Whimsical works by Copper Coast artists Julie Cheshire and Claudia Bollmeyer will be among a feast of art on display in August for the annual South Australian Living Artists festival.
Their joint exhibition at Kadina’s Ascot Theatre is one of five to be held on Yorke Peninsula during the festival.
SALA is the state’s largest open-access visual arts festival, showcasing work by artists of all ages and experience levels throughout the month.
Ms Cheshire is a former art teacher who has also worked in advertising and theatrical set design and production, and she has exhibited in Adelaide, Sydney and Western Australia.
Since moving to Moonta 20 years ago, she has made her mark with the stunning 135 Â metre-long historical mural along the former railway station platform in Wallaroo and murals in Moonta, including the Rosella Sauce sign on the side of a former corner store on Robert Street.
“I am known for my more colourful work, but I have included some more subdued pieces in this exhibition,” she says.
Bollmeyer’s art journey began in 2010 when she started creating collages using junk mail.
Her works for the Whimsey and Wonder exhibition will be mainly acrylic with some mixed media.
“After a lifelong interest in art and creating art, I am now joyfully working in many different mediums and I’m constantly searching for things that speak to me,” she says.
“My art gives me a secret life that I can visit whenever I choose.”
Other SALA exhibitions in the region include the Copper Coast Art Group display of a range of works by its members at Moonta Gallery of the Arts, including drawings, mixed media, paintings, and sculptures.
At Bute, visitors can watch fibre and fabric artist Pat Ingram create birds from recycled materials at PJ Arts Open Studio, and also view her exhibition.
Ingram has led sewing and craft workshops at Indigenous community centres and has been involved in yarnbombing projects with Port Adelaide and Enfield Council.
Southern YP artist Terry Braund will exhibit oil and watercolour landscapes of local scenes and beyond at Location Café, Edithburgh.
He will also give a talk about his work on the opening night of his exhibition, entitled Out and About.
Thassolphelia is a word derived from ancient Greek to describe a love of all things connected with the sea, and is the title of an exhibition by photographer Pamela Kaeding, featuring her images of beach finds from across Australia.
Her exhibition will be on display at Copper Coast Sport and Leisure Centre, Kadina.
For further details, go to salafestival.com
This article appeared in the Yorke Peninsula Country Times, 30 July 2024.
