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zhongjian: midway

 

Zhongjian: Midway, curated by Jin Sha, is a timely exhibition that reveals the mesh of associations and influences that operate in our trans-cultural world. This exhibition consists of works by fourteen contemporary artists from China and Australia, and features painting, sculpture, installation and video projections. Five of the artists are Chinese nationals living and working in China, four are Chinese-born artists living and working in Australia, and five identify themselves as Australian artists whose work has been closely informed by Chinese culture. A Wollongong City Gallery touring exhibition.

 

Official opening: Friday 27 May, 6.00pm

Guest speaker: Cr Jenny McKay, Portfolio Councillor
Community Policy and Programs, Sunshine Coast Council

 

Exhibition showing: 25 May to 3 July 2011

foyer gallery: chinese whispers

 

Supporting exhibition Chinese Whispers by Sunshine Coast artists Kevin Grealy and Johanna De Maine. Chinese Whispers alludes to the distortion/exaggeration that takes place when a story is told from person to person. The same process takes place when techniques and influences pass from person to person and culture to culture to creatively inform artwork.

 

Exhibition showing: 25 May to 3 July 2011

Johanna De Maine

public program

 

Bookings and enquiries: 07 5420 8299 or email

 

A Perfect Blend, Coffee and Art

Thursday 26 May, 10.30am

Local potters with a connection to China, Johanna De Maine and Kevin Grealy will present a talk on Chinese ceramics. Free event.

 

Kids Club
Saturday 4 June and 2 July, 10.00am–12noon
Free children’s art activities, first Saturday each month.

 

Culture 2 Culture Sister Cities Project
Saturday 4 June, 1.00pm–3.00pm

Paint a domino sized ceramic tile with local potter Kevin Grealy for a forthcoming international project with China. A Sunshine Coast Sister Cities project. Free event, RSVP by 3 June.

 

Art Educator’s Workshop: The Artist Book
Tuesday 7 June, 9.00am–3.00pm
Learn to make an artist book/visual diary and exciting techniques for you to teach in the classroom. $90.00 per person includes lunch and all materials. Tutor: Cheryl Boody. Bookings: 07 3348 8180 or jedda@oxlades.com.au

 

Exploring Mixed Media
Tuesday 14 June, 10.00am–3.00pm
Challenge your creativity through mixed media and explore a variety of techniques and art materials. An Introductory Art Series workshop with Noel Thomas. Cost: $40.00 per person.

 

Artist Talk: Travel and Art Making
Friday 24 June, 6.00pm
Join artist Robert Natoli as he describes how his art making methods and techniques adapt, by choice and necessity, to the vibrancy of life in Vietnam. Free event, RSVP by 23 June.

 

Just Another Layer: An Introduction to Overglaze
Decorating Techniques for Clay Workers

Saturday 25 June, 10.00am–4.00pm
Ceramics workshop with Johanna De Maine exploring and
demystifying overglazes. Cost: $65.00 per person.

 

Winter ArtScool
Zhongjian themed children’s art classes with tutor Cheryl Nonmus. Cost: $15.00 per child.

 

Wednesday 29 June at Beerwah and Maleny Libraries
10.00–11.30am: 8 to 12 years, Beerwah Library: 07 5435 3100.

1.30–3.00pm: 8 to 12 years, Maleny Library: 07 5439 2500.

Friday 1 July at Caloundra Regional Gallery

10.00–11.00am and 11.00am–12 noon: 5 to 8 years.
12.30–2.00pm: 9 to 12 years.

 

coming soon

 

The Sunshine Coast Art Prize
6 July–11 September 2011

 

The Sunshine Coast Art Prize is a national painting and 2D art prize. An acquisitive prize valued at $25,000 and includes an artist residency in Maleny on the Sunshine Coast hinterland. The exhibition of forty finalists is a showcase of contemporary 2D practice by leading local and national artists. This year the award will be judged by Maura Reilly, curator of Global Feminisms and newly appointed Professor of Art Theory, Queensland College of Art. Visit www.scap.org.au for more information.

 

Official opening & winners announced: Thursday 21 July, 6.30pm.

 

View the 2011 Exhibition Program

 

Coming Soon

cultivate – exciting new arts magazine out now

 

Cultivate is an exciting new magazine from the Creative and Learning Communities branches of Sunshine Coast Council. Not only a guide, it also explores the initiatives and partnerships that nurture, promote and enrich the culture of the Sunshine Coast. Cultivate encourages you to take time to understand and enjoy the things you can do and experience at our galleries, libraries, venues, museums and open air events. The free magazine will be produced twice a year and will be available from libraries, galleries, council venues, visitor information centres and council chambers.

 

Cultivate Issue #2 will be out July 2011
Read Cultivate online at www.cultivate.org.au

 

Cultivate

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IMAGES. Header: Laurens Tan, Babalogic II, installation view: tower with dual channel projections, variable dimensions, 2008. Courtesy the artist and PKM Gallery, Beijing. Foyer Gallery: Johanna De Maine, Forbidden Fruit, Southern Ice Porcelain, Gold, Lustre, Sand etched, Enamel, 10 x 12 x 13 cm, 2011, photo by Johanna De Maine. Cultivate: photo by Wild Honey Photography.

 

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