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Art on the Central Coast of New South Wales
The Central Coast of New South Wales has a large number of both professional and amateur artists. It is a popular retirement area close to Sydney, and is surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in Australia, and a climate which encourages outdoor life. Gosford is situated on the New South Wales coast, about sixty kilometers north of Sydney, and nearly the same distance south of Newcastle. It can therefore be thought of as the central town of the area. Gosford Regional Gallery and Art Centre is large enough to hold major travelling exhibitions, such as the "Archibald". The Laycock Theatre, although rather small, caters for the performing arts. The Central Coast Art Society (Inc) has some three hundred members, and provides workshops, tutorials, excursions, meetings and paint-outs. It now has its own web site,