During 2005 Outback Arts was approached by a Private Art Collector, displaying great enthusiasm to donate some original artworks to Outback Arts. Their idea being for the Far West Region to gain access to these predominately Modern Art pieces. Outback Arts is very excited about this project and hopes that in future will be able to display many more of these and other works with the possibilities being endless.

Since at that time Outback Arts did not have Deductible Gift Recipient Status (DGR), the four artistic pieces received in 2005 were donated to the Dubbo Regional Gallery (DRG) with a Memorandum of Understanding so that Outback Arts retains control of the artworks. Outback Arts obtained its D.G.R. status in October 2006.

In mid September 2007, Outback Arts received 5 more magnificent pieces of artwork to add to the collection. In total Outback Arts has 9 pieces, in varying mediums from painting through to sculpture and photography.  And in size, very large to the very small.

The 9 pieces are currently on exhibition in the six shires of Coonamble, Walgett, Brewarrina, Bourke, Cobar and Warren that Outback Arts service.

Outback Arts plan to rotate the paintings every 3 months within the Outback Arts Shires

In the future Outback Arts will continue to receive many more varied and enriching pieces from their generous donors.

Outback Arts acknowledges the generous gesture that these two collectors have offered to them and the positive benefits this gesture will bring to the Outback Arts community,   bringing joy and enrichment to the lives of Outback Arts community members for many years to come.

Once again we extend our many thanks to our generous donors, Yvon Gatineau and Peter Jackson.

2005 Acquisitions

Damed Breakaway - Merrick Fry

Painting - Oil, beeswax & enamel on board

Railway Square - Brett McMahon

Painting - Oil on canvas

Cattle in a Gully - Merrick Fry

Painting - Oil on wood

Cold Tree Shadows - David Teer

Sculpture - Metal 70x87x50cm

2007 Acquisitions

Self Portrait with a Group of Fish - Alexander McKenzie

Painting - Oil on canvas (122cm x 183cm)

Wet day in Ultimo - Alex Craig

Photograph

Gara Gorge - John Montefiore

Pen & Acrylic on textured rice paper on plywood (100cm x 145cm)

Untitled - Jeanette Siebols

Mixed Media

Untitled X - Jeanette Siebols

Mixed Media (76cm x 56cm)

Current Regional Tours of collection pieces -MAY 2008

WALGETT -

Gara Gorge - John Montefiore - Pen & Acrylic on textured rice paper on plywood

BREWARRINA

Untitled - Jeanette Siebols - Mixed Media

Untitled X - Jeanette Siebols - Mixed Media

Wet day in Ultimo - Alex Craig - Photograph

Cold Tree Shadows - David Teer - Sculpture

COBAR

Railway Square - Brett McMahon - Painting

BOURKE

Self Portrait with a Group of Fish - Alexander McKenzie -Painting

WARREN

Damed Breakaway - Merrick Fry - Painting

COONAMBLE

Cattle in a Gully - Merrick Fry

Painting - Oil on wood

Past Tours of collection pieces

2008-02-21 COONAMBLE

Coonamble  Shire Library

2007-08

WALGETT

Walgett Shire Council

2007

LIGHTNING RIDGE

Lightning Ridge Arts & Crafts Annual Exhibition