Various Seymour & District Art Society artists have landed in ARTBOX with the ‘Out of the Box’ exhibit.
Founded in 1987 by local artists in north-central Victoria, S&DAS encourages and supports people interested in creative and fine arts and promotes artistic endeavours in the broader community.
S&DAS president Terri Macdonald said Out of the Box was an exhibition of artworks that explored various themes and media.
“The exhibition promotes the diversity Victorian regional art has to offer,” she said.
S&DAS’ usual location is The Courthouse Gallery in Seymour, but it has been closed for more than 12 months due to restorations and repairs after the October 2022 floods.
“During the flooding, the S&DAS had artworks that were damaged and lost,” Ms MacDonald said.
“Fortunately, we were able to save many works through a collaboration with the Melbourne University Grimwald Centre, which saw a team of conservators visit Seymour.”
Ms MacDonald said the closure of the gallery made the society think outside the box and look for ways to take art into other spaces.
“We are excited at having the opportunity to hold an exhibition in Strathbogie Shire Council’s innovative ARTBOX, taking members’ artworks out of gallery settings and directly to the community,” she said.
ARTBOX is a mobile, professional exhibition space that provides opportunities for regional and remote communities in the shire to create, experience and engage with arts and culture.
Out of the Box runs until Tuesday, January 30, in ARTBOX at Jacobson Outlook, Nagambie.