We Want YOU!!

Happy new year everyone!!

- and with a new year comes new and exciting challenges. This is not the time for you to be whishy-washy with your plans. Now is the time to commit - to make resolutions and achieve some goals in 2012.

At ArtsCape we want you to include us in your artistic plans. We have so many oppourtunities to offer EVERYONE. Regardless of your craft/medium, experience or skills we welcome EVERYONE with open arms!!

Here are some ideas for you to consider:

1. Become a Member - Open to absolutly EVERYONE. You do not need to be an "artist", you just need to be interested in the arts. Click on the page on the side bar to get more information on joining us - the Home of the Arts in Wynyard.
2. Showcase your Talents - Have your own exhibition at Artscape. Currently we are setting out our exhibition calender for 2012. Now is the time to commit to showcasing your art and start your arts career in the right direction. Click on the page in the side bar for more information.
3. Get involved on a personal level - Do you think you have something to offer your community? Well why not get involved in our meetings and even become a committee member. The only way to change your arts community is by actions. We need you and so does your community.  Attend our AGM or nominate yourself for a position on the board this year.
4.  Attend a group or class - In 2012 we will be seeking more classes to offer our members (we are also seeking teachers). Class options will be made public as we accept them into our programs. There are also many groups you can join if you would like to connect to your interests on a more personal level. Many are represented on the side tab so clicky-click on those for more information. If you cant find a group you are looking for why not start your own?? We can help you!

For further information on any of the above please contact Janet ( janetsell@netspace.net.au ).

At ArtsCape we like to be open and honest. To further prove this we have added some very important documents to the pages on the sidebar. Please feel free to have a browse through these - they are there to fulfill any questions you may have about our behind the scene running's. We love opening our doors to the community and by running an open organisation we feel that we can be most successful and be widely accepted as a the peak institution for arts in the municipality

Sarges Opening

 

Wow..what a great opening we had yesterday for Sarges exhibition. ArtsCape was packed to the brim and is a true testament of the work Sarge has done over the year and the respect he has around town. He was muchly helped our by his carer Rebecca to get this work shown and to the standard of a well curated exhibition. Sarges painting are wonderful - his lino cuts amazing. 

The art centre will be open from 11 till 3.30 daily so make sure you pop into view this great exhibition.

Artscape is well and truly happy with the results of this exhibitions and we hope this sets the standard for future exhibitions coming in from the public {if you would like to have your own exhibition in our centre then contact Janet to apply}.

Thankyou to Sarge and Rebecca for creating such a wonderful event. You indeed should be so proud of yourself.

Enden Place - New Exhibition

 

Peter Sargison invites you to join him for the opening of
“Eden Place” at ArtsCape on Sunday, December 4th at 4pm
 
The exhibition is open 4th to 16th December. 11 - 3.30 daily
 
ArtsCape is located at 45 Jackson St, Wynyard. 
 Phone 0409 700 918 or 0408 590 421. 

FREE ADMISSION

Artist paints by putting his best foot forward

Everyone who meets local identity and painter Peter Sargison remembers him for his huge personality. It doesn't take long to forget he was born without arms. Painting without arms is no different to anything else in Peter's life... he just uses his feet.

To know Peter is to admire his dexterity, determination, good humor and capacity to tackle almost anything he puts his mind to - from getting around town, to studying or becoming an artist. Peter has painted for years, and Sunday December 4th sees his biggest and most ambitious exhibition opening at Artscape in Wynyard.

A local identity along the coast, Peter was born in Zeehan in 1959 and moved to Enden Place Somerset in 1964 as a 5 year old. This exhibition is a selection of paintings and prints about his experiences growing up like any just other kid, riding scooters, running and jumping and falling over... "look Mum no arms!"

"When we moved in to Somerset it was all barren land, only six houses," says Peter. "There were pea-farms on the hills behind Somerset where the house are now and we used to slide down those hills and pick peas to eat them. You try eating peas with your toes, it's a snack!" Always the comedian Peter's laconic sense of humor is reflected in this whimsical exhibition.

Showing at Artscape in wynyard, the paintings have given him a chance to reconnect with his memories of growing up in Somerset. The exhibition comprises a series of prints of his father bushwalking, images capturing the Wynyard Show and number of paintings houses where he used to run amuck in Somerset. "There is a story behind every door," Says Peter. "People might think its easy to feel sorry for a kid growing up with no arms, but to be honest, I was a bit of a bully. I used to throw rocks at the other kids, but their mothers would never believe them, so I'd get away with it!"

The exhibition represents eleven months in the studio, working alongside artist Rebecca Lavis. As well as the prints and paintings there is a series of "zines," in which people can quickly read more about Peter's unique view of life. For years Peter has put back into the community, public speaking, visiting primary schools, studying at TAFE and helping out at places like Multicap. These mini-magazines also tell another humorous side of Peter's story, riding a scooter with no arms at four, trying artificial arms as a kid and then throwing them away, amazing other motorists steering his car with his feet, going AWOL after some wild partying and a little bit of a heart attack and returning to his art.

This is a remarkable exhibition from an accomplished local artist who loves painting and through the support of North West Residential Services and Rebecca Lavis has recently become prolific in his output in prints, paintings and the written word.