Art Almanac

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Many of the works and exhibitions in this issue collectively reveal how – across time, place, and cultures – water provides nourishment, sanctuary, and healing while also activating protest, conflict, and complex dialogue. Furthermore, the concept of

Melinda Schawel Light as a Feather Wagner Contemporary Until 13 September 2023 Sydney Through the meticulous techniques of engraving and perforation, Melinda Schawel creates works that celebrate light, movement, and texture. Continually inspired by t

St George Christian School (SGCS), an independent school in Hurstville, Sydney, puts art at the forefront by reimagining a heritage-listed chapel into a gallery space. Research visits to several schools and community galleries provided crucial inform

From 15 to 24 September, Sydney Design Week 2023 presents a city-wide program of more than sixty events, including exhibitions, screenings, panels, tours, workshops, a materials market, and public architecture responding to widespread cultural and en

SWELL Sculpture Festival, Queensland's largest outdoor sculptural exhibition, returns with over seventy-five large-scale contemporary artworks by national and international artists on display, set among the natural landscape of Currumbin Beach, and p

Measuring more than seven metres tall by twenty-one metres wide, a new public artwork by Mel O'Callaghan titled Vertical Flow will be integrated into the development ‘The Collective’ in St Leonards, Sydney, commissioned by TWT Property Group and slat

Capturing the portraits of Australia's iconic faces, The Companion depicts the myriad of characters in various styles. Soft brush strokes meet expressive gestures as each page of the book takes us on an illustrative journey through the stories of 250

PRIDE Adelaide Contemporary Experimental 2 September to 28 October 2023 South Australia An unapologetic protest and celebration, PRIDE brings Aboriginal queer visibility to the fore and highlights Ngarigo artist Peter Waples-Crowe's dedication to com

White Rabbit Gallery Until 12 November 2023 Sydney At a time when the nation is rapidly transforming into a global economic and political powerhouse, and issues of social stratification and mobility become increasingly urgent, I Am the People questio

Town Hall Gallery Until 21 October 2023 Melbourne This exhibition takes us on a journey through more than two decades of Cyrus Tang's multidisciplinary experiments in preserving the residue and remnants of the past. The artist examines sentiments of

Are You There? Wollongong Art Gallery Until 10 September 2023 New South Wales A survey of thirty years of Daniel Mudie Cunningham's creative practice, this exhibition brings together videos, photographs, texts, and drawings from 1993 to the present,

Art Gallery of Ballarat Until 22 October 2023 Victoria Instant Warhol takes us straight to Andy Warhol's point of view, famous, fleeting, commercialised, constructed. Instant Warhol is a selection of over fifty original Polaroid portraits from the Br

Art Space on The Concourse 7 September to 1 October 2023 Sydney Entwined Within explores a wide range of feelings and psychological senses and considers how new technologies and the flux of our circumstances impact our emotional state. Presenting ins

WHAT GAVE YOU THAT IDEA Canberra Glassworks Until 8 October 2023 Australian Capital Territory Zoe Brand explores the performative qualities of jewellery through the incorporation of ready-made objects and text. Her practice reflects an interest in ma

Alchemical The Mill Exhibition Space Until 22 September 2023 South Australia South Australian-based multimedia artist Yasemin Sabuncu often explores ideas of belonging, identity, liminality, spirituality, the environment, race, health, and being “the

Signals From The Lock-Up Until 8 October 2023 New South Wales Signals From features the collaborative practice of Shan Turner-Carroll and Ryota Sato with site-specific and newly developed works responding to the site, environments, mood, and history

Craft ACT 7 September to 21 October 2023 Australia Capital Territory Curated by Belinda Newick for Craft + Design Canberra, Island Welcome explores contemporary jewellery as a gesture of welcome, bringing attention to asylum seeker issues and extendi

University Connections Program (UCP) Devonport Regional Gallery 23 September to 28 October 2023 Tasmania This project-based exhibition showcases selected works from senior secondary students across Tasmania studying Object Design, created with the su

TarraWarra Museum of Art Until 12 November 2023 Melbourne This cross-cultural and trans-national project invites thirteen practitioners and collectives from Australia, The Netherlands, and Indonesia to explore the complex and diverse relationships be

The Great Divide Penrith Regional Gallery Until 10 December 2023 Sydney Halinka Orszulok delves into the history of Newnes, New South Wales, and its role in coal mining in the nineteenth century in this exhibition, which considers a time when undergr

Hydrosphere Fox Galleries 28 September to 29 October 2023 Melbourne Created at Lancaster Residency Fiji, Hydrosphere by Jo Darvall depicts the sea and the sky with fragile bird life and motifs from the lotus flower. A solo presentation of monoprints

Lineage Manly Art Gallery & Museum 1 September to 8 October 2023 Sydney “Heather Dorrough and Kate Dorrough – mother and daughter – shared family ties, love, art, ideas, laughter. They were, as Kate says today, great friends. And a crucial part of tr

Fremantle Arts Centre Until 22 October 2023 Western Australia This award and exhibition presents innovative techniques alongside established mediums, featuring a diverse selection of small- to largescale prints and artist books across various printma

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Until 18 February 2024 Darwin Celebrating the breadth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) are the longest-stand

Beautiful Wickedness Gallery of Modern Art Until 2 October 2023 Queensland eX de Medici's forty-year career explores the value and fragility of life, global affairs, greed and commerce, and universal themes of power, conflict, and death. Comprising o

Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery 9 September to 9 December 2023 Western Australia BLAZE: people made known features portraits drawn from the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art and highlights the agency of its artists and their sitters. The exhibition shin

JamFactory at Seppeltsfield Until 2 October 2023 South Australia This exhibition, a homage to the Biedermeier style of German craftspeople and artisans who settled in South Australia in the early nineteenth century, presents new craft and design obje

William Yang Booth H03 Born in North Queensland, William Yang moved to Sydney in 1969, working as a freelance photographer documenting Sydney's social life, which included the glamorous celebrity set and the hedonistic, sub-cultural gay community. In

John Vickery Booth G07 Born in Bunyip, near Melbourne, in 1906, John Vickery completed studies at the National Gallery School in the early 1930s and earned a living as a commercial artist, producing posters and wall paintings and working on architect

Janice Stanley Booth A11 At thirty-six, Pitjantjatjara artist Janice Stanley is the youngest of the four women artists featured by EVERYWHEN Artspace in NextGen Ernabella for Sydney Contemporary. Granddaughter of Ernabella Arts’ founding artist, the

Christopher Zanko Booth A10 Christopher Zanko directs his gaze to the original in our communities. He captures and records the settings and dwellings of mid-twentieth-century suburban homes, those with humble, noble bones and greater possibilities. Z

Jessica Loughlin Booth H06 Jessica Loughlin is renowned for her innovative technical approach to kiln-formed glass. She creates ethereal glass works that explore her fascination with the beauty of emptiness and her extensive research into light and s

Dhambit Munuŋgurr Booth F05 Born in north-east Arnhem Land in 1968, Dhambit Munuŋgurr comes from a rich artistic genealogy, including grandfather Muŋgurrawuy Yunupiŋu, and fi rst prize winners at the Telstra NATSIAA, father Mutitjpuy Mununggurr and m

John R Walker Booth C01 Wynne Prize finalist John R Walker travels Australia incessantly, looking, hiking, sitting, and climbing the parts of Australia he wants to paint. He needs the physical feel, touch, and smell of the land to capture its unique

Cannon Dill Booth H05 The LA-based artist, Cannon Dill's artworks maintain simple storytelling and uniquely textured mark-making by combining colourful abstractions and playful figuration with sharp design elements – his textured paintings depict ani

For almost 50 years Art Almanac has served and been shaped by people who engage with art every day. Our practice supports the sustainability of our arts community in all its forms. We have experience as artists, in critical writing, working in galler

310 Toorak Road, South Yarra VIC 3141. W artvisory.com.au Melbourne: 1130 High Street, Armadale VIC 3143. Sydney: 97–99 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025. W www.bonhams.com Melbourne Office: Level 12, 60 Albert Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205. Private

E artprize@missiontoseafarers.com.au W missiontoseafarers.com.au/maritimeartprize2023 The Mission to Seafarers’ 21st Maritime Art Prize & Exhibition invites artists from across the globe to explore the theme ‘The Relationship of Humanity to the Sea,’

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Art Almanac congratulates Muruwarri artist Dr Virginia Keft, winner of the 2023 yapang Emerging Art Prize for her work We were here long before the Hills Hoist, 2022, which celebrates connection to place and community through the powerfully symbolic

248 High Street, Windsor VIC 3181. W www.alternatingcurrentartspace.com/proposals We are currently accepting applications for exhibitions in 2024. Go to the website to apply. W anzacmemorial.nsw.gov.au/about/veteran-artist-residence This program offe

T (02) 9519-0099. W www.artfixation.com.au Art Fixation are specialists in art hanging, art transportation, and art collection management. Over the last 10 years we have hung thousands of paintings, prints, and pictures for private collectors, art ga

T (02) 9225-1878. E info@artgallerysociety.org.au W www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/members Call or visit the website for information about gallery membership; discounts, magazine subscription, exhibition viewings and art tours, concerts, lectures, worksho

W www.bhfineart.com T 0492-149-053. catherine@catherineasquithart.com W www.catherineasquithart.com Director: Catherine Asquith, B.A., B.Litt. (Hons.) AVAA Certified Practising Valuer. Specialist advice on buying and selling art, collection developme

1/763 Centre Road, Bentleigh East VIC 3165. W www.art-classes.com.au Oil painting classes and classic drawing classes. European classic art school. All materials provided. Small groups, with an individual approach to every student. Both kids and adul

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30 Royal Parade, Kenneth Myer Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010. T (03) 9349-2538. E info@daxcentre.org W www.daxcentre.org H Wed–Fri 11.00 to 3.30. The Dax Centre is a leader in the use of art to raise awareness and reduce stigma tow

18–24 Down Street, Collingwood 3066. T 1800-251-651. E enquiries@artbank.gov.au W www.artbank.gov.au H Mon–Fri by appt. A Commonwealth Government art leasing program and access initiative for contemporary art. Supporting Australian artists. 35 Derby

111 Sturt Street, Southbank 3006. T (03) 9697-9999. W acca.melbourne H Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 11.00 to 5.00. Mon by appt. Visit the website for exhibition program. Sept 16 to Nov 19 James Nguyen: Open Glossary. 262–266 Park Street, South Mel

267 Church Street, Richmond 3121. T (03) 9427-0140. E gallery@charlesnodrumgallery.com.au W www.charlesnodrumgallery.com.au Director: Charles Nodrum (member of ACGA). H Tues–Sat 11.00 to 5.00. To Sept 9 Trevor Vickers, and Mike Brown. Sept 7 to 10 Ch

233 Sydney Road, Brunswick 3056. T (03) 9389-8622. E counihangallery@merri-bek.vic.gov.au W www.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/counihan-gallery Curator: Victor Griss (member of ACGA). Free entry. H Wed–Sat 11.00 to 5.00, Sun 1.00 to 5.00. To Oct 22 Manifesto b

(map ref Melway 67 F10) Cnr Wilson and Carpenter streets, Brighton 3186. T (03) 9261-7111. E gallery@bayside.vic.gov.au W bayside.vic.gov.au/gallery Free entry. H Wed–Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 1.00 to 5.00. 8 Martin Street, St Kilda 3181. T (03) 959

248 High Street, Windsor 3181. T (03) 9528-2459. E info@alternatingcurrentartspace.com W www.alternatingcurrentartspace.com Instagram: @alternatingcurrentartspace H Wed–Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Sept 1 to 23 Small Sculpture Group Exhi

2 Willis Street, Armadale 3143. T (03) 9509-1782. E fire@fps.org.au W www.fps.org.au Director: Liz McDowell. H Wed–Sat 11.00 to 4.00. To Sept 2 Artefacts of Life by Abbi Gilbert, recipient of the Shirley Joan Ross Scholarship 2023, which awards emerg

4 Selbourne Road, Kew 3101. T (03) 9815-2447. E gallery@alexandrasasse.com W www.alexandrasasse.com H By appt during Sept, or browse online. We hold a stockroom of quality contemporary paintings and drawings by significant Australian artists. 440–444

444 Centre Road, Bentleigh 3204. T 0499-088-115. E info@gallerysunari.com W www.gallerysunari.com Director: Sunari Sooriaaratchi. H Mon–Tues 9.30 to 2.00, Sat 11.00 to 2.00 during exhibitions. Otherwise, by appt. Cnr Glen Eira and Hawthorn roads, Cau

41 Cook Street, Flinders 3929. T (03) 5989-1022. E info@cookstreetcollective.com.au W www.cookstreetcollective.com.au Instagram: @csc_gallery H Fri–Mon 10.00 to 4.00, Tues–Thurs by appt. 1/39 Cook Street, Flinders 3929. T (03) 5989-0496. E gallery@ev

(map ref Melway 619 D6) Botanical Gardens, Bridge Street, Benalla 3672. T (03) 5760-2619. E gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au W benallaartgallery.com.au H Wed–Mon 10.00 to 4.30 (March to Aug), 10.00 to 5.00 (Sept to Feb). Closed Tues. To Sept 17 Always and

82 Vincent Street, Ararat 3377. T (03) 5355-0220. E gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au W www.araratgallerytama.com.au H Daily 10.00 to 4.00. Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day. Anzac Day 1.00 to 4.00. To Oct 29 Hearts of Absent

Art Gallery Road, Sydney 2000. W www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au H Daily 10.00 to 5.00. Ongoing, Yiribana Gallery: Displaying works from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art collection. Sept 2 to Jan 21, 2024 Hoda Afshar: A curve is a broken line.

245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh 2015. W carriageworks.com.au H Wed-Sun 10.00 to 5.00. Sept 7 to 10 Sydney Contemporary 2023. 181-187 Hay Street, Haymarket, Sydney 2000. T (02) 9212-0380. E hello@4a.com.au W www.4a.com.au H Tues-Wed and Fri-Sun 11.00 to 5

243a Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst 2010. T (02) 8353-7799. E info@liverpoolstgallery.com.au W www.liverpoolstgallery.com.au H Tues–Sat 10.00 to 6.00. To Sept 9 Karl Wiebke: Scenes From a Playground – Nine Paintings. Number 8, 15–19 Boundary Street,

45 Burton Street, Darlinghurst 2010. T (02) 9368-1173. E sydneygallery@apyacc.com W www.apygallery.com H Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. The APY Gallery is a platform for emerging Indigenous artists from the APY Art Centre Collective apyar

110 Trafalgar Street, Annandale 2038. T (02) 9552-1699. E info@annandalegalleries.com.au W www.annandalegalleries.com.au Directors: Anne Gregory and Bill Gregory. H Wed–Sat 11.00 to 4.00. 747 Darling Street, Rozelle 2039. H Wed–Sat 11.00 to 5.00, or

12 Old Telegraph Road West, Drouin West 3818. T (03) 5626-8355, 0407-443-606. E milesartstudios@dcsi.net.au W www.garymilesart.com.au H Open every weekend, or by appt. Australian studio of artist Gary Miles. Gallery viewing of available paintings of

1 Mitchell Road, Brookvale 2100. T 0414-231-392. W www.artbau.com.au Instagram: @frankiedigs H Mon–Fri 10.00 to 4.30 and every last Sunday of the month. 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood 2067. T 0401-638-501. E VisualArt@Willoughby.nsw.gov.au W www.will

Gate 7, 1666 Pacific Highway, Wahroonga 2076. T (02) 9473-7878. W gcsgallery.com.aufacebook.com/gcsgallery/ Free entry. H Tues–Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Sept 1 to 30 Transformations: Art of the Scott Sisters – a touring exhibition produced and sponsored by

Cnr Clarence and Hay streets, Port Macquarie 2444. H Tues–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat–Sun and public hols 10.00 to 2.00. 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton 2460. E gallery@clarence.nsw.gov.au W www.graftongallery.nsw.gov.au www.facebook.com/graftonregionalgaller

E info@sculpturebythesea.com W www.sculpturebythesea.com Oct 20 to Nov 6 Sculpture by the Sea once again transforms the Bondi to Tamarama Beach coastal walk into a 2km long sculpture park over three weeks featuring more than 100 sculptures by Austral

7 Anzac Parade, Teralba 2284. T 0417-250-240. W www.flyingspannersgallery.com H Sat–Mon 9.00 to 3.00. Paintings. Sculpture. Ceramics. 36 Webb Street, East Gosford 2250. T (02) 4304-7550. W www.gosfordregionalgallery.com Free entry. H Daily 9.30 to 4.

1 Short Street, Bowral 2576. T (02) 4861-4093. E office@bdasgallery.com W www.bdasgallery.com H Daily 10.00 to 4.00. The Bowral Art Gallery, home of the Bowral & District Art Society and BDAS workshops. Sept 7 to 12 (opening Thurs Sept 7, 5pm) The Ga

170 Riversdale Road, Illaroo 2540. W www.bundanon.com.au H Wed–Sun 10.00 to 5.00. Closed Mon–Tues. To Oct 8 The Polyphonic Sea – presenting the work of 12 multidisciplinary artists from Aotearoa New Zealand: Antonia BarnettMcIntosh, Andrew Beck, Ruth

1 Rosevear Place, Dickson 2602. T (02) 6247-8736. E gallery@anca.net.au W www.anca.net.au H Wed–Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Closed public hols. ANCA Gallery is a not-for-profit artist-run initiative. The Gallery presents a professional program of art exhibiti

29 Hunter Street, Hobart 7000. T (03) 6236-9200, 0419-393-122. E euan@artmob.com.au W www.artmob.com.au Director: Euan Hills. H Daily 10.00 to 6.00. Check holiday opening times on our Google listing. Aboriginal fine art, including Tasmanian Aborigina