Check out the install of this stunning exhibition featuring new works by Spinifex Hill Artists which has just opened at the @chapman_bailey_gallery in Melbourne.
The exhibition showcases work by Doreen Chapman, Maywokka Chapman, Gloria, and Nyangulya Katie Nalgood.
Painting Place represents the important role that Spinifex Hill Studio plays in providing a place where people can come together in art making and connecting through shared values of family, culture, and art.
For all sales enquires contact @chapmanbailey
All eyes on @nathansbeard at Wednesday evening’s Art After Dark event. A huge thank you to @esplanadeporthedland for hosting Nathan’s talk and the delicious Thai food ✨✨✨✨
🎤@nathansbeard artist talk at the Esplanade was a huge hit last night - thanks to everyone who came along to our first after hours event of 2020.
A big thank you to Nathan, for taking the time to share the ideas behind three of his incredible bodies of work, which demonstrate the range of materials and influences used in his art practice.
#artafterdark #nathanbeard #formpilbara #waartist #artistinresidence #artistalk #multidisciplinaryartist
If you have been missing Art After Dark as much as we have then we hope to see you all at tomorrow nights free event with very special visiting artist Nathan Beard at @esplanadeporthedland .
Nathan will be around to chat about his art practice & is looking forward to meeting people in the Hedland community!
Nathan work includes intimate and sincere engagements with family and archives to poignantly explore the complex ways a sense of heritage and identity is negotiated.
Image: Haltribe Sawatdee Thailand (2018) Digital print on 310 gsm Canson Rag Photographique, Swarovski Elements, printed acrylic. 52.8 x 72.8 x 4cm. Photo: Bo Wong
Art After Dark is going to be very special next Tuesday, October 13 with our guest artist @nathansbeard .
This is our first Art After Dark event for 2020, so we are looking forward to introducing Nathan to familiar and new faces! Drink on arrival & Thai themed finger food provided 🥂
6-8pm, The Esplanade Hotel. Free entry, ALL WELCOME.
Nathan is particularly keen to interview Pilbara residents of Thai descent, if this is something you’re interested in don’t forget to send us a PM!
Image: Siamese Smize (with Thai Ceramic Pattern) (2018) Digital print on 310gsm Canson Rag Photographique, Swarovski Elements, digital print on acrylic. 67.8cm x 93.8cm x 4cm. Photo: Bo Wong
✨NATHAN BEARD ✨
Art After Dark is back this month!
It has been a while since we have been able to host one of our beloved AAD events, but we are thrilled to invite you all to this FREE event with artist Nathan Beard at The Esplanade Hotel.
Tuesday, October 13
6pm - 8pm.
Join Nathan Beard for a night of lively conversation, Thai-themed finger food, and a drink on arrival!
We would love to see you there. More information is available on the event page: /events/676132486334227/
Image: Nathan Beard 4. Sarika #1 (2018) Framed digital prints on Canson Baryta, Swarovski Elements, dichroic film, acrylic, vinyl sticker. Installation size variable. Two panels 40 x 28 x 4cm each. Diptych combined dimensions 60 x 81 x 4cm. Vinyl sticker 100 x 150cm.
📷 YIC kids giving it a go! Hedland’s next gen of photography experts 📷
It has been a pleasure hosting photographic artists Rebecca Dagnall and Glenn Iseger- Pilkington in South Hedland this week. Glenn and Becc have been in the Pilbara region hosting workshops in Roebourne and Hedland - sharing their knowledge and skills with intermediate to advanced photographers.
Here are some snaps from Tuesday’s uplifting session at YIC, which focused on photo portraiture while exploring ☀️ natural ☀️ and artificial lighting 💡 techniques.
STORYTELLING IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Meet your mentors: Glenn Iseger-Pilkington
Glenn Iseger-Pilkington is a Nhanda and Nyoongar curator and artist who has been working in the arts in WA for the last 15 years and works alongside artists living in remote communities to develop photographic practices. Most recently Glenn has been creating photographs that explore the lasting impact of childhood experiences.
STORYTELLING IN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Explore concept development processes with mentors Rebecca and Glenn in this three hour workshop at Spinifex Hill Studio.
Working together, we will unpack how to get from a seed idea to a resolves photograph or artwork that evokes feeling, memory, and tells a story.
This workshop is suitable for intermediate to advanced photographers.
When? September 13, 2pm
Link for tickets and more info in bio 🎫
STORYTELLING IN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Meet your mentors: Rebecca Dagnall 📷
Rebecca Dagnall is a photographic artist and lecturer at Curtin University it Technology. She was raised in the suburbs of Perth, and the iconography of Western Australia suburbia has been a major influence on her art practice. In recent years she has expanded her focus to explore narrative of anxiety within the Australian bush.
Do you want to win this original artwork by Spinifex Hill artist Maggie Green?
All you have to do is fill out a short survey!
Before we re-launch our 2020 program, we are inviting the Hedland community past and present to share their impressions of South Hedland with us through our South Side Survey. Link in bio🔗
Artwork: Gum Tree and Kunta, 30.5 x 30.5cm, acrylic on canvas.
When you book a free, timed entry ticket to this year’s Spinifex Hill Studio Mid-Year Art Sale you can arrive anytime during the hour you booked in for, and spend as long as you’d like browsing artworks ranging 30% - 80% off. And please remember to practice social distancing!🧍🏾⬅️ 1.5m ➡️ 🧍🏽♀️You can see what we are doing to manage COVID-19 at this year’s sale, and register your free, timed entry ticket at the eventbrite link in our bio ⤴️. #spinifexhillartists #formpilbara #aboriginalart #aboriginalartist #artsale #acryliconcanvas regram @spinifexhillartists
