INSIDE OUT
Yarra Valley Artists exploring the personal spaces that have comforted and nurtured them in recent times of crisis
INSIDE OUT - Amanda Ruck, Bev Hardidge, Christen Jo Stone, Christine Cafarella-Pearce, Denise Smith, Di King,
Ian George, Julie Merrigan, Kate Taylor, Mary Newham, Mim Kocher, Pamela Gordon.
Community is one of the defining features of YAVA Arts Hub & Gallery; while the Yarra Valley itself is known for its arts community, these particular artists found sustenance and support through YAVA’s weekly catch-up sessions, both in person and via Zoom. They have named themselves S.C.O.N.E.S. (Social Creative Outlet Not Only Eating Scones!), and this group exhibition is a showcase of their productivity, passion and resilience made manifest in artworks across several mediums.
A lot of things stopped during the various restrictions of 2021. This group of artists did not: their commitment to making art, to using creativity as a balm, and sharing the fruits of these endeavours was instrumental in buoying their spirits throughout the stay-at-home periods of the year.
You will find the exhibition installed at YAVA Gallery to resemble home spaces, speaking to the sanctuary of ‘home’ that we found ourselves restricted to for many months of the year. In these spaces are assemblages, installations and artworks that express the comforts of home as experienced by these artists. Calm, beauty and nostalgia underpin the works that convey the artists’ interpretation of their experience, celebrating the objects, people and places both inside and outside of their homes.
Notions of ‘in’ and ‘out’ have become central to our daily lives in ways we wouldn’t have imagined previously. This group exhibition unites these individual artists in their intention to express appreciation for the inner and outer worlds, creativity and community, in ways that are both personal yet universally recognisable.
Exhibition dates:
2 - 24 December 2021
Gallery Hours:
Temporary Gallery Hours Wednesday-Sunday 11am-3pm.
Christmas Extended hours pending - Stay tuned here for updates.
ArtistS in gallery:
Most days one or more of the artists is in the gallery:
Amanda Ruck
Bev Hardidge
Christen Jo Stone
Christine Cafarella-Pearce
Denise Smith
Di King
Ian George
Julie Merrigan
Kate Taylor
Mary Newham
Mim Kocher
Pamela Gordon
For additional enquiries, please contact us.
Artist WORKSHOP:
NEEDLE FELTING 2D FIBRE PAINTING with Kate Taylor - BOOK HERE!
SUN 19 December 10am-4pm $170 includes kit worth $50 (members save 10%)
Learn to create a 2D Fibre painting using Needle felting techniques with textile artist Taylor Sunday the 19th of December. This beginner class, will teach you how to make a 2D fibre painting - you will have a choice of two paintings, Blue Wren Male or Two Blue Wren Females. All fibres and backing needles etc are supplied in a kit for you to take home with enough to create a second painting.
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