Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group opens Fabulous Fakes exhibition Coffs Coast Coffs Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 12, 2023 The For the Love of Art exhibition People’ s Choice winner, Jocelyn Challis, with Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group President, Sue Roberts. FABULOUS FAKES, the first exhibition of 2023 at the Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery featuring the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) members, opened on Sunday 5 February. Members and visitors enjoyed light refreshments and contemplated the variety of works and skills applied in the Fabulous Fakes artworks on display. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au “This is an exhibition that’s exactly as it’s titled, CHCAG members doing their interpretation – or a very, very good copy – of works by other artists: Old Masters, Cubists, Suprematists, Art Nouveau, any and every style that’s available to today’s artist, courtesy of those who came before us,” said CHCAG President Sue Roberts said. “Members have created works in a wide variety of styles including watercolour, acrylics, photography, collage, pencil, pastel, and more. “The CHCAG offers classes, workshops, and demo days in many disciplines and this is reflected in the media members choose to work in,” she said. Sue said this is a very popular exhibition “both for our members and for visitors”. “The members enjoy the challenge of replicating an artwork or recreating their own version of an artist’s style, and visitors are amazed at the quality of the work on display.” Fabulous Fakes is on display until Wednesday 22 March. The Showground Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm, with free entry. All artworks are for sale. There is also a People’s Choice award, announced at the end of the exhibition. Visitors are welcomed to vote for their favourite artwork. “Winning a People’s Choice is a wonderful validation of the appeal of an artist’s work,” said Sue. A recent People’s Choice winner, in the For the Love of Art exhibition which opened in December, is Jocelyn Challis. When the exhibition closed in February, Jocelyn was named People’s Choice winner for her dog portrait, I Am Dog. For more information on classes, workshops, or special interest groups (porcelain painting, calligraphy, and printmaking), check out the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group’s website, Facebook page, email CHCAG@icloud.com or phone 0428 491 862. By Andrea FERRARI The new Fabulous Fakes exhibition at Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group shows at Coffs Showground gallery. Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group presents Fabulous Fakes, its first exhibition of 2023.
