Silk Purse Arts Centre

To Sep 13 Touchstones. Painters Somayeh Fanaei (pastel), Seoul Kim (ink/watercolour) and Alejandra Morales Garza (acrylic) recontextualize traditional motifs and imagery from their respective cultures to find a sense of connection and identity. Sep 16-Oct 11 Words + Pictures. Text-based art that transcends language through arresting design & imagery by Renée Alexander (English calligraphy/illustration), Jincheng Gan (Chinese calligraphy), Marley Kong (mixed media), Charles Mayrs (paintings/letterpress books), Sanaz Ravasani (Persian calligraphy/abstract painting). Opening Oct 14 Between the Threads. Sivan Baron and Natalie Schuler incorporate fibre arts into their work – Baron embroiders her linocut prints of treasured memories while Schuler stitches eating utensils into paintings discussing eating disorders.