September 2024, Orange City Library. Arts OutWest is quite literally putting the work of artists on pedestals with a new touring exhibition program. This month it’s Jaq Davies in Orange.
Three dimensional artworks by Orange’s Jaq Davies are on show until the end of September at Orange City Library.
Arts OutWest’s Plinth Show shows work of a different artist, with their work displayed on portable plinths, at a different public place or visitor information centre around the Central West each month for 12 months.
Jaq Davies is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Orange. She has chosen three three-dimensional creations for her Plinth Show.
“In my artwork I use combinations of the drawn/painted line and found objects,” Ms Davies says.
“While drawing is often at the forefront of my art practice I increasingly look for the drawn line in objects such as feathers, hair, sticks, daisy chains, thorns, glass, wire and tape. This place of constant play between the two and three dimensional allows me a greater freedom with my creative language, my compositions and what it is that has inspired them. They are works rich in narrative, quietly wrapped in the passage of time.”
“The exhibition program is designed to highlight arts as a cultural attraction to visitors whilst making a new exhibition opportunity for a local artist,“ said curator, Arts OutWest’s Steven Cavanagh.
The Plinth Show program has so far been to Forbes showing Wiradjuri artist Ronda Sharpe, and Grenfell showing paintings by Diane Donohue. Work by Canowindra artist Heather Vallance is also currently showing on plinths at the Age of Fishes Museum in Canowindra.
Arts OutWest is the peak regional arts body for the NSW Central West. It is one of 15 regional arts development organisations across the state, receiving funding from state, local and federal government and working with a wide range of partners to deliver support and run strategic arts projects in the region. Contact Arts OutWest for arts information, advice or support on 02 6338 4657 or www.artsoutwest.org.au
Photos: Jaq sets up her work; the three works/ photos Steven Cavanagh.