This collaborative exhibition brings together clay, fibre and community in a creative response to environmental care. Developed through a series of hands-on workshops, the exhibition features vessels that have been shaped, painted and woven by people of all ages and skill levels.

At the heart of each work is reclaimed rope and fishing debris collected from the Kepa Kurl / Esperance coastline—particularly 10 Mile Beach—by the 10 Mile Collection. Once harmful waste, these materials have been transformed, woven into ceramic forms to create striking and meaningful vessels under the guidance of local artists Naomi Stanitzki, Jess Le Monnier and Michelle Crisp.

All works are offered for sale, with proceeds donated to the Great Southern Reef Foundation—supporting vital efforts to protect and restore our marine environment.

Opening: Thurs 7 May at 6pm
Exhibition Dates: Fri 8 to Sat 30 May
Opening Hours: Tues to Fri 10am to 4pm / Sat 12pm to 4pm

This project has been developed through Esperance Community Arts and is supported by Healthway WA through Art for Wellbeing funding.

Esperance Community Arts

Esperance Community Arts (ECA) is committed to supporting a strong network between arts organisations, artists, and other community groups in the region, and to delivering  inclusive and accessible arts projects in partnership with community members.

We offer mentoring and assistance with project planning, event promotion and funding application to our members and to other community groups engaged in arts-related activities. ECA facilitates and contributes to a variety of programs that help to increase participation in the arts by supporting individuals and groups to work together, to access local resources, to expand social networks, and to express creativity and local identity.

We also provide members with access to affordable space for small workshops and informal exhibitions at 67 Dempster Street Esperance, where we can promote the work of local artists and community groups. Our volunteers also run a shop space for over 50 local artists and craftspeople to display and and sell their work.

Thank you to the State Government of WA for the funding through the Regional Arts Venues Support program supported by Royalties for Regions through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, enabling us to expand our artistic programming into our second gallery the Art Room.