esk studio
Studio, gallery, bookshop & art residency in beautiful Yaegl Country, Iluka NSW
looking at the future through the eyes of the past
Esk studio is a multi disciplined artist run initiative with a focus on environmental conservation, education and community building. It seeks to create an inclusive community gathering space that revolves around the elevation of ecological awareness and its relation to social well being. It is through an art lens that Esk studio seeks to create a culture of beauty, inquiry, play and awareness whilst enabling a duty of care to the natural eco-systems that sustain our lives.
current artists onsite
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Aviva Reed
Aviva Reed is a transdisciplinary visual ecologist. Her practice reframes scientific theories, particularly concepts associated with evolution and ecological categorisations. Her work moves between performance, ritual, lecture, publications and visual art. She explores time, scale and relationship using storytelling, visualisations, soundscapes and conversation.
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Al Stark
Since completing his studies at Victoria College of the Arts in 2007, Al Stark has maintained a diverse and prolific contemporary arts practice ranging from installation, wall painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing and studio painting. In utilising a diverse range of interrelating mediums Stark has formed a broad visual language that can be applied through an array of different contexts, giving his practice depth and momentum. Currently maintaining an itinerant exhibition and commission based practice, Stark has an extensive list of collectors and clients including Hotel Hotel, Sheraton hotel, Westfield and the National Gallery of Australia.