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Caloundra Regional Gallery

Locality: Caloundra, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5420 8299

Address: 22 Omrah Avenue 4551 Caloundra, QLD, Australia

Website: https://gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/

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25.01.2022 GLASSWARE Luke Pither’s Sunshine Coast Art Prize finalist work ‘Glassware’ was created as part of ‘Paintings for Marjory’, a 49-work painting installation exploring both anomaly and biography, held this year at Galerie Pompom in Sydney. Equally optic as subject in its inquiry the body of work is a pondering of forgotten processes, leftovers, nuances and visual hierarchies of order that contribute to our unique individual perspectives as we consider a life lived. As optical... histories overtake sensations of experiential understanding, categories of humility, humour, trauma and curiosity interplay equally across a playful visual homage. Glassware considers ornamental histories and changes in style and nuance throughout the 20th and 21st Centuries and acts as a portrait of a collector. ‘Glassware’ (2019) (detail), synthetic polymer and oil on canvas, 100 x 75cm. Image courtesy of the artist Exhibited until 6 Dec. Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2020 is proudly sponsored and supported by Argon Law, De Deyne Family, Caloundra Chamber of Commerce, Coastline BMW, Montville Country Cabins and International Art Services. #scap2020 #sunshinecoastartprize #contemporaryart #visitcaloundra

25.01.2022 JOIN us ONLINE from 7pm tonight with Raquel Ormella in our 'From the Artist' livestream facebook series. Winner of the 2017 Sunshine Coast Art Prize with this striking piece, Ormella lives and works Sydney and Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Her practice encompasses material forms often associated with social and political activism, such as banners, flags, video, pamphlets and zines. She is interested in the collision of art and activism and the complex relationship b...etween humans and the natural environment. Join the conversation tonight with Collections Curator, Nina Shadforth. IMAGE: Courtesy ben vos productions

25.01.2022 Welcome SPRING with a pop of colour! New stock just in - gorgeous earrings by Currimundi artist Joanna Rees-Jones.

25.01.2022 MAPDA AWARDS - Caloundra Regional Gallery is delighted to have been shortlisted for the Museums Australia Multimedia & Publication Design (MAPDA) awards - Invitation award category for our exhibition earlier this year: ‘Johanna DeMaine: the form : the function : the aesthetic’. Awards will be announced Wednesday night crossing fingers! Regardless of the outcome, we are thrilled to have been shortlisted. Good luck to all nominees. Image credit: ben vos productions. From pas...t exhibition 'Johanna DeMaine: the form : the function : the aesthetic’. #artawards #mapda #caloundraregionalgallery ben vos photographer + filmmaker MAPDA

25.01.2022 Handcrafted necklaces by local woodworker James Shelly restocked in the Gallery Store. These are a best seller, so pop in while they last! Available in red cedar, silky oak, camphor laurel and huon pine. Each piece has a unique wood grain and hue. #woodwork #handmadejewellery #sunshinecoast #caloundraregionalgallery

25.01.2022 TWO CULTURES. TWO CONTINENTS. Oksana Waterfall’s deeply personal Sunshine Coast Art Prize finalist work ‘My mother speaks to me in a foreign language’ pays homage to her mother. One of the key themes in my art is that of people. I am forever a watcher. That is never been more so than watching, then documenting, my family. My mother was a displaced person after World War II. She and her family found their way across Europe and embarked for Australia in the first wave of pos...t war immigration. It is her experience bridging two cultures and two continents that greatly affects me. "This portrait of my mother as a child just about to leave for Australia incorporates elements of Ukrainian design, including a rose, common in Ukrainian iconography. ‘My mother speaks to me in a foreign language’ (2018), graphite, oil paint and thread on plywood, 60 x 60cm. Image courtesy of the artist and Lorraine Pilgrim Gallery, Gold Coast. Exhibited until 6 Dec. Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2020 is proudly sponsored and supported by Argon Law, De Deyne Family, Caloundra Chamber of Commerce, Coastline BMW, Montville Country Cabins and International Art Services. #scap2020 #sunshinecoastartprize #contemporaryart #visitcaloundra #postwarimmigration #ukranianiconography

25.01.2022 DIRECTOR’S CUT: Lawrence Daws’ ‘Poinciana’ (1990) is a favourite Sunshine Coast Art Collection work of John Waldron (Director 2004-2012). The former Director explains With it we see an artist’s seemingly effortless ability to capture a moment with nature, a skill borne of decades of observation and work. ‘Poinciana’ was part of the touring exhibition ‘The Promised Land: The Art of Lawrence Daws’ to mark the gallery’s tenth year - reminding Waldron of the importance of cel...ebrating and promoting the achievements of local artists. Daws’ Glass House Mountains studio at the time was, Waldron recalls, a haven for prominent Australian artists, such as Brett Whiteley, John Olsen, Tim Storrier and Donald Friend. Daws gifted the mixed media work to the Sunshine Coast Art Collection following the exhibition. The artist is represented in every major Australian public collection as well as Tate Gallery, London; The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; The National Gallery of Beijing and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh. On exhibition until 4 October. #lawrencedaws #sunshinecoastartcollection #tategallery #victoriaalbertmuseum #scottishnationalgallery #brettwhiteley #johnolsenart #timstorrier #donaldfriend

24.01.2022 The experience and essence of a surface. Nicole Voevodin-Cash is a contemporary Queensland artist, accomplished arts educator and celebrated advocate for the creative sector. Voevodin-Cash’s technique of LANDscanning or digital frottage is a process-based art form designed to photographically photocopy and capture the invisible and overlooked surfaces and textures that surround us every day. This process makes Voevodin-Cash a kinetic artist, as she generates art by capturing ...through rubbing and scanning the surfaces of the world. "I physically explore and document using a hand held scanning tool to touch surfaces, so what I touch you see, visually recorded. Sometimes I scan and record metres at a time, capturing the experience and essence of the surface rather than just a representation." Immerse yourself in her digital (photographic) frottage scan works ‘Bench Seat Knowth’, ‘Corden Mural’ and ‘Peeling painted walls Hong Kong’ (pictured to the right) - part of our ‘Constructing Landscape: urban visions’ exhibition. Until 7 Feb. #digitalfrottage #regionalgallery #visitsunshinecoast #caloundra #streetart #urbanart #constructinglandscape

24.01.2022 WINNER 2008 - It’s totally different to anything I have done before. It’s a bit of fun professed Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2008 winner, Scott Redford, of his winning work ‘Reinhardt’s Silver Instant Painting’. The renowned Gold Coast-based artist was inspired by the main character of a feature film he had begun to write - 22-year-old surfer Reinhardt Damm - I really got into the mind of his character, and it is so much easier to create when you are someone else, you are mo...re free. Writer, curator, broadcaster and guest judge in 2008, Julie Ewington, affirmed The Sunshine Coast Art Prize is a goodie because they have all sorts of different kinds of works and they are very open-minded. On exhibition until 4 October. ‘Reinhardt’s Silver Instant Painting’ (2008), Scott Redford, Acrylic, spray-can enamel and stickers on canvas, 104 x 104cm. Winner, Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2008, acquired through the support of Sajen Legal. Sunshine Coast Art Collection. #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #contemporarypainting #surfart #australiancontemporaryart #sunshinecoastartprize #sunshinecoastartcollection

23.01.2022 Botanics in print at the Bushland Sunshine Coast artist and printmaker Jacky Lowry explores the diversity and intricacies of local plant species through her exhibition ‘50 Acres Revealed Local Plants Explored in Print’. The show presents collagraph prints using fresh, living plant material - a visual narrative of the flora found on her 50 acre property in Conondale. Exhibited at the ARTS & ECOLOGY CENTRE the perfect pair-up with a stroll around the picturesque Maroochy R...egional Bushland Botanical Gardens at Palm Creek Road, Tanawha. Until 16 Apr // Mon to Fri // 10am-2pm ‘Black Wattle’ (2019) (detail) by Jacky Lowry. Handcoloured collagraph print. Exhibition link in bio or via https://bit.ly/2PeOwvQ Learn more at jackylowryartist.com.au #printmaker #botanicartist #plantcollagraphs #ecoart

23.01.2022 DIRECTOR’S CHOICE: 'Glasshouse Mountains Triptych' (2002) (detail) by Joanne Currie Nalingu was selected by Foundation Director & Curator 2000-2004, Sandi Conte, for our current 20th Anniversary exhibition. Currie Nalingu completed this commanding work with 'at risk' youth, in her words, "to give them confidence, skills and to keep them off the streets", and was later generously donated by the artist to the Sunshine Coast Art Collection. Conte reminisces about her rich frie...ndship with the artist, launched after she phoned Joanne and suggested we get together at the library where we talked about various things, building trust and fondness The friendship with Joanne continued and culminated in the mounting of Joanne's first ever curated solo exhibition which I entitled 'Give 'em Currie' 2003-2004 in the Caloundra Regional Art Gallery Following the exhibition, Conte describes how she approached the Mayor and requested that it be installed in the public chambers behind the dais where the Executive and Caloundra City Councillors sat and all critical decision making was delivered. This placement was poignant for many reasons, forming a wonderful, considered backdrop for the administrative process, with the public gallery simultaneously looking at the work and, through the fully glassed wall, to see the exact mountain subject. The Mayor agreed to trial it and to this day it remains in the same location. Taking a short respite from its regular haunt at council chambers, the artwork is being exhibited at the gallery until Sunday 4 October. IMAGE: Courtesy Ryan Jones / @ryanjones #sunshinecoastartcollection #firstnationsart

23.01.2022 2014 ART PRIZE WINNER "Visually compelling and evocative" was the judge’s summation of Matthew de Moiser’s ‘Servo (State 3)’ winner of the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2014. Pictured (in 2014) with Mayor Mark Jamieson, highly respected judge Chris Saines, Director of Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, continued It was the work which I kept coming back to; the work which excited my interest the most. I wanted to know more about it. I still do.... "A meticulously wrought assemblage with all the appearance of a dead pan painting, Servo (state 3) is a worthy winner. - ‘Servo (State 3)’ (2014), Laminex on board, 60 x 60cm. Winner, Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2014, acquired through the support of Sunshine Coast Council. Sunshine Coast Art Collection #matthewdemoiser #contemporaryart #sunshinecoastartcollection #caloundraregionalgallery #visitcaloundra #visitsunshinecoast

23.01.2022 JOIN us ONLINE from 7pm tonight with Roland Nancarrow in our 'From the Artist' livestream facebook series. With over 30 solo shows behind him since 1985, and more than 20 public artworks across Queensland, Nancarrow is known in many art circles throughout the State and beyond. Nancarrow's practice centres on painting, sculpture and public art and while he's travelled extensively, he says he finds most of his inspiration, quite literally in his back garden.... Join the conversation tonight with Collections Curator, Nina Shadforth. IMAGE: 'Palm Flower Birds' (2003), courtesy Sunshine Coast Art Collection.

22.01.2022 REWIND 10 YEARS At a gala event at the Caloundra Regional Gallery, young Brisbane artist Miles Hall was announced the winner of the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2010 with his work ‘Splice (Pine Lime)’. Guest judge, John McDonald, described the abstract work as a kind of landscape, depicting tangled undergrowth or a reflection in water, adding that it was an edgy, speculative affair that never aspires to perfection, but that’s part of the appeal. On exhibition until 4 Octob...er. ‘Splice (Pine Lime)’ (2010), Miles Hall, Oil on aluminium, 120 x 100cm. Winner, Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2010, acquired through the support of Sunshine Coast Council. Sunshine Coast Art Collection. #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #contemporarypainting #australiancontemporaryart #abstractart #sunshinecoastartprize #sunshinecoastartcollection

22.01.2022 R U OK DAY aims to inspire a vitally important narrative about connection. Let's take the time to check in with someone today. #ruok #ruokday #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #anxiety #mentalhealthmatters #beyondblue #suicideprevention

21.01.2022 Have you got your gift buying sorted? If not, don't stress and join us at our annual 'It's a wrap! Artisan Market' from 4-7.30pm, Friday 18 December at the CCSA Hall, 1 Nutley St, Caloundra. And if you have, come and indulge yourself.... we're sure you deserve it! More of our talented local artisans with stalls packed full of gorgeous stock are: Sandy Litfin (Josandi) with beautiful natural dyed clothing and accessories, Sarah Smith from Sarah Jane Smith Photography (Your Life Photography) with beautiful images, cards and calendars, Sue Davis (Wild Flower Women) with nature ecoprints and jewellery, and Tara Evans from Tara Sage Fine Art with beautiful originals and canvas prints. Free entry, plenty of parking, bar for drink purchases, live music, complimentary snacks and beautiful gift wrapping for charity (and it saves you a job!)

20.01.2022 PHOTO FLASHBACK: Tony Albert (pictured in 2007) took out the Sunshine Coast Art Prize at an early stage of his career with his work ‘50perCENT feat. SISSY’. Patron of the Caloundra Regional Gallery at the time, Joan Sheldon, commented I think it’s great for a young emerging artist like Tony to win such a prestigious award. The work is part of Albert’s photographic series ‘Gangsta Supastar’, based on a character called 50perCENT, an identifiably Aboriginal hip hop artist/ga...ngsta whose posse includes such imaginary personas as Lil Gin, Murri J Blige and Notorious B.E.L.L. Now on exhibit until 4 October. ‘50perCENT feat. SISSY’ (2006) (detail), Type C photograph, 100 x 100cm. Winner, Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2007, acquired through the support of Sajen Legal. Sunshine Coast Art Collection

20.01.2022 ABOUT PERCEPTION Sunshine Coast Art Prize finalist Leigh Schoenheimer says her work ‘The Meaning of (Still) Life: The Wooden Pineapple’ is part of an ongoing body of work in which I investigate ideas about ‘perception’. The multi-paneled format which I typically use, always traces a shift from realism towards more conceptual approaches to image making. A literal depiction of a set of objects sits alongside and meshes with a conceptual response to the same subject matter, pre...sented here via a series of appropriated clip-art symbols. Through the use of repeated imagery and colour harmonies, connections arise between these two very different ways of establishing meaning. Aesthetics are the key to holding these complex works together, with colour and layout at the forefront of my mind, when building them. References are made to the imagery and styles of the many 20th century artists who re-wrote the rule-book on image making, thereby marking the shift in art historical terms from perceptual to conceptual approaches." We were so delighted that Leigh visited us at the gallery today, and graciously posed with her conceptual piece. ‘The Meaning of (Still) Life: The Wooden Pineapple’ (2019), oil on plywood, 61 x 61cm. On exhibition until 6 Dec. Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2020 is proudly sponsored and supported by Argon Law, De Deyne Family, Caloundra Chamber of Commerce, Coastline BMW, Montville Country Cabins and International Art Services. #scap2020 #sunshinecoastartprize #contemporaryart #visitcaloundra #aboutperception

19.01.2022 BEFORE SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS A THING, more than 200 people gathered for the official opening of the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2015. Robert Fenton’s ‘Item #1770, Florilegium’ was announced as the winner. Fenton describes the work as a record of the monumental botanical collections made by Sir Joseph Banks and his team of naturalists aboard James Cook's Endeavour, 1768-1771. In mid-1770 Sir Joseph Banks added to this collection with the flora, plants collected from the now name...d Sunshine Coast. Culture is moving fast and people seem to be disconnected from nature. By hanging the plants upside down and by placing the flora in plastic it is about seeing this flora as a new species as Banks would have done in 1770. It may be wrong and mixed up but it still has that bright and beautiful presence that discovery has. Judge Amanda Parer explained "I chose this...artwork because all the elements that have been placed by the artist give the piece strength and quality that allows the viewer's imagination to extend beyond what is there in the four edges of the frame. "This work achieves relevance on personal, public, contemporary and historical levels through its efficient professional execution. "This work can be worthy in any collection but I am particularly happy that it will be acquired into the Sunshine Coast Art Collection because of its direct relevance to the region." - Visit the gallery before 4 October to appreciate the exquisite detail of this work. Item #1770, Florilegium (2015) (detail), Robert Fenton, Oil on linen on board, 127 x 86cm. Winner, Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2015, acquired through the support of Sunshine Coast Council. Sunshine Coast Art Collection. #robertfenton #scap2015 #sunshinecoastartprize # #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #contemporarypainting #australiancontemporaryart #sunshinecoastartprize #australianartist #sunshinecoastartcollection #caloundraregionalgallery #visitcaloundra #visitsunshinecoast

19.01.2022 Introducing some more beautiful product and amazing artisans that will be at the Artisan Market tomorrow. We've got your last minute Christmas gift list sorted! Don't forget to gather some friends and family and come along and support your local artists and community. Beautiful gift ideas will be a plenty! It's a wrap! Artisan Market hosted by Caloundra Regional Gallery, Friday 18 December, 4 - 7.30pm at the CCSA Hall, 1 Nutley St, Caloundra. Plenty of free parking and free... admission. More gorgeous wares that will be available are: original artworks and wares by Lizzy Crowe, wire work, jewelllery, planters and other wares by Marie Shannon and Nicole Hilton (Maleny Handmade), resin jewellery and wares by Marilla Spencer (Rillp Designs) and beautiful on trend macramé hangers and decorations by Neryl Peterson. Plus live music by Brianna Green, bar for drink refreshments and complimentary snacks! @lizzymakesart (Instagram) RILLP Design Neryl M Peterson

19.01.2022 VOLUNTEERS CHOICE - Margaret Loy Pula’s intricate artwork ‘Anmatyerre Anatye (Bush Potato)’ is the top choice of our dedicated volunteers Robyn and Keary (And with a combined 30 years of gallery volunteering under their belt, it’s fair to say they know a thing or two about visual art!) #love #volunteers In 2011, Pula became the first female to win the Sunshine Coast Art Prize. Her artwork is inspired by traditional Anmatyerre stories handed down by her father, particularly th...emes around the deeply spiritual ‘anatye’ (bush potato). Pula explains, "Growing up in the small outstations at Utopia, outside Alice Springs, I would watch the bush potato vines grow after the rains and the women who would then dig up the vines and cook them in the hot coals of a fire. This painting is about my culture, it is from my father’s country. That country is called Unjangola, it is north of Utopia, really desert country. Enjoy the detail of this striking work in the gallery until 4 October. ‘Anmatyerre Anatye (Bush Potato)’ (2010), Margaret Loy Pula, Acrylic on linen, 120 x 120cm. Winner, Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2011, acquired through the support of Sunshine Coast Council. Sunshine Coast Art Collection. #alwayswasalwayswillbe #indigenousart #culture #indigenous #contemporaryart #australia #australianart #firstnations #indigenousartist #dotpainting #firstnationsart #dotart #australianartist #sunshinecoastartprize #sunshinecoastartcollection #caloundraregionalgallery #scap2011 #volunteering #community

18.01.2022 Caloundra Regional Gallery is fun for all ages. But don’t take our word for it. Our young visitors say: I love following the clues on the Art Trail it’s just super fun Emily (11) This art gallery is the best art gallery Alex (8) Art is cool - I get to paint - Jasmine (5)... _ Explore fifteen years of Sunshine Coast Art Prize winning artworks -on exhibition together for the first time. Until 4 October. #sunshinecoastartcollection #caloundraregionalgallery

18.01.2022 HELLO, QLD SCHOOL HOLIDAYS! FREE kids activities served in-house or takeaway at Caloundra Regional Gallery. Explore the exhibition with our Kids Art Trail, or grab art-in-a-bag to take away. (Or do both.) Open Tue-Fri 10-4 + Sat-Sun 10-2 // Free entry... (and keeping our space safe with a COVID-safe plan) #schoolholidayfun #kidsactivities #sunshinecoastkids #kidsartactivity #creativekids #holidays #visitsunshinecoast #sunnycoast #downtowncaloundra #sunshinecoastmums #caloundra #visitcaloundra #beach #sunshinecoast #artinabag #kidscrafts Downtown Caloundra

17.01.2022 We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! Thanks visitor C for these wise words on our collaborative memory wall. Join the reminiscing at our 20th year celebratory exhibition - on now until 4 Oct. Caloundra Regional Gallery: adding art to people’s day since 2000! ... #dailyart

17.01.2022 Are you organised for Father's Day? Not too late to grab one of these gorgeous keep cups by Pottery For The Planet In stock now at the gallery - open today 10-4 and tomorrow 10-2 (You're welcome) #fathersday

16.01.2022 IMAGINING OUR CULTURAL SPACE In 2017, University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) students designed architectural model propositions of a new art gallery and museum. The inspiring models are on display now until 4 October. JOIN A CONVERSATION regarding the importance of galleries in communities. Connect with us online next Monday for an energising discussion with a panel of industry professionals. Facilitated by Gallery Director, Jo Duke, the session will incorporate questions fr...om the online audience. We are delighted to be joined by: + AMY WOCKNER - Gallery Network Operations Leader, Moreton Bay Regional Council + HAMISH SAWYER Independent Curator and Writer (and former Director of Caloundra Regional Gallery) + SIMON WRIGHT - Assistant Director (Learning + Public Engagement) at Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) + MEGAN WILLIAMS Manager, University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) Art Gallery Mon 28 Sep | 10.30-11.30 | Live streamed on Facebook _ Image: Designs by USC students University Wai Him (Leo) Cheung, Tim Prefontaine, Jelena Marinkovic and Elizabeth Rix.

15.01.2022 Get lost ... in art ... this weekend Working according to his self-assigned methodology called PhotoUnrealism, Richard Muldoon explores the visual language of photography, its nature and essence when imitating life, and the use of painting as a form of filtration and amplification.... Muldoon will be at the gallery this Saturday joining a weekend of gallery tours by exhibiting artists - part of Open Studios Sunshine Coast. Book via our website - link in bio or https://bit.ly/2PyHO3O Open Sat and Sun 10-2 // Tue to Fri 10-4 (closed over Easter) ‘Circular Highlights 8’ (2021), oil on linen, 91 x 122cm. Photo courtesy of the artist. #sunshinecoastartists #localartistslocalcontent #libbyderham #artduringcovid #openstudiossunshinecoast #envelopeart #visitsunshinecoast #visitcaloundra #caloundraregionalgallery #friendsofthegallerycaloundra #sunshinecoastcouncil

14.01.2022 Join us at 10.30am Monday 28 September for our online panel discussion about the importance of galleries within communities.

14.01.2022 IN 2013, WE GOT LOVESICK. Accomplished artist Celeste Chandler was named winner of the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2013 with her work ‘Lovesick #7’ by judge Peter McKay - Curator of Contemporary Australian Art, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA). Her soft yet exacting layered brushwork in Lovesick #7 creates a tonal interplay that excites the eye and creates an arresting complexity. This particular self-portrait explores a curious psychological state. ... The buttery disguise that obscures many of the artist’s features is ambiguous and allusive: it could be interpreted very literally and seen as a beauty mask, food or paint; or it could be a kind of imaginary substance that illustrates a sensation of separation or isolation, feeling that sharing our individual subjective experiences is an impossibility. View this striking work until 4 October. ‘Lovesick #7’ (2012), Celeste Chandler, Oil on linen on round stretcher, 70 x 70cm. Winner, Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2013, acquired through the support of Sunshine Coast Council. Sunshine Coast Art Collection. #sunshinecoastartcollection #caloundraregionalgallery #visitcaloundra #visitsunshinecoast

14.01.2022 A Landscape Painter’s Story of Surviving Lockdown During lockdown, contemporary watercolour artist and ‘Local Artists Local Content’ finalist Libby Derham found an innovative way to leave the walls of her studio behind to capture the landscape of her Sunshine Coast home - and a creative use for Brisbane City Council (among others) envelopes! In lockdown I wasn’t allowed out to paint plein air, so I began creating mark making scrolls ‘drawing whilst walking’ starting from m...y home. Once a week, I was lucky enough to escape my isolation to the beautiful Landsborough and surrounds for my youngest’s schooling, I would sit in the car to create paintings on envelopes (part of my current practice is exploring unconventional substrates) or drawing scrolls of the mountains. "As restrictions eased, I was finally able to sit outside to paint the ranges, Mt. Ninderry and Mt. Eerwah and relish in the freedom of plein air painting again. Libby Derham ‘A Landscape Painter’s Story of Surviving Lockdown’ (2020). Watercolour on envelope and graphite on paper. Part of the ‘Local Artists Local Content’ exhibition until 2 May. Open Tue to Fri 10-4 // Sat and Sun 10-2 // Free entry (Closed public holidays including the Easter long weekend.) Join Derham and other remarkable Art Prize finalists THIS WEEKEND for free Walk and Talk tours part of Open Studios Sunshine Coast. Free // Register at https://bit.ly/3srWtMQ #sunshinecoastartists #localartistlocalcontent #libbyderham #artduringcovid #openstudiossunshinecoast

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10.01.2022 NEED SOME SCHOOL HOLIDAY INSPIRATION? Free kids art trail at the gallery - open today 10-2. Not in Caloundra? Jump onto our website for some creative inspiration - https://bit.ly/2FQPvOJ

09.01.2022 The late Ken Hinds was one of Australia’s most significant art collectors. An engineer by trade; a collector at heart - he assembled a stunning collection of more than 30,000 items including toys, books, artefacts and artwork over his lifetime. Based on the Sunshine Coast, Hinds has had a strong connection to the Caloundra Regional Gallery over the years, generously providing access to his unique collection for several exhibitions. We were delighted to reminisce with Hinds’ ...daughter Tracy today, who popped in to step back in time and enjoy the lovely images on our timeline - and graciously pose for an impromptu photo! (Hinds is pictured holding the vintage car) #artcollection #collectors #collection #collector #indigenousart #caloundraregionalgallery #artgallery

08.01.2022 FLASHBACK TO 2009 Acclaimed Maleny artist Peter Hudson was declared winner of the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2009 with his emotive oil painting ‘Law’. The work, Hudson explains, breaches the divide between the natural and human worlds,Sadly, modern humans are losing their consciousness and their connection to homeland. The painting ‘Law’ is a reminder of scale, power, beauty, deep mystery and living in hope that all will be okay. Guest Judge Philip Bacon said he chose the w...inning artwork because The ebb and flow of human consciousness, indeed of human life, emanates from the canvas. John Waldron, Gallery Director at the time, added It is great to see a local artist recognised for his undoubted skills on a national stage and I encourage residents to visit the gallery to see his work We concur! On exhibition until 4 October. Law (2009), Peter Hudson, oil on linen, 152 x 142cm. Winner, Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2009, acquired through the support of Friends Regional Gallery Caloundra Inc., 2009. Sunshine Coast Art Collection. #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #contemporarypainting #australiancontemporaryart #allwillbeok #sunshinecoastartprize #sunshinecoastartcollection

08.01.2022 SCAP WINNER AND ART MONTHLY GUEST EDITOR In 2017, Raquel Ormella was busy winning the Sunshine Coast Art Prize with her piece Worker’s Blues #1. The fabric artwork, depicting a map of Australia overlayed with the text fly in, fly out is a commentary on the phenomena of workers being temporarily imported into remove locations, and as a consequence exported from their families The artwork title referenced the physical material of the piece, the blue work uniform; and ...also the psychological state of the workers and their families. In 2020, Ormella is busy being guest editor at Art Monthly. And joining us for a live online conversation! Join the chat next Wednesday over on our Facebook page with Collections Curator, Nina Shadforth, link in bio. Worker’s Blues #1 (2016), Raquel Ormella, Work uniforms, hi-vis fabric, cotton, 140 x 140cm. Winner, Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2017, acquired through the support of Audi Centre Sunshine Coast. Sunshine Coast Art Collection #raquelormella #crgfromtheartist #sunshinecoastartcollection #caloundraregionalgallery #ninashadforth #artscoast #sunshinecoast #australianartist #SCAP2017 #sunshinecoastartprize

07.01.2022 DIRECTOR’S CUT: ‘Stickman #2’ by Michael Cook is current Director Jo Duke’s selection for our 20th anniversary exhibition. A descendant of the Bidjara people of South West Queensland, Cook was drawn to art photography as a means to explore his ancestry. Political and beautiful, Cook’s ‘Stickman’ series depicts a solitary Aboriginal figure within the vastness of archetypal Australian landscapes. The work resonates strongly with Duke the idea of how First Nations lived in... and cared for their environment and the strong and continuing connection they have for their Country and then the absolute devastation of everything for them after colonisation to their families and their nations with the massive loss of lives as well as their Culture and their Country. On exhibition until 4 October. Exhibition comments include "I love this gallery and how it represents our community, our art, our place..." Michael Cook. ‘Stickman #2’, 2010 (detail). Inkjet print on photo rag, Ed 18/20. 62 x 121cm. Sunshine Coast Art Collection. Gift of the artist through the Australian Governments Cultural Gifts Program, 2016 #alwayswasalwayswillbe #firstnations #aboriginal #indigenous #traditionalcustodians #listening #story #community #culturalsovereignty #caloundraregionalgallery #sunshinecoastartcollection

05.01.2022 A community without arts and culture is a community without soul articulates (the wise) Ferre de Deyne. Mayor Jamieson, Cr Baberowski, Cr Law and Cr Landsberg joined us today to welcome our supporters to the gallery . We are extraordinarily grateful for the support of these generous souls! Argon Law Coastline BMW Caloundra Chamber of Commerce Mayor Mark Jamieson Cr Terry Landsberg - Your Division 2 Councillor Cr Rick Baberowski - Division 1 Cr David Law - Division 10 Sunsh...ine Coast Arts Foundation #artsphilanthropy #caloundraregionalgallery

05.01.2022 There’s something about Alec There is a heartfelt connectedness surrounding Christopher Inwood’s Sunshine Coast Art Prize work ‘Alec the King’. We thoroughly enjoyed a visit from Christopher and his partner Cate, who also happens to be Alec’s cousin. Some weeks ago, we also welcomed other members of Alec’s family, including his mum, dad and very proud grandma Mary. ... Spend some time enjoying the engaged and skilful detail of this crowd-favourite before the exhibition ends on 6 Dec you won’t regret it! FREE entry | Open this Sat + Sun 10-2 ‘Alec the King’ (2019), oil on board, pigment on wood, 130 x 81cm Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2020 is proudly sponsored and supported by Argon Law, De Deyne Family, Caloundra Chamber of Commerce, Coastline BMW, Montville Country Cabins and International Art Services. #scap2020 #sunshinecoastartprize #contemporaryart #visitcaloundra

04.01.2022 Living. Observing. Connecting. Echoing. The story of the everyday fascinates Anne Harris. Finding beauty and rhythm in surroundings and using this to record and tell stories, as art has told stories since the beginning of time is at the heart of her arts practice. Harris uses craft based practices, as she finds this helps make direct links between process and people. The layers of meaning become infused both metaphorically and literally. The pigments, fibres and compounds are... captured using traditional and experimental techniques. She is pictured with her work ‘Ordinary Series Parking’ (plant pigment on silk cotton with silk thread stitching), and the traffic cone work by Ken Munsie. Part of the the current ‘Constructing Landscape: urban visions’ exhibition. Until 7 Feb. #natureart #regionalgallery #visitsunshinecoast #caloundra #streetart #urbanart #constructinglandscape

04.01.2022 NEW IN - GALLERY STORE We're now stocking these irresistible glass earrings hand-made by our local artisan friends at ‘The Little Glass House’. Don’t they look lovely? (Of course, they’d look better on you!)... Open Tue to Fri 10-4 // Sat to Sun 10-2 #artisan #supportlocal #visitcaloundra

04.01.2022 ARTISAN MARKET TONIGHT! Jewellery. Pottery. Fabric. Wood. Art. Macrame. Music. More. Show some for local artisans ... Join us at CCSA Hall TONIGHT - Nutley Street, Caloundra (diagonally across the road from the Gallery) Fri 18 Dec // 4-7.30pm // Free entry // Music // Cash bar + snacks Image: Purse by Juwel designed and produced by Sunshine Coast artisan Joanna O’Brien. #artisans #artisanmarket #visitcaloundra #caloundraregionalgallery

04.01.2022 DIRECTOR'S CHOICE: Laith McGregor's 'Istanbul' (2014) was hand-picked by Hamish Sawyer (Director 2016-2019) for our current exhibition celebrating 20 years of Caloundra Regional Gallery. McGregor's practice draws attention to the "grey areas that exist between fiction and non-fiction". Sawyer is drawn to the artist's sense of uncanny, admiring both the object's familiarity and its strangeness, adding "it's exciting to witness an artist's development manifest itself in their w...ork." McGregor began making ceramics in 2014, seeking reprieve from his labour-intensive drawings and paintings. 'Istanbul' is from the artist's first series of ceramic sculptures and was included in his 2018 exhibition 'Borrowed Time' at our gallery. Sawyer continues "'Istanbul' reveals a similar, figurative preoccupation and emphasis on the artist's hand, to his works on paper and canvas". The work was generously gifted to the Sunshine Coast Art Collection by the artist.

04.01.2022 Shane Pickett’s abstract landscape ‘Wanyarang the Calling Season for Rain’ was announced as the winner of the inaugural 2006 Sunshine Coast Art Prize by art critic and guest judge Susan McCulloch. Pickett (1957-2010), a prominent artist of Nyoongar heritage, was raised in Western Australia. Living with rheumatoid arthritis, he gravitated to art from an early age, quickly mastering the figurative landscape style of the Nyoongar people. He has been described as combining a mod...ern, abstract landscape-painting style with ancient spirituality, with a career embracing transformation and reinvention. Pickett’s works are represented in many of Australia’s significant collections. Depicting the importance of the rain season to his culture, 'Wanyarang the Calling Season for Rain' is part of the Sunshine Coast Art Collection. On exhibition until 4 October. #firstnationsart #alwayswasalwayswillbe #culture #indigenousart #contemporaryart #sunshinecoastartprize #crg20years #sunshinecoastartcollection

02.01.2022 CELEBRATING FATHERS TODAY... and our very own Lyndon father, artist and one of the epic dads on our gallery team. At 2 and 3 years old, his kids see the world with the magical combo of a fresh imagination and a natural inclination to create. They fill his life with happiness and have an uncanny ability to challenge him to be a creative thinker, negotiator and problem solver! How they think and what they do find their way into what he does here at the gallery. Lyndon loves ...that his job enables him to support young people and parents to share in the creative and expressive experience. He has recently developed the gallery’s KIDS ART TRAIL and new take-home ACTIVITY PACKS. We’re OPEN today 10am to 2pm! Why not pop in so the kids can check out the Kids Art Trail and take home some fun activities. ALL FREE. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! #fathersday #fatherhood

01.01.2022 LOVE YOU TO JOIN US ONLINE THIS MORNING For an inspiring discussion about the importance of galleries in communities - with Gallery Director, Jo Duke, and our esteemed panel: Amy Wockner, Hamish Sawyer, Simon Wright and Megan Williams. 28 Sep | 10.30-11.30 | Live on Facebook - see events

01.01.2022 MASKS AS PERSONAL FIREWALLS Freya Jobbins’ Sunshine Coast Art Prize finalist artwork ‘Mask #1 Firewall Series’ is from a body of work called FIREWALL, completed during isolation. It continues my current practice which based on appropriation, re-assemblage and subversion of pre-existent objects, where I explore notions of identity, motifs and my own dissimulation. ... A facial mask is becoming an accepted accessory, the mask can now also be a statement of public fear, personal security, protection, a social firewall. Continuing on from my previous works where I address contemporary subjects like domestic violence and mental health issues, I am looking into how we used these masks now to further our ability to use them as our own personal firewalls in a very visceral way. Wearing headsets, sunglasses and the focused stare on our phones are social firewalls; they signal a lack of desire to communicate with those around you, masks now add to that firewall of protection. An act of ‘social distancing’ by choice. ‘Mask #1 Firewall Series’ (2020), pigment print on archival cotton rag, 75 x 105cm Exhibited until 6 Dec. Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2020 is proudly sponsored and supported by Argon Law, De Deyne Family, Caloundra Chamber of Commerce, Coastline BMW, Montville Country Cabins and International Art Services. #scap2020 #sunshinecoastartprize #contemporaryart #visitcaloundra #masksasfirewalls