Bellingen Community Arts Council

P O Box 469, Bellingen NSW 2454
Ph 02 6655 2257
artscouncil@bellingen.com

ABOUT US

We are an organisation of volunteers dedicated to supporting and fostering arts and culture in the Bellingen Shire. We link with other community bodies, Local Government, the Ministry, NGO’s and other service providers to achieve positive outcomes for the arts. These include grant applications, insurance support, facilitating live performance and visual art exhibitions.

B.C.A.C. Membership is $25 per annum. Membership forms can be downloaded or are available at the Gallery or contact artscouncil@bellingen.com to join. As part of our commitment we operate a gallery called the Nexus Community Gallery. Our premises are at Shop 7, the Old Butter Factory complex, Doepel Street, Bellingen.

NEXUS COMMUNITY GALLERY

The Nexus Community Gallery is an exhibition space located in the Bellingen Old Butter Factory complex.

The gallery, with its chameleon nature, is transformed on a monthly basis through diverse group and solo shows.

The success of the Nexus Gallery has come about through the dedicated support from our members and volunteers and the vision of our current committee.

The BCAC is run by a dynamic group of committed people whose professional approach to their volunteer positions is integral to the present growth and success of the Council.

With a membership of over 300 artists, generous sponsors and friends and ongoing support from art lovers and patrons we are continuing to reach our goals. Download a membership form.

The Nexus Gallery, the annual Bellingen Art Prize, the quarterly Nexus Newsletter and the opportunity for members to exhibit regularly in the gallery are just some of the ways the BCAC is fulfilling its charter for the continuing growth and support of community regional arts.

CONTACT DETAILS

For further information please call the Nexus Gallery on 6655 9222
Lynn Tizzard on 6655 2257
Andy Livemore on 6655 0923
Louise Rawson-Harris on 6655 2533
Email artscouncil@bellingen.com

COMING SOON IN 2010

Main Gallery	Studio Gallery
Jan 17 - Feb 20
P. Wells	P. Senior/S O'Keefe
Feb 21 - Mar 6
CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE
Mar 7 - Apr 2
Joy of Colour (Group Show)	Kath Gregan
Apr 4 - May 7
BCAC Member's Exhibition
May 9 - Jun 4
Sara Bowen	S. Blesing/M. Paterson M. Porter
Jun 6 - Jul 2
Fibre Artists Network (Group Show)	H. Holt/ B. Booker
Jul4 - Jul 30
N. Cummings/M. King	Reanne Brewin
Aug 1 - Aug 27
BCAC Member's Exhibition
Aug 29 - Sep 17
G. Cardow/S. Brennan D. & M. Southgate	Col South
Sep 19 - Oct 15
Marilyn Kelly	Janette Morrow
Oct 17 - Nov 12
John Tuckwell (Group Show)	J. & M. Gumbley
Nov 14 - Dec 9
Mara Reay	Donna Simeoni (Group Show)
Dec 10 - Dec 17
Bellingen Youth Art Prize
Dec 19 - Jan 14
BCAC Member's Exhibition

BELLINGEN YOUTH ART PRIZE

The Bellingen Youth Art Prize at Nexus Gallery

Bellingen Youth Art Prize 2009 winners

Section A – 5 to 8 yrs

Highly Commended:

Ella Conway
Imogen Fuad

Winner - $100 from the Bellingen Community Arts Council:

Francoise Dik – ‘The Portrait of my Mummy’

Section B – 9 to 12 yrs

Highly Commended:

Monika Barberesco
Roan Hatley-Couper

Winner - $150 from the BCAC:

Rhys Shurey – ‘Seth’

Section C – 13 to 15 yrs

Highly Commended:

Chloe Cant

Winner - $200 from the BCAC:

Jack Dillon – ‘Feather Flash’

Section D – 16 to 18 yrs

Highly Commended:

Lucy Campbell
Luara Karlson-Carp

Winner – $250 from Lily Pily Country House:

Cassia McGlashan – ‘A Thousand Words’

Open Prizes

Winner – Camp Creative Scholarship from Carol McLagan:

Hannah Taylor – ‘My Team’

Winner – The $250 Young Artist Encouragement Award from Country Energy:

Nikita van Zanten – ‘Whispers’

Winner – The People’s Choice Prize - $250 from Kombu Wholefoods:

Chloe Cant – ‘Ti-grrr’

The Grand Prize

The Irene Glassop Memorial Prize - $1,000 from the BCAC:

Gabriel Lancaster – ‘Curl’

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Bellingen Art Prize

8TH ANNUAL BELLINGEN ART PRIZE, 1 - 9 OCTOBER 2010

Memorial Hall, Bellingen

Gala opening night Friday 1 October at 5.30pm – entry $10.

The exhibition is open daily until Saturday 9 October.

Grand Prize $5,000
Other prizes total $6,000

Categories: Painting, Works on Paper, 3D, Photographic & Digital, BCAC Members’ Prize and People’s Choice.
Entries close: Friday 27 August.
Entry forms from: available from June at Nexus Gallery, Bellingen and Bellingen, Urunga and Dorrigo libraries, or can be downloaded from this website at that time.
Organised by: Bellingen Community Arts Council
Enquiries: Nexus Community Art Gallery, Bellingen. Ph: 02 6655 9222

SPONSORS 2010

Bellingen Art Prize – Grand Prize $5000 donated by Bellingen Community Arts Council

PRIZE WINNERS BELLINGEN ART PRIZE 2009

The Grand Prize - $5,000 from the Bellingen Community Arts Council
‘Promised Land’ by Nigel Killalea

The Painting Prize - $1,000 from Ralph & Serena Lynch:
‘Down on the Farm’ by Chris Hundt

Painting - Highly Commended:

‘Dorrigo Hillside’ by Matt Pilkington
‘Free’ by Mishka Borowski

Works on Paper Prize - $1,000 from Southern Cross University
‘Marine’ by Sarah Mufford

Works on Paper - Highly Commended:

‘Reed Beds/Juanbung’ by Sara Brown
‘Quechuan Boy – Machu Picchu’ by Cherie Elliot

The Members’ Prize - $1,000 donated by John & Kitty Krister
‘Orara Winter’ by Isabel Ricketts

The Members’ Prize – Highly Commended

‘Serendipitous’ by Susan Dight
‘Flannel Flowers’ by Iris Ztarr

The Photographic & Digital Prize - $1,000 from Camp Creative
‘Flowers of Romance’ by J.P. Willis

Photographic & Digital - Highly Commended:

‘The Flag’ by Jack Meagher
‘Fluid Wall’ by Monica Conaghan

The 3D Prize - $1,000 from the Friends of the Bellingen Community Arts Council:
‘Cling’ by Laelia Douglas-Brown

3D – Highly Commended:

‘Satellite’ by John Tuckwell
‘Corset’ by Jeramie Carter
‘Harmony’ by Pat Whittingham
‘Showtime’ by Shirley Battrick

2006 Art Prize

HANDMADE IN BELLINGEN

"showcasing the diversity of the local creative community"

The Handmade booklet continues to provide a comprehensive guide to the exciting array of visual arts, crafts, festivals and events within the Shire. More >>

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LINKS

Arts Mid North Coast

Coffs Harbour Regional Art Gallery
Bunker Gallery

Grafton Regional Art Gallery
Hungry Head Studios

Bellingen Community Arts Council, P O Box 469, Bellingen NSW 2454
Ph (02) 6655 2257