This exhibition is a bounty of treasures, with works created by artists from diverse cultural backgrounds. Paintings, mosaics, ceramics, natural fibre basketry, vibrant textiles, jewellery and photography. Featuring artists from the Mid-north region, Basketry SA and Craftsouth’s Traditional Craft Skills Project. Purchase a creation that portrays an artists’ representation of their “contented space of the Heart”. Special hours of 10am to 4pm with a trash and treasure stall on our verandah on May 5 & 6 to coincide with the Burra Antique Fair.
We are delighted that work by members of the Burra Art Group will also feature in this exhibition at the Burra Regional Art Gallery. It promises to be a diverse and fascinating exhibition.
Home is Where the Heart is – Main GalleryMerea Tsatsaronis -Bowl – Colours of our Land – $150Oluwole Oginni – collage from banana tree – Warrior -$40Oluwole Oginni – collage from banana treeMerea Tsatsaronis – Melon Basket – $75Beth Wiley – BowlRoland Weight – Crusty Bread – Oil – $800Julianne Pulford – Afternoon Shadows – Acrylic – $450Timothy Dell – September Dawn – Oil – $900Jim Dunstan – Dispossessed – Timber, Leather, AcrylicJim Dunstan – Dispossessed – detailJill Foster – PotteryLise Temple – Cup, Glass, Apple – Oil – $800Roland Weight – Still Life with preserved Quinces & Oranges – Oil – $800Lisa Foster – Untitled (RED) – Mixed – $500Home is Where the Heart is – AnnexNecia Magain – Green on Green – cordyline, hemp, raffia & sari silk threadLisa Foster – Untitled – (BROWN,GOLD) – Mixed – $450Home is Where the Heart is – Annex 2Tracey Vandepeer -Us- AcrylicBeth Wiley – Gatherers Basket – palm inflorescence, random weave – $80Work by Basketry SA & Columbian Mochilla Bags by Lady NarvaezSylvia Piddington – Basketry SAChristian Vocke – Spray Perfume – Mixed – $450Maria Salomonsen – felted rug and cushionsMerea Tsatsaronis – Woven ClocheMaria Salomonsen – plunger cosies & Ronda Dunstan – PotteryOluwole Oginni – Batik – Main GalleryOluwole Oginni – Market Women – Batik – $350Oluwole Oginni – Batik – detail 1Oluwole Oginni – Batik – detail 2Lise Temple – Aubergine & Onion – Oil – $1200Julianne Pulford – Mosaic Mirrors – $60Timothy Dell – Pompei Interior – Oil – $900Lise temple – Italian Fast Food – Oil – $1000Oluwole Oginni – African Woman 1 – Butterfly Collage – $80Anne Quigley – Rustic Bowl – Cordyline with grapevine & wisteria collar – $120Roslyn Batten – Almost Home – Oil – $210Adrienne Matthews – Amongst the Trees – Acrylic & Mixed Media – $350Kate Jenkins – Clothscape 1 – Oil – $350Kate Jenkins – Colourscape 11 – Oil – $350Kate Jenkins – Colourscape 111 – Oil – $350Russell Leonard – Tea Towels – Hand PrintedRussell Leonard – Tea Towels – detailMaria Salomonsen – felted slippersLise Temple – Linda’s Cups & Jugs – Oil – $1000Natalie Lewcock – Home Among the Gum Trees – Oil on Paper – $410Zena Cox – Dolls $25 & Daphne Lines – Applique $80Sylvia Piddington – BasketsJoyce Lloyd – From my Garden – Floral arrangement
Warmth, texture and colour featured strongly at the opening of the new exhibition – “Home is Where the Heart is”
Chris Harris welcomed guests to the opening and noted that this exhibition is all about Home and what this means to us. Thirty eight artists from around the region and further afield have contributed paintings, pottery, porcelain, basketry, mosaics, fibre and textile creations that reflect their individual interpretation of the theme .Some pieces portray the familiar domestic world that we know and others present traditional techniques and values from a diverse range of cultures.
Guests attending the exhibition opening were delighted to also see work from two new contributing artisan groups. Basketry SA artists use traditional skills from a wide variety of cultural traditions to produce innovative and contemporary creations.
Two artists from Craftsouth’s traditional Skills Project have brought a vibrancy of colour and texture to the exhibition with their traditional Nigerian batik textiles and Colombian mochilas bags.
Chris Harris noted that whether familiar or new – all of the works exhibited carry with them the warmth of the heart and the hearth of the home. They have all been created from the fire of the artistic soul and with the beauty of love.
A poem by Evan Hawke was read and Una Kelly recited Robert Browning’s poem- “Home thoughts from abroad.”
Guests were delighted to share the observations and thoughts about this exhibition’s theme from Nan Annells who officially opened the exhibition.
Nan urged those attending to enjoy the skills and creativity of our artistic community and to purchase a piece that appealed to their sense of Home.
Home is where the Heart – Opening SpeechesNan Annells – Opening SpeechMain GalleryMain GalleryGeoff & Peter celebrate a job well done
