Art Exhibition & Prize

Art is often seen to be superfluous and not efficient. It takes time, its production is often done in isolation, it can be very expensive and it demands hard work. Such energy could be better spent elsewhere, right? So why paint landscapes, photograph portraits, write poetry, create shapes, compose or play music?

Art is an on-going conversation. Art is an amazing forum for dialogue within our society. Although it is not the only concern for all artists to make bold statements and assert ideologies about humanity, art provides an arena where truth, identity, origins, beauty and behaviour can be explored and celebrated. We live in a complex world full of beauty and brokenness and we all respond differently to these contradictions, of joys and trials, which we are all faced with in life.      Art has the power to affect and awaken people to this world that we temporally inhabit and open up to people their own emotions. In the words of William Blake, it enables us to see ‘a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower.’ Artists and creatives have a unique place in our culture to shape and inform our communities: to tell the stories of its people, to celebrate its achievements, reflect on the anxieties and record the questions of our day. This is reason enough for art.

Church by the Bridge is excited to hold I❤Kirribilli Art Exhibition and Prize, part of its 9-day anniversary celebrations.  This year marks 125 years since the foundation of the church in the Kirribilli community and not only do we want to celebrate our birthday but also the local community we are a part of.  Church by the Bridge loves its many neighbours, its vibrant and beautiful surrounds and its unique history. We are thankful for 125 years here with you.

What better way to celebrate the things we love about our community here in Kirribilli, than through the powerful and evocative means available to us in art?