This year’s ANU School of Art Graduate Exhibition features the works of students completing their studies in Bachelor of Visual Arts Honours, Bachelor of Visual Arts, Bachelor of Digital Arts and the Diploma of Art.

 

Students have majored in wood, textiles, sculpture, printmedia and drawing, photography and media arts, painting, gold and silversmithing, glass and ceramics. Visitors to the School will witness the talent of its emerging artists and experience the quality and diversity of art and craft education offered by the School, from fine furniture making to installation, digital imagery to ceramic objects.

The works are displayed in the School of Art Gallery, Foyer Gallery, Photospace and in Workshop spaces throughout the School. Many of the works are for sale and provide a great opportunity to support our recent graduates. 

 

 

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GEORGE INGHAM │ Designer Maker │ 2 - 31 October

 

opening event 6.00 pm Friday 2 October

speaker Grace Cochrane, witer and curator

 

In 1982 George Ingham came to Australia to establish the wood workshop at the Canberra School of Art. In the twenty years George was head of workshop he produced a body of work that has made a significant contribution to contemporary furniture design.
This exhibition runs in parallel with the Chairs of the Alumni, celebrating work by graduates from the school.

 

seminar 2.00 – 4.00 pm Saturday 3 October 

ANU School of Art Gallery, Ellery Crescent, Acton ACT
There will be a seminar to discuss past and current approaches to furniture design.
The invited speakers are: Grace Cochrane, David Upfill-Brown, and David Williams: discussion will be chaired by Dennis Formiatti.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAIRS OF THE ALUMNI │ the ongoing narrative │ 2 - 31 October

 

These chairs are by the alumni of the craftsman and teacher GeorgeIngham who came to Australia in1982 to establish the Wood Workshop at the Canberra School of Art. The exhibition is from his students during the twenty years of his teaching.

 

 

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 ARTWORK │ 5 - 29 August

opening event 6.00 pm Friday 7 August

speaker Geneveive Jacobs, 666 ABC Canberra Presenter

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ARTWORK celebrates the diversity and innovations of the School of Art’s teaching staff. The School has built a reputation as a leading arts educator offering specialist training in Art Theory, Ceramics, Glass, Gold and Silversmithing, Painting, Photography and Media Arts (including digital video, computer animation, networked art and electronic sound), Printmedia and Drawing, Sculpture, Textiles and Furniture. Staff represent a broad range of contemporary practice within their chosen fields, with national and international art recognition.

 IMAGE Elisa Crossing, Installation i- iv. , 2009, oil on canvas, 25 x 35cm Image credit: courtesy of the artist

momentum │ 18th tamworth fibre textile biennial │ 8 July – 1 August

closing event 6pm Friday 31 July

speaker Catrina Vignando, General Manager, Craft Australia

From the early 1970’s the Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial has continued to provide audiences with an exciting and vibrant survey exhibition of contemporary fibre textiles.  Artists from across Australia have been selected to participate in this year’s exhibition. Curator, Valerie Kirk, has put together an exhibition that looks at the influences new technologies have had on traditional fibre textile practice and how these artists have combined their individual practice to incorporate new techniques.

momentum public program
In conjunction with the exhibition, the Textiles Workshop at the ANU School of Art, headed by Valerie Kirk, Curator for momentum, will run a development day for textile artists on Thursday 30 July; a symposium on Friday 31 July; and floor talks in the gallery on Saturday 1 August. A colour workshop will be run by artist Merv Moriarty from 2 - 5 August. 

Information and bookings:Valerie.Kirk@anu.edu.au.   

Download the Program HERE

Download the Media Release HERE

A Tamworth Regional Gallery exhibition toured by Museums and Galleries NSW.

This exhibition is supported by Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program supporting touring exhibitions by providing funding assistance for the development and touring of Australian cultural material across Australia