LEGACY: A tribute to Marea Gazzard & Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
August 2014Newcastle Art Gallery places the work of two great Australian artists side by side in an exhibition spanning the 1960s to recent years.
Exhibition dates: 23 August - 15 November 2014 Image: marea gazzard,bularri, 1979, clay, 57 x 54 x 21cm
Action Stations: Peter Maloney at CCAS
August 2014“Action Stations”, an exhibition of recent work by Peter Maloney and Louise Paramor, will be at Canberra Contemporary Art Space from 22 August - 27 September 2014.
Opening 6pm Friday 22 August. Image: peter maloney, solstice, 2012, acrylic on polyester, 161 x 120cm
2 Danks St Award for Art Criticism
July 2014Open to both established and new writers for a review of an exhibition at any of the permanent galleries of 2 Danks St from 12 July to 4 October 2014. The main award is $1,000 and the opportunity to publish a reveiw in Art Almanac. This year, Artist Profile also introduces a new category, offering an alternative prize of $500 for a review which shows flair and potential and/or stretches the boundaries of current reviewing.
The panel of judges includes Owen Craven, Laura Fisher, Andrew Frost and Prue Gibson. For further information, contact Janet Clayton at Janet Clayton Gallery on 02 9698 8443 or janetclayton@me.com
Orson Welles F for Fake
July 20142 Danks St Film Night
Tuesday 15 July
Mandy Chang, the ABC's Commissioning Editor for the Arts, introduces Orson Welles' 1973 directorial finale, F for Fake.
6pm for drinks, light refreshments & a wander around the galleries. 7pm for film viewing. $20 cash on the night
RSVP essential by Thursday 10 July (limited seating)
info@2danksstreet.com.au
Mandy Chang also recommends the new series Art + Soul 2 starring Hetti Perkins on ABC1 at 8:30pm on Tuesday 8 July.
Artist - Book: Acquisitions
June 2014There was a tremendous institutional response to the books in our last exhibition, with works by Simryn Gill, Tony Coleing and Helen Eager all going into public collections, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Queensland Art Gallery and National Library of Australia.
Review: Yukultji Napangati
June 2014Follow the link below to view Sharne Wolff's review of Yukultji Napangati's show.
Kylie Stillman
June 2014Find work by Kylie Stillman in the exhibition
‘Re-Writing the Image: Text as Art', at the
Town Hall Gallery, Hawthorn from
17 June until 10 August 2014.
Four new book carvings by Kylie Stillman
have just arrived in the gallery, after being exhibited in Ex Libris at Geelong Art Gallery. Image: kylie stillman, the spray, 2013 hand-cut paperback books
Peter Elliott Memorial Celebration
May 2014A celebration of the life of Peter Elliott, great patron of the visual arts and friend to many, will be held at The Great Hall, University of Sydney, at 4pm on Wednesday May 14.
The touring exhibition Masterpieces from the Peter Elliott Collection is at Orange Regional Gallery until June 15.
John R Walker - two fabulous shows
April 2014
Terroir Big Land Pictures, John’s survey at Orange Regional Gallery, runs until
Sunday 27 April. To view the online catalogues, click on the following:
Catalogue
Installation views
The End of All Our Exploring, an exhibition of John’s recent work at Utopia Art
Sydney, closes on Saturday 26 April. Click here to see Online catalogue.
Also, read Gina Fairley’s review of the show on ArtsHub
John R Walker
April 2014
John R Walker & Simryn Gill, finalists in Redlands Konica Art Prize
Find their work at the National Art School Gallery from 11 April until 15 May, 2014.
Liz Coats
March 2014This Saturday 15 March will be the last day of Liz Coats’ exhibition 'Streaming' - not to be missed!
Image: liz coats, streaming #6, 2011, acrylic media & pigment on canvas, 110 x 88.5cm, detail
Helen Eager on the walls
March 2014
Two new wall paintings by Helen Eager, titled ‘Starlight’ and ‘Moonlight’, are now installed at the entrances to Utopia Art Sydney.
On the other side of town, in the entrance hall of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Gallery’s latest Helen Eager acquisition ‘VIF’ greets visitors as part of the exhibition Forcefields.
Visual Feasts - Luke Mangan and the 2 Danks Street Galleries
March 2014Book now for a special bespoke dinner next Wednesday 19 March, with entree course inspired by the paintings of Helen Eager.
$110 per person includes canapés, three course meal and drinks.
02 9002 5321 or mojo@lukemangan.com
An afternoon of talks
February 2014
Join us for an afternoon of stimulating discussion about art and collecting on Saturday 22 March.
From 3:30pm at Utopia Art Sydney, John R Walker will talk about his exhibition ‘The End of All Our Exploring’, which opens that day.
The program of talks commences at 2pm.
For further information go to:
2danksstreet.com.au/whats-on-current.php
Coming up for John R Walker: a major survey and an exhibition of recent work
February 2014Terroir: Big Land Pictures, a survey of John R Walker’s major canvases, will be at Orange Regional Gallery from 15 March to 27 April 2014.
Back in Sydney, ‘The End of All Our Exploring’ opens at Utopia Art Sydney on Saturday 22 March.
Image: john r walker, badja walking III, 2013, gouache on paper, 112 x 76cm
Find us on Twitter
February 2014Christopher Hodges is now tweeting – find him @utopiaartsydney.
Sculpture City
January 2014
S. H. Ervin Gallery
Find work by Christopher Hodges in an exciting exhibition of 10 Sydney sculptors at the S. H. Ervin Gallery. The exhibition is open to the public today and runs until 2 March 2014.
In addition, a new work by Christopher Hodges will be installed at the Alternative Museum, 2 Danks St from Tuesday 28 January - for one week only!
2 Danks St grand reopening
January 2014
The 2 Danks St galleries reopen for 2014 on Wednesay 29 January with 8 exhibitions focusing on contemporary sculpture.
Don’t miss our exhibition CLAY!
Kylie Stillman - Geelong Gallery
January 2014New Kylie Stillman book carvings will be included in ‘Ex libris - the book in contemporary art’ at Geelong Gallery from 22 February to 25 May 2014.
Peter Maloney - Newcastle Art Gallery
January 2014‘Peter Maloney: A Focus’ will present an overview of Maloney’s practice from 1979 - 2012. At Newcastle Art Gallery from 15 February - 11 May 2014.
Tony Coleing: Change
November 2013Some fabulous work by Tony Coleing is included in volume 4 of Change, ‘an artist’s comic in the age of alternative energy’ compiled by Stephen Killick.
Christopher Hodges: Maximum Minimus
Nov 2013
A mini sculpture by Christopher Hodges is included in Defiance Gallery’s 18th
Annual 6x6x6 Inch Miniature Sculpture Show.
Until 14 December 2013.
AGNSW Acquisitions
November 2013
We are thrilled to announce that Helen Eager’s painting 'VIF' (pictured left) and Peter Upward’s painting 'Syncopation No 5' (below) have been acquired for the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
You can find Helen Eager’s spectacular 3 x 4m painting 'Spark' in The Alternative Museum, 2 Danks St.
