Venues closed Wednesday 16 September

All Kingston Arts venues and galleries will be closed on Wednesday 16 September. Our Box Office will not be monitoring calls and emails on this date.

Whichever Way the Wind Blows artworks

A brooch made from discarded plastic lollipop sticks. The lollipop sticks are weathered from the environment and have chew marks on the surface, they are stacked together in a linear fashion with a brass imitation lollipop stick made by the artist in the middle of the brooch. — Lori Hakim, 'You Suck Brooch', 2024, Discarded Lollipop Sticks, Brass, Stainless Steel, 8.2cm W X4.1cm H

Two necklaces made with semi-precious gems and fishing lures at the centre. The fishing lures were washed up on the beach during storms. To the left a black fish lure, with black beads on one side and pearl beads on the other side. On the right a luminescent fishing lure in a pearly white with a green stripe, clear glass beads are threaded on one side and pearls on the other side. On both necklaces the pearl beads come from the mouth of the fish and are graduated in size to resemble air bubbles. Both fish shaped lures have red/pink coloured beads on the belly of the fish which reads like roe, blood or innards — Melinda Young, 'Swimmers', 2025, Fishing lures washed ashore during storms, freshwater pearls, hematite, vintage coral from a broken necklace, vintage Czech glass, carnelian, silk cord. Each 40cm length

A photo of a necklace, made of 10 king scallop shells covered in shiny, metallic soft pink leather — Gabbee Stolp, 'Soft Shell Necklace (Pink Scallop shells)', 2025, King Scallop shells, leather, thread, 60 x 50 x 3cm

An installation image of 6 pieces of weathered plastic which have been constructed into assemblages of different coloured plastics, connected with thread, beads and pearls. The pieces are fragments which have been connected together in unusual ways, the discarded plastic is a focus in this image. — Regina Middleton, 'Dreaming of Discover Bay installation', 'Discarded' Exhibition 2023, includes weathered plastic collected from Discovery Bay VIC, reclaimed glass beads, silk thread, brass & sterling silver, varied sizes 6x4.5x1.5cm - 8.5x18x4cm, Photo Credit: Carli Wilson for Boom Gallery.

An installation image of a small sculpture made from a found tangled mass of beach-washed nylon fishing line (faded fluorescent yellow, turquoise, and pink), including delicate remnants of dried seaweed. A handmade cluster of copper mussel shells are attached to the tangled object with a brooch pin, blending naturally into the weathered knot of flotsam. — Liv Boyle, 'Mussel Escort (found object with brooch)', 2024, heat patina copper, sterling silver, beach plastic – nylon, seaweed [Anzac beach, Phillip Island], 65 x 84 x 75mm approx.

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