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PO Box 856,
Port Hedland WA 6721
(08) 9173 1064
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Sat: 9am to 2pm
Sun: 9am to 2pm
LET THE COUNTRY COME IN
20 April 2012 to 10 June 2012
LET THE COUNTRY COME IN
SS KOOMBANA: OCEANS AND SECRETS
PORT HEDLAND BY FUTURE SHELTER
You and your friends and family are invited to the opening of these three captivating exhibitions at the Courthouse Gallery on Friday, April 20 from 6pm to 8pm.
RSVP by April 19 to (08) 9173 1064 or mail@courthousegallery.com.au
Let the country come in
Greenough Regional Prison is an unlikely home to a gifted group of Aboriginal artists hailing from communities throughout Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Following a successful exhibition at the Courthouse Gallery in 2010 FORM has continued working with the artists through a professional development program supported by the Department of Corrective Services. This collection of accomplished and thought-provoking paintings is touring from Geraldton Regional Art Gallery to the Port Hedland Courthouse Gallery.
SS Koombana: Oceans and Secrets
SS Koombana: Oceans and Secrets is a collection of momentos by West Australian jeweller and object maker Helena Bogucki. The collection responds to the centenary of the sinking of the SS Koombana off the North West coast in 1912 which is being commemorated by the Port Hedland Historical Society in March this year. Bogucki has spent months researching the wreckage focusing on an urban myth of a rare black pearl that supposedly sunk with the vessel and the seventy-three crew members who perished on board to create a collection of precious momentos that document the sinking of the ship.
Port Hedland series by Future Shelter
Perth-based design studio Future Shelter will apply their creative eye to the industrial-scapes of Port Hedland to create a series of limited edition prints in their highly detailed yet whimsical style of graphic design. Designers Adam and Jane Coffey travelled to Hedland earlier this year to study the movement, construction and operation of the large-scale machinery that dominates the town's skyline to produce a body of work detailing the structures that make up the town's industry.
Images:
Bronze Shipwreck Series, Helena Bogucki, 2012. Photo by Bill Shaylor.
Illustration by Future Shelter.
Artist's name witheld, Yarrunga Community, 80 x 1002cm, ochre on canvas. Photo by Bill Shaylor.