| 2008 Exhibition Program
Please note that exhibition dates and times may be subject to change.
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Beyond the Aperture...
30 January - 23 March
Beyond the aperture... showcases local photographers with a range of works from stills to the moving image.
The exhibition demonstrates the strength and diversity of regional photographic artists. Many of the images reflect a sense of witness either looking out, or looking within.
Featuring: Annabel MCclure, Jade Thorning, Malcolm Wallace, Phil Wadsworth
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China Beyond Graphics
26 March - 18 May
This exhibition is a taste of Chinese graphic design illuminating the country's path to development over the past two decades.
Posters, logos, packaging, book covers and designs for the 2008 Beijing Olympics are showcased. A glimpse, rather than a panoramic view, is sufficient for gaining a basic grasp of the achievements and current development of contemporary Chinese graphic design.
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Tidal Zone
21 May - 13 July
Tidal Zone is an exhibition of contemporary furniture from Tasmanian furniture designers and makers.
Members of the furniture designers association have created a wide range of exciting and innovative objects from sculptural to practical, but all exploring the space on the edge of this island. Recycled materials, natural materials and unusual combinations all appear in the pieces in the exhibition.
Including work of nationally- prominent designers such as Patrick Hall, Kevin Perkins, Pippa Dickson and John Smith, as well as work from emerging designers.
Curators: Dr Astrid Wootton and Linda Fredheim
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HELEN GEIER: Through a glass, darkly
17 JULY - 10 AUGUST 2008
Helen Geier’s work experiments with themes encompassing varieties of space, perspectives and cultural perceptions.
An acclaimed painter and printmaker of national standing, Geier has exhibited in major regional and capital cities throughout Australia and overseas in Paris, Singapore, Belgrade and Seoul.
Geier's work encompasses the individual’s collective cultural memory and consciousness, and alludes to the personal experience of Asian culture, Australian Landscape and the expectation of how one reacts when these are juxtaposed together. Repetition, recycling and reorganisation of motifs are common elements visible in Geier’s work.
A touring exhibition from the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
• EXHIBITION OPENING: 6pm Thursday 24th July 2008 To be opened by DR. LEIGH SUMMERS, Director, Coffs Harbour Museum and Regional Gallery . RSVP (02) 6581 8888
• EXHIBITION TALK: 9.30am Friday 25th July 2008 Dr Leigh Summers, Director Coffs Harbour Museum and Regional Gallery provides an insight into the artistic practice and career of Helen Geier. $2 Donation - Morning Tea provided
PRICE: FREE ADMISSION
Image Credit: HELEN GEIER, Intersection 2, Mixed Media |
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SELECTED CHINESE PRINTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY: 1900 - 1999
A Touring Exhibition from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China
14 AUGUST - 5 OCTOBER 2008
Organised by the Australian Embassy of the People's Republic of China, this exhibition of 100 woodblock prints, screenprints, lithographs, copper plates and etchings takes us through 100 years of printmaking in China.
With more than two thousand years of printing history, the exhibition shows both traditional printmaking and the "new printing" introduced in 1931 by Lu Xun. The new print differs not only in technique but also in artistic ideals and social implication.
The visual language of art transcends barriers to spoken language to present a beautiful and haunting exhibition of maturity and purity.
PRICE: Free Admission
Image Credit: FENGXIANG, SHAANXI, Zhongkui the Ghost Tamer, woodprint
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FRUITS: TOKYO STREET STYLE
Photographs by Shoichi Aoki
9 OCTOBER - 16 NOVEMBER 2008
Pink hair, kimono and platform shoes — discover fantastic fashion from the streets of Tokyo.
Seventy-five images of Tokyo’s radical street fashion challenge everything you thought you understood about getting dressed. Shoichi Aoki’s extraordinary photographs chronicle a ‘fashion revolution in Tokyo’s suburbs’ from the mid 1990s to now.
FRUiTS reveals Tokyo youth culture taking a fresh approach to fashion that has become an inspiration to fashion designers around the world. The colour and energy of a radical subculture have been captured through a vibrant collection of photographs from the amazing world celebrated in Shoichi Aoki’s magazine FRUiTS.
A touring exhibition developed by the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, in association with Shoichi Aoki.
PRICE: FREE ADMISSION
Image Credit: Photography by Shoichi Aoki |
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LUNCH FOR THE TRADES
Sculpture by Ruth Downes
20 NOVEMBER - 14 DECEMBER 2008
This exhibition is for people who appreciate fine craftsmanship and elegant design – as well as a good pun.
Sculptor Ruth Downes has created a whole menu of "lunches" and served them in a cafeteria-style setting. Downes wanted to make a tribute to the trades people upon whom she relies for help with her work in public art and design. Her work is a recognition of talent and expertise that she believes is undervalued in our society.
LUNCH FOR THE TRADES is a menu of visual puns. For starters, she has Bricklayer's – a stack with spread – and a Hairdresser's Bread Basket – with buns, rolls and braids. Mains include Jeweller's – brazed Silver Dory with onion rings (made of sterling silver, pearls, anthracite and velvet); the Plumber's – pasta with mushroom and leak sauce; Electrician's – spaghetti with light source; and Computer Technician's – micro fiche and chips. For dessert, how about an Upholsterer's Coconut Torte?
PRICE: Free Admission
Image Credii: RUTH DOWNES, Mechanics Minestrone Soup; hub cap, car parts and tools |
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ARCHIBALD PRIZE 2008
Australia's Most Controversial Portrait Prize
18 DECEMBER 2008 - 18 JANUARY 2009
Known as Australia’s most controversial portrait prize, this exhibition features some of Australia’s most notable artists.
Each year in accordance with the bequest of Jules F. Archibald (1856-1919) the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales invite artists to submit paintings in competition for an annual prize, which is awarded to the best portrait of a man or woman ‘distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics’.
An Art Gallery of New South Wales exhibition, toured by Museums and Galleries NSW
Supported by
• NSW MINISTRY FOR THE ARTS
• MYER
• AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
PRICE: FREE ADMISSION
Image Credit: DEL KATHRYN BARTON, You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella
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