Blue Moon director Charlie Ryan speaks at the opening of the artist collective in January.
Emerging and established Mornington Peninsula artists have a new space in which to display their works after the opening of the Blue Moon Artist Collective last January. The temporary space on the former site of the Blue Moon hardware shop in Red Hill South will host a revolving collection that includes paintings, photography, prints, sculpture, pottery, furniture design, jewellery, and illustrations.
The artists include painters Margaret Amond, Mary Schepisi, Charlie and Gee (Gerald) Ryan, Joshua Searle and Michael Leeworthy; photographers Elizabeth Clancy, Oliver Altermatt and Philip Robertson; and sculptors Jean Sheridan, Amy Leeworthy, Amber Skehan, Emma Cleine, Natalia Milosz-Piekarska and Mark Richardson.
The premises have been provided rent-free by owners the Burgess family, with the rest of the project being funded through the Cocoon Projects from Blue Moon’s director and fellow artist Charlie Ryan. The Blue Moon has also been supported by Frogs Pond Vineyard, Cellar & Pantry Red Hill, The Epicurean, Red Hill Brewery, Burnley Brewing, Three Bays Water, and Five Creative.
The space is managed by volunteers and has no formal gallery commission, but most of the artists have chosen to donate 20 per cent from the sale of their works to community groups or not-for-profits, including the Red Hill CFA, Red Hill Consolidated Primary School, and Save Westernport.
The Blue Moon Artist Collective is open from 10am-4pm daily at 169 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South. For more information, go to www.bluemooncollective.au or follow the collective on Instagram @bluemoonartistcollective
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