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Existing Art Works The Beautiful and Useful Studio has a large body of work of existing artworks, created with a range of artists from a diverse background. The collection has a particular focus on works with a First Nations narrative, Art for Children and Families, Diversity / Inclusion / LGBTQI+ themes, and the Natural World including sustainability. ​ The works reflect our love of colour, our extravagant use of print, and our Australian playful sense of humour. All works maintain our signature hand crafted aesthetic, our textiles master-craftsmanship attention to detail, a rigorous approach to engineering and safety standards, and ease of installation. ​ ​ ​ ​ MAPALI public art / first nations / community / performance HARBOUR GARDEN public art / museum / artists with intellectual disabilities ADAPTATION public art / community / artists with intellectual disabilities LOVE, AT PARRAMATTA public art / lgbtqi+ / community UNWRAPPING gallery / community / environment SPIN ENERGY public art / community Say Hi Proudly based on Gadigal Land, the beautiful City of Sydney We use 100% Renewable Electricity A member of the National Association of Visual Artists The Beautiful and Useful Studio hello@itsbeautifulanduseful.com Unit 2 / 414 Botany Rd, Beaconsfield NSW 2015

Adaptation Adaptation was a multi regional gallery collaboration creating an organic inflatable sculpture from a series of online mark making workshops. This bold experiment asked: Can separate regional communities come together digitally to create a large scale collaborative artwork? The answer is: YES ✅ About: Adaptation looked at how Communities adapted to working in new ways during the Covid pandemic, and used how clusters of organisms work together as a visual metaphor for this freestanding inflatable sculpture. ​ Created entirely online in zoom workshops, Adaptation collaborated with almost 100 regional creatives from very different backgrounds including creative industry professionals, retired couples and artists with intellectual disabilities. The works created in digital workshops were adapted - merged and collaged by the studio into cohesive art textiles which were then used in a three dimensional sculpture. The sculpture and framed textile art then toured the regional centres and featured at Sculpture by the Sea in Bondi NSW and Cottesloe WA. ​ Team: Creative Leads: Matthew Aberline and Maurice Goldberg Consulting Engineer: Beta Engineering Manufactured by: The Beautiful and Useful Studio Gallery Collaborators: The communities of The Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Albury City Public Art Grafton Regional Art Gallery Maitland Art Gallery with Mei Wel Disability Network and Sculpture by the Sea: Bondi / Cottlesloe History: The work was used by CreateNSW to promote the Regional Art Touring funding stream.​ Despite COVID, the work was shown at The Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Albury City Public Art, Grafton Regional Art Gallery, Maitland Art Gallery and Sculpture by the Sea Bondi and Cottesloe. ​ Sustainability: Textiles made from recycled PET polyester. Manufactured using 100% renewable electricity (Solar). All polyester waste re-recycled onshore by Sealy. Proudly based on Gadigal Land, the beautiful City of Sydney We use 100% Renewable Electricity A member of the National Association of Visual Artists The Beautiful and Useful Studio hello@itsbeautifulanduseful.com Unit 2 / 414 Botany Rd, Beaconsfield NSW 2015

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WORK IN PROGRESS SITE​ ​ Important Dates: Freight leaves: Installation Date: Notes: ​ Social Media Handles: @thebeautifulandusefulstudio ​ Access to Site: Cleaning: Files to Download Safety Work Method (SWMs) Click here to add your description of what the File contains. 25MB Download Engineering Certificate Click here to add your description of what the File contains. 25MB Download FR Certificate / Textile Data Sheet Click here to add your description of what the File contains. 180KB Download Insurances $20M Public Liability $20M Products Liability $5M Professional Indemnity $250,000 Property in Care 80KB Download Studio Marketing Package Click here to add your description of what the File contains. 25MB Download Project Marketing Package Click here to add your description of what the File contains. 25MB Download Frequency Asked Questions Click here to add your description of what the File contains. 25MB Download Invoice Click here to add your description of what the File contains. 25MB Download Contract Click here to add your description of what the File contains. 25MB Download

Unwrapping Commissioned by the Grafton Regional Art Gallery for the opening of their new gallery complex, Unwrapping was a community led art project looking at sustainability and single plastics - aimed at changing a community's relationship to waste. About: The project harnessed the power of the 'craft circle' to engage in conversations and increase understanding of plastics and sustainable alternatives. ​ Participants were asked to put a value upon waste by collecting their single use plastic over a 4 week period, and use it as a creative mosaic medium. ​ The project accessed different parts of the gallery demographic: school children, practising artists and hobby creatives. ​ The artists were also available during the opening week of the installation to discuss sustainability in the gallery with viewers, whilst adding to the interactive DIY mural. ​ Team: Creative Leads: Matthew Aberline and Maurice Goldberg Manufactured by: The Beautiful and Useful Studio Gallery Collaborator: Grafton Art Gallery Community Collaborators: Friends of the Grafton Art Gallery / Workshop Program, Cowper Art Gallery and Studio, and the Grafton High School. History: Commissioned by the Grafton Art Gallery, in conjunction with an onsite residency, for the opening week of the new gallery complex. ​ Participants and viewers were engaged in conversations around single use plastics, and building an understanding of sustainable alternatives, degradable vs biodegradable options, and methods of recycling in partnerships with Clarence Valley Council Waste. ​ Sustainability: Textiles made from recycled PET polyester, with single use plastic embedded onto biodegradable cellulose film sponsored by Compost Me. Proudly based on Gadigal Land, the beautiful City of Sydney We use 100% Renewable Electricity A member of the National Association of Visual Artists The Beautiful and Useful Studio hello@itsbeautifulanduseful.com Unit 2 / 414 Botany Rd, Beaconsfield NSW 2015

Love Pop Created for The Greater Cities Commission and Technology Park for Sydney World Pride 2023. About: Love Pop is an inflatable art installation by queer artist Matthew Aberline with the Beautiful and Useful Studio. This immersive work borrows from pop artists like Andy Warhol and creates a small universe of imaginary queer products that celebrate diversity, inclusion and love. Each piece has a series of actions for the viewer to act out, developed with writer Catherine Moore, to help each viewer imagine new ways they can spread the message of love and acceptance. “We wanted to create something ridiculously fun and gorgeous, a riot of magic-texta and emojis - but with a warm hearted look at how love works in our society." ​ Team: Creative Leads: Matthew Aberline and author Catherine Moore Consulting Engineer: Beta Engineering Manufactured by: The Beautiful and Useful Studio ​ Sustainability: Textiles made from recycled PET polyester. Manufactured using 100% renewable electricity (Solar). ​ Restaging Opportunities: There is opportunity to restage this work. Proudly based on Gadigal Land, the beautiful City of Sydney We use 100% Renewable Electricity A member of the National Association of Visual Artists The Beautiful and Useful Studio hello@itsbeautifulanduseful.com Unit 2 / 414 Botany Rd, Beaconsfield NSW 2015

Ocean Blue Like a giant picture book, Ocean Blue creates an immersive journey targeted at young children and their families - telling the story of how Forests, Rivers and Oceans are all connected. ​ With art work tailored to the 4 - 7 yr old demographic, the work has delightful images of cheeky crabs, grumpy seagulls, and hidden octopuses to be discovered by young viewers. ​ The environmental message is also embedded into the work: 95% made from recycled PET, and created in a studio that uses 100% renewable electricity. It opens positive conversations of change, hope and sustainability for young people. About: Just like a giant picture book - the work is heavily illustrated with a narrative of how Forests, Rivers and Oceans are all connected. Much of the detail is physically quite low in the work - targeted specifically at very young people to discover. By day the inflatable art work is brightly patterned and detailed with a deliberate 'done by hand' feel, by night it becomes an illuminated landscape with internal led lighting. History: Premiere at the Rockhampton River Festival. Team: Creative Lead: Matthew Aberline Consulting Engineer: Beta Engineering Manufactured by: The Beautiful and Useful Studio Sustainability: Textiles made from recycled PET polyester. Manufactured using 100% renewable electricity (Solar). All polyester waste re-recycled onshore by Sealy. Restaging Opportunies: There is opportunity to restage the existing work, or to redevelop the artwork (ie the textile art) using the existing staging system. There is the opportunity to incorporate a new collaborating artist. Proudly based on Gadigal Land, the beautiful City of Sydney We use 100% Renewable Electricity A member of the National Association of Visual Artists The Beautiful and Useful Studio hello@itsbeautifulanduseful.com Unit 2 / 414 Botany Rd, Beaconsfield NSW 2015 About: Just like a giant picture book - the work is heavily illustrated with a narrative of how Forests, Rivers and Oceans are all connected. Much of the detail is physically quite low in the work - targeted specifically at very young people to discover. By day the inflatable art work is brightly patterned and detailed with a deliberate 'done by hand' feel, by night it becomes an illuminated landscape with internal led lighting ​ History: ​ ​ ​ Team: ​ ​ Engineering: ​ ​ Sustainability: Textiles made from recycled PET polyester. Manufactured using 100% renewable electricity (Solar). All polyester waste re-recycled onshore by Sealy. ​ Restaging:

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