Exhibition Openings

Exhibition Openings | teapots and hounds + Between the Layers + Where we Wander 

Friday 20 May 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Friends and the Manning Regional Art Gallery are pleased to host our next exhibitions. Join us in opening teapots and hounds, Between the Layers, and Where we Wander.

Official opening starts at 6:30pm

teapots and hounds by Lucy Culliton and Kiata Mason transports the viewer on an intimate journey into the artists homes and studios. Depicting the familiar objects of domestic life, from homes to gardens, precious family objects and much-loved animal friends. The rich tapestry of objects and materials encapsulates the artists’ connections to special objects in their world through unique still life paintings and domestic scenes.

Between the Layers is a collaborative exhibition from two regional fibre groups the Gatherers and the Fibre Artists Network and is an exploration of contemporary fibre practice. Fibre and the layers they create often contain meaning, memories and experiences, and they can be hidden or revealed. Collaboration supports the creative inspiration of both groups to produce this inspiring show.

Where we Wander by Jessie Beard. Being couped up makes you crave the outdoors. Having restrictions placed upon you of how far you can travel only makes your desire to go further grow stronger. The past two years have impacted everyone’s lives immensely but at the beginning of 2020 I would not have foreseen how pivotal they would become to my art practice. Being at home with a newborn baby during the first of COVID lockdowns, meant I relied on our walks around home in Old Bar and Wallabi Point, absorbing fresh air and a change of scenery. It was in these moments a true appreciation grew for the natural surroundings in our local area. I studied the way small details along the bush track changed and the way the beaches looked from one day to the next depending on the weather. My husband, daughter and I have been venturing out on weekends to discover what the Barrington Coast has to offer. These outings, being immersed in nature, has inspired each piece and ultimately contributed to the way my mark making has evolved. Through an accentuation of colour, movement and intricate details I am creating abstract landscape and nature inspired works that together can depict the place, a memory and associated emotions.

Public Health Order

We will be complying with any PHOs for the Gallery.

Please do not come to the opening if you are not feeling well or have been in contact with someone who may have, or has been exposed to, COVID-19.

Should you be unwell, please contact the Gallery on 6592 5455 PRIOR TO THE OPENING.

If you are visibly unwell, you will be asked to leave the venue for the safety of all of our patrons, staff and performers.

 

 

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Location

Manning Regional Art Gallery, 12 Macquarie Street, TAREE, 2430, View Map