Exhibitions
Weaving Sustainable Culture
Rose GardenBoon Wurrung artist Mitch Mahoney and Yorta Yorta artist Donna Blackall present Weaving Sustainable Culture, a sculpture exhibition inspired by the Kulin Nation waterway protectors, the Balayang (Fruit Bat) and the Waa (Crow). Culminating in the form of canoes and woven fishing nets, these eco-sculptures were built by over 200 community members during educational workshops with the…
Tender gestures, loud voices
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaMovement, touch, aural rhythms and documented moments shared between friends, kin and strangers are explored in our latest exhibition Tender gestures, loud voices. Curators Madé Spencer-Castle and Jeremy Eaton bring together Australian and international artists who speak to the range of intimate encounters we have all missed in the past year. Tender gestures, loud voices…
Useless Man
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaUseless Man is a collection of over 100 art works made by award-winning artist James Hale during his two months in RESIDENCE. The exhibition will explore a multitude of things: love, death, Footscray, sex, drag queens, Seddon, art, camp, gossip, and Yarraville - inspired in theme and title by queer icon Leigh Bowery. A sequinned,…
Wrapped in Culture
OnlineIn this international exchange, Indigenous artists and Elders present contemporary versions of the Australian-Aboriginal possum skin cloak and the North American-Aboriginal buffalo robe. The two distinct, yet similar artistic traditions are historically held for both sacred and practical purposes. Wrapped in Culture was developed in a three-week workshop at Ottawa Art Gallery in 2017. You…
Hyphenated Biennial: The threads we hold together
Roslyn Smorgon Gallery 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaHyphenated Biennial: The threads we hold together is a collective record of how Hyphenated Biennial has come to be, presented as a gathering. A gathering where there is space to contemplate, a gathering where the outcome is in its process and transformation—a gathering that we wish we had. In acknowledging the time we did not spend together due…
Let’s Pull Things Apart Together
Entrance GalleryLet’s Pull Things Apart Together is artist Karima Baadilla's first solo exhibition. Her creative practice is informed by her personal quest to find her place in the world as a migrant settler in Australia, by exploring the emotional and psychological aspects of a person’s life. In her work, Karima paints on top of old paintings…
BOLD
Gabriel GalleryBOLD is artist Steven Tran’s first solo exhibition. His work is about structure and movement, featuring abstract, geometric paintings and drawings which are distinct, daring and delightful. The exhibition seeks to breakdown pressure to blend in with the crowd, encouraging people to be visible, agile and BOLD. “My work is Bold. My exhibition is all about becoming more sensitive, more…
The Purple Shall Govern: Sounds of Resistance
Amphitheatre VIC, AustraliaThe Purple Shall Govern, an exhibition and expansive public program presented by artist Roberta Joy Rich, explores the resilience of people during Apartheid-era South Africa, alongside those living on the unceded sovereign lands of Australia. Through re-framing history and her own family narratives, Roberta hopes to shed light on how the past informs our experiences in…
The Purple Shall Govern: Screens of Resistance
Performance Space 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaThe Purple Shall Govern, an exhibition and expansive public program presented by artist Roberta Joy Rich, explores the resilience of people during Apartheid-era South Africa, alongside those living on the unceded sovereign lands of Australia. Through re-framing history and her own family narratives, Roberta hopes to shed light on how the past informs our experiences in…
CLOSER
Gabriel GalleryCurators Pamela Debrincat and Michael Delaney invite you to explore CLOSER, an exhibition that encourages curiosity featuring paintings and drawings layered with rich texture and pattern. These works have depth and hidden meaning that are not always visible at first glance. We invite you to search, seek and dive into detail to explore what lies beneath the…