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NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

The Management Committee is proposing a revision of its Constitution to implement operational changes to improve the management of the organisation. 

In accordance with our constitution to make any changes we will host two special meetings to approve these changes.

Meeting 1: Wednesday 10 January 2024 at 4:30pm in the NSoA Studios

Meeting 2: Wednesday 7 February 2024 at 4:30pm in the NSoA Studios

You should have received an email from our Secretary Laurelle Pacey with details of the Special General Meeting and explanatory notes of the changes proposed to the constitution.

You can view these documents on our website HERE.

To vote at these meetings you must be a fully paid member. NSoA membership runs from 1 January to 31 December.

Click HERE to renew your membership and be eligible to vote at the Special General Meeting.

NAROOMA GALLERY

NSoA MEMBERS EXHIBITION 2O23

The exhibition opened on Wednesday 6 December and continues until Thursday 4 Jan 2024. The gallery will be closed for Christmas from Sat 23 - Tue 26 December and then again from 1pm on New Years Eve and all day Monday 1 Jan 2024, reopening again on Tuesday 2 January.

A big thank you to the 24 members that contributed and participated in the exhibition. The exhibition includes a diverse range of mediums, styles and concepts and demonstrates the level of activity that is happening here in Narooma and our region. We are delighted that works have been selling and as they leave the gallery we brought out other works to replace them.

We had an opening combined with our Christmas Party on Sat 16 December which was a lovely gathering of friends and members. Thanks to all who contributed food and enjoyed the afternoon with some of the Management Committee in attendance. Come in and see work by your fellow members before the exhibition ends on Thursday 4 Jan 2024.

UPDATE ON THE NAROOMA ARTS CENTRE

We are making great progress even though it has been going on for a while. Here is a condensed summary:

• 2021: We received the grant. Sign off on the grant experienced long delays, frustratingly putting us behind schedule.

• 2022: The architects concept went out to tender. Due to the extraordinary blow outs in the building and construction industry since Covid, the costing came back well over our budget.

• 2023: We were invited to go back to the funding body to request further funding on the proviso that the we rescope the design to a smaller building or redesign. Rescoping, to the degree required, put the design integrity of the building at risk and so we opted for a redesign. We put together a new brief, put out a call for EOI’s, and TAKT Architects of Congo were the successful architects. At the end of 2023 we are finalising the design response in preparation for our initial Quantity Surveyor costing and submitting the new plans to council.

We are committed to a strict time line to see this building get out of the ground.

Click HERE to visit our architect TAKT's  website, and be inspired.  

JOIN THE NAROOMA SCHOOL OF ART COMMITTEES

We are looking for you. Your contribution will help further the mission of the organisation:

To embrace the rich diversity of arts practice in the region and foster a deeper appreciation of creativity and arts learning in our community.

There are always good reasons not to volunteer: you are already too busy (aren’t we all), you have kid’s school and sports activities to consider (many people do), or you’re not artistic or creative (guess what you don’t need to be).

Undertaking board or committee service is a way to enrich your skills and contribute to your communities well being. As part of a volunteer arts board, you will learn, develop or enhance skills in decision making, and if you take the time to know the content and listen to your fellow board members you will positively contribute to outcomes that preserve the artistic and financial integrity of the organisation. Your participation will build your expertise in governance which you can then use in your professional life.

In the bigger picture your efforts will support the organisation to provide a centre for the cultural life of Narooma. Being an active member will help us towards our goal to be a centre, a hub, that is a safe and inclusive space for the participation in, and consumption of the arts. Alongside our favourite cinema in NSW, the Kinema, you can help us drive the new centre to be inclusive, diverse, ethically responsible and a destination of cultural integrity for locals and tourists alike.

Read about our committees here.

Contact us here, if you are interested in being on a committee.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Fundamentals: Sally Skinner and Bernie Miles Wed 24 Jan - Tue 30 Jan 2024

Go to Gallery page here to see exhibition program and updates.

Image: Sally Skinner, Good Evening Guerilla Bay, photography. Image supplied by artist.

WORKSHOPS

NSoA Studios and satellite venues:

If you need a space to do a workshop or a class, contact us to find out more.

Other NSoA art activities are now taking place at NSoA outposts around town:

• Urban Sketchers & Plein Air groups have combined for the first half of 2023 see the schedule here.

• Mahjong: 1.00-4:00pm Wednesdays at the Narooma CWA. See our Workshop listing page for when they will be at the NSoA.

• Meditation - Resuming Wed 17 Jan 2024:

  9.00-10:15am Wednesdays  Fish Tank in the Mid Town Arcade

• Playing with Polymer Clay - Resuming end of Jan 2024:

  10:00am - 12:00pm pm Tuesdays at the Narooma Fishing Club

• Thursday Art Group - Resuming end of Jan 2024:

  1:00-4:00pm Thursdays at the Narooma Fishing Club

• Narooma Historical Society: Next meeting Sun 21 Jan 2024 2pm and Sun 18 Feb 2024 at the NSoA Studios.

OTHER NEWS

This summer why not explore the many galleries in the Eurobodalla. We have a great art trail from just over the border in Bega with their new South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA), The BAS Gallery, Moruya and the Bay Pavillions in Batemans Bay. Alongside these are many more including: our own Narooma Gallery, The Gallery, run by CABBI (Creative Arts Batemans Bay Inc), The Mogo Gallery, Gallery Bodalla, and more.

FACITLITIES

Exhibition spaces available NOW

The Narooma Gallery is still open and available for your exhibition. Make an application now to show your work at the Narooma Gallery, a simple and effective space in the heart of south east NSW.

APPLY ONLINE HERE

1 weeks hire for members is only $120. For non members $140.

It’s the best deal in town. Send in an application now.

Image: Kim Brooks, Foraged to Fire, installation image.

Do you need a space to host a workshop, a weekly gathering or a talk.

The NSoA Studios are still available for casual bookings by groups or individuals for arts, cultural and educational activities, as well as specialty workshops.

You can hire our studios - for full hiring information click here. NSoA will provide a  Work Health & Safety induction, which is essential for anyone hiring the Studios.

Check out the application form here, or email us.