On Saturday 26 May, get set for Sew & Tell, a Handmade & Hand-me-down Fair will fill Bangalow’s historic A&I Hall with a kaleidoscope of crafty, vintage and thrifty goodness. Tory Bauer and Gabe Cramb, curators of the inaugural event, collectively have over 25 years experience working in the fashion, film and music realm, however it was their mutual love of hand-made and vintage finds that brought the duo together. “We initially met when we… Continue Reading…
If you love music and are into art then this is the night for you! Twisted Tales is a multi art form collaboration between Yunyu (a former triple j unearthed winner) and New York Times #1 Best Selling Manga Artist Queenie Chan and leading animators from around the world. The result is the compelling corruption of childhood fairytales launching them into a modern paradigm. Yunyu meshes her songs with contemporary animation and manga art to give a… Continue Reading…
Recently our friend Chad Kolcze had a chat with Gold Coast based visual artist Troy Archer, here’s the story of Troy’s passion for art life and other things. Your profile as a visual artist has been steadily growing over the years, can you tell us where, how, what, with has lead the steady incline? To be honest, i think that if there was were any specific things that lead me to my cataclysmic rise to… Continue Reading…
Jeff Raglus requires little introduction. His pop, slash, graphic, slash primitive iconography is instantly recognisable and wonderfully familiar. From his early days airbrushing boards and designing band posters to the 90′s where he worked as a Mambo designer, Jeff has maintained an ongoing passion for the brush. ART PARK gallery is hosting Pugnacious, showcasing a bunch of Jeff’s new small works. The exhibition opens at 6pm Friday the 11th of May and runs ’till the 25th. See you there at 5/11 Banksia… Continue Reading…
Local Lennox Head filmmakers Stephen Jones and Chilean born Tatiana Velasco will launch show ‘El Mar, Mi Alma‘ this weekend at the Pighouse Flicks on Saturday 14th April (7pm) and Monday 16th (4:30pm). Tickets are $12.50 and can be bought HERE. Shot entirely on 16mm, the film captures the essence of coastal Chile via a surfing journey led by Dave Rastovich joined by some of the worlds top surfers including Joel Parkinson, Dane Ward, Chris… Continue Reading…
On a rainy Sunday in August 2011 we took a drive out into the hinterland looking for nothing really but maybe some serenity, a grounding walk in the mud to Protester Falls. But that hinterland drive turned out different to what we planned as we also found a jewel in the crown that is the valleys, and surrounding hills of The Channon. The Channon Gallery opened in June, 2011 in The Channon (just around the… Continue Reading…
A colourful interview with local artist Georgie Maddox…. Q- When did you begin painting and did you always know you wanted to be an artist? I started painting at a very young age around 7 or 8. It took me about 20 years to learn the rules and then learn how to break them. I must have always known I wanted to be an artist because I remember a few years ago unpacking my boxes… Continue Reading…
Sunday night The Endless Sunrise Exhibition rolled out from 5:00 pm. We turned up at 6:00 and figured the event was already in good form as finding a car park in the vicinity was quite a task. On strolling into the Stone & Wood Brewery, the action was amplified, with people laughing, and milling about laksa’s and beer in hand. There was a rockin’ skate demo by Early Skateboards, while Milly and Merry from Rock… Continue Reading…
