The Prince Albert Gallery can be found in Seven Arches, the gracious Victorian building opposite the Museum.  This unique gallery, was conceived some years ago by local artists who needed a venue to show their work.  During a meeting held early in 2002, six people elected to create the space and run the gallery and on 10 May of that year the first exhibition was opened. Since then there have been a variety of exhibitions by artists well known both locally and country-wide, such as Alf Gundersen, David Goldblatt, Sally Arnold, Christine Thomas, Anne Kerr and her mother Erica Berry, installation artist Jo O'Connor, Richard John Forbes, and painter, Ben Coutouvidis.

The Gallery Cafè is now open - click here for details

"OIL & INK"

 by

 JOSHUA MILES

 A collection of Reductionblock Woodcuts and Oil on Canvas.

 Friday 10th April, 18H00, Prince Albert Gallery,

57 Church Street , Prince Albert .

 Please join us for a glass of wine

Recent  exhibitions at the Prince Albert Gallery

Roderick Freemantle

 - An Introduction -

 Prince Albert Gallery was proud to introduce a new artist to the gallery. 

"Around We Go"

an exhibition of new works by Carol Eady and Julia Beeton-Kuhlmann, which opened at the Prince Albert Gallery on Saturday 18 October 2008.

Carol paints in mixed media. Her visual stories often depict female faces within an enhanced landscape.

&

Julia paints with vivid colour, using her strong sense of design to explore an imaginary world.

Prince Albert Gallery

 presents

30 x 40

(a silent auction) 

 An exhibition of unsigned canvases  

- each the same size and all the same reserve price -

Saturday 9 August 2008 – Women’s Day

With work by artists of the calibre of George Coutouvidis,

Alf Gundersen, Judy Bumstead and Wendy Malan, amongst others, we hope to have an exciting evening. Part of the proceeds are donated to the Zwartberg High School’s art department.  

 A new body of work by Johannesburg artist Toni Bico.

The Quiet Revolution  

by Richard John Forbes

Prince Albert Gallery

rjforbes@iafrica.com

or

karoogallery@intekom.co.za

I WAS BORN IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 1926. STUDIED THREE YEARS FULL TIME AT THE DURBAN ART SCHOOOL WITH A DIPLOMA EQUAL TO A BA FINE ART.

SPENT MOST OF MY WORKING LIFE IN ADVERTISING ILLUSTRATION AND 

ALWAYS PAINTED IN MY SPARE TIME.

I’VE HAD 3 ONE-MAN SHOWS AND MANY GROUP SHOWS. EXHIBITED IN OIL 

AND WATERCOLOUR AND MIXED MEDIA.

DEMONSTRATED AND LECTURED AT THE JOHANNESBURG ART ASSOCIATION IN 1984 

ON WATERCOLOUR PAINTING.

MY WORK HAS BEEN COLLECTED BY MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTIONS  FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

I HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED BY THE EVERARD READ GALLERY IN JOHANNESBURG  

FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.

I NOW LIVE IN THE KAROO AND SPECIALISE IN DRY BRUSH PAINTING.

We hoped the gallery could provide an opportunity for people to enjoy and appreciate a variety of art and also encourage those with creative abilities to show their work. The July 2003 exhibition `30x40?` (which describes the size of the canvas people used) achieved this aim. All works were unsigned hence the question mark in the title.  

Held to commemorate our first anniversary the show was a massive success with over 40 contributors and 29 paintings that sold. Subsequent `30x40?`exhibitions have proved equally popular and more artists and patrons join the fun of the silent auction at the opening of the exhibition each year.  

Of the original group of six running the gallery, one remains, Brent Phillips-White. A new member, Mary Anne Botha has joined. 

The spirit and enthusiasm of the founding members, Kevin Hough, Trudy Brain, JP Meyer, Sheila Coutouvidis and Stephen Allwright remain with us and they continue to contribute their art and interest.

The gallery has space which can be booked for exhibitions

please contact us for details.

For more information  

contact the

Prince Albert Gallery

Seven Arches

Church Street, Prince Albert  6930

PO Box 195

Prince Albert  6930

Tel: +27 (0) 23 5411 057
Fax: 086 510 1842
Cell: +27 (0) 82 749 2128 (Brent)

Email: karoogallery@intekom.co.za

The Gallery Cafè 

Phone Brent at 082 749 2128.

The Gallery Cafè (at the 7 Arches) is now open 7 nights a week. The restaurant has moved upstairs, giving us more room and a wonderful view! Booking is preferred - please bring your own wine and as yet, we have no credit card facilities. We like to change the menu daily, but keep certain dishes constant i.e. the kudu carpaccio, lamb, chicken and vegetarian cannelloni.

Starters:

Butternut and Mango Soup (lightly spiced with curry spices, a touch of cream added)  R26

Kudu Carpaccio (fine slices of lightly smoked kudu, topped with fresh rocket and shavings of parmesan) R36

Fresh figs, filled with gorgonzola, served with Parma ham R34

Mains:

Karoo lamb loin cutlets - marinated in olive oil and rosemary - encrusted with parmesan and fresh basil - with fresh veggies (mashed potato, broccoli, cauliflower, baby marrow, roasted peppers, baby corn, mangetout) R70

Spring chicken - halved and de-boned, filled with fresh mushrooms today's selection: porcini, shitake and portabellini) tied up and roasted. Served with simple veg as above. R70

Veal Masala - veal escalopes with a fresh chicken stock and masala sauce with veg. R70

Pork Fillet - split open and filled with slightly sour fresh yellow plums, fresh sage and soy sauce - tied up and roasted. With simple veg. R70

Melanzane Parmagianna, aubergines baked with a tomato sauce made with pomodoro tomatoes, balamic vinegar and fresh basil served with veg R55

Canneloni - fresh pasta (made in our kitchen) filled with spinach and ricotta, baked with tomato sauce made from pomodoros, fresh herbs and white wine, topped with mozzarella and parmesan then baked R60 

Desserts:

Fresh figs with homemade wildflower honey ice cream and fresh homemade fig icecream R25

Flourless Chocolate cake: dark chocolate, ground almonds and eggs - served with homemade Amarula ice cream. R25

Tiramisu: Layers of mascarpone, with coffe liqueur and saviordi biscuits. R25