CURRENT EVENT
Exploration of Expressions
Juli Frederiksen
Tuesday 31st January - Saturday 18th February 2012
OFFICIAL OPENING:
Friday 3rd Febraury, from 6pm
(featuring an Artist Talk commencing at 6:30pm)
How are our thoughts and feelings linked?
Using varying medium and concept frameworks, Juli Frederiksen explores the symbolic use of expressionistic brushwork, mark-making, colour, texture, and tone, to visually link feeling and idea.
The exhibition will be made up of varying subject matters, with each utilising the expressionistic approach - deriving inspiration from a variety of emotionally expressionistic and abstract artists.
UPCOMING EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
PASSION
Photography by Anna Billingham
Tuesday 17th - Saturday 28th January 2012
OFFICIAL OPENING:
Friday 18th January, from 6pm
Anna Billingham is a passionate nature and wildlife photographer who aspires to convey the beauty of nature through visually stunning images, whether it be stormy seas, sweeping landscapes, the exquisiteness of birds, the fascinating world of insects or the intricate wonder of a simple flower not always visible to the naked eye.
Anna revels in the inspirational tropical splendour of the Cairns region and her determination to capture the contrasting colours of nature and its beauty has transcended from a hobby to a passion. And she now has a collection of remarkable images of local wildlife and landscapes that will open your eyes with wonder…
Anna would like to share her compilation of images with you at an exhibition at c.1907 Contemporary Artspace, the Cairns Regional Council initiative artspace in City Place over 2 weeks from Tuesday 17 through to Saturday 28 January 2012. Entrance is free and the artspace is open from 10am – 4pm Tuesdays through to Saturdays.
The Passion exhibition will be officially opened Wednesday 18 January 2012 at 6pm.
Refreshments will be available.
Contact Anna Billingham on 4039 1511 - 0409 550 089 anna@billingham.com.au
Tree-Gustation
Leonie Besley
Tuesday 3rd - Saturday 14th January
INFORMAL OPENING:
Friday 6th January, from 5.30pm
Savour the five-part tasting plate at c.1907 Contemporary Artspace, during the first two weeks of January 2012.
An exhibition by Leonie Besley
which explores tree life in
portions of daily life,
consumerism, importation
and waste.
Tuesday 13th December - Saturday 24th December
surface.pattern C19
Sue Powell
OFFICIAL OPENING:
Friday 16th December, 6pm – 9pm (INVITATION ONLY)
Sue Powell presents her first body of work from her lounge room floor straight to you, using recycled paper and found objects creating unusual surfaces with pattern.
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
Tuesday 29th November - Saturday 10th December
The Savage Garden C19
Janie O’Brien & Danelle Masters
OFFICIAL OPENING:
Friday 9th December, 7.45pm – Late
PART OF CAIRNS CREATIVE CRAWL
Your invited to the opening night of The Savage Garden, on Friday 9th December.
Featuring works by Janie O’Brien and Danelle Masters in kiln fired ceramics and wire, hand blown jewellery and mixed media.
A special evening coinciding with the final Cairns Creative Crawl for 2011.
Join us for fruit cocktails on ice and take the opportunity to purchase some extra special Christmas gifts!
For more info, visit the facebook event page here
NOVEMBER
Tuesday 8th - Saturday 26th November
ENVISION C19
Creative Industries students of James Cook University
OFFICIAL OPENING:
Fri 11th November,
6.00pm - 7.30pm
FREE ADMISSION
Visualize the imaginative sequence displayed in this space produced by an electric and diverse group of Creative Industries students of James Cook University.
Envision; a space of marvel and wonder combines individual works of significance and connotation, impact and meaning.
For more info, contact Angeline Tuck:
m. 0407 868 351
e. angeline.tuck@my.jcu.edu.au
OCTOBER
Tuesday 18th October - Saturday 5th November
Continuity - Julia Volkmar C19
A Visual Memoir of Family Connection
OFFICIAL OPENING:
Wed 19 October,
5.30pm (for 6pm)
by Barbara Dover – Practicing Artist
& Visual Arts Teacher
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
Tuesday 27th September - Saturday 15th October
SUB-150 C19
The Affordable Art Show
To be officially opened by Cr Val Schier (Mayor of Cairns Regional Council), 6:30 - 8:30pm - Friday 30th September 2011
SEPTEMBER
Monday 12th - Friday 16th September
Images
of Life C19
presented by The Learning and
Life Skills Program
Images by www.highlights.com.au
Monday 19th - Friday 23rd September
Absolutely
Art for All C19
presented by The Learning and
Life Skills Program
Images by www.highlights.com.au
Tuesday 6th - Saturday 10th September 2011
Cairns in Focus C19
presented by the South Side Camera Club Inc.
AUGUST / SEPTEMBER
Tuesday 23 August – Saturday 3rd September 2011
Man vs. Fascinator
C19
OPENING NIGHT:
THURSDAY 25th AUGUST from 5pm - 7pm
A socio-photographic exhibition of Cairns masculine identities, carefully and lovingly adorned with their partners’ truly feminine accessory, a cherished fascinator. Man vs. Fascinator is the brainchild of Cairns Festival producer Eric Holowacz and photographed by Jake Nowakowski.
checkout the tumblr page: manvsfascinator.tumblr.com
Friday 9 – 20 August 2011
(See below for Exhibition Times)
Telling Tales
C19
Roll up, roll up, if you’re keen to travel through history in our time machine! Come young and old, mums and dads, boys and gals – grab a seat for the show to hear us telling tales. Telling Tales is a fifteen-minute live performance for children under five and their parents and carers. A comical blur between fact and fiction, Telling Tales is based on local characters and stories, objects and photographs from the Cairns Historical Society Museum. This show incorporates live performance, music and visuals by Sue Hayes, Sarah Gosling and Astri Baker. So bring a friend, enjoy the show and check out the Museum upstairs, offering free entry to all Telling Tales audiences.
Exhibition runs 9 – 20 August 2011 with opening times & shows: Exhibition only: Tues 9, Wed 10, Tues 16 & Wed 17 August 9.30 – midday. Shows 10.30am: Thursday 11th, Friday 12th, Saturday 13th, Thursday 18th, Friday 19th and Saturday 20th. Exhibition will be open after the shows until midday. FREE ENTRY for Exhibition & Shows, no bookings so come early!
JUNE/JULY
Friday 8 - Sat 30 July 2011
3 Worlds Apart
C19
A joint exhibition featuring Greg Dwyer, Louise Derry and Andrew Linklater.
Tuesday 28 June - Thurs 7 July 2011 –
INKMASTERS CAIRNS INC.
Inaugural Members Exhibition C19
Featuring original prints by
Anna Curtis, Anna Eglitis, Arone Meeks, Brooke Foster, Margaret Genever, Mary Haginikitas, Elizabeth Hunter, Sue Kruker, Glen Mackie, Justin Majid, Julie McEnerny, Laurel McKenzie, Hannah Parker, Theo Tremblay, Sasi Victoire.
Tuesday 7 June - Sat 25 June 2011 –
A Creative Industries student showcase presented by c.1907 Contemporary Artspace and James Cook University.
URBAN - A mixed bag of Tertiary Colours
C19
A combination of prints, paintings and new media accompany some exciting interactive sculpture.
OPENING NIGHT: 6pm - Thurs 9 June 2011
T3 [Talks-Tunes-Tapas]: Fri 10 June 2011
Artists featured: Amber Lenoy, Anthony Castles, Azme Chowdhury, Jay Feather, Kate Muffet, Matthew Stratford, Rachael Wake, Samantha Andersen, Tracey Warnecke.
C .1907 Pop Up Exhibition #10
POSTER STYLO - Auxiliary Zine #5 Launch
30 May - 4 June 2011
curated by Joel Goodman
Issue #5 of the Auxiliary Zine series will be launched, along with a mini-exhibition of other eclectic zines.
C .1907 Pop Up Exhibition # 9
The Nature of Cairns
24 - 28 May 2011
Colyn Huber
A collection of photographic images which bring out the heartbeat - featuring our town, our environment, our community.
C .1907 Pop Up Exhibition # 8
A Curved Line Flows
17 - 21 May 2011
Bob Gilmour
Sculptor Bob Gilmour creates simple curvaceous artforms in wood, bone & stone
C .1907 Pop Up Exhibition # 7
Cairns Contemporary Photographers
10 - 14 May 2011
Curated by Rebecca Claire Edwards
Lou Davidson // Rebecca Claire Edwards // Tracy-Ann Rees Mortimer // Glen O’Malley // Carly Whouley
Lou Davidson, Rebecca Claire Edwards, Tracy-Ann Rees Mortimer, Glen O’Malley and Carly Whouley, exhibiting artists will hold an interactive panel session discussing photography in their pop up exhibition; Cairns Contemporary Photographers. 6:15 - 6:45pm FRI 13 MAY 2011 at C.1907 Contemporary Artspace OPENING NIGHT FRI 13 MAY 2011 5:30 - 8:30PM as part of the T3 Tunes - Talk - Tapas event - info below
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It’s Friday the 13th - get amongst the very superstitious action on Lake St, City Place, CairnsFRI 13 May 2011 5:30 - 8:30pm FREE
5:30 - 6pm at Cell Art Space view Effervescence an installation by Rebecca Claire Edwards and experimental sounds by Thomas Will Collis. Bring your bean bag.
6:15 - 6:45pm at C.1907 Contemporary Artspace Lou Davidson, Rebecca Claire Edwards, Tracy-Ann Rees Mortimer, Glen O’Malley and Carly Whouley, exhibiting artists hold an interactive panel session discussing photography in their pop up exhibition; Cairns Contemporary Photographers.
7 - 7:30pm at Twelve Bar Café adventure to horror to folk is what you are likely to hear from emerging indie horror band Archdale; Dean Whitby - Guitar/Vocals, Ella Edwards - Organ/Piano/Vocals, Jack Riddle - Guitar/Bass, Aiden King – Drums.
7 - 8:30pm at Twelve Bar Café the crew serve up tapas and drinks.
C .1907 Pop Up Exhibition # 6
Shifting Scapes: From Sea to City to Within
3 - 7 May 2011
Juli Frederiksen
Juli Frederiksen presents a collection of mixed media, digital and printmaking landscapes, in a look at the value, depth and complexity of personal environmental awareness within today’s society. ‘Shifting Scapes: from Sea to City to Within’, uses a variety of related, conceptual landscape series’, exploring the shifting focus between the natural, urban, and internal landscapes which surround, complete and unify us.
C .1907 Pop Up Exhibition # 5
The Felt Experience
26 - 30 April 2011
Sangit Taflemaier
This exhibition aims to reach out to the community. Sangit will ‘set up studio’ in C. 1907 Contemporary Artspace for 5 days and give visitors the opportunity to watch her work. And because felt needs to be touched to be fully appreciated she will guide anyone who is adventurous enough through the basic steps of felting. Felting can be as simple or as intricate as the practitioner chooses it to be...
C. 1907 POP UP SERIES EXHIBITION #4
Open for workshops - Wed 20th & Sat 23rd April 12-1.30pm. Free Entry
Get ready for the Ukulele Festival and World Record Attempt!
C.1907 Contemporary Artspace will be hosting free ukulele workshops for anyone (age 8 and up) interested in learning to play the ukulele Wednesday April 20th and Saturday April 23rd 12-1.30pm. Cairns Ukulele Festival organiser Gaby Thomasz will be showing workshop participants basic technique, chords and strums - come along & join in.
C.1907 – POP UP SERIES
'Celebrate' 12 - 16 April 2011
Circa 1907 opened in April 2010 with a commitment to supporting and promoting a presentation of local contemporary work, with an emphasis on pushing conventional boundaries. With a successful and diverse year behind us, we are now looking to celebrate the year ahead, a year that builds on the foundations put down already, launching into the future with new concepts and new ideas.
In recognition of this milestone, a collection of artists have been asked to come to together for the C 1907 “Celebrate” exhibition. With the question of what evokes the spirit of celebration for the artist, this exhibition has become a cacophony of mediums and artists stories featuring some of Cairns’ most prolific and emerging artists.
Invited artists:
Roland Nancarrow, Kristin Tennyson, Tanya Ashworth, Hayley Gillespie, Adrian Wolf, Kylie Burke, Jill Chism, Danelle Masters, Leonie Besley, Lynette Griffiths.
Opening Friday 15 April 5.30 – 8pm by Cr Val Schier, Mayor of Cairns Regional Council
POPUP SERIES – MARCH – JUNE 2011 Visit C. 1907 over the next couple of months and you will find a diverse range of exhibitions ‘popping up’. C. 1907 is a celebrating the start to its second year of providing gallery space to established and emerging artists, with an innovative series of “Pop Up” exhibitions.
The Pop Up concept was developed to provide diversity and accessibility to both artists and the public. Breaking away from the established routine of month long exhibitions, the Pop Ups will see the space host a collection of local visual and musical artists. The short, sharp format will bring a new level of vibrancy and energy to the space, exploring transience; moving in and moving out, and the challenges and artistic diversity that this presents.
APRIL
Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 April 2011 –
3 of a Kind C19
3 of a Kind celebrates the work of past and upcoming Cell Art Space exhibitors and co-directors, curated by Rebecca Claire Edwards. This exhibition showcases works by a vibrant group of art practitioners working in contemporary art forms including photography, painting, ceramics, sculpture, felt and mixed media.
Deb Clarke, Melissa Edwards, Rebecca Claire Edwards, Amanda Feher, Natalie Green, Lyndell Hayes, Shane Morris, Kirsty Mulley, Regan O'Neill, Sangit Tafelmaier, Carly Whouley, Nicolette Worth.
MARCH
Monday 28 March – Sat 2 April 2011 –
1000 Paper Cranes – A Wish for Japan C19
1000 Paper Cranes – A Wish for Japan is a Pop Up Exhibition at C. 1907 this week. Visitors will be invited to make a paper crane, or several, as part of the wish. Visitors will be supplied with the materials and origami beginners will be shown how to fold the cranes. The activity is suitable for all ages - children who are too young to fold are welcome to come and decorate paper for the cranes.
Tuesday 8 March to Saturday 26 March -
WOMEN IN THE ARTS C19
A Knock Knock Contemporary Artists’ Initiative
Women in the Arts, celebrates the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day. The exhibition highlights the diversity of talent amongst women in the local region. The show features both established and emerging women artists in the Cairns contemporary art scene.
Artists have been invited to produce a work which highlights their individual approach to creating art. It is an opportunity to showcase their skills and to explore their medium of choice’ explains curator, Louisa Ennis-Thomas. Traditional techniques such as painting, drawing and sculpture will be shown with more contemporary mediums such as digital media, sculptural assemblage and works with innovative materials.
The official opening is on Friday 11th March from 6.30pm. To be opened by Cr Val Schier, Mayor of Cairns Regional Council. All welcome!
FEBRUARY
Tuesday 22 February to Wednesday 2 March -
MAN Vs FASCINATOR C19
Cairns Festival seeks women with fascinators and men to wear them for new socio-photographic project, Man Vs Fascinator.
The Cairns Festival has commissioned celebrated local photographer, Jake Nowakowski to undertake this new, collaborative exhibition project created to coincide with the pomp, ceremony and elaborate headdresses donned by ladies at this year’s spring racing carnival, Cairns Amateurs.
Man vs Fascinator begins February 22 when Mr Nowakowski and the Cairns Festival team set up the initial photographic studio in c.1907 Gallery for the first round of portrait sittings.
Tues to Sat 10am to 4pm
Monday 24 January to Saturday 19 February –
EFFERVESCENCE - PHOTOGRAPHY C19
Rebecca Claire Edwards
Photographs
Effervescence: to give off bubbles is a series of photographic images that reveal texture, shape, form and drama. The images exist as a result of situation and experimentation: this contemporary series of images endeavour to capture the unusual. “My motivation when I capture an image is to create an individual artwork that is beautiful to the viewer’s eye. Images are planned and lighting is carefully considered. Photography is my outlet and through each photographic experience I receive, grow and learn.” Rebecca Claire Edwards graduated with a Bachelor of Photography from James Cook University in 2005. Rebecca is a Freelance Photographer and artist, and was a mentee in the 2010 Starburst Regional Mentoring Program managed by Youth Arts Queensland. Rebecca continues to exhibit her digital art in numerous group exhibitions throughout Far North Queensland.
Tues to Sat 10am to 4pm
Opening Night Fri 11 Feb 2011
JANUARY
Sunday 9 January
DOMESTIC8 - SCULPTURAL ASSEMBLAGE C19
Domestic8 explores the notion of paid versus unpaid work. Through sculptural assemblage, Louisa Ennis-Thomas investigates 8 domestic processes, in a series reflecting the largely repetitive nature of household labour and its inherent value to society.
‘Household work is no less valuable than more traditionally recognized forms of labour. Domestic8 is a celebration of the largely invisible work which takes place within the family home,’ Ennis-Thomas explains.
Louisa Ennis-Thomas regularly exhibits in group exhibitions in Cairns and Melbourne. Domestic8 is her initial solo show. She has also been selected for a solo exhibition later this year, at Cairns Regional Gallery as part of the prestigious LEAP programme. She is a founding member of Knock Knock Contemporary Artists’ Initiative.
The official opening for ‘domestic8’ is Friday 14th January at 6.30pm. All welcome!
DECEMBER
Monday 13 - Friday 24 December –
Blunt Edge of Portraiture C19
Saturday 5 December –
Christmas in the City C19
Community Art Project
Friday 10 December –
Collective Impressions (Lou Davidson) CA
Sidney Nolan CRG
Tbc December - Tujiko Noriko KA
Saturday 5 December –
Christmas in the City C19
Community Art Project
NOVEMBER
Friday 5 November –
Postcard show – CRG
Fri 12 November –
Friday eScapism (Chrissy Dwyer) CA
Friday 19 November –
Postcard Auction CRG
Sister Cities exhib TAC
Saturday 20 November –
TAFE mainstream CRG
Friday 26 November –
Brian Robinson/Wally opening KA
OCTOBER
Fri 8 October –
TBC Energy Exhibition CA
(group show high school students)
Room40 10th anniversary KA
Saturday 9 October –
TAFTE ATSI – CRG
Friday 15 October –
TBC - Cairns Photographic Society exhib - TAC
Friday 29 October –
Zhongjian – CRG
SEPTEMBER
Friday 3 September –
Josie Lowerson – CRG
Energy exhibition TAC
Fri 10 September –
Shoefiti (Nicolette Worth) CA
Friday 17 September –
CAS – CRG
Thursday 23 September –
Creative Recoveries TAC
AUGUST
Sat 7 August –
Place Called Home (Tammy Law) CA
exhibited as part of Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2010
19th August –
TBC CIAF at TAC
Saturday 28 August –
Kristin Tennyson CRG
Friday 2 July –
‘Aphids project’ On Edge KA
Friday July 2 to Saturday 17 –
On Edge multiple venues tbc
Friday 9 July –
Revelation (Hayley Gillespie)
CA
Lunch for the trades CRG
Gary Santo exhibition launch UMI
Saturday 17 July –
Sam Creyton CRG
Saturday 24 July –
Herb and Dorothy Film Screening KA
JUNE
Saturday 5 June –
Intertwined & Napolean Oui CRG
Fri 11 June –
ShowCase (group show) CA
‘Some assembly required’ opening - KA
Thursday 17 June –
Offshoots II: Julie McEnerny TAC
Friday 18 June –
Beyond Philosophy: Nanna Söderström TAC
Saturday June 19th –
tbc HKA
MAY
Friday 7 May –
Space Angels & Boxes (Shane Morris) CA
Billy Missing exhibition launch UMI
Riso print exhibition C19
Friday 21 May –
Artists of the North,
EnviroArt:EnviroSmart TAC
Saturday May 22 –
Submerge #2 HKA
Friday 28 May –
Chinese Community & Beverley Budgen CRG
