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Sophie Turner, Cassandra Cataldo and Annie Hepner enjoy the many interpretations of Sanctuary at the exhibition’s opening night including Cassandra’s painting ’Home Is Where The Curlews Are’
More than 20 works by local artists are exploring the many meanings of Sanctuary in the latest exhibition to open at Mission Arts.
From the comfort of home and familiar wildlife to the peace found in nature and landscape, the exhibition reveals personal interpretations of what it means to find refuge, belonging and calm.
Opening the exhibition on Friday night, local artist Sally Maroney said the theme was deliberately chosen to challenge artists to explore their own interpretation of the topic.
“Sanctuary is a theme that can be interpreted in many different ways – safe and comfortable, for people or animals; or for refugees, a new home,” she said.
Each artist has also provided a statement to accompany their work, available on the Mission Arts website, offering an insight into the inspiration and meaning behind each piece.
For Cassandra Cataldo, sanctuary can be found close to home. Her acrylic painting, Home Is Where The Curlews Are, celebrates some familiar feathered residents.
“The curlews have been in our yard as long as we have – my sanctuary,” Cassandra wrote.
For Bruce Parry, his artwork Sanctuary – Dunk Island from South Mission is also closely connected to the natural world.
“For me, sanctuary means being surrounded by nature and being able to have the time to observe in great depth,” he wrote.
Sanctuary is on exhibition at Mission Arts until October 20. The gallery at the Mission Beach Community Arts Centre, MARCS Park, 2290 Tully Mission Beach Road, is open daily from 10am to 2pm. Entry is free.
Information about the exhibition and artists’ statements can be viewed at www.missionarts.au.
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