Artists and Artworks

Strand Ephemera 2011 included 36 artworks from 77 artists (this included groups of artists who worked on a single artwork). The artworks were well spaced along the Strand with particular attention paid to being able to see the next artwork in either direction, encouraging visitors to walk the entire length of the exhibition. Previous feedback indicated that having clusters or gaps did not encourage visitors new to the event to continue to explore works.

Calls for expressions of interest were widely circulated, including being sent to public and commercial galleries, the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA), various free web listings, galleries, curators, and sculpture departments at tertiary institutions.

The artist meet-and-greet, now a regular part of the program, has been developed in response to the artists’ requests to meet other artists involved in the exhibition. This has proven to be an important part of networking, engendering positive relations and collaboration post-exhibition. Signage was redeveloped in accordance with previous feedback, and the common response indicated the 2011 signage was more effective as it worked in conjunction with the catalogue.

Thumbnail images of all 36 artworks are opposite, with credit lines below arranged from left to right, top to bottom.

Bernadette Boscacci & Marion Gaemers Littoral Trappings; Alison McDonald Flow II; Erica Gray Rock Anemone; Robyn Bogdanis & Jan Hynes Colours of the Strand; Jak Henson You are here; Tracey Johnson Light Boxes; Girringun Artists Bagu with Jiman; Candace Miles A beach for all sorts; Amanda Feher Flight School; Victoria Nelson Dashing Hatchlings; Steve Price (Pricey) Cyclone Lookout; Christopher Bold What happens here then?; Jean Downes Mushrooming; Aden McLeod People watching people in the spirit; Chalk Dust collective Chalk Dust; Adriaan Vanderlugt BoxFish; Fibres & Fabrics Ass. Inc I Remember When; Margot Douglas Solar Chandeliers; Rhonda Cao & Lexine McAuliffe Rays Catching Rays; Martin Wilshire Surf Rats; MJ Ryan Bennett Gifts from the Sea; Annica Stenvall Batt All Light…Inside; Simon Poole 2.5 Mowers; Fatih Semiz Transition; Sue Tilley Many Hands; Helena Rador-Gibson Zen-Ephemera; Peter Spicer The Birdseed Café & Perch; Karen Landt-Isley & Ann Vardanega Strand Obscura; Paul Kaptein The Continental Drifters #20: nimbus; Richard Gillespie The whole town is talking; Madonna Caffery Priceless; Jo Lankester Fossil Outcrop; Donna Foley & Steve Campbell I SAY; Kath Fries Swash; Wanda Bennett Pulse; Jamie Willis Silent Scream - in red.