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Event

Title:: Southern Highlands Artists
When:: 04.07.2009 - 05.08.2009
Where:: Sturt Gallery, Mittagong - Mittagong
Region:: Greater Southern

Description

Southern Highlands Artists

The artists selected for this exhibition represent several of the highest profile ceramic artists from New South Wales. The Southern Highlands is unique, is providing a beautiful environment, within easy access to several large cities, making it a mecca for many artists and craftspeople who live there. Each of the artists chosen by Sturt Gallery for this presentation, has contributed to the vitality and breadth of contemporary Australian ceramic expression, while making work of the highest quality, earning a reputation which sees them exhibiting continually, both in Australia and overseas. These artists choose to work in a range of ceramic media to include salt glaze wood fired stoneware, slip casting as well as sculptural pieces. Each of these artists has lived in the Highlands for over thirty years.

Artists:

Sandy Lockwood, Martin Halstead, Elizabeth Charles, Steve Harrison, Tania Rolland, Don Court.

Sandy Lockwood, Bridge and Five, 2008, salt glaze wood fired porcelain

Photo: Sandy Lockwood

Steve Harrison, There, but for the grace, 2008, wood fired Joadja

native bai-tunze porcelain, glazed with Bindook

Photo: Steve Harrison

Steve Harrison, Fortune favors the well, 2008, wood fired Joadja native

bai-tunze porcelain, with carbon sequestration on the rim.

Photo: Steve Harrison

Sandy Lockwood, Detail of Bridge and Five, 2008, salt glaze wood

fired porcelain, Photo: Sandy Lockwood

Don Court, Old Water Rock, 2004, woodfired stoneware, ash glaze

Tania Rolland, Woven Fragments, Shadow and Light, 2007,

porcelain with oxide decoration

Martin Halstead, Bay Series, porcelain Photo credit: Joseph Laffert	Martin Halstead, Bay Series, porcelain Photo credit: Joseph Laffert
Martin Halstead, Bay Series, porcelain Photo credit: Joseph Laffert	Martin Halstead, Bay Series, porcelain Photo credit: Joseph Laffert

Venue

Venue:: Sturt Gallery, Mittagong - Website
Street:: Range Rd
ZIP:: 2575
City:: Mittagong
State:: NSW

Description

Opening Hours:

Every day (except Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day) from 10am to 5pm.

Contact:
Slavica Zivkovic

Manager, Sturt Gallery

Phone: 02 4860 2083
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Website: www.sturt.nsw.edu.au

Sturt Gallery showcases high quality craft, design and fine art created by selected craftspeople working both at Sturt and throughout Australia. The exhibition program highlights the work of a variety of artists throughout the year.

The program balances the number of exhibitions over several years to reflect a range of media and artists. It presents work of the highest standard with regard to artistic merit, presentation and exploration of contemporary issues.