Kay Christochowitz
Kay (pronounced Kai) is a wood sculpture artist, carving bespoke sea creatures and animal life. His passion for whales, the ocean and the land can be seen through his work which comes to life as magnificent wall pieces or stand alone sculptures. All materials he uses are recycled or sustainably source, finishing his work with non-toxic, natural components.
Kay has recently completed a commissioned piece for the Noosa Council at Perigian Beach, beach access 59. "Message Post" was an on site job that took 3 months to complete. Instagram: kc_vidur |
16 Nov 2021 - until 2022
Rosie is an international street artist and painter. Her work priorities ethereal fluid forms with a focus on uplifting colour and hyper-realistic texture. Entwined and flowing forms, evoke the dynamic nature of our human experience. Rosie’s work teeters on the edge of abstraction and realism as she explores the meting point of our physical and transcendent existence. Each work begins with 3D digital rendering that is translated with spray-paint and oil paint. Her work draws on the luscious attention to detail of the old masters and the indulgent abstractions of colour field abstract expressionism, bringing both areas of art history to contemporary painting and the public art realm. The finished works are a dance between the materiality of painting and the slick aesthetics of the digital.
While in residence Rosie will be taking a deep dive into repetitive image creation in a specific colour palette, aiming to be more expressive in her painting process through the layering of paint and gestural marks. |
1-14 Nov 2021
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25 - 31 October 2021
Ketakii Jewson-Brown and Laura Vecmane are creating work during this residency along the theme of call and response, seeing where their interaction of each other’s work takes them.
Seeing where ‘mistakes’ can be incorporated into the work, highlighted and even revered. Using alternative photographic techniques (inkjet transfers) onto a variety of surfaces (aluminium, wood, possibly ceramic) and painting these two artists are seeking to answer the questions of call and response How does one artist inspire another? Can a defect, become an effect? What one artist creates, informs another artist’s response Call & Response will have outcome pieces on display on Saturday & Sunday 30th & 31st Oct. |
12- 25 October 2021
Unfolding Light & Place explores the natural environments of Cooroy - Noosa and beyond, in expanded painting.
Helle Cook is a Brisbane-based, Danish-Australian artist, who is curious about the sensory and embodied experience of light and place. Helle often brings her art practice beyond the studio as she immerses into the landscape. Here, she creates ephemeral textile installations which she documents as they interact with nature & light. A gestural response to the sensory perception and memories of being in nature unfolds back in the studio. Unfolding Light & Place will develop into a luminous installation of paintings and diaphanous textiles, layered with photo/video documentation. One is invited to engage, enquire and wonder. Follow: Instagram: @hellecook | hellecook.com |
1- 10 October 2021
The Cooroora Makers is a collective of designer makers of contemporary fine furniture located in the Noosa area. The group includes musical instrument makers, sculptors, woodturners and carvers working primarily in wood with pieces incorporating others materials such as metals and resins.
Instigated by the Cooroora Wordworkers Club, many pieces from club members as well as other local makers will be exhibited as part of the 2021 Noosa Open Studios Art Trail. This is an opportunity to view the skills and talents of local makers in a single gallery which is a short walk to the CWC where further works will be on display and the workshop can be visited. |
6 - 24 September 2021
This development is called Imposter
Imposter is a series of experiments. a meditation on noticing, anonimity and small pleasures. a little story of finding and found. a little bit super ordinary. what happened here? what traces do we leave? how do we remember? what is precious? Megan is an interdisciplinary artist, her practice informed by her background in contemporary dance and her curiosity about the human condition. She will be collaborating with dance artist Courtney Scheu and photographer Warwick Gow. They will be working with performance, image and movement in a radical act of poetic nonsense. Follow @habitus.is Image credit Cooper Brady Photography |
Imposter is supported by the Noosa Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Noosa Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
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10 August - 5 September 2021
Jaime Kiss Movement, Flow and Change
“Everything flows and nothing stays” Heraclitus of Ephesus - 500 BCE - The Universal Flux Jaime has been exploring the idea of representing the concept of “The Universal Flux” – The understanding that everything is in a constant state of movement and change, in a series of ‘Performing Sculptures’. The series of artwork, varying in shape, size, texture and colour, offers the viewer the opportunity to interact and experience, in the moment, the concept of the constant state of flux. Viewers are invited to interact and explore the natural changes that happen every time an interaction occurs with the sculptures. The pieces invite a playfulness and a re-connection to the felt sense of feelings and sensations, that may not be readily accessible to us during our daily lives. While is residency, Jaime hopes to highlight that everything is always in progression, evolving, growing, transforming and constantly changing. |
19 July - 2 August 2021
Jaime Shae Jaime Shae is a visual artist, illustrator and painter currently based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Inspired by a love of the1950’s, traditional tattoo flash and mid-century pop culture. Jaime’s desire to draw and the fascination with vintage nostalgia started as a child and has been a creative outlet ever since.
Working across multiple mediums including illustration, photography, paint and digital. Jaime draw’s inspiration for her detailed feminine figures and strong line work from her background in sign writing, makeup artistry and visual art. Her retro inspired works are often unapologetic, bold and influenced by the strength and softness of vintage pin-ups. |
1-13 June 2021
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12-26 May 2021
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6-21st April 2021
Libby Derham Local artist Libby Derham is currently documenting 5 diverse walks across the Sunshine Coast through sensory mapping, 'walking whilst drawing' scrolls and contemporary watercolours. Libby is particularly drawn to bird song and representing this in line through her work. The residency will be an 'open studio', welcoming visitors in to see the process, whilst Libby immerses herself in this new body of work.
Watercolour runs in Libby’s veins, going back four generations in her family. She has a strong appreciation of the beauty in natural landscapes and works plein air weekly. Working intuitively, Libby focuses on authenticity of marks and representing sounds and visual movements through line. She begins by laying down the sounds and movements in the landscape, currently drawn to bird song, noting this down through masked and pencil lines. Next she builds the visual elements, painting with washes or shape and form, pulling together the colours of the landscape. |
6-21st April 2021
Ketakii Jewson-Brown and Laura Vecmane Two Maleny Artists Ketakii Jewson-Brown and Laura Vecmane are exploring the theme of playfulness and wildness in its many facets; the diverse roles of the feminine, the surrounding environment, and the many sensual experiences of daily life. They are keen to present an inspiring selection of artworks in multiple media and kindle the creative spark in others.
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9-31st March 2021
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Changing Perceptions on Homelessness #Mycommunityismyhome by Claire Letitia Reynolds
This exhibition is about strength and resilience, community, and hope. It is one result from a group of people and organisations that has met once a month for the past two years to make a plan to assist people experiencing homelessness in Nambour and the Sunshine Coast. The aim is to challenge and change current perceptions and associated stigma surrounding homelessness. The daily struggle for survival here is real- each day brings monumental challenges, things that you and I take for granted on a daily basis. The more I delved into this project, the more I began to see the “hidden homeless” people sleeping in cars, on living room floors, couch surfing, under bridges. Young, old, men, woman and childrenthere is no discrimination in homelessness. |
Jude will be exploring novel ways of memorial making. Photographs, the traditional way of remembering will be a key part of the project, but used in non-traditional ways. She is interested in the transitions currently taking place in laying down visual memories for future generations. How, for example, has digital photography changed the way in which we capture the moments by which we visually record and remember our families? The project implicitly asks questions about who are the keepers of family history, what methods they employ, and how does that influence the remembering. |
Playing With Possibilities FEB / MAR 2020
Aimee Stayner & Kathryn Shewring Aimee Stanyer (Social Worker/Artist) and Kathryn Shewring (Community Co-ordinator/Teacher/Artist) had a chance conversation about art and journaling and discovered a mutual passion for combining words and art and the opportunities this provides for self-expression. Since then they have been engaged in facilitating creative art journaling workshops under the name of 'Playing with Possibilities'. Whether in a shed, on the back of a veranda, in a studio or in a Sunshine Coast gallery space, they have brought together women of all ages to play, to explore aspects of their lives through self-expression and creativity. Drop in Sessions on Saturday 29 Feb and Saturday 7th Mar, 10.30 - 12.30.only $10. |