Short History
A short history of North Shore Art Society
The North Shore Art Society was formed by Dr Elliot Smith in 1946 at Mosman Sydney. He stood as President for ten years, followed by Mr Gaden, Mr Fred Goss (Life Member), Miss Yvonne Read (Life Member), Mrs Johanna Geluk (Life Member), Mr David Cohen, Mr Max Osborne, Mrs Laurette Swanson (Life Member).
All meetings and exhibitions were held at the Mosman Town Hall. Many well known artists were members, and some still are, to name a few: Sir Eric Langker, Allan Hanson, Molly Flaxman, Lionel Lindsey, Richard Ashton, Harold Ashton, Betty Belcher, Harold Hanke, Frank Spears, Fred Goss, Charmian McGregor and Allan Waite.
The membership came from the west and south of Sydney and up to Palm Beach, and is the oldest Art Society on the Peninsular.
In early 1982 the Society having only one exhibition a year (The Annual), were having financial difficulties with a possibility of the Society folding. President Fred Goss, Secretary Hylda Lane and Treasurer Laurette Swanson decided to continue the Society, arranging interviews with supermarkets, allowing us to exhibit there and other various places.
We were given permission to paint on the grounds of Quarantine Station at North Head, Admiralty House and Goat Island. Their endeavours paid off and once again the Society was solvent.
When the Mosman Town Hall was being refurbished, the North Shore Art Society needed to find new premises so the Narrabeen Tramshed became our new venue for workshops and demonstrations.
Patron - The Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP