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Gallery
Back to Back Galleries Address
57 Bull St
Cooks Hill NSW 2300
Telephone
(02) 4929 3677 Fax
Email Address
bandk4@bigpond.com Gallery Website
www.newcastlepotters.org.au (Will open in a new window) Media
Ceramics
Artist Information
Gallery Information
Back to Back Galleries showcases the work of local established and emerging artists. the gallery also hosts special exhibitions of local and internationally recognised ceramic artists with blockbuster shows on a regular basis.
While we primarily show ceramics, on occasion work in other media is exhibited.
Gallery hours: Friday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm
Exhibition Information
Newcastle Studio Potters Inc. and Back to Back Galleries is a cooperative group open to interested members of the public with an interest in ceramics.
Aims of the group are:
(1) to hold exhibitions and related events of benefit to the ceramic community of Newcastle
(2) to promote ceramics of a standard of aesthetic and/or technical excellence consistent with developments in contemporary ceramic thought and practice to the wider community of Newcastle
(3) to promote the Newcastle Studio Potters Inc to the wider community of Newcastle
(4) to introduce the work of ceramists not usually seen within the existing framework of exhibiting galleries in the area to the wider community of Newcastle
The cooperative was formed in 1967 after a group of TAFE students completed thier studies and felt the need for sharing knowledge, ideas and continuing friendships.
The big dream of a first class ceramic gallery became a reality on 1st March 1991 with the opening of the Back to Back Galleries, an exhibition gallery and a members' gallery (now renamed the Gallery Shop). Janet Mansfield, Jenny Orchard and Patsy Healy were our inaugural exhibitors and the gallery was opened by the local State Member of Parliament, Bryce Gaudry.
