NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, Mr Rod Stowe has encouraged residents to attend the exhibition of entries in the Reconciliation 2015 Art Competition featured at Gosford Regional Gallery until Sunday, July 12.
The exhibition features the art work of award recipients in the competition celebrating National Reconciliation Week. This year’s theme, ‘It’s time to change up’ encouraged people to take action and spark change in their community.
NSW Fair Trading organised the first Central Coast art exhibition in 2000 to assist Indigenous artists by providing somewhere for them to display their works.
Mr Stowe said the opportunity to showcase their talents changed it up for the local community, with work acknowledging themes of reconciliation and rewarding the artistic prowess of Aboriginal and other artists. “This year 118 entries were received and 17 awards valued at more than $10,000 were presented,” Mr Stowe said. “I’ve been really pleased to witness the growth of this exhibition and the opportunities it gives to Indigenous artists, many of whom are able to sell their work,” he said.
Mr Tim Braham, team leader, Gosford Regional Gallery, said he congratulated everyone who entered this year and commended them on the quality of their entries. “They included more than 30 entries from Central Coast schools highlighting themes of reconciliation and Indigenous culture in the school curriculum,” he said.
Media release,
22 June 2015 Teresa Mullan,
NSW Office of Finance and Services