Young artists explore shifting realms at Phoenix Gallery Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 Young artists Sofia Perovic, Mathew Taylor and Jake Durbin get ready to exhibit their work at the Shifting Realms Exhibition, running from 18 November to 1 December at the Phoenix Gallery, Bowraville. AN exciting exhibition by young local artists will open at the Phoenix Gallery in Bowraville on Saturday 18 November and run until 1 December. The exhibition will be called Shifting Realms and will explore the themes of fantasy and liminality, feature digital arts, ceramics, performing arts and painting. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au The art has been created by young people who attend the After Hours Arts and Youth Drop-in activities provided by Nambucca Valley Phoenix. Nambucca Valley-based young people aged twelve to 24 attend the After Hours Arts and Youth Drop-in from 3:30pm to 5:30pm from Tuesday to Thursday, where local artists run workshops and mentoring for participants. Practising artist and program coordinator Jack Hodges has vast experience working with youth in the art space here in Australia and abroad and has had a connection with Phoenix for some time. “Each artist is different and has their own approach to their work, some know exactly what they want to do and some are here to explore ways to get creative,” Jack told News Of The Area. “We have room for more young artists however we know it is not easy for everyone to get to Bowraville.” Bound to be of particular interest at the Shifting Realms Exhibition will be the digital arts on display. “Digital art is a very wide umbrella of things, basically any artwork you can produce using a digital system like a computer,” said digital artist Kyle Connolly, the Digital Arts Coordinator at After Hours Arts. “In Shifting Realms visitors will see three dimensional environments produced in software known as Blender which is an open source software with incredible range and a massive community.” Shifting Realms opens at 11 am on Saturday 18 November at the Phoenix Gallery, 88 High Street Bowraville. Entry is free and there will be a live performance at 12 pm on the opening day. For more information email youth@nvp.org.au or call 02 6501 0021. By Mick BIRTLES
