The Ku-ring-gai Art Centre Gallery has an exciting program of exhibitions each year, featuring artworks by Art Centre students, tutors and independent artists.
Everyone is welcome. Entry is free of charge.
Exhibitions open on the first Thursday evening from 5.30pm - 7.30pm.
As of 2016, the Art Centre has a new exhibition schedule and layout. After conducting the same exhibition processes for a number of years, we feel that this new, re-vamped structure allows for a more vibrant, exciting and professional exhibition space.
Each show now has a theme and works that are submitted must represent that theme in some sense. Instead of the exhibitions being run in class groups, they will be themed around a central idea and will accept all mediums. This allows any Art Centre Student or Tutor to submit work to each show. Exhibition entries will be accepted via our entry forms (available at reception or online) and artworks will be chosen via pre-selection.
For more information see exhibition forms or talk to Art Centre staff.
Keep an eye on the gallery between exhibitions for exciting showcases and artist profiles.
Upcoming exhibitions
Semester 1
The human form: figures and portraits
The human body is a complex study. As we lead up to the Archibald Prize, be inspired by figures and portraits in any form. It is interesting to think about the different ways in which the human figure can be presented to engage the audience.
All mediums
Thursday 10 May - Thursday 7 June
Exhibition Opening: Thursday 10 May, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Location: Ku-ring-gai Art Centre, 3 Recreation Avenue, Roseville
Cost: Free
Download the entry form (pdf. 186KB)
Semester 2
Annual tutors show
Highlights works by Art Centre tutors - be inspired and discover a class that suits you.
Special Guest Speaker: Josefia Lemon
Josefia is an award-winning Sydney-based artist whose work has been displayed in Australia, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan and China. She has won over 50 prizes and awards for her watercolour landscapes and paintings inspired by views of Sydney Harbour, portraiture and figurative work in oils. She has also been a finalist in the Portia Geach Memorial Award, the Berkelouw Portrait Prize and the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award. Born in Indonesia, Josefia studied at the Julian Ashton Art School and completed a Diploma of Fine Art. She is a well-known teacher of watercolour and is a member of the Australian Watercolour Institute and Portrait Artists Australia.
All mediums
Thursday 2 August - Thursday 23 August
Exhibition Opening: Thursday 2 August, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Location: Ku-ring-gai Art Centre, 3 Recreation Avenue, Roseville
Cost: Free
Our land
Explore the land and our surroundings. How does our environment shape and influence us, and how do we impact it in return?
All mediums
Thursday 30 August - Thursday 20 September
Exhibition Opening: Thursday 30 August, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Location: Ku-ring-gai Art Centre, 3 Recreation Avenue, Roseville
Cost: Free
Warm colours
Colours are closely associated with emotion. Warm colours are the yellows and reds of the colour spectrum- often associated with fire, heat, sun, and warmer temperatures.
All mediums
Thursday 18 October - Thursday 8 November
Exhibition Opening: Thursday 18 October, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Location: Ku-ring-gai Art Centre, 3 Recreation Avenue, Roseville
Cost: Free
What love means
Love is an enthusiastic surge of the senses, a shape-shifting emotion that never sits still. It can be romantic, familial or spiritual. What does love mean to you?
All mediums
Thursday 22 November - Thursday 13 December
Exhibition Opening: Thursday 22 November, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Location: Ku-ring-gai Art Centre, 3 Recreation Avenue, Roseville
Cost: Free
Ku-ring-gai Art Centre and Gallery
3 Recreation Avenue, Roseville 2069 (Bancroft Park)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 11am to 4.30pm
Telephone: 02 9424 0310
Email: artcentre@kmc.nsw.gov.au
