By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THE Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery has welcomed two new exhibitions.
On Friday night the official opening was held for the photography-based ‘Treasures Past’ from Stanthorpe photographer Sandra McEwan and Helen Turrisi, and ‘The Joy of Clay’ from the Stanthorpe Pottery Club.
All 14 artists currently on display are from Stanthorpe.
A big turnout was on hand to get a first look of the new exhibitions while James Blundell belted out some tunes for the entertainment.
Gallery manager Nicola Holly said local community support for the gallery was always strong.
“Whenever we have a local artist exhibition the turnout is always tremendous,” she said.
“People in Stanthorpe are brilliant in their support of local artists.
“One of the main roles of a regional gallery is to support and foster local artists. We should operate as a platform for the artists to further their careers.”
Nicola said it couldn’t be done without the support of the community.
“I would just like to thank everybody that turned up to lend their support to both the artists and the gallery. A big thank you to our performers on the night, our volunteers that helped install the exhibition and of course the artists for producing such beautifully inspiring work,” she said.
The exhibition will run through to 13 December and will be quickly followed by a new exhibition.
“Next up is a travelling exhibition from the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art entitled ‘Transparent: Watercolours in Queensland 1850s-1980s’. The exhibition consists of more than 50 exquisite watercolours including four 19th-century works by renowned watercolour artist Conrad Martens inspired by his time spent journeying from station to station on horseback across the Darling Downs in the early 1850s,” Nicola said.
