Manly Art Gallery & Museum
- Street:
- Manly Esplanade
- City:
- Manly
- State:
- NSW
Description
Contact details:
Phone: +61 2 9976 1420
Fax: +61 2 9948 6938
Email:
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Website: http://www.manly.gov.nsw.au
Opening hours of gallery:
Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm
Welcome to the Manly Art Gallery & Museum, magnificently situated on Sydney Harbour and four minutes walk from Manly Wharf.
Opened in 1930 as the first metropolitan-based regional gallery in NSW, the Gallery has become a popular destination for thousands of visitors each year.Manly Art Gallery & Museum is unique and distinctive among regional galleries for a number of reasons including its focus on Australian ceramics, its extensive holdings of paintings by Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo and the two youth art awards presented annually.
Ceramics Collection
Manly Art Gallery & Museum has been developing an important collection of Australian ceramics which trace the development of styles and techniques in Australia since 1945. Through an active acquisitions program and donations, the collection is continuing to develop and build into one of Australia's most significant ceramic resources. As a key member of the Regional Galleries Association of NSW, this specialisation in ceramics is seen as a key focus in the NSW network of public galleries.
The collection represents many key artists including Peter Rushforth, Ivan Englund, Janet Mansfield and Gwyn Hanssen Piggott. The works represent the diversity of techniques, aesthetics and artistic practice within the broad field of ceramics. From traditional wood-fired, salt-glazed and oxide-treated works, and works influenced by Japanese and Chinese ceramics, through to contemporary, post-modern works. Functional, decorative and sculptural styles of ceramics are represented.
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