Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG) Ballina launches four exciting new exhibitions this month and invites community and visitors to view a stunning collection of artworks by artists from across the region.
Visitors have the option of attending the gallery in person or from the comfort of home via our new online exhibition showcase. In the online exhibition, you will be able to view works from each of the exhibitions and hear from our artists giving insight into their creative process and what inspired their artworks.
Oriel | Zen Staff | BSA Graduate Award
Staff is an emerging artist and recipient of the Byron School of Art 2020 Graduate Award. Drawing on his experience within the building and construction industry, he makes textural works with industrial materials that reference the natural and man-made world.
Slow Light Surfaces | Colleen DaRosa
DaRosa explores the impact of slow light on an object…the way the ambient light is constantly changing its effect on a work. The slow light proposition is also an antidote to the 'fast' light increasingly seeking attention. Slow light is an opportunity to experience the nuances of light.
Vitality | Jolene Maleficent + Kelly-Ann Ooserbeek
Vitality is the coming together of two distinct bodies of work developed under the premise of collaboration in isolation by artists, Jolene Maleficent and Kelly-Ann Oosterbeek. The final works are an unveiled flow of the narrative of positivity and harmony in uncertain times.
Awakenings: The Making of 'Things Impossible' | A SPRUNG!! + Andrew Christie collaborative project
This exhibition documents the history of an ongoing collaboration between SPRUNG!! Integrated Dance Theatre and Sydney artist Andrew Christie. Works include digital renders and video footage of virtual reality experiences, the dancers' costumes and displays providing insight into the making of the sell-out 2020 NORPA production Things Impossible.
All exhibitions open Wednesday 15 September 2021 and continue until Sunday 31 October 2021. An online screening of the exhibitions is available to view on the Gallery website: nrcgballina.com.au/v1/exhibitions/launch-events/668-september-screening-2021
The Northern Rivers Community Gallery is located at 44 Cherry Street Ballina and is open Wednesday to Friday from 10am until 4pm and weekends from 9.30am until 1:00pm. For further information contact the Gallery on 02 6681 0530 nrcgballina.com.au
Image credit: Colleen DaRosa, Surfaces, Pink Lake Reflection, 2020
