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. 

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30 September –11 October 2016

Perceptions
Noosa District State High School

Butter Box Space

Sharon Hall, 2016, We All See Differently, mixed media collage. Image supplied.

​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.

Heather Murphy, Into the Light - Ringtail Creek, 2015,
acrylic on canvas,.

Recent Works
Frances Anschutz

Butter Box Space

Frances Anschutz, 2016, Untitled, pastel on paper, image supplied by the artist

​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.

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16 September -28 September

Altered Forms: Journeys in Clay
Frances Zirkler

Butter Box 

Frances Zirkler, Jugs, 2016, stoneware, wheel thrown, altered, reduction firing. Photographer: Amara Chegwidden

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.

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Into the Light
Heather Lee Murphy
Foyer

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.

Captivating Creatures
Natalie Barlow, Janet Carew, Fiona Groom
Creamery

Natalie Barlow, Janet Carew, Fiona Groom, image courtesy of the artists.

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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24 June –3 August 2016

Paper Bespoke
Papermakers of Queensland

Foyer and Creamery Spaces

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.

Outback and Beyond
Trevor Purvis

Butter Box Space

Image credit:: Trevor Purvis, 2015, Midday Rain, Acrylic on canvas, image supplied by the artist.

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.

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10 May -22 June 2016

Cultivation of Memories
McCotter Art

The Creamery

Image credit:
McCotter Art, 2015,Alcheringa Waterhole, mixed media. image: courtesy of the artist

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 & Association of Place
Cooroy Potters

The Foyer and the Butter Box

Image credit:
Cooroy Potters, 2016, image: courtesy of the artists

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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25 March -08 May 2016

Matters of the Mind
Wendy Epp
The Foyer and Butter Box

Image: Wendy Epp, 2015, Marriage of the Minds 1, acrylic on canvas, image: courtesy of the artist

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.

30x30
Brenton Schwab
The Creamery

Image: Brenton Schwab, 2014, Square Bones, Acrylic on canvas board, 30 x 30cm, image: courtesy of the artist.

“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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19 February – 23 March 2016

About Design
Sue Trethowan-Jones
The Foyer

Layers of Landscape
Karen McAuliffe
The Creamery

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.

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.

A Look Within
Michelle Maclennan
The Butter Box

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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5 March-15 March, 2016

Starting the Fire
Ceramic Centre for Excellence
The Butter Box

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8 January – 17 February 2016

​Into the Blue
Kym Barrett

Kym Barrett, Into the Blue, oil on canvas, image: courtesy of the artist

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.

Resilience
Kim Schoenberger

Kim Schoenberger, Resilient 1, stainless steel and corrugated iron triptych, image: Tony Webdale

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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Butter Box - an Eclectic Exhibition
From the Butter Factory Friends   

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.