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Newsletter Volume 8, No. 1 Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society March 2016

Hello ADFAS Members!

This year’s ADFAS Sunshine Coast program began with a special Valentine’s Day afternoon lecture presented by member, Dennis Panchaud at the Maroochy Bushland Botanic Gardens. As you would expect the theme was love. Dennis gave an interesting and informative lecture on love customs of Renaissance Italy; catering co-ordinator Jacqui decorated the afternoon tea tables with roses and all things pink; and Vicki organised a romantic raffle prize of chocolate and champagne. Everyone enjoyed the afternoon immensely. Thank you so much Dennis for making this event possible.

We have now started on our second year at Matthew Flinders College. I’m sure we all enjoy this

excellent venue. Our first evening lecture on 20th century photography saw the abandonment of

our love theme. Paul Harris presented us with some very confronting and compelling images of

war. I can no longer subscribe to the belief that all’s fair in love and war! Paul did include

photographs of more uplifting subjects, some amusing and others charming, but all interesting.

But let me return to our love theme. I’d like our Society to continue for the year as we started, with

love, in the form of friendship and inclusion. Let’s take pleasure in the company of each other and

our visitors as we enjoy the wonderful line-up of lectures on so many different subjects on our

2016 program. ADFAS members are drawn together by a common interest in the arts. To quote a

former mayor of Chicago: Politicians don’t bring people together. Artists do.

As always I look forward to sharing our lecture evenings with you at Matthew Flinders College.

Best wishes Alison

Thank you to Sunshine Coast Choral Society and Matthew Flinders String Quartet for entertaining ADFAS SC members at our annual AGM and

Christmas Party.

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Welcome to 2016 New Members

I am very pleased to welcome 31 new members to ADFAS Sunshine as of the middle of March this year. It is wonderful to have new members attending our lectures and enjoying the vast array of material presented each month. Not only is it a terrific opportunity to enjoy high class presenters with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in their field, but also a very rewarding social interaction with other like-minded people over a drink and light supper after the lecture. A very warm welcome to all our new members and we trust all will have a very enjoyable year. Karin Woollatt Membership Secretary.

Janice Acreman Trish Arden Pauleen Cass Peter Cass Carolan Ciot Sally Collins Herb Fenn David Craig Lilian Gibson Zenda Gourley-Hack Fiona Hamilton

Carole Hansard Rob Mabin Kris McKenzie Ida Montague Barbara Norman Peter Quick Sarah Seeberg Heinz Seeberg Louise Simons Margaret Simons Lindy Jamieson

Gillian Skinner Robert Stynes Karian Ten Bosch Dale Wall Averil Way Margaret Welshe Doug Welshe Merran Williams Lesley Wilson

Love and Marriage in Renaissance Italy – a Valentine’s Day Treat

Sunshine Coast Lecturer, Dennis Panchaud, Spreads a Little Love

Magnificent cities, enviable art, music and culture, timeless beauty of the country side, food and wine to die for and, of course, Dennis Panchaud’s Valentine’s day lecture “The Art of Love in Renaissance Italy. Certainly a treat to begin the year! On Valentine’s Day and at the delightful Maroochy Botanic Gardens, Dennis treated us to

a lecture about love, betrothal and marriage in Renaissance Italy. We discovered how the different aspects of love were represented in art from the 15th century Ferrarese School of Verona through to the allegory and symbolism of Titian and Veronese in the sixteenth century. Thank you Dennis and the organisers for a most enjoyable introduction to the 2016 ADFAS SC year.

What a fabulous introduction to the ADFAS year!

Bob Pearce and Mark Woollatt Dennis and Alison

Valentine’s Day Lecture

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Nick Jackson raises a glass to Bob Pearce, 2016 Cellar master.

ADFAS SC - Behind the Scenes – Your Local Chapter 2016 - A New Committee and New Ideas

Our December AGM saw the election of a new committee for 2016. We also said farewell to long standing committee members Nick Jackson, Lyn Waite, Nick, cellar master, and Lyn, catering co-ordinator, aided by their indispensible partners Heather and Geoff, had both spent the past three years ensuring that all members were able to enjoy one another’s company along with a wine and supper after each lecture. Thank you for your long and dedicated commitment to these roles. Thank you also to Mara Miller who has so ably overseen the library over recent years. Mara’s commitment to ADFAS and her love of books and writing is well known.

New committee members have generously and willingly come forward to take on new roles and we thank them sincerely for their commitment. For any society to grow and flourish a strong and committed backroom organisation is essential.

The 2016 committee is: Chairman: Alison Bennett, Vice Chairman/Publicity: Jane Boaler Treasurer: Peter Quick Membership Sec: Karin Woollatt Committee Members: Bernice Anderson Bernice Callenbach Janine Eldred - Barb Gilroy Jacqui Hollis - Vicki Houlahan Yvonne Koster – Jill Wood Bob Pearce - Dennis Panchaud

ADFAS, The Association of Australian Decorative and Fine Arts, currently has 35 different societies. ADFAS SC belongs to Cook Circuit which includes societies as far flung as Cairns, Rockhampton, Mudgee, Narrabai, Gold Coast, Byron Bay and Kurrangai in Sydney. As a member you are eligible to attend lectures in any society in Australia.

NADFAS our parent body in the UK, has 375 local societies. As an ADFAS member you may also attend lectures at any of these societies. Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire and Solent, Hampshire

are our twin societies. If per chance you are planning an extended visit to the UK, why not consider a visit. Contact Chairman Alison for more information.

Jacqui Hollis, Peter Quick and Karin Woollatt

Jane Boaler and Vicki Houlahan at Valentine’s Day lecture.

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Future Lectures – Mark Your Social Calendar Now!

18th April: Australian Film – Defining Moments in a National Cinema – Dr Karen Pearlman (Aust) - Australian film history from the early 1900s to the present. Enjoy clips and images revealing defining moments such as the 1911 banning of bushranger films, the 60s legislation requiring ads on Australian TV to be made here, the crass but entertaining genre films of the 70s, 80s and 90s and the current wave of indigenous films.

23rd May: Gustav Klimt - Time Stimson(UK) This lecture seeks to locate Klimt within the social background of Vienna in the early 20

th century, explore the femme fatale images, sensuality and decadence of the times

while also investigating his charming personality and idiosyncratic art.

20th June: Modernism’s Antipodean Migration: The Australian

house from the 1930s to the present day: Adrian Boddy (Aust) 1930s architects Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright were at the forefront of the architectural revolution that became known as Modernism. This presentation examines the influence of these ideas on Australian domestic architecture and concludes with an analysis of examples of the contemporary Australian house.

18th July: Telling the Time throughout the Ages: Kevin Karney (UK) This lecture looks at how people have measured time, when events should happen, how long they should take, the drive to accuracy, who needed to know the time and how we are alerted to the ‘now’. It also discusses time-telling devices, many produced with exceptional intricacy, craftsmanship and beauty.

29th August: Ruins and Romance: Early women travellers in the Middle East- Sue Rollin (UK) The story of four extraordinary women who ventured to the Near East when travelling beyond Europe was still largely a

male preserve: Lady Mary Wortley Montague who joined her husband on his post to Turkey in 1716; Lady Hester Stanhope, the first European woman to visit Palmyra, Syria; Isabel Burton and Jane Digby who married an Arab sheikh.

September 18th SIA (Special Interest Afternoon) - A King’s Mistress, a Queen, and an Empress: Cultural consorts and courtesans in 18th century French: Martin Heard (UK) Madame du Pompadour, Marie Antoinette and Josephine Bonaparte were arguably most important figures of their times in the patronage of the arts and as arbiters of fashion and taste during the late 18

th and early 19

th

century France. Many artists and artisans produced some of their finest works and gained

celebrity through their patronage. However, in an often misogynistic world, these women bore the brunt of much criticism and satire.

September 19th: Paris in the Naughty Nineties: Concepts and perceptions of the Belle Époque - Martin Heard (UK) Explore the colour and

excitement of the evolving, bohemian city of Paris in the 1890s; the paintings, prints and satirical cartoons of the Belle Époque, Toulouse Lautrec and the emergence of talented and inventive artists such as the young Picasso.

24th October: Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown & Humphry Repton:

English landscape design in changing times 1738 to 1816 – Keir

Davidson (UK) Using images of plans, paintings and drawings, as well as modern photographs, Keir Davidson explores the very different backgrounds of Capability Brown and Humphry Repton, two most important designers of the English school of landscaping and its renewed popularity recent times.

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ADFAS Members Showcasing their Talents

Introducing Carolan Ciot, silversmith and jewellery maker. How often is it that thwarted childhood dreams emerge later in life as long term passions. This is certainly so in Carolan’s case. As a fourteen year old Carolan’s interest in metal and her determination to join the high school metal work class ran into the solid brick wall of indifference. Despite eventually securing her headmaster’s permission, the dream ended when the metal work teacher refused to ‘have a girl’ in his class. Incidentally, a fellow student, a teenage boy, keen to become a chef was co-opted into manual arts rather than Home Economics. How the world has changed!!

However undeterred by convention, Carolan did pursue her passion. She began working with metal but took a different pathway. Today we have a silversmith with over 30 years experience

Imagine Carolan’s delight after retiring and moving to the Sunshine Coast to find the Buderim Craft Cottage and a vibrant group of local silversmiths right on her doorstep. What a network this group has: hosting master craftsmen workshops and joining with local, regional and

national jewellery and silver smithing tutors and summer schools.

“I love working with silver and stones. I find my inspiration in colour, texture and especially nature. My jewellery comes first from a single idea and this evolves somewhat organically into an original piece; a piece reflecting a combination of these three elements.”

Many ASDFAS members also find Carolan’s love of nature and silver smithing irresistible. What woman can say no to a stunning individual pendant or clasp just made for that special outfit!

Editor’s comment: See above L to R - Bette Tipper, Carolan Ciot, ADFAS SC Life Member and past chairman, Mel Tipper, and past chairman, Helen Milne, at the Buderim Easter Fair. Mel, Carolan and

Helen are all current ADFAS members and members of the Buderim silver smithing group.

2016 AGM and Christmas Party

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What’s On at the USC Gallery! 7

th April – 14

th May: Nikon-Walkley Awards:

The Nikon Walkleys, today’s highest honour in

Australian journalism, celebrate excellence across all

media.Now with over 30 categories, including

photojournalism, the awards recognise the work of

photographers across a range of genres. The

exhibition of the 2015 finalists and winners reflect

diverse stories – from politicians to everyday folk,

from backyards to the furthest corners of the globe.

19th May – 2nd July: Print Council of Australia Exhibition “Regional Marks”:

OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 19 May, 6.30pm - 8.30pm. FREE event and

refreshments provided.

This six week exhibition will celebrate the Print Council of Australia’s fiftieth

birthday and showcase innovative print making through traditional and

contemporary methods of established and emerging local printmakers of the

region. All print forms, traditional through to digital on all printable surface

mediums, will be supported by a series of hands on demonstrations and workshops

conducted by printmakers as part of the public programs offered by the Gallery.

ADFAS Congratulates Amy Sotheran 2016 USC Scholarship Winner

Amy Sotheran, second year USC student from Glasshouse Mountains studying aBachelor of Computer Based Design - majoring in e-media and graphic design, and minoring in photography, was announced the 2016 winner of our annual student scholarship. Amy expressed her excitement and gratitude to members following her introduction to members at Paul Harris’s March lecture on photography. “I am so appreciative of the ADFAS society for providing students the opportunity to be immersed in a wide variety of art. The opportunity to work in the Gallery that the scholarship also involves will greatly benefit my broader skills and knowledge. Finally, the money from the scholarship will help me buy equipment which will enable me to further my photographic abilities.”

We wish Amy every success with her studies and practical work this year.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Jason takes a well earned bath after saving his property

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Gallery Highlights – Members Share their Perspectives

Tom Roberts Exhibition – National Gallery - Canberra While visiting Canberra in December, I was fortunate to see the Tom Roberts Exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia. This wonderful exhibition brought together a most comprehensive collection of over 130 paintings, prints and sculptures, borrowed from public and private collections. Here all could see the originals of “Shearing the Rams” (1888-90) and “A Break Away” (1891), and the 3 metre by 5 metre painting of the “Opening of the First Federal Parliament in 1901”, which usually hangs in Parliament House.

In contrast to his well-known Australian landscapes, Roberts also painted commissioned portraits of prominent Melbourne businessmen, theatrical figures, society ladies and friends. During a period in England he painted English landscapes, and the contrast between the brilliance of the Australian light and the more muted greys and blues of English skies is distinctive. I truly hope other members have had the opportunity to share this most inspiring exhibition. Bernice Anderson Committee Member

Asia Pacific Triennial 8 – GOMA Brisbane Many members certainly enjoyed Dr Sally Butler’s most interesting June lecture last year on Contemporary Asia Pacific Art. Many have already visited GOMA and APT8. This exhibition featuring works of 80 artists and groups from over 30 countries, has a strong human rights element which exposes deep seated political and economic imbalances and injustices. Artists from such diverse countries UAE, Iran, India, South Korea, Cambodia, Myanmar, Japan, China, Australia and New Zealand are all represented along with cinema programs and activities for children and families. Be quick if you haven’t already visited APT8 - closing 10th April.

Khvay Samnang - Born in Cambodia, Khvay has created several groups of

works centred on Cambodian development and human rights issues. His protest photographs, shot in several locations depict the artist pouring buckets of white rubber sap over his face and naked body, obscuring his features and masking his identity. The series alludes to the recent and ongoing establishment of more than 300 000 hectares of foreign-owned rubber plantations, displacing local villagers and destroying the homes of communities and places of spiritual significance.

Thai born Paphonsak La-or’s recent series 'Silent no More' 2014-15 features empty landscapes around Fukushima and Futaba in Japan, areas abandoned following the 2011 nuclear disasters. He has viewed the terrain obsessively through Google maps and discovered a connection between these quiet, uninhabitable landscapes and his frustration with the tumultuous political situation in Thailand.

Lui Ding - China - "New Man"

Self Portrait

Tom Roberts “A Break Away”

“Shearing the Rams”

Hit Man Gurung - Nepal

Khvay Samnang’s “Rubber Man”

Paphonsak La-or

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ADFAS Travel - 2016 Academy Travel is an Australian-owned travel company,

dedicated to providing tailored small group journeys for

individuals and associations. Academy Travel is a qualified travel agency. As well as

managing your tour booking, our experienced consultants are happy to assist with all

aspects of your travel, including international flights, pre and post-tour

accommodation and travel insurance. ADFAS Travel is managed by Academy Travel, a

specialist provider of cultural tours to Europe, Asia and America. Each year Academy Travel

conducts 15 to 20 tours in fields of archaeology, architecture, fine arts and music. The tours are

designed to reflect the interests of ADFAS members and friends.

Coming Up: 2016 May 2016: Villas and Gardens of Central Italy: Sicily and the Aeolian Islands

In the Footsteps of Beethoven - Bonn to Vienna

Art Trails - Amsterdam to Paris

June – July 2016: Gardens of Southern England Finland and Iceland with Greenland Extension

If you are interested in a tour then contact:

Academy Travel on :http://academytravel.com.au/adfas/ or Telephone: 02 9235 0023

Thank you to all members who supplied articles and photos for this newsletter.

Disclaimer: The information presented in this newsletter is based on information provided by the members and friends of ADFAS Sunshine Coast, every care has been taken to trace and acknowledge copyright. The publisher tenders its apology for any accidental infringements. The editor and volunteers involved in the production of this newsletter do not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the content of the newsletter.

Yvonne Koster - Newsletter Editor 2016

AGM and Christmas Party 2016

Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society Sunshine Coast ABN: 91 792 901 750 Postal address: PO Box 1592, Buderim Qld 4556 Email: sunshinecoast@adfas.org.au

Chairman: Alison Bennett: Ph 5326 1856 Membership Sec: Karin Woollatt 54790550