painting survey of the shipwreck
cherry venture: stephen phibbs
Contemporary painter Stephen Phibbs pays tribute to the once iconic and now dismantled shipwreck Cherry Venture, which ran aground on Teewah Beach in southeast Queensland in 1973. Presenting an extended survey of paintings of the wreck from various perspectives, the exhibition explores the artist’s experimental and creative journey as he documents the changing wreck that has fascinated him for many years.
Official opening Friday 15 April, 6.00pm
Guest speaker: Lance Paterson, author Wreck-ollections: Ships and Shipwrecks
in Queensland Waters, volumes 1 and 2
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dreaming or reality?
josef lanc
An exhibition of digital prints depicting improbable situations with highly realistic imagery. Josef Lanc’s digitally crafted images are a response to world events, dreams, fairytales told by his grandmother and ‘backyard’ experiences, often inspired by the great Surrealists; Magritte, Tanguy and Dali, and then further manipulated through a combination of digital software programs and cutting edge 3D technology.
Official opening Friday 15 April, 6.00pm
Guest speaker: Dr Debra Livingston, Lecturer, Digital Design, University of the Sunshine Coast
Exhibition showing: 13 April to 22 May 2011
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public program
A Perfect Blend, Coffee and Art
» Thursday 14 April, 10.30am
» RSVP by 13 April, bookings: 07 5420 8299 or email
Artist Josef Lanc will present a free talk on 3D digital art.
Author Talk: Lance Paterson
» Monday 18 April, 10.00am
» Bookings: 07 5499 5444
To celebrate Heritage Week, the Caloundra Library will host a free talk by local author Lance Paterson (Wreck-ollections: Ships and Shipwrecks in Queensland Waters, volumes 1 and 2). Following will be a guided tour of the exhibition Painting Survey of the Shipwreck Cherry Venture at Caloundra Regional Gallery.
Easter ArtScool Workshops
» Wednesday 20 April and Thursday 21 April
» $15.00 per workshop, bookings: 07 5420 8299 or email
Inspired by the exhibition Dreaming or Reality? by Josef Lanc, children will design, paint, draw and collage a masterpiece using numerous painting techniques, and a hint of sketching and collage to create a colourful fantasy landscape or seascape.
Kids Club
» Saturday 7 May, 10.00am–12noon
» Free children’s art activities, drop-in style
Educator’s Workshop: The Artist Book
» Tuesday 10 May, 9.00am–3.00pm
» Bookings: 07 3348 8180 or jedda@oxlades.com.au
Learn how to make an artist book/visual diary and learn exciting drawing and layering materials and techniques for you to teach back in the classroom. Professional development certificates available. $70.00 per person includes lunch and all materials. Tutor: Cheryl Boody.
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coming soon
Zhongjian: Midway
25 May–3 July 2011
Zhongjian: Midway, curated by Jin Sha, is a timely exhibition that reveals the mesh of associations and influences that operate in our transcultural 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 Chineseborn 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.
2011 Exhibition Program
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workshop program at the butter factory arts centre, cooroy
The Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy, has a new workshop program offering a diverse range of activities for all ages and interests. Most workshops cost $220.00 for an eight week term. For enquiries and bookings phone 07 5472 0222.
Term Two: 3 May – 25 June
Physical theatre
Life drawing
Figurative sculpture
Practical weaving techniques using local fibres
Untutored life drawing
Mosaic art
From collage to collagraph
Hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery
Sculptural weaving with natural and recycled materials
Children's art classes
Sculptural modelling and casting techniques
Workshop Program (PDF file, 528KB)
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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
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Caloundra Regional Gallery is a Sunshine Coast Council arts initiative
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IMAGES. Header: Stephen Phibbs, High and Dry, oil on canvas, 128 x 170 cm, 2010. Dreaming or Reality? Josef Lanc,
Treasure Island, digital print on paper, 40 x 60 cm, 2006. Public Program: photo by Wild Honey Photography.
Coming Soon: Laurens Tan, Babalogic II, installation view: tower with dual channel projections, variable dimensions, 2008.
Courtesy the artist and PKM Gallery, Beijing. Cultivate: photo by Wild Honey Photography. |
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