Meetings..
ArtsAction Gawler Inc. meets on the last Thursday of every month at the Gawler Sport and Community Centre, Nixon Terrace Gawler. Meetings start at
7:30pm and all artists and interested people are welcome to attend.
Goal...
ArtsAction is an 'Action' group dedicated to finding a permanent space for Art and Craft groups across Gawler and its surrounding districts. We are
also committed to raising awareness of the need for such a space through publicity and exhibitions of its members and represented groups work.
By joining Artsaction you will be supporting Gawlers entire arts community. Once a permanent space is established it will be made available for all our
Arts and Craft groups to utilise.
Membership Fees...
Membership to the group is open to artists living in and around the Gawler area of South Australia. Annual Membership fees are as follows:
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Adults.........................
Pensioner/Consession & Juniors (under 16yrs).....
Groups/organisations:
Up to 50 members.........
51+ members...............
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...............$10.00
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..$50.00 + $10.00 per every 10 members over 50
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If you would like to join print out our membership form (requires Adobe Acrobat reader) and return it with payment to our Treasurer.
How the group began...
ArtsAction Gawler Inc. was established on the 29th June 2000 after several initiatives by local arts supporters Martin Johnson, Cathy Young and John
Spencer, to create an arts group within the community.
Initially, Martin Johnson proposed an exhibition of local artists' works which had been featured in The Bunyip's Arts page between 1997 and 2000.
With the help of a committee, and sponsorship from local business, the arts manager of Country Arts SA,
Imelda Rivers, opened The Arts Page Connection at the Gawler Arms Hotel on Friday June 2, 2000.
The exhibition received much support from the community with 64 people signing a petition supporting more art displays and the need for a permanent art
venue in Gawler.
With the Gawler Courthouse in mind, Martin teamed with John Spencer to advertise their interest in forming an
Arts Group with the initial purpose of establishing a permanent gallery in Gawler for local artists to exhibit their work.
The first meeting was held at Gawler's Eagle Foundry on the 29th June at 7:30pm and was chaired by Martin.
During that meeting it was decided that the group would initially be named 'The Gawler Arts Co-Operative'.
Due to legal problems with using the word 'Co-Operative' the group voted on the 28th of September, 2000 to change its name to 'Artsaction Gawler Inc.'
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