.

We see this as further streamlining the operation of the shop and hope that you all accept the changes as a positive thing, many thanks Colleen & Dianne.


OTHER SHOP NEWS

You may have notice several changes over the last few months, among them are several  TITLED sections for specific items. Currently they are; "The Accessory Bay", "Pottery Place" & "Kids Corner", if we/or you, think of others we may decide to add more.
By doing this though we need to make sure that the APPROPRIATE stock is in each section.

CHILDREN

We have had a few comments recently in the shop about NOT having anything little for kiddies to buy or for people to give kiddies as gifts.

"Land Before Time" by Dianne Vagg

Sooooo:  PLEASE consider making or painting a few items to help overcome this oversight. It is not something that we have considered before, however as we DO  have a shop it is only natural that the public could expect us to try and cover all age groups and tastes where we can.

Colleen has been knitting some little people & I myself have included some children's jewellery, to get us started.
We are now putting out a call to our talented artistic members to come up with one or two special somethings ranging from  a few $'s to help us in this area, & if you can make it something that is "specifically" your style, then all the better.

Kiddies Bracelets by Dianne & Priity Bits Jewellery

And On That Note, leads me into "THE CHRISTMAS SHOP" which we will be having again this year.

 Starting on: 7th of November, along with the next round of Exhibitions and running until January 12th 2014 including our closure dates over the Holiday period. (these will be advised soon)

It is now time to put thinking caps on and come up with items suitable as Christmas Gifts or Stocking Fillers. 
Lets make it a really successful one this year by telling ALL you friends & Family, and if you are on Face Book, Twitter or other media, spread the word that way too.

I have included the only photos I have to give you some inspiration, so Happy Creating everyone.

RAFFLE
We will be holding a Christmas Raffle again this year and would like to call upon your previous generosity and ask you to please donate something for it so we can make some very special prizes for the lucky winners to be.

CLEANING
We now have a NEW vacuum cleaner, most of you probably know this by now. However if not I am pleased to say that when fully charged it will clean the whole Gallery from top to bottom, and is So, So easy to use. Especially compared to sweeping up. If you have any problems with operating it feel free to contact Dianne Vagg, her number is on the Roster.

Finally just a REMINDER: for WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS

The buzzer push is located in the Notice Board lower Right hand corner, and the inside component is plugged into the power near Kiddies Corner. Access is via the  door in our old shop.

Exhibition Program

Program Update September to December 2013   

September 26th - November 3rd

Downstairs:
Tea & Sugar Room - Carol Clue,                                    Title: "Variety The Spice Of Life"
Red Hen Room  - Gawler Texplorers,                                    Title: "Fabricadabra" There are 8 people involved in this exhibition.
Upstairs:
Overland Room  - Jelina Haines.                                              Title: "Emergence Of Culture" and 3 other people
Ghan Room  -Also  Jelina Haines,  As Above. 

November 7th - Dec 15th

Downstairs:
Tea & Sugar Room - Gallery Christmas Shop
Red Hen Room - Peter Thompson,                                        Title: "Pete's Drums & More"
Upstairs:
Overland Room - Gawler Gallery Members exhibition
Ghan Room - Gawler Gallery Members Exhibition

Note: Any adjustments to the Calender will be advised as they occur, thank you.

Shop Updates

From Colleen & Dianne at The Shop 

Today at the Gallery is at least the 2nd week in a row that we have had a decent number of visitors through the door. Numbers appear to be on the up & up, YEAH....  (A BIG well done to ALL our Helpers)

Wheel Chair Access now has a DOOR BELL placed in the Lower Left of our Notice Board, just outside the door on the veranda, (many thanks to Colleen & Gordon for donating that) It is plugged into a power socket in the shop. 

We now have a new Vacuum and it is a pleasure to use, especially on the stairs, SOOO much safer.  

The Shop is looking HOT, HOT, HOT,  come on down and have a look, purchase a gift for that special someone, we now have a FANTASTIC range of items available at  VERY reasonable prices.

Everything from: paintings, framed & mounted, Pottery- plates, humorous miniatures, Egg cups, mini pots, Large pots, Wind Chimes ( Just Gorgeous)

 Silk & wool Scarves & Hats, Miniature Paintings, Book Marks, Gift Cards, Blank Cards for Birthdays etc, 

Jewellery for the Adults & the Children- Bracelets & kits, Earrings, & Necklaces. 

I have probably forgotten something, the list seems endless. It is FABULOUS to see so many of our Members supporting the Gallery Shop and their Gallery so well.

We have made so many changes recently and everything is coming together very nicely. We now have - "Pottery Place" for all our pottery to be grouped together where it looks FAB,

"Kids Corner" obviously for Childrens' items and 

"Accessory Bay" for extraneous items such as Jewellery, Scarves, Coat Hangers & more.

 I hope you all enjoyed our little Expose' of  The Gawler Community Gallery Shop this week, we would love to see you and hear how you like us, Cheers Dianne

Current Exhibitions & Openings

August/September & SALA

There will be  TWO NEW exhibitions during             August /September.
Exhibition duration is: 15th August - 22nd September.

SALA runs from 2nd August - 25th August, with many venues all across Adelaide & Regional areas, so there is loads to see & do.

Here at The Gawler Community Gallery we have our usual supply of ever changing, interesting quality Art works available for ALL to see.
Entry is FREE and YES we DO have DISABLED access to our Downstairs rooms and a photographic display for you in the Shop, so NO-ONE need miss out.

Downstairs
"Red Hen" Exhibition Room:
Titled: 'Baby Love'  by Sherry Spendlove.
This is a collection of "Reborn Baby Dolls", they are all hand-crafted and made with loving care by Sherry.  (These beautiful babies are Sooo Life Like). It is like walking into the Nursery!

Sherry gave her room a final tweak today to present it at its very best. A room with a lovely welcoming atmosphere.
Sherry has had a lovely write up in The Bunyip Newspaper a couple of weeks ago. If you would like to view the article feel free to visit their online pages.    

Downstairs
Tea & Sugar Exhibition Room:
Titled: 'Fragments OF Nature' by Sharyn Sinclair, who comes from Freeling.

from- Fragments Of Nature.

This is a vibrant exhibition with lovely LARGE paintings of beautiful bright
flowers and African animals in a range of mediums. A MUST see.



Upstairs
In the "Overland" Exhibition Room:
Titled: "Futher Along The Path"
Artist Quartet -Ron Brooks, Bob McCance, Kath O'Connor & Jan Harman from the "Truro Art Group" will be continuing their Exhibition which encompasses a variety of beautiful Australian Landscapes, Birds, Celtic designs and others.

from- Further Along The Path.

All the work from the above exhibitions is for Sale, however, the following exhibition is a Retrospective and is for your viewing pleasure only               
(NOT for SALE)



Upstairs
The Ghan Exhibition Room: 
Retrospective Of Quilts, by Annette McCrae. These quilts are for viewing pleasure only and not for sale. Annette (herself a local quilter), has been collecting these quilts over the past 30 years.         Some of which have been shown in Galleries & Museums in the U.S.A

Unfortunately I have no photos to entice you from the Retrospective Exhibition  Of Quilts, but rest assured it is as beautiful as last months was.

For further information on these Exhibitions please do not hesitate to contact Joanne Hughes who is our very accomplished Publicity Officer.
Ph: 8524 8213 or 0423 879 963

Sherry taking a break & chatting with Shop Coordinator Colleen Gates (center), & volunteer Carol Clue, in our Entry passage which is also part of the Gallery Shop.

Gallery News

News Letter due soon

The next newsletter is due out soon and when it arrives I will pass on all the relevant updates.
There will be news about the forthcoming AGM, so keep that in mind and perhaps consider taking on a role this time around. There will be plenty of support if you have never held a committee position before.

Some of the Exhibitions from July/ August, will cross over during SALA  and new ones will come in for August September. This means that unlike other years we will have up to 6 Exhibitions occurring throughout SALA.

Committee Expose'

ARE YOU COMMITTED TO YOUR GALLERY ?                    How Can YOU Help Run YOUR Gallery?

This is to be an EXPOSE' of the Gawler Community Gallery Committee & the positions held to aid in it's everyday running.

The following positions are filled for 2013 by these people, many of whom will need to retire at the AGM due in November, some for personal reason, others because they have been on the Committee for many years and feel the need for a change.
President: Judy Ferguson
Vice President: N/A
Secretary: David Arandle
Hanging Team Manager: David Arandle
Newsletter Editor:  David Arandle
Web Site & Blog:  David Arandle, & Dianne Vagg
Treasurer: Ellen Steyn
Program Calendar Coordinator: Filling Exhibition rooms: Thelma Kirkwood
Face Book: Thelma Kirkwood+

Roster: Joanne Hughes

Publicity Officer: Joanne Hughes

Shop Coordinator: Colleen Gates
GHS- Gawler Hospital Service: Sue Olds
Shop Assistant: Dianne Vagg

Committee Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 10 AM.
AGM Forms will be sent out during September/October this year.

It is time to consider if you would like to take more part in the running of your Gallery. If you have any questions please contact the person whose role you are interested in.
At least 5 positions will need to be filled for 2014, and now is not too soon to start thinking about it.
Why not sit in on a meeting? The next one is Thursday 1st August, 10am, at the Gallery.

Something to consider:  
NO Committee = No Gallery.
We ALL have worked TOO hard over the years for that to happen.
It is always difficult filling these positions, however the out going members are MORE than willing to assist any new comers to their roles.

Some of the positions being Vacated are:  President,   Secretary,   Programme Coordinator, Gawler Health Service Coordinator (this is the exhibtion that changes over every 3 months at the Hospital)  We are not sure about the Roster yet.