COFFEE WITH ART - cc contemporary art space has much pleasure in inviting you and your guests to a special art event in conjunction with the current exhibition on Sunday 4 July, 2010, 11.15am – 1.00pm @ 3 Mann Street, Gosford. Admission free | All welcome
HiSTORIa | Minum | MINiature - miniature motif to grand gesture
The group exhibition by local and interstate Artists showcases 2, 3 and 4D miniaturised artworks that draw on the tradition of the miniature. Celebrating small-scale meticulous making these decorative and politically inspired pieces dialogue a range of expansive ideas.
Participants | Diane EKLUND-ABOLINS, Judith ROSENBERG, Bethany SCOTT, Joan SKIBBY, Shobana VALENTINE, Patrica WALLACE, Jake McKEE-WRIGHT and works on loan from Private Collections.
Image | Reconciliation ShobanaVALENTINE 2010
Mixed media | Roots dyed in wine, saffron, turmeric and beads on paper.
EXHIBITION PERIOD: 2 May – 1 1 July, 2010
EXHIBITION OPEN: Monday – Thursday, 11.00am – 3.00pm | Entry via Administrative Centre.
For viewing at other times by appointment ph 4323 2312
Admission Free
Notes on the image – Reconciliation
The pathless woods whisper their secrets to the innocent.
One wet February morning, a nation stood in reverence as a leader conveyed a heartfelt apology to His Mother. The generous string of words was fragile, yet strong as they sought the borderless realm. For days I was in the Light as the words tumbled into the depths of my very being…until, “Australia’s unhealed past is upon you,” lay impressed across my heart. I knew I had reached a rare and beautiful place in my endless travels. My birth country had reconciled with my adopted country deep within me. Revelling in its rich mystery, I had gathered enough courage to complete the journey.
Born into post-British India, it is only right and just to mindfully and wholeheartedly embrace the British aspect of my Indian heritage, thus closing the circle and attaining wholeness.
Image and text Reconciliation Copyright Shobana VALENTINE 2010 | All Rights Reserved
