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Exhibition by 43 invited artists from the the Sunshine Coast and Beyond. Artworks are based on the

06/12/2022

Ken and Sandy - curators of Vessel Exhibition - would like to thanks all 43 artists who contributed to the show, over 2000 visitors to the gallery, the Old Ambulance Station Galleries for inviting us to run the show, the Old Ambo volunteers who greeted visitors to the gallery each day and who kept an eye on the security of the gallery ... and a special thank you to RADF Sunshine Coast for your support.
Cheers - Ken and Sandy

07/11/2022

Vessel has ended ... !!! ...

The Vessel exhibition that began five weeks ago at the Old Ambo Galleries in Nambour officially closed on Saturday - and now the gallery lays bare waiting for the next exhibition to be mounted ...

Curators Ken and Sandy - ( although we are exhausted with aching backs and swollen ankles ) - want to thank the 43 artists that contributed to the show, and the hundreds of visitors who walked through the doors - some purchased splendid artworks and all oohed and aahed as they meandered around the gallery - and a final thank you to the eight Ambo Gallery volunteers who greeted the visitors and who kept an eye on the artworks.

Thank you to everyone. K & S ...

31/10/2022

The Vessel Pop-Up Shop still has various small artworks for sales at very reasonable prices - such as cards, artists' books, small ceramics and signed prints.
Ideal gifts for that special event coming up ...
And a reminder that there are just five and a half days left to visit the exhibition.

29/10/2022

Sadly our wonderful exhibition of vessels is soon to close ... and at midday next Saturday ( 05 Nov ) we will be closing the doors to the gallery and the task of de-mounting the show begins.
If you are a lucky purchaser of artwork, you can collect your vessel anytime on Saturday ...
Thank you to all who have visited the gallery over the past four weeks - and to all who have not been to see the show, you still have 6 days to come on down to Nambour. We are open 10am to 3pm each day.

28/10/2022

... Our final week of the Vessel Exhibition fast approaches ...

And on Saturday we have Kym Barrett giving her floor talk at 11am ( see previous post ) ...

And on Sunday please join us for Meet the Artist - Jo Williams ... at 11am in the gallery for morning tea and the floor talk ...
.." ... I don’t analyze where my work is going. I start with a concept, an idea, song lyrics or a found object and it develops organically as I explore different mediums and ways to fully express my vision. Only in retrospect can I see how one work informs another or how some obscure object I’ve held onto for years is suddenly needed in a piece. I’m interested in the hands-on development of assemblage and the randomness of material ..."...

26/10/2022

Our next Meet the Artist - floor talk is coming up this Saturday 29 October ... and we will be introducing Chatsworth artist KYM BARRETT ...
We invite you to come along for morning tea and Kym's floor talk from 11am ...

Kym is an artist who makes contemporary abstract landscape paintings that emerge from her absorption in the creative process. The paintings reflect her observations and recollections of living in bushland. They are also expressions of a deeper journey of the soul.

24/10/2022

Barry Smith from Maleny is our featured artist today with his vessel "Betrayal" - hammered & stamped brass plate & square brass rod stand.
.. " ... This unbound metal artists' book, in brief, tells the story of the injustice of the removal of Scottish Highland farmers from their farms and how they were manipulated into becoming fishermen resulting in much hardship, poverty and death.

The words that appear on the seven pages of the book are as follows:

- coerced by an inhumane experiment
farmers unaccustomed to the sea
- tried to draw subsistence from a destructive sea
- on a rocky and perilous shore
- forced to purchase unsafe boats
- served a deadly apprenticeship to the sea
- a multitude found a watery grave ..."...

22/10/2022

Unfortunately, due to the terrible weather happening now - and the storm warnings for tomorrow - we have had to reschedule our
Jo Williams' Meet the Artist talk
from Sunday 23rd to Sunday 30th October - 11am ...
To check-in phone Ken - 0403 283 183

21/10/2022

"Tapping into Eros 1" is one of a series of three vessels from Chatsworth ( via Gympie ) artist Kym Barrett ..... oils, cold wax and gold leaf on canvas ....."... Ideas from FALLING UPWARD by Richard Rohr -
Our ego (represented by a delicate bowl shape) is the outer expression of our consciousness or soul. It is the VESSEL whereby we perform the ‘general dance’ of life in the world.
As we encounter challenges and humiliations in our life, we learn to let go of our egocentric preoccupations and control and we become seekers after something or someone deeper.
We rediscover the rich contents of the vessel, our Essence (symbolised by gold). We are now able to tap into Eros/Life Energy/God and live our ‘sacred dance.’

20/10/2022

This set of 4 vessels from Eumundi artist Susan Davis is titled "Flower Vessels - memory incarnate" - rice paper, tissue paper, digital prints, inks, foraged natural material.
.." ... The cycle of life and death is compressed in the life of a flower, and flowers also serve as symbolic expressions of these significant milestones in our lives. They become vessels of manifest expression, vessels of contemplation for our sorrows, vessels that remind us of the presence of grace, hope and joy. The beauty of the native iris (Patersonia sericea) is so transient – each flower blooming for only one day – a vibrant expression of hope, a promise for new life in the future. The native iris has been a symbol and inspiration for this work and my life over the past few years. Here it serves as a vessel or vehicle for expressions of love and loss. Drawings in process and form become a meditation upon moments of intimacy with each bloom, and moments of memory that connect me to loved ones no longer with us. Revisiting the images and presence, layers of memory accumulate and erode, hence works feature drawings with edges torn, prints eroding, ephemeral natural forms which may break down and disintegrate, but are also bearers of light ..."...

17/10/2022

Our next event at the Vessel Exhibition is - MEET the ARTIST -.. and we are excited to be introducing Fraser Coast artist
- Jo Williams -
Jo is a multi-media artist well known to us for her assemblage works, her pen and ink drawings and her water colours... " I don’t analyse where my work is going. I start with a concept, an idea, song lyrics or a found object and it develops organically as I explore different mediums and ways to fully express my vision. Only in retrospect can I see how one work informs another or how some obscure object I’ve held onto for years is suddenly needed in a piece. I’m interested in the hands-on development of assemblage and the randomness of material "....
Jo will be at the Old Ambo on Sunday 23 October to present a floor talk ... so please come along for morning tea at 11am - followed by her talk.
This is a free event proudly sponsored by the Sunshine Coast RADF.

16/10/2022

... Today's three vessels in the exhibition come from Buderim artist Taryn King ... 'Vessels of Memories' - and feature artists own images/printed on photographic paper, satin fabric, cotton thread, steel, lights.
.."... Photos are vessels to evoke memories of a particular time, space and place and I wanted to use photos that I have taken and present these in a trio of ‘Vessel’ memories. These photographs have been sewn onto fabric bringing them from their 2D narrative into 3D installation vessels that I like to call ‘Vessels of Memories’. These fabric vessels are light filled, photographs are stitched and perforated to allow light to breathe through, holding space with the fabric creating another way to evoke memories ..."...

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