Artists Database
All artists are invited to register their contact details and areas of interest with the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre by submitting a completed
Artist's Database Form (283kB PDF) This information will be included on the Gallery’s digital database, and will allow us to distribute relevant information about special events, professional development opportunities and art competitions and prizes by email.
Friends of Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre Inc.
To receive regular information on the Gallery’s exhibitions and programs, artists are encouraged to become members of the
Friends of the Gallery Inc. Membership offers a range of benefits including: invitations to all Gallery activities, exhibition openings, public programs and events; the Friends’
artifacts newsletter, information about other arts-related events, and special excursions to visit other galleries and places of interest. Friends' functions and events offer artists the opportunity to meet other artists and supporters of the Gallery.
Guidelines for the submission of exhibition proposals
Artists of the Region - Community Access Exhibitions Program (CAEP)
The aim of the CAEP is to provide local artists with a professional venue for exhibitions of new work. To be eligible for consideration under the CAEP, individual applicants must be residents of Tweed, Kyogle, Lismore, Byron or Scenic Rim shires or Gold Coast City. In the case of group shows at least half the applicants must satisfy the residential requirement. Artists, both emerging and established, are encouraged to submit proposals according to the application guidelines:
Community Access Exhibitions Program Guidelines (329kB PDF) Each proposal received is carefully assessed by the Gallery’s Exhibitions Committee at scheduled meetings throughout the year. The number of exhibition slots available to CAEP applicants varies according to the Gallery’s major exhibition calendar.
Community Access Exhibitions Program, Gatya Kelly, 2016
Artist in Residence
The Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio (AIR)
Information on how to apply for the Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio can be found
here (external link).