Gold Coast City Art Gallery
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The Gold Coast City Art Gallery is a regional Art museum located at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast
in Queensland
, Australia
. Opened in 1986, the Gallery is funded by the Gold Coast City Council as part of the Gold Coast Art Centre
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The Gallery is also home to the riverside Evandale Sculpture Walk, an exhibition
that provides a walk through a range of outdoor sculptures. These sculptures include permanent and semi-permanent sculptures by Australian and international artists. The Sculpture Walk is set against the backdrop of the high-rise Gold Coast skyline.
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
in Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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. Opened in 1986, the Gallery is funded by the Gold Coast City Council as part of the Gold Coast Art Centre
Gold Coast Art Centre
The Arts Centre Gold Coast is a set of facilities that sits on the banks of the Nerang River in the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. A large jetty makes the Arts Centre accessible by boat...
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Collection
The Gallery houses the renowned City Collection of contemporary and historical artworks documenting the character of the Gold Coast as well as the development of contemporary Australian Art practice. The Gallery is also home to one of Australia's longest running art prizes, the Drs Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize which is an acquisitive art award and exhibition of contemporary Australian Art. This Prize is began its life in 1968 with the inaugural Gold Coast Art Prize. The prize was established with the intention of bringing the latest in contemporary art practice to what was then a relatively small tourism based community. From 1990 to 2006 it was known as the Conrad Jupiters Art Prize and many significant works were acquired during this time including the first public gallery acquisitions of works by Adam Cullen and Guan Wei. The prize now too enters a new era with the support of the Stan and Maureen Duke Foundation. The support through the Foundation has allowed for a significant increase in the overall value of the prize.The collection has benefited greatly from gifts of art from Barbara and Patrick CorriganPatrick Corrigan
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Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
, and Elizabeth and Colin Laverty
Colin Laverty
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Order of Australia
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Popularity
The Gold Coast City Art Gallery is listed as one of Australia's most prominent public regional Galleries and serves an average population of approximately 400,000.Exhibitions and events
The Gallery presents a diverse and dynamic program of exhibitions and events. These includes local, national and international exhibitions. The exhibitions and events are both generated by the Gallery and those displayed as part of touring schedule.The Gallery is also home to the riverside Evandale Sculpture Walk, an exhibition
Art exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or...
that provides a walk through a range of outdoor sculptures. These sculptures include permanent and semi-permanent sculptures by Australian and international artists. The Sculpture Walk is set against the backdrop of the high-rise Gold Coast skyline.