Indholdsfortegnelse for December 2021 i Art Almanac

Summer. A time of warmth, freedom, exploration and, most importantly, creativity. Our current issue is the perfect guide to what’s happening in the arts across the country, from exhibitions and events to studio life and artist opportunities. In Aida Tomescu’s ‘Unfolding Presence’, colour and medium are explored; her paintings ‘grow’ in their making, embedded with a complex and layered history. Artists Sidney Nolan and Heather B Swann offer a rich mythopoetical approach and fresh perspective of past and present, legend and history, masculine and feminine. And ‘The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ presents more than 150 artists’ current and future-oriented visions of this vibrant region, including our cover artist, Than Sok, who recontextualises water forms and uses traditional flower motifs; the lotus, symbolising beauty, self-regeneration and rebirth, is…

This year marks 100 years since the birth of acclaimed Australian artist Jeffrey Smart. To celebrate and commemorate this significant centenary, the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra will hold a major survey of his work fittingly titled ‘Jeffrey Smart’. Open to the public from 11 December, the exhibition will showcase more than 100 works of art by the Adelaide-born artist, beginning with his early works from the 1940s to his last painting, Labyrinth, completed in 2011. Smart sought inspiration from the world around him – looking to the environment of urban and industrial modernity – which he transformed through his imaginative sense of theatre and intimate understanding of geometry and composition. These potent and intriguing images have become emblematic of 20th and 21st-century urban experience. nga.gov.au…

ANAT Synapse residency program art + science + technology ANAT is a South Australia-based global leader in brokering opportunities for artists to work with science and technology partners, who are inspired by their belief that ‘artists are essential to how we imagine and shape our future’. Since 2004, the ANAT Synapse residency program has been at the forefront of fostering new research partnerships between artists, scientists and technologists, allowing for the generation of new knowledge, ideas and processes, beneficial to both fields. ANAT’s program includes residencies, symposia, workshops, exhibitions, artist commissions, fellowships and networking events. This month ANAT is calling for applications from Australian artists and researchers to become part of the 2022 Synapse residency program, which is scheduled for April to December 2022. Synapse residencies will be conducted over…

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Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) T (02) 9225-1878. E info@artgallerysociety.org.au W www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/membersCall or visit the website for information about gallery membership; discounts, free exhibition viewings, magazine and over 400 lectures, workshops and other events each year. Copyright Agency T 1800-066-844 (landlines toll free). E memberservices@copyright.com.au W www.copyright.com.au The Copyright Agency is a not-for-profit rights management organisation enabling the use of text and images in return for fair payment to visual artists, writers and publishers. National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) T (02) 9368-1900. E nava@visualarts.net.au W nava.net.au/organisation-member NAVA is the peak body representing and advancing the professional interests of the Australian visual arts, craft and design sector. Visit the website for details about membership. See ad page 128.…

Drive down the spectacular Northern Illawarra coast and, just south of The Sea Cliff Bridge, you will come across a small but magnificent building on a hill overlooking the ocean. The Clifton School of Arts (CSA) has been the cultural heart of this part of the world for over a century. Now CSA members are gearing up to present the first ever Clifton Contemporary Art Fair. Showcasing some of the finest (and most collectable) artists of the region, the Art Fair will run from 21 to 30 January 2022, 10am to 5pm; opened by Professor Tim Flannery on Friday 21 January at 6.30pm. Entry is free. The Art Fair is a fundraising event with a percentage of all sales going towards the CSA’s new building project. After several postponements due…

The title of Aida Tomescu’s latest exhibition – ‘Unfolding Presence’ – showing at Orange Regional Gallery captures the essence of the painter’s artistic practice. Since the 1980s, Tomescu has become known for her commanding abstract works. Despite the potency and range of her gesture, the paintings are always about uncovering and building form. This process is patient and considered, driven by a necessity to give each work a specific identity. In this sense, painting is evolutionary – form and structure, architecture and identity emerge as the content, subject and material entwine. For the artist, there is no closure to the life of a painting: ‘A painting reaches its natural state, and yet this state has no fixed end. By ending a painting, we mean the point at which there is…

Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize Geelong Gallery Until 20 February, 2022 Victoria ‘Archie 100’ celebrates a century of Australia’s oldest portrait award, the Archibald Prize, reflecting upon the changing face of our nation and how artistic styles and approaches to portraiture have changed over time. The touring exhibition is arranged thematically and delves into the controversies and the commonplace, the triumphant and the thwarted. Now showing in Geelong – where JF Archibald, who established the Archibald Prize, was born and raised and where several artists and sitters presented have connections to the area or are represented in the Geelong Gallery collection. Naomi Hobson Adolescent Wonderland Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery 11 December, 2021 to 27 February, 2022 South Australia ‘Today photography needs to push the boundary… I’m…

Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2022 T (02) 9704-5693. E adelaideperrygallery@plc.nsw.edu.au W plc.sydney/perryprize2022 This prize is a $25,000 acquisitive award for drawing. The exhibition of finalists’ works will be on display at Adelaide Perry Gallery in Croydon NSW 2132, from Feb 25 to March 25, 2022. Visit the website for details and entry form. Entries close midnight, Wed Jan 12, 2022. See ad page 125. Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize T (03) 9261-7111. E gallery@bayside.vic.gov.au W www.baysideacquisitiveartprize.com.au Entries are open for the annual Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize for painting. The Major Prize is $15,000. The exhibition of shortlisted works will be on view at Bayside Gallery, Brighton VIC 3186, from May 6 to June 26, 2022. Visit the website for details and entry. Entries close Fri Feb 11, 2022. See ad page 55.…

ARO 51 William Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010. T 0414-946-894. E info@arogallery.com W www.arogallery.comGallery space available for short term hire. Light, bright space suitable for group or solo exhibitions. Art Investor W www.artinvestor.net.auArt Investor is a curated space where professional artists can freely showcase a sample of their work to art investors and collectors, and includes a directory of art service providers, galleries and an interesting newswire. Sue Pam-Grant: Works from the Incident Series available on the Art Marketplace. See ad page 85. Art. Van. Go. Sydney T 0404-027-445. W www.artvango.com.auAffordable, professional fine art transport for galleries, artists, framers and you in Sydney and NSW. Artist Moving Artists Melbourne T 0437-214-402. E artistmovingartists@hotmail.com W www.artistmovingartists.com.auArt courier Melbourne and regional Victoria. Affordable prices. Artist Profile W www.artistprofile.com.au The artists behind the art. Artist interviews,…

Artists who Teach W www.theartofteaching.com.au Learn how to teach art to kids. This online course covers everything you’ll need to know to start running art workshops for kids and supplement your art career with a creative income. Learn classroom management and strategies. Brain Wave – the book W www.bubblegumdays.comFacebook.com/bubblegumdays ‘Brain Wave’ is a book by Kathy Langlade, which through a collection of drawing exercises aims to help people unlock their creativity by using their whole brain. Visit the website or Facebook page for more information, to view the contents and purchase a copy. See ad page 65. Brisbane Sculpture School Perides Art Projects, 138 Robinson Road, Geebung QLD 4034. W www.peridesartfoundry.com.au/sculpture-school/Sculpture classes in Brisbane with artist Phillip Piperides. Classes include sculpting from life, portraiture, hand building ceramics, moulding and workshops…

Online Frances Keevil – Now Online Exhibitions at Studio W, Woolloomooloo T 0411-821-550. W franceskeevil.com.au Contact Frances to view artworks and for art consulting by appt frances@franceskeevil.com.au CBD The Rocks Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) Art Gallery Road, Sydney 2000. T (02) 9225-1744, 1800-679-278. W www.artgallery.nsw.gov.auAdmission charges apply to some exhibitions. H Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To Feb 13, 2022 Family: Visions of a Shared Humanity – guest curated by Franklin Sirmans, the director of the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), Family: Visions of a Shared Humanity presents an important exhibition of video works by some of the most internationally renowned artists of our time. To Feb 27, 2022 The Purple House – a celebration of leading Pintupi artists and their enduring legacy leading to the establishment of…

Fremantle Artitja Fine Art Gallery South Fremantle, 6162. T 0418-900-954. E info@artitja.com.au W www.artitja.com.auDirectors: Anna Kanaris and Arthur Clarke. Established in 2004 by Directors Anna Kanaris and Arthur Clarke, Artitja Fine Art Gallery invites you to view art in a home environment by appointment. Specialising in art from remote Aboriginal art centre communities, the Directors’ focus has been in making cultural connections through art. Since its inception, the Gallery has grown to become one of Perth’s most reputable and accessible Aboriginal art galleries, holding up to six exhibitions in public spaces annually, more details of which can be found on the website. Fremantle Arts Centre 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle 6160. T (08) 9432-9555. E fac@fremantle.wa.gov.au W www.fac.org.auFree entry. H Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To Jan 23, 2022 Hundreds and Thousands – following…

Brisbane artisan 45 King Street, Bowen Hills 4006. T (07) 3215-0800. E info@artisan.org.au W www.artisan.org.au H Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. artisan is Queensland’s home of craft and design. Gallery, store and workshop space supporting and promoting contemporary craft and design practice for both makers and their audiences. To Jan 29, 2022 NEW WEAVE presents an international collection of nine cutting-edge animators, responding to and reinterpreting ancient Southeast Asian traditions of weaving. At artisan, these videos are presented as an immersive experience, alongside finished products produced by the Maybank Women Eco-Weavers; traditional woven items from Laotian, Cambodian and Indonesian poverty alleviation projects, producing sustainable income through eco-friendly initiatives, preserving traditional cultural craft practices. FireWorks Gallery 9/31 Thompson Street, Bowen Hills 4006. T (07) 3216-1250. E info@fireworksgallery.com.au W www.fireworksgallery.com.au H Tues-Fri 10.00…

Artspace in Sydney and Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) in South Korea present: ‘››› ›››››› UN/LEARNING AUSTRALIA’, a large-scale project surveying contemporary Australian art through an exhibition at SeMA from 14 December to 6 March 2022, new online commissions posted on Instagram and a print publication. ‘UN/LEARNING AUSTRALIA’ co-curator and Executive Director of Artspace, Alexie Glass-Kantor, said, ‘This exhibition asks us to lean into the idea that ‘unlearning’ is the act of being open to being changed and altered, acknowledging that there is no fixed line for Australian identity.’ Featured works include Lake Baker (2020) from Timo Hogan, Richard Bell’s ever-evolving Embassy, Archie Moore’s United Neytions (2014-2017) flag installation, a mobile meme work from Matthew Griffin, and Mel O’Callaghan’s short video work Ensemble (2013), to name a select few. artspace.org.au sema.seoul.go.kr…

Formist This richly illustrated compendium presents works on paper by contemporary Indigenous artist and member of the Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi peoples of south-east Australia, Jonathan Jones – one of Australia’s most important Aboriginal artists concerned for the preservation of Aboriginal language, cultural knowledge and Country. Through research and the mediums of drawing, printmaking, sculpture, film and large-scale installation, Jones articulates and documents the histories and culture of his people. Working with leading Aboriginal Elders, authors and artists, including Uncle Badger Bates, Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Dr Uncle Stan Grant Snr AM, Aidan Hartshorn, Dr Jeanine Leane, Jazz Money and Dr Heidi Norman, Jones presents valuable Aboriginal perspectives on Country expressed in the written word and across seven bodies of work from ten decades of his practice. Jones writes, ‘Uncle Stan Grant Senior…

The making of a biennale. Art Almanac goes behind the scenes to speak with Fiona Sweet, Artistic Director and CEO, Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB), about her role and how this year’s incredible program came together. Showing until 9 January 2022, BIFB presents work from emerging and established, domestic and international artists that is new, previously unseen in Australia or contextualised afresh. What does your role as artistic director entail? How does a biennial project evolve from idea to realisation? As the Artistic Director of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, I lead the vision and create the overall premise for each festival, selecting the artists, working with curators for large group exhibitions, developing and implementing our Education and Open Programs, working in collaboration with designers, producers, installers, marketing and communications,…

A4 Art Australia Call for Entries T (03) 9428-0568, 0407-059-194. E mail@contemporaryartsociety.org.au W www.contemporaryartsociety.org.auA unique exhibition of A4 sized artworks in 2D and 3D open to established and emerging contemporary artists across Australia. All 2D artworks will be framed for exhibition. The exhibition is at Herring Island Gallery, Richmond VIC 3121, from March 5 to April 18, 2022, as part of the Herring Island Summer Arts Festival. All Artworks exhibited are also displayed on the website. Entry fee $15 per artwork. Maximum four per artist. Enter online. Entries close Fri Feb 18, 2022 . See ad page 88. Sketch Collective Gallery 420 Crown Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010. W www.sketchcollective.com.auSketch Collective is opening a new gallery on Jan 4, 2022, and is calling for artists working in all mediums to…

Catherine Asquith Art Advisory T 0492-149-053. E catherine@catherineasquithart.com W www.catherineasquithart.comDirector: Catherine Asquith, B.A., B.Litt. (Hons.) AVAA Certified Practicing Valuer. Specialist advice on buying and selling art, collection development and management, and auction agency and liaison. Curatorial management for commercial and residential property projects. Valuations for insurance, estate planning and division, and Family Law property negotiations. Private View Art Collections T 0412-360-985. E info@privateviewart.com W www.privateviewart.comPrivate and corporate collection development and advice. Offering assistance with sourcing, framing, conserving, and investing in art, with an extensive range of specialist networks. Stella Downer Dealer, Consultant, Valuer T 0402-018-283. E stellart@bigpond.com.au W www.stelladownerfineart.com.au H Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 11.00 to 5.00. Approved valuer for the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program. Insurance/market value, authentication, consulting and collection management.…

Online artspaces.KUNSTMATRIX 3D Virtual Exhibition W artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/7672705/faces-of-covid-lockdowns-and-all-the-places-we-cantgo Online: to Dec 31 Faces of COVID, Lockdowns and All The Places We Can’t Go presents a series of portraits by Dr Amaali Lokuge, Emergency Physician, Royal Melbourne Hospital, which reflect our collective experience during COVID-19 outbreaks: the effect on children, healthcare workers and families and the yearning to travel. E amaalilokuge@hotmail.com or T 0439-331-415. OzLink Entertainment Until Feb 28, 2022 OzLink Entertainment proudly presents HIDDEN FACES – the 2021 Victorian Salon des Refusés exhibition online. A curated selection of portraits by Victorian artists submitted for national portrait prizes but not hung in the official exhibitions. Works by Robert Babic, Jeremy Elkington, Jane Farnan, Lauren Ferrier, Peter Ferrier, Laurel Foenander, Janice Gobey, Kenneth S Hunt, Amaya Iturri, Richard Knafelc, Janet Leith, Judy Mackintosh,…

Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre Lot 3238, Stuart Highway, Katherine East 0850. T (08) 8972-3751. E info@gyracc.org.au W www.gyracc.org.au H Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 9.00 to 2.00. Closed Sun and public hols. Visit website for exhibition program. Darwin Charles Darwin University Art Gallery Ground floor, Building Orange 12.1.02, Casuarina Campus, Darwin 0909. T (08) 8946-6621. E artgallery@cdu.edu.au W cdu.edu.au/artgallery H Wed-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 10.00 to 2.00. Visit website for exhibition program. To Feb 26, 2022 DRAWN from the CDU Art Collection – sketches, drawings, illustrations and works-on-paper from 1976 to 2021. Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) 19 Conacher Street, The Gardens, Darwin 0820. T (08) 8999-8264. E info@magnt.net.au W www.magnt.net.au Free entry. H Daily 10.00 to 4.00. To Feb 6, 2022 Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres…

Abdullah, Abdul Art Gallery of WA WA Abdullah, Abdul-Rahman Art Gallery of WA WA Abraham, Marion Chapman & Bailey MEL Ahamat, Akil MUMA MEL Ahamat, Akil Institute of Modern Art QLD Aleksovski, Darko Counihan Gallery MEL Allsopp, Jan Coffs Harbour Regional NSW Alterfact Beaver Galleries ACT Amor, Rick Fellia Melas Gallery SYD Anderson, Damon Miri Dogwood Crossing QLD Anderson, Peter Philip Bacon Galleries QLD Andrews, Julie Qdos Fine Arts VIC Andy, Jayanna Sabbia Gallery SYD Anelli, Liz Muswellbrook Regional NSW Apollonio, Joseph Montalto Sculpture Park VIC Aquilizan, Alfredo Institute of Modern Art QLD Aquilizan, Alfredo Town Hall Gallery MEL Aquilizan, Isabel Institute of Modern Art QLD Aquilizan, Isabel Town Hall Gallery MEL Arkeveld, Emanuel Midland Junction WA Arnold, Darcey Bella BLINDSIDE MEL Artbomb Gaffa Gallery SYD Ashton, Richard Manly Art…