Central Coast Council\u2019s gallery container at the Toukley Village Green provides an innovative space that is hosting a rotating roster of local creatives to exhibit work and installations, host workshops and collaborate with other artists throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council Director Community & Recreation Services, Melanie Smith said the innovative and creative program fosters multiple benefits for the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur Creative Spaces program aims to support local makers and creators and local businesses by attracting visitors to Toukley town centre, Ms Smith said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis program, which follows a successful 2023-24 program, has a proven ability to activate and create a vibrant space for the local community and visitors to connect and experience local culture, whilst supporting local businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now exhibiting until 27 Sept 2024 is Grace Agnes Art (Grace Vuetaki)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Council Administrator, Rik Hart said the Central Coast is home to some of NSW\u2019s top creatives, from sculptors to painters, furniture makers, ceramicists, weavers and textile designers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe contemporary program has proven to be important in developing and supporting talented people working in creative industries across the Central Coast,\u201d Mr Hart said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCreative Spaces add vibrancy, contribute positively to cultural life and increase visitation to Toukley\u2019s Village Green for the benefit of the local economy.\u201d Mr Hart said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information and calendar of events, go to lovecentralcoast.com\/creative-spaces <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Central Coast Council\u2019s gallery container at the Toukley Village Green provides an innovative space that is hosting a rotating roster of local creatives to exhibit work and installations, host workshops…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"series":[115],"class_list":["post-7991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events","series-coffee-with-a-coastie"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/creative-boost-toukley.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/feed\/podcast\/coffee-with-a-coastie","embedCode":"\n
Explore Local Creativity: Grace Agnes Art at Toukley Village Green’s Pop-Up Gallery<\/a><\/blockquote>