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The history is just the beginning...
museums and galleries
cooktown
Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery
The
Cooktown School of Art Society’s
Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery
on Charlotte Street
displays and sells
original art works
from the
Cooktown area. Art works are by local artists in
a variety of medium and styles. These include
oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolour, mixed media,
charcoal, graphite, pen & ink and
Indigenous
art
linked to local cultural traditions.
Cooktown Creative Arts
Association
Located at the
Old Cooktown Railway
Station
in Charlotte Street, the Cooktown
Creative Arts Association is a
showcase for
local artists
. Wood work, furniture, paintings,
jewellery, stained glass, quilts, souvenirs and
much more are on display and for sale at the
Cooktown Creative Arts Association.
Did you know?...
Aboriginal artists learnt the art
of tile-making in order to construct
this wonderful Rainbow Serpent
of their history (see photo right).