Showing in the McAleese Gallery

Opening 4 July 2008

  4 July - 7 September 2008  

 Patrick Pound - Painting in a Library 

Painting in a Library surveys the role of the book in Pound's art over two decades. From paintings to collages and photographs, Pound's work looks as if it were made by someone who, on trying to explain the world and having failed, has been reduced to collecting it. This exhibition unpacks the notion of the library and the artwork as a copy of the world.  

Floor Talk: 11am, Saturday 5 July 2008

Also showing in the Mackay Mazda Foyer:

CROSSING THE THRESHOLD: ANN WILLIAMS-FITZGERALD

Boundless: Artists' Books from the Mackay Regional Council Collection
Cox Rayner Gallery

May - November 2008 

Since Mackay City Library began purchasing Australian and international artists' books in 1995, Mackay Regional Council's collection has continued to grow, and is now considered to be one of Australia's most significant.

In addition to providing a snapshot of highlights from this collection of artist's books, the 60 works selected for display in Boundless exemplify the diversity and inventiveness of a growing number of artists exploring this artform, one that consistently confounds and defies simple definition.  

2008 WEEKEND WORKSHOP PROGRAM

Artspace Mackay presents a series of two-day, one-off adult workshops offered on weekends throughout 2008. Workshops are held at the Mackay Town Hall, Sydney Street, Mackay and are designed to introduce participants to a wide range of art-making processes. Facilitated by talented local artists, these workshops will encourage students to experiment and have fun whilst learning valuable techniques.

For more information on the 2008 Weekend Workshop Program...

For more information about Kidspace...

Artspace Mackay is the regional art gallery and museum operated by Mackay Regional Council.

Artspace Mackay offers visitors travelling exhibitions of art and culture, historical displays, the Tate Adams Reading Room artist book collection and Foodspace licensed cafe' and restaurant.

Artspace Mackay provides the Mackay community with art workshops, educational programs, musical performances and events.

Artspace Mackay is a venue for the Mackay Festival of Arts and hosts the Australian Artists' Books Forum every Februrary.

Artspace Mackay is in the centre of Mackay, North Queensland, Australia.