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Permalink A group show [ FRI 7pm ] Over 40 artists responded to an open call out for work, last month: ‘No theme. Not curated. Everything that arrives will hang’. And it is a massive show.‘All In’ provides an insight into the creative pulse alive and well in Toowoomba, and the variety that lends itself to. Official Opening: 7pm - 9pm FRI, May 17‘All In’ is on show from WED, May 15 - June 05.GALLERY HOURS:  10am - 5pm Tuesday - Friday weekly + weekends by appointment or special event.MARS on theGRID, Lvl 1 488 Ruthven St, Toowoomba(above Cotton On)http://marsonline.tumblr.com
Permalink Submit your works …It’s time for a group show. Our only one for the year.The local scene has been pumping these past 12 months and with a lack of group shows it’s time to see what’s been doing elsewhere.The last one we had was about this time last year and we miss the vibrancy, surprises and introductions group shows bring.‘All in’ is literally that: non-themed and not curated, we want to show the works that you’ve been noodling away on. As is.Bring your works into the gallery by 5pm TUESDAY, MAY 7 ‘All in’ will open 7pm, FRIDAY May 10 Details: Works of any media will be acceptedThere is no limit on the amount of work you submitEntry fee is $20 for the first work and $5 for each work thereafter - ( should you choose to submit more than one).Commission is 20% on salesWhat you get:A month-long showingGallery representation for that timeFive-day a-week exhibition exposurePlus the usual networking and collaboration offshoot possibilities.Any questions shoot through to saintalison@hotmail.comKeen to see what’s been happening while we’ve been working with theGRID resident artists’ program this past few months …   **this image is of a tag we spotted in Brisbane and liked. So you know.
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Permalink The Story’: a three-day exhibition.FRI, March 29 - SUN, March 31Introducing the works of Gold Coast photographer Craig Tuffin + Sunshine Coast painter Froyle Neideck.Tuffin creates striking portraits using the historic medium of wet plate collodion. Collodion images take time…time to prepare and time to produce. Because the sitters often spend 5 to 10 seconds posing for a portrait, they seem embedded in time. Things move and time passes, with all of it frozen forever on a glass plate.Craig explains “I find that using this method allows me to embrace imperfection as an integral part of the artistic process. The unchangeable artifacts that appear on each plate as evidence of the technique, are particular to that moment in time, and become entwined in the very essence of each image.”Froyle Neideck explores textures, colour and sound through her sound/ art installations. Her works will be presented with accompanying music created from and for her works.JOIN US 7pm, FRIDAY March 29.*Please note, as opening falls on Good Friday, alcohol will not be available, other beverages, through a cash bar, will though.
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Permalink EXPLORING the DRAWING experience Four-part, adult art workshop series focussing on the act of drawing and detailing various skills + techniques to extend your practice.Daytime and nighttime workshop sessions offered, starting Tuesday March 2610am - 12pm OR 7pm - 9pmin the MARS gallery on theGRID: hybrid arts collectiveLvl 1, 488 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba(above Cotton On, next to Wayne’s World)Join visual arts teacher of 34 years, John Archibald, as you explore what happens to you in the act of drawing.From looking, to seeing and responding.From observation to perception and expression.” Exploring the drawing experience” is a four-part series, spread out over the course of weekly, two hour sessions and suitable for all levels of experience.“A drawing is not something you make, it’s something you experience…”More info:* Session one: The difference between the Subjective and Objective disappears in the act of drawing: Experience/ gesture, mark making and emotion. *Session 2: Organising marks: line, shape, figure, ground, structure, organisation space, shape and volume *Session 3: Light and dark: Expressive line, value and texture*Session 4: Envisioned images: imagination, improvisation, expression, construction” Anyone can draw, if they can make a mark,” John Archibald. Beginners and accomplished artists welcome, John will start with you where you’re at.COST: $25 per session or $80 for the seriesBRING: Whatever collection of drawing material you have: pens, biros, pencils, water soluble pens,kneadable eraser, brush, ink, nail polish - anything that makes a mark on paper. Some materials will be available for use during the sessions as well.RSVP essential: For details or bookings, contact Alison Mooney on 0437 648 412 or saintalison@hotmail.comSpace limited
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Permalink USQ’s SOME PEOPLE FROM OTHER PLACES opens in our gallery tonight. 7pm. BYO. The show is an overview of first + second year Painting students’ works, including Ian McCallum (our neighbour on theGRID at Kontraband and 2011 MARS resident). This image is of his works.