Serpentine Arts

Decadence

From the 4th of November

until the 3rd of December 2016,

the Serpentine would like to present to you

'Decadence'.

A celebration of 10 Years of Art and Community.

Book your diaries for Friday the 4th of November...

It is a celebration of our arts community,

and you are invited to join us to celebrate

the Gallery's 10th birthday.

Vote in the People's Choice Award

as you peruse the fine works of our local artists

We are delighted to have the new show opened by

Arts Northern Rivers CEO Peter Wood.

Dress Decadently - prizes for best dressed

Doors open at 7pm till late.

Refreshments available.

Special guest performers for your enjoyment including:

Poetry by local poet Wera Teves.

Fire performance by Vivian & Lea from the SCU Fire Club. Dance with Jim Hobbs and the Rainbow Tribe.

'MC'ing by Lismore’s unratified Town Crier Katrina Alexander.

And Anthony Smith, from Icehouse and the Flowers,

will be playing tunes from his upcoming solo album

ranging from piano pieces to electronica.

WE would like to congratulate

Susannah French

with a bottle of bubbles

for coming up with the theme

for our celebration.

Marking a milestone:

the Serpentine's 10th anniversary

as a fully volunteer-run,

not-for-profit community gallery

* 10 Nov 2006 - 10 Nov 2016 *

The Serpentine - A moment in time: follow this link to read about the Serpentine's beginnings.

Due to unprecedented interest and public demand

we're extending our Tenth Anniversary Celebration Exhibition

until Saturday 03 December 2016.

Tell your family, tell your neighbours, tell your friends!...

and especially tell your art-loving and well-heeled contacts to pop along to the Serpentine

Wed-Fri 10-4pm or Sat-Sun 10-2:00pm

while they still have a chance to see one of the most diverse and impressive exhibitions

hung in the Serpentine's amazing 10 year history.

They can also find their favourite and vote for it in the People's Choice Award.

Sunday 30th October 2016: The gallery's street view gets a decadent 'make-over' -

Theodore Kennett-Raj and helpers dress the windows in preparation for our big event.

Mid-afternoon on 4 Nov 2016: "Decadence" exhibition final touches -

Fiona McConnachie, Corinne Batt-Rawden and Guy Ingram ensure that all artwork labels are correct and in place.

The artworks

2016 Serpentine People’s Choice Awards

1st prize - $200 donated by the Serpentine Community Gallery -

'Gaia in Chains' (detail right)

oil on canvas

by Michael Clifton

2016 Serpentine People’s Choice Awards

2nd prize - $100 gift certificate donated by

Armisteads Quality Picture Framing & Gallery -

'Booragah Boothrum'

acrylic on board

by Gilbert Laurie

2016 Serpentine People’s Choice Awards

3rd prize - $50 gift certificate donated by

Premier Art and Framing -

'With Humour In My Pocket'

pen & watercolour on paper

'Hills of Home'

diptych in acrylics

by Janet Hassall

'Without a Care'

acrylic on canvas

by Corinne Batt-Rawden

'Freedom Fighter'

relief print

by Marilyn J Smith

'Boy Robot'

mixed media

by Lindsay Hunt

'Eros'

machine embroidery

by Paulette Hayes

'Hoper'

acrylic on canvas

by Dougal Binns

'Solstice'

oil on canvas

by Michelle Gilroy

'Pearl In The Green'

oil and enamel

'32 Triangle'

acrylic

by Leigh Arnold

'Transition'

mixed media

by Justine Rose

'Breaching Whale'

ceramic

'Home'

acrylic on canvas

'Nude and Vines'

charcoal/acrylic/watercolour

by Greg Fletcher

'Digital Decadence 1'

photography & cgi

'A stitch in time'

mixed media

by Claire Chatfield

'Arena'

mixed media

by Martin Gallagher

'Last Supper'

mixed-media

'Dynamism'

photography

by Rachael Windress

'Morning Natasha'

gouache on paper

by Susannah French

'Trolley Man'

acrylic on canvas

- winner Of the Fulton Trotter Art Prize -

by Peter Dickson

'The Wheels of Justice

Turn Exceedingly Slowly'

acrylic

by Helen Cooling

'The Needle'

Repurposed and up-cycled parts

by Charlie Hurcomb

'HCTC''

mixed media on paper

by Jeremy Austin

'Goat Fish'

acrylic on linen

by Carolyn Cleak

untitled

acrylic

by Mbatha Nguta

'She Dances for Rain'

acrylic on canvas

by Marilyn J Smith

'Composition of Life'

mixed media

'Wolf'

acrylic

by Jackson Reid

'Bluey'

acrylic on paper

by Theodore Kennett-Raj

'St Matthew' and 'David'

acrylic artworks by Jackson Gooch

'Nest' and 'Hatch'

pen on paper artworks by Kim Coleman

'Left To Right Fashion'

acrylic on paper

by Theodore Kennett-Raj

'Dawn'

oil on canvas

by Michelle Gilroy

'Biomechanical Mechanic'

Repurposed and up-cycled parts

by Charlie Hurcomb

'Nude With Chair 1'

hand-coloured print

by Greg Fletcher

'Philantia'

machine embroidery

by Paulette Hayes

'Louisa Leaning On Stool'

charcoal on paper

by Greg Fletcher

'The Dreamers'

oil on canvas

by Michelle Gilroy

'Heading For Open Water'

oil on canvas

by Martin Gallagher

'Digital Decadence 1'

photography

by Sue Alford

'Hinterland Wonderland'

acrylic

by Janet Hassall

'The Duality of a Parallel'

graphite on 300gsm paper

by Martyn Fox

'Digital Decadence 2'

photography & cgi

by Sue Alford

'Two Robots Fighting'

mixed media

by Lindsay Hunt

'Tablelands Tableau'

acrylic

by Helen Cooling

'Webley & Stitch Desert Prowler'

Repurposed and up-cycled parts

by Charlie Hurcomb

'Steam Vortex Accumulator'

'Juggernaut Traction Engine'

Upcycled vintage Elna sewing machine,

repurposed machine parts

by Charlie Hurcomb

'Vulcan 5'

'Brutus'

'Parabolic Transducer'

bespoke lighting, repurposed and up-cycled parts

by Charlie Hurcomb

'Crucifixtion of the Gentle Ego'

oil, ink, infused Shellac & wax

by Ken Swan

'Power of One'

mixed media

by Martyn Fox

'Digital Decadence 4'

photography & cgi

by Sue Alford

'Buff'

acrylic on paper

by Theodore Kennett-Raj

'Marry the Figure Within'

ceramic

by Ray Moller

The Serpentine's 10th Birthday Celebration

"Decadence" opening: An exuberant crowd of art-lovers dropped by the gallery to enjoy the art and help celebrate the Serpentine's 10th birthday

The Serpentine Community Gallery was honoured to have its 10th birthday celebration

commence with a Smoking and Welcome to Country ceremony given by

Nimbin-based Bundjalung artist Gilbert Laurie, of the Yaegl and Widjabul peoples.

Smoking and Welcome to Country ceremony given by

Bundjalung artist Gilbert Laurie.

The night's MC, Lismore's unofficial town crier, Katrina Alexander & Serpentine

committee president Guy Ingram

Opening speech by Arts Northern Rivers CEO Peter Woods

Opening night goers took time to appreciate all the art forms on display, be they visual or performance.

Vivian and Lea from the SCU Fire Club bedazzled with their fire manipulation skills.

A recital by poet Wera Teves drew the audience's attention

Jim Hobbs and the Rainbow Tribe posed for a pic following

their dance tribute to Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights (below)

After a much appreciated solo performance, musician

Anthony Smith, ex Icehouse & the Flowers, was joined by

Wera Teves and Gene Sayer for an impromptu jam session.

1st prize winner of the Best Dressed Award Vanessa, aka Butterfly, (centre) is pictured

enjoying the entertainment with friend Lauren (left) and the art with friend Kay (right).

She received a voucher entitling her to an hour massage donated by Elisa Brownhill of Mirific Massage.

Winning 2nd place,

and receiving a bottle of Brut

donated by artist

Susannah French,

was Alice (centre left),

posing with her prize and

friends Selena and Alexandro.

And in 3rd place was local ray-of-sunshine artist/poet Ray Parry

who headed home with some delicious

Porperzi Italian Nougat donated

by Ceres Deli and Bulk Foods.

Having served us well during our first 10 years, the

old Serpentine gallery sign (left) has been 'retired'.

Now, as we enter our second decade of community

service, a fresh new sign (right) created by

artist/gallery volunteer Ken Swan welcomes visitors

to the gallery. Many thanks to Ken who has also

done a wonderful job of re-vamping the gallery's voting/suggestion box (below).

SERPENTINE COMMUNITY GALLERY

17 Bridge St, North Lismore, NSW, 2480.

Contact (02) 6621 6845 or serpentineartsgallery@gmail.com

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