Courtesy the artist, 2024, acrylic painting on hessian.
7 Winifred Street, Nelly Bay, 4819.
Explore this Fringe Art Trail program and PUNQ's major site-specific works in the Yunbenun / Magnetic Island Bus Tour.
Venue Accessibility- Parking: Grass parking is available on-site.
- Accessibility: The gallery space for What a load of Rubbish requires navigating two small steps. Wheelchairs have been accommodated in this space previously.
- Accessibility: The Above and Below exhibition is located on a flat surface under the carport.
$50 per workshop. Free entry to exhibition.
Sunday 11 August & Saturday 17 August 9am - 1pm (Workshop)
Fringe Art Trail | What a Load of Rubbish and Above & Below
Jan Malkin and Lawrence Scheele
Magnetic Island has an unusually large number of talented people working in a variety of artistic fields. Island Living in Nelly Bay displays beautiful handmade pottery by local Magnetic Island resident Peter Dechantsreiter and also has a manufacturing jeweller onsite. Peter Stein has been manufacturing one off jewellery pieces for 20 years on Magnetic Island and has an eclectic collection of truly unique creations.
Recently, Island Living has refurbished a large selection of the shop to create a dedicated Art Gallery specifically for the local artists to showcase their amazing work. Artists work in a variety of mediums including oils, watercolours, acrylics and photo art. The gallery currently exhibits work from 10 Magnetic Island artists, with new artists joining daily.
Visit Jan Malkins’ home gallery and studio to see new bodies of work by both Jan Malkin and Lawrence Scheele. In What a Load of Rubbish Jan has repurposed domestic rubbish, transforming it into thought provoking works of art. In Above and Beyond, Jan and Lawrence Scheel, an underwater photographer and a painter, combining their talents in to present their island home from perspective both above and below the water, including a video showcasing the local marine life. The public are also invited to add their personal touch to a communal painting whilst at the gallery.
WORKSHOPS
Please email [email protected] to secure your spot. Payments can be made on the day.
Sunday 11 August - Staircase to the Moon / Stairway to Heaven (sunset) using studio scraps on canvas 9am - 1pm
Saturday 17 August - Marbling Workshop using paper, cards and canvas 9am - 1pm
About The ArtistJan Malkin
Jan Malkin is an experimental artist based on Yunbenun / Magnetic Island. She is always searching for new ways to express herself and to capture the depth of feelings in colour, shapes and texture. Malkin has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in North Queensland and the UK and joined many art groups on her travels. In the Pilbara she was nominated for an Australia Day award for her contribution to art in the community.
Lawrence Scheele
Lawrence Scheele is an underwater photographer and is producing a book about the life in the waters around the island. He recently completed his degree in Marine Biology and is in the process of publishing a field guide into the marine life of Yunbenen / Magnetic Island.
7 Winifred Street, Nelly Bay, 4819.
Explore this Fringe Art Trail program and PUNQ's major site-specific works in the Yunbenun / Magnetic Island Bus Tour.
Venue Accessibility- Parking: Grass parking is available on-site.
- Accessibility: The gallery space for What a load of Rubbish requires navigating two small steps. Wheelchairs have been accommodated in this space previously.
- Accessibility: The Above and Below exhibition is located on a flat surface under the carport.
$50 per workshop. Free entry to exhibition.
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PUNQ respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region; Bindal, Gugu Badhan, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
PUNQ respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region; Bindal, Gugu Badhan, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
PUNQ is produced by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts. The festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Townsville City Council is a funding partner of PUNQ.