Kathleen Bentley Exhibition - Opening

Kathleen Bentley’s Exhibition – Tasmania Island of Dreams

Some excerpts from Alwyn Friedersdorff’s Official Opening of the Exhibition:
 

As a community group, ArtsCape has a huge commitment to the arts, in particular to our local artists, but we are also happy to make friends and influence people from all over our wonderful North west coast!

For that reason, we warmly welcome Kathleen Bentley with her appealing predominantly pastel works. As a pastel artist, Kathleen has studied under June Wilson, who on Friday evening was announced the winner of the Central Coast Council Award at the annual ArtEx and she has also studied with our friend and water colour artist, Evelyn Antonysen.

Kathleen has commented in her Artist Statement that changing light both fascinates and challenges her. You can be stunned by the evidence of this in her work.........

Through Kathleen’s other delight, her animal series, she has captured personality and character through their eyes. I am no cat lover but “Cindy” is instantly mystical, dominant and definitely here to stay!.....

So, congratulations on your first solo art exhibition!
It is a big deal and an important milestone as another step along the path of establishing your career and reputation as an artist............

Please try and pop in to ArsCape in our viewing times to have a look at this lovely exhibition.

Presidents Prattle

 

On a bitterly cold winter’s day, a few brave souls gathered at the Wonders of Wynyard to launch our most recent TRA exhibition, “Passages”. Eleanor Austin, local textile artist and President of the Burnie Regional Arts group explained very clearly how artists focus on things differently according to the medium they are working with .What an inspiring collection of small textile art pieces! If you get the chance, do drop into see them as they certainly prove that what may once have been considered as craft, has now definitely entered the realm of Art. They simply depict what the word ‘passage’ might mean and the interpretations are many and varied. Well worth a look!

 

Some time back all the Presidents of the Region met by teleconference and everyone enjoyed the opportunity to share notes and ideas in this way. Circular Head were running their own CHarchibald Prize event. It had to be a photo or piece of work using a CH identity – sounded like fun!
We were reminded of the State Gathering to be held at Nubeena on 16-18 September.
We were asked, “What are you doing to reach out to young people in your group?” I managed to answer, “Only a little!”

Our next meeting is scheduled for July 26.
Alwyn