Peace in the Trees sculptures 'complete'

The second day of the workshop saw great progress - each participant had a lovely feature on top of the sandstone monolith which gradually evolved from the stone, all the while echoing and complementing the natural textures and layers of the rock.

...these 2 photos are courtesy of Edith Ann,

....Ken contemplating,

...Edith Ann's foliage,

...Judy's spiral font,

...Kim's obelisk,

...Katie's font with rose quartz,

...Roman's carved numbers,

...Cathy's platypus,

...Craig lending a hand,

...Caroline's fern frond,

...James' 'shhh',

...Ken's 'be still',

...Vivienne's peaceful image,

...Sally's mystical image,

...Barry's 'Peace' letters,

...Michael carving 'peace',

Don't forget the official open days, when the installation will be in place amongst the trees, are Sunday 23rd Sept., and Saturday 6th October, 10 till 4 both days.

See you there.

Peace in the Trees

Our Creative Spaces Activities have commenced with a huge amount of energy - literally!!

Local sculptor, Craig Medson, is leading an enthusiastic bunch of art4place members and supporters at the beautiful Maleny Retreat, Booroobin, on the edge of the escarpment.

Participants are carving lovely large sandstone blocks - transported last week from Helidon and split by Craig and his team.

The theme, naturally, is 'Peace in the Trees'. The sculptures will form a column of tranquil monoliths on the edge of the escarpment with the glorious views of the glasshouse Mountains in the background.....

The Open Days for the public to help celebrate the installation are Sunday, 23rd Sept, and Saturday, 6th October, 10 - 4 both days....wanderings, musings and meditations to be enjoyed and shared by all.

...gentle hands carving,

...James and Craig with some heavy duty help,

...Edith Ann with the delicate touch,

...Barry and his 'peace' lettering,

...Sally allowing the stone 'to speak',

...Caroline taking a much needed break,

...all hard at work,

...and look out for out art4place flags signing our activities over the next 4 - 6 weeks.



'Creative Spaces' activities

We now have more details re the upcoming projests - dates, times, places, and phone numbers if you'd like to participate.

The first activity will be a great one for kids and adults alike - held in conjunction with the famous Growers Market at Witta.

Come along and make a beautiful paper lantern and get your fresh vegies and other locally grown produce the same morning.

Major Grant for Creative Spaces 2012

The art4place Committee was very excited to receive at letter from the Sunshine Coast Council at the end of May notifying us that our application for funding for Sunshine Coast Hinterland Creative Spaces 2012 (Creative Spaces) had been successful. We have been awarded a grant of $10,000 towards the cost of the initiative.

©2012 Screen dump - SCC supporting the arts 

We are pleased to receive this grant. Of course more funds would have been welcome but we recognise that funds are limited and there are a lot of organisations applying for funds to do things to create a better communities across the SCC area.

The funds we received means that Creative Spaces 2012 will go ahead. The funds will cover the costs of six placemaking art activities we plan for the Creative Spaces including:

• Workshops and installations for children in and around the Maleny Library titled Water Creatures of the Obi Obi;
• Workshops, a film and fun in the park for children  titled Celebrating the Glossy Black Cockatoo;
• A fabric sail installation titled Sailing Inland – celebrating the tall ships and hang gliders (see planned installation in earlier post here);
• A lantern making workshop and installation titled Creative Sparks – celebrating our cooperative history;
• An installation of painted floating leaves celebrating the use of lagoons on the Hinterland for important social gatherings titled Celebrating love and unity (see planned installation in earlier post here); and
• A two-day sandstone carving workshop and installation of sandstone monoliths celebrating peace and the environment titled Peace in the trees.

Creative Spaces is being held during the same period as Arts Connect’s Open Studios 2012 . Arts Connect and art4place are working together to give visitors to the SC hinterland a great art experience in September and October 2012. Exact dates and times of the six art4place Creative Spaces placemaking activities will be announced in the near futures.

©2012 Barry Smith - Sandstone monolith amongst the trees - The Southern Vermont Arts Center 

The photo above is a sandstone sculpture monolith in the outdoor sculpture collection of  The Southern Vermont Arts Center. It is hoped that Creatives Spaces Peace in the Trees will result in an installation of sandstone carved pieces similar to this.

Notes from art4place March Meeting

©2012 Noela Mills - Detail from Placemaking art path - HBC -created by art4place

• Promotion: art4place is re-developing the original DL card used for promotion; and is considering other promotional card options including postcard and business card formats.

• Placemaking art map: In the past art4place developed a placemaking art walking map for Maleny. We are investigating a DL card that combines promotional and the placemaking art map. This would be provided to information kiosks and art related outlets.

• Funding and support: art4place has demonstrated that it is making a contribution in the placemaking art sector in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. It is now time to put the organisation on a more stable financial footing so that it can take on larger projects and be in a position to independently sponsor minor community activities. To enable this consolidation and development process art4place is exploring additional funding and general support options, including:
o Local Council grants linked to economic development and tourism;
o Federal Government grants linked to festivals and special events such as World Environment Day; and
o Presenting to local Service bodies re our activities and possible sponsorship for community placemaking art activities.

• Insurance: art4place is investigating new options of covering ‘in the field’ activities in the future. Past activities were covered by the auspicing body’s insurance.

• Next art4place meeting: 4.30pm, HBC 38a Coral Street Maleny, 7th May – open to members and other interested people.

©2012 Noela Mills - Detail from Placemaking art path - HBC - created by art4place