Entertainment
5 November, 2022
The Summer Show
UMI Arts will conclude its 2022 exhibition series with The Summer Show - a collectible, gift-worthy collection of visual art, wood carving and ceramics by the far north’s emerging and established Indigenous artists.
Featuring 27 artworks by 15 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, The Summer Show will celebrate its official opening on Friday, November 11, 2022, and then run over the Christmas and New Year period until Friday, February 5, 2023.
UMI Arts’ Exhibition Officer Robyne Pacey said The Summer Show, which showcases fine art and gift wares created by the organisation’s talented member artists, is a timely exhibition in the lead-up to Christmas and is priced accordingly with affordable price points.
“The artists who created this vibrant show of works were asked to draw inspiration from the dynamic energy of the tropics, and they have done that wholeheartedly, many bravely experimenting with new techniques and styles,” Ms Pacey said.
“This year’s colourful and eclectic show includes paintings, works on paper, artefacts, multi-media installations, fabric, homewares, and ceramics in what is a testament to the artists’ diverse talent and distinct Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.”
The Summer Show 2022 featured artists are:
Cecelia Slade (Yarrabah), Edna Ambrym (Gunggandji & Eastern Kuku Yalanji people, Yarrabah), Erin Jia (Yidinji, Meriam & Badulaig people, lives Cairns), George Passi (Mer Island, Torres Strait, lives Cairns), Kassandra Savage (Waanyi and Kurtijar, lives Mossman), Kevin Edmondstone (Yidinji, Cairns), Leanne Fredericks (Cairns), Lisa Michl Ko-manggén (Kokoberrin, lives Cairns), Michelle Yeatman (Gunggannji, Yarrabah), Paulene McIntyre (Cairns), Philomena Yeatman (Gunggandji, Yarrabah), Rhys Miles (Cairns), Shirley Collins (Kalkadoon & Pitta Pitta, lives Mission Beach), Valmai Pollard (Gunggandji, Yarrabah) and Wayne Connolly (Yarrabah).
The Summer Show will officially open to the public on Friday, November 11, 2022, from 6pm and February 5, 2023.
The exhibition will open Monday to Friday and is free to view between 10am and 4pm at UMI Arts Shop 4, Jensen Plaza Gallery, 1 Jensen Street, Manoora.
For more information, contact exhibitions@umiarts.com.au or phone 4041 6152.
