‘STREET LIFE’ AT THE GALLERY

CREATIVE Melbourne Gallery’s latest exhibition

“Street Life” which opened at the beginning of the month with work from new and exciting regional artists, is one not to miss, writes Frank Hughes

The theme celebrates urban landscapes and reflects on the bustle of daily life in our cities

Ian Patrick Palmer brings to life through his sculptures memories of ‘the working man’ who was ubiquitous in factories, coal mines, shipyards, wearing cloth caps and steel-capped boots

Tim Rose specialises in cityscapes and buildings, capturing familiar images as diverse as a carwash and the inside of St Paul’s Oliver Lovely, who is based in Nottingham, is a location artist who sketches images in cafes, pubs, stations or football grounds and then recreates and reworks them in oil to produce work of detailed expression and texture Howie Johnson is a photography artist, who lets you focus through his lens, on familiar buildings or objects and enjoy their beauty

With work also from Kat Christou, Michelle Holmes, Mark Langley, Steven McLoughlin, Peter Watson, Rob Wilson and other Melbourne Festival Artists including Andrew Mason and Anna Roebuck, the exhibition is quite special and is a “must see”

It runs until April 8

Two new exciting projects are being launched by the gallery to further focus on the community aspirations

One will provide the opportunity for younger artists to join the resident artists and to set up their own practice based in the “spaces to create” A second will focus on bringing more creative opportunities to the community

It is hoped that additional grant funding can be obtained to bring in two project leaders to realise these ideas