May 12, 2015
Red dots peppered the walls of the Kingaroy Art Gallery last Friday night after members of the Jumping Ant Arts group officially unveiled their annual exhibition.
“Encounters” features 85 works created by 13 of the group’s members, ranging from textiles and jewellery through to pottery and ceramics, watercolours, oils, acrylics, woodcut prints and lino cut relief prints.
A large number of guests attended the opening night, and many showed their appreciation for the artists by immediately buying their artworks.
The exhibition was officially opened by Deputy Mayor Cr Keith Campbell, who praised the group for the quality and variety of their output.
After this, he and his wife Marion purchased a large sculpted ceramic vase from artist Margariet Laughton for their own South Burnett art collection “before someone else buys it”.
During the course of the evening the group also officially unveiled their new website, which had been put together over many hours by JAA member Donna Flynn.
Although the new site doesn’t have the feature yet, it’s possible that in future guests won’t have to wait 12 months to purchase artworks from Jumping Ant Arts members; instead, they’ll be available for viewing and ordering through the website.
- “Encounters” will remain on display at the Kingaroy Art Gallery in Haly Street from 9:00am to 4:30pm weekdays and 10:00am to 4:00pm on weekends until Saturday, May 30. Admission to view the exhibition is free.
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