Monsoon Passage is the opening exhibition of the Go Troppo Arts Festival 2009.MONSOON PASSAGE, an exhibition of art work at the Old Sugar Wharf in Port Douglas opens the festival on October 2 and runs until October 11. Curator, Christine Eyres, wanted to see what would happen if she gave twenty dynamic artists the same parameters. She set the theme of 'Monsoon Passage' and stood back. Monsoon was defined as the season of wind usually accompanied by heavy rains, the rainy season or as a deluge. In the tropics the monsoon takes place during the hottest time of the year. In Australia that is November - April and the monsoon can be active during that period, when it moves in waves into the southern hemisphere in response to a low pressure system formed over the centre of this great land mass. Passage could be thought of as passing from one state or place to the next, a section of text, enactment - the passing of a law, a journey, a short section of a musical composition, the motion of one object relative to another eg 'The Passage of Venus', a movement in classical dressage, a passage between or connecting rooms or an area where forms merge into one another, particularly in shadowed areas. Artists were free to interpret the theme in any way and with the material of their choice. 
Judy Richards delights us each year with something different and usually quirky. 
Pottery of unique beauty comes from master potter, Lone White, who displays her technical brilliance with this medium. 
We have elegant sculptural pieces from Roland Nancarrow. 
Elements from the environment feature in the striking sculptural pieces of Susan Doherty 
and the beautiful silk hangings of Jill Booth (right). Simon Poole gives us something different, including environmental art in the form of a sound installation. 
A rare treat comes from Adele Outteridge whose art form is the making of exquisite books. 
The environment also influences Gail Shaw, who entices us to see beauty in the patterns of nature. 
Wendy Scanlon also uses elements from the environment in her decorative wall pieces. 
Wim de Vos' paintings are full of strength and soul. 
Terry Johnston's colourful pieces play with the elements of life in the tropics 
and Christine Eyres is inspired by the vitality of the mangrove systems. 
Brilliant use of colour is seen in the work of Keith Scanlon 
while humour and quirkiness are part of the work of Robyn Baker (left) and Ed Koumanns. 
Cara Stevens combines paint, photography & natural elements to make her stunning abstractions of nature. 
Jim and Josephine Cobb paint the Australian outback in a refreshingly traditional manner while Stephanie Milne's paintings reference the tactile nature of her subjects. Come back to 'Monsoon Passage' as often as you like. The Sugar Wharf is the festival's information centre as well as being the venue for many exciting arts workshops so please "drop in" for another look at the artworks and a chat with artists during the ten days of the festival. To top of Monsoon Passage
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The exciting results will amaze and delight you.
