The makers work across furniture, ceramics, metalsmithing, jewellery, timber and glass, ranging from intimate wearable pieces to architecturally scaled sculptural objects.
Unleashed unfolds through two chapters, bringing together early-career Queensland practitioners at a pivotal moment in their creative development.
Chapter one introduces the exhibition, artisan’s biennial supporting 12 makers through exhibition, mentoring and market development. This year’s Unleashed artists are Ben Adams, Julia Bramich, Céline Caron, Gabi Harris, Petalia Humphreys, Jacqueline Kaytar, Michelle Le Plastrier, William MacLean, Jude Muduioa, Rachel North, Rhiannon Sothern and Tom Summers.
Chapter two presents Personal Languages , outcomes from the inaugural artisan in Residence program, where five artists explored process, gesture and material expression without prescribed outcomes. The five inaugural artisan in Residence alumni – Regi Cherini, Erin Conron, Norton Fredericks, Rick Hayward and Natalie Ward.
Melbourne architectural illustrator Emily Soley is opening her debut solo exhibition, A Love Letter to the Inner North, featuring a beautiful collection of watercolour paintings …
JamFactory and Useful Objects present a survey of emerging design talent, with five emerging designers and makers exhibiting new works in Collingwood.
