10 regional shows to see this summer
From an intriguing exhibition on baroque masters to a show ostensibly all about dogs, here’s our curated list of regional offerings to see throughout the country this summer.
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Michael Cook, Mother-Bicycle, 2016, Inkjet print, 80 x 120 cm. Private Collection, Courtesy of THIS IS NO FANTASY.
Celebrating Culture: Contemporary Indigenous Art is an exhibition that showcases the works of established and emerging contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait artists. It examines themes of identity, colonisation, personal history and community.
Contemporary Indigenous experiences and cultural practices are investigated through a selection of paintings, photography, drawings, mixed-media, video, sculpture, ceramics and installations by Brook Andrew, Tony Albert, Hannah Bronte, Michael Cook, Janet Fieldhouse, Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi, Hayley Millar-Baker, Kent Morris, Vincent Namatjira, Wayne Quilliam, James Tylor, and Vicki West.
The exhibition is programmed in association with National Reconciliation Week, the 2019 Glen Eira Storytelling Festival and NAIDOC Week.
From an intriguing exhibition on baroque masters to a show ostensibly all about dogs, here’s our curated list of regional offerings to see throughout the country this summer.
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