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AU T H O R S I G N I N G W I T H MARGARET GIBBS MEET the author, Margaret Gibbs at her book signing for I’m a Viking Kid – Poems for the brave and fierce. Did you know that these are all Viking words: egg, drag, scold, score, knife, gale, whistle, window and wing? Did you know that Kings had bloodcurdling nicknames such as “Ruthless, Bloodaxe, Ironside and Flatnose?” Join in some Viking craft fun: write your name in runes, wear a helmet and create a dragon head. Suitable for kids ages 5+ August 14 - 8am12noon Berkelouw Books Eumundi, 5442 8366 87 Memorial Drive, Eumundi
FROM the private collection of pioneering British Pop Artist Peter Phillips comes Noosa Regional Gallery’s latest exhibition. “We are very fortunate to be sharing works from Peter Phillips’s private collection,” says Gallery Director Michael Brennan. “Phillips created these artworks at varying points throughout his exceptional career, spanning more than 50 years. They have travelled with him around the globe and continue to adorn the walls of both his studio and private residences.” Having many times exhibited alongside his American counterparts Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist, the artist’s friends and contemporaries read like a who’s who of 20th Century art. Says Phillips, “I was painting stuff that was familiar to other people, however it wasn’t imagery that they expected to come from an artist, they thought that an artist painted landscapes and portraits… and I was painting cars and pin-up girls and then it ended up being called ‘pop art’. ” Like Phillips and his contemporaries local artist Petalia Humphreys employs a sense of playfulness to engage with her audience. “With hard-edge, geometric forms, my work encourages an interactive approach, inviting the audience to engage in playful ways, considering ways of looking, perceiving and viewing the work within the gallery space,” Humphreys says. A form of abstract art, the artist’s
LY N M C C R E A M E M O R I A L D R AW I N G P R I Z E Applications close August 15
Promoting excellence in contemporary Australian drawing, the annual Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize is open to all practicing Australian contemporary artists. Hosted by Noosa Regional Gallery, the winner receives $5000. Peter Phillips, Art-O-Matic Riding High 1973-74
reductive cube paintings challenge tradition, by occupying corners and by being hung in positions outside the traditional audience eye-line. Gallery Director Michael Brennan says Inhabit explores a range of approaches to geometric painting. “The artist’s geometric works are bold, vibrant and inspired by the Noosa Regional Gallery space.”
www.noosaregionalgallery.com.au Running until September 5 Noosa Regional Gallery, Pelican St, Tewantin
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G E O R G E S R I V E R A RT P R I Z E Applications close August 27
Hosted by Hurstville Museum & Gallery and the Clive James Library and Service Centre, Kogarah, the Art Prize offers $20,000 in prize money. Open to artists nationwide, categories include painting and sculptural work, children and youth, and local artists. www.georgesriver.nsw.gov.au/GRAP
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