Timeline
2024
Christmas Lunch
3 December 2024 | Photo by Katya Mortensen
More photos are in our November Newsletter.
Tony Belobrajdic workshop
16, 17 November 2024 | Photo by Katya Mortensen
More photos are in our November Newsletter.
John Wilson Workshop
26, 27 October 2024 | Photo by Susan Pearson
More photos are in our November Newsletter.
Annual Art Prize 2024
18 October 2024 | Photo by Katya Mortensen
More photos are in our October Newsletter.
Ev Hales Watercolour Workshop
14, 15 September 2024
Ten artists attended, three being from Canberra. Saturday was spent painting flowers using a very loose style wetting paper and dropping in background pigment and once dry looking for spaces in which to create our flowers and foliage.
Continue reading in our September Newsletter.
AGM 2024
21 July 2024 | Photo by Katya Mortensen
More photos are in our July Newsletter.
GDAS Lunch at The Loaded Dog Hotel
19 July 2024
More photos are in our July Newsletter.
GDAS at Taralga Art Show
10 June 2024 | Photo by Katya Mortensen
More photos are in our June Newsletter.
Pastels Workshop with Grace Paleg
4-5 May 2024 | Photo by Susan Pearson
More photos are in our May Newsletter.
Workshop with Peter Wale
13-14 April 2024 | Photo by Susan Pearson
More photos are in our April Newsletter.
Watercolour Workshop with Helen De Jonge
6 April 2024 | Photo by Sue Maas
Ten of us participated and as always, Helen's class was informal and relaxed, focusing on the medium of Pen and Wash. ... Full article is in the April Newsletter.
Chan's Workshop
23 March 2024 | Photo by Christine Bentley
On the weekend of 23rd/24th March, GDAS hosted a watercolour workshop with Chan Dissanyake. There were 15 participants from Bowral, the South Coast and Victoria, as well as a few locals. ... Full article is in the April Newsletter.
GDAS Vision Sign
29 February 2024 | Photo by Katya Mortensen
Susan P displaying the newly printed, first time viewed Vision Statement sign. Thank you, Susan, for all the work you put into developing the vision statement and thank you members for your inputs to it. ... Full article is in the March newsletter.
Still Life Thursday Painting Day
29 February 2024 | Photo by Alex Mortensen
Judith Dimitrov must be feeling pleased on seeing some of our members drawing and painting the still life subjects that she has arranged. ... See more photos in the March newsletter.
Hobbies Expo at Goulburn Regional Library
17 February 2024
Our president, Helen De Jonge and secretary, Sue Maas, represented the GDAS at the library's Hobbies Expo recently. They were armed with our newly revised brochure to hand to visitors to the expo. ... See full article in the March newsletter.
Oils & Acrylics landscapes
WORKSHOP with Marc
Poisson
10, 11 February | Photo by Susan Pearson
The lucky artists who attended the oil and acrylic workshop with Marc Poisson last weekend were treated to a brilliant two days of painting.... Full article and photos in February newsletter.
Tony Belobrajdic
– Graphite & Watercolour Workshop
13, 14 January | Photo by Katya Mortensen
Tony's workshop was attended by 11 very enthusiastic members and non-members armed with their drawing and watercolour papers, graphite sticks, watercolours and brushes... Full article and photos in January newsletter.
From the Archives
1904
First Annual Exhibition
Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Saturday 19 November 1904, page 3
"First Annual Exhibition, November 22-26, 3-5.30pm daily. Thirty pictures by Sydney artists, thirty pictures by local artists. Publicly opened by the Mayor (W. R. Costley Esq.) London Bank Chambers, Auburn St."
Source:www.trove.nla.gov.au
Image source: Ziegler, O.I. 1946. Goulburn - Queen City of South.
1904
First Meeting place of Art Society of Goulburn
Goulburn Herald Friday 3 June 1904, p2 | Photo: Pinterest by Sammy Leigh Interior Design
"A meeting of persons favourable
to the formation of an art society
in Goulburn was held at the Town
Hall yesterday afternoon. The
mayor presided and there were
present about 20 persons.
The chairman, after explaining
the objects of the meeting, called
on Archdeacon Bartlett to move
the first resolution.
Archdeacon Bartlett said he came there to see whether he could do
anything in the way of a Phillistine, and he hoped they would not
consider it cheek on his part as he could not paint a haystack to save
his life. But he could tell a good picture from a bad one, and he hoped
he would be excused for what he was going to say now regarding the
pictures he had seen in Goulburn..."
Full text at
www.trove.nla.gov.au
1897
First Art Classes in Islington House
Photo from Photograph Town and Country Journal, 1899 courtesy of Goulburn Historic
Society
"First organised art classes in Goulburn were commenced above Foxall's Music Warehouse in Auburn St, opposite Belmore Park in 1897 - the beginnings of forming our Art Society in Goulburn." Newsletter April 2019