MARCH 2024

The month of March will see the Wondai Regional Art Gallery hosting one exhibition by Julie Taschke, a local artist who moved to the South Burnett area five years ago from a busy art-filled life in Logan City. She loves to work with many and varied mediums and aligns her work as Naïve in style.

 Liminal Feelings‘ (First Gallery)

Artwork by Julie Taschke

Liminal feelings, the ones that are not supposed to be with us for long, experienced while in transition, often are felt simultaneously. As we travel through life from birth to retirement or when moving from house to house, leaving the past behind can evoke the surreal feelings of detachment, disorientation, happiness, like being not quite anywhere yet. These are just a few of the feelings that are surfacing and will be explored. Layering of transparent images onto physical ones, painting in ink on transparent and other supports and photo manipulations are some of the techniques used in these works which were done during lockdown due to Covid-19.

On the Move (Main Gallery)

Artwork by Julie Taschke

On the Move travels through life from birth to retirement while moving from house to house. Leaving the past behind evokes memories attached to things that have been important on our journey. Houses we lived in, cars we drove, places we visited, living creatures and things we did all have special meanings.

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (Third Gallery)

Artwork by Julie Taschke

Yesterday was filled with people from all walks of life, some of whom influenced my art, those who came to various workshops and some who shared their stories with me. Adults and children, blind, deaf, those with mental health issues and some who create art with different abilities. Today, living in the quiet spaces in South Burnett has had a calming influence on my work. I’ve also had the pleasure to join with Natasha Duncan to create some work following Australia Day Art Competition. Tomorrow, (after retirement) art is my passion, the future is what I make it.

Kidz Korner Kids on Tour

Opening Night
Friday, 1 March 2024 from 6.00pm
$5 entry includes Hot and Cold supper and Punch
Wine will be served by Clovely Estate
Live Entertainment

The exhibition will remain in the Wondai Regional Art Gallery until 3.00pm on Saturday, 30 March 2024.

 

FIND US:
Wondai Regional Art Gallery
40 Haly Street
(on the roundabout), WONDAI
T: (07) 4168 5926
E: wondai.art@sbrc.qld.gov.au

Open 7 days, 10.00am to 3.00pm
(except Good Friday, ANZAC morning,
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day)
Entry is Free (donations accepted)

The Wondai Regional Art Gallery is owned and supported by the
South Burnett Regional Council

FEBRUARY 2024

'Keeping it Local' by Katrina O'Shannessy and Family (First Gallery)

Artwork by Katrina O'Shannessy and family

 

For Katrina, art is a form of expression to let go of the outside stresses of the world and just immerse herself into something that isn’t reality but rather create a reality of her own. Though her first preference is acrylic, Katrina often finds herself branching out and experimenting with loads of other forms of mediums, like sculpture and collage. Katrina enjoys using bold bright colours that push the expressive limits, but she equally enjoys toning it right back to the natural and neutral tones displayed through nature, flora and fauna. She likes artwork that tells a story, that open the viewers eyes to a world beyond our control. Everyday people’s struggles, drought, conservation and science. Generally, Katrina likes the abstract minimalistic style but often gets pulled towards the realistic genre.

'Pulse: Rhythms of the Land' by Lisa Chandler, Tony Coles, Trevor Hood, Wendy McGrath-Lakeland, Des Rolph, Dianne Smith and Kay Wright (Main Gallery)

Artwork by Katrina O'Shannessy and family

 

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Pulse: Rhythms of the Land presents works by a group of Sunshine Coast artists whose creative practice responds to the land and its shifting patterns, tones and rhythms. Encompassing a range of media including painting, drawing, printmaking, and ceramics, the exhibition explores the changing moods of the region’s landscapes. Whether calm and meditative, or pulsing with dynamic energy, the varied works capture diverse facets of our environment while also reflecting intangible elements such as flux and flow, fragility and strength, stillness and movement. The artists all have established creative practices and work in a range of media. They often sketch and paint outdoors together in diverse natural environments.

eeping it Local' by Katrina O'Shannessy and Family (First Gallery)

Artwork by Katrina O'Shannessy and family

 

For Katrina, art is a form of expression to let go of the outside stresses of the world and just immerse herself into something that isn’t reality but rather create a reality of her own. Though her first preference is acrylic, Katrina often finds herself branching out and experimenting with loads of other forms of mediums, like sculpture and collage. Katrina enjoys using bold bright colours that push the expressive limits, but she equally enjoys toning it right back to the natural and neutral tones displayed through nature, flora and fauna. She likes artwork that tells a story, that open the viewers eyes to a world beyond our control. Everyday people’s struggles, drought, conservation and science. Generally, Katrina likes the abstract minimalistic style but often gets pulled towards the realistic genre

Kidz Korner Wondai State School

Opening Night
Friday, 1 December 2023 from 6.00pm
$5 entry includes Hot and Cold supper and Punch
Wine will be served by Nuova Scuola
Live Entertainment

The exhibition will remain in the Wondai Regional Art Gallery until 3.00pm on Saturday, 27 January 2024.

 

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