Welcome to a New Year for our Broadbeach Gallery

2017

Welcome to a good start to 2020! Our “My Gold Coast” Exhi-

bition has been a successful one and we have sold several

paintings in January with a top price of $850.

The Theme for our February Exhibition is “Universal Love”

and we look forward to many diverse interpretations as to

what this means to you all as artists.

All memberships became due on the 1st January this year,

so please make sure you update your membership ready for

Change-over on 1st February.

GOLD COAST BRANCH NEWSLETTER

JANUARY 2020 OUR PATRON: THE LADY MAYORESS RUTH TATE

Phone 0755 920 440 | 25 Broadbeach Boulevard | rqasgc@rqasgoldcoast.com

President’s Report

Actions Taken and News

Our Committee is working towards promot-

ing the Society and Gallery and streamlin-

ing procedures for this year.

Membership Database We have worked on this very important da-tabase containing records of membership and updated and edited numerous records. Our new initiative is to integrate our records of buyers into our database ,so that we can perform analyses and for promotional pur-poses. Records of visitors will also be in-cluded. Newsletters We are aiming to publish the Monthly News-letters by the 25th of each month. If you have any material which you would like to be included in our newsletter, please email this material to our RQAS email, i.e. rqasgc@rqasgoldcoast.com by at least the 23rd of the month, as it takes quite a lot of time to put together. .

The Cubes This has been a successful initiative, and many beautiful and creative products have been displayed and successfully marketed. However, some articles are not suited to display in the cubes. So, we just ask that you only display artisan products in your cubes. Cards or small paintings should be displayed with all the other cards or on the wall containing small paintings. If you are not sure about this, please con-tact Leanne Manns for clarification. Australia Day Effi and Denise have kindly offered to look after the gallery , so we can open on Austra-lia Day.

Michael Hooper is now out of hospital, and

is recovering at home, so we wish him a

successful, speedy recovery.

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Gift Shop (small paintings 25cm x 25cm)

$5.00 per piece

2 pieces per artist

Johanna Sampson will hang and rotate stock on a regular basis.

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The Cube

To rent a Cube is $10.00 per month for a maximum of 2 months (unless vacant).

There can be no small paintings here as they can go into the Gift Shop.

Must only be artisan, hand-made products – eg jewellery, ceramics, pottery, small sculp-

tures.

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Sculptures

2 per artist at $5.00 per month for a maximum of 3 months

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Main Gallery

$5.00 per painting per month with a maximum of 3 paintings per artist.

All works to have clean and tidy edges and to be fitted with D-rings and cord or wire –

not elastic, shoe laces or string. We are not responsible for paintings falling down due to

the above.

Artist cannot hang the same painting within a 3 month period. Paintings 10 years or older

will not be accepted.

Under no circumstances can anyone move or re-position their painting or anyone else’s. If

you are not happy; please phone Leanne Manns.

East Wall and Red Wall

These Walls are available for hire at the cost of $140 per month. Please phone Leanne

Manns on 0429 875441 to discuss.

I would like to thank all the hanging team for their ongoing support and

help each month. It is such a fun day together and I hope we all can continue

like that for the rest of the year.

Leanne Manns

UPDATED PRICING FOR BROADBEACH GALLERY

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2020 MEMBERSHIPS

2020 Memberships were due on 1st January!

Please ensure you renew by 30th January at the latest, and

fill in your Bank details so we can pay you when you sell.

NEW

Single $80 Family $90 Student $30 Junior $15

RENEWAL

Single $70 Family $80 Student $30 Junior $15

Fees can be paid at the Front Desk or deposited directly into

our Gallery’s Bank Account, only if it is a

Renewal of Membership.

BSB: 064 445

Account No.: 1049 1257

Ref: Renew—”Your Surname”

Southport Trade Centre

Unit 17/3—15 Jackman St

Southport

Phone: 5531 4010 Present current RQAS mem-

bership card for your discount.

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Themes

February—Universal Love

Change-Over: Saturday 1 February

March—Water, Waterways

Change-Over: Saturday 29 February

April—Reflections, Light

Change-Over: Saturday 28 March

May –Colour, Abstract Colour

Change-Over: Saturday 2 May

June—Human Form, Whole/Part

Change-Over: Saturday 30 May

July– Gardens, Nature’s Playground

Change-Over: Saturday 27 June

August-Royal Gold Coast Art Show (Big Art)

Change-Over: Saturday 27 July

September-A Moment in Time

Change-Over: Saturday 29 August

October-Collage, Mixed Media

Change-Over: 26 September

November-My Culture, My Beginnings

Change-Over: 31 October

December/January—I Live Here (Gold Coast)

Change-Over: 28 November

Awards and Presentations will be held at

1pm on the Sunday after Change-Over.

2020 BROADBEACH GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

Changeovers

Change-Overs are always on Saturdays

from 9am—12 noon. It would be appreci-

ated if members do not deliver their paint-

ings earlier than 9am, as last time, it caused

a strain on our volunteer staff.

Parking

Please be careful not to park your vehicle in

the park in front of our Gallery as the Gold

Coast City Council is issuing fines of up to

$700 for doing so.

We realise that this is particularly difficult

for some of our Members so please call out

and we’ll help with your paintings, where

possible.

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WINNERS OF “MY GOLD COAST” EXHIBITION

December 2019-January 2020

OVERALL WINNER

Jacqui O'Grady, “Surfs Up “

THEME WINNER

Anna Beveridge,

“Coastal Edge”

ARTISTS’ CHOICE WINNER

Greer Roberts ,

“My Favourite Garden”

THEME SECOND

Lynne Astill , “My Love “

Elizabeth Rintel, “The Valley

ARTISTS’ CHOICE SECOND

Olga Harrison, “Fruitful Moments”

Alma Warren, “The Old Wise Man”

THEME HIGHLY COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

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Monday

Life Drawing

9am—12 noon

Start 6 February 2020

Melissa Bates

0420 615 489

Members $10

Watercolour

1pm—4pm– Started

Annette Raff

0419 637 452

www.watercolourlessonsonline.com

$30 per session

Children’s Art Classes

4.30pm—6.30pm

Start 3 February 2020

Ursula Kelly

0418 886 057

Cost $15

Tuesday

Creative Painting

9.30am—12.30pm– Start 21 January

Mal Hodges

0418 764 347

$20 per session

Acrylic Painting

1pm—4pm

Start 28 January 2020

Lee Bradford

0423 196 125

Casual $25 per session

Wednesday

Life Drawing—Model, No tutor- $15

6.30pm—9.30pm—Started

Peter Bedford

0417 441 930

2020 CLASSES

Wednesday

Put Art in Your Life

9.30pm—12.30pm—Started

Bernadette Lack

0411 376 777 $25 per session

Watercolour

1pm—4pm -Started

Annette Raff

0419 637 452

$30 per session

Plein Air Escape Artists—

Monthly

Bob Murphy

bmurphygc@gmail.com No tutor

Thursday

Creative Painting

9.30am—12.30pm—Start 23 January

Mal Hodges

0418 764 347

$25 per session

All Mediums

1pm—4pm

Start 23 January 2020

Christine Tysoe

0421 206 422 $30 per session

Friday

Catswingers - No Tutor

9.30am—4pm

Peter Abraham Gallery $5 only

Bring morning tea and your lunch

Saturday (1st Saturday of the Month)

Pastel

9am—12noon

Start 1 February 2020

Joan Macnaught

0438 321 694 $30

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ART EXHIBITION by RQAS ESCAPE ARTISTS in BOONAH

As most will know, the RQAS Escape Artists is a small sub-group of artists from Royal

Queensland Art Society, Gold Coast, who regularly paint in outdoor locations, escaping from

the four walls of their studios.

During September 2018 and October 2019, members of the group travelled about 100kms

to Boonah. They stayed there in The Outlook retreat and explored around the picturesque

local area to capture their own impressions of the surrounding Scenic Rim.

Some of their art from those visits will be on display and for sale from 12 February until 21

March 2020, in an exhibition at the Boonah Regional Art Gallery located at 3 HIGH

STREET, BOONAH. The Gallery is open from 10am to 4pm from Wednesday to Sunday.

Admission is free. You and your friends are invited to attend the Opening Celebration with

drinks and finger food at 1pm on Saturday 15 February 2020 and of course, to inspect the

exhibition too.

ART EXHIBITION by RQAS ESCAPE ARTISTS at RQAS G.C.

The RQAS Escape Artists from Royal Queensland Art Society, Gold Coast, regularly es-

cape from their studios to paint in selected outdoor locations. Some examples of their art

captured in and around the Gold Coast during 2019 will be on display and for sale from

Saturday 29 February until Thursday 26 March 2020, in the Peter Abraham Gallery upstairs

at 25 Broadbeach Boulevard, Broadbeach. Entry is free and all are welcome.

Bob Murphy Convener 0411 244 846 bmurphygc@gmail.com

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NOTICE TO ALL RQAS GOLD COAST ESCAPE ARTISTS

Location for Plein Air painting Wednesday 12 February 2020

Participation as an ESCAPE ARTIST is open to all RQAS members. This month we will be painting at a Currumbin Creek site which is out along Currumbin Creek Road and where Burke Lodge Drive, Pococks Bridge, and Robert Neumann Park meet. It is about 5 km out from Currumbin, just past Piggabeen Road on the left. (UBD page 80, B1.) The group will be meeting there any time from about 9am. Easy parking is available on the side of the road, with good areas to paint on both sides of the road. At the site there is a park, a creek, a small lake, walking tracks and geese, trees and shade, plus toilets. A café is some distance away. Bring your own painting gear, easel, table, seat, beach umbrella, hat, sun screen, insect repellent, water and lunch if you want to do so.

RQAS Escape Artists’ Annual Exhibition is commencing on 28 February 2020 until 26 March 2020 in the Peter Abraham Gallery.

Bob Murphy Convener 0411 244 846 bmurphygc@gmail.com

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When you are on Roster Duty with someone new; please act as a Mentor for them, and

show them our procedures, i.e.

Initial counting of money in our Petty Cash Tin and recording in Diary

How to answer our phone,

e.g. “Good Morning, RQAS Broadbeach, How can I help you?”

Phoning RQAS Members scheduled for Roster Duty on the next day

Greeting Visitors as they enter the gallery

Handing out “People’s Choice” slips to Visitors to fill in and put in the box

Engaging with Visitors during their time in the Gallery where appropriate

“Are you a local or visiting the Gold Coast?”

“Are you an artist yourself?”

Encouraging potential Membership to RQAS Broadbeach

How to check the completion of our Membership Forms

How to handle payments...

By cash

Via EFTPOS Machine (available at our Café)

Recording of sales of Small Paintings in the relevant folder

Stockroom—packing material for paintings

Procedure when artworks are sold

Phone artist, retain label with red dot and put in empty space on wall

Closing of Gallery ...

Counting cash in our Petty Cash Tin at end of shift and recording

Turning off lights, fans, checking doors and windows are locked

Bringing in flags, notice boards and small paintings on ladders

Alarm, locking doors, keys, etc.

Please consider doing a Refresher Roster Duty Induction conducted by Peter Thompson

on the Change-Over Days.

All suggestions submitted by Members (with their name on it) have been submitted to our

Committee for discussion and possible implementation.

We look forward to a successful year ahead.

GALLERY ROSTER DUTY