SMALL PLEASURES

Opening:

Friday 02 August, 2024

6-8pm

TO BE OPENED BY SHARON VEALE, CEO GML HERITAGE

Small Pleasures looks at ceramic objects as intimate art objects that can be held in the hand. Small works are necessarily intimate, however they can be expansive in theme and concept and resonate from within to capture a wider audience. The nature of small things and the meaning they hold is potent, like a talisman or treasure. When an object is small, we tend to view it more closely, seeking out detail and understanding. The tactile quality of a handmade ceramic object carries within it the idea of having been touched by the maker's hand, as well as its quality of tangibility. In an age of mass-production there is a new appreciation of the value and intimacy of the handmade object with its sense of manual labour. This exhibition of tangible treasures is an ode to the small ceramic object that can be held in the hand and taken to the heart.

Established and emerging artists from Australia and New Zealand:

Aaron Scythe

Alex Standen

Ben King

Bronwyn Kemp

Casey Chen

Cath Fogarty

Charlotte Le Brocque

Christine Thacker

Daniel Pace

David Ray

Ebony Russell

Georgia Harvey

Hermannsburg Potters

Holly Phillipson

Isabella Edwards

Jenny Orchard

Kat Shapiro Wood

Mackenzie Rowe

Marianna Ebersoll

Minhi Park

Nani Puspasari

Patsy Hely

Rachel Farag

Ruth Howard

Sandy Lockwood

Simon Rosentool

Stephen Bird

Steve Sheridan

Toni Warburton

Vicki Grima

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Artist Talk

11am Saturday 03 August, 2024

Join Ebony Russell, Kat Shapiro Wood and Toni Warburton for an artist talk at Gallery Lowe and Lee to celebrate the opening of Small Pleasures. Curator, Sassy Park will introduce the panel, setting the stage for an inspiring discussion.