FOYER GALLERY

Home Sweet Home

Warwick Art Gallery Yarntopians

19 July to 6 October 2018

In 2014 Warwick Art Gallery invited avid knitters and crocheters to band together to make yarn installations for Jumpers and Jazz in July. Their collaborative projects have attracted worldwide attention for juxtaposing the covering of everyday objects with yarn with contemporary design trends, outrageous colour and a massive dose of quirkiness. The outcomes attract thousands of visitors to Warwick Art Gallery but the main achievement has been the collegiate spirit of the group and their enthusiasm and generosity.

With a firm commitment to encouraging participation, team coordinator Loretta Grayson, is looking forward to revealing this year’s masterpiece to the world on the first day of the festival on the 19th of July.

“This year’s project called Home Sweet Home is the outcome of the group’s desire to create an artwork that reminds visitors of childhood treats and playful adventures,” said Loretta, “The installation, which will totally set your taste buds tingling, will completely surround you with colour and wonderful examples of the creativity of the members of the team.”

Home Sweet Home will extend into the garden outside the Gallery with the return of the popular pineapple garden, with a new psychedelic colour scheme.. They will be joined by a flamboyant flock of friends who are set to be the media stars of the festival this year.

The Yarntopians have been assisted in the construction of Home Sweet Home by Warwick Men’s Shed and Warwick Bunnings with grateful thanks to Rob Schulz.

MAIN GALLERY

Galaxy Morphed

Darling Downs Textile Art Group

12 July to 18 August 2018

Created exclusively for the 2018 Jumpers and Jazz in July festival artists of the Darling Downs Textile Art Group will explore the Universe, its colours, changing patterns, its magnetic enigma and creative appeal through the textile medium.

A unique immersive experience for all ages, this exhibition is a superb example of artists working collaboratively to create a collective narrative.

Group member Jan Scudmore says the group hopes that the exhibition appeals to a broad audience.

“Humanity’s interest in the Universe is profound and deep-rooted,” says Jan, “It is our intention to present an exhibition to give the viewer an experience as if they were actually travelling through space.”

This dynamic exhibition will feature predominately new works incorporating a delicious array of textile mediums in traditional and contemporary formats.

The Darling Downs Textile Art Group is an organisation of artists based on the Darling Downs who are dedicated to textile and quilt art practices.

Artists: 

Robyn Anderson
Jenny Burgess
Noeleen Fleming
Hilary Fogarty
Denise Hart
Noelle Hodges
Barbara Jenkins
Gillian Knott
Marion Lees
Elizabeth Schmidt
Sue Schmidt
Jan Scudamore
Jolanta Szymczyk
Iet van Vonderen

ORANGE WALL GALLERY

In the Round

Ann Fogarty

16 August to 22 September 2018

Ann Fogarty describes herself as an “Art Brut’ painter. Art Brut is a French term that translates as 'raw art', invented by the French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art such as graffiti or naïve art which is made outside the academic tradition of fine art.  In the Round is an exploration of round shapes that Ann has observed in the natural world and man-made objects.