About
ArtCollective NSW exists not for profit but to provide opportunities for artists to connect with audiences through supported exhibitions, artist talks and events.
Dr Dominic O’Grady (pictured) is ArtCollective NSW’s pro bono gallery manager and curator.
Dominic established Luminance Art Gallery in Port Macquarie in 2025 and holds a Doctor of Arts from the University of Sydney. He is a former adviser (media & communications) at the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Support for ArtCollective NSW is provided pro bono by a group of people who are artists, art teachers, fundraisers, business owners and art enthusiasts: Wendy Jacobs, Stephen Meek, Sue-Ann Stanford, Richard Crampton, Suzannah Jones, Malcolm Harding and Katrina Collins.
We support ArtCollective NSW because art expands our awareness of beauty, acknowledges other places, other circumstances, other people, other histories, other worlds. It connects us to the past, present and future. It helps build community.
ArtCollective NSW is especially keen to develop and share opportunities with young and emerging artists, and with artists who live and work in regional NSW.
ArtCollective NSW is a member of Regional Arts NSW.
Supporters
Dr Sue-Ann Stanford
Sue-Ann Stanford is a visual artist on the NSW Central Coast. She has 20+ years experience in education, most recently as Dean and Director of Education at JMC Academy.
Stephen Meek
Stephen Meek is a Distinguished Gentleman and fundraiser in the Hunter Region. He’s a long-time supporter of the Newcastle Toy Run and Hunter Bikers Events.
Wendy Jacobs
Wendy Jacobs is a Consulting Principal at Keypoint Law and former partner at DibbsBarker. Wendy is pictured with young artist Jacob Beardow’s artwork, Bear of Emotion.
Katrina Collins
Katrina Collins developed and maintained her practice as a painter alongside her career as an art teacher and head of a dynamic Visual Arts Department. Katrina has taught and mentored countless students who now populate the cultural life of Australia and beyond.
Richard Crampton
Richard Crampton is the co-founder of Darkstar Digital, a print studio delivering high quality inkjet prints on art rag, photo, poly fabric and other materials for the fine art, medical and scientific communities.