Cooktown Art Festival 2007

Cooktown Art Festival 2007
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th August

In 2006 our President Betty Clarke envisaged a local Art Festival here in Cooktown. She saw such an event as a way to promote the arts in Cooktown and surrounds.

After months of struggle and foot-work to generate interest she gained the support of artists, the local community and Cook Shire Council. With public backing and more hard work a submission was put together and was successful in obtaining Queensland Events funding to help promote and run the inaugural Cooktown Art Festival 2007.

Art Festival Poster

Cooktown Art was on Show during the weekend of 10th to 12th August.

Art Auction Opening Night

Many visitors came and experienced the Art and Culture of Cooktown and Surrounds with many different Art Sectors coming together for one weekend.

Many involved themselves in indigenous Painting workshops and rock art tours or viewed the works of local artists including painting, sculpture, pottery, photography, music, poetry, crafts, and much more.

There were opportunities to purchase some of the works and many took a little piece of Cooktown home with them.

Art Stall - Lea Ambrum Stevens

Various public halls and businesses exhibited works and held demonstrations.

Photo Exhibition and Stall

Here a just a few of the exhibitions and events held at the many different venues.

Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery
Art Exhibition and Opening Night celebrations with an auction of local artists works

Natures Powerhouse
Hope Vale Artists Exhibition
Jazz at the Powerhouse Saturday Night
Poets Breakfast Sunday morning by Cooktown Writers Group
Local Artist - Waratah Nicholls Silk Painting Exhibition

Sovereign Resort
Tess Buhmann Photography Exhibition

Cooktown Creative Arts Association - Old Railway Building
Various Exhibitions
Jewellery making demonstrations
Card making demonstrations plus more

Cooktown CWA Hall
Not Over the Hill Group Exhibition
Devonshire Tea