That’s exactly how it felt when we celebrated our 10th birthday at Queenscliff Gallery (QG).
With the ongoing glum vibes that have poured in since COVID, it felt so great to throw a party and celebrate the collaborative efforts of fellow artists, business owners, friends, family, the community, and our brilliant patrons who helped us cross the milestone.
It truly went off, sending us flying into the next decade.
Running a commercial gallery is really hard work. Establishing one in a town you have no affiliation with is even harder. And not ever having run a gallery makes it a little trickier still. Managing chronic illness adds more spice, and then we had a pandemic, and it wiped out the workshop arm of our business.
It got tricky.
But Theo and I are great at pivotting – we’re experienced self-employers.
We’re also great at commitment and prioritising what needs to be done, steering steadily over the speed humps and planning as precisely as life allows.
Our eye is on living a great, artful life – no matter what.
So what’s the agenda for the next 10 years?
We take into account the big freeze that COVID seems to have laid over event attendance and socialising, and the barging in of AI. We take our decade of experience and pile it on top of our big instincts and love for art.
The path forward appears.
Before anything else, we drag the press back into the gallery – our beautiful big girl who formed the whole purpose of QG.
We LOVE printmaking. We love workshops, we love process, we love tangible, hands-on, tactile production. We looooooove paper.
And this girl has already got to work. She has begun to beckon curiosity and instigate fabulous conversations. She is steering into the next decade with her magnificent contrast to AI.
The more digital the world gets, the more valuable she and her work become. So too, all handmade art.
The world now thinks before making purchases (well, not when it comes to coffee and avocados, maybe), but certainly when it comes to lovely objects. So people want to know they’re buying well and that they’re buying special, they’re buying quality.
Art is that.
And people want to hang out with nice people and gather where they feel camaraderie and where like-mindedness and the love of art exist.
This is where we – and the next 10 years will be.
You know where to find us.
10/10: Queenscliff Gallery Celebrates 10 Years
Exhibition dates: Nov 13 – Dec 8, 2025
