Here we Stand, Always
First Nations Artists living on Gubbi Gubbi land.
Whole Gallery
L to R: Luke Barrowcliffe, Paul Calcott, Jandamarra Cadd
After the successful 2019 First Nations Exhibition, funded by RAF quick response grant, the artists and the audience requested a larger scale exhibition.
Cooroy Butter factory Arts Centre is hosting another First Nations art exhibition throughout the whole gallery, offering a larger exhibition for emerging and established First Nations artists residing on Gubbi-Gubbi land culminating in a Gubbi-Gubbi celebration
during NAIDOC week. Ambassadors Dr Jandamarra Cadd, and Uncle Paul Calcott are excited to take this project to the next level, all first nations residing on Gubbi Gubbi land are invited to enter and the result will be an exhibition with a diverse representation of the amazing talented first nations artists we have living on the coast.
The aim of this exhibition is "to give these artists a place and platform to share their work while offering an opportunity to show their artworks to a greater audience and gain more exposure.. Also giving them a visual voice to share their creative expression, whether it be derived from their traditional stories or individual based pieces" Dr Jandamarra Cadd.
NAIDOC celebration -
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This exhibition and corresponding events, masterclasses and artists residencies are made possible by a Community Projects Grant thanks to Flying arts and Regional Arts Fund. |
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12th Sept. - 11th Oct.
Art after 70
Foyer + Creamery
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Images(L-R) :Lyn Shaw, Jo Murray , Sonia Border, Dennis Forshaw
Local and regional artists over the age of seventy are coming together to showcase their creativity and to express their concept and vision in the art medium of their choosing.
There is a wealth of creativity among the third age population in our area and this creativity deserves to be exhibited. This exhibition offers participants an opportunity to show their artwork to a greater audience and gain more exposure. It is an opportunity to show the community that the creative journey does not stop with age.
The quality of artists in this exhibition is high with several award-winning participants as well as established and emerging artists.
Various disciplines will be represented including painting, mixed media, ceramics, glass, photography, fabric art by a range of artists both established and emerging artists with several award-winning artists exhibiting as well.
There is a wealth of creativity among the third age population in our area and this creativity deserves to be exhibited. This exhibition offers participants an opportunity to show their artwork to a greater audience and gain more exposure. It is an opportunity to show the community that the creative journey does not stop with age.
The quality of artists in this exhibition is high with several award-winning participants as well as established and emerging artists.
Various disciplines will be represented including painting, mixed media, ceramics, glass, photography, fabric art by a range of artists both established and emerging artists with several award-winning artists exhibiting as well.
Butterbox
Noosa District State High School
Young Creators and Makers in the Butter Box
This year BFAC showcases the extraordinary work of young artists, artisans and designers from Noosa District State High Schools Junior and Senior schools. The exhibition includes fine art, fashion, technical design, and furniture that students either started or finished in Lockdown.
This year BFAC showcases the extraordinary work of young artists, artisans and designers from Noosa District State High Schools Junior and Senior schools. The exhibition includes fine art, fashion, technical design, and furniture that students either started or finished in Lockdown.
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7th Aug. - 8th Sept. 2020
Maleny Cream @ the Butter Factory
David Paulson, Peter Hudson, Shannon Garson, Marvene Ash, Laura Vecmane, David Bongiorno,
Donald Greenfield & Atto Zarzura
“Maleny Cream @ the Butter Factory” presents a dynamic group exhibition encompassing ceramics, sculpture, drawing and painting from nationally acclaimed and highly respected emerging artists.
David Paulson and Peter Hudson are Archibald finalists with paintings in the Queensland Art Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. Acclaimed artist and Churchill Fellow Shannon Garson shows refined porcelain forms engaging with nature through drawing and painted imagery. Marvene Ash uses a painterly approach, capturing the vitality of the landscape, while Laura Vecmane connects to her subject through a highly original style. David Bongiorno displays a mastery of drawing in his sensitive figurative studies. Acclaimed cartoonist Donald Greenfield shows his latest autobiographical collage work, and sculptor Atto Zarzura channels his unique imagination into a collection of fantastical birds.
David Paulson and Peter Hudson are Archibald finalists with paintings in the Queensland Art Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. Acclaimed artist and Churchill Fellow Shannon Garson shows refined porcelain forms engaging with nature through drawing and painted imagery. Marvene Ash uses a painterly approach, capturing the vitality of the landscape, while Laura Vecmane connects to her subject through a highly original style. David Bongiorno displays a mastery of drawing in his sensitive figurative studies. Acclaimed cartoonist Donald Greenfield shows his latest autobiographical collage work, and sculptor Atto Zarzura channels his unique imagination into a collection of fantastical birds.
Where there's Smoke
Saren Dobkins
Saren Dobkins, If you Leave me, Oil on Canvas.
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Saren Dobkins presents a powerful series of 20 paintings that take us on a journey in response to the recent bushfires. They were a potent reminder of our fragility where the forces of Nature are concerned. The regeneration of the bush, the significance of trees, the resilience of the human spirit and the fate of wildlife in the face of a changing environment, are explored using visual metaphors and energetic expressionism. The works are evocative, lyrical and colourful. Strong dramatic forms and an abstracted representation of the figure express our sense of place, who we are and what we value.
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26th June - 4th August 2020
A DAY IN A LIFE
Lew Brennan
Foyer
L to R: Lew Brennan, The Machine, Nightcap, She Stole Erwins Jacket, borrowed Leeroys Truck and Headed East.
The reality of life is an individuals perspective…indeed there is no reality, only our own individual interpretation of that perspective…. influenced by everything we have seen, Everything we have done and has been done to us, and the stories on told to us from throughout existence. Many of us worry about what happens when the whole thing is done….allowing ourselves to be distracted by such complexities and from the simple pleasurable elements available to each of us on any heavenly day in this paradise.
Reality in art is an individuals perspective and is no simple thing and is indeed as much of an abstraction as any art form. Despite transgressing in its purpose from ritual to social commentary, realism as an art form is singularly capable of returning our attention to those simple pleasures in our daily life from where we were otherwise busy making other plans. The suites of art in this exhibition are offered as a conduit to that paradox.
Lew Brennan has a clear vision of how he wants his art perceived. His connection to his subject is evident in the care placed in each aspect of his work, and in the effort he makes to ensure each piece comes alive for the viewer. There is an evocation of memory and familiarity in the art, whether it be a portrait, a streetscape, a still life or an equestrian study,often leading to the unusual circumstance of people being pulled closer and closer to the works, somewhat mezmerized.
The emotional content of the work is a singular thing. His work invites the viewer to find their own story within the piece, rather than dictating what they must think. The detail presented allows an examination of the subject to a degree not available to most people in everyday circumstances. When, for instance, does the man in the street have the opportunity to see the light held within a wild horse’s eye, as it considers fight or flight? This emotional content is a subtle and personal experience which promotes this individual private personal interaction between the viewer and the subject, giving greater depth to the impact of the piece itself.
Reality in art is an individuals perspective and is no simple thing and is indeed as much of an abstraction as any art form. Despite transgressing in its purpose from ritual to social commentary, realism as an art form is singularly capable of returning our attention to those simple pleasures in our daily life from where we were otherwise busy making other plans. The suites of art in this exhibition are offered as a conduit to that paradox.
Lew Brennan has a clear vision of how he wants his art perceived. His connection to his subject is evident in the care placed in each aspect of his work, and in the effort he makes to ensure each piece comes alive for the viewer. There is an evocation of memory and familiarity in the art, whether it be a portrait, a streetscape, a still life or an equestrian study,often leading to the unusual circumstance of people being pulled closer and closer to the works, somewhat mezmerized.
The emotional content of the work is a singular thing. His work invites the viewer to find their own story within the piece, rather than dictating what they must think. The detail presented allows an examination of the subject to a degree not available to most people in everyday circumstances. When, for instance, does the man in the street have the opportunity to see the light held within a wild horse’s eye, as it considers fight or flight? This emotional content is a subtle and personal experience which promotes this individual private personal interaction between the viewer and the subject, giving greater depth to the impact of the piece itself.
Echoed Rhythms
Greg Kinman, Paula Bowie & Melissa McCullagh
Butterbox
Sculptor Greg Kinman and potters Paula Bowie and Melissa McCullagh, come together to explore dynamic rhythms of time & nature. Stories are shared by these artists in a bold use of clay, bamboo,wire and natural materials from the coastal dunes.
Greg's 2D and 3D sculptures are crafted from black bamboo,wire and natural materials . Greg's career as a horticulturist and his study of Sogetsu Ikebana informs his work, as does the dunes,coastal forest and garden of his Peregian Beach home.
Greg's work is bold and original ,with careful use of line, space and contrast.
Paula's works are primarily wheel thrown .Paula's work explores the voluminous shape of water vessels that echo ancient forms.
She also draws interest from sedimentary layers,the movement and rhythm of time and earth.
Paula's wheel thrown vessels are wood-fired or glazed in the earth tones that reflect her love of history and weathered patina., her work is confident and holds space beautifully.
Melissa's large sculptural vessels are hand built and draw inspiration from memories and experiences of a life lived by the sea. Melissa's uses clay as a medium for telling stories and sharing memories ; her work is robust and evocative, bringing life to the solidity of the clay.
Greg's 2D and 3D sculptures are crafted from black bamboo,wire and natural materials . Greg's career as a horticulturist and his study of Sogetsu Ikebana informs his work, as does the dunes,coastal forest and garden of his Peregian Beach home.
Greg's work is bold and original ,with careful use of line, space and contrast.
Paula's works are primarily wheel thrown .Paula's work explores the voluminous shape of water vessels that echo ancient forms.
She also draws interest from sedimentary layers,the movement and rhythm of time and earth.
Paula's wheel thrown vessels are wood-fired or glazed in the earth tones that reflect her love of history and weathered patina., her work is confident and holds space beautifully.
Melissa's large sculptural vessels are hand built and draw inspiration from memories and experiences of a life lived by the sea. Melissa's uses clay as a medium for telling stories and sharing memories ; her work is robust and evocative, bringing life to the solidity of the clay.
Physical Video - On Tour
Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art
Creamery
Physical Video’ tours extensively across the Queensland region and will have its final showing in our Creamery this May
QAGOMA Director Chris Saines said ‘Physical Video’ focused on performance and theatricality in video art from the 1970s to the present.
‘These vibrant and thought-provoking works demonstrate how artists use the physical gestures and actions of the human body to illustrate social, political and aesthetic issues, Each work engages the body, and captures acts of endurance alongside playful exploration of elements such as air, water and fire. Mr Saines said.
Building upon an earlier version at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), the exhibition now appears in a new iteration that will feature artists including Angela Tiatia (New Zealand/Australia),Tarryn Gill and Pilar Mata Dupont (Australia), Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba (Japan/United States/Vietnam), Donghee Koo (South Korea), Tarryn Gill (Australia), Sriwhana Spong (New Zealand), and James Oram (New Zealand).
Some works, such as James Oram’s with Feeling the burn 2006, use direct-to-camera performance to explore risk, endurance and transformation, while Gymnasium 2010 by Tarryn Gill and Pilar Mata Dupont questions ideas of physical perfection alongside Australian national identity. A work by Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, finds rickshaw drivers dragging their pedal carts across the seabed to symbolise the struggle of refugees in postwar Vietnam, and Donghee Koo deconstructs of the children’s game cat’s cradle to explore conscious and unconscious forms of play.
QAGOMA Director Chris Saines said ‘Physical Video’ focused on performance and theatricality in video art from the 1970s to the present.
‘These vibrant and thought-provoking works demonstrate how artists use the physical gestures and actions of the human body to illustrate social, political and aesthetic issues, Each work engages the body, and captures acts of endurance alongside playful exploration of elements such as air, water and fire. Mr Saines said.
Building upon an earlier version at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), the exhibition now appears in a new iteration that will feature artists including Angela Tiatia (New Zealand/Australia),Tarryn Gill and Pilar Mata Dupont (Australia), Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba (Japan/United States/Vietnam), Donghee Koo (South Korea), Tarryn Gill (Australia), Sriwhana Spong (New Zealand), and James Oram (New Zealand).
Some works, such as James Oram’s with Feeling the burn 2006, use direct-to-camera performance to explore risk, endurance and transformation, while Gymnasium 2010 by Tarryn Gill and Pilar Mata Dupont questions ideas of physical perfection alongside Australian national identity. A work by Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, finds rickshaw drivers dragging their pedal carts across the seabed to symbolise the struggle of refugees in postwar Vietnam, and Donghee Koo deconstructs of the children’s game cat’s cradle to explore conscious and unconscious forms of play.
21st Feb -24th March 2020
Marks & Memories
Pam Miller & Carol Watkins
Foyer
Carol Watkins _Moonlight_Saggar Fired Ceramic
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Pam Miller_ The Flow of Life_Oil on Canvas
Marks and Memories Exhibition combines 2D works by painter Pam Miller and 3D works by ceramicist Carol Watkins.. The marks on the paintings and the ceramics complement each other and evoke memories of times and events past. The pieces are designed to challenge the viewer to envisage our memories.
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Windows of Nature
Entwined Threads
Creamery
Top- Bottom L-R:
Fay Pedley, Cathy Hetzel, Junee Groenwerg,
Ellen Kelly, Meria Atkin, Joan Morrison
Windows of Nature will be telling stories of the environment, loss of habitat, season, regeneration, cycles of life,connection of people and nature, beauty in colour and texture. It will have the story that will be unique, mysterious, intriguing and original. There will be a diverse array of art forms, including contemporary and traditional mixed media techniques exploring materiality and conceptual ideas inspired by the natural world.
Entwined Thread is a unique group of 6 independent mixed media artists based on the Sunshine Coast. Meeting monthly, the artists combine technique and mediums used in printing, felting, quilting, hand and machine stitch, dyeing, sculptural and painting in 2d and 3d works.
Entwined Thread is a unique group of 6 independent mixed media artists based on the Sunshine Coast. Meeting monthly, the artists combine technique and mediums used in printing, felting, quilting, hand and machine stitch, dyeing, sculptural and painting in 2d and 3d works.
Passage:Into the Heart of Resilience
Lorissa Manners
Butterbox
Lorissa Manners, Behind the Veil, Acrylic.
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Lorissa Manners, a humanitarian visual storyteller uses her paintbrush to inspire hope and justice by passing on significant stories that have shaped our collective contemporary landscape. She has lived internationally and worked for humanitarian organisations to do both artwork and International and Community Development work. Working on large scale projects and murals her works are the passing on of our stories through a vivid expression of movement and colour.
Passage: Into the Heart of Resilience, exhibition by humanitarian artist Lorissa Manners, is a collection of contemporary portraits and keepsakes that represent the journey of displacement of six refugee women, including ‘children of Nauru’ and stories from the stolen generation. Her works explore contemporary social issues and speak both on a global and local level to promote justice, hope and freedom. They are representative of all women who have experienced trauma and displacement in their lives and are an expression of our shared values of women’s empowerment, equality and inclusion.
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17th Jan- 18th Feb 2020
40 under 40
40 artists 40 and under
Top Row L-R: : Daygin Prescott, Lauren Jones, Laura Vecmane, Sally Cuthbert
Middle Row L-R: Ashlee Becks, She Gregg, Tom Bridges, Odessa Mahony de Vries
Bottom Row L-R: Jakob Lydford, Jack Staley, Ketakii Jewson-Brown, Bryce Flaskas
Middle Row L-R: Ashlee Becks, She Gregg, Tom Bridges, Odessa Mahony de Vries
Bottom Row L-R: Jakob Lydford, Jack Staley, Ketakii Jewson-Brown, Bryce Flaskas
This exhibition will showcase the local, young, vibrant and talented art scene in the region who are 40 years old and under!
Project coordinator and co-curator Amanda Bennetts says, “We have an abundance of talented young visual artists who are from the region who may not otherwise get an opportunity to showcase their art with other local young emerging and professional artists."
The exhibition not only aims to showcase this young art scene in the region but also to shake things up by challenging the community’s perceptions on what is considered contemporary art in our regional setting.
Extending the exhibition to artists from all disciplines, it will include mediums of video, film and electronic imaging as well
as ceramics , drawing, fibre arts, graphic design, installation, painting, performance art, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
Exhibiting artists include: Aisha Darmansjah, Amanda Bennetts, Arki Orchard-Fox, Ashlee Becks, Awen Tawanee, Bree-anne Jeffrey, Bryce Flaskas, Carley Bourne, Cherry Logar, Daygin Prescott, Ebony Dew, Elle Reid, Ellie Graham, Fletcher Gibson, Jack staley, Jakob Lydford, Jim Martin, Karen Lennon, Kerri Louisa, Ketakii Jewson-Brown, Laura Vecmane, Lauren Jones, Libby Derham, Lois Collins, Matthew Mohr, Michelle Pash, Nicholas Mauger, Odessa Mahony de-Vries, Prudence Swann, Sally Cuthbert, Sammy Ray Jones, Sarah Bartel, Sarah Sculley, Shae Gregg, Shelly Spence, Thomas Bridges, Tia Carrigan, Veronica Spittles Pettigrew, Victor Taylor, & Yellong Bulla.
Project coordinator and co-curator Amanda Bennetts says, “We have an abundance of talented young visual artists who are from the region who may not otherwise get an opportunity to showcase their art with other local young emerging and professional artists."
The exhibition not only aims to showcase this young art scene in the region but also to shake things up by challenging the community’s perceptions on what is considered contemporary art in our regional setting.
Extending the exhibition to artists from all disciplines, it will include mediums of video, film and electronic imaging as well
as ceramics , drawing, fibre arts, graphic design, installation, painting, performance art, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
Exhibiting artists include: Aisha Darmansjah, Amanda Bennetts, Arki Orchard-Fox, Ashlee Becks, Awen Tawanee, Bree-anne Jeffrey, Bryce Flaskas, Carley Bourne, Cherry Logar, Daygin Prescott, Ebony Dew, Elle Reid, Ellie Graham, Fletcher Gibson, Jack staley, Jakob Lydford, Jim Martin, Karen Lennon, Kerri Louisa, Ketakii Jewson-Brown, Laura Vecmane, Lauren Jones, Libby Derham, Lois Collins, Matthew Mohr, Michelle Pash, Nicholas Mauger, Odessa Mahony de-Vries, Prudence Swann, Sally Cuthbert, Sammy Ray Jones, Sarah Bartel, Sarah Sculley, Shae Gregg, Shelly Spence, Thomas Bridges, Tia Carrigan, Veronica Spittles Pettigrew, Victor Taylor, & Yellong Bulla.
29 Nov. 2019 - 14 Jan. 2020
Eclectica Art Awards 2019
Top to bottom, L- R: Bronwyn Barton, Trevor Purvis, Tarja Ahokas, Anthony Bell,
Michelle Kurth, Dale Leach, Paula Bowie, Pamala Walsh,
Carol Watkins, Ann Gustavsson, Fiona Cuthbert- Omeara, Pam Taylor.
Michelle Kurth, Dale Leach, Paula Bowie, Pamala Walsh,
Carol Watkins, Ann Gustavsson, Fiona Cuthbert- Omeara, Pam Taylor.
From the Hinterland to the Sea, Sunshine Coast Artists are coming together to create a pictorial
Buffet of colour, shape and texture in the form of Painting, Pottery, Artisan Jewellery, Glassware and Weaving.
The Butter Factory Friends (BFFs) were formed in January 2016 and since then their showcase has evolved from a small group exhibition into an Arts Award with over 80 members entering in this 2019 show with over 140 artworks on display.
Join us again this year for the annual Butter Factory Friends Exhibition!
Prizes:
Portrait Prize $800 cash thanks to Bendigo bank
2D prize thanks to Oxlades -voucher $200
3D prize $300 anonymous cash prize by a BFF
Works on Paper prize thanks to Yandina Framing -Voucher$100
$100 voucher to the peoples choice thanks to Highly Strung
Portrait prize judged by Jandamarra Cadd
2D prize & Works on Paper judge Joe McFeeters
3D works judged by Ulrike Sturm
Buffet of colour, shape and texture in the form of Painting, Pottery, Artisan Jewellery, Glassware and Weaving.
The Butter Factory Friends (BFFs) were formed in January 2016 and since then their showcase has evolved from a small group exhibition into an Arts Award with over 80 members entering in this 2019 show with over 140 artworks on display.
Join us again this year for the annual Butter Factory Friends Exhibition!
Prizes:
Portrait Prize $800 cash thanks to Bendigo bank
2D prize thanks to Oxlades -voucher $200
3D prize $300 anonymous cash prize by a BFF
Works on Paper prize thanks to Yandina Framing -Voucher$100
$100 voucher to the peoples choice thanks to Highly Strung
Portrait prize judged by Jandamarra Cadd
2D prize & Works on Paper judge Joe McFeeters
3D works judged by Ulrike Sturm