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Date: 20 - 30 September 2024
Opening Event: Fri 20/10/2024 5.30-7.30pm
Artists: Sarah Doyle and Kirsten Dunkley
These two friends are having fun presenting a body of work inspired by their love of the sea.
Expect cheeky fish, local seascapes, abstracted ocean and a catch of flashing fins in ceramic and copper wire.
Works range from small (and affordable) to high-impact large-scale paintings in oils and synthetic polymer.
Date: August 31 - September 1 2024
Opening Night: Fri 30 August 5.30 - 8 pm
Artists: A group show by local artists:
Anni Laloba, Cat Richardson (Sound,Daniel Armstrong,Declan Armstrong,Danni Sandford, Pollyanna Day, Sam Lee and Steph Drewry.
A body of works inspired by places we go inside our minds when creating art... "but does that place actually exist in this reality or is it a place from another realm? Who and what do we experience when we visit these realms.”
Date: SATURDAY, July 27 2024
Opening TIMES: 10.30 AM - 4.40 pm
Alongside WORDfest "Warm Winter Words" Authors' discussions at the Mechanic's Hall, the Gallery is hosting a pop-up bookshop. Guest authors will be signing their books straight after their sessions:
Session 1: Authors Anna Kate Blair and Rijn Collins, 12 - 12.30 pm
Session 2: Authors Kgshak Akec and Margaret Hickey 2.30 - 3.00 pm
Session 3: Author Shankari Chandran, 4 - 4.30 pm
WORDfest TICKETS: apollobaywordfest.com
Date: 22 June 2024
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing"
Apollo Bay Rural Australians For Refugees (ABRAR) is holding a community social and fundraising event, at the Mechanics Hall with the Gallery displaying information, stories, photographs and artworks. We want to share the valuable work that ABRAR does, introduce the Afghan families that are generously supported by the people of Apollo Bay and shine a light on the lives of refugees and migrants more generally.
This social event aims to increase awareness of the plight of refugees and help the community understand the role of the ABRAR.
Date: June 7 - 10 2024
OPENING DRINKS: Friday June 7, 4 - 6pm
Artist: Anne Deane
Anne Dean's debut solo exhibition promises an immersive journey into the heart of her gardens’ natural world, inviting viewers to contemplate the interconnectedness of life and the profound impact of our stewardship.
Anne captures the emotions and nuances of her native garden from a close-up perspective, translating the enchantment of her garden onto canvas.
The creation process unfolds in layers, as watercolours and acrylics intertwine over pencil and pastel sketches. Anne embraces the serendipitous interplay of colour and texture and the cutting of shapes to create a collage that provides delightful surprises.
Date: 14/03/24 to 10/04/24
Artist: ANNA REYNOLDS
An exhibition imagined as a shop/studio and interactive space where you can join workshops to explore making your own textiles.
Wear Your Art seeks to consider fabric as a precious commodity, heirloom item and artisan object. Consumption, mixed with hyper forms of manufacture, has reduced most clothing to a throw-away culture.
A more considered approach to fashion and function, framed as art, is now more relevant than ever before.
This exhibition includes workshops, demonstrations and artist talks.
Date: 25/01/24 to 29/01/24
Opening: Thurs. 25 Jan 2024 5 pm - 7 pm
Artists: Suzette Jackson and Chantal Vincent
IMMERSION: 'the mental state of immersing oneself in our environment, the Australian coastline and the sea’.
Suzette and Chantal are sisters living and working on the Australian coastline. This exhibition reflects their relationship to coastal environments, including bio-based forms, totems and seascapes. They explore their relationship to the land and the places we call home.
Works include oil paintings, watercolours, ceramics and sculpture.
Date: 18/01/24 to 24/01/24
Artists: Jo Dunsmuir and Michelle Harvey
Artists Michelle Harvey and Jo Dunsmuir present an exhibition of paintings exploring the theme of weather and light.
From bright summer sun and storm-laden skies painted from reality and memory to the effect of clear light on creating shadows in still life arrangements.
This exhibition is an emotional response to the light that inspires the work of Jo and Michelle.
Date: 5/01/24 to 17/01/24
OPENING DRINKS: Friday 5 Jan 2024 from 6pm
Artists: A group exhibition by Studio Forrest artists
Studio Forrest presents a retrospective exhibition covering works explored under the previous exhibitions with the themes of Fire, Seed and Resilience.
Included are works by individual artists alongside works created by the collective as a whole.
All works are for sale.
Date: 28/12/23 to 03/01/24
Artists: Danni Sandford and Michelle Fillmore
"Our Ocean" explores Danni and Michelle’s interpretation of their coastal life and their love for the ocean. Both women are local ocean swimmers and have an intimate relationship with our local coast. Local areas are highlighted in some of their paintings.
Danni Sandford uses mixed mediums which include acrylics, crayons and pastels to create bright, colourful paintings. Michelle Fillmore uses acrylic paint/pours, resin, sand and recycled materials to create vibrant paintings and functional art.
Date: 15/12/23 to 18/12/23
OPENING DRINKS: Friday 15th, 5 pm to 7 pm
DEMONSTRATION: Saturday 16 December 11 am
Artists: Apollo Bay Pottery Club
Bringing together the works created by the newly formed Apollo Bay Pottery Club members.
"We are often submerged in our work and our life, and at times we need to literally take a step back and appreciate the beauty of our surroundings and community with gratitude. This is what the pottery club has begun to provide for our community - a space to breathe, let go and reflect."
Date: 25/11/23 to 10/12/23
Artists: Ray Wilson and Jennifer Baxter
Celebrating "light and Colour" including images of Apollo Bay and surrounds.
Ray's tonal impressionist works are beautifully complemented by Jenny's expressive loose landscapes.
Dates: Launches Melbourne Cup Weekend
04/11/23 - 7/11/23
11/11/23 - 12/11/23
18/11/23 - 19/11/23
Artists: 27 artists, 55 pieces
Diversity, inclusivity, community. This Apollo Bay Arts Inc. curated exhibition is a celebration of the work produced by some of our many local artists. While all works are responding to the theme "CUPS" they could not differ more greatly. Don’t miss this exciting exhibition which includes painting, weaving, printing, quilting, ink, and sculpture in resin, wood, ceramics and glass.
Date: 22/09/23 to 24/09/23
Artists: Helen Bender, Jenny Baxter, and Kim Stevenson
Don’t miss this exciting exhibition which explores the diversity and beauty in nature, with the sub-context being how colour is perceived and used to effect a response.
The unique beauty of the Otways and the ocean greatly influence each of these talented local artists, who will present works in oil, watercolour and mixed media.
Date: 25/08/23 to 27/08/23
OPENS 7 pm Friday until late
10 am Saturday until late
10 am to 4 pm Sunday
Group Show: 29 local artists responding to the theme of "Elemental Resonance"
Winter Wild is fire, darkness, forest, ocean, wild winds, and sodden ground. Don't miss this salon-style group show of over 70 artworks responding to the theme "Elemental Resonance". Mediums: paintings; photography; sculpture; ceramics; resin; encaustic; glass; jewellery; video; and sound.
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Date: 10/06/23 to 12/06/23
OPENING NIGHT EVENT
Fri 9 June, 6pm-8ppm
Artists: Karlijn Sas, Jacqueline Betsy Lord, Francisca Verwoert
Showcasing recent work by three local artists, this exhibition gives us an opportunity to get together during the first 'King's Birthday' weekend, ahead of the winter solstice.
Jacqueline Betsy Lord is a Skenes Creek North based artist, making jewellery using vintage glass and precious metals in the Gadubanud Country of the Otways. Her work gets stocked by Boom Gallery in Geelong and Arbor Brunswick.
Sisca Verwoert is a Marengo based artist working in oils on canvas. Her painting springs together elements of the Otway Ranges with a heightened colour palette. Sisca’s work gets exhibited at Qdos Arts Gallery in Lorne.
Karlijn Sas is an Apollo Bay based artist working in acrylic and gold leaf on board. She uses colours that the human visual system adjusts when there are changes in illumination, causing every individual to see the colours in her artwork slightly differently.
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Date: 06/05/23 to 07/05/23
Artist: Vair Buchanan
Vair is a Melbourne-based illustrator and writer who has spent the past fortnight in Marengo as an artist-in-residence.
Vair's intention was to create a series of paintings depicting the native flora of Marengo, but when the birds came to visit she felt compelled to draw them instead. That is the unpredictable nature of creative inspiration.
Vair's bird series are ink and watercolour paintings on vintage rag paper.
Date: 07/04/23 to 16/04/23
Artists: Victoria Howlett, Cathy Donovan, Roslyn Jamieson, Jan Verouden
An exhibition by four local artists who have taken ‘Divergent Paths’. Don't miss this showcase which explores the exciting new directions and the depth of their works.
Date: 11/03/23 to 13/03/23
Artist: Chris Tuttle
Chris Tuttle works principally with digital image-making techniques, producing images that document a passion for exploring the improbable terrain of the imagination. The exhibition ‘Digital Works on Paper’ presents a selection of digital collages that sit at a threshold point between what might have been and what is to be. They are moments of time brought into the now as still-frames wrestled from the continuous cinema of the imagination.
an Apollo Bay Seafood Festival event
Date: 17/02/23 to 19/01/23
OPENING EVENT: All are welcome!
Friday 17 February 2023, 5.30pm TO 7.30pm
A group exhibition by 14 local artists across many mediums and styles including oil, acrylic and watercolour painting, mixed media, photography, sculpture and mosaic. The scope is wide, but everything speaks of the ocean.
All works are for sale, with something for everyone's budget.
THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS:
Hawkeye Homewares; Blue Pyrenees; Prickly Moses
Date: 18/01/23 to 24/1/23
Artists: Jo Dunsmuir and Michelle Harvey
Michelle and Jo are emerging artists, Jo based in Apollo Bay, Michelle in Melbourne via Wagga. Jo is a salt water woman, Michelle a fresh water woman, together they have a strong love of land and seascape.Their exhibition of paintings explore the connection to special places and times, and the stories and memories they carry.
Date: 5/1/23 to 17/1/23
Artists: A group of Otways artists who meet weekly in Forrest, collaborating on a theme over the course of 12 months. The artists are peer-led and are currently exploring a variety of mediums around the theme "FIRE". This exhibition is a precursor to their final show in Forrest, Winter 2023.
JOIN US FOR OPENING DRINKS
Friday 6 January 5 - 7pm. ALL WELCOME.
Date: 1/12/22 to 28/12/22
Artist: Jessie Martinovic
Light is about photography and photography is about Light. This is a series of photographs taken from 2021 - 2022
using Phone cameras. Love is the main theme.
Date: 29/12/22 to 3/1/23
Artists: Michelle Fillmore and John Langmead.
Abstract images and photographs by local artists and swimmers, Michelle Fillmore and John Langmead. Works include fine definition photos of the Otways and coast, acrylic pouring and resin art.
Date: 11/03/23 to 13/03/23
Artist: Chris Tuttle
Chris Tuttle works principally with digital image-making techniques, producing images that document a passion for exploring the improbable terrain of the imagination. The exhibition ‘Digital Works on Paper’ presents a selection of digital collages that sit at a threshold point between what might have been and what is to be. They are moments of time brought into the now as still-frames wrestled from the continuous cinema of the imagination.
an Apollo Bay Seafood Festival event
Date: 17/02/23 to 19/01/23
OPENING EVENT: All are welcome!
Friday 17 February 2023, 5.30pm TO 7.30pm
A group exhibition by 14 local artists across many mediums and styles including oil, acrylic and watercolour painting, mixed media, photography, sculpture and mosaic. The scope is wide, but everything speaks of the ocean.
All works are for sale, with something for everyone's budget.
THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS:
Hawkeye Homewares; Blue Pyrenees; Prickly Moses
Date: 07/04/23 to 16/04/23
Artists: Victoria Howlett, Cathy Donovan, Roslyn Jamieson, Jan Verouden
An exhibition by four local artists who have taken ‘Divergent Paths’. Don't miss this showcase which explores the exciting new directions and the depth of their works.
Date: 18/01/23 to 24/1/23
Artists: Jo Dunsmuir and Michelle Harvey
Michelle and Jo are emerging artists, Jo based in Apollo Bay, Michelle in Melbourne via Wagga. Jo is a salt water woman, Michelle a fresh water woman, together they have a strong love of land and seascape.Their exhibition of paintings explore the connection to special places and times, and the stories and memories they carry.
Date: 5/1/23 to 17/1/23
Artists: A group of Otways artists who meet weekly in Forrest, collaborating on a theme over the course of 12 months. The artists are peer-led and are currently exploring a variety of mediums around the theme "FIRE". This exhibition is a precursor to their final show in Forrest, Winter 2023.
JOIN US FOR OPENING DRINKS
Friday 6 January 5 - 7pm. ALL WELCOME.
Date: 1/12/22 to 28/12/22
Artist: Jessie Martinovic
Light is about photography and photography is about Light. This is a series of photographs taken from 2021 - 2022
using Phone cameras. Love is the main theme.
Date: 29/12/22 to 3/1/23
Artists: Michelle Fillmore and John Langmead.
Abstract images and photographs by local artists and swimmers, Michelle Fillmore and John Langmead. Works include fine definition photos of the Otways and coast, acrylic pouring and resin art.