Kathy Mackey
Kathy Mackey is our Artist in Residence at the Ferryman's Hut this November.
Kathy’s residency ‘Let’s Organise Your Leisure’ (LOYL) looks at the intersection of art and leisure, and liminal spaces between the natural/artificial and public/private.
The Ferryman’s Hut iteration of LOYL will explore assumptions about “organised leisure” by enacting exercise and artmaking “tours” on the banks of the Brisbane River.
LOYL focuses on how the bodies of both individuals and groups represent notions of leisure and ageing as form. Initially geared mostly towards seniors, LOYL is open to intergenerational audiences and participants.
From the Artist:
“Let’s Organise Your Leisure initially responded to how I see aspects of the Gold Coast’s identity being linked to beaches, rivers, and canals – as well as how residents and tourists enjoy leisure activities as a kind of public performance. The Ferryman’s Hut is an opportunity to expand my thinking and practice into a new waterside situation and to explore these themes in the leisure zones and fresh river water of Tenerife.”
“I am interested in how Let’s Organise Your Leisure plays at the edges of art, leisure and water whilst fostering community connections through artmaking.”
Open Studio
Drop by to meet the artist and be part of her residency project this November.
15-19 November | 4pm -6:30pm
FREE
This project is presented by Metro Arts, with support from GENERATE GC, which is a City of Gold Coast initiative. Let’s Organise Your Leisure is supported by Generate GC which is a City of Gold Coast initiative auspiced by Situate Art in Festivals.