Various Artists @ Parmelia House

Event Title: City Life Art Exhibition.
Participating Artists: Yolande Bennett, Antoni Daniel, Carol Hazel, Myra Mitchell, Narelle Manser-Smith, Carollyn Rhodes-Thompson and more.

Venue:
Parmelia House,
Lobby, 191 St George's Terrace Perth WA.

Description:
Interactive Arts warmly invites you to the opening of City Life.

This group exhibition has been inspired by the availability of a central CBD location of the lobby of Parmelia House thanks to the support of Hawaiian.

Featuring Yolande Bennett, Antoni Daniel, Narelle Manser-Smith, Lindy Boyle, Lindy Midalia, Myra Mitchell, Carollyn Rhodes-Thompson and more...
The 5 Senses Opening night Thursday 16 June 6pm.

This event is proudly sponsored by Hawaiian, Arimia Wines and Jewellery Gallery on Hay.

Dates: 16 June 2011 to 1 July 2011.
Opening Times: 10 am - 5pm Monday - Friday.

For more information, contact: Fleur Allen, 08 9380 6539, 0412 473 248, contact@interactivearts.com.au, www.InteractiveArts.com.au

Danilo Pravica @ Gallery Central

Event Title: DANILO PRAVICA ALCHEMY OF THINKING.
Participating Artists: Danilo Pravica.

Venue:
Gallery Central,
12 Aberdeen St, Perth.

Description: DANILO PRAVICA ALCHEMY OF THINKING
10 JUNE - 2 JULY

Human existence meets the heavenly sphere in Pravica's oil paintings, acrylics, drawings and aquatints.

Born in the former Yugoslavia, Danilo Pravica has lived and worked in Perth since 1997. He has had an amazing 44 solo exhibitions in Europe and 8 in Perth. Pravica is represented in collections in 22 countries.

Through form and colour, Pravica transforms the human and the natural worlds into intimations of the infinite, implying the interconnectedness of all things, including the physical and the spiritual. His figures are somehow disembodied, even spectral, certainly universal. They intersect and overlap, looking outwards towards the viewer or inwards towards their own space. Out of these complexities of space and viewing points there frequently arises a figure, outlined in glowing colour, and floating upwards out of the frame. At the same time the background colours become pure and clear, as if to indicate the attainment of some form of the sublime.

Gallery Central is proud to be a partner of the City of Perth Winter Arts Season.

Dates: 10 June 2011 to 02 July 2011.
Opening Times: Mon-Fri 10am-4.45pm; Sat 2-4.45pm.

For more information, contact: 94271318.

Jimmy Pike, John Butler and many more! @ Victoria Hall

Event Title: The Great Deckchair Auction.
Participating Artists: Jimmy Pike, John Butler and many more!.

Venue:
Victoria Hall,
179 High Street, Fremantle.

Description: The historic Great Deckchair Auction is back again offering an exciting opportunity to snap up some of the most exciting visual art from our most talented West Australian artists.

The 2011 auction will showcase artwork from an array of artists, in particular Fremantle musician John Butler, who will paint a deckchair to be auctioned specifically for this event. Accompanied by almost 30 Western Australian professional visual artists, this occasion is a rare opportunity to view and purchase some of these exquisite artworks.

Dates: 11 June 2011 to 11 June 2011.
Opening Times: Viewings from 12noon, auction begins at 5pm.

For more information, contact: Emily Fiori.

Thomas Heidt @ emerge ARTSPACE

Event Title: 'Time Slot' - Exhibition.
Participating Artists: Thomas Heidt.

Venue:
emerge ARTSPACE,
676A Beaufort St, Mt Lawley.

Description: Thomas Heidt's latest solo exhibition [Time Slot] at Emerge Art Space brings together a series of elemental works that embody the artists‚ continuing process driven practice and its movement into increasingly vast spaces.

Sighting the aesthetics of scientific processes, repetition and emotional and rational methods of construction, Heidt has an implicit understanding of materials and their underlying potential to create form and structure. Charred local timbers and pencil box tools are employed by Heidt in his creations, where repetitive forms give way to the subtle oddities uncovered via the artists process.

Amongst these earnest inquiries into the nature of materials, scientific repetition and minimal aesthetics, there is a lingering and refreshing effect of play evident in Heidt's works.

There is a sense that many of the works presented in [Time Slot] are a slice of a larger, perpetual structure or pattern that with time could extend beyond the gallery walls.

- Britt Salt.

Dates: 1 June 2011 to 17 June 2011.
Opening Times: Wed - Sat 11am - 4pm or by appointment.

For more information, contact: 9271 6459.

Laura Mitchell @ Kidogo Arthouse

Event Title: ART EXHIBITION & BOOK LAUNCH "The Elephant of Eastbury".
Participating Artists: Laura Mitchell.

Venue:
Kidogo Arthouse,
Bathers Beach off Mews Rd, Fremantle.

Description:
A child goes nextdoor to see his grandmother, and finds her motionless. Next to her is a tiny bejewelled elephant...and so begins the story of The Elephant of Eastbury.

Please join American/W.Australian artist Laura Mitchell for an exhibiton of her paintings and the book launch based on this poem. This was a result of an international collaboration with Littlefox Press in Melbourne, and U.S. poet Andrew Gates. The images range from literal to metaphorical interpretations of the poem, alluding to the poet's memories and meanings. The event will be opened by noted Melbourne artist Jo Darvall in Perth and by Littlefox Press Publisher and acclaimed academic and writer Christine Matthieu in Melbourne.

Dates: 10 June 2011 to 16 June 2011.
Opening Times: Mon-Fri 9-5, Sa-Su 10-4.

For more information, contact: Laura Mitchell.

Japanese Design Today 100 @ Gallery Central

Event Title: Japanese Design Today 100.

Venue:
Gallery Central,
12 Aberdeen St, Northbridge.

Description: Japanese Design Today 100

An insight into the nature of contemporary Japanese culture is offered by this unique collection of Japanese designed household items. The exhibition presents designs for domestic objects produced during the 1990s, plus it casts a glance backwards to the roots of contemporary design, from the postwar Japan of the 1950s. There is the world's smallest radio and TV, the Walkman and other innovative electronic devices, cars, bikes, furniture and solutions for practical clothing and low cost accommodation.

Japanese Design Today 100 celebrates the achievements, past and present, of the country's design leaders and is presented by The Japan Foundation and the Consulate-General of Japan in Perth.

Dates: 17 May 2011 to 31 May 2011.
Open: 10am - 4.45pm Monday - Friday; 2 - 4.45pm Saturday

For more information, contact: 94271318.

Various Artists @ The Oats Factory

Event Title: Drawn.
Participating Artists: Marie Burridge, Claire Canham, Jenna Dowling, Zoe Chong-Seng, Deborah Haslam, Connla Kerr, Cynthia Ellis, Donovan Fisher, Rebecca Orchard, Tanisha Percival, Melody Smith, Bill Wernham & Ian Williams.

Venue:
The Oats Factory,
69 Oats St, Carlisle WA 6101.

Description:
'Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating' - Salvador Dali.

The artists selected for 'Drawn'‚ share a common passion for materials and process; their practices encompass a variety of approaches to the subject of drawing. For many, drawing is considered the foundation of all artistic practice. Drawing can be many things; a meditation, a study, an exploration of ideas, but often artistic intervention becomes sidelined in preference for conceptual objectives. Drawing has the potential to capture a rare and unguarded moment of clarity during the artistic process.
'Drawn' showcases works from a diverse group of artists; whose work affirms the necessity and relevance of drawing in contemporary art.

Dates: 13 May 2011 to 29 May 2011.
Opening Times: Wed - Sun, 12-5pm.

For more information, contact: melody.smith@theoatsfactory.com.au

Joseph H. Dalton @ Genesis in the Hills

Event Title: Exhibition One.
Participating Artists: Joseph H. Dalton.

Venue:
Genesis in the Hills,
124 Croyden road, Roleystone WA 6111.

Description: Exhibition One is a breakthrough art display of one man's observation of the nature of refraction. Various mediums. www.jhd101.com Set in the beautiful hills landscape of Roleystone, not to be missed. Opening night, Saturday May 21. 6pm.

Dates: 21 May 2011 to 20 June 2011.
Opening Times: Thursday 10:30-5pm, Friday-Sunday 8:30am-5pm.

For more information, contact: Lavida Rose, leafitb@yahoo.com.au

Various Artists @ Heathcote Museum & Gallery

Event Title: 8: Contemporary Jewellery: Meet the artists.
Participating Artists: Helena Bogucki, Claire Brooks, Carolyn Gorman, Carrie McDowell, Claire Moody, Leah Tarlo, Fern Vallesi and Alister Yiap.

Venue:
Heathcote Museum & Gallery,
Swan House, Heathcote Cultural Centre, 58-60 Duncraig Road, Applecross.

Description: Join artists Helena Bogucki, Claire Brooks, Carolyn Gorman, Carrie McDowell, Claire Moody, Leah Tarlo, Fern Vallesi and Alister Yiap for afternoon tea at this special behind the scenes glimpse of their work featured in the Eight exhibition now showing at Heathcote Museum and Gallery.

The artists will guide you through the contemporary jewellery works in the exhibition and provide an insight into the making process, inspirations and working together to produce the 'Ninth Jeweller' project.

Sunday, 15 May at 1pm - 3pm.

To RSVP please email claire.bushby@melville.wa.gov.au or call 9364 5666.
The exhibition runs until 22 May.

Dates: 15 May 2011 to 15 May 2011.
Opening Times: 1 - 3pm.

For more information, contact: claire.bushby@melville.wa.gov.au.

Katarina Vesterberg @ Greenhill Galleries

Event Title: A Temperate View.
Participating Artists: Katarina Vesterberg.

Venue:
Greenhill Galleries,
6 Gugeri Street, Claremont WA 6010.

Description: Greenhill Galleries is pleased to present a new collection of landscapes and seascapes by Scandinavian-born artist, Katarina Vesterberg.

Taking inspiration from the transitions in the natural environment, Vesterberg's works reveal an interest in exploring the subtle meeting between earth and ocean, finding expression in deeply atmospheric paintings that possess a romantic sensibility. Her Nordic background is evoked in her utilisation of colour and light and the manner in which she responds to the landscape. Rather than overworking the panoramic views, Vesterberg engages with the essentials of nature, producing works that highlight both the vast enormity and serene beauty of natural, exterior spaces.

Dates: 04 May 2011 to 18 May 2011.
Opening Times: Tue-Fri, 10-5pm; Sat, 10-4pm.

For more information, contact: info@greenhillgalleries.com.