Kate Cotching: 2016

Exploded Trophy, window drawing (from the inside)

On the front window of GALLERY F is a drawing of a small hand made lace sculpture I produced in 2013 titled The Disquietude Trophy. The original sculpture is a homage to the everyday challenges people quietly face without without recognition. This window drawing is an explosion of the energy and ideas that are compacted within that work, a reminder that within every little thing there is something tremendous.

Exploded Trophy, window drawing (from the outside)

The work is part of a group exhibition curated by Kerryn Sylvia at Gallery F

Fusion - Group show
An exhibition of works by local artists curated by Kerryn Sylvia for GALLERY F Mildura
November 9-26, Thurs - Fri 12-6pm Sat 10 - 2pm. Opening Wednesday 9th 5:30 - 7pm
Arts Mildura Building 39a Deakin Ave Mildura

What are your unacknowledged achievements – things taking lots of time or effort, but that only you notice? For many people, the most important accomplishments in life are stuff done each day “just” to keep everything together. Over the past four months in Mildura Kate Cotching has been running short workshops where people took on the challenge of reflecting on their lives to identify strengths, and imagining what a trophy for these might look like – and then they made it.

An installation of the sculptures produced were exhibited at Mildura Arts Centre

Yvonne Jones, My dream heart (left) and Crazy fun People (right) and Rosemary Lawson My garden (Centre) Photo by Huw Greenhough

Works by various Artists

Detail of artwork by Gulsoom Hashimi, Happy Heart in Australia

The workshop at The Mildura Eco Centre with Sunraysia Community Health Services Refugee Kitchen Garden Group

Works by various Artists

Thanks to the following organisations and groups for supporting workshops: Sunraysia Community Health Services' Refugee Kitchen Garden and Pain Management groups, The Christie Centre's ArtRageUs Studios, the Mirabinda Social Club, Mallee District Aboriginal Services Elders Group, FLO Connect, Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura Neighbourhood House and the Afghan Community.

This project is supported by the Regional Arts Fund, an Australian Government initiative supporting the arts in regional and remote Australia, administered in Victoria by Regional Arts Victoria. This project is also supported through Mildura Rural City Council's Arts Development grant and auspiced by Arts Mildura. Thanks to Huw Greenhough for the Majority of the Photography.

Tonilee Kay Lavers, Surviving Life.
Mikayla Pryor, The Melody Hits the Sound.
Anonymous Artist, Moving on.

Bianca, Friends
Shay, Free
Annabelle, Growth

Eric Murray, Dream Cup
Maureen Taylor, Family Tree
Maureen Taylor, Imagination

Jacinda Kelly, Ladder to Heaven
Joe Sadler, Golden Hand

Elizabeth Maloney, Be Happy
Aaron Kyle Rose, A K R
Josh Satori, Untitled

Joel Milne, Milly keeping calm
Erin Glasson, Trophy Medal
Neil Kelcey, Glass

Melissa Woolcock, Family Ties
Anonymous Artist, The door to achievements
Anonymous Artist, Kindness

Jan Gulzari, Calmness by happy music

Ali Sultani, Candle Light

Hilda Murray, BMX National Title

Judith Bailey, Love For My Grandson

Barry Pettit, Basket Ball Trophy

Michael Lang, People looking and having a talk

Jayden Dickinson, Exercise

Leah Harris, I'm Happy

Pam Jones, The lengths I go to
Anonymous Artist, The Flow
Kirsty James, Circle of life

Hilda Murray, Snoopy Dreaming

Molly, Untitled

Pauline Hamence, Untitled

Raihana Hashimi, Goal!

Maria Riedl, Look in the mirror will you stand?

Antonette Zema, Pearls are a girl's best friend
Judy Marshall, Togetherness, About myself and my sister coming back together
Anonymous Artist, The Creative Progress