Q&A at POME

Overwintering at MPRG

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is pleased to present

The Overwintering Project: Western Port

Co-ordinated by Melbourne artist Kate Gorringe-Smith

6 March to 23 May 2021

Alexis Beckett, Andrej Kocis, Beverley Meldrum, Byron Scullin Heather Hesterman, Cathryn Vasseleu, Dominic White, Hank Tyler, Helen Kocis Edwards, Jan Parker, Kate Gorringe-Smith, Khue Nguyen, Lindy Yeates, Liz Walker, Magda Miranda, Rea Dennis, Simeon Lisovski and the artists of the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio

The Overwintering Project is a long-term environmental art project that unites artists around Australia to raise awareness for our most endangered group of birds, migratory shorebirds, and their habitat. Migratory shorebirds spend the summer on our beaches, then fly annually to the arctic to breed, a round trip of over 25,000 km.

The Overwintering Project: Western Port focusses on Western Port as an internationally significant migratory shorebird habitat. The exhibition features 17 artists who have produced new work in a variety of media inspired by the local Western Port environment. These will be shown in conjunction with the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio, a growing collection of 300+ original prints made by artists from Australia and New Zealand in response to the unique nature of their local migratory shorebird habitat.

This exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, is part of the 2021 Art+Climate=Change Festival and is dedicated to the memory of Dr Clive Minton OAM, father of Australian shorebird research. The Overwintering Project: Westernport is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
Civic Reserve, Dunns Road
Mornington, Victoria 3931

Gallery Hours 11am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday
Closed Mondays and all Public Holidays

'A4Art' at Herrring Island Gallery

 

The President and Committee of the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria warmly invites you to join them for the OPENING of the eighth annual A4 Art Australia 

This exhibition celebrates the diversity of contemporary art produced by artists from all across the states and territories of Australia. Over 200 artists have contributed to the colourful, enchanting and imaginative exhibition of over 600 affordable artworks in this show.

Official opening and exhibition launch Saturday 6 March from 12 noon to 2pm

Herring Island Gallery in South Yarra, Melbourne.

The exhibition will be officially opened by Robert Lee president of the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria. This exhibition is proudly supported by Parks Victoria.

Gallery open 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28 March, and 2, 3, 4, and 5 April 2021 from 1130 to 430

Gallery access via Como Landing, South Yarra. The Parks Victoria Punt leaves regularly from Como Landing South Yarra during opening hours  (Melways ref Map 58,62). Free car parking is available in Alexander Avenue, South Yarra

Picture/ Window at 516 Little Bourke St

 

Late last year the eagle eyed Jennifer Smyth sent through a callout from City of Melbourne for artists to produce work for empty shopfronts in the CBD. I’m thrilled my drawing ‘Streetscene, Phnom Penh’ was chosen, and is now on display at 516 Little Bourke St. 

Huge thanks to Jen for the suggestion, City of Melbourne for supporting the project, Hayley Haynes from No Vacancy Gallery for the excellent photography, and Harry Hicks from King's Domain for the haircut. 

Thanks also to Faber-Castell Australia for the pencils that made this drawing possible, and for selecting this work for a bronze award in their 2020 Colour4Life competition.

Solo Exhibition at POME

 

POME is pleased to present a solo exhibition of recent works.

‘Some of these works date from before the world ended. Others were made in that brief, apocalyptic time before COVID hit Australia in March last year. A summer when the skies above Melbourne turned grey with smoke, when the smell of burning filled suburban backyards, when red dust from storms in the Mallee came down as rain and stained the cars, the streets, the footpaths.

But even before this I'd been thinking about the delicate balance between the natural and man made worlds. How our cities are somehow full of vegetation and animal life, and how little it would take for nature to reassert itself even in the hearts of our modern metropolises.

All the images are etchings, drawn by hand on copper plates and printed using equipment that has not much changed in the 500 or so years since it was invented.’

Join Damon at POME for an intimate artist Q&A on Thursday 4th of March. 

Exhibition continues 1 to 29 March.

POME
267 Swan Street
Richmond, VIC 3121

Wednesday 5pm to late
Thursday 5pm to 1am
Friday 5pm to 1am
Saturday 2pm to 1am
Sunday 2pm to 11pm

Portland Observer

 

Home/Work on Franklin Street

 

Last year, at the height of the 2020 Melbourne lockdowns, MetroTunnel posted a call out for images of artists working from home, or artworks inspired by the experience of working from home. I was thrilled to be selected for this project, which is on display until April at the MetroTunnel site on Franklin St next to the City Baths. With huge thanks to MetroTunnel for their support, Ruth Stanton for the original photo, and James Henry for this image from the launch on Thursday 18 February. 

Congratulations to all the artists involved, and to everyone working from home. ⁠⁠