Anything goes for new art show

CREATIVE limitations are being thrown to the wayside by members of the Ballarat Society of Artists with the group’s latest exhibition all about exploring art without restriction.

The show, called Anything Goes, launched at the Mercure Ballarat with works to remain on display until Sunday 24 March.

BSA member Sue Clarke said, as the title suggests, the exhibition will be free of theme or limitations.

“Our last exhibition at the Mercure was around November and the only dates we could get for this year was now,” she said.

“So, it’s been a conscious decision to have it be very open because of the timeframe between both.”

Sixty pieces between 30 group members will be on display for the show which will be held at the Mercure’s gallery and cafe space.

Clarke is exhibiting two wood block prints, titled Grampians View and Grampians Visited, both of which depict the titular region.

“They’re both abstract pieces based on the Grampians from a workshop I did up there in September with Grampians Brushes,” she said.

“We had to focus on what was around us to pull different images from the environment.”

Clarke said she’s enjoyed the lack of limitations in exhibiting her work.

“I think it’s great not to have a theme sometimes because it does give you that freedom,” she said.

“You get to focus on what you want to do rather than fitting it into a group setting. We’ll have a few new artists who haven’t exhibited with us as well which will be exciting.”