Located in suburban Goodwood, the Goodwood Theatre and Studios is a buzzing Fringe venue. In Bill’s Bar, a casual hang out for a pre-show drink, Hart
Street Art presents ‘Catalyst’, an exhibition featuring local, emerging artists - Aggie Stav, Charlotte Meekins, and Krystal Cave, as well as the debut photographic exhibition by Olivia Gloss. This is a community-focused art exhibition with interactive installations with a focus on inclusion and accessibility. 

Stav’s works are bold, bright, and dynamic. Some are reminiscent of botanical forms whilst others are purely abstract, inspired by the imagination. The
botanical style pieces stand out on the brick and stone walls of Bill’s Bar purely by virtue of their scale.

Meekins is is an Australian contemporary artist who creates landscape paintings on canvas that reflect the cathartic experience that she finds in nature. The
colours are subdued, reminiscent of the works of historical Australian landscape artists – trees of muted greens and browns, and ochre cliffs, with moody grey
skies, golden sunsets, or the bright blue skies of our warmest days.

Ballpoint pen, highlighter and watercolour pencils provide the tools for Cave’s detailed drawings/doodles. These tools create incredibly detailed images with
hundreds – maybe thousands – of gestural marks built up in many layers to create a final piece. The colours are bright and combined in ways that create
movement, depth, light and shadow in all the right places. These works are worthy of close inspection to see the ground of highlighters and pen in detail.

Tucked out the back of Bill’s Bar in the Hallway Gallery, is Olivia Gloss’s ‘Art in Motion’ series of photographs. Gloss finds a sense of freedom through the lens
and this is reflected in the photos that show paint dripping from a hand, splattering as a foot stomps on it, and splashing when it is slapped. Through
these photos, Gloss seeks to express themselves in ways that words cannot.

Whilst the main exhibition was contained within the confines of the building, I did not find the interactive elements of the exhibition. I can only assume that
they were located outside in the entry alley and did not have time to explore further before my next show. Tactile tours and sensory experiences are available
– an excellent offering for inclusivity and accessibility.