From 10am – 5pm - Daily

These collective shows can be viewed at:

Kirra Hill Community and Cultural Centre, Gallery Kirra

This exhibition has been curated by Shelli Bankier and is supported by Kirra Hill Community & Cultural Centre and GCCC.

Bleach* Collective at 80 Griffith Street, Coolangatta

This exhibition has been curated by Shelli Bankier and developed through a partnership with Gold Spaces. Through Gold Spaces, Bleach* is providing platforms to turn dormant spaces into temporary creative hubs.

Still in our Peak Not Quite Antique at 140 Griffith Street, Coolangatta

Opens on the 14th February. This exhibition has been curated by Avalon D’Arcy and developed through a partnership with Gold Spaces. Through Gold Spaces, Bleach* is providing platforms to turn dormant spaces into temporary creative hubs.

Bleach* Collective at 1/5 Toolona Street, Tugun

This exhibition has been curated by Shelli Bankier and developed through a partnership with Gold Spaces. Through Gold Spaces, Bleach* is providing platforms to turn dormant spaces into temporary creative hubs.

The Splash Collective at 421 Golden Four Drive, Tugun

SPLASH Exhibition is a pop-up artshow curated by LMTD Space and sponsored by Gold Spaces. SPLASH will be held from 11 February to 24 February 2012 during the Bleach* Festival, and is to be a main feature of the Gold Spaces Launch on 19 February, from 4pm. LMTD Space are also staging a closing event on 24 February from 6pm.

SPLASH Exhibition Period / Opening Days and Hours

11 Feb-18 Feb: 10am to 4pm

19 Feb: 10am to 6pm Gold Spaces Launch Party Main Event: SPLASH exhibition, starts 4pm.

20-22 Feb: 10am-4pm

23 Feb: 10am-7pm

24 Feb 12am- 4pm > SPLASH Closing event, starts 6pm.

Based on the belief empty shops and buildings bring unwanted social deterioration, Gold Spaces acts as a catalyst for change by providing platforms to turn dormant spaces into temporary creative hubs. As a result, communities are empowered to pursue culturally beneficial projects, and economic fluidity is improved as areas become more attractive to prospective tenants.

Gold Spaces is based on the successful urban animation project Renew Newcastle, which uses temporary spaces to incubate projects and activities, while also contributing towards the activation of derelict areas and towns. Visit their website for more information at Gold Spaces

Bleach* would like to thank Gold Spaces and their board for coordinating the Bleach* Collective spaces listed above, for their curation of the Splash Collective space and for supporting Bleach*, space owners and creative individuals that fill these dormant spaces.

Nick Chalmers exhibition at comb artspace 23 McLean St Coolangatta

Nick is part of the new guard of surf art avant garde, and his art installation at Comb will show you why his work is held in such regard.

Over the years Nick has been creating artworks across a range of different media including acrylic and ink right through to short films and zines, blurring the line between surf and creative pursuits.

See Nick’s exhibition at Comb Artspace below Neverland from 6pm on the 18th February, Entry is Free.