The latest exhibition for a creative cooperative launched two decades ago, with the aim of bringing together local artists to develop professional practices and create opportunities to exhibit and sell their work, is being held later this month.

The Fresh Arts Inc 'Masters Inspired' exhibition promises a “captivating and timeless experience” during December, supporters say, with members from the region coming together to showcase works inspired by the great masters, past and present.

Ramien’s Timber Company will host the exhibition with an official opening in their Cobbora Road showroom on Friday evening, November 28.

The exhibition will then run throughout December, Heather Ramien from Ramien’s Timber Company said.

“We are thrilled to be hosting the upcoming Fresh Arts exhibition. Max and I have supported Fresh Arts in the past,” Heather revealed.

“Every member of the group has their individual style and preferred medium, so we’re excited to see their works and how the masters have inspired them,” she added.

Drawing encouragement from the greats, past and present, was an exciting challenge for the artists; witnessing how each interpreted these themes will be exciting in itself, Fresh Arts members and exhibitors Jayne Hutty and Sandra Gaffney said.

“The theme for this exhibition was inspired by a conversation Sandra and I had about the value of studying, emulating, and responding to the great masters of art,” Jayne said.

“Their iconic works, which many of us first encountered through art history books, continue to offer endless lessons for artists of today and tomorrow,” she added.

In this, they saw the chance to re-imagine some of the great artistic works of history.

“We saw this as a wonderful opportunity for our members to step beyond their comfort zones and create pieces inspired by these masters; not exact replicas, but personal interpretations and creative responses,” Jayne said.

“We warmly invite everyone to visit the exhibition, explore the works on display, and see if you can guess which artist or masterpiece sparked each creation,” she concluded.

Reflecting on her experience as a passionate student of art history and accomplished artist, Sandra believes that it is on these titans’ shoulders that future artists stood.

"The art we do today is built on a background of thousands of years of people producing art; both ancient and modern art is so inspiring, and its study develops us as artists,” Sandra said.

“Since we have such a great opportunity to study 'the masters', we thought that as a group we could take up the challenge to produce our own works that are inspired by artistic masters," she revealed.

Fresh Arts was founded in 2004 with the aim of bringing together local artists to develop professional practices and create opportunities to exhibit and sell their work.

Members organise a variety of exhibitions each year, as well as create dates and workshops for skill development.

For further details, follow Fresh Arts on social media.