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What's On!in SHAC's CoLab2 Gallery
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Our signature annual event is Halloween that has been attended and enjoyed by families from Fremantle and surrounds as a Halloween with Heart. Historically celebrated as ‘All Hallows Eve’, Halloween was a time where the boundary between life and death was believed to be at its thinnest, a time of liminality to remember and honour our loved ones, a time to mock death itself and to celebrate being alive!
SHACC Halloween 2024 invite the community to participate in the Weekly workshops Thursdays 4pm – 5.30pm at SHACC CoLab1 situated at 3 Cower Mews White Gum Valley.
October 17 – Witches and Broomsticks with Diva Dingo & Cherrie Bomb
October 24 - Circus skills with Sarah Spirals & Cherrie Bomb
October 31 – Halloween!
SHACC Halloween 2024 invite the community to participate in the Weekly workshops Thursdays 4pm – 5.30pm at SHACC CoLab1 situated at 3 Cower Mews White Gum Valley.
October 17 – Witches and Broomsticks with Diva Dingo & Cherrie Bomb
October 24 - Circus skills with Sarah Spirals & Cherrie Bomb
October 31 – Halloween!
Fiona Gavinos' Exhibition
"Studio Offerings"
19th - 21st July 2024
"Studio Offerings"
19th - 21st July 2024
Costumes, Cotton Candy and Cabaret Bonanza!
Saturday April 29th 11-5pm
Join me Diva Dingo, for an afternoon on Cower Mews with other artists and performers.
With the sweetness of cotton Candy in the air as we have a sale of selected costumes, hats and special things.
On Little Treasures there will be a speakeasy soapbox. D/J live music and specialty acts.
Get in touch if you would like to join the market or the show.
Join me Diva Dingo, for an afternoon on Cower Mews with other artists and performers.
With the sweetness of cotton Candy in the air as we have a sale of selected costumes, hats and special things.
On Little Treasures there will be a speakeasy soapbox. D/J live music and specialty acts.
Get in touch if you would like to join the market or the show.
An exciting showcase of local talent
A new exhibition at SHAC Colab2! Only on for 3 days from Fri 3rd Feb to Sunday 5th Feb!
Exhibition by Allan Tinley
Allan and SHAC would like to thank Housing Choices for their help in the funding of this exhibition.
Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys
The Silly Town Circus, in alliance with Sustainable Housing for Artists and Creatives, SHAC and Friends of the Arts Inclusive Resource, FAIR proudly presents Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys.
Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys, is a visual and performance art exhibition, which engages with the bright and playful lens of the circus to metaphorically serve as a view into the human psyche. The work is inspired by Carl Jung’s theory of the shadow and creatively explores the darker side of the human psyche in a dreamy realm of visual and performance art.
Not My Circus Not My Monkeys is a cathartic and immersive experience, where the audience interacts with and recognises themselves through the work, where they can learn to dance, laugh, and, play with their own shadow.
The exhibition will be held at 6 pm on Friday the 21st of October 2022, at CoLab 2, 3 Cower Mews White Gum Valley. Join The Silly Town Circus in a fun-filled evening of visual delights, monkeying around, live music and performance, and original Silly Town Circus art, and merchandise for sale.
Be culinary inspired by food and beverages, sponsored by local Fremantle businesses Funkee Monkee and Gage Roads Brewing Company. We joyfully invite you to participate in The Silly Town Circus, to help create a unique sense of belonging by embracing the spirit of the clown.
To secure your ticket, book before the 7th of October. Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys is strictly an 18-plus event and is limited to an audience of 50.
We look forward to monkeying around with you in Silly Town.
Much love
The Silly Town Circus and friends
Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys, is a visual and performance art exhibition, which engages with the bright and playful lens of the circus to metaphorically serve as a view into the human psyche. The work is inspired by Carl Jung’s theory of the shadow and creatively explores the darker side of the human psyche in a dreamy realm of visual and performance art.
Not My Circus Not My Monkeys is a cathartic and immersive experience, where the audience interacts with and recognises themselves through the work, where they can learn to dance, laugh, and, play with their own shadow.
The exhibition will be held at 6 pm on Friday the 21st of October 2022, at CoLab 2, 3 Cower Mews White Gum Valley. Join The Silly Town Circus in a fun-filled evening of visual delights, monkeying around, live music and performance, and original Silly Town Circus art, and merchandise for sale.
Be culinary inspired by food and beverages, sponsored by local Fremantle businesses Funkee Monkee and Gage Roads Brewing Company. We joyfully invite you to participate in The Silly Town Circus, to help create a unique sense of belonging by embracing the spirit of the clown.
To secure your ticket, book before the 7th of October. Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys is strictly an 18-plus event and is limited to an audience of 50.
We look forward to monkeying around with you in Silly Town.
Much love
The Silly Town Circus and friends
SOUND IMPROVISATION
Sound Impro Freo will be running workshops out of Sullivan Hall, on the same block as the SHAC building on Nannine St. All welcome to join for improvised sound -making, every fourth Sunday of the month 2-4pm, by donation.
Sound Impro Freo will be running workshops out of Sullivan Hall, on the same block as the SHAC building on Nannine St. All welcome to join for improvised sound -making, every fourth Sunday of the month 2-4pm, by donation.
Helen Clarke, Bruce Bradfield and Lizzy Robinson
Following on the remarkable success of her exhibition in December 2020,
Marcelle Riley is holding a second solo exhibition in the SHAC Gallery this December.
"Kwobidak Boodjar – Beautiful Country"
Exhibition Opening
Dec 10th 6.30pm at SHAC, 3 Cower Mews, WGV, Fremantle 6162
Exhibition Dec 10th – 19th 2021
Marcelle Riley is holding a second solo exhibition in the SHAC Gallery this December.
"Kwobidak Boodjar – Beautiful Country"
Exhibition Opening
Dec 10th 6.30pm at SHAC, 3 Cower Mews, WGV, Fremantle 6162
Exhibition Dec 10th – 19th 2021
‘Ngaangk & Maarwit’ Mother & Baby 40x30cm, eco dye calico,acrylics
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New work from Marcelle Riley reflecting her experiences of creating eco dyed artworks and the unique stories they tell of noonga boodja
Marcelle is a Noongar textile artist creating traditional dolls, with eco dyeing and basket weaving. Collecting local bush flowers and fauna to create eco-dyed cloth, Marcelle shares her work with the community, leading workshops for CANWA, the Song Room and many other organisations. She was born in Moora and grew up in Pingelly on her mother’s country, and now lives in Narrogin. She teaches how to make dolls representing loved ones, family and friends, and to yarn, sharing their stories. Marcelle was a finalist in the 2017 National Self Portrait Prize –for her work Bibool Yok (Paperbark Girl) the only soft sculpture selected. This exhibition is a rare chance to see more artworks created by Marcelle in her journey as an artist, telling her story and the power of Noongar culture as a way of healing. Marcelle’s work with Story Doll’s has been recognized internationally for its community-led, healing pedagogy and she shared her process in a Ted Talk; ‘How Story Dolls Heal Unspoken Trauma’ TedX Perth Sept 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z-jpo2Gwz8 Marcelle curated her first exhibition ‘Kwobidak Yorga’ at SHAC gallery in 2019, a celebration of Noongar female artists. Her first solo show in Dec 2020, was a sell out success, with works purchased by the City of Stirling collection, amongst others. This collection shows her development in her unique way of working, combining eco dyed dolls on country, collaged with acrylic painting. For more information and viewing times contact Rachel Riggs – Curator – 0435591243 |
Lynne Tinley
"Connecting with Trees : A Work in Progress"
Exhibition opening Friday 15th October 2021 at 6pm.
SHAC GALLERY,
3 Cower Mews, White Gum Valley
Closing Wed 20th October
Phone 0476 302 269 for viewing times or for more information.
SHAC GALLERY,
3 Cower Mews, White Gum Valley
Closing Wed 20th October
Phone 0476 302 269 for viewing times or for more information.
Exhibition & Auction by Basil Schur
SHAC, 3 Cower Mews, White Gum Valley
2nd October 10am: Gallery opens for viewing
2pm: Illustrated Talk by the Artist on the Gondwana Connections Art Program
3pm: Auction of Basil’s paintings
4pm: Garden Party
FREE event.
SHAC GALLERY ART AUCTION
Saturday 2nd October
SHAC, 3 Cower Mews, White Gum Valley
10am: Gallery opens for viewing
2pm: Illustrated Talk by the Artist
3pm: Auction of Basil’sSchurs paintings 4pm: Garden Party FREE event.
SHAC, Sustainable Housing for Artists and Creatives, in White Gum Valley will be hosting an auction of paintings by artist/conservationist Basil Schur on the 2nd of October in the SHAC Gallery.
Basil Schur was born in Zimbabwe and has lived in WA since his teenage years. Based in Denmark, he has worked for community group Green Skills, in the Great Southern, for the past 3 decades coordinating projects in eco-restoration, wetland conservation, community development and in the eco arts.
Deeply connected to the land, Basil creates abstract drawings and paintings wherever he travels. These are inspired by the sense of place and the empathies evoked within him. Twenty three of these spontaneous and beautiful small abstracts will be on show from 10am Sat 2nd Oct in the SHAC Gallery.
At 2pm Basil will give a talk on the eco-art programs he has helped facilitate for Gondwana Link in WA’s south west. These programs bring together Noongar and non-Aboriginal artists and conservationists to collaborate in expressions of connection to country and the joy of restoration.
The Auction will be held at 3pm followed by a Garden Party in Cower Mews next to SHAC.
The full proceeds of the auction will go towards a sustainable housing and eco project in Zimbabwe, My Beautiful Home – CombaIndluNgobucika see http://mybeautifulhomezimbabwe.com/ .
This program promotes awards for the best murals on the walls of the thatched huts. These are traditionally created and painted by the women of the village. In addition the program supports sustainability and community development projects.
Basil Schur was born in Zimbabwe and has lived in WA since his teenage years. Based in Denmark, he has worked for community group Green Skills, in the Great Southern, for the past 3 decades coordinating projects in eco-restoration, wetland conservation, community development and in the eco arts.
Deeply connected to the land, Basil creates abstract drawings and paintings wherever he travels. These are inspired by the sense of place and the empathies evoked within him. Twenty three of these spontaneous and beautiful small abstracts will be on show from 10am Sat 2nd Oct in the SHAC Gallery.
At 2pm Basil will give a talk on the eco-art programs he has helped facilitate for Gondwana Link in WA’s south west. These programs bring together Noongar and non-Aboriginal artists and conservationists to collaborate in expressions of connection to country and the joy of restoration.
The Auction will be held at 3pm followed by a Garden Party in Cower Mews next to SHAC.
The full proceeds of the auction will go towards a sustainable housing and eco project in Zimbabwe, My Beautiful Home – CombaIndluNgobucika see http://mybeautifulhomezimbabwe.com/ .
This program promotes awards for the best murals on the walls of the thatched huts. These are traditionally created and painted by the women of the village. In addition the program supports sustainability and community development projects.
An Auction of Gaia-inspired drawings and paintings by eco-artist/conservationist BASIL SCHUR will be held at the SHAC Gallery at 3pm followed by a Garden Party in Cower Mews.
The full proceeds of the auction will go towards a sustainable housing and eco project in Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe, My Beautiful Home – CombaIndluNgobucika see http://mybeautifulhomezimbabwe.com/ .
The full proceeds of the auction will go towards a sustainable housing and eco project in Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe, My Beautiful Home – CombaIndluNgobucika see http://mybeautifulhomezimbabwe.com/ .
Blake Poole's Exhibition
"Over the Road"
Friday 6th August
CoLab2 Gallery
Artist's Talk on Sunday 8th August 10 - 11am
"Over the Road"
Friday 6th August
CoLab2 Gallery
Artist's Talk on Sunday 8th August 10 - 11am
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10 Nights in Port 2021
10 special nights and days in wintery July we invite you to a feast of culture with something for everyone and where everyone is welcome.
Our winter festival doors are as wide as our harbour. We want you to sail with us, to experience events (music, dance, installations, rituals, film and more) that connect you with the wild. We’ve dreamt up worlds where warmth is at the centre. Worlds where we can share. Worlds where we can honour and respect each other and yes, party as well. We are lighting fires for you. We are dancing in the rain. We are sailing out at night and coming back to shore when its light. We’ve missed you but now, over 10 nights we’ll give you everything a stormy port has to give. Come home to us. Habitats and Homes SHAC 6:30pm, Friday 23 July Partnering with schools and community groups including White Gum Valley Primary School, Hilton Primary School, Fremantle Primary School and SHAC, Habitats and Homes is a visual exploration of the future of native animal lives in the Fremantle area. Capturing the reflections of young people in Fremantle and sharing their visions for the future, H&H considers wild neighbourhoods and finds out who calls what and where home. Creative workshops will be led by multi-disciplinary artists including Rachel Riggs, Roly Skender- Frankensound, Mikaela Miller, Tyrown Waigana and Rebecca Riggs-Bennett.Young people will tackle tactile design processes and digital technology to generate visual understandings of the future. The workshops culminate in a series of live projection events screening outdoors around the centre and suburbs of Fremantle 
Rising Goddess Exhibition by Margarita Leon
By popular demand the successful Goddess Rising exhibition has been extended until the 30th May. Marvel at Margarita Leon's handmade and selectively handcrafted and sculpted headwear - works of art that embody the inner beauty and power of the feminine. Margarita Leon is a Spanish creator who embodies the inner beauty and power of the feminine to take you on a journey deep within yourself. Goddess Rising exhibition seeks to empower spectators to embrace their inner deity with handmade and selectively handcrafted and sculpted headwear. Join us on Friday the 21st of May for opening night at 6 pm, at the SHAC Gallery, 3 Cower Mews White Gum Valley. The exhibition runs until the 26th of May. Contact Margarita for a viewing on 0491 087 981 or [email protected] |
"Solo Exhibition" by Marcelle Riley
MARCELLE RILEY – solo exhibition
Opening Dec 11th 6pm SHAC,
3 Cower Mews, WGV, Fremantle 6162
Exhibition Dec 11th – 20th 2020
Opening Dec 11th 6pm SHAC,
3 Cower Mews, WGV, Fremantle 6162
Exhibition Dec 11th – 20th 2020
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Marcelle Riley is a Noongar textile artist creating traditional dolls, with eco dyeing and basket weaving. Collecting local bush flowers and fauna to create eco-dyed cloth, Marcelle shares her work with the community, leading workshops for CANWA, the Song Room and many other organisations.
She was born in Moora and grew up in Pingelly on her mother’s country, and now lives in Narrogin. She teaches how to make dolls representing loved ones, family and friends, and to yarn, sharing their stories. Marcelle was a finalist in the 2017 National Self Portrait Prize –for her work Bibool Yok (Paperbark Girl) the only soft sculpture selected. This exhibition is a rare chance to see and purchase many more artworks created by Marcelle in her journey as an artist, telling her story and the power of Noongar culture as a way of healing. Marcelle’s work with Story Doll’s has been recognized internationally for its community-led, healing pedagogy and she shared her process in last year’s Ted Talks; ‘How Story Dolls Heal Unspoken Trauma’ TedX Perth Sept 2019 |
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Marcelle curated her first exhibition ‘KwobidakYorga’ at SHAC CoLab gallery in 2019, a celebration of Noongar female artists. This showing, will be the first time she has shown the breadth and wealth of her varied artworks in a solo exhibition.
For more information contact Rachel – SHAC CoLabs – 0435591243 I acknowledge that I am working on Bindjareb and Whajuk Noongar Boodjar and pay respect to all Noongar people and Elders, past and present and emerging. |
"Mesh - Art of Healing"
by Ilsa Bennion
2020 isolation has seen a surge in art as therapy.
My arts practice over the last 30 years has been used to reflect and accept life’s events.
Opening Friday October 16th 6pm. CoLab2 art gallery
Artist floor talk Saturday October 17th 11am -12 noon
CoLab2 gallery open Saturday 17th until Thursday 22nd October
Times: 11am - 4pm or by appointment 0408 881 33
CoLab1 studio: artist workshops
Polymer clay play - workshop, $40.
Sunday Oct 18, 2 - 4 pm
Monday Oct 19, 4 - 6pm
Mindful pinch pot - workshop, $40.
Tuesday Oct. 20, 4 - 6pm
Wednesday Oct. 21, 4 - 6 pm
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SHAC’s Sustainability Day this year follows the theme of celebrating and protecting the biodiversity in our own back yards and in the Fremantle region. We have some of WA’s top writers, activists and earth workers who will present their views on restoring diversity and resilience in our communities and urban wilderness.
HERE for full program ART EXHIBITION: Colab2 Gallery, SHAC, 3 Cower Mews, White Gum Valley (behind Sullivan Hall) Open: Sat 19th Sept. Until: Wed 30th Sept. Times: 11am - 4pm Fri, Sat, Sun (or by appointment Lynne 0476 302 269) |
SHAC's Annual General Meeting - 29th August 2020, 1pm CoLab1
3 Cower Mews, White Gum Valley
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Incubate Programme
Opening Friday 1st May 6pm Facebook Live event www.facebook.com/groups/SHACfreo Incubate exhibition of new collaborative works curated by Fiona Gavino & Natalie Scholtz Saturday 2nd May From 11am Circus Performance & Skills Workshop online with Lynda Moylan & Gaea Anastas Collaborative work performed reacting to current crisis and the history of female clowns/buffoons From 1pm Indigenous New Art Masterclass with Marcelle A Riley & Seantelle Walsh Engagement with Noongar cultural processes to create new artworks From 6pm Poetry/music Performance with Elsewhere/Rebecca & Tineke Van Der Eecken Experimental new work in digital sound & spoken word - live facebook event Walk by to see artist research images & films to be projected onto SHAC building on Nannine Ave from dusk Sunday 3rd May From 11am Nature Art Workshop – with Lynne Tinley & Mikaela Miller Moving into Change, let painters Lynne & Mikaela lead you into deeper connections with the bush - live facebook event 1pm Incubate exhibition talk with Fiona Gavino & Natty Scholtz Discussion of curating and installing collaborative work in CoLab2 gallery 3pm SHAC Incubate artists panel – discussion online with creatives All free to view on SHAC_Sustainable Housing for Artists and Creatives facebook and virtual gallery on shacfreo.com/shac-virtual-gallery |
SHAC CoLab2 Gallery New Hanging System
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Hooray!! SHAC has acquired a wonderful hanging system for the Gallery, a digital projector for education and display purposes, plinths to display sculpture, and bright and visible outdoor signage! Early this year we received funding through the Stronger Communities Grant Programme. Labour MP, Josh Wilson, selected our Gallery project proposal for submission. Thanks to his office and to the work put into the application by Rachel Riggs, Lee Marshall and Stephen Lobo we were awarded the grant. |
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A message to our members, friends and community March 2020
Over the last couple of weeks globally, we have been faced with a series of unprecedented challenges with the effects and disruption of COVID-19. Many of us are facing an uncertain future, and we are all coping with the changes in our daily lives.
In line with current advice from government and health authorities, SHAC is acting to protect the health and wellbeing of its members, artists, audiences and wider communities by closing the CoLab 1& 2 spaces to the general public.
Whilst SHAC had been preparing for our refurbished gallery opening this Friday with funding support from the office of Josh Wilson MP, Federal Member for Fremantle. SHAC members have taken the difficult decision to close our doors, to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in our resident and local community.
As artist members live in the SHAC residence area next to the CoLab gallery and studio spaces, we feel our duty of care is to suspend activities for our audiences for the foreseeable future. Some of our resident SHAC artists are in a high risk group from the virus, and therefore their safety within our residential area is of high priority.
Many of our SHAC members are already greatly affected by the impact of the virus, with loss of income from arts projects, performances, festivals and events cancelled. As a community of artists, creativity is at the heart of everything we do, and we will be finding creative solutions to delivering our core program.
SHAC was pleased to announce we recently received funding through the office of Josh Wilson MP, Federal Member for Fremantle, to update the CoLab 2 art gallery for enhanced community participation.
However, as a precautionary measure, from today CoLabs 1 & 2 will no longer be available to visit by the general public. The scheduled opening of Fiona Gavino’s Rust and Other Stories at 6pm on Friday 20 March is now postponed.
We will, however, be putting exhibitions in the gallery space online, so our audiences can continue to view the gallery and artwork will be available for sale at www.shacfreo.com
SHAC Incubate – established women artists mentoring emerging female future artists. Sponsored by the City of Fremantle. Fri May 1st– 15th Exhibition, Workshops & talks. SHAC will working and aiming to deliver the Incubate program online, with live access to workshops and talks, and the exhibition in a virtual gallery on our website, if the current situation remains.
To prevent the spread of illness at SHAC, we are sanitising commonly touched areas daily, as well as encouraging residents & visitors to wash their hands regularly, and people to stay at home if they are ill. SHAC thanks you for your ongoing support in these difficult times. Stay well x
In line with current advice from government and health authorities, SHAC is acting to protect the health and wellbeing of its members, artists, audiences and wider communities by closing the CoLab 1& 2 spaces to the general public.
Whilst SHAC had been preparing for our refurbished gallery opening this Friday with funding support from the office of Josh Wilson MP, Federal Member for Fremantle. SHAC members have taken the difficult decision to close our doors, to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in our resident and local community.
As artist members live in the SHAC residence area next to the CoLab gallery and studio spaces, we feel our duty of care is to suspend activities for our audiences for the foreseeable future. Some of our resident SHAC artists are in a high risk group from the virus, and therefore their safety within our residential area is of high priority.
Many of our SHAC members are already greatly affected by the impact of the virus, with loss of income from arts projects, performances, festivals and events cancelled. As a community of artists, creativity is at the heart of everything we do, and we will be finding creative solutions to delivering our core program.
SHAC was pleased to announce we recently received funding through the office of Josh Wilson MP, Federal Member for Fremantle, to update the CoLab 2 art gallery for enhanced community participation.
However, as a precautionary measure, from today CoLabs 1 & 2 will no longer be available to visit by the general public. The scheduled opening of Fiona Gavino’s Rust and Other Stories at 6pm on Friday 20 March is now postponed.
We will, however, be putting exhibitions in the gallery space online, so our audiences can continue to view the gallery and artwork will be available for sale at www.shacfreo.com
SHAC Incubate – established women artists mentoring emerging female future artists. Sponsored by the City of Fremantle. Fri May 1st– 15th Exhibition, Workshops & talks. SHAC will working and aiming to deliver the Incubate program online, with live access to workshops and talks, and the exhibition in a virtual gallery on our website, if the current situation remains.
To prevent the spread of illness at SHAC, we are sanitising commonly touched areas daily, as well as encouraging residents & visitors to wash their hands regularly, and people to stay at home if they are ill. SHAC thanks you for your ongoing support in these difficult times. Stay well x
Media Release – Monday, March 9th 2020
Community, Culture, Collaboration, Celebration
SHAC is pleased to announce it has received funding through the office of Josh Wilson MP, Federal Member for Fremantle, to update the CoLab 2 art gallery for enhanced community participation.
CoLab will open its first exhibition – Fiona Gavino’s Rust and Other Stories – at 6pm on Friday 20 March.
“Arts practitioners and businesses are the very definition of the creative economy, and you would be hard-pressed to find leaner and meaner enterprises or people or organisations that do more with less, so it is incredibly rewarding to have been able to help
SHAC provide a professional gallery space for Fremantle’s artists.” :Comment attributable to Josh Wilson MP
“The new hanging system, signage, and up-to-date technology for displaying digital art, means SHAC can access more artists – established and emerging – to exhibit their art work in the CoLab 2 art gallery at an affordable price. This in turn facilitates artists to engage in local community, develop and grow with supported arts practice at the heart of the White Gum Valley Eco Village.” :Comment attributable to Rachel Riggs SHAC CoLabs Manager
2020 SHAC CoLab programme includes:
Rust and Other Stories – a solo exhibition by Fiona Gavino who has delved into the studio archives to create works out of found and up cycled materials, she has collected over the last 10 years. Open 6pm Friday, March 20 – until Mar 22 at 5pm.
SHAC Incubate – established women artists mentoring emerging female future artists. Sponsored by the City of Fremantle. Opening night – Fri May 1st – 6.30pm. Workshops & talks – 2nd, 3rd, 9th May. Exhibition until May 15th
ReVIVAL – curated by Lynne Tynley, a group exhibition of local artists on sustainable futures in a climate emergency environment, part of SHAC’s annual Sustainability Day in September
SHAC, in partnership with Access Housing Australia, is part of the new WGV Eco Village. The cooperative features artist residencies, and two new creative studios CoLab 1 and CoLab 2, now open to the community to hire. SHAC was funded and developed with the support of City of Fremantle, Landcorp, Access Housing, Josh Byrne & Assoc, and Architecture Studio (formerly Donaldson Warn Architects).
The federal Stronger Communities Programme provided $5,000 for SHAC’s new gallery hanging system.
Media Contact: Rachel Riggs – SHAC Colabs Co-ordinator
0435 591 243 [email protected]
SHAC is pleased to announce it has received funding through the office of Josh Wilson MP, Federal Member for Fremantle, to update the CoLab 2 art gallery for enhanced community participation.
CoLab will open its first exhibition – Fiona Gavino’s Rust and Other Stories – at 6pm on Friday 20 March.
“Arts practitioners and businesses are the very definition of the creative economy, and you would be hard-pressed to find leaner and meaner enterprises or people or organisations that do more with less, so it is incredibly rewarding to have been able to help
SHAC provide a professional gallery space for Fremantle’s artists.” :Comment attributable to Josh Wilson MP
“The new hanging system, signage, and up-to-date technology for displaying digital art, means SHAC can access more artists – established and emerging – to exhibit their art work in the CoLab 2 art gallery at an affordable price. This in turn facilitates artists to engage in local community, develop and grow with supported arts practice at the heart of the White Gum Valley Eco Village.” :Comment attributable to Rachel Riggs SHAC CoLabs Manager
2020 SHAC CoLab programme includes:
Rust and Other Stories – a solo exhibition by Fiona Gavino who has delved into the studio archives to create works out of found and up cycled materials, she has collected over the last 10 years. Open 6pm Friday, March 20 – until Mar 22 at 5pm.
SHAC Incubate – established women artists mentoring emerging female future artists. Sponsored by the City of Fremantle. Opening night – Fri May 1st – 6.30pm. Workshops & talks – 2nd, 3rd, 9th May. Exhibition until May 15th
ReVIVAL – curated by Lynne Tynley, a group exhibition of local artists on sustainable futures in a climate emergency environment, part of SHAC’s annual Sustainability Day in September
SHAC, in partnership with Access Housing Australia, is part of the new WGV Eco Village. The cooperative features artist residencies, and two new creative studios CoLab 1 and CoLab 2, now open to the community to hire. SHAC was funded and developed with the support of City of Fremantle, Landcorp, Access Housing, Josh Byrne & Assoc, and Architecture Studio (formerly Donaldson Warn Architects).
The federal Stronger Communities Programme provided $5,000 for SHAC’s new gallery hanging system.
Media Contact: Rachel Riggs – SHAC Colabs Co-ordinator
0435 591 243 [email protected]
Rust and Other Stories, an exhibition by Fiona Gavino
Mar 20 at 6 PM – Mar 22 at 5 PM
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Rust and Other Stories, is a solo exhibition by Fiona Gavino who has delved into the studio archives to create works out of found and up cycled materials she has collected over the last 10years.
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'Pressed Flowers' by Mikaela Miller - FRI, DEC 6 - DEC 8
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'Pressed Flowers' is Mikaela Miller's first solo exhibition, featuring all new works. For Mikaela, this show is a reconnection with studio practice after three years of working predominantly in the public realm. It is an exploration of scale, colour and technique in the process of lino-cut relief printing - pushing an otherwise familiar medium for the artist, into new and unfamiliar places.
The title, 'Pressed Flowers,' plays on the act of printmaking. Immortalisation of individual blooms, through physically pressing onto paper from a carved block is not unlike the notions of the age-old craft. The beauty of their image is taken out of its natural context and presented to us preserved and flattened - stunningly poetic, yet somehow seeming more fragile than the living subject itself. Mikaela asks us to find enjoyment and familiarity in their forms, but also to question why we may need to behold, preserve and/or document their likeness. What 'pressures' could be at play that see our normally resilient flora humbled to a more fragile existence? All works will be for sale. |
Detail - 'Diuris brumalis / Some Dreams Come True By Accident' 2019, Mikaela Miller. Lino print on paper.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mikaela is a young artist from Fremantle. After studying both design and community development, she’s spent the last three years painting murals and facilitating a variety of community public art projects. Her works extend across metro and regional WA, featuring in cafes, street art festivals, and on community amenities. Mikaela has a keen interest in native flora and hopes to remind both herself and others to slow down, observe and savour the world around them – to look, to feel, to learn something new, and to remember little things which may have slipped by the wayside somewhere along the line. www.mikaelamiller.com Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mikmiller_/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mikaelamillercreative/ This exhibition will take place on Wadjuk Noongar country. Mikaela Miller and SHAC respectfully acknowledge the Elders of this land: past, present and emerging. We are grateful to live and work on Noongar boodja. |
Round & Round by DNA Puppetry/Imaginary Leaps
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From the makers of Fringe World 2019 award winning show ‘Cloud Child’ a special production for early years children and their families. DNA Puppetry/Imaginary Leaps present their newly adapted storytelling theatre play ‘Round & Round’ in a Fremantle tour Dec 2019! Thanks to sponsorship from the City of Fremantle
‘Round & Round’ is a show specially made for very young children and their carer, highly visual with little spoken language accessible for all! There is a 30 min story telling puppetry performance with interactive, sensory play activities afterwards for 10-15 mins to aid full experiential learning and engagement.And also an originalstory book to accompany, and continue experiential learning when the performance & play is over. ‘Round & Round’ performed at TATE Britain, London, Awesome Children’s Festival and many other places! Imaginary Leaps is proud to be part of an international network of quality theatre for young children http://smallsizenetwork.org/ Imaginary Leaps’s practice starts with the exploration of physical properties (such as material and everyday objects) through simple play approaches, similar to the way children explore the world. Underpinning this exploration is the desire to transform the ordinary to the extraordinary, reflecting the ease with which children do this everyday in their imaginary play. Coordinating with Early Years Framework outlines. ‘The purpose of creating work in this way is to encourage and stimulate the imaginative play of children, engaging them as audience and participants in a process of creating characters, stories and worlds out of the everyday objects around us. When creating work for early years audiences, the company takes care not to introduce conventions, assumptions or concepts that are beyond young children’s immediate experience or comprehension.’ R.Riggs |
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Rachel Riggs - Creative Director with Adam Bennett – Puppeteer and Lynda Moylan – Performer
Childrens centre Show & Play Dates - Busy Bees, Fremantle& O’Connor , Hazel Orm Kindergarten, Little Peoples Place, East Fremantle Dates – 4th-5th Dec 2019Times - 9.30am & 1.30pm Public Shows– Fri Dec 6th 9.30am at Fremantle Arts Centre - free Dates - Sat Dec 7th 10.30am & 1.30pmat CoLab 1, SHAC, 3 Cower Mews, White Gum Valley, 6162 Tickets $10 each – limited places, babies in arms free – call 0435591243 to book or email [email protected] Supported by the City of Fremantle For more information, interviews and publicity photos –[email protected] Kind regards, Rachel Riggs - M.A. Fine Art Tel 0435 591 243 Early Years Professional Creative Consultant - Imaginary Leaps http://www.imaginaryleaps.com Artistic Director- DNA Puppetry & Visual Theatre http://www.dynamicnewanimation.co.uk |
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A Secret Geography I by Madeline Clare 10-13 October 2019
We invite you to A Secret Geography, an exhibition of work by Madeline Clare. An opening will be held on Thursday 10 September at 6pm and the exhibition will run over the whole weekend, 11 - 13 October,
11 - 4pm.
Madeline will give an artist talk in CoLab2 on Saturday 12 October at 2pm.
A SECRET GEOGRAPHY I is the first of a series of exhibitions featuring sketches and prints from time spent in deeply secret places. From moors to mountains, tongues to trikonasana, this quietly illuminative work is about paying homage to wholeness and well-being where rhythm and repetition in landscape, inside and out, merge for the organism to be eternally omnipresent. The intensity of Iceland's voluptuous volcanic backdrop and fiery underbelly with its soft, expansive rhythmic undertones has provoked deep and extensive enquiry, which is beginning to be revealed in these emotive pieces.
Madeline has been living, studying and working in Fremantle since 1998. She supports sustainable initiatives, sharing spaces and resources. This will be Madeline’s first exhibition in the Gallery at SHAC.
11 - 4pm.
Madeline will give an artist talk in CoLab2 on Saturday 12 October at 2pm.
A SECRET GEOGRAPHY I is the first of a series of exhibitions featuring sketches and prints from time spent in deeply secret places. From moors to mountains, tongues to trikonasana, this quietly illuminative work is about paying homage to wholeness and well-being where rhythm and repetition in landscape, inside and out, merge for the organism to be eternally omnipresent. The intensity of Iceland's voluptuous volcanic backdrop and fiery underbelly with its soft, expansive rhythmic undertones has provoked deep and extensive enquiry, which is beginning to be revealed in these emotive pieces.
Madeline has been living, studying and working in Fremantle since 1998. She supports sustainable initiatives, sharing spaces and resources. This will be Madeline’s first exhibition in the Gallery at SHAC.
SHAC Sustainability Day
Sept 28th 2019
SHAC presents our annual day of discussion, workshops, talks and art exhibition in our CoLab spaces on sustainability, environment and climate change.
Come and join us for morning coffee at 9.30am, and a whole day programme, with more to be announced!
Eco talks and presentations
10 - 11am - 'Plastic Substitutes that won’t break the Household Budget' with Annolies Truman
11-12pm - 'Electric Vehicle Today' - gold coin donation
2pm Lynne Tinley Artist talk - free
2.30-3.30pm 'Oily Moyly Eco products workshop' - $20 pay on door - Come to this workshop and learn how to make your own washing powder and all purpose spray. All ingredients provided. We will be using beautiful Doterra essential oils with Lynda Moylan.
4 pm Ken Tinley - 'Recovery of Wetlands Worldwide lecture/presentation'- gold coin donation
Sustainable Housing for Artists & Creatives (SHAC)
3 Cower Mews, WGV Precinct, 6162
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K.Ward - Chair, T. Grant - Secretary, A. Bennett - Treasurer
SHACC acknowledges that we are living and working on Bindjareb and Whajuk Noongar Boodjar and pay respect to all Noongar people and Elders, past and present and emerging.
Come and join us for morning coffee at 9.30am, and a whole day programme, with more to be announced!
Eco talks and presentations
10 - 11am - 'Plastic Substitutes that won’t break the Household Budget' with Annolies Truman
11-12pm - 'Electric Vehicle Today' - gold coin donation
2pm Lynne Tinley Artist talk - free
2.30-3.30pm 'Oily Moyly Eco products workshop' - $20 pay on door - Come to this workshop and learn how to make your own washing powder and all purpose spray. All ingredients provided. We will be using beautiful Doterra essential oils with Lynda Moylan.
4 pm Ken Tinley - 'Recovery of Wetlands Worldwide lecture/presentation'- gold coin donation
Sustainable Housing for Artists & Creatives (SHAC)
3 Cower Mews, WGV Precinct, 6162
shacfreo.com
K.Ward - Chair, T. Grant - Secretary, A. Bennett - Treasurer
SHACC acknowledges that we are living and working on Bindjareb and Whajuk Noongar Boodjar and pay respect to all Noongar people and Elders, past and present and emerging.
An Exhibition of Works by
Lynne Tinley
'Earth Grief'
Lynne Tinley, Totem 1, 2011, Acrylic on paper, 70 x 55cm
CoLab2 Gallery, SHAC, 3 Cower Mews, White Gum Valley
Opening: Friday 27th September at 6pm Exhibition open 11am to 4pm 28 – 30 Sept 2019 Artist Talk 2pm 28 Sept EARTH GRIEF is a retrospective exhibition featuring paintings and monotypes from the past 10 years. Darkly evocative, with textured spaces and powerful semi abstract forms, ex African Lynne Tinley’s emotive works emerge from the depths of her despair for losses wrought by the planet’s climate crisis and the inexorable extinction of species.
Lynne has been living and working in Fremantle since 2003. She and ecologist husband Ken are now residents in the Sustainable Housing for Artists and Creatives (SHAC) in White Gum Valley. This will be Lynne’s second exhibition in the Gallery at SHAC. The previous exhibition, lyrical impressions of Booyeembara Park, was successfully received and a near sell-out. |
Madeline Clare
'Secret Geography : prints and sketches'
Opening night Oct 10 at 6 PM – Oct 13 at 5 PM
Rachel Riggs – New Works 2019
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Paintings created spontaneously, from the subconscious, with a psychedelic dream like quality and cosmic imagery on reclaimed canvases - uncensored with unknown outcomes.
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Opening night
share a welcome drink at this first night preview, door prizes and surprises! Date: Thursday 29th August Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm Free SHAC CoLab2 gallery Address: 3 Cower Mews, WGV, Fremantle 6162 Open: 11- 4pm Fri 30th, Sat 31st Aug & Sun 1st Sept |
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Artist talk
Come and meet the artist, and find out more about the artworks
Date: Saturday 31st August
Time: 1pm - 2pm
Free
Artist workshop
Make a cosmic community artwork painting with artist Rachel Riggs, exploring abstract, contemporary and free flow symbolic imagery. Refreshments provided
Date: Sunday 1st September
Time: 11am-1pm
$20: to book call 0435591243 or email [email protected]
Since becoming a resident artist at SHAC, Rachel's art practice has developed significantly. Living and creating in her studio at home, has taken her in new directions playing with paint, colour and texture.
Rachel Riggs MA in Fine Art - Site and Archive is a multi media artist, exploring the superimposition of discarded fragments, amplified by reclaiming what human kind discard.
'Rachel impresses by the breadth of her artistic interpretation that informs her work, ' Harris museum & art gallery, UK
By drawing on her background in puppetry and children's theatre, she creates stories with visual art works drawn from fairytale imagery, animism and spirit. Her work has a childlike naivety and innocence which is open and unpredictable.
Contact Rachel – 0435591243 for more information
Come and meet the artist, and find out more about the artworks
Date: Saturday 31st August
Time: 1pm - 2pm
Free
Artist workshop
Make a cosmic community artwork painting with artist Rachel Riggs, exploring abstract, contemporary and free flow symbolic imagery. Refreshments provided
Date: Sunday 1st September
Time: 11am-1pm
$20: to book call 0435591243 or email [email protected]
Since becoming a resident artist at SHAC, Rachel's art practice has developed significantly. Living and creating in her studio at home, has taken her in new directions playing with paint, colour and texture.
Rachel Riggs MA in Fine Art - Site and Archive is a multi media artist, exploring the superimposition of discarded fragments, amplified by reclaiming what human kind discard.
'Rachel impresses by the breadth of her artistic interpretation that informs her work, ' Harris museum & art gallery, UK
By drawing on her background in puppetry and children's theatre, she creates stories with visual art works drawn from fairytale imagery, animism and spirit. Her work has a childlike naivety and innocence which is open and unpredictable.
Contact Rachel – 0435591243 for more information