Grounded

Radford Junior School art teacher Ms Robyn Evans will be exhibiting a suite of drawings and sculptures as part of the Grounded Collective exhibition opening at Belconnen Arts Centre this Friday at 6pm.

The Collective consists of three Canberra-based artists who either met or worked together at Radford College. Ms Robyn Evans currently teaches in the Junior School and Ms Sabina Moore formerly worked at the school, mostly in the Creative Arts department. The third member, Ms Amanda Andlee Poland, now retired from teaching to pursue her art practice full-time, was Head of Creative Arts at the College from 2014 to 2020.

A shared curiosity about the Canberra region's environment and the benefits of working together led them to form The Grounded Collective in early 2023. The group’s current exhibition project involves researching local sites (Tidbinbilla River, Red Hill and Mount Ainslie) to extend their individual and group art practice.

"Just like our work as educators, the value of our artist collective is in the deep dialogue that happens, and it has been a powerful way for the three of us to explore other perspectives and ways of working," says Evans. "We warmly invite all members of the Radford community, especially our current and former art students to come to the opening or drop in to the Belconnen Arts Centre over the summer to see our show."

Evans was supported to create new work for the exhibition by ArtsACT.

Grounded opens at 6 pm on Friday 6 December at Belconnen Arts Centre (West Gallery) ACT and can be viewed until 2 February 2025.

For more information visit the Belco Arts website.