On Friday 13th February, Mission Arts iconic ‘Threads’ exhibition opened at Ingham’s TYTO Regional Art Gallery. Produced with the assistance of the Mission Beach Community Arts Association, the threads exhibition has been running in Mission Beach for 10 years.
“I was talking to a previous director, and she asked if I thought of any exhibitions that would be good to travel with to other galleries. I suggested threads”, said Threads Coordinator Sally Moroney.
“I said that if we came down to Hinchinbrook, it would be great to involve local artists from Ingham, so it has the local connection."
The exhibition boasts an extraordinary amount of versatility in its curation.
“The great thing about the exhibition is that even though it’s broadly connected by the theme of fibre and textile, there’s such a variety of techniques that the different artists use,” added Sally.
“There’s basketry, embroidery, hand embroidery, machine embroidery and weaving.”
The exhibition also features experimental and inventive uses of materials for stunning art displays.
“There’s even creations where little abstracts are made out of coconut fibre.”
The gallery features work from the Ghost Net Collective, a special award-winning art group.
“They do amazing artwork from the fishing nets and rope found along the beaches. They work with all the beach debris, fishing nets and rope from around the cape. They help with collecting and making amazing work out of it,” she explained.
“The work they’ve got in there at the moment has won a major prize at the World of Wearable Art in New Zealand, from Wellington. It’s world famous.”
Sally expressed immense gratitude towards the council for their support.
“The council provide this great gallery space. You don’t get that kind of support in a lot of communities. To be able to spread out and fill up this beautiful gallery space is wonderful. The help from gallery stuff is fantastic as well.”
The goal of the Threads exhibition is to highlight work that may otherwise go unrecognised.
“With fibre and textile arts, they’re inclined to be underappreciated. People think it’s just someone stitching at home. They don’t always regard that it’s a really serious art form that can be manifested in so many different ways,” she said.
“Whether it’s pelting basketry, textile work, printing, dyeing or an array of techniques, it can become world class art. When you see beautiful gallery standard fibre and textile art, you really appreciate it. The work just as valuable as canvas paintings or carved statues.”
The Threads exhibition offers a great experience for those with a keen interest in art. It is wonderful to see brilliant works introduced to the Hinchinbrook region.
The exhibition will be on display until the Saturday 14th March, so don’t hesitate to see it before it leaves.
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