Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Workshops run by artistic duo

The creative duo of Carolyn Sheather and Cathy Lawley have been invited to be artists in residence at the Immanuel Arts Festival from May 20-23. The invitation recognises their standing as artists on the Sunshine Coast as well as acknowledging their ongoing involvement in the Immanuel Arts Festival. Throughout the Festival this close pair of friends will conduct skills workshops and presentations, [...]

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Shutters at the ready!

F OLLOWING the huge success of the photographic competition last year, in the Hinterland’s Festival of the Walks there will be another opportunity for amateur photographers to showcase their expertise with the camera. Hinterland photographer Penny Riddoch is again organising the competition which all entries [...]

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Art, entertainment, food and wine at the inaugural Artmarket

A UNIQUE FUSION of art, entertainment, culture and international cuisine will be offered at the inaugural ARTMARKET at Hyatt Regency Coolum on Sunday 11 April 2010. From 12noon until 5pm, this distinctive event will feature over 30 of the Sunshine Coast’s most talented contemporary artists and designers. From distinctive gifts to outstanding artwork, visitors to ARTMARKET will [...]

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From Money Man to Mosaics

Brett Campbell was a high achiever in banking before his life suddenly changed ten years ago. He discovered an artistic temperament that led to a successful new career as a mosaic artist. “At 26 years old I was a bank manager at Metway in Buderim”, says Brett. “But I decided to turn my life upside down [...]

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Charlie Moore’s Wonderland

If you’re looking for a functional teapot to pour a regular cup of tea, well you can forget that idea with sculptor and painter Charlie Moore’s Alice in Wonderland teapot series. Charlie recently opened her new gallery in what was formerly the old ambulance dressing station in Maleny. She says she started working on the quirky [...]

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Kevin’s Life … Up Real Close

Hinterland artist Kevin Oxley continues his remarkable creative journey of confrontating his pancreatic cancer through his art. “Life Fractals” is Kevin’s entry in the 2010 Sunshine Coast Art Prize and he explains its content and its context: “This is a visual summary of my life in a collage of fragmented images on canvas. This combination of [...]

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Nathalie’s French tradition

FRENCH-BORN artist Nathalie Bastier sees the world, people and environment through textures, repetitive patterns and colours. Her exhibition at Maleny’s UpFront Club ends on March 16. Her strong works involve a labor intensive process -a step by step procedure including the manipulation and outlay of elements such as textiles, plants and the creation of their imprints [...]

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Marianne offers Indian ‘mixed spices’

MALENY ARTIST Marianne Osborne will present her third exhibition – “Masala” – around the walls of Maleny’s UpFront Club this month. The opening will be in the evening of Thursday March 18 and will run to Tuesday April 20. “Masala” is a blend of ‘mixed spices’ representing the mixture of Indian influences. Marianne says she feels a [...]

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Gympie’s Art with Heart auction – Place your bid!

AN INTEGRAL PART of the annual Heart of Gold International Film Festival -Art with Heart -is set to showcase some of the region’s most accomplished and renowned artworks which have been generously donated by participating artists and creators. To ensure the Exhibition includes something for everyone, this year Art with Heart has widened its scope to [...]

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James Fearnley

“Capturing the delicacy of the Sunshine Coast” JAMES FEARNLEY has always captured the beauty of the Sunshine Coast with a clarity and delicacy which most people immediately associate with the allure of the region. He focuses on the natural aspects of the area, on the land and sea as it is, usually omitting any man-made structures, [...]

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