"ACHIEVING HEIGHTS" Exhibition - July 24, 2010 until August 26, 2010

ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP

The annual "Achieving Heights" exhibition was opened on Saturday 24th July 2010 by the President of the Hinterland Art Group Lies Donovan.

This year the theme is "All The Way To The Top" and is again a group exhibition in the sense that members of the Hinterland Art Group have contributed individually but collectively. All the contributing artists are at various stages of their artistic journey in various disciplines such as painting, pottery, ceramics, woodwork and photography. Some are professional, some have received art awards and prizes, some have been commissioned to do works, some teach and for some the journey has just begun.

The journey for "All The Way To The Top" began in February 2010, after the "Hinterland Dreams" exhibition when the Hinterland Art Group sold its group painting and was commissioned to do another one (or maybe two) more. The theme of the current exhibition was designed to coincide with the annual Pomona "King Of The Mountain" festivities and fun run up Mt Cooroora and back. The artists were encouraged to interpret the theme in whichever way appropriate . Many artists made their way to the top of the mountain at a leisurely pace - some 438 metres high - and took in the colours, light and shadows, the finer details of nature and through this, inspiration and creativity took over and the results are on display in this exhibition.

This exhibition tells a story of the mountain, the journey both physically and artistically. It tells a story of inspiration, interpretation and expression which perhaps will motivate the observer to make the climb, to challenge themselves and experience what the artists have done. Perhaps you will just love the colours, the composition or the texture of the works. For the artists the joy comes from within and it is that joy that they share in this exhibition.

Some of the works in this exhibition:

The Floor of the ForestJocelyn Blackmore (Pastel)

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Black Wattle 227x150Jeff Fraser

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