…And what a year it has been! We kicked off 2020 with Heating Up, a group exhibition curated by Larra Juab that extended the Midsumma Festival vibe with work from local LGBTQIA+ artists. In her interview with CAS in February, Larra said: ‘I cannot wait to see more exhibitions that explore one’s identity and feeling …
WORKSHOP REVIEW: Flora Crowns with Belle Formica
Last Saturday, Connection Arts Space hosted a workshop with multidisciplinary artist Belle Formica as part of our Flora exhibition. Belle carefully guided participants through the process of making a flora crown. Here are the results!
HOW TO: Flora Crowns with Belle Formica
Making a flower/flora crown is a beautiful way to connect with Mother Nature—a vibrant, resilient, ever-changing force that you are a part of. Learn how to make a flora crown with multidisciplinary artist, Belle Formica.
RIOT! Artist Interviews #5: Rhys Cousins and Richard McMahon
RIOT! is Connection Arts Space's second digital group exhibition. The exhibition carves out a space for our artists and the audience to explore various themes such as philosophy, social issues, politics, spirituality and religion, while seeking to elevate voices that are typically pushed to the margins. We asked participating artists Rhys Cousins and Richard McMahon one simple but complex question: WHY DO YOU RIOT?
RIOT! Artist Interviews #4: Nicholas Tsekouras, Tessa Chung and Kelly Yoon
RIOT! is Connection Arts Space's current digital group exhibition. The exhibition carves out a space for our artists and the audience to explore various themes such as philosophy, social issues, politics, spirituality and religion, while seeking to elevate voices that are typically pushed to the margins. We asked participating artists Nicholas Tsekouras, Tessa Chung and Kelly Yoon one simple but complex question: WHY DO YOU RIOT?
RIOT! Artist Interviews #3: Prat Talegaonkar & Bryan Mew
RIOT! is Connection Arts Space's current digital group exhibition. The exhibition carves out a space for our artists and the audience to explore various themes such as philosophy, social issues, politics, spirituality and religion, while seeking to elevate voices that are typically pushed to the margins. We asked participating artists Prat Talegaonkar and Bryan Mew one simple but complex question: WHY DO YOU RIOT?
RIOT! Artist Interviews #2: Caitlin Chan & Larra Juab
RIOT! is Connection Arts Space's current digital group exhibition. The exhibition carves out a space for our artists and the audience to explore various themes such as philosophy, social issues, politics, spirituality and religion, while seeking to elevate voices that are typically pushed to the margins. We asked participating artists one simple but complex question: WHY DO YOU RIOT?
RIOT! Artist Interviews #1: Ruby Ellam & Danielle Divola
RIOT! is Connection Arts Space's current digital group exhibition. The exhibition carves out a space for our artists and the audience to explore various themes such as philosophy, social issues, politics, spirituality and religion, while seeking to elevate voices that are typically pushed to the margins. We asked participating artists one simple but complex question: WHY DO YOU RIOT?
Workshop Review: Portraiture with Taya Shania
Last Friday, Connection Arts Space kicked off our 6-week Crafternoon Workshops series with Taya Shania’s portraiture session. The session looked at the way Taya uses the Loomis technique to create the structure for heads and how to use this structure to then design a face from a reference photograph. In just an hour and a …
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At-Home Artistic Activities
During these unprecedented times, it is important that we, as a community, continue to create. The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly affected the Australian arts sector; galleries are closed, events are cancelled, and jobs have been lost. It is important that we acknowledge the impact that coronavirus has had, and continues to have, on our artistic …