Art and coats!

A new art exhibition by Ketakii Jewson-Brown and Shaye Hardisty opens April 4 at the Old Ambulance Station Gallery, Nambour.

The exhibition, The Sunshine Coat Project, features a collection of coats alongside a photographic essay that will be on display until April 29.

Ketakii Jewson-Brown and Shaye Hardisty dive deep into the layers of place, memory, belonging, fashion, and Nambour. It is essentially a love letter to Nambour through fashion, photography and video as told through the lens of this interdisciplinary artistic duo.

The two artists have collaborated with 11 other creatives to bring a richness and diversity to this exhibition that will reflect the uniqueness of the township of Nambour.

Ketakii is a fine art photographer based in Maleny, who has exhibited at The Cooroy Butter Factory, Horizon Festival and The National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. She highlights the wonder in the people and places that surround us and reminds us of our innate playful natures as humans.

Shaye Hardisty is a seamstress and musician based in Mapleton. She has taught workshops and played music across the coast, including Woodford Folk Festival’s Bushtime, and the Festival of Small Halls. She believes in sustainability when it comes to fashion and only sews with either recycled or organic materials, using scraps in clever ways and following up with suppliers to find out where things are not only manufactured, but grown.

Most of the fabric used in this project has been digitally printed on Eco Drill, an organic and recycled cotton by Next State Print, a family-owned business based in Thornbury, Victoria.

Throughout the exhibition there will be an opening night on April 4, a sustainable fashion speaking event on April 28, featuring key Slow Fashion advocates, followed by the closing party with local bands, drinks, a food truck and heaps of radness held on April 29!

For more information visit: instagram.com/thesunshinecoatproject, and closer to the exhibition via the gallery’s website:theoldambulancestation.com