TAMWORTH ART & GALLERY ASSOCIATION Tamworth Art & Gallery Association (T.AG.A) is an organisation whose aim is to support the objectives of the Tamworth Gallery. T.A G.A raises funds through donations and social functions etc. to acquire works for the Gallery's permanent collections. It also assists Dale Frank the Gallery by supplying man power when necessary (eg. hanging exhibitions and Sunday openings) and supplies funds for specific items needed in the Gallery (eg. improvement to the facilities). Members are informed• of exhibitions and other functions via a vs monthly newsletter. Three classes of membership are available: Individual $5 per year; Patron $50. per year; Corporate $200. per year. Membership forms and further information are available at the Gallery. The Tamworth City Gallery TAMWORTH CI1Y GALLERY The Tamworth City Gallery is one of the oldest regional galleries in New South Wales. It was established in 1919in the City Council Chambers as an Art Salon and Library with a collection of 100 Collection paintings featuring tum of the century artist John Salvana. A further gift of 100 paintings, The Burdekin Collection, was added to this original collection in 1961. The whole collection now includes works by Hans Heysen, Sydney Long, Norman Lindsay. Lionel Lindsay, Will Ashton, and J.M. W. Turner. In 1967. an early Australian silver collection was donated, consid­ 18th October- 17th November 1991 ered to be one of the best collections of its kind. In 1982 a collection of fibre art was acquired from the Tamworth Tamworth City Gallery Community Art and Craft Society. This collection has now been GALLERY HOURS V. Guy Kable Building Mon - Fri. lO.OOam.- 5.00pm. 203 Marius Street expanded to over 70 works which reflect the artistic development Saturday 9.30am. - ll.OOam. TAMWORTH 2340 and direction of fibre in Australia. Sunday l.OOpm. - 4 .00pm. phone (067) 66-2280 DALE FRANK VS TAMWORTH CITY GALLERY In late 1990 Tamworth City Gallery approached Dale Frank to Dale Frank is represented in the following collections:­ produce a body of work in response to a selection of his choice - National Gallery of Victoria made from its collection. This exhibition is a result of that idea. - Australian National Gallery Canberra - Art Gallery of South Australia - Art Gallery of Queensland Dale Frank has achieved international recognition as a practicing contemporary artist. Born in Singleton and presently - Art Gallery of Western Australia living in Scone. Frank for some time has had an awareness - National Gallery of New Zealand Auckland and appreciation of work in the Tamworth City Gallery - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville Collection. His work is characterised by a mixture ofirony and - Newcastle Region Art Gallery humour. This exhibition uses wit and confrontation to - Solomon R Guggenheim Museum New York promot~ an appreciation of contemporary art through juxtaposing traditional and contemporary attitudes to the art -Exxon Corporation Collection New York making process. - First National Bank Chicago Collection - Trans-Art Collection Milan The idea was conceived as a response to concerns expressed - Teucher Collection Zurich generally in debate about the visual arts today. In particular - Allen, Allen & Hemsley Collection Sydney concerns expressed by regional audiences that might simply -Ball State University Collection Indiana be the result of a lack of exposure to the contemporary and/ - Westpac Bank Collection New York or lack of opportunity to participate in the debate. - Wollongong City Gallery The exhibition is accompanied by a ten minute video. produced by the gallery. with interviews and studio shots of the artist at and in numerous private collections in Australia and overseas. work. In the course of the interviews Frank dismisses the notion of there being an end to traditional practise and subsequent beginning of contemporary. He steers an evolutionary course and discusses his approach to the idea of this project and the working processes involves. .