A group of six artists from Brisbane are leaving the city behind for an art vacation, and heading into Tewantin to show a collection of work including ceramic, painting, wood, metal and jewellery.
Noosa Councillor Karen Finzel will officially open Art Vacation at Max Galleria in the Tewantin Plaza on Friday 17 June from 6pm to 9pm.
The three-day art exhibition will run from Saturday 18 to Sunday 19 June from 9am to 4pm.
Artists exhibiting include Stacey Morrison, Geeta Harmon, Helena Mendes, David Bartholomew, Toni Bren–Clarke, and Claude Brocke.
“We are interested in showing outside the urban context of Brisbane and bringing our work to a coastal environment,“ they said.
From 2005, The Western Suburbs Clayworkers in Brisbane, emerged after a group of TAFE ceramic students from the Southbank Institute, discussed the benefits of belonging to a pottery group, where members could network, assist, and guide one another to achieve satisfying outcomes.
After a series of fortuitous circumstances, the Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre permitted two people to join them as volunteers, and to then instigate a group for ceramic artists, and like-minded people who have a passion for creating with clay.
The group said they were inspired by the coastal area of Tewantin.
“The standout piece would have to be Ceremony which is Raku fired and it promotes our wonderful First Nation culture,“ they said.
“I’d like the viewer to feel a deeper understanding of the marvelous medium of clay, and the wonders of creativity seen in the other art forms.“
Western Suburbs Clayworkers is sponsoring this group on the opening night, along with Fran’s Comphy Cushions and Max Galleria.
Visit Max Galleria at Shop 11a 113 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin.
