THE Riddoch and Main Corner Complex has opened its social media channels to accomplished Limestone Coast artist April Hague for the cultural hub’s first programmed takeover.
As part of the Riddoch at Home program, Ms Hague will use the City Council-managed social media accounts to provide an exclusive insight into her home studio and practices, including a livestreamed art event tomorrow night from 7pm.
“While we get to show the work of artists all the time, we very rarely get to show our audience behind the scenes,” council arts and culture development officer Serena Wong said.
“It is exciting for us to be able to bring an artist’s practice to life through social media.”
Ms Hague’s work is displayed publicly around the Blue Lake city and is often done in collaboration with fellow Limestone Coast resident Charlene Riley.
Samples of her work can be seen at Gordon Education Centre, Bay Blue Expresso Bar, AF Sutton Reserve skate park, Expresso Eatery and most recently at Badenoch’s Deli.
“Ms Hague has also hosted workshops with The Riddoch and these have included a highly successful portraiture for beginners and she is also one of the facilitators at our regular life drawing sessions,” Ms Wong said.
As both an artist and art teacher, Ms Hague’s varied art practice incorporates portraiture work, figurative art, augmented reality, design and large scale mural production.
She exhibits regularly across the region and Adelaide and received the Minister’s Award for Arts Education in 2018.
“I am super excited to be the first local creative to do a social media takeover for the Riddoch Art Gallery,” Ms Hague said.
“It is humbling to have been asked and I am enjoying creating content for the social media channels that highlights my practices as a local artist and allows my community to get an insight into my life and the work that I love to create through this creative, engaging and fun medium.”
The takeover is being held throughout this week with Ms Hague detailing her favourite materials to use, techniques and a tour of her local public works.
“It has been fantastic to have April takeover and see her describe all the projects she has been working on in the past few years, I think it shows just how much we have going on in Mount Gambier, even now during COVID-19,” Ms Wong said.
