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September 2021
Georgia Hill, Act Now (detail), 2019. Photo: Adam Scarf
Bushfire Brandalism | Various Artists
A collective group of Australian artists, we have been driven to reclaim public advertising space with posters speaking to the Australian government’s inaction on climate change and the devastating bushfires. “As a collective group of Australian artists, we have been driven to reclaim public advertising space with posters speaking to the Australian government’s inaction on climate change and the devastating bushfires. We do not accept that this situation is ‘ business as usual’. We are making these issues visible in…
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Unpreparable, detail image of installation, polyester resin, ash from the bedroom of the artist’s child, fire damaged children’s shorts, pegs, clothesline, wood. dimension variable, 2020
Unpreparable | Fiona Lee
Artist and climate justice activist Fiona Lee lost her family home near Taree to the catastrophic bushfires in November 2019. She was compelled to respond to comments at the time from the Deputy Prime-Minister that the idea of linking climate change to the ongoing bushfire crisis were “the ravings of pure, enlightened and woke capital city greenies.” Days later, Fiona and her family arrived on the steps of the NSW parliament armed with a bucket full of ash from what…
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Daniel Agdag working on Lost Propery Office, 2017
The Lost Property Office: The Exhibition | Daniel Agdag
Lost Property Office reveals the insight and process of creating the meticulously hand crafted stop-motion short film by Artist and Filmmaker Daniel Agdag and Producer Liz Kearney. The art deco, post–industrial inspired world was realised by hand through cardboard sets over 18 months. The entire film was fashioned from over 2,500 sheets of recycled cardboard, patiently hand-cut using 1,287 scalpel blades to create 1258 elaborate set pieces and delicate individual props. The exhibition includes behind the scenes and time-lapse footage…
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National Art – Part One | Various Artists
National Art – Part One is an exhibition and celebration of 50 practising Australian artists who all studied at the National Art School and generously donated work from their personal collections to the School. Touring exhibition from the National Art School
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Neridah Stockley, Hermannsburg (detail), 2019, oil on paper, 76 x 56cm
Hermannsburg and Paint | Neridah Stockley
Neridah Stockley is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Alice Springs. She was the 2019 recipient of the Arts NT Creative-in-Residence at the Araluen Arts Centre and in this exhibition presents a unique body of work in response to Hermannsburg. Hermannsburg is a locally and internationally recognised chapter of inland Australia history; site of Lutheran Mission activity coupled with the Hermannsburg School of watercolour painting made famous by Albert Namatjira. It is a unique cross-cultural heritage site characterised by local landscape,…
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Tim Andrew, High Court Judges Wall (detail), 2019, black toner on 100gsm stock. crayons, public participants. Dims Variable. Digital draft courtesy of the artist.
Storylines | Curated by Todd Fuller and Lisa Woolfe
“Storylines” is an exhibition of contemporary Australian Artists who use drawing to dissect the accepted Historical timeline of our country. Drawing by its very nature, comprises erasure and correction. “Storylines” features artists who use these actions to challenge accepted understandings of Australian History. These practitioners expand an Australian linear narrative to suggest a new, alternative or accurate understanding of our past.
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