R. Dugan - Local Artist Award, 'Ryde International Women's Day Art Prize' 2015

A member of the Cornucopia Community Art Group Rosemary Dugan has taken out the Local Artist Award at the Ryde International Women's Day

Art Prize 2015 for her Work called 'Vibiance'. Rosemary lives and breathes colour, she paints intuitively using vibrant colours and as she says paints until the colours are in harmony with the voices in her head. Congratulations.

'Chinese Woman' By George Gittoes, Winner of the Sydney Peace Prize 2015

The painting has very generously been donated by Dr Neville Dawson (formally head of the Art Department, Newington College), to the Cornucopia Art Group to raise funds to line and make possum proof, the Art Shed, the aspirational studio for the art group. The Cornucopia Art Group have been painting and exhibiting in this café, on the site of the beautiful old Gladesville Hospital, for the last 15 years. For Sale $11000 Oil on linen. 1998 The ‘Chinese Woman’ was painted while Gittoes was working in China and can be seen, filmed, in the artist’s studio in the ABC documentary ‘I Witness’, (the documentary can be purchased from the ABC bookshop.) Emails by the artist to the current owner are part of its provenance. This painting was part of a major retrospective exhibition in 2012 at Newington College. Gittoes won the Peace Prize this year “for exposing injustice for more than 45 years as a humanist artist, activist and film make; for his courage to witness and confront violence in the war zones of the world; for enlisting the arts to subdue aggression and for enlivening the creative spirit to promote tolerance, respect and peace with justice” Art historian Dr Rod Pattenden says: "His images pry open the door to a conversation about what it means to be human at the very limits, where petty myths, tired illusions and worn-out symbols collapse. This is the dare at the heart of his practice - to activate the imagination rather than fear, and to create hope in the face of chaos." "I feel privileged to have been able to spend much of my life creating beauty in the face of the destruction of war," says Gittoes. "I have been waging a personal war against war with art." Gittoes has twice been awarded ‘The Blake Prize’ for religious art, in 1995 and 2005. The Australian Financial Review recently highlighted him as a sound art investment, stating that his works, which sell for between $10,000 and $120,000 are under-valued. The State Library of NSW recently acquired his diaries for $400,000. Please contact Jan Corbishley Create Team 0410410238 or 02 9816 0329 The Painting will be on display at The Cornucopia Cafe, Gladeville Hospital, Gladesville NSW

Bedlam Bay Card Project Completion

The project has now finished and the Box of Cards are now ready for sale and in fact they are proving to be very popular. The cards are original artworks from the Cornucopia Community Art Group and have been professionally printed. The group also now has a business card and stick on label. The printing of the cards, artwork for business cards and labels and printing have all be donated to the group. This has had a tremendous impact on the group. The artists are delighted that their works have been so well received. If you would like to purchase a set of cards please contact me on margaretwestcott@yahoo.com.au and I will forward on necessary information. The next stage for the group is a an on line shop attached to this blog. So watch this space!

Bedlam Bay Card Project 2014

The Cornucopia Art Group are taking part in a new project this year. We have been the recipient of a Cultural Grant from Ryde Council for which we are very grateful. The card project follows on from a very successful 'Face Look' portrait project and exhibition held at the Inside Out Gallery in 2013. The theme for the card project is based on the historical site of Gladesville Hospital. Artists have been creating artworks based on the buildings and landscape. These artworks will be made into cards and the final product of boxed sets of cards and envelopes which will be available at the end of the year 'Bedlam Bay Card' Exhibition at the Cornucopia Cafe, Gladesville Hospital in December 2014.

FACE LOOK THE CORNUCOPIA ART GROUP PORTRAITURE PROJECT 3 DECEMBER - 7 MARCH 2014 OPENING 2PM INSIDEOUT GALLERY, NORTHERN SYDNEY EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTRE The Gallery is in the grounds of Macquarie Hospital, Wicks Road. Ryde This project has been supported by a Cultural Grant from the City of Ryde 2012 Community Grants For more information please contact Krisina Tito on 98875698

Face Look Project

margaretwestcott's photostream on Flickr.

Artists of the Cornucopia Art Group have attended portraiture workshops this year, each artist making a body of work. Here is a sample of the work that will be available for viewing at an Exhibition at the Inside Out Gallery Details below.

Project Insideout would like to officially invite you to join us for the opening of the ‘Face Look’ exhibition at the Insideout Gallery in the Northern Sydney Education Centre (NSEC).
OPENING
Tuesday 3rd December 2013
2pm
Insideout Gallery
Northern Sydney Education Conference Centre.
* Refreshments will be provided at this event
For more information please contact Kristina Tito on 98875698
This project has been supported by a Cultural Grant from the City of Ryde 2012 Community Grants

Self Portraits - Face Look Project

The last two weeks we have been making self portraits. Students have been working from photographs, mirrors and memory. The emphasis has been on structure and using lovely thick and colourful paint. Ive also encouraged the students to use the brush as a drawing tool. Some students have started on their second work, the portrait being more formal the second more abstract.

"Face Look" Cultural Project 2013

The "Face Look" project is underway. The Cornucopia Art Group received a cultural grant to run the portrait painting/making project from the Ryde Council. The group have been working since January on preparation for the project. The main outcome for the project is for the artists to produce a body of work centred around the theme of explorations in to identity. Official start was last week and the first workshop was centred around building a 'small' clay bust. The results were exceptional. We have a total of 14 artists involved in this project. The small busts will be fired - here they are drying.

Cornucopia Artists 2011/12

Cornucopia Artists 2011/12, a set on Flickr.