Judy Watson 'the names of places' at IMA, Green Screen
Judy Watson's 'the names of places' presents research-based mapping of Aboriginal massacre sites across the country.
A significant aspect of the project is an invitation extended by Watson to the Australian public to contribute any knowledge of such massacres to be incorporated into a database and website, which will be part of the evolving project.
Ross Manning works and performance at Govett-Brewster Gallery, Len Lye Centre
Ross Manning's work in 'Set in Motion' opens this Saturday at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth, NZ. Join Ross for a performance at 3pm in the Len Lye Centre
SANDRA SELIG: GRAVITY (AND WONDER), PENRITH REGIONAL GALLERY
Penrith Regional Gallery, The Lewers Bequest and the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (Sydney) presented 'Gravity (And Wonder)' a group exhibition that considers the creative potential of gravity. Gravity invisibly governs the movement of the world, the shape of space and the flow of time - it is these qualities that influence the work of the artists shown. The exhibition will include a new installation by Sandra Selig.
JUDY WATSON: MAPPING AUSTRALIA, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ABORIGINAL ART, UTRECHT
Judy Watson's work features as part of 'Mapping Australia: Country to Cartography', a major, upcoming exhibition organised by and exhibited at the AAMU Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art in Utrecht, Netherlands. The exhibition opens 4 October 2016 and runs until 15 January 2017. Read more.
VERNON AH KEE & RICHARD BELL: OVER THE FENCE, UQ ART MUSEUM
Vernon Ah Kee and Richard Bell feature as part of 'Over the Fence: Contemporary Indigenous photography from the Corrigan Collection' at the University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane. The exhibition includes the work of a selection of Indigenous Australian artists working in the photographic medium, drawn from the collection of Patrick Corrigan AM. The exhibition runs until 30 October 2016.
JUDY WATSON: MAJOR PUBLIC ART WORK COMMISSION, QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY / GALLERY OF MODERN ART, BRISBANE
Judy Watson has been selected to create a major public artwork to be positioned adjacent to the entry of Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA). The Queensland Indigenous Art Public Art Commission provides a unique opportunity for a new commission by a Queensland-based Indigenous artist to coincide with the 10th anniversary celebrations of GOMA's opening.
LOUISE HEARMAN: SURVEY EXHIBITION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia will present the first major survey of the work of Louise Hearman from 29 September to 4 December 2016. Featuring painting and drawing from across her 25-year practice, the exhibition considers the unique, dark vision consistent across Hearman's ouevre. Read more.
KHALED SABSABI: IT'S OUR THING, BLACKTOWN ARTS CENTRE
Khaled Sabsabi's work features as part of a two-person exhibition at Blacktown Arts Centre co-curated by Kon Gouriotis and Paul Howard. 'It's Our Thing' revisits the emergence of this dynamic sub-culture and examines how the collaborative practices and styles of hip-hop culture have influenced the work of contemporary artists. A closing event will take place on 6 August 2016.
VERNON AH KEE: 'ENDLESS CIRCULATION', TARRAWARRA BIENNIAL 2016
Vernon Ah Kee features as part of the 2016 TarraWarra Biennial, presenting recent text work as part of the Biennial's curatorial concept 'Endless Circulation'. Exploring continuity, the 2016 Biennial is a collaborative show between TarraWarra Museum of Art and Melbourne-based art journal Discipline. The exhibition runs from 19 August to 6 November. Read more.
RICHARD BELL: ARTIST TALK, ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Richard Bell discusses his art and activism as part of the Art Gallery of New South Wales' After Hours evening program for their current exhibition 'Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera'. The talk commences at 6.30pm on Wednesday 17 August. Read more.