By Michael Doran
Yering Station has been displaying artworks in its gallery since 1999 and each year gives around 10 artists the opportunity to showcase their work in the stunning surrounds of the winery and tasting rooms.
Gallery director, Dr Ewen Jarvis said, “We are committed to exhibiting the work of both established and emerging Australian artists and we take applications throughout the year. Around October we sit down and select the artists who will have their work exhibited the following year.
“We have the Main Gallery in the ground floor tasting room and also have a smaller space in the winery viewing area on the first floor. Generally we rotate exhibitions every four to six weeks and with the large numbers of visitors to the winery it gives the artists great exposure.”
Currently in the Main Gallery is ‘Beneath the Surface’ by Oliver Ashworth-Martin which runs until 17 February. A mix of drawings, prints and bronze casting, the works focus on seed pods depicted as multi-dimensional models in a variety of forms.
The collection give a perspective into the inner-sanctum of the seed pod that presents their complex inner structures in a whole new light.
Yering Gallery Director, Dr Ewen Jarvis said “that when exposed in the artworks, the native seed pods resemble multi-dimensional models and as vessels they embody nature’s ongoing cycles of renewal, growth and decay.”
In the winery viewing gallery is ‘The Stillest Hour’, a photographic collection showcasing Victoria’s highland forests by Chris Taylor.
“In my photography I seek to capture those stillest hours, when no words are spoken. Such moments tell my own story and somehow express my efforts to better understand the forests,” he said.
“Through photography, I strive to create new connections enabling a heightened appreciation of our unique forest ecosystems, which I hope will lead to more enlightened conservation outcomes.”
All commissions from sales associated with Yering Station’s Arts Program are donated to The Leukaemia Auxiliary of the Royal Children’s Hospital. More info at www.yering.com/visit-yering-station/art-gallery/
