Dorothy Berry, Not titled, 2002, foam, material, texta and cotton, 40 x 36 x 1 cm
Meditation on a Bone: Albert Tucker beyond the Modern at Heide
Artist and curator Glenn Barkley has mined Albert Tucker’s library and archive to explore how Tucker’s fascination with art of the past and other cultures informed his painting over the decades. The work of Dorothy Berry and Adrian Lazzaro will be included in the exhibition Meditation on a Bone: Albert Tucker beyond the Modern at Heide Museum of Modern Art, running from 1 September 2018 to 24 February 2019.
Terry Williams, Guitar, 2017, mixed media, 115 x 28 x 16 cm
Free
Process and Presence at Frederik Meijer Gardens, Michigan
Through the finest examples of three-dimensional practice (sculpture, ceramics, performance, installation and video art), this exhibition emphasizes the relationship between disability and the fundamental human experiences of change and embodiment. This innovative project is organized jointly by DisArt, a Grand Rapids-based arts and culture organization promoting full participation of disabled people in the arts, and Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
Julian Martin, Not Titled (AFL Player), 2014, pastel on paper, 38 X 28.5 cm (detail)
Free
Pop! Reflections on Popular Culture @ Wangaratta Art Gallery
We're excited to say heading to regional Victoria to collaborate on a fabulous project Pop! Reflections on Popular Culture, which runs from 24 November 2018 to 3 February 2019. Throughout recent history, popular culture themes, aesthetics and sensibilities have informed what artists create, shaping the way we reflect on our culture and mirroring our values and culture back to us. Featuring over 20 artists from Arts Project Australia, broader Melbourne and Wangaratta, POP! Reflections on Popular Culture explores this continual impulse through collaboration between Wangaratta Art Gallery and Arts Project Australia; featuring the work of Arts Project studio artists alongside invited contemporary artists and works from the Wangaratta Art Gallery Collection.
Anthony Romagnano, Grooving, 2018, greylead pencil and pencil on paper, 35 x 50 cm.
Free
2018 Annual Gala @ Arts Project Australia
With 144 artists practicing in the Arts Project Australia studio each week, the Annual Gala exhibition showcases over 200 works from our talented artists. Displaying an intriguing, inventive and thoughtful range of artwork, including painting, drawing, digital art, photography, printmaking, ceramics and sculpture, the show is a celebration of Arts Project studio artists and their practice. Join us on Saturday 1 December from 3-5pm for an afternoon of music performance by Craig Dermody and Caroline No (solo), as well as a sausage sizzle. There'll…
Cathy Staughton, Catherine Bell Lady Hot Dress, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 92 x 84 cm
Free
ON A TANGENT @ Horsham Regional Gallery
On a Tangent explores the artistic practice of several artists who draw inspiration from the unexpected or digression through change of course. Some artworks have developed unintentionally through other projects, anecdotal evidence of different intentions; some works have developed through fleeting, personal encounters; while others see the possibility of the unremarkable reinvented or explore overlapping influences. Like a bolt from the blue from the stream of collective consciousness or by being lead down the garden path, these artists draw insight…
Kaye McDonald, Not titled, 2015, gouache and paint pen, 28 x 38 cm.
Lines and Colours: Kaye McDonald Solo @ Arts Project Australia
Kaye McDonald is a painter and ceramicist who has a continuing fascination with repetition and mark making. Many of her 2D works represent pure abstraction, revealing a sensitive consideration of composition, colour and energy. Her recent works depict something between a star-scape and white noise: patterns of line work and dots are applied to the surface of the paper using various mediums such ink and paint pen over a transparent background of watercolour wash, resulting in artworks that have a…
Dionne Canzano, Elvis and Lisa Marie, 2018, pastel on paper, 36.5 x 38 cm. Detail.
Whatever You Love, You Are @ Arts Project Australia
Whatever You Love, You Are explores personal identity through ideas and ideals surrounding companionship, partnership and intimacy. Taking conventional notions of romantic love as the departure point, the group show explores the broader ‘metaphysics of love’ and devotion, whether between soul mates, best friends or family, and what this means for us. Curated by Suzanne Brown and Anna-Maria O'Keeffe, the exhibition brings together Arts Project studio artists to reflect upon the loves and ‘likes’ recurrent in each artists’ oeuvre. 2…
