Project Contemporary Artspace in Wollongong, New South Wales | Art gallery

Project Contemporary Artspace

Locality: Wollongong, New South Wales

Phone: +61 458 241 459

Address: 255 Keira St 2500 Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.projectgallery.com.au

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25.01.2022 Upcoming exhibition // Two Trees Talking. Two Trees Talking is a unique community art exhibition raising awareness around mental health and well-being. It is a professionally-curated, contemporary art show telling the stories of more than 30 local artists. The exhibition is the brainchild of Terry Cooper, an artist with 5 decades experience in making art.... A professional surfboard maker, Terry stopped creating art during a decade of debilitating pain and depression. He returned to art as his weapon of choice against the destructive thoughts brought about by physical and emotional pain, and slowly battled his way back to himself, his family and the world Terry thought that if art could have such a profoundly positive effect on his mental health and his ability to function in the world, there surely must be others with a similar experience. And so the Two Trees Talking art exhibition was born Terry’s vision is to create a platform for artistic expression of pain, provide a safe experience of healing and growth for all who exhibit, and start a broader conversation about how art can be used as a weapon against mental distress and illness, and a medicine to keep people healthy. We are proud to feature a diverse range of emerging and established local artists, many of whom are exhibiting for the first time. All art is for sale. Please join us for the Opening Night celebrations on Friday 2 October and come support our artists as they speak about their work on Saturday 3rd October. Details are as follows: Opening Night: Friday 2 October, 6pm - late Come and help us celebrate the brave and brazen artists who have poured their hearts into this exhibition. A COVID safe event. BYO nibblies and drinks. Artists' Presentations: Saturday 3 October, 1pm - 4pm A powerful afternoon of talking, listening. and connecting. Come hear the artists speak about their work - their process, their inspiration, the impact art has on their lives. A COVID safe event. BYO nibblies and drinks. NB. We are holding workshops and a special event for World Mental Health Day on 10th October.

25.01.2022 NOW SHOWING UNTIL 29TH OF NOVEMBER A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION OF RESILIENCE AND RESISTANCE. Photographs by award winning photographer, Silvia Liber. Book your tickets for the #VOICESFORCHANGE event on Wednesday 25th of November - Tickets available through Sally Stevenson - 0419 169 911 OR www.trybooking.com/BISKN

23.01.2022 A Photographic Exhibition of Resilience and Resistance officially launches today at Project! You can see these powerful photographs by Silvia Liber until the 29th of November

22.01.2022 Starting next Wed fabulous art exhibition - original artworks and sculpture for sale... do yourself a favour and come along to Opening Night Fri 14 Aug 2020 @ 6pm... see you there!

21.01.2022 Did someone say cheese? When local artists Virginia Settre and Andy Ophee decided to go ahead and show their work as planned pre COVID-19, they worked towards ...providing a safe environment as best they could. With a maximum of fifty people at any one time, this meant implementing a plan involving RSVP's, special food prep and sanitising everything and everyone! Sarah Moss kevin White

21.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that Project Contemporary Artspace will be opening on the 24th of June! Our first exhibition is Winter Member Magic! : a collection of works by our wonderful members. The exhibition will be from Wednesday 24th of June till Sunday 12th of July! Make sure you check it out!

20.01.2022 Spots are filling up fast, get in when you can!

20.01.2022 One more day to view these beauties 12-4pm! All artworks come down after 3pm, come can a last glimpse or even take one home Image 1: ‘Gailllo’, ‘Lava You’, ‘Tribal 3’, ‘Tribal 1’, ‘Blue devil 1’, Blue devil 2’ Simon Theuma... @simontheumaphotography Image 2: ‘Celebrate Wollongong’, ‘Sea Cliff Rd.’, ‘We are all the same’, ‘You are what you sow’ Fiona Van Gerven Image 3: ‘Krusty’, ‘Bugs’, ‘Helga’ Michael Illievski @mi.ideas Image 4: ‘Bright squares’, ‘White light’, ‘Present’, ‘Aligning the planets’, ‘Untitled’ Faith Cunningham @cunningham216 Image 5: ‘Intense conversation with yesterday’, ‘AND THEN - Rain!’ Terry Cooper Image 6: ‘Blue Botanica’, ‘Hayward Hamptons’ Tracey Stephenson @tsartstudio

20.01.2022 LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE! GET IN QUICK!!

19.01.2022 Coming Soon! SNAP SHOT!: Photography Exhibition Dates: 2nd - 13th September 2020. Opening Night: Friday 4th Sep @ 6pm

18.01.2022 PopUp Exhibition starting tomorrow... beautiful art and sculpture on show and for sale. Join us and meet the artists on Opening Night Friday 6pm

18.01.2022 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST We are pleased to announce that we will be holding another HIRE-A-WALL exhibition: "Creative Collection", and are looking for artists to display their works! This exhibition will run for two weeks from the 21st of October till the 1st of November, 2020.... Prices and Wall Sizes: 3.6m = $110 5.5m = $130 5.8m = $130 6.85m = $150 9.2m = $180 9.55m = $180 (Please refer to table below) Artwork Drop-off: Sunday 18th October 4:00 pm Artwork Install: Monday 19th October from 9:00 am or Tuesday 20th October 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Artwork Pick Up: Sunday 1st November 4:00 pm Fees: $10 non-sitting $20 non-installation $30 membership (if not already a member) Please e-mail: [email protected] to secure your spot!

17.01.2022 Rewinding back to last Friday’s opening of the Abstract Exhibition where artist Haydn Owen won the Curator’s Choice Award! Congratulations Haydn, very well deserved Winner: ‘Chemistry chaos’ oil on canvas. Every artist in the exhibition is a winner in their own unique way and having happy artists who have sold artworks on the opening night and throughout the exhibition. Well done on the first timers, and other new faces to Project; a member’s exhibition is great wa...y to begin your journey of exhibiting Look forward to seeing you all exhibit with us again. @haydnowenartist #curatorschoice #abstractartexhibition #contemporaryart #oilpainting

17.01.2022 Brilliant & beautiful photo of Christine Donayres, a domestic violence survivor and board member of the Illawarra Women's Health Centre: our centre, and your ce...ntre. This photograph is one of many in our incredible exhibtion of DFV survivors at Project Contemporary Artspace by Walkley Award winning photographer Sylivia Liber. Women resist violence, are fundamentally resiliant - but have the right to recover. Support our 'call to action' to support the establishment of the Australian first - Illawarra Women's Trauma Recovery Centre by watching the livestream of the launch, including Tarang Chawla, our wonderful guest speaker. Link: https://t.co/RxuqVHwnYW?amp=1 Full story https://www.illawarramercury.com.au//they-all-saw-the-gri/ Domestic Violence NSW, Women's Safety NSW Illawarra Mercury WIN News Illawarra ABC Illawarra Women's Agenda Anna Watson MPMember for Shellharbour Sharon Bird MP Stephen Jones MP

17.01.2022 A big thank you to our long time committee member and exhibition artwork installer, Ken, who spends countless hours around the clock hanging the artworks of our artists; group shows and beyond. We acknowledge all you do do for each exhibition and thank you enough Ken!

16.01.2022 New exhibition starting this Wednesday!

16.01.2022 JumpstART Exhibition opening this week - Illawarra artists presenting a feast for your senses.... sneak peek.....

16.01.2022 ARTIST PROFILE: JOSEPHINE DASH Josephine is a Wollongong based Visual Artist who grew up in the inner-city suburbs of Sydney. Her art practice is usually a commentary on her observations of life, society or personal struggles.... Josephine finds her creative practice is an outlet for personal growth, whereby her ideas and thoughts, are given a physical form. She would like to share her art process and creative practice, as a window into her personal perspective on life. Working as an interdisciplinary artist, Josephine finds interest in various mediums and their power to evoke emotions and memories within us. She uses painting, textiles, fibre art, ceramics, sculpture and photography to explore these concepts and their aesthetic application. You can follow her work on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JDashArtDesignandPhotography/ Instagram: josephine_dash_art Tumblr: jdashartdesignphotography Or you can contact her on Email: [email protected] ___________ If you are a member of project gallery and would like to be one of our featured artists, email: [email protected]

16.01.2022 Make sure you don’t miss this one! Exhibition runs until Sunday 29th of November till 4pm

16.01.2022 Abstract Exhibition opens this week! Incredible artworks by local artists; first timers, loyal members and well established artists. Exhibition opens Wednesday 16th September 11am. An array of colour, mediums and all artworks are available for purchase Official Opening Event this Friday from 6pm. Artists speeches from 6:30pm. BYO due to Covid, register at gallery entry. Join us in celebrating and supporting these amazing artists ... Artists: Tracey Stephenson Terry Cooper K L Green Jane Cooper Anna Cheeseman Julie Danilov Kimberley Krauss Simon Theuma Margaret Black Hayden Owen Anita Mulrooney Nova Brown Longhurst Michael Illievski Alison Lawther Faith Cunningham Heidi Fisher Enuka Paulo Fiona Gerven #artexhibition #abstractart #contemporaryart #projectcontemporaryartspace #localart #wollongongart #whatsoninwollongong #acrylicpainting #oillainting #photography #digitalart #mixedmedia #charcoal #acrylicpouring #highflowacrylics #mosaic #volunteer #covidart #2020art #

16.01.2022 Last chance to see the Pop Up art exhibition. Everything comes down this afternoon. Come on in to meet the artists, purchase an artwork or just catch a last glimpse at the gallery Artworks are for sale!

15.01.2022 Workshop starting this Saturday! 28th Nov. Few spots left! When: 10am - 12pm Cost: members $30 non-members $35 BYO Art Materials... BOOKINGS - Contact Girija: [email protected]

13.01.2022 Project Contemporary Artspace stands in solidarity with those who are protesting today in support of #blacklivesmatter. #samestorydifferentsoil #indigenouslivesmatter #blackdeathsincustody

12.01.2022 We are open today 11am-5pm! Last few days of the Abstract Exhibition here at @projectartspace. Come on in and say hi! All artworks are available for purchase Note: weekend hours 12-4pm. ... Image 1: Model Ken Finlayson Image 2: ‘Blue #1’, ‘Blue #2’, Jane Cooper Image 3: ‘Untitled’, Julie Danilov @joooliedooolie Image 4: ‘Celo Jamers’, Margaret Black @mosaic_master_pieces Image 5: ‘Dream Iterations 1, Hot Cats’, Nova Brown Longhurst @nonameartistry87 Image 6: ‘Birds of Paradise’, Heidi Fisher @heidifisherart Image 7: ‘Sunshine in blue’, Alison Lawther @alisonklart Image 8: ‘Unimpaired yet full of despair #7’, Enuka Paulo @art_by_nuks Image 9: ‘Escavacao 2020.3’, Kimberley Krauss @kimberley.krauss

11.01.2022 CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS Thinking about exhibiting your images? Now's your chance! Project is doing themed member shows! our first theme is: SNAP SHOT - a photography exhibition... Entry fee: $70 for 2m wall space (+ $30 membership fee if not already a member of Project) Exhibition dates: Wednesday the 2nd of September till Sunday the 13th of September Interested? contact: [email protected] to secure your spot now! Be quick! Limited spaces available (Contract and payments are due early next week)

10.01.2022 Be sure to catch Winter Member Magic over the weekend! Final day is Sunday

09.01.2022 A few more artworks in the Abstract Exhibition. All unique and and available for purchase! Doors are open this weekend 12-4pm. Image 1: ‘Bleeding edges’, Haydn Owen... @haydnowenartist Image 2: ‘Oceanic’, Anita Mulrooney @art.a.krack Image 3: ‘Five Islands offs Port Kembla’, Anna Cheeseman @art_by_aynur Image 4: ‘Animal equality’, Fiona Van Gerven

09.01.2022 STARTING THIS WEDNESDAY! SNAP SHOT!: Members Photography Exhibition Dates: 2nd - 13th September 2020. Opening Night: Friday 4th Sep @ 6pm

08.01.2022 Be sure to check out EMERGENCE ! Last day is THIS Sunday! (30th Aug)

07.01.2022 New hire-a-wall exhibition (jump)stARTing this Wednesday - jumpstART !! Today is your last chance to see the Winter Member Magic exhibition

06.01.2022 Week 2 of the Abstract Exhibition! A beautiful exhibition to visit this week Doors are open Wednesday-Friday 11-2pm, weekends 12-4pm. Check out the art and say hi to artists current exhibiting who sit the gallery to keep the doors open! #abstractexhibition #abstractart #artexhibition #localart #wollongongartists #whatsoninwollongong #projectcontemporaryartspace

06.01.2022 Coming soon! Be sure to check it out!

05.01.2022 Sneak peek... PopUp starting Wednesday ..

04.01.2022 ABSTRACT exhibition starting Wednesday the 16th of September!! Be sure to come to the opening night on Friday the 18th at 6pm BYO only and Artist talks will commence at 6:30pm. ... P.S Thank you to Mollie Tranter, who is a Project member and volunteer, for designing the poster!

03.01.2022 Pop Up is still up! An exhibition of a variety of artworks fills the gallery with sculpture, watercolour, photography, acrylics, mixed media...you name it! Open W-F 11am-5pm, S-S 12-4pm... #artexhibition #wollongong #whatsoninwollongong #wollongongart #localart #sculpture #photography #watercolour #acrylic #mixedmedia @ Project Contemporary Artspace

01.01.2022 Have you experienced mental health struggles and used art as therapy? Ever thought about showing your work in an exhibition? We want to hear from you. Expressi...ons of interest are now open for the second Two Trees Talking art exhibition, held in Wollongong 30 Sep - 18 Oct, to raise awareness around mental health and well-being. It coincides with NSW Mental Health Month, World Mental Health Week and World Mental Health Day on 10 October. You have until June 30th to submit a short bio and samples of work. You can exhibit under a different name if this feels safer for you. All types of contemporary visual art works are welcome from individuals who use art as therapy to deal with trauma and mental health issues, or who turn to art to maintain mental and emotional well being. We're not looking for perfection; we want to see emotion and meaning and courage. It's completely free to exhibit, and all art can be sold. We will assist you with pricing. Videos are of Terry Cooper, brainchild of this exhibition. One of the original surfboard makers for legendary local surf company, Byrne Surfboards (he's been there 43 years and more than likely worked on your board), Terry went through some crappy times during a decade of debilitating pain and depression. Two Trees Talking is the result of Terry's mental health struggles and how he used art as a weapon to fight back. Please like our Facebook page to keep up with exhibition info. Email your expressions of interest to Terry at [email protected]. Please message Dee Milenkovic with any media and sponsorship enquiries, and I'll send you an info pack with all the details. Like and share. Let's get the word out!