Opening Night Invite

You are invited to attend Shell Collection Exhibition Opening Night

May 30

6.30pm

Who Art Thou Gallery

Ground Floor

Gosford Town Centre

hope to see you there

Open Invitation

You are invited to contribute a simple

drawing to this collective art work!

Shell Collection

Thankyou to all those people who have already sent eO their
shell drawings.


We would like to involve as many artists, Central Coast residents, friends
of the Central Coast and friends of artists as possible!

We aim to have at least 100 drawings which will also form
a part of a collective projected image.

We are a third of the
way there!

If you have not already done so
please send a half a4 size drawing of a shell you would
find at your nearest coastline - the
drawing can be as crude or as intricate as you please-
and send or "drop in" to:

Sharyn or Betty

(addresses will be provided at request, email

eo_inc@hotmail.com or billi_hogarth@hotmail.com )

The closing date is 10 May 2008 and exhibition opening is 30th May (more details later).

Please contact eO Secretary, Sandra Walsh at eo_inc@hotmail.com

for more details.

Sophy's Shell

Sophy Webb of Woy Woy has sent me her "drawing" of a shell she found at Umina Beach several years ago. Sophy included a note to say that she most enjoys drawing in photoshop.

If you would like to contribute to "Shell Collection" an exhibtion sponsored by eO and Gosford City Council, all you have to do is draw a shell you would find on your coastline, on half a4 size paper and post it to eO. For the address and more details

please contact eo_inc@hotmail.com

Your Shell Collection.....

The exhibition will be held at
Who Art Thou
Ground Floor
Town Centre
Gosford
from Saturday 31st May
commencing with
an opening
at 6.30 pm and followed
by refreshments and gathering

WHOARTTHOU GOSFORD

The exhibition will show a collection of shell drawings
from Central Coast residents and visitors plus
a projected virtual shell collection constructed from
the drawings.

Shell Collection Brief

As a Central Coast resident, or occasional/
frequent visitor, you are invited to
participate in the Shell Collection Project,
sponsored by eO incorporated and
Gosford City Council.

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As coastal dwellers and visitors, the beach
is our haven, our recreation, our leisure, our solace, our nature.
We are drawn to our beautiful coast time and again.
We have all, overtime, been compelled to gather
and collect shells from our beaches.
We use them in our crafts and arts as reminders of
our happy times. Whether removal of these shells
contribute to erosion of our fragile coast is not certain.
But the pleasure gained from the action of the gathering
as well as the use of the shells is universal.

Shell Collection Locally

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Throughout history, Australian coastal dwellers have
used this available resource for nourishment, production and pleasure.
Locally, early white settlers recovered shells from Aboriginal Middens
to crush and mix with lime for construction and reinforcement
Of Sydney’s street walls.

How to be involved

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You are invited to be a part of Shell Collection Collective and Exhibition.
All you need to do is:

Draw an East-West line on a map from your place of residence, mentally or literally, to the coast. Note the beach closest to your residence. You may wish to use the map from http://www.whereis.com/whereis/home.do

Visit the beach and note the shell types which gather there. If you like, take photographs and research the types of creatures which previously resided in the shells.

Draw a shell on a half A4 piece of paper using basic drawing tools such as pencil, texta etc. if you choose to use charcoal or pastel, please "fix" the drawing.

Digitally photograph or scan the drawing and send the jpeg to eo_inc@hotmail.com or artnarara@bigpond.com
Jpeg format should be 72 dpi and 400 x 600 pixels (for assistance, contact Sandra or David at eo_inc@hotmail.com ).

Send your original shell drawing to eO inc. c/- (address to be provided upon request). Please print your first name and suburb at the front of your drawing, and if you like, your age.

On a separate piece of paper, please provide your full name, address and email address if you have one. This information will be kept for administrative purposes only.
Please send jpeg and original by 10 May 2008.


Shell Collection is a contemporary, community project.
It highlights and draws upon our involvement with environment, history, community, creativity and most of all, our sense of place.
Enjoy!

Breathing Colours

Come and share
Opening Night with
Sandra Walsh

Wed 9th April
6-8 pm

44 Darling St,
Balmain

Ph. 0295558543

All Welcome

Open Wed to Sat 10-6
Sun 11-4

9th April to 4th May

If you are an eO member and would like your exhibition advertised here, or you have a story to tell, please contact Sharyn at eo_inc@hotmail.com

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Sculpture by the Tent

http://flickr.com/photos/61094688@N00/2050858279/

eO's current project Shell Collection combines a Contemporary Sculpture concept
with a Community Arts approach.

Next Saturday 8th March 2008, eO will be promoting our
Shell Collection project at

Art InTent: Ceci n’est pas Baba

Kibble Park
Gosford

from 11am

If you would like to know more about Shell Collection or
"Art InTent"

please contact eo_inc@hotmail.com





The Shell Collection project is sponsored by: