Exhibitions 2006
Witness to War: Official Art and Photography 1999 - 2003
Gallery 1 3/2/2006– 26/3/2006
Witness to War documents Australia’s involvement in recent conflicts and peacekeeping operations through the Australian War Memorial ’s official war artists and photographers. A travelling exhibition from the Australian War Memorial.

Journeys - A Story to Tel - Janet Hoyer Cobb - Foyer Gallery 21/1/2006 - 22/2/2006
Exhibition of portraits in charcoal. Focusing on older people, the artist has captured the richness of life experience within each portrait.

A Central Vision - Foyer Gallery 25 February - 22 March 2006 - Works by Central Coast high school students

Jocelyn Maughan - from Patonga - Gallery 2 - 3/2/2006 - 7/5/2006
from Patonga is an exhibition by talented local artist Jocelyn Maughan. Paintings and prints that explore the unique qualities of this beautiful fishing village and popular tourist attraction.

Waterline - Foyer Gallery- 25/3/2006 - 19/4/2006
Waterline is a collaborative mural project undertaken by the Open Bite Printmakers group in Sydney. Each member has been given a portion of an aerial photograph of the Sydney coastline to interpret.

Sculpture by the Bay - Outdoors 20/4/2006-15/5/2006

From Space to Place- Gallery 1 1/4/2006 - 21/5/2006
Sixteen of Australia's most exciting, early-career contemporary artists have created new work in the Western Australian rural communities of Kellerberrin and Ballidu for this exhibition, developed by the International Art Space Kellerberrin Australia (IASKA) & toured by Art on the Move.

Art From the Edge - Liz Parkinson - Foyer Gallery - 22/4/2006 - 22/5/2006
Self taught artist, regularly exhibits overseas and has been included in a number of 'outsider art' exhibitions in Australia.

My Story - Gallery 1: 27/5/06
As part of the Gallery's ongoing program of Indigenous art exhibitions, My Story is a competition for local artists to exhibit art and craft that tells their story.

Ranamok Glass Prize 2005 - Gallery 2: 27/5/06
Now in its eleventh year, the Ranamok Glass Prize aims to encourage creativity, skill and innovation in contemporary glass design. 37 finalists for 2005 have been selected from 123 entries from Australian and New Zealand artists.

Our Stories Foyer Gallery - 5/6/2006 - 13/7/2006
An exhibition of murals created by Central Coast Indigenous students from Years 5 -11 who have been working in conjunction with two Indigenous artists.

Locked inside - Ibtihal Samarayi - Gallery 122/7/2006 - 17/9/2006
Former Iraqi refugee Ibtihal Samarayi creates an exhibition exploring the psychological & emotional impact of confinement. This exhibition features large scale padlocks with images of detention centres digitally printed on the locks. The exhibition also includes artwork by Iraqi children who have been detained.

The Entrance, The Transition - Patrick Carroll. Gallery 2 - 22/7/2006 - 17/9/2006
The artist has created this exhibition in response to the dramatic developmental change currently taking place at The Entrance. This series includes drawings, works on paper and lithographs.

The Kultivator Series - John Lynch. Foyer Gallery 12/8/2006 - 17/9/2006
This exhibition is based on the artists idea's on cultivation as a positive, reconstructive action. Works are produced from wood, bronze and stone.

Gosford Art Prize
all Galleries 30 September - 19 November
This is now a major event on the Arts Calender for Central Coast artists. Prizes are awarded for various categories

Nightwalks-Gallery 1 - 25 November - 28 January
Nightwalks is an installation exhibition based on the experiences of three artists - Erik Gunzel, Jamie Coffill and Philip Stallard. The artists have conducted regular night walks through Bouddi and Brisbane Water National Parks.
The exhibition will evoke the feeling of the landscape at night through video and sound installations combined with sculpture, photography and paintings

Changeling:Childhood and the Uncanny - Gallery 2 - 25 November - 28 January

Changling raises challenging questions about our current attitudes to images of children in an adult world. Featuring work by internationally renowned contemporary photographers, this exhibition considers the charm and the anxiety that cohabit in photographs of children and images that explore the transition to adulthood. This exhibition is presented by the Australian Centre of Photography.

Botany & Birds - Heidi Willis - Foyer Gallery - 23 November - 13 December
Heidi Willis is an exceptional botanical artist with a growing international reputation. This exhibition blends the exactness of a scientific approach to nature with the vibrancy of watercolour.

Ruth Eager - Foyer Gallery - 16 December - 11 January
Ruth Eager has created a series of absract work representing different philosophers and trends of sorts.

Col Henry - Foyer Gallery 16 December - 11 January 2007
Col Henry explores the relationship between figurative form and spatial interaction. These works are displayed in the foyer and in the garden.