Exhibition Archive
30 Nov- 15. Jan
SQUEEZE
[SQUEEZE] 2018 is a catalyst for visual art educators from a diverse range of working environments to share the common aim of allocating time to maintain or re-fresh their art making. This collaborative exhibition opportunity provides valuable Professional Development for Visual Arts educators on the Sunshine Coast.
The [SQUEEZE] exhibition is held on a biennial basis with [SQUEEZE] 2018 set to be the 8th exhibition in this series.
With over 30 local educators who are artists dedicating themselves to their practice for this biennial exhibition in its first carnation at BFAC
The [SQUEEZE] exhibition is held on a biennial basis with [SQUEEZE] 2018 set to be the 8th exhibition in this series.
With over 30 local educators who are artists dedicating themselves to their practice for this biennial exhibition in its first carnation at BFAC
30 Nov- 23. Dec
Twisted Tales by Dale Leach
Twisted Tales by Dale Leach
Reciting Nursery Rhymes to our children is one of the most rewarding first steps to developing children’s language skills and extending their vocabulary. Nursery Rhymes are usually short and easy to remember and in times when many people were unable to read and write Nursery Rhymes were passed from one generation to the next and their secret histories were forgotten. Twisted Tales unearths some of these secret histories and brings other Rhymes into the naughties.
Mary Mary by Dale Leach
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Early to Bed by Dale Leach
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Opening Event:
Join us to celebrate the opening of these exhibitions
Friday Nov. 30th 6pm Entertainment by: Kate Anbeek Guest Speaker: Megan Williams All welcome, free event and cash bar PLUS .......during the opening event....
After three months in the studio for BFAC’s pilot onsite residency, Doug Walker presents ‘Flow’. Unveiling our new residency space... check it out here |
Watching the River Flow - Doug Walker
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2 Jan - 15 Jan. 2019
APT9 KIDS ON TOUR QAGOMA - FREE EVENT - School Holidays activities
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For 'The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art' (APT9), QAGOMA and BFAC present APT9 Kids.
We’re excited to host this fantastic free, school holiday experience for families, run concurrently with QAGOMA’s exhibition ‘The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT9) and APT9 Kids APT9 Kids on Tour invites young visitors to explore and experience diverse contemporary art styles and approaches from Australia, Asia and the Pacific. The program highlights key themes from the APT9 exhibition including the preciousness of life and natural resources, the importance of community and storytelling. |
Interactive artist projects, including the preciousness of life and natural resources, the importance of community, and storytelling,
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APT9 Kids on Tour is free QAGOMA Touring program available to regional Queensland communities, with thanks to generous support from The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation.
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Oct. 19 - Nov. 27
Butter Factory Friends' Finest
Annual Members' Exhibition in the Butterbox
IMAGE: Artwork details by BFF members (L-R) : Dale Leach, Taryn King, Anne Gustavsson, Natalie Barlow, Jennie McDowell, Fiona Groom ,Tarja Ahokas, Dennis Forshaw, Pam Chalker, Kate Lee-Foley, Trevor Purvis.
Eclectica is the annual members exhibition for our Butter Factory Friends group.
Painters, potters, jewellers and ceramicists make up our much valued BFAC community and this annual exhibition offers an insight into the variety and scale of talent in our region.
Free of a particular theme or media requirements, Eclectica is an exhibition of artists
united in their connection to community.
We're excited to show their works in our space, which they support with their
time, energy, skill and membership!
Join us to experience the variety!
Our Butterbox space will be full of incredible creations.
Eclectica is the annual members exhibition for our Butter Factory Friends group.
Painters, potters, jewellers and ceramicists make up our much valued BFAC community and this annual exhibition offers an insight into the variety and scale of talent in our region.
Free of a particular theme or media requirements, Eclectica is an exhibition of artists
united in their connection to community.
We're excited to show their works in our space, which they support with their
time, energy, skill and membership!
Join us to experience the variety!
Our Butterbox space will be full of incredible creations.
Local Heroes Portrait Prize
BFAC Inaugural Portrait Prize
IMAGES: (from left) Val by Gai Cook, Charles by Lew Brennan and Gai by Anne Davenport
JOIN us as we open our inaugural portrait prize, Local Heroes.
Over 35 entries present each artist's chosen representative of the theme: a local hero. Its a broad theme and each artist has run with it! We may even have some animals!
Archibald Prize finalist, Jandamarra Cadd will judge the prize and announce the winner at the Official Opening, from 5pm Saturday October 20.
A prize of $500.00 will be awarded to the work selected as the winner.
There is also a $250 peoples choice award.
Opening Night- Saturday 20th October (5pm - 7pm)
All welcome.
JOIN US as we celebrate the opening of these exhibitions which celebrate our local artists at their best!
Guest Speaker:
Guest speaker and Local Heroes Portrait Prize judge: Jandamarra Cadd
All welcome - free entry - cash bar available.
We'd love to share it with you.
JOIN US as we celebrate the opening of these exhibitions which celebrate our local artists at their best!
Guest Speaker:
Guest speaker and Local Heroes Portrait Prize judge: Jandamarra Cadd
All welcome - free entry - cash bar available.
We'd love to share it with you.
Noosa District State High School
Junior and Senior Annual Exhibitions-
OCT 19 - NOV 27
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Senior Students
Oct. 19 - Nov. 6 Official Opening: 6pm Thursday October 18. Join us for the Official Opening of Noosa District State High school's Senior Campus' annual exhibition from 6pm, Thursday, October 18. Students present works created throughout the year for a fantastic insight into what inspires and stirs their passions. Various media, concepts and styles on show come for a glimpse into the future! IMAGE: (Left) 'Hidden from Sight', Charli Crosby (2018). Junior Students 08- 27 Nov. Official Opening: 3pm Thursday November 08. The second part of this annual partnership sees us open NDSHS Junior campus's annual exhibition from 3pm, Thursday November 08. Standout works created throughout 2018 reveal another insight into the lives and minds of our region's young creatives. We'd love to share it with you. IMAGE: (Left) 'Death by Sugar', TBA(2018). |
" We're proud to host the works of our region's next creative generation,"
BFAC Co-ordinator Alicia Sharples said.
"Its always a fantastic glimpse into the lives and minds of our youth."
BFAC Co-ordinator Alicia Sharples said.
"Its always a fantastic glimpse into the lives and minds of our youth."
8 Sept- 16 Oct.
Gumboil Street Artist including:
Heidi & Kurt Becker, Chantal Desplat, Lily Hass, Monika Juengling,
Tammy McGarry, Pamela Mitchell, Pauline Ramsay- Murray, Heidi Woodman
Foyer, Creamery & Butter Box
Nine diverse artists all living in the same street who share a common bond - the love of art – making it and appreciating it.
With no imposed themes or restraints this exciting exhibition showcases a diverse range covering much of the art spectrum including jewellery, painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture and garden art.
With no imposed themes or restraints this exciting exhibition showcases a diverse range covering much of the art spectrum including jewellery, painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture and garden art.
Sponsors of this eventA Street Shows It’s Art acknowledges the wonderful support of David Berns Real Estate and Noosa Today.
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Opening Event
JOIN US to celebrate the opening of this diverse exhibition.
Saturday, September 8th. 5pm
Guest Speaker,
Mayor Tony Wellington
Music by Riley Woodman
All welcome, free event and cash bar available.
Guest Speaker,
Mayor Tony Wellington
Music by Riley Woodman
All welcome, free event and cash bar available.
27th July - 4th September
3 Three spaces, three artists.....expanding their practice...
You may have seen these artists before but they are taking their practise to another level with these 3 new exhibitions.
You may have seen these artists before but they are taking their practise to another level with these 3 new exhibitions.
Creamery: Fiona Groom UNEARTH a secret realm
Leaf litter may not be very exciting but if you look closer all will be revealed- Unearth explores the hidden world in our bushland, open forests and even in our own backyards, a life that’s all about survival, camouflage and adaptation. Unearth is a snapshot of that life, a reminder of what can be lost if we don’t preserve our gardens and bushland.
Leaf litter may not be very exciting but if you look closer all will be revealed- Unearth explores the hidden world in our bushland, open forests and even in our own backyards, a life that’s all about survival, camouflage and adaptation. Unearth is a snapshot of that life, a reminder of what can be lost if we don’t preserve our gardens and bushland.
Foyer: Wendy Epp Mood and Mind
These paintings result from a long held interest in the mind and perception. For several years Wendy's work focused on the brain, and produced deep, sometimes gloomy, images. After her last exhibition at B.F.A.C. her output has blossomed, colour and image-wise, moving to a happier place where mood is influenced by surroundings, adventures, colour and life experience. Perception is forefront in her consideration. Symbolism is used to portray places and experiences, but always emphasizing mood. Join Wendy's visual journey. |
Butterbox: Michele Rudder Reflection de la Vie
Michele paints not what she “sees”, but more what she “thinks.” A new style has emerged, like coming from another side of creativity. Having “mirror vision” (like Leonardo Dan Vinci) helped her to be between the “Real” and the “Unreal.” Michele looks at her painting and checks it in a big mirror set in her studio, like leaving between two worlds and having different perspectives, transforming her vision. This is why Michele signs these latest works backwards. |
Opening Event:
Join us to celebrate the opening of these 3 exhibitions
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Fiona Groom will be painting on-site during her exhibition on
Thursday 2nd August 10.30-2 Sunday 5th August 10.30-2 Thursday 9th August 10.30-2 Wednesday 15th August 10.30. -2 Thursday 23rd August10.30-2 Thursday 30th Aug 10.30-2 Sunday 2nd Sept 10.30-2 Michele Rudder will be painting on-site during her exhibition on Friday 17th August 10:30 - 2 Wednesday 22nd August 10:30 - 2 Wendy Epp will be painting on-site during her exhibition on Wednesday 22nd August 10:30 - 2 Sunday 26th August 10:30 - 2 |
Friday, July 27th. 6pm Guest Speaker, Councillor Ingrid Jackson Music by Paul Thorley. All welcome, free event and cash bar |
Friday 22 June – Tuesday 24 July 2018
Connect 3.
Denise McMahon, Jennifer Neubecker and Kym Tabulo
Contemporary abstract artists. Denise McMahon, Jennifer Neubecker and Kym Tabulo draw on the traditions of abstract art as they transform their well explored theories and experiments into three distinct but complementary practices.
Each drawing or painting represents a universal aim that binds the trio, and their show: that is to value both conscious and intuitive decisions into their their works,
Sensitive to each other's aesthetics, and the experience of the viewer, the three friends hope to nurture a sense of visual adventure that showcases the wonders of creative abstraction.
Each drawing or painting represents a universal aim that binds the trio, and their show: that is to value both conscious and intuitive decisions into their their works,
Sensitive to each other's aesthetics, and the experience of the viewer, the three friends hope to nurture a sense of visual adventure that showcases the wonders of creative abstraction.
Opening Event:
Friday, June 22, 6pm - 8pm. All welcome.
Join us to celebrate the opening of Connect 3. Friday, June 22. 6pm
Guest Speaker,
His Honour Judge Steve Middleton will officially open the exhibition
Entertainment by Rebecca Armour
All welcome, free event and cash bar available.
As Time Goes By
Kaya Sulc
Kaya Sulc, Itsme, Copper. Image Courtesy of Artist
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Kaya Sulc, The Bathroom.Oil. Image Courtesy of Artist
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A 40 Year Retrospective
Cooroy Local since 1987 displays his lifes work
"The human figure fascinates me both as a source of complex shapes and forms and as a subject of great evocative power. In my work I use simplification, exaggeration and distortion in order to enhance the expressive quality of my figures. However, they remain firmly based in reality because, although I am well aware of the expressive potential of the underlying abstract forms, I need the emotive content of associations and mystery provided by the human image. I want my figures to look real in an unrealistic way; distorted but ‘possible’, capable of life, and as such, reflecting real life in their ‘un-realness’, their ambiguity, contradiction, even absurdity. To this end I like, for instance, to upset a near-traditional concept of a figure by a sudden gigantic arm, or to disturb a quiet harmony by an unexpected splash of Fauve colour. My large sculptures are constructed over steel armature from beaten and brazed copper sheets, with the joints in the metal accentuated to contradict the realism of the figure. Small sculptures I sometimes cast in bronze." Kaya Sulc
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Friday April 06– Tuesday May 08, 2018
hARTland
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Expressions
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EveryWoman- Beautiful. _Heather-Lee Murphy_2018. Image courtesy of the artist
Art of the Body
Community Show
Butter Box
BFAC’s first Art of the Body, an exhibition celebrating the beauty of the human form from a variety of perspectives to coincide with the Australian Body Art Festival.
This is a community show where the artworks will be the human figure, exploring the beauty of our anatomy.
The classification is PG as there will be some nudity.
Community Show
Butter Box
BFAC’s first Art of the Body, an exhibition celebrating the beauty of the human form from a variety of perspectives to coincide with the Australian Body Art Festival.
This is a community show where the artworks will be the human figure, exploring the beauty of our anatomy.
The classification is PG as there will be some nudity.
Friday 23 Feb – Tuesday 3 April 2018
Arts Connect.. Untethered
Foyer, Creamery & Butter Box
An exploration of new and challenging ideas where the artists have the opportunity to open their creative minds freed from restraints, habitual directions, imposed boundaries and conventional artistic limitations.
Our exhibition aims to encourage artists to explore and create artworks that reveal much.
Beauty, strength, vulnerability, power, joy, tenderness, anger, delight, sadness can all expressed in a variety of both actual and perceived ideology and emotion. The aim of the exhibition is to allow both artists and viewers the freedom to interpret these works in ways that may free them from conventional expectations.
Participating artists include: Carol Weir, Annie McIntosh, Chris Blake, Christine Elcoate, Deann Cumner, Dorothy Haig, Jennifer Caseldine, Jacky Lowry, Jo Turner, Judi Parkinson, Robin Yates, Catherine Day, Margie Lipscombe, Miles Allen, Jennifer Harris, Victoria Fitzpatrick, Kaye Leech, Jim Cox, Nicci Parry- Jones, Olga Garner- Morris.
Our exhibition aims to encourage artists to explore and create artworks that reveal much.
Beauty, strength, vulnerability, power, joy, tenderness, anger, delight, sadness can all expressed in a variety of both actual and perceived ideology and emotion. The aim of the exhibition is to allow both artists and viewers the freedom to interpret these works in ways that may free them from conventional expectations.
Participating artists include: Carol Weir, Annie McIntosh, Chris Blake, Christine Elcoate, Deann Cumner, Dorothy Haig, Jennifer Caseldine, Jacky Lowry, Jo Turner, Judi Parkinson, Robin Yates, Catherine Day, Margie Lipscombe, Miles Allen, Jennifer Harris, Victoria Fitzpatrick, Kaye Leech, Jim Cox, Nicci Parry- Jones, Olga Garner- Morris.
Friday 19 January – Tuesday 20 February 2018
Eye View- Captured Images
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Burls of Australia
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Eye View- Captured Images takes into account the level on which we see images and objects.
Work can be seen from above, on the horizon line or below. The role of the artist is to constantly observe and record, to create imaginative responses and to continually experiment and consolidate ideas through a variety of media. This is a collection, a documentation of travels and memories. |
A burl develops as a growth on the tree, a virus fasciation causing radical cell distortion & an irregular grain. Each sculpture is unique, first carefully remove from the tree then carved and smoothed. John takes his time allowing the beauty to reveal itself slowly. Its natural shape, colour and grain coming alive in the process. Which can take anywhere from 15-100 hours for each burl.
The connection between artist and burl leaves a lasting energy within each piece. Bringing certain warmth to any given place. Although difficult to part with these extraordinary sculptures deserved to be shared & loved. |
Shapes & Scapes
Carol Watkins, Helen Saint-Smith
Creamery Space
Shapes and Scapes brings together two artists passionate about the arts. Meeting by chance on a Kimberley cruise 2 years ago, Helen Saint-Smith and Carol Watkins discovered their mutual interests. While Helen considers herself primarily an Urban Landscape Artist, her current work finds her looking at landscape and nature with a geometric eye. She works mainly in acrylics, enjoying the effect of the solid bold colours and the immediacy of the medium. Carol’s specialty is alternative and atmospheric firing methods such as raku, smoke and saggar. She doesn’t produce a lot of functional work, but rather concentrates on textures, glazes, glaze free work, and glaze on glaze work resulting in organic, sculptural and one-off pieces. These two artists have drawn on their different skills to deliver paintings and ceramics which will delight the eye.
Friday 8 December 2017 – Tuesday 16 January 2018
Five Angles :
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Her Show
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Friday 3 November – Tuesday 5 December 2017
DNA: Dad’n’Daughter
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The Tesserae Forest
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Dad and Daughter team up once again for a joint show; his paintings, her ceramics. Inspired by the Australian landscape, and in particular the scarcity of water, Peter and Kari respond to their Queensland locality in homage to ecosystems. The lineage of landscape depicted in writhing riverbed, dwindling waterholes, patterns and footprints in stone or sand, plant and soil, colour or form.
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Take a walk through a forest of tiles, glass, ceramics and paintings with Sue Hoskin and Gwen Smithers. The two artists met through a local pottery club and share a common love of ceramics and mosaic. Gwen, a garden lover, creates quirky pieces for the garden while Sue, an accomplished mosaic teacher, is not afraid to explore unique approaches to this ancient art. The Cooroy Butter Factory welcomes Sue back as this is where she taught her very first mosaic class in 1999.
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Butter Box II
Butter Factory Friends
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Another eclectic exhibition from the Butter Factory Friends..
Once again the Butter Factory Friends have come together to showcase their talents with a diverse collection of work that explores many aspects of life. The painters will be presenting a variety of subjects including, landscape, still life, animal life and also figurative imagery whilst the potters are exploring form and texture by handcrafting structures that combine beauty and functionality. |
Public Programs
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Artists on-Site Throughout the weeks of the Butter Box exhibition, exhibiting artists will be onsite working, demonstrating various techniques and processes. Enjoy a chat with the artist and watch them working in the gallery. Tuesday 7 November – Dale Leach Thursday 9 November – Heather Lee Murphy Saturday 11 November – Dan Truscott Sunday 12 November – Dan Truscott Friday 17 November – Ann Gustavsson Sunday 19 November – Pam Walsh Friday 24 November – Pam Taylor Tuesday 28 November – Tarja Ahokas Wednesday 22 November – Coralee Asker Thursday 30 November – Fiona Groom Saturday 2 December – Dale Leach |
Heather Lee Murphy is Artist on Site on Thursday 9 November.
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Friday 22 September – Tuesday 31 October 2017
Gold Lotus
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Making Light of the Dark
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Making Light of the Dark is a collection of photographic images that speak to those people who have Depression, for within the images’ reversed state, all darkness becomes light, and colour is reversed. It is hoped by ‘turning it around’, people who suffer from depression and related mental illness can be helped through an awareness and greater understanding of mental illness; people will know there is help out there and that they don’t have to go through it alone. This exhibition provides a unique way for many people to view the world in a new light. Making Light of the Dark is held in conjunction with Queensland Mental Health Week 2017.
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MEET THE ARTIST - Michelle Mann, Gold Lotus
Wednesday 27 September, 10:30am
Join Michelle Mann for morning tea and a chat about her exhibition Gold Lotus. This is a unique opportunity to gain a greater understanding and appreciation of the Michelle’s art and her inspiration. All welcome. Gold coin donation.
QLD Mental Health Week
Sunday 8 – Saturday 14 October 2017
EVENT LISTING
Conversation Corner
10 – 14 October 2017, 10am – 2pm daily
During Queensland Mental Health Week the Butter Factory Arts Centre is holding a Conversation Corner within Ian Richter’s exhibition Making Light of the Dark. This activity is made possible through a partnership with Mental Illness Fellowship QLD – Sunshine Coast. Conversation Corner aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness by raising awareness and providing information about mental health and wellbeing services. EVENT LISTING
Steve Parish - Leading a Creative Life
Wednesday 11 October 2017, 1:30pm
Steve is an Ambassador for Mental Illness Fellowship Queensland. As part of Conversation Corner, Steve will be presenting a talk on leading a creative life in conjunction with QLD Mental Health Week .
EVENT LISTING
Workshops
Introduction to Whimsical Colourful Portraits - Michelle Mann
1st or 12th October 2017
4 hrs $80
This is a fun workshop to give you skills to create a basic face and use a rainbow of colour to enhance a whimsical look. You will learn: Basic face structure – create your own whimsical style of face from the basics; How to use colour to create shade and interest; Creating a story behind the face. You do not need experience to participate in this class but some drawing skill would be great plus a sense of fun and playfulness is perfect. Bookings CLICK HERE
Workshop for Mixed Media Backgrounds - Michelle Mann
5th or 15th October 2017
4 hrs $85 (includes an ephemera kit)
This workshop is a fun ½ day using all sorts of media to build up layers to create a textured interesting background. This workshop can be done in conjunction with the portraits workshop or alone. It gives you a great range of ideas to then use in any mixed media works. You will learn: How to prep your substrate; Use a multitude of media including papers- Japanese, handmade, brown or coloured paper, maps, foreign newspapers, rice paper; Music score, dictionary and thesaurus paper, old novels, paper stickers, modelling paste, tissue and serviettes, anything you think might be interesting to add. Bookings CLICK HERE
Sunshine Coast Open House 2017
Saturday 21 October 2017
The Butter Factory Arts Centre is proud to be part of the inaugural SCOH 2017. This event celebrates Sunshine Coast design and community and will contribute to a greater public awareness of our local history, design excellence and identity. The objective of this event is to open up access to unique places and reveal some of the built wonders of our region. For information on the history of our industrial building: CLICK HERE
Wednesday 27 September, 10:30am
Join Michelle Mann for morning tea and a chat about her exhibition Gold Lotus. This is a unique opportunity to gain a greater understanding and appreciation of the Michelle’s art and her inspiration. All welcome. Gold coin donation.
QLD Mental Health Week
Sunday 8 – Saturday 14 October 2017
EVENT LISTING
Conversation Corner
10 – 14 October 2017, 10am – 2pm daily
During Queensland Mental Health Week the Butter Factory Arts Centre is holding a Conversation Corner within Ian Richter’s exhibition Making Light of the Dark. This activity is made possible through a partnership with Mental Illness Fellowship QLD – Sunshine Coast. Conversation Corner aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness by raising awareness and providing information about mental health and wellbeing services. EVENT LISTING
Steve Parish - Leading a Creative Life
Wednesday 11 October 2017, 1:30pm
Steve is an Ambassador for Mental Illness Fellowship Queensland. As part of Conversation Corner, Steve will be presenting a talk on leading a creative life in conjunction with QLD Mental Health Week .
EVENT LISTING
Workshops
Introduction to Whimsical Colourful Portraits - Michelle Mann
1st or 12th October 2017
4 hrs $80
This is a fun workshop to give you skills to create a basic face and use a rainbow of colour to enhance a whimsical look. You will learn: Basic face structure – create your own whimsical style of face from the basics; How to use colour to create shade and interest; Creating a story behind the face. You do not need experience to participate in this class but some drawing skill would be great plus a sense of fun and playfulness is perfect. Bookings CLICK HERE
Workshop for Mixed Media Backgrounds - Michelle Mann
5th or 15th October 2017
4 hrs $85 (includes an ephemera kit)
This workshop is a fun ½ day using all sorts of media to build up layers to create a textured interesting background. This workshop can be done in conjunction with the portraits workshop or alone. It gives you a great range of ideas to then use in any mixed media works. You will learn: How to prep your substrate; Use a multitude of media including papers- Japanese, handmade, brown or coloured paper, maps, foreign newspapers, rice paper; Music score, dictionary and thesaurus paper, old novels, paper stickers, modelling paste, tissue and serviettes, anything you think might be interesting to add. Bookings CLICK HERE
Sunshine Coast Open House 2017
Saturday 21 October 2017
The Butter Factory Arts Centre is proud to be part of the inaugural SCOH 2017. This event celebrates Sunshine Coast design and community and will contribute to a greater public awareness of our local history, design excellence and identity. The objective of this event is to open up access to unique places and reveal some of the built wonders of our region. For information on the history of our industrial building: CLICK HERE
A Plethora of Flux
Noosa District State High School
Foyer space
Artwork by Kiah Jardine
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Wednesday 27 September - Tuesday 10 October 2017
An exhibition of student artworks from Noosa District State High School Junior Campus (Pomona). Thursday 19 - Tuesday 31 October 2017 An exhibition of student artworks from Noosa District State High School Senior Campus (Cooroy). Noosa District State High School Students present a diverse range of artworks, which reflect the plethora of thoughts, concerns, and emotions they experience daily in their world; a world characterised by constant flux. |
Friday 11 August – Tuesday 19 September 2017
Partners in Textile
Helen McIntosh, Cathy Moon, Sybil Orr
Foyer, Creamery & Butter Box
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Sybil Orr, Cathy Moon and Helen McIntosh have been working in isolation for years, in exile if you like, developing their own unique style without much outside influence.
Recently the three artists discovered they were all at the same point in their practice and thinking along similar lines. This exhibition brings together disparate personalities, methods, skills, and knowledge bases to create a showcase full of excitement, colour, originality and ideas. The common thread of fibre binds them together. |
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Grand Opening Day
Saturday 12 August 2017
Market Stalls 10am Preceding the official event there will much fun and frivolity with market and promotional stalls on the veranda. Market stalls:
Artist Talk 11:30am Sybil Orr will provide an Artist Talk on Textiles & Texture within her exhibition of works titled Boro By Design. Light lunch and refreshments available from 12noon. Opening 1pm Guest Speaker: Janet De Boer, OAM Janet received her Medal of the Order of Australia for her services to the textile arts in Australia. All welcome. No bookings required. |
Public Programs
Meet the Artist - Helen McIntosh
Saturday 19th August 11 – 2
Saturday 16th September 11 - 2
Enjoy a chat with the artist amongst her body of textile work, Iconic 2, featured in Partners in Textile. This is a unique opportunity to gain an insight into Helen’s love of fibre, themes and her ways of working. Free event.
Workshop - Indigo Shibori with Cathy Moon
Saturday 19th August
11am-2pm
Come and join shibori artist Cathy Moon and learn the beautiful art of shibori. You will be introduced to the shibori techniques of Bomaki (Pole wrapping), Maki-Age Shibori (Stitching) and String wrapping. You will make 2 scarves, one cotton and one silk. Once you have stitched your scarves you will use an Indigo vat to dye your pieces. You will be shown how to set up and care for an Indigo vat. The workshop is open to both beginners and those with some experience. THIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT.
Saturday 19th August 11 – 2
Saturday 16th September 11 - 2
Enjoy a chat with the artist amongst her body of textile work, Iconic 2, featured in Partners in Textile. This is a unique opportunity to gain an insight into Helen’s love of fibre, themes and her ways of working. Free event.
Workshop - Indigo Shibori with Cathy Moon
Saturday 19th August
11am-2pm
Come and join shibori artist Cathy Moon and learn the beautiful art of shibori. You will be introduced to the shibori techniques of Bomaki (Pole wrapping), Maki-Age Shibori (Stitching) and String wrapping. You will make 2 scarves, one cotton and one silk. Once you have stitched your scarves you will use an Indigo vat to dye your pieces. You will be shown how to set up and care for an Indigo vat. The workshop is open to both beginners and those with some experience. THIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT.
Friday 7 July – Tuesday 8 August 2017
Activ8... create
Foyer, Creamery & Butter Box
Activ8 is a group of eight local experienced artists who actively engage in their chosen medium and forms of expression. The exhibition showcases an eclectic range of works from representational and abstract paintings in oil and acrylic, functional and abstract ceramics and glass slumped and fired.
Participating artists include: Anna Howard, Sam Vatovey, Rick Gruin, Helen Lawson, Vit Martinek, Annie McDonald, Yeats Gruin, Rowley Drysdale.
Opening Event
Friday 7 July 2017, 6pm
Free event, All welcome.
Cash bar available.
Exhibition Preview: Friday 7th July, 10am - 3pm
Free event, All welcome.
Cash bar available.
Exhibition Preview: Friday 7th July, 10am - 3pm
Public Programs
MEET THE ARTISTS
Saturday 29 July, 10:30am
Enjoy a chat with the artists from Activ8… create who are eight friends with diverse works in a range of media including glasswork, ceramics and paintings. This is a unique opportunity to gain a greater understanding and appreciation of the work in this exhibition and each artist’s individual practice.
NOOSA alive!
21 - 30 July 2017
Welcome to NOOSA alive! - a 10 day festival of theatre, literature, music, dance, film, visual arts, cuisine and barrier-breaking forums - in one of Australia's most enviable destinations: Noosa! The Butter Factory Arts Centre is proud to be associated with this event. Download the 10 day program of events or call in to pick up a program.
Saturday 29 July, 10:30am
Enjoy a chat with the artists from Activ8… create who are eight friends with diverse works in a range of media including glasswork, ceramics and paintings. This is a unique opportunity to gain a greater understanding and appreciation of the work in this exhibition and each artist’s individual practice.
NOOSA alive!
21 - 30 July 2017
Welcome to NOOSA alive! - a 10 day festival of theatre, literature, music, dance, film, visual arts, cuisine and barrier-breaking forums - in one of Australia's most enviable destinations: Noosa! The Butter Factory Arts Centre is proud to be associated with this event. Download the 10 day program of events or call in to pick up a program.
Friday 19 May – Sunday 25 June 2017
Here & Then
Trevor Purvis
Foyer and Creamery Spaces
Here in my Cooroy studio , I stand every day, confronting my inspiration.
The majestic river gums of the Darling River, the vast Kalahari salt flats, the disappearing horizons of the Gibson and Simpson deserts, all come flooding in.
Then, in 2003, I realised, as I drove past the dense suburbs of nine to five life into the open arms of the Australian outback, that life would never be the same again. I had discovered a new reality. Every lonely gidgee tree, every dry riverbed was an exciting new experience just waiting to be captured on canvas.
Then, I realised that this subject matter would forever be my inspiration.
Here is an exhibition of that inspiration.
trevorpurvis.me
Circle of Life
Noosa Life Art Circle
Butter Box Space
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An exhibition of life-drawing and works inspired by, or evolved from, the weekly gatherings of the Noosa Life Art Circle group.
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Thank you to Noosa Arts Theatre for the generous loan of stage props on display in the Circle of Life exhibition. Also to Anne Grant, 3B Creative, for the loan of soft furnishings. |
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Opening Event
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Saturday 20th May 2017, 5pm Free event, All welcome. Cash bar available. Entertainment - Jai Bevan from 4:30pm Public ProgramsMeet the Artist - Trevor Purvis Wednesday 24th May, 10:30am Join Trevor Purvis for morning tea and a tour of highlights of his exhibition Here & Then. All welcome. Gold coin donation. Artist Onsite - Trevor Purvis 27th May and 3rd June, 10am - 1pm Trevor Purvis will be onsite within his exhibition Here & Then. Enjoy a chat with the artist and watch him work in the gallery. Life Drawing Demonstration Saturday 10th and 17th June 2017 11:00am - 12:30pm The Noosa Life Art Circle will draw and create figurative art works using a live model within their exhibition 'Circle of Life'. This will provide a rare insight into the manner in which an artist works. Peruse the exhibition, and join us for this unique experience! |
A previous exhibition opening event, Saturday 3 December 2016.
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Friday 7 April – Tuesday 16 May 2017
Bound, Bundled &Boxed
Dam Dames
The Foyer and Butter Box spaces
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Exploring the ideas and associations that arise from the words “bound”, “bundled” and “boxed” has led the artists to some very subjective responses: especially when one considers the English language allows for different meanings for the same word within different contexts.
By choosing to work alone within an agreed brief and regular consultations, they have presented a broad interpretation of words that are common in our everyday lives.
Robyn Gill is an internationally known ceramicist, Jean Cameron is a sculptor and painter, and Ann Brown works with textiles and printmaking.
By choosing to work alone within an agreed brief and regular consultations, they have presented a broad interpretation of words that are common in our everyday lives.
Robyn Gill is an internationally known ceramicist, Jean Cameron is a sculptor and painter, and Ann Brown works with textiles and printmaking.
Exploring the Unknown
Ute Grigull
The Creamery space
Ute Grigull, New Pathways, 2015, acrylic on canvas. Image courtesy of the artist.
What happens to the self in a new land, a different continent, a totally unknown landscape, foreign culture and everything familiar is left behind?
Ute Grigull embraced the challenge and opened herself to the new. Through her paintings she searches for connection to the new land. The forms and structures of nature, of earth, water, clouds and vegetation are all simultaneously the artist's source of inspiration. Ute's collection of paintings describe the tale of her journey.
Ute Grigull embraced the challenge and opened herself to the new. Through her paintings she searches for connection to the new land. The forms and structures of nature, of earth, water, clouds and vegetation are all simultaneously the artist's source of inspiration. Ute's collection of paintings describe the tale of her journey.
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Opening Event
Saturday 8th April 2017, 1pm
Free event, All welcome.
Cash bar available.
Free event, All welcome.
Cash bar available.
Public Programs
Meet the Artist, Ute Grigull,
Wednesday 12th April, 10:30am
Join Ute Grigull for morning tea and a tour of highlights of her exhibition Exploring the Unknown. All welcome. Gold coin donation.
Artist in Residence,
Ute Grigull will be onsite every Wednesday and Saturday for the duration of Exploring the Unknown. Enjoy a chat with the artist and watch her work in the gallery.
Nerikome Masterclass with Robyn Gill, Dam Dames
Sunday 21 & 28 May, 2017
Work with coloured clay to create beautiful unique pottery in a 2 day workshop.
More info HERE
Wednesday 12th April, 10:30am
Join Ute Grigull for morning tea and a tour of highlights of her exhibition Exploring the Unknown. All welcome. Gold coin donation.
Artist in Residence,
Ute Grigull will be onsite every Wednesday and Saturday for the duration of Exploring the Unknown. Enjoy a chat with the artist and watch her work in the gallery.
Nerikome Masterclass with Robyn Gill, Dam Dames
Sunday 21 & 28 May, 2017
Work with coloured clay to create beautiful unique pottery in a 2 day workshop.
More info HERE
Wednesday 3 May - Tuesday 16 May 2017
Wonderland
Australian Body Art Festival 2017
The Butter Box space
Coral Goddess, Rosemary Beard. Photo of winning airbrush body art by Kelli McAlpine in 2014.
An exhibition of images by up to 20 photographers, professional and amateur, who documented the 2017 Australian Body Art Festival. The exhibition provides a unique opportunity to enjoy the colour, fun and frivolity of the Australian Body Art Festival and experience behind the scenes over the two days of the competition. The theme for 2017 is “Wonderland”.
Organised by Cooroy Chamber of Commerce Inc.
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Friday 3 March - Wednesday 5 April 2017
This Very Egypt
Tarja Ahokas
Creamery Space
Tarja AHOKAS, Transient, 2013. Mixed Media on
Canvas. Image: Courtesy of the artist.
This exhibition embraces the wonder of Ancient Egypt. That the culture of Ancient Egypt still resonates thousands of years later and is globally recognised is especially relevant to Ahokas and her work. Expressing the culture, magic and mysteries of life in Ancient Egypt is the focus for her paintings and a constant source of fascination. The symbolism, particularly of animals, often portrayed in hybrid form is of specific interest to the artist. Concepts of animals as sacred deities and the Egyptian gods are explored in visual images. Scarab beetles, have especially caught Ahokas’ imagination and reoccur throughout the work.
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Cluster
McCotter & Co
Foyer and Butter Box spaces
A group exhibition featuring paintings, textiles and furniture by McCotter, Goodman, McCarthy, Mitchell, Musk, Pullen, Sedgman, Vo’ia Design and GPAI Creative.
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Opening Event
Saturday 4th March, 1pm
Free event, all welcome.
Cash bar available.
Free event, all welcome.
Cash bar available.
Public Programs
Artist in Residence
Tarja Ahokas will be onsite every Tuesday and Saturday for the duration of This Very Egypt. Enjoy a chat with the artist and watch her work in the gallery.
Tarja Ahokas will be onsite every Tuesday and Saturday for the duration of This Very Egypt. Enjoy a chat with the artist and watch her work in the gallery.
Friday 13 January - Sunday 19 February 2017
The Great Beauty and Other Stories
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Blue
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Creamery Space
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Butter Box Space
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Diane Green, Ramona 2016, Oil on canvas. Image courtesy of the artist.
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Ronzo, Palm Beach, 2016. Oil on canvas. Image courtesy of the artist.
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Some fictional characters cannot be forgotten. Threads of their sensibility stay with us forever, embedded in our psyches, changing our own sensibilities in ways that are often only barely perceived.
The Great Beauty and Other Stories is an investigation into the absolute giving over of ourselves to some film characters, their power to seduce and our willingness to follow. We travel with them on journeys of love, hate, hope and fear, building impassioned connections that leave us satiated and replete. The paintings are an attempt to pin down and hold onto these profoundly satisfying but fleeting journeys of surrender and love. |
Blue is a celebration of the great Australian beach and the old 'cruisey' surf culture.
A tale about losing oneself to the sunshine, swimming in the sea, drinking in the wild air, the encounter and in the feeling of being changed. Someone once said, paintings are meant to get your blood racing and anything that gets your blood racing is probably a good thing. |
Under Pressure - Significance in Surface
Yvonne Moloney-Law
Foyer Space
Yvonne Moloney-Law, Gawula, Cycle of Creation, Intaglio print.
Image courtesy of the artist.
Under Pressure - Significance in Surface is a pictorial journey of experimental mark-making that exploits media and surfaces that form the contemporary printmaking practice of Yvonne Moloney-Law.
Mixed media works and large scale intaglio prints reference the geography of Capricornia, the Tarkine and Arthur River regions of Tasmania as well as the water catchment areas of the Glasshouse Mountains of the Sunshine Coast. Each resembles a cartographic map superimposed with layers of meaning influenced by the traditional custodians and scientific research associated with each landscape.
Link to write up on Regional Print.
Mixed media works and large scale intaglio prints reference the geography of Capricornia, the Tarkine and Arthur River regions of Tasmania as well as the water catchment areas of the Glasshouse Mountains of the Sunshine Coast. Each resembles a cartographic map superimposed with layers of meaning influenced by the traditional custodians and scientific research associated with each landscape.
Link to write up on Regional Print.
Opening Event
Friday 13 January 2017, 6pm
Free event, all welcome.
Cash bar available.
Guest speaker:
Jenny Jones, Caloundra Regional Gallery
Free event, all welcome.
Cash bar available.
Guest speaker:
Jenny Jones, Caloundra Regional Gallery
Friday 2 December 2016 – Wednesday 11 January 2017
AZURE
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PlaceD
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Angelique Wavés, Bold Spirit, (manipulated image), 2016, Acrylic on canvas. Image courtesy of the artist.
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Robert Natoli, Landscape Study #4, 2016, Oil on Canvas. Photographer Robert Natoli
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AZURE reveals her Kym Angelique Wavés’ latest ode to the ocean. Her contemporary abstractions of the coastal landscape allow the viewer to experience the ocean from an alternate perspective.
From interpretations of eroding sand lines, salt laced water marks to vigorous expressions of deep sea and curling breaks, this exhibition captures the many shades of blue of our local coastline. |
How does place influence the artist? The exhibition PlaceD represents a selection of work from 2008 to 2016 whilst artist Robert Natoli travelled and lived in NSW, Queensland, the Kimberley, South East Asia, Tasmania, Victoria and finally returning to the Sunshine Coast.
The exhibition explores how the characteristics of a place influence not only the style, marks and palette of the artist but the very approach to artmaking. Place is more than just a geographical location and viewers are invited to ponder and explore broader themes and concepts raised in the works. |
Butter Box - an Eclectic Exhibition
From the Butter Factory Friends (exhibition closes: Friday 23 December, 3pm)
The Butter Factory Friends presents their inaugural group show.
A diverse collection of work Butter Box showcases the talents of the Butter Factory Friends. Painters and Potters have joined forces to create an exhibition that explores many aspects of life. The painters delve into ideas from realism to the impressionistic landscape and beyond. Through their use of clay and mixed media, the potters explore form and texture by handcrafting structures that combine beauty and functionality.
A diverse collection of work Butter Box showcases the talents of the Butter Factory Friends. Painters and Potters have joined forces to create an exhibition that explores many aspects of life. The painters delve into ideas from realism to the impressionistic landscape and beyond. Through their use of clay and mixed media, the potters explore form and texture by handcrafting structures that combine beauty and functionality.
Exhibition Opening Event
Saturday 3 December, 1pm
Free event, all welcome. Cash bar available.
Guest Speakers:
Free event, all welcome. Cash bar available.
Guest Speakers:
- Val Ross, local artist;
- Margaret Turner, local artist;
- Tex Pipke, Cooroy Future Group
Artists On-site
Throughout the weeks of the Butter Box exhibition, exhibiting artists will be onsite working, demonstrating various techniques and processes. Enjoy a chat with the artist and watch them working in the gallery.
Sunday 4 December - Dan Truscott, from 10am
Tuesday 6 December - Wendy Catlin from 10am
Thursday 8 December - Pam Walsh demonstrating felting at 11am
Friday 9 December - Desley Turner from 10am, Tarja Ahokas from 1pm
Saturday 10 December - Ian Draaisma from 10am
Sunday 11 December - June McCotter from 10am
Tuesday 13 December - Ellen Appleby from 10am
Wednesday 14 December - Fiona Groom from 10am
Thursday 15 December - Desley Turner from 1pm
Friday 16 December - Wendy Britton from 10am
Tuesday 20 December - Marge Martin from 1pm
Wednesday 21 December - Ann Gustavsson from 10am
Sunday 4 December - Dan Truscott, from 10am
Tuesday 6 December - Wendy Catlin from 10am
Thursday 8 December - Pam Walsh demonstrating felting at 11am
Friday 9 December - Desley Turner from 10am, Tarja Ahokas from 1pm
Saturday 10 December - Ian Draaisma from 10am
Sunday 11 December - June McCotter from 10am
Tuesday 13 December - Ellen Appleby from 10am
Wednesday 14 December - Fiona Groom from 10am
Thursday 15 December - Desley Turner from 1pm
Friday 16 December - Wendy Britton from 10am
Tuesday 20 December - Marge Martin from 1pm
Wednesday 21 December - Ann Gustavsson from 10am
28 October – 30 November 2016
Connected
Arts Connect Inc.
Foyer, Creamery and Butter Box gallery spaces
Artists have explored and created artworks in a variety of mediums that reveal how each connects to their place, the environment and others. Works focus on the links and supports that bond them to the environment, revealing new ways of looking at the world they are immersed in.
Portraying personal visions of individual place in a larger whole, the underlying theme relies on the essential fact that we are immutably connected to and dependent on the environment.
Portraying personal visions of individual place in a larger whole, the underlying theme relies on the essential fact that we are immutably connected to and dependent on the environment.
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Opening EventSaturday 29 October, 2016
1:00 pm Free event, all welcome. Cash bar available. Guest speaker: Wayne Bradley |
Public Programs
FEATURE ARTISTS
Several of the exhibiting artists are demonstrating their art techniques in the Gallery or sharing their processes through Workshops. Click the links below for further information.
Several of the exhibiting artists are demonstrating their art techniques in the Gallery or sharing their processes through Workshops. Click the links below for further information.
Guided Tour
Saturday 5 November 2016
11am
Join exhibiting artists for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of their exhibitions. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP: (preferred but not essential) bfac@iinet.net.au or phone(07) 5442 6665
Get Creative
Saturday 19 October 2016
10:30am – 12:30pm
A series of free family orientated art activities at the Butter Factory Arts Centre. Be inspired by the current exhibition then spend time creating your own artwork with family and friends.
Workshops
Leisa Gunton, ceramic trinket box workshop - Sunday 30 October
Victoria Fitzpatrick, painting with acrylic and collage - Thursday 10 November
Victoria Fitzpatrick, pastel still life - Thursday 17 November
Steve Parish - digital photography - HALF DAY WALK ART OF SEEING (INC ONE HOUR TALK) - Sunday 27 November
More details for ALL workshops here
Saturday 5 November 2016
11am
Join exhibiting artists for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of their exhibitions. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP: (preferred but not essential) bfac@iinet.net.au or phone(07) 5442 6665
Get Creative
Saturday 19 October 2016
10:30am – 12:30pm
A series of free family orientated art activities at the Butter Factory Arts Centre. Be inspired by the current exhibition then spend time creating your own artwork with family and friends.
Workshops
Leisa Gunton, ceramic trinket box workshop - Sunday 30 October
Victoria Fitzpatrick, painting with acrylic and collage - Thursday 10 November
Victoria Fitzpatrick, pastel still life - Thursday 17 November
Steve Parish - digital photography - HALF DAY WALK ART OF SEEING (INC ONE HOUR TALK) - Sunday 27 November
More details for ALL workshops here
Friday 16 September - Wednesday 26 October 2016
Into the Light
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Captivating Creatures
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Foyer Space Creamery Space
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Heather Murphy, Into the Light - Ringtail Creek, 2015,
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Natalie Barlow, Janet Carew, Fiona Groom, image courtesy of the artists.
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Into the Light is a series of realistic paintings by artist Heather Lee Murphy that explore the relationship between darkness and light and the challenge of creating the illusion of three dimensional form. The artist believes this is spirituality allegorical of the human condition where darkness causes us to struggle towards the light in search of form and meaning. Local places and local people are represented in this exhibition which demonstrates a strong connection with beauty and the natural environment.
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Captivating Creatures is a lively exhibition celebrating animals through art. The artists, Natalie Barlow, Janet Carew and Fiona Groom, All share a love of animals and have been painting and drawing them in their carried genres for many years. They each share the fascination of emotions experienced and shown by animals and endeavour to portray that element in their work. Partnering with The Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge (SCAR) who will benefit from the sales made, the artists are contributing in a practical way to animal welfare.
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Public Programs
Meet the Artists
Friday 30 September 2016
11am
Join exhibiting artists for morning tea. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP (preferred but not essential) bfac@iinet.net.au or phone (07) 5442 6665
World Animal Day
Saturday 1 October 2016
10am-2.30pm
To celebrate World Animal day, artists Natalie Barlow, Janet Carew and Fiona Groom, in addition to their exhibition Captivating Creatures will hold a Market Day on the Cooroy Butter Factory verandah on 1st October, together with volunteers from The Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge. World Animal Day had its origins at a convention of ecologists in Florence in 1931 and is now celebrated throughout the world. The artists want to play a role in a practical way in this world wide event, so a percentage of sales on this day and from the exhibition will benefit animals rescued by The Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge.
Artist in Residence
Fiona Groom - every Friday
Heather Lee Murphy - every Wednesday and Saturday
The artists will be on site on the days stated for the duration of their exhibitions. Enjoy a chat and watch them work in the gallery.
Get Creative
Saturday 15 October 2016
10.30am-12.30pm
A series of free family orientated art activities at the Butter Factory Arts Centre. Be inspired by the current exhibition then spend time creating your own artwork with family and friends.
Friday 30 September 2016
11am
Join exhibiting artists for morning tea. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP (preferred but not essential) bfac@iinet.net.au or phone (07) 5442 6665
World Animal Day
Saturday 1 October 2016
10am-2.30pm
To celebrate World Animal day, artists Natalie Barlow, Janet Carew and Fiona Groom, in addition to their exhibition Captivating Creatures will hold a Market Day on the Cooroy Butter Factory verandah on 1st October, together with volunteers from The Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge. World Animal Day had its origins at a convention of ecologists in Florence in 1931 and is now celebrated throughout the world. The artists want to play a role in a practical way in this world wide event, so a percentage of sales on this day and from the exhibition will benefit animals rescued by The Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge.
Artist in Residence
Fiona Groom - every Friday
Heather Lee Murphy - every Wednesday and Saturday
The artists will be on site on the days stated for the duration of their exhibitions. Enjoy a chat and watch them work in the gallery.
Get Creative
Saturday 15 October 2016
10.30am-12.30pm
A series of free family orientated art activities at the Butter Factory Arts Centre. Be inspired by the current exhibition then spend time creating your own artwork with family and friends.
Friday 30 September – Tuesday 11 October 2016 |
Thursday 13 October – Wednesday 26 October 2016 |
Perceptions
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Recent Works
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Butter Box Space
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Butter Box Space
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Sharon Hall, 2016, We All See Differently, mixed media collage. Image supplied.
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Frances Anschutz, 2016, Untitled, pastel on paper, image supplied by the artist
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Perceptions is an exhibition capturing Noosa District State High School Year 12 Visual Art, Arts in Practice and Fashion students’ perceptions of themselves, their environment and our world. Students have worked with a variety of stimulus to create unique personal Perceptions.
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Frances Anschutz is a young artist who is having her first solo art exhibition. Frances finds inspiration in the characters and world of imaginary friends from the classic storybook ‘Winnie the Pooh’.
Many of her artworks reflect the simple joy of childhood and of expression aligned to this imaginative world. As an individual within the Autism Spectrum Frances also uses image making to communicate how she sees and experiences the world around her. |
Altered Forms: Journeys in Clay
Frances Zirkler
Friday 16 September - Wednesday 28 September
Butter Box Space
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Altered Forms: Journeys in Clay explores the process of distorting symmetrical, wheel thrown shapes in order to create bold and complex vessels. Through nipping and tucking clay walls, patternmaking and inserting gussets, cutting, joining and reshaping, Frances Zirkler creates new functional pieces that demand to be admired. Overblown jugs challenge their place in the kitchen, axe-like vessels invite flowers, boats wait to be laden with food. One thing's for certain. Altered Forms: Journeys in Clay is an exhibition to be remembered.
Frances Zirkler, Jugs, 2016, stoneware, wheel thrown, altered, reduction firing. Photographer: Amara Chegwidden
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Pop Up Encore
45 Local Artists
Friday 24 June – Wednesday 3 August 2016
Papermakers of Queensland
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Trevor Purvis
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Foyer and Creamery Spaces |
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Image credit:: Trevor Purvis, 2015, Midday Rain, Acrylic on canvas, image supplied by the artist.
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Bespoke Paper - Carnivale is an exuberant collection of works on, and of, paper. showcasing the diversity and scope of what paper artists can create from their gentle art form. From whimsical paper costumes to harmonious symphonies of the earthy tones of papers hand-made through ingenious alchemy from backyard plants and weeds, this exhibition offers a new appreciation for the possibilities of paper.
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Inspiration can only come to you once you get to work; painting outback images easily segue into stories about people that you know or objects that just pop into your mind.
While Trevor works on new expressive ways of conveying the complexity of the Australian outback, his wandering mind takes him beyond to events and objects that end up on canvas in a surprising range of style and content. |
Exhibition Opening Event
Friday 24 June, 6pm
Free event, all welcome. Cash bar available.
Guest Speaker: Katharine Nix
Free event, all welcome. Cash bar available.
Guest Speaker: Katharine Nix
Public Programs
GUIDED TOUR
Thursday 30 June 2016, 11am
Join exhibiting artists for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of their exhibitions. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP: (preferred but not essential) Tuesday 28 June bfac@iinet.net.au or phone(07) 5442 6665
NOOSA LONG WEEKEND
15 - 24 July 2016
The Butter Factory Arts Centre is proud to be associated with the Noosa Long Weekend - find us in the Noosa Long Weekend Festival program - LINK BELOW. http://www.noosalongweekend.com/
WORKSHOPS
Sunday 17 July 2016
10:30am – 1:30pm
Playing with Paper with Zela Bissett
Participants will learn how to make their own unique sheets of paper using environmentally friendly materials and user-friendly, low tech equipment. They will take home several sheets of paper and a small plaster mould for making future sculpted papers.
$35 per person + $5 materials fee. BYO lunch. Limit 12 participants.
Bookings: zela@spiderweb.com.au or phone: 0400 366 195
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10am – 3pm
Coiled Paper Forms with Mary Barron
Participants in this workshop will make unique coiled baskets or other forms as desired. They will also learn several variations on the basic coiling technique to create interesting features in their works.
$60 per person, includes materials and equipment. BYO lunch. Limit 10 participants.
Bookings: maryebarron1@gmail.com or phone: 0402 167 512
Thursday 30 June 2016, 11am
Join exhibiting artists for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of their exhibitions. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP: (preferred but not essential) Tuesday 28 June bfac@iinet.net.au or phone(07) 5442 6665
NOOSA LONG WEEKEND
15 - 24 July 2016
The Butter Factory Arts Centre is proud to be associated with the Noosa Long Weekend - find us in the Noosa Long Weekend Festival program - LINK BELOW. http://www.noosalongweekend.com/
WORKSHOPS
Sunday 17 July 2016
10:30am – 1:30pm
Playing with Paper with Zela Bissett
Participants will learn how to make their own unique sheets of paper using environmentally friendly materials and user-friendly, low tech equipment. They will take home several sheets of paper and a small plaster mould for making future sculpted papers.
$35 per person + $5 materials fee. BYO lunch. Limit 12 participants.
Bookings: zela@spiderweb.com.au or phone: 0400 366 195
Sunday 31 July 2106
10am – 3pm
Coiled Paper Forms with Mary Barron
Participants in this workshop will make unique coiled baskets or other forms as desired. They will also learn several variations on the basic coiling technique to create interesting features in their works.
$60 per person, includes materials and equipment. BYO lunch. Limit 10 participants.
Bookings: maryebarron1@gmail.com or phone: 0402 167 512
Tuesday 10 May - Wednesday 22 June 2016
McCotter Art
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Cooroy Potters
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The Creamery
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The Foyer and the Butter Box
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Cultivation of Memories is a collection of paintings that emanate from the experiences of the artist, June McCotter. Life fuels the mind of the artist and their ability to experience and “see” the voice of nature. The challenge is to bring these stimulations through the brush and onto the canvas.
McCotter is completely immersed in this transfer of the beauty of nature. The paintings are a part of her and the rhythm is one with her. She produces a volume of artwork so more of us can enjoy her interpretations. |
Belonging to community and associating with place are key ideals of the Cooroy Potters. The rustic landscape of the hinterland, the changing colours and patterns of the seasons and one’s associated feelings of belonging; are all major inspirations for this exhibition. Freshly dug local clay captures the essence of belonging to the land, while rolling green hills, the lake and mountain inspire designs, colours and texture. Even the clear night sky inspires intricate designs.
Our feelings of pride in belonging to a welcoming hinterland community are echoed in our diverse creations. |
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Image credit:
McCotter Art, 2015,Alcheringa Waterhole, mixed media. image: courtesy of the artist |
Image credit:
Cooroy Potters, 2016, image: courtesy of the artists |
Exhibition Opening Event
Friday 13 May, 6pm
Free event. All welcome. Refreshments and cash bar available.
To be officially opened by Cr Frank Wilkie, Deputy Mayor, Noosa Council and Rhonda Pullen, Visual Artist
Free event. All welcome. Refreshments and cash bar available.
To be officially opened by Cr Frank Wilkie, Deputy Mayor, Noosa Council and Rhonda Pullen, Visual Artist
Public Programs
GUIDED TOUR
Thursday 26 May, 2016 11am
Join the exhibiting artists for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of their exhibitions. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP: bfac@iinet.net.au or phone (07) 5442 6665
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Every Wednesday 10am - 1pm
June McCotter will be onsite every Wednesday morning for the duration of her exhibition. Enjoy a chat with the artist and watch her work in the gallery.
MEET THE ARTIST
Friday 10 June, 10:30am
Exhibiting artist, Pam Walsh, will be designing and making clay pendants using carved engobes, painted underglazes and impressed patterns. If you wish to make your own please register your interest by Wednesday 8 June by email bfac@iinet.net.au There will be a $5 material fee, which includes firing.
Thursday 26 May, 2016 11am
Join the exhibiting artists for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of their exhibitions. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP: bfac@iinet.net.au or phone (07) 5442 6665
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Every Wednesday 10am - 1pm
June McCotter will be onsite every Wednesday morning for the duration of her exhibition. Enjoy a chat with the artist and watch her work in the gallery.
MEET THE ARTIST
Friday 10 June, 10:30am
Exhibiting artist, Pam Walsh, will be designing and making clay pendants using carved engobes, painted underglazes and impressed patterns. If you wish to make your own please register your interest by Wednesday 8 June by email bfac@iinet.net.au There will be a $5 material fee, which includes firing.
Image credit:
McCotter Art, 2015,Alcheringa Waterhole, mixed media. image: courtesy of the artist
Cooroy Potters, 2016, image: courtesy of the artists
McCotter Art, 2015,Alcheringa Waterhole, mixed media. image: courtesy of the artist
Cooroy Potters, 2016, image: courtesy of the artists
Saturday 25 March - Sunday 08 May 2016
Matters of the Mind
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30x30
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The artist’s fascination with the mind and its processes is the basis of this exhibition. The supreme importance of a healthy/ happy mind in achieving a healthy/ happy life largely dominates the artist’s approach and output. Daily events and the mind’s perception thereof, as well as personal environment, have provided food for thought in assembling this body of work.
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“30x30” refers to the twenty 30x30 cm canvas boards exhibited along the 9 metre wall of the Creamery.
Brenton is attracted to nature and, like the intricate multi-layered designs on the forest floor, the marks on his abstract paintings have fallen randomly, independently, over time, responding to what has gone before. |
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Image: Wendy Epp, 2015, Marriage of the Minds 1, acrylic on canvas, image: courtesy of the artist
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Image: Brenton Schwab, 2014, Square Bones, Acrylic on canvas board, 30 x 30cm, image: courtesy of the artist.
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Opening Event
Saturday 26 March, 2016 2pm
Free event, all welcome. Refreshments and cash bar available.
Free event, all welcome. Refreshments and cash bar available.
Public Programs
Meet the Artist - Brenton Schwab
Sunday 27 March 2016 11am
Join us for an informal talk in the gallery with exhibiting artist Brenton Schwab. Brenton will discuss how 30 x 30 evolved, his processes and include a tour of highlights of his exhibition. All welcome.
Meet the Artists - Wendy Epp
Thursday 31 March 2016 11am
Join exhibiting artist Wendy Epp for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of her exhibition. All welcome. Gold coin donation.
Get Creative
Saturday 16 April, 2016 10:30am – 12:30pm
A series of free family orientated art activities at the Butter Factory Arts Centre. Be inspired by the latest exhibition then spend time creating your own artwork with family and friends.
Sunday 27 March 2016 11am
Join us for an informal talk in the gallery with exhibiting artist Brenton Schwab. Brenton will discuss how 30 x 30 evolved, his processes and include a tour of highlights of his exhibition. All welcome.
Meet the Artists - Wendy Epp
Thursday 31 March 2016 11am
Join exhibiting artist Wendy Epp for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of her exhibition. All welcome. Gold coin donation.
Get Creative
Saturday 16 April, 2016 10:30am – 12:30pm
A series of free family orientated art activities at the Butter Factory Arts Centre. Be inspired by the latest exhibition then spend time creating your own artwork with family and friends.
19 February – 23 March 2016
About Design
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Layers of Landscape
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A Look Within
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About Design brings together Sue Trethowan-Jones’ keen design sense with her own unique decoupage and painting style. An avid collector, Sue spends much time creating her own papers and searching for vintage furnishings to transform. Each piece is a testament to her patience and skill which can have up to thirty layers of adhesives and require three weeks to complete. A love of textiles and fashion form a common thread throughout the featured collection.
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Recent TAFE graduate and award winning artist, Karen McAuliffe works instinctively to observe the many strata within the environment. Going beyond the big picture of a landscape she creates unique layers which build a majesty enticing the viewer to look deeper and see what is not, or could be, there. This process of painting empowers Karen to become at one with her art and experience a sense of freedom that boosts her confidence, allowing her to feel that she can do anything.
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Michelle Maclennan presents a range of mixed media works from vibrant paintings to detailed drawings which have been produced over the last ten years. Her artworks reflect both personal health struggles within the mind and the importance of the environment, highlighting nature’s strength. The focus is upon growth, understanding and the journey forward. However, as each aspect develops over time, so does the natural environment’s fight for survival.
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Opening Event
Sunday 21 February 2016
10:30am
Free event, all welcome. Refreshments and cash bar available.
Guest Speakers:
10:30am
Free event, all welcome. Refreshments and cash bar available.
Guest Speakers:
- Michael Ridley, Fashion Entrepreneur
- Zoe Martin, Local Artist and Arts Advocate
- Toby Goldsmith
Public Programs
Meet the Artist - Michelle Maclennan
Saturday 20 February 2016
10:30am
Call into the gallery to watch and chat with exhibiting artist Michelle Maclennan as she works on a new painting. Michelle has recently won the Emma Freeman Award at the Noosa Regional Gallery Taste of Art exhibition.
Guided Tour
Thursday 25 February 2016
11am
Join exhibiting artists Michelle Maclennan and Sue Trethowan-Jones for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of their exhibitions. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP: 24 February bfac@iinet.net.au or phone (07) 5442 6665
Meet the Artist - Sue Trethowan-Jones
Friday 4 March 2016
2pm
Join us for an informal talk in the gallery with Sue Trethowan-Jones, journalist, author and designer of jewellery and decoupage. Sue will explain more about how and why she made the collection for About Design.
Get Creative - Karen McAuliffe
Saturday 19 March 2016
10:30am – 12:30pm
Exhibiting artist Karen McAuliffe will be ‘in residence’ with a special activity for the children at Get Creative.
Saturday 20 February 2016
10:30am
Call into the gallery to watch and chat with exhibiting artist Michelle Maclennan as she works on a new painting. Michelle has recently won the Emma Freeman Award at the Noosa Regional Gallery Taste of Art exhibition.
Guided Tour
Thursday 25 February 2016
11am
Join exhibiting artists Michelle Maclennan and Sue Trethowan-Jones for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of their exhibitions. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP: 24 February bfac@iinet.net.au or phone (07) 5442 6665
Meet the Artist - Sue Trethowan-Jones
Friday 4 March 2016
2pm
Join us for an informal talk in the gallery with Sue Trethowan-Jones, journalist, author and designer of jewellery and decoupage. Sue will explain more about how and why she made the collection for About Design.
Get Creative - Karen McAuliffe
Saturday 19 March 2016
10:30am – 12:30pm
Exhibiting artist Karen McAuliffe will be ‘in residence’ with a special activity for the children at Get Creative.
Saturday 5 - Wednesday 15 March, 2016
Starting the Fire
Ceramic Centre for Excellence
The Butter Box
8 January – 17 February 2016
Resilience
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Into the Blue
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Kim Schoenberger, Resilient 1, stainless steel and corrugated iron triptych, image: Tony Webdale
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Kym Barrett, Into the Blue, oil on canvas, image: courtesy of the artist
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Resilience - In these works we see a combination of sleek stainless steel placed against rusty iron forming fragile lines, contrasted with the bold gestures of the corrugated steel and creating balance between the spaces.
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Into the Blue is a series of abstract paintings that aims to evoke aspects of the natural world and more especially blue, reminiscent of sky and/or water.
Into the Blue suggests a passage into the deep unknown. The work embodies a sense of depth and mystery… that there’s more there than a surface consolation. It asks questions. |
Opening Event
Friday 8 January 2016
6pm
To be officially opened by Julie Hauritz, Public Art Officer, Sunshine Coast Council
Free event, all welcome. Cash bar available.
6pm
To be officially opened by Julie Hauritz, Public Art Officer, Sunshine Coast Council
Free event, all welcome. Cash bar available.
Public Programs
Guided Tour
Thursday 14 January 2016
11am
Join Kym Barrett and Kim Schoenberger for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of their exhibitions. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP: 13 January bfac@iinet.net.au or phone(07) 5442 6665
APT8 Kids on Tour
Saturday 16 January – Sunday 24 January 2016
10am – 3pm daily, closed Mondays
The Butter Factory Arts Centre invites children and families to participate in APT8 Kids on Tour, an exciting program of projects and activities developed by the exhibiting artists and the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art’s Children’s Art Centre. No RSVP required. Please note that staff are not responsible for supervision, parents must remain with children while participating.
Thursday 14 January 2016
11am
Join Kym Barrett and Kim Schoenberger for morning tea and a guided tour of highlights of their exhibitions. All welcome. Gold coin donation. RSVP: 13 January bfac@iinet.net.au or phone(07) 5442 6665
APT8 Kids on Tour
Saturday 16 January – Sunday 24 January 2016
10am – 3pm daily, closed Mondays
The Butter Factory Arts Centre invites children and families to participate in APT8 Kids on Tour, an exciting program of projects and activities developed by the exhibiting artists and the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art’s Children’s Art Centre. No RSVP required. Please note that staff are not responsible for supervision, parents must remain with children while participating.
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Opening Hours
Tues – Fri: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Sat – Sun: 10:00am – 3:00 pm (closed on public holidays and sometimes in between exhibitions) |
Contact
Phone: (07) 5442 6665 Email: hello@butterfactoryartscentre.com.au Location 11A Maple Street COOROY 4563 |