Arts Radar: Summer 2023
This season’s exciting new exhibitions in Noosa’s galleries, studios and arts centres.
NOOSA REGIONAL GALLERY
UNTIL 18 FEBRUARY
Bill Henson: The light fades but the gods remain
This groundbreaking major exhibition offers an unparalleled insight into one
of Australia’s most revered artists, as he visits where he grew up to explore the notion of home, intensifying the everyday to a point of dramatic revelation and romantic beauty.
Kellie O’Dempsey: She Does (working title)
This exhibition gives visual form to the memory and experience of the liminal space between dying and death. In caring for someone exiting this life, Kellie felt like a caretaker of memories and the objects wherein these memories are infused. Drawing on installation, performance and video, O’Dempsey ritualises care and nurtures relationality to quietly honour women’s unseen labour and question the value of care in
a society that values capital.
Riverside, 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin
Ph: 5329 6145
www.noosaregionalgallery.com.au
NOOSA ARTS & CRAFTS ASSOCIATION
13-14 JANUARY
Artastic Art Sale
Immerse in an outstanding display of 2D and 3D artworks by Noosa Arts & Crafts art group members and take home some creations! Browse the gift shop and enjoy treats from the Pop-Up Café!
Wallace House, 1 Wallace Drive, Noosaville
Ph: 5474 1211
COOROY BUTTER FACTORY ARTS CENTRE
UNTIL 23 DECEMBER
Eclectica Art Awards
The Butter Factory Friends present their annual exhibition of works from landscape, still life, abstract and portraiture to sculpture, ceramics, craft, design and digital mediums.
12 JANUARY UNTIL 25 FEBRUARY
40 Under 40
The exhibition will once again rock the walls of the Butter Factory as Jordan Neal takes the wheel, showcasing 40 of the freshest artists under the age of 40! Opening 19 January.
11, 12, 18 & 19 DECEMBER, 9AM – 10.45AM
Wheel Throwing Intensive
Join an immersive wheel throwing intensive program for 4 sessions over two weeks! All materials provided.
11 & 18 DECEMBER, 11.30AM – 2PM
Clay Club: Hand Building Gnomes
Explore foundational hand building techniques as you bring a gnome family to life for Christmas! All materials provided. Ages 7yrs and up.
FOUR FEBRUARY WEEKENDS
Summer Residency with Ellen Terrell
Ellen will be offering a variety of disciplines, including sculpting, texture and washes, working with coloured slips and sgraffito, plus carving, piercing and relief work over four weekends. Choose one workshop or join in all four.
2 & 9 MARCH
Garden Art with Irene Visser
Beautify a wall in your natural outdoor space with a handmade garden plaque, stamped with your own individuality.
11A Maple Street, Cooroy
Ph: 07 5442 6665
www.butterfactoryartscentre.com.au
POMONA RAILWAY STATION GALLERY
UNTIL 3 JANUARY
Diversification: Linda Evans
Linda uses all mediums in her art – water colour, acrylic, oil, coloured pencil, charcoal, and soft pastels to produce work inspired by her travels – animals, flowers, landscapes, and portraits.
6-31 JANUARY
Realism to Abstraction: Nicky Orange & Cameron Gillespie
Nicky has enjoyed painting her whole life and her passion for colour shows through all her creations. She works mainly in acrylics with subjects including still life, animals, and landscapes.
27 JANUARY-28 FEBRUARY
The World is a Strange Place: Roger Callen
A landscape artist, Roger’s exhibition consists mainly of abstract works. His art explores the strange world humanity imposes on nature. He works mainly on paper and canvas and often includes collage and sculptural elements.
10 Station Street, Pomona
Ph: 5485 2950
THE J
UNTIL 30 JANUARY
Peregian Art Beat Opening Exhibition
Introducing a newly formed collective of Peregian-based established artists who have pooled their diverse and exceptional talents to form Peregian Art Beat. This group presents a wide range of 2D and 3D visual arts, media, sizes, and skills. Closed 22 December to 3 January.
60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads
Ph: 5329 6560
COMMUNITY BANK COOROY
Bendigo Bank invites local artists to create, exhibit and sell their works in the Community Bank Art Space as Artists in Residence.
15 DECEMBER-24 JANUARY
Jackie Hillegers
24 JANUARY-1 MARCH
Jessica Hanselmann
1 MARCH-2 APRIL
Helen King
36a Maple Street, Cooroy
Ph: 5447 7131
www.bendigobank.com.au/branch/qld/community-bank-cooroy/
COMMUNITY BANK TEWANTIN-NOOSA
18 DECEMBER-19 JANUARY
Josh Whiting
22 JANUARY-27 FEBRUARY
Wallace House – Artists
27 FEBRUARY-15 MARCH
Wallace House – Quilters
114 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin
Ph: 5440 5289
www.bendigobank.com.au/branch/qld/community-bank-tewantin-noosa
CA GALLERY
Next year, ca Gallery looks forward to sharing a comprehensive exhibition of works by Rex Backhaus-Smith and welcoming new artists to the gallery spaces. Dates available in the coming months! Check the website.
5/43 Access Crescent, Coolum Beach
Ph: 5471 7366
