Exhibition Program

Watch Your Step

5 December 2009 - 21 February 2010

Artwork usually belongs on the walls... however, Pinnacles Gallery's end of year exhibition Watch Your Step is taking the artwork off the walls and assembling it on the floor.

The exhibition will have a little fun with what is seen when the viewer looks at their feet. The works in the show will alter perceptions about what is seen and what is being stood upon.
Watch Your Step

Experimenta Playground

17 October - 29 November

Escape into Experimenta Playground, an exhibition of artworks that beg to be touched and invite your interaction.

Experience a digital media playground of interactive artworks, video installations and short films on screen by Australian and International artists.

Experimenta Playground is a free exhibition that promises an unforgettable experience.

Visit the Experimenta Playground website

The Art of Building in North Queensland

29 August - 4 October 2009

The Art of building in North Queensland is an interactive exhibition that explores the domestic architecture of the North over the last 150 years.

A rich tapestry of photographs and paintings by prominent regional artists tell the stories of homes, gardens and lifestyles. The exhibition also addresses issues of environmental sustainability and the role that contemporary architecture and building processes have in providing efficient signature buildings for future populations in tropical North Queensland.

The Q150 funded project is curated by Dr. Stephen Naylor in association with James Cook University.

andrea coats

D.I.Y.-ville

4 - 23 August 2009

D.I.Y.-ville is an artist in residence project.

Utilising recycled domestic and industrial materials artists in residence will work along with the community to build an evolving recycled cityscape within the gallery. The theme of the installation work will be traditional and contemporary facets to North Queensland architecture.

Depth Of Field

20 June - 2 August 2009

Depth Of Field… Viva la Murri! Viva la foto!

…the fruits of our labour, the sharing spirit and insider perspective imparted in the 'Depth of Field' exhibition will go a long way towards the FUBU Philosophy: For Us By Us... and beyond.
Jenny Fraser

Depth of Field is a photographic exhibition by eight emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth exploring ever adapting themes, issues and social events that define what it means to be a young indigenous person in North Queensland.To complement the local component in the Depth of Field exhibition Big Eye Aboriginal Animations from Australia and Canada will also be screening as part of the show. Big Eye is curated by Jenny Fraser and Rennae Hopkins. It explores a unique cross-tribal exchange of ideas and world views through various animation.

Crossings

9 May - 14 June 2009

An installation of sculpture and multimedia work inspired by the Ross River in Townsville.The exhibition is collaboration between local artists celebrating the growth and change of the city and its surrounds. Combining differing and comparable perspectives the artists create a greater consciousness of the river and water as a vital part of the city's existence. Lighting, digital imagery, film, sound and movement allow the artists to convey their intentions and push their own creative boundaries.

Vernacular Terrain 2: Films

21 March to 3 May

An international digital art project focusing on contemporary artists exploring cultural identities and new technologies. The exhibition is a series of short films by acclaimed Chinese artists and prominent Australian Indigenous artists.

This is the second exhibition produced by the International Digital Art project and curated by QUT. The first exhibition in 2008 featured predominately photography from Asian artists.

This year the work of contemporary Australian Indigenous artist adds an element of added interest for Australian audiences as the artists explore social and personal issues related to their identity.

Pinnacles is proud to host this outstanding new media exhibition.

Vernacular Terrain