"Past Treasures" Exhibition

Past Treasures by Sandra McEwan

Award winning photographer Sandra McEwan came from New Zealand in 1998 and completely fell in love with Australia's natural beauty.

She is inspired by the animal life, the bush and the history of her newly adopted country. Her particular area of interest is the Granite Belt, where she has had the privilege of being able to photograph such historical icons as Pikedale Station, which was taken up in the 1840's.

Her 'Treasures Past' exhibition is a collection of photos from around the Granite Belt and also from other areas of Queensland.

The exhibition runs from Tuesday 3rd June to Saturday 28th June.

"The Colour Of Dreams"



The Gin Gin Regional Courthouse Gallery is proud to present "The Colour of Dreams" by Gin Gin artist, Lesley Perk and Waterloo artist, Jenny Neubecker.



Lesley Perk

Lesley has been involved in art since her high school days and has taught art to grades 4 to 12.  She paints mostly in acrylics but also uses pastel, watercolour and graphite.

She takes her inspiration from anywhere and everywhere - places, people and things that have caught her eye.  Sometimes she starts from scratch and develops an idea, which becomes an all-consuming adventure as it evolves.  Her favourite themes are subjects that have a design element to them like mandalas, and she loves the Australian Outback.



Lesley says, "As I worked on these paintings I drew energy from the shapes and colours and let my imagination flow as they took form.  It reminded me of how our dreams connect us with our subconscious where the suppressed issues of our life are stored.  Like a puzzle that makes no sense, they are random pieces of imagery which invite us to look into ourselves and discover the cryptic messages of memories, emotions and conflicts waiting to be resolved."



Jenny Neubecker





Jenny has made a wonderful and unexpected discovery in beading.  After many years producing 2D art works with painting, drawing and collage media, beads have given her a new way to indulge her love of small, precious, sparkly things.



These latest works are based on the colours of Waterloo, where she has a grazing property, and reflects the changes of colour, in the landscape, from season to season and throughout the day.

Jenny says, "The process itself is quite meditative and it is both a pleasure and challenge to manipulate colours, shapes and textures through a new but very accessible medium.  Many jewellery pieces are also inspired by hand made, wound paper beads from Uganda.  Every time I hold a bead from Uganda, touched by someone living in very different circumstances to me, I am reminded of the abundance in our lives and am grateful to these women for so generously sharing their small treasure."



What's on in the Gallery September & October

"Kalkadoon"

This exhibition for September/October 2012 is called "Kalkadoon" and will reflect Chern'ee Sutton's people's proud history and Indigenous culture and also reflect her recent walk through Kalkadoon Country and the sights she saw and stories that were told.

Chern'ee will also be having her souvenir products for sale at the exhibition and a percentage of sales from these products is being donated to the Kalkadoon Community in Mt. Isa, Queensland to help open a cultural centre there.

Chern'ee is proud to be a contemporary Indigenous artist and her Indigenous heritage is very important to her.   She likes to tell a story whether old or new within her paintings and share her culture, history and stories with the world.  She mostly paints on canvas using acrylic and textured paint.

Some of her achievements include:

1st Place - Yoonellgoo Indigenous art competition 2010

1st Place - Captain Cook 1770 art festival 2012

1st & 2nd Place - Rockhampton Show Indigenous art competition 2012

Wide Bay NAIDOC week "Youth of the Year" 2011

2 paintings hanging in Queensland's Parliament House

1 painting hanging in Queensland's State Library

Queensland Youth Parliamentarian for 2012

University of Queensland Young Achievers programme for 2012-2013.

What's on in the Gallery for August?

"PARK BENCHES"

Have you ever wondered what goes on, around, or even near a park bench?  The Childers Art Group hopefully can give you an answer to this question.

The exhibition is made up of paintings of various media and both clay and Hebel sculptures.  They will tell you that a park bench is not just there to sit on.  Oh, if only park benches could talk, the tales they could tell.  They are made of different types of material from wood to cement and come in different shapes.

There can be a lot of history behind some park benches, many have been sat on, slept on, kissed on, cried on, just to name a few.  The artist of the Childers Art Group have taken their ideas about park benches and expressed them in their own ways.

What's on in the Gallery for July

"Fantasy Collection 2012" & "Legends"

"Fantasy Collection 2012" by Rockhampton Wood artist, Robert (Rob) Fry and "Legends" by local Gin Gin artist, Marsha Johnson.

Rob believes he is very lucky in that he works with one of the most wonderful mediums that Nature has provided us with, and that is Wood.  He started carving and working with wood about ten years ago, after a break he returned to his beloved Timber about four years ago.  Rob works only with timber that is destined to be burned, wood chipped or left to rot in paddocks.  Rob says, "I hope that those of you who look at, or become owners of my works, agree that the end product that I turn out is a much more preferable alternative.

Marsha has always had an interest in art and dabbled some since the 80's but it wasn't until settling in Gin Gin, eight years ago, that she has had the opportunity to become more serious about her artwork.  She is a member of both the Gin Gin Art Group and the Childers Visual Arts Group.
The title of Marsha's exhibition is, "Legends" or should we say "Cherokee Legends".  She has taken the legends from her Cherokee heritage.  Although she wasn't raised in the traditional Cherokee way, she has always been interested and fascinated by the Native American way of life and customs.  Each piece of artwork has bee painted from Cherokee legends, which have been passed down through the generations.  Beside each painting you find a document telling the story behind the painting.  Marsha paints in acrylic and will also have a few clay sculptures in her exhibition.

What's on in the Gallery for March

"Combination of Inspiration"

An exhibition by local artist and sculptor Alice McLaughlin, that showcases her mastery of acrylic, pastel and ceramics.   

ART SALE JANUARY & FEBRUARY!

Artists from Gin Gin, Childers, Biggenden and Bundaberg have combined their tallents and are presenting a great art sale in the Gin Gin Gallery for the month of January and February.
The key word is SALE. 
So come and see the fantastic art displayed get yourself a bargain. 

What's On in the Gallery for November

CRAFT EXHIBITION

An exhibition of local handmade craft items from our talented Craftists.

A great opportunity to find some fantastic gifts for Christmas.

A sneak peak of some of the treasures to be found in the gallery this month.

What's On in the Gallery for October

'True Art' and exhibition by George Papp

and

'Picturing 40 Years - a Retrospective' an exhibition by Lee Kempson

What's On in the Gallery for September

Suzeart and Photography

An exhibition by Suzanne Robinson. 

A varied and interesting collection of photos combined with stunning pastels make this exhibition well worth a visit.

Gin Gin Courthouse Gallery open
Tuesday -Friday 9am to 3pm
Saturday 9am to 12pm
Phone : (07) 4157 2154

Textile Art - Whisper Challenge Exhibition

Chinese Whispers is a game in which a sentence is whispered in the ear of each person taking part. Then you check the original sentence against what the final person believed they heard.

Apply this concept to Art Quilts and the result is interesting!

VENUE: School of Arts Building, Bourbong St  Bundaberg.

WHEN:  14 to 20 August

TIMES: Sunday 10am to 4pm

       Mon to Fri 9.30am to 4pm

       Thursday 9.30am to 6.30pm

       Saturday 10am to 1.30pm

Gold Coin Donation

Bits and Pieces Exhibition

The Gin Gin Courthouse Gallery presents 'Bits and Pieces' an exhibition by Students of the Gin Gin High School.

The exhibition will display work created during 2 terms with the theme of growth and decay and will feature printmaking, etching and collagraph as well as scratch paintings, wire sculptures and pottery.

This exhibition commences 2 August to 30th at the Gin Gin Courthouse Gallery, Musgrave Street Gin Gin.