Details for July December 2017 Gallery Exhibition Program

Details for July – December 2017 Gallery Exhibition Program

7 – 30 July

Opening Thursday 6 July, 6 -- 8pm

The Story So Far …

Selected Indigenous works from the Moreland Art Collection

Curated by Kate ten Buuren

Public Programming by Nayuka Gorrie

In conjunction with NAIDOC week the Counihan Gallery In Brunswick presents the works of over 20 Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander artists from the Moreland Art Collection. The exhibition is curated by Kate ten Buuren, with a written response from researcher, writer and storyteller Genevieve Grieves. The exhibition includes the premiere of three new commissions from Destiny Deacon, Dianne Jones and Peter Waples-Crowe.

Artists also include Maree Clarke, Fiona Foley, Ben McKeown, Mandy Nicholson and Christian Thompson.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of free events programmed by writer and activist Nayuka Gorrie

1 – 31 August

Winter Night Screen: Choreographing Two-Dimensions

Amrita Hepi | Rebecca Jensen| Mariaa Randall

The Delta Project | Dance Speaks

Curated by Catherine Connolly

Choreographing Two-Dimensions focusses on dance, movement and choreography on the screen. The project features video works from dancers, choreographers and artists alongside a series of special events that include performative lectures, dancing in the gallery and workshops.

The project screens nightly on the Brunswick Town Hall Window and across the road at the Brunswick Mechanics Institute at 270 Sydney Road, Brunswick.

Presented in partnership with Next Wave

This project is proudly supported by the MetroAccess program at Moreland City Council, optimising participation of people with a disability in our community.

11 August– 17 September

Opening Thursday 10 August, 6-8pm

CURRENT

Ben Byrne | David Burrows | Madelynne Cornish and Daniel Lercher

Jungho Jung | Geoff Robinson | Philip Samartzis | Polly Stanton | Michael Vorfeld

Curated by Madelynne Cornish and Philip Samartzis

The Australian Alps produces 80% of Australia’s freshwater supply yet only comprises 1% of its landmass. Through massive earthworks, hydroelectric power schemes and complex technical infrastructure, pressurised water is mobilized to generate the electricity required to power the everyday spaces that we inhabit. CURRENT is designed to provoke a greater appreciation of the systems and technologies necessary to preserve the quality of life we are accustomed to. The artworks produced for this exhibition illustrate the intrinsic complexity underscoring sustainable practices by focusing on the co-dependent relationship of the natural and constructed environment and their attendant ecologies.

29 September – 29 October

Opening Thursday 28 September, 6-8pm

Curated by Jane O’Neill

Coney Island presents artists working with the language of abstract painting. For each artist, the project of abstraction is an entirely personal one, built upon their own history of looking and making. Whilst recognising individual approaches, the exhibition also celebrates shared interests; between consistent patterning and loose compositions; between hard-edged painting and softer bruised lines. Just as we are drawn to the flickering lights and optical illusions fabricated in amusement parks, Coney Islanddesignates thegallery as a space for the reception of lights, colours and lines.

10 November – 9 December

Opening Thursday 9 November, 6 – 8 pm

THE MORELAND SUMMER SHOW –

NOEL COUNIHAN COMMEMORATIVE ART AWARD

The Counihan Gallery In Brunswick is pleased to announce the inaugural Noel Counihan Commemorative Award.

To be awarded annually, the Noel Counihan Commemorative Award will recognise an outstanding contemporary artwork by an artist who engages with social, political, cultural or environmental subjects. This year’s theme is PEOPLE – POLITICS – PROTEST.

The 2017 prize is a tailored Professional Development package to the value of $3000.

For more details and application guidelines please see our website.

Deadline: 5 pm Friday 1 September