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Central Queensland Contemporary
Artists
Location
STUDIO 4
Room 4, Floor 1
Walter Reid Cultura Centre corner East & Derby Streets Rockhampton
Postal
Address
Cl- C Beezley-Drake 88 Brecknell St Rockhampton 4700
Meeting
Times
Wednesday 9 am - 12 noon
Saturday 9 am - 12 noon
Walter Reid Cultural Centre, Floor 1
CQ Contemporary Artists Studio, Room 4
Lift available inside Derby Street entrance
Annual Membership fee, only $50/yr
$2/day room use (to help with rent, electricity, etc.)
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Contact Emails
Carmen Beezley-Drake
Patty Dunn
Gail Meyer
Kerry Jackson
Contemporary Artists (CQCA)
CQCA are a social group of visual artists made up of various members of the community from young, to young at heart and from all walks of life. The variety of our group enriches our perspective with learners encouraged and challenged by more experienced artists.
We enjoy experimenting with various mediums: linoleum printmaking, etching, batik, papermaking, marbling, as well as watercolour, oil and acylic painting.
The
CQCA group formed over 30 years ago to further our art interests and
have had our studio in the Walter Reid Cultural Centre since our beginning.
Originally, all members were also Flying Art School members. It is from
that school that we gained our tuition from some excellent art tutors.
Wednesday mornings we meet to enjoy our art in a fun and friendly atmosphere. The first Wednesday of each month (except January) is our formal meeting where we plan and discuss exhibitions.
Saturday mornings we encourage those to come along who cannot make it during the week. On other days, Studio 4 is always available for members to use and artists bring their own art materials.
We organise life drawing or other experimental art workshops during some of our meetings in addition to field trips to the river, the gardens and other locations in the region.
Many members have been very successful in a number of Queensland and National art Competitions, appearing in magazines (Australian Artist), lecturing, & conducting art classes and workshops. The annual Cooee Bay Art Workshop is an initiative of CQCA.
charcoal
oil painting
ink
etching
photography
pencil
watercolour
wire sculpture
digital
batik
pastel
lino
Come in and visit us for a cuppa and view our art work on display. Members stay as long as they wish while involved in art projects, having access to the room at any time to paint or print. Easels, tables and a cupboard of art books and magazines are for use by members.
Exhibition Opportunities
CQCA members exhibit art work in our annual group exhibitions in the WRCC gallery and the bi-annual Reid's Shop.
We participate regularly during Rockhampton River Festival and Beef Australia, as well as other regional exhibitions and around the state. Some recent examples:
Martin Hansen Awards, Gladstone Gallery
Percival Portrait Prize, Townsville Gallery
Bayton Awards, Rockhampton Art Gallery
Biloela Art Gallery
Percolator Gallery, Brisbane, etc.
