the grafton regional gallery collection
The Grafton Regional Gallery opened in 1988 and is a cultural service of the Clarence Valley Council supported by the New South Wales Ministry for the Arts NSW and other funding bodies. The Gallery aims to be an accessible centre of excellence in the visual arts for the residents of and visitors to the Clarence Valley and to promote understanding and development of the visual arts. The Gallery has a permanent collection of over 1300 works which, through an active acquisition policy of purchase, donation and gifting, is steadily growing. The collection consists of the following ten collections-
- Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award
- Regional Collection
- Contemporary Print Collection
- The Jacaranda Art Society 1961-1987
- Gladys and Doris O'Grady Collection
- The John William Lindt Collection
- Lower Clarence Community Fine Arts Collection (est. 1984)
- Copmanhurst Shire Collection (1994 - 2003)
- Grafton City Council Collection (1957 - 2004)
- Clarence Valley Council Collection (est. 2004)
The Gallery maintains and conserves the works in the collections, curates exhibitions for display in the region and for touring throughout Australia and publishes catalogues and books on the collections. The collections are displayed throughout council buildings in the Clarence Valley. Collection artworks are loaned to other galleries and museums, leased to businesses and institutions and displayed in the outreach exhibition and education programs.
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the grafton regional gallery collection
The Grafton Regional Gallery opened in 1988 and is a cultural service of the Clarence Valley Council supported by the New South Wales Ministry for the Arts and other funding bodies.
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regional art collection
The Regional Art section of the collection consists of works which relate to Grafton and surrounding areas, by artists with district connections and by artists of the North Coast region.
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contemporary print collection
The collection began in 1996 and the Gallery acquires about 6 prints a year into this collection.
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gladys and doris o'grady collection
The drawings and watercolours of Gladys (1894-1985) and Doris O'Grady (1902-1994) are a very distinct feature of the Grafton Regional Gallery’s collection.
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clarence valley photographs of john william lindt
In 2004 Sam and Janet Cullen and family donated a significant collection of 37 albumen prints by John William Lindt to the Grafton Regional Gallery.
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lower clarence community fine arts collection
Artworks have been acquired into this collection through the annual Lower Clarence Arts & Crafts Prize, Maclean, and through direct acquisition and donation.
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copmanhurst shire collection
Artworks were acquired through various ways including the annual Tabulam Art Prize and direct acquisition.
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grafton city council collection
Artworks have been acquired through purchasing at various exhibitions such as the annual Exhibition of Excellence, gifting from visiting national and international delegations and donations from various organisations such as Artsfest.
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clarence valley council collections
Collected since 2004 the collection reflects the diplomatic activities of council and the cultural events of the Clarence Valley.
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john william lindt collection: clarence valley photographs
John William Lindt was born in 1845 in Germany. He received the liberal education of a middle-class German of his time, with a fine grounding in literature, four languages and music.
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