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Among the Gum Trees
Artist : Katrina Elliott, 2022Title : Among the Gum TreesLocation : Gladstone Chaplainwatch Nightsafe Rest & Recovery Centre, GladstoneA mural for celebration and acknowledgement.As a part of this collaborative mural, we invited the community to design a gum leaf that expresses a thought or feeling.The Gum Tree represents all of us and our worldviews, the…
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Breast Cancer Awareness – Our Story
Across Australia, every October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; a national initiative to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. This year, in collaboration between AESTEC Services, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, McGrath Breast Care Nurse Sally Haley and local artist Katrina Elliott, we’re proud to share “Our Story.” Here we bring together…
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Margaret, CQ Stories without words
Margaret, CQ Stories without words Photographer: Katrina ElliottMedium: Photography, Samsung S8Location: Gladstone Hospital, Gallery 2 Photography is a great medium as it crosses cultural and linguistic barriers, and is suitable for all abilities. It can describe realities, communicate perspectives, and raise awareness of social and global issues. Without words, allow the artist or the subject…
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The Humming bird
Artist – Katrina ElliottLocation:– Breast Screen, Gladstone Hospital, Ground Level Permanent CollectionProject – June2020 Hummingbirds when hovering in mid-air can flap their wings at astonishing rates, which vary from around 12 beats per second in the largest species, to in excess of 80 in some of the smallest. Of those species that have been measured in…
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2020 International Year of the Nurse and Midwife
2020 was designated as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife by the World Health Organization in recognition of the contributions they make and the risks associated with nursing shortages. Our Community would like to take this wonderful opportunity to also say THANK YOU to our nurses and midwives for the great work…
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Through the door
Artist – Katrina ElliottLocation:– Gladstone Hospital (former Emergency Department) Permanent CollectionProject – November 2019 This mural acknowledges and celebrate the people that use this space to access services at this facility – Staff, service partners, patients and visitors. The bright colours in the background are a reflection from the view we can see looking back into…
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CQ Blossoms- Biloela
Artist – Katrina ElliottLocation:– Biloela Hospital , Antenatal Assessment Room.Permanent CollectionProject – August 2019 This newly refurbished space plays an important part of caring for pregnant women and their neonate(s). The project involved research in native blossoms in the Biloela area. Creating a modern design and painting of one wall mural and one door mural…
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New office
So excited to be setting up my new office, well for the next couple of months. I am starting the new project in the hospital courtyard this time. The maintenance crew dug deep in the basement to find me this old steriliser unit. Works a treat to put tiles and succulent plants on. We just…
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Aunty
Artist – Katrina ElliottLocation:– Gladstone Hospital Courtyard, Permanent CollectionProject – June to November 2019 This project is a mosaic sculpture in the form of a woman – we’re calling her “Aunty” – and she’s a symbolic figure of care, assistance and hope. With this mosaic we’re wanting to bring awareness and reflect on the impact domestic…
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Gratitude Tree Mural
Location:– Level 1 Corridor, Jan – April 2019 This mural was part of the Artz Hub project run by local Artist, Katrina Elliott. Over 150 patients and Staff from the hospital were involved in this colourful collaborative artwork. Each one of these tiles expresses thoughts of Gratitude often led with a wonderful story. Gratitude, or…