Exhibitions 2005
The Battle of Trafalgar 1805 - Ted Phillipson - Foyer Gallery - 15/1/2005 – 2/2/2005
A recreation of the Battle of Trafalgar to celebrate its 200 year anniversary through the artists historical approach to painting.

New Branches From an Old Tree - Gallery 1 - 5 February - 13 March 2005
Artist Susan Purdy uses the technique of the photogram to create a unique archive of Oriental botany. The series is a result of the artist's collaboration with the curator of plants in the Southern Chinese Collection of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.

Clouds and Empire - Gallery 1 - 5 February - 13 March 2005
Exhibition by Michael Riley, one of Australia's most respected contemporary Indigenous photo-media artists.

TAFE Art and Design Prize - Gallery 2 - 5/2/2005 – 13/3/2005
A selection of work from graduating fine arts and design TAFE Students.

Figurative 6 - Foyer Gallery - 5/2/2005 - 2/3/2005
A collection of drawings and paintings based on a weekly life drawing session by six talented Central Coast artists.

Emerging - Gallery 1 & 2 - 19/3/2005 - 8/5/2005
Emerging showcased the talents of young, emerging artists across NSW.

One – Richard O’Farrell - Foyer Gallery 2/4/2006l – 27/4/2006
Based on the idea of simplicity this collection of black and white photographs by Richard O’Farrell singled out unique moments in time.

Sculpture by the Bay - Future Environments - Outdoors exhibition - 2/4/2006- 15/5/2006
An exhibition of works by local school students and their response to what the future may hold.

Becomes – Beverly Clark - Foyer Gallery 30/4/2006 – 25/5/2006
Assemblage artist Beverly Clark created sculptures and wall pieces out of recycled materials and found objects. Beverly Clark won the sculpture section of the 2001 Gosford Art Prize.

Collaboration - Gallery 2 22/5/2006– 10/7/2006
An exhibition by the Sydney Printmakers group.

Reconciliation - Making It Happen For Our Kids
Foyer Gallery from 26 May – 10 July
Indigenous and non-indigenous school students have worked collaboratively to createartworks based around the theme of reconciliation.

Another Time, This Place - Suellen Symons - Foyer Gallery 13 July - 10 August
This series of 19 large colour photographs imagines the journeys of two young women, one Aboriginal and one Anglo-Celtic, who each breaks free from the bonds that bind her to servitude in an early colonised Australia.

A matter of time – 16th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial
Gallery 1 from 16 July – 4 September
Curated by Suzie Attiwill and toured by the Tamworth City Gallery. The exhibition included 24 artists from around Australia selected for their innovative and expert use of textiles in their art making practice.

Ken Knight – A love of Landscape - Gallery 2 16 July – 11 September
Central Coast painter Ken Knight is inspired by the early Australian Impressionist masters, particularly Arthur Streeton and Elioth Gruner. This exhibition is drawn from his work over the past two decades.

Iberian Walls – Margie Bowe - Foyer Gallery - 13 August – 11 September
This exhibition of mostly oil paintings is the result of a trip by the artist to Spain and Portugal. Fascinated with the wall as a site for marks of meaning, cultural memory and as a site of human structure and eventual decay.

Dawn Light - All Galleries - 17 September - 23 October
Dawn Light - a major international contemporary art symposium held on the Central Coast. Dawn Light brought together artists of diverse cultural backgrounds from New Zealand, Korea, Japan, USA and Australia, who geographically experience the dawning of each day almost simultaneously.

Gosford Art Prize - 5 November - 11 December
Annual art prize that gets bigger and bigger each year. Works in various mediums are judged and exhibited.

Australian Watercolour Institute - Gallery 1&2, 17 December- 31 January 2006
An exhibition by the members of the Australian Watercolour Institute (AWI).

Nihonga Paintings - Foyer Gallery 15 December - 19 January
Based on the environs of Caroline Bay, Paul Nolan has created a series of works in the Nihonga style of Japanese painting, using traditional pigments and handmade paper.