History Timeline

Wagga Wagga Art Society

The Beginning

The WWAS was born on Dec 15 1949, when a group of enthusiastic artists held a meeting at the home of Joyce Jenkins.

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First Meeting

First Regular Meeting 14 April. First Exhibition held in Council Chambers. The catalogue design and execution by members of the society in silk screen printing.

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Jubilee Arts Prize

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Rented Space

The search for a suitable premises. With no regular studio or meeting place the society was offered a loft space in an old building behind the Union Bank.

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New Building

The loft building was sold and once again the society was homeless. An Air Force mess hut from Uranquinty was offered at 800 pounds. It was secured with some interest free loans and erected in the New Moon Gardens on the banks of the Wollundry Lagoon.

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Wagga Arts Prize

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The Studio

Sketch by Margaret Read. The Studio - Wagga Wagga Art Society 1962.

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Art in the Outdoors

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Studio moved to Small Street

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Gallery Needed

WWAS ‘s Campaign to Acquire an Art Gallery for the city of Wagga Wagga. The Wagga Wagga Art Society was at the forefront of the drive to establish an art gallery in the city of Wagga Wagga.

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Gallery Needed

WWAS ‘s Campaign to Acquire an Art Gallery for the city of Wagga Wagga. The Wagga Wagga Art Society was at the forefront of the drive to establish an art gallery in the city of Wagga Wagga.

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Certificate of Incorporation

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50th Anniversary

Wagga Art Gallery celebrates its 50th anniversary. The first site and exhibition was at the Council Chambers in 1975. It then moved to the renovated Coles supermarket in Gurwood Street in 1980, where it remained until the current building was completed in 1999. The Wagga Wagga Art Gallery cares for the art collection of the WWAS on permanent loan.

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TAFE students at work building a new path

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Studio newly painted and mural

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Inaugural Fabulous Fakes Exhibition

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A History of Art

Publication of A history of Art Wagga Wagga Art Society 1949 – 2009 by Nancye Rew

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Open Studio

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75th Anniversary

Wagga Wagga Art Society celebrates its 75th anniversary with a very successful and much enjoyed Nuanced exhibition at the Wagga Art Gallery.

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Art In The Outdoors