News




CAAS Member Event:
All members are invited to participate in
'En Plein Air'
details below



News from 2024 and Prior is below
The 2024 Annual General Meeting was successful.
Thanks to those members that attended the meeting, especially those who have volunteered to hold an office in CAAS or to be a Committee Member.
The results of those elections are below.






Please navigate to the Advocate Art Award Webpage to enter and pay your appropriate fee





At its first meeting for 2023 the Art Society's Management Committee expressed members' sympathy to the family and friends of Elaine Cooper on her recent death; recognised her contribution to CAAS and progressed the organisation of a comprehensive exhibition of her artwork at the Art Shed.
Farewell, Elaine

IMPORTANT
Special CAAS General Meeting Sunday 27 November 2022, 2 pm
The purpose of Special General Meeting is to amend The CAAS constitution.
This will assist in our application to register THE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN ART SOCIETY INCORPORATED) (ABN 82 929 959 908) as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
Background
The Federal Government is requiring Incorporated Associations to become registered as a charity to maintain the Tax Deductibility status we currently can offer to donors.
The Special General Meeting will be asked to approve a special resolution to change the
‘Objects and Purposes’ of the Association in the CAAS Constitution.
The current Object and Purposes is:-
"The advancement of art and artists in Central Australia"
The proposed new Object and Purposes is:-
"The Central Australian Art Society Inc. is established to be a charity whose purpose is to advance the culture of Central Australian people by providing for the instruction, participation, development and promotion of visual art."
A copy of the revised constitution is available at the ArtShed.
I hope that many members and supporters can come, or at least register a proxy vote with me, to ensure a quorum and enable the change to happen.
Special CAAS General Meeting Sunday 27 November 2022, 2 pm
Yours in Art
Dugald Beattie ,
President




Art Shed Plein-Air is on again while the weather is favourable - Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons,
1:30pm 'til finished. (About 1.5 hours)
Any level, any medium (BYO everything)
Or just bring a book or other interest and come for the company
Advocate Art Award 2022, People's Choice
Laurie Presley won the People's Choice Award for his spectacular work: 'Python'




The Advocate Art Award Exhibition is Open
Congratulations to all entrants and the winners of prizes!














you're invited to the opening of
BEYOND ...
one mind
Friday May 6 at 6:00pm
An Exhibition at June Marriott Gallery
Central Craft, Larapinta Drive
May 6-27

CAAS Members Deidre Hooker, Peg Adamson, Francoise Builder and Carol Adams are asking you to join them on opening night of this unique exhibition describing the world of reality
and the mysterious worlds beyond.

The First CAAS Newsletter of 2022
Update:
Our Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting will be held at
the Art Shed on Sunday 24 April at 3:00pm.
The Committee hope you can attend. It is essential that we add new ideas and energy to the Society. To do this we are actively recruiting to the Committee.
It would be great if you came to the AGM and volunteered to join the Committee.