February 6, 2023
South Burnett artists have taken over the Wondai Regional Art Gallery for February, with works in all three gallery spaces.
In the Alison Iszlaub Gallery (the main space), Wondai watercolour artist Sue Warry has “Telling Tales With Line and Colour”, capturing South Burnett scenes and “some from imagination”.
This is Sue’s third solo exhibition.
In the back gallery (Gallery 3), Moffatdale residents Joy Thomson (artist) and Liz Barratt (photographer) have filled the space with landscape photographs, sketches and paintings.
Sue and Joy are also members of “Rural Sketchers South Burnett”, a group started by local artist Pat van Kempen to encourage local people to gather together outdoors to sketch various South Burnett scenes.
The “Rural Sketchers” have works on display in the front gallery this month (Gallery 1).
Pat said she had been attending a popular urban sketching group in Brisbane, and thought the idea could work in the South Burnett.
”We try to go once a month somewhere in the South Burnett,” she told the exhibition opening crowd on Friday night.
“Anyone is welcome. There is no cost but you supply your own sketch kits.
“We have a cuppa afterwards to support local businesses.”
She said there were now about eight members coming along.
Works from children from Tingoora State School are featured in Kidz Korner.
A large crowd gathered for the opening night, including a group of friends who are members of the Goomeri Creatives art group.
Live entertainment was supplied by opening night regular, musician Neil Hutton.
South Burnett mayor Brett Otto officially opened the exhibition.
He praised the Wondai Gallery and the its volunteers, saying it was continuing to get “bigger and bigger, and better and better”.
The exhibition will remain on show at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery until the end of February.
The gallery is open from 10:00am to 3:00pm, seven days a week. Entry is free.
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