News and views of the local art scene, artists, exhibitions and galleries.
Artwork at the pub revisited
One of Hobart’s most historic pubs, The Whaler at Salamanca, Hobart, was established in the early 1800’s. In 1993, Art Co-op member and master glass artist, Klaus Brucksch, was commissioned to undertake the installation of 8 glass windows and three painted portraits....
1st and 2nd Prize Won by Toni Rogers at the Tanks
Toni Rogers received two major awards at the recent Cairns Art Society exhibition at the Tanks. Toni was awarded 1st prize in the Fibre section with her hand stitched 'Tiger Grass' basket, and she was awarded 2nd prize in the same section with her 'Pake Cloak for...
Wheelthrown Award won by Mollie Bosworth
Time Traveller - a porcelain bowl with ceramic decal decoration was the winner of the Open Wheelwork section, Port Hacking Potters Group 50th Anniversary Competition. This competition was judged by a distinguished panel of 3 of Australias' leading ceramic artists.This...
Sculpture Botanica
Marcia Bird Kuranda Arts Co-op artist, has a fibre piece "Understory" in the exhibition Sculpture Botanica Cairns 2018, and a collaborative, piece together with Pam Kusabs, called "Netherworld". There are also two community pieces which Pam and Marcia facilitated,...
Kuranda Arts Coop Member Susan Doherty Is Exhibiting In The Purple Noon Gallery
Please join us for the opening reception of Woolgathering at Purple Noon Gallery, 6:00pm on Saturday 8th September 2018. Very excited and happy to welcome North Queensland artist Susan Doherty to the Hawkesbury. And also, Australian Film Producer Penny Chapman, who...
In Anna’s Garden : Australian practitioners celebrating World Cyanotype Day 2018
This is an excerpt of Kuranda Arts Coop member Mollie Bosworth edited by Klaus Brucksch. In Anna’s Garden : Australian practitioners celebrating World Cyanotype Day 2018 This exhibition aims to provide a glimpse into the rich community in Australia that exists around...
Mareeba Arts in the Park
An arts festival was held in Mareeba on 22nd September and the Kuranda Arts Co-op was well represented. Kuranda Arts Co-op members including Kate Prynne, Lisa Edwards, Toni Rogers, Robyn King and Henri Hunsinger undertook demonstrations and public activities on the...
Screen printing workshop
Cut your teeth on a new technique or develop more skills in a favourite art form. Kuranda Arts Co-op member William Wakefield will be holding a screen printing workshop with Inkmasters over the weekend of 6th and 7th September. 13th and 14th October will be etching...
Mollie Bosworth: The Nature Of Blue
A major solo exhibition “The Nature of Blue” by local ceramicist and Kuranda Arts Co-op member, Mollie Bosworth, opens on Friday, 28th September at 5.30pm at the Cairns Art Gallery, cnr Shield and Abbott Streets. Mollie will be showing ceramics, works on paper and...
Mollie Bosworth: the Nature of Blue
Kuranda Arts Co-op Chairperson Mollie Bosworth, is exhibiting her cyanotype handmade photographs and porcelain at Cairns Art Gallery September 21st - 18th November. All Wecome.