Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Lucid Shell presents paintings and sculptures by Maria MacDermott that explore ‘being and nature’ as a means for conveying experiences of reflective interiority.

Maria says: “There are expansive experiences – such as in relation to the sky and water. And there are intimate experiences – linked to that which is diminutive and particular, such as in relation to plants and shells. Moving back and forth between these various modes of experiencing is at the heart of this exhibition.”

MacDermott’s small scale sculptures are almost tentative in their ephemeral materiality. They speak of a fragile stillness through collaged cut-out paper imagery combined with wooden toy blocks, and motifs of shells and plants. MacDermott’s paintings reiterate the shell and plant motifs, and further explore notions of containment and emission through referencing the house, and air/water motifs. These works investigate themes of encapsulation, growth and death.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 19 Oct, 1pm

Join Maria for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Maria MacDermott, 2019, Mixed Media

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Over the course of three-months, Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer have taken time out of each day to individually create a small textile work of fabric and stitch. These small works have subsequently been melded into one large work.

The small works reference every-day details of the artists’ lives, with the multitude of stressors that threaten to overwhelm and paralyse. Time spent making is mindful relaxation – fragments of calm that neutralise and contain the hidden anxieties.

Image: Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer, Fragments of Calm (detail), 2019, fabric and thread. Photo: Susan Lacey

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Heavy Wait on Small Things is about learning to stretch out and savour carrying the weight of wants.

Josie says: “In creating this quiet portrait of the things that I want for myself, I have sought to disrupt my frustration and impatience at waiting for things; for the right job, for a sunny day, for a place to have chooks! This is my attempt to view the waiting through a different lens, to shift my perspective and appreciate this time to imagine, create and indulge.”

“A few weeks ago, I read an essay that likened carrying around disappointments and frustrations to carrying around a backpack full of rocks. It suggested that one should try to take off the backpack, put down all those rocks and instead, carry around just one. On that rock is written ‘I am allowed to want things’. This symbolism and sentiment inspired me.”

Workshop participants will be invigorated and inspired through game play, task building and will discover new processes for devising physical theatre and telling stories.

At the intersection of circus, theatre and dance, physical theatre is an exciting medium for cross art form expression and exploration. The workshop will provide easy start points for play building for performance and will be a fun, challenging and expressive experience for all levels of performers and curious bodies. Through solo practice, duet work, movement and momentum, performers, choreographers and directors will gain access to simple strategies and game play to begin to build material for the stage and performance.

Kirk has led classes for Legs on the Wall, Circus Oz, NIDA, ATYP and has worked as a movement consultant and performer on screen and stage for over 20 years with companies such as Bangarra, Opera Australia, STC, QTC, Bell Shakespeare and Belvoir. His performance in Redfern Now (S2) earned him a Silver Logie Nomination. He brings a rich history of experience and knowledge to his teaching and has a vibrant and enthusiastic approach to creating and delivering workshops.

Workshop is recommended for ages 16+

Tue 1 Oct, 6pm
Tickets: $30
Book tickets online>>

Kirk’s cultural acknowledgement: Kirk’s descendants are from the Mulandjali people in south-east Queensland, Badu Island in the Torres Strait, Germany and Wales.

Image: Kirk Page. Photo by Katie Holmes

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Heavy Wait on Small Things is about learning to stretch out and savour carrying the weight of wants.

Josie says: “In creating this quiet portrait of the things that I want for myself, I have sought to disrupt my frustration and impatience at waiting for things; for the right job, for a sunny day, for a place to have chooks! This is my attempt to view the waiting through a different lens, to shift my perspective and appreciate this time to imagine, create and indulge.”

“A few weeks ago, I read an essay that likened carrying around disappointments and frustrations to carrying around a backpack full of rocks. It suggested that one should try to take off the backpack, put down all those rocks and instead, carry around just one. On that rock is written ‘I am allowed to want things’. This symbolism and sentiment inspired me.”

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Over the course of three-months, Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer have taken time out of each day to individually create a small textile work of fabric and stitch. These small works have subsequently been melded into one large work.

The small works reference every-day details of the artists’ lives, with the multitude of stressors that threaten to overwhelm and paralyse. Time spent making is mindful relaxation – fragments of calm that neutralise and contain the hidden anxieties.

Image: Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer, Fragments of Calm (detail), 2019, fabric and thread. Photo: Susan Lacey

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Lucid Shell presents paintings and sculptures by Maria MacDermott that explore ‘being and nature’ as a means for conveying experiences of reflective interiority.

Maria says: “There are expansive experiences – such as in relation to the sky and water. And there are intimate experiences – linked to that which is diminutive and particular, such as in relation to plants and shells. Moving back and forth between these various modes of experiencing is at the heart of this exhibition.”

MacDermott’s small scale sculptures are almost tentative in their ephemeral materiality. They speak of a fragile stillness through collaged cut-out paper imagery combined with wooden toy blocks, and motifs of shells and plants. MacDermott’s paintings reiterate the shell and plant motifs, and further explore notions of containment and emission through referencing the house, and air/water motifs. These works investigate themes of encapsulation, growth and death.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 19 Oct, 1pm

Join Maria for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Maria MacDermott, 2019, Mixed Media

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Heavy Wait on Small Things is about learning to stretch out and savour carrying the weight of wants.

Josie says: “In creating this quiet portrait of the things that I want for myself, I have sought to disrupt my frustration and impatience at waiting for things; for the right job, for a sunny day, for a place to have chooks! This is my attempt to view the waiting through a different lens, to shift my perspective and appreciate this time to imagine, create and indulge.”

“A few weeks ago, I read an essay that likened carrying around disappointments and frustrations to carrying around a backpack full of rocks. It suggested that one should try to take off the backpack, put down all those rocks and instead, carry around just one. On that rock is written ‘I am allowed to want things’. This symbolism and sentiment inspired me.”

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Over the course of three-months, Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer have taken time out of each day to individually create a small textile work of fabric and stitch. These small works have subsequently been melded into one large work.

The small works reference every-day details of the artists’ lives, with the multitude of stressors that threaten to overwhelm and paralyse. Time spent making is mindful relaxation – fragments of calm that neutralise and contain the hidden anxieties.

Image: Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer, Fragments of Calm (detail), 2019, fabric and thread. Photo: Susan Lacey

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Lucid Shell presents paintings and sculptures by Maria MacDermott that explore ‘being and nature’ as a means for conveying experiences of reflective interiority.

Maria says: “There are expansive experiences – such as in relation to the sky and water. And there are intimate experiences – linked to that which is diminutive and particular, such as in relation to plants and shells. Moving back and forth between these various modes of experiencing is at the heart of this exhibition.”

MacDermott’s small scale sculptures are almost tentative in their ephemeral materiality. They speak of a fragile stillness through collaged cut-out paper imagery combined with wooden toy blocks, and motifs of shells and plants. MacDermott’s paintings reiterate the shell and plant motifs, and further explore notions of containment and emission through referencing the house, and air/water motifs. These works investigate themes of encapsulation, growth and death.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 19 Oct, 1pm

Join Maria for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Maria MacDermott, 2019, Mixed Media

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Heavy Wait on Small Things is about learning to stretch out and savour carrying the weight of wants.

Josie says: “In creating this quiet portrait of the things that I want for myself, I have sought to disrupt my frustration and impatience at waiting for things; for the right job, for a sunny day, for a place to have chooks! This is my attempt to view the waiting through a different lens, to shift my perspective and appreciate this time to imagine, create and indulge.”

“A few weeks ago, I read an essay that likened carrying around disappointments and frustrations to carrying around a backpack full of rocks. It suggested that one should try to take off the backpack, put down all those rocks and instead, carry around just one. On that rock is written ‘I am allowed to want things’. This symbolism and sentiment inspired me.”

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Over the course of three-months, Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer have taken time out of each day to individually create a small textile work of fabric and stitch. These small works have subsequently been melded into one large work.

The small works reference every-day details of the artists’ lives, with the multitude of stressors that threaten to overwhelm and paralyse. Time spent making is mindful relaxation – fragments of calm that neutralise and contain the hidden anxieties.

Image: Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer, Fragments of Calm (detail), 2019, fabric and thread. Photo: Susan Lacey

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Lucid Shell presents paintings and sculptures by Maria MacDermott that explore ‘being and nature’ as a means for conveying experiences of reflective interiority.

Maria says: “There are expansive experiences – such as in relation to the sky and water. And there are intimate experiences – linked to that which is diminutive and particular, such as in relation to plants and shells. Moving back and forth between these various modes of experiencing is at the heart of this exhibition.”

MacDermott’s small scale sculptures are almost tentative in their ephemeral materiality. They speak of a fragile stillness through collaged cut-out paper imagery combined with wooden toy blocks, and motifs of shells and plants. MacDermott’s paintings reiterate the shell and plant motifs, and further explore notions of containment and emission through referencing the house, and air/water motifs. These works investigate themes of encapsulation, growth and death.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 19 Oct, 1pm

Join Maria for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Maria MacDermott, 2019, Mixed Media

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Over the course of three-months, Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer have taken time out of each day to individually create a small textile work of fabric and stitch. These small works have subsequently been melded into one large work.

The small works reference every-day details of the artists’ lives, with the multitude of stressors that threaten to overwhelm and paralyse. Time spent making is mindful relaxation – fragments of calm that neutralise and contain the hidden anxieties.

Image: Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer, Fragments of Calm (detail), 2019, fabric and thread. Photo: Susan Lacey

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Heavy Wait on Small Things is about learning to stretch out and savour carrying the weight of wants.

Josie says: “In creating this quiet portrait of the things that I want for myself, I have sought to disrupt my frustration and impatience at waiting for things; for the right job, for a sunny day, for a place to have chooks! This is my attempt to view the waiting through a different lens, to shift my perspective and appreciate this time to imagine, create and indulge.”

“A few weeks ago, I read an essay that likened carrying around disappointments and frustrations to carrying around a backpack full of rocks. It suggested that one should try to take off the backpack, put down all those rocks and instead, carry around just one. On that rock is written ‘I am allowed to want things’. This symbolism and sentiment inspired me.”

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Lucid Shell presents paintings and sculptures by Maria MacDermott that explore ‘being and nature’ as a means for conveying experiences of reflective interiority.

Maria says: “There are expansive experiences – such as in relation to the sky and water. And there are intimate experiences – linked to that which is diminutive and particular, such as in relation to plants and shells. Moving back and forth between these various modes of experiencing is at the heart of this exhibition.”

MacDermott’s small scale sculptures are almost tentative in their ephemeral materiality. They speak of a fragile stillness through collaged cut-out paper imagery combined with wooden toy blocks, and motifs of shells and plants. MacDermott’s paintings reiterate the shell and plant motifs, and further explore notions of containment and emission through referencing the house, and air/water motifs. These works investigate themes of encapsulation, growth and death.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 19 Oct, 1pm

Join Maria for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Maria MacDermott, 2019, Mixed Media

With Aly Patmore, Kelly Ottaway and Stephen McEntee

Sat 5 Oct, 5:30pm, $27

The premier show of Nadira and Friends Big Band featuring the best of the best Tasmanian musicians performing the songs from The Great American Songbook. This has been a personal long-life dream for Nadira to sing in a Big Band.

This show will be the epitome of the most fun and fabulous night out! Singalong, dancing and bantering are highly encouraged!

Your attendance will show your support for local live music, Tasmanian musicians and realising a long-life dream! So, come on along!

Get tickets online>>

A fabulous free monthly social event for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, and Intersex elders and allies!

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse and Intersex elders and their allies are invited to attend this free, monthly social event, learn new dances, enjoy food and drinks and interact with other LGBTI+ elders and allies. LGBTI+ Elders Dance Club champions the recreational and social rights of LGBTI+ elders, creating a regular, safe and inclusive space for the community.

Free event

Contact Kelly for more information on 6216 6312 or KDrummondCawthon@gcc.tas.gov.au

Upcoming events:

• Sun 8 Sep, 2pm, free
• Sun 6 Oct, 2pm, free
• Sun 3 Nov, 2pm, free
• Sun 1 Dec, 2pm, free

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Lucid Shell presents paintings and sculptures by Maria MacDermott that explore ‘being and nature’ as a means for conveying experiences of reflective interiority.

Maria says: “There are expansive experiences – such as in relation to the sky and water. And there are intimate experiences – linked to that which is diminutive and particular, such as in relation to plants and shells. Moving back and forth between these various modes of experiencing is at the heart of this exhibition.”

MacDermott’s small scale sculptures are almost tentative in their ephemeral materiality. They speak of a fragile stillness through collaged cut-out paper imagery combined with wooden toy blocks, and motifs of shells and plants. MacDermott’s paintings reiterate the shell and plant motifs, and further explore notions of containment and emission through referencing the house, and air/water motifs. These works investigate themes of encapsulation, growth and death.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 19 Oct, 1pm

Join Maria for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Maria MacDermott, 2019, Mixed Media

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Over the course of three-months, Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer have taken time out of each day to individually create a small textile work of fabric and stitch. These small works have subsequently been melded into one large work.

The small works reference every-day details of the artists’ lives, with the multitude of stressors that threaten to overwhelm and paralyse. Time spent making is mindful relaxation – fragments of calm that neutralise and contain the hidden anxieties.

Image: Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer, Fragments of Calm (detail), 2019, fabric and thread. Photo: Susan Lacey

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Heavy Wait on Small Things is about learning to stretch out and savour carrying the weight of wants.

Josie says: “In creating this quiet portrait of the things that I want for myself, I have sought to disrupt my frustration and impatience at waiting for things; for the right job, for a sunny day, for a place to have chooks! This is my attempt to view the waiting through a different lens, to shift my perspective and appreciate this time to imagine, create and indulge.”

“A few weeks ago, I read an essay that likened carrying around disappointments and frustrations to carrying around a backpack full of rocks. It suggested that one should try to take off the backpack, put down all those rocks and instead, carry around just one. On that rock is written ‘I am allowed to want things’. This symbolism and sentiment inspired me.”

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Heavy Wait on Small Things is about learning to stretch out and savour carrying the weight of wants.

Josie says: “In creating this quiet portrait of the things that I want for myself, I have sought to disrupt my frustration and impatience at waiting for things; for the right job, for a sunny day, for a place to have chooks! This is my attempt to view the waiting through a different lens, to shift my perspective and appreciate this time to imagine, create and indulge.”

“A few weeks ago, I read an essay that likened carrying around disappointments and frustrations to carrying around a backpack full of rocks. It suggested that one should try to take off the backpack, put down all those rocks and instead, carry around just one. On that rock is written ‘I am allowed to want things’. This symbolism and sentiment inspired me.”

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Over the course of three-months, Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer have taken time out of each day to individually create a small textile work of fabric and stitch. These small works have subsequently been melded into one large work.

The small works reference every-day details of the artists’ lives, with the multitude of stressors that threaten to overwhelm and paralyse. Time spent making is mindful relaxation – fragments of calm that neutralise and contain the hidden anxieties.

Image: Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer, Fragments of Calm (detail), 2019, fabric and thread. Photo: Susan Lacey

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Lucid Shell presents paintings and sculptures by Maria MacDermott that explore ‘being and nature’ as a means for conveying experiences of reflective interiority.

Maria says: “There are expansive experiences – such as in relation to the sky and water. And there are intimate experiences – linked to that which is diminutive and particular, such as in relation to plants and shells. Moving back and forth between these various modes of experiencing is at the heart of this exhibition.”

MacDermott’s small scale sculptures are almost tentative in their ephemeral materiality. They speak of a fragile stillness through collaged cut-out paper imagery combined with wooden toy blocks, and motifs of shells and plants. MacDermott’s paintings reiterate the shell and plant motifs, and further explore notions of containment and emission through referencing the house, and air/water motifs. These works investigate themes of encapsulation, growth and death.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 19 Oct, 1pm

Join Maria for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Maria MacDermott, 2019, Mixed Media

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Lucid Shell presents paintings and sculptures by Maria MacDermott that explore ‘being and nature’ as a means for conveying experiences of reflective interiority.

Maria says: “There are expansive experiences – such as in relation to the sky and water. And there are intimate experiences – linked to that which is diminutive and particular, such as in relation to plants and shells. Moving back and forth between these various modes of experiencing is at the heart of this exhibition.”

MacDermott’s small scale sculptures are almost tentative in their ephemeral materiality. They speak of a fragile stillness through collaged cut-out paper imagery combined with wooden toy blocks, and motifs of shells and plants. MacDermott’s paintings reiterate the shell and plant motifs, and further explore notions of containment and emission through referencing the house, and air/water motifs. These works investigate themes of encapsulation, growth and death.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 19 Oct, 1pm

Join Maria for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Maria MacDermott, 2019, Mixed Media

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Heavy Wait on Small Things is about learning to stretch out and savour carrying the weight of wants.

Josie says: “In creating this quiet portrait of the things that I want for myself, I have sought to disrupt my frustration and impatience at waiting for things; for the right job, for a sunny day, for a place to have chooks! This is my attempt to view the waiting through a different lens, to shift my perspective and appreciate this time to imagine, create and indulge.”

“A few weeks ago, I read an essay that likened carrying around disappointments and frustrations to carrying around a backpack full of rocks. It suggested that one should try to take off the backpack, put down all those rocks and instead, carry around just one. On that rock is written ‘I am allowed to want things’. This symbolism and sentiment inspired me.”

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Over the course of three-months, Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer have taken time out of each day to individually create a small textile work of fabric and stitch. These small works have subsequently been melded into one large work.

The small works reference every-day details of the artists’ lives, with the multitude of stressors that threaten to overwhelm and paralyse. Time spent making is mindful relaxation – fragments of calm that neutralise and contain the hidden anxieties.

Image: Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer, Fragments of Calm (detail), 2019, fabric and thread. Photo: Susan Lacey

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Heavy Wait on Small Things is about learning to stretch out and savour carrying the weight of wants.

Josie says: “In creating this quiet portrait of the things that I want for myself, I have sought to disrupt my frustration and impatience at waiting for things; for the right job, for a sunny day, for a place to have chooks! This is my attempt to view the waiting through a different lens, to shift my perspective and appreciate this time to imagine, create and indulge.”

“A few weeks ago, I read an essay that likened carrying around disappointments and frustrations to carrying around a backpack full of rocks. It suggested that one should try to take off the backpack, put down all those rocks and instead, carry around just one. On that rock is written ‘I am allowed to want things’. This symbolism and sentiment inspired me.”

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Over the course of three-months, Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer have taken time out of each day to individually create a small textile work of fabric and stitch. These small works have subsequently been melded into one large work.

The small works reference every-day details of the artists’ lives, with the multitude of stressors that threaten to overwhelm and paralyse. Time spent making is mindful relaxation – fragments of calm that neutralise and contain the hidden anxieties.

Image: Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer, Fragments of Calm (detail), 2019, fabric and thread. Photo: Susan Lacey

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Lucid Shell presents paintings and sculptures by Maria MacDermott that explore ‘being and nature’ as a means for conveying experiences of reflective interiority.

Maria says: “There are expansive experiences – such as in relation to the sky and water. And there are intimate experiences – linked to that which is diminutive and particular, such as in relation to plants and shells. Moving back and forth between these various modes of experiencing is at the heart of this exhibition.”

MacDermott’s small scale sculptures are almost tentative in their ephemeral materiality. They speak of a fragile stillness through collaged cut-out paper imagery combined with wooden toy blocks, and motifs of shells and plants. MacDermott’s paintings reiterate the shell and plant motifs, and further explore notions of containment and emission through referencing the house, and air/water motifs. These works investigate themes of encapsulation, growth and death.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 19 Oct, 1pm

Join Maria for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Maria MacDermott, 2019, Mixed Media

Fri 11 Oct, 7pm, doors and bar open from 6:30
Free entry

A new short film from local filmmaker Alex Laird tackles the Tasmanian homelessness and housing affordability crisis, approaching the issue from a darkly satirical and thought-provoking angle.

Tabernacle is a satirical drama short film that examines class anxiety, social responsibility, and human responses to being confronted by this topic that has been at the forefront of Hobart’s consciousness for several years now. Tabernacle was a chance to shine a light on the issue by provoking people to interrogate their own actions and response to the crisis.

The short film was independently produced with a volunteer cast and crew from diverse members of the local filmmaking and artistic community. It’s a labour of love from more than fifty locals who want to bring more awareness to, and start more conversations about, the social problem facing our community.

The film follows Nick, a middle-aged family man who appears to have it all, but is increasingly concerned about the growing homeless population living in tents on a park near his Airbnb property. The pressure of expectation from his friends, co-workers, family, and society force him to confront his own actions and behaviours after an altercation with a homeless person.

The film will be launched by Andrew McPhail of Screen Tasmania and Alison Standen MP (Shadow Minister for Housing, Shadow Minister for Environment, Parks & Heritage, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Labor Member for Franklin).

The organisers will be collecting donations for Loui’s Van (St Vincent de Paul) at the event.

There will be a 15-30 minute Q&A directly after the screening.

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Over the course of three-months, Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer have taken time out of each day to individually create a small textile work of fabric and stitch. These small works have subsequently been melded into one large work.

The small works reference every-day details of the artists’ lives, with the multitude of stressors that threaten to overwhelm and paralyse. Time spent making is mindful relaxation – fragments of calm that neutralise and contain the hidden anxieties.

Image: Susan Lacey and Carolyn Shearer, Fragments of Calm (detail), 2019, fabric and thread. Photo: Susan Lacey

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Lucid Shell presents paintings and sculptures by Maria MacDermott that explore ‘being and nature’ as a means for conveying experiences of reflective interiority.

Maria says: “There are expansive experiences – such as in relation to the sky and water. And there are intimate experiences – linked to that which is diminutive and particular, such as in relation to plants and shells. Moving back and forth between these various modes of experiencing is at the heart of this exhibition.”

MacDermott’s small scale sculptures are almost tentative in their ephemeral materiality. They speak of a fragile stillness through collaged cut-out paper imagery combined with wooden toy blocks, and motifs of shells and plants. MacDermott’s paintings reiterate the shell and plant motifs, and further explore notions of containment and emission through referencing the house, and air/water motifs. These works investigate themes of encapsulation, growth and death.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 19 Oct, 1pm

Join Maria for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Maria MacDermott, 2019, Mixed Media

Opening Thurs 26 Sep, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 27 Sep – Sat 19 Oct
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The Heavy Wait on Small Things is about learning to stretch out and savour carrying the weight of wants.

Josie says: “In creating this quiet portrait of the things that I want for myself, I have sought to disrupt my frustration and impatience at waiting for things; for the right job, for a sunny day, for a place to have chooks! This is my attempt to view the waiting through a different lens, to shift my perspective and appreciate this time to imagine, create and indulge.”

“A few weeks ago, I read an essay that likened carrying around disappointments and frustrations to carrying around a backpack full of rocks. It suggested that one should try to take off the backpack, put down all those rocks and instead, carry around just one. On that rock is written ‘I am allowed to want things’. This symbolism and sentiment inspired me.”

Do you have an interest in learning the basics of drawing, painting and design or would you like to refresh or improve your understanding on the 7 ELEMENTS of ART?

Join Claire Sheppard for a series of 7 workshops covering the 7 elements of Art, specifically designed for those who want to learn the basics of drawing, painting and design, even if they believe they can’t.

Irrelevant of talent, technical skill, or ability, these workshops will give you the confidence and practical knowledge to confidently apply the 7 elements of Art to all your creative pursuits in a none judgemental and fun environment.

You will develop your very own unique individual mark making signature, gaining confidence and appreciation in visually expressing it whilst reaching your own creative goals.

Each workshop begins with a slide show of relevant artworks/artists that resonates strongly with the element being explored. This will give you a broader understanding of how each element CAN be translated into a visual expression of your own imagination and choosing. It will also give you endless inspiration and ideas.

Each 4hr workshop will be held on Saturday mornings (11am – 2:30pm) at a cost of $30 per workshop, or a one-off payment at a 10% discounted rate for $189 for all seven workshops.

(Enter the discount code ETGOE at the checkout if paying online) click on link below.

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Or you can contact Claire directly to make a booking: ttowelgallery@bigpond.com or 0434998119

There are two series coming up: 23 Mar – 13 Jul and 27 Jul – 26 Oct

Workshop 1: LINE

Sat 23 Mar 2019 or Sat 27 Jul 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

In this first workshop folk will learn the most fundamental mark making element – LINE an element used in every other element of the art making process. These Workshops explore “line” and discover how it can be used in its most simple form and expanded upon to create complex drawings, compositions and sculpture

Workshop 2: SHAPE

4 May 2019 or 10 Aug 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

These workshops teach participants to distinguish & recognise shape in everything from the most basic to most complex objects or life forms. Learning this basic skill gives a foundation to build upon in transforming basic sketches into realistic art works. You will be surprised at how this skill inspires & gives confidence to tackle many varied projects and/or art mediums.

Workshop 3: SPACE

18 May 2019 or 24 Aug 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

In this workshop participants learn about understanding SPACE and the relationships things have with each other in order to create impressive compositions. It also delivers a great tool to express their ‘intention, to create ‘atmosphere’ and/or ‘impact’ in image making. Understanding Negative SPACE, positive SPACE, Distance, Perspective, and learning the many tips and tricks and techniques to give the ‘illusion of space’ or ‘statement’ adds boldness, confidence and strength in artworks.

Workshop 4: VALUE

1 Jun 2019 or 7 Sep 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

This workshop teaches how “VALUE” dramatically enhances or detracts in image making. It helps define form, create spatial and atmospheric illusions, textures, contrasts & many other effects in confident artwork. This workshop gives participants a clear understanding of this fundamental concept, and how to apply it. It gives a guaranteed sense of achievement in reaching any artistic goal whilst adding a real sense of confidence and value to any artwork.

Workshop 5: FORM

15 Jun 2019 or 28 Sep 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

Everything has FORM. In this workshop we explore a dynamic world of art making experiences, discovering a plethora of recyclable materials in order to understand the concept of FORM through sculpture. In addition, we learn the skill of creating 3 dimensional forms on 2 dimensional planes. We touch on analytical FORM, a skill describing the elements and principles of art working together, all giving us a greater understanding to both making art and art appreciation.

Workshop 6: TEXTURE

29 Jun 2019 or 12 Oct 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

This workshop discovers the joy of visually translating the ‘fascinating world of tactile textures’ and/or, adding an actual tangible quality into, or onto our art. Using mediums and clever techniques learnt in the elements of art thus far covered, we create an assortment of textured aesthetics from which we can draw upon to add to the mood, feel or look of our artistic objectives, resulting in a real ‘wow’ factor. Achieving a visual of a fragile transparent water droplet sitting on an opaque velvety succulent, is an incredibly satisfying skill to have.

Workshop 7: COLOUR

13 Jul 2019 or 26 Oct 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

COLOUR – Looking at the colour wheel we learn basic colour theory. We look at how light, shadow, reflections and other factors affect colour and why these factors need consideration when colour mixing. We delve a little into the meanings and perceptions of colour, and how colour can communicate various messages and moods in our work. Understanding this element will hone our observational skills and give greater confidence in realizing artistic ideas.

WHAT TO BRING:

Bring yourself, and whatever mark making materials you have. If you do not have any you can buy a starter pack from me for $25.

Starter Pack:

• Journal Studymate Premium Clear PP A4 Sketch Book
• 5 x Pencils = HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B
• Staedtler Charcoal Sticks – 2 x Willow sticks, 2B hard, 4B medium and 6B soft.
• Faber-Castell PVC-free Eraser
• Faber-Castell Kneadable Eraser Grey
• Mont Marte Pastel & Charcoal Blenders x 1 large, 1 x small
• Fine liner 0.8mm x 1 and 1 x 1.5mm Artliner

Image: Collaborative student artwork