Wolfgang at Australia’s Gestalt Publishing drops me a line to say that the Heathcote Cultural Centre in Applecross, Western Australia will be the host to an upcoming exhibition entitled Gestalt: The Art of the Graphic Novel from Thursday 10th of April to Sunday 18th of May. From the official description: “Gestalt: art of the graphic novel is an exhibition of sequential illustrations (and the creative process behind them) by some of Australia’s finest emerging graphic novelists including Mel Tregonning, Skye Ogden, Anton McKay, Chris Bolton and Mark Welsh. To be opened by Gary Chaloner, award-winning writer/artist on Will Eisner’s John Law.”
(pages from ‘Night’ by Mel Tregonning)
I can’t help but notice on the Heathcote site it mentions the cultural precinct is on the former home to a ‘mental reception home’, which I’m guessing is more likely to mean a mental healthcare facility than a spot for receiving telepathic messages; for some reason the thought of a comics art exhibition on the site of a former mental facility makes me smile, even on a Monday morning.
April 7th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Gestalt Publishing eh? Never heard of them, think I’ll check their website… what the? WALDO’S HAWIIAN HOLIDAY? Learn something new every day.