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AGWA FOUNDATION EVENTS August - December 2018
FRI 10 AUG | 6PM FOUNDATION PREVIEW & EXHIBITION OPENING
Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly Series Foundation members are invited to an exclusive preview of Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series then stay on to join in the official opening event from 7pm. Join us as we celebrate the rebel masterpiece works and the launch of our Rebels, Radicals and Pathfinders series of exhibitions. On short-term loan from the National Gallery of Australia, it’s a rare opportunity to view this renowned series depicting the story of bush outlaw Ned Kelly through Nolan’s bold and expressive sense of landscape and vivid storytelling.
FRI 17 AUG | 6PM FOUNDATION PREVIEW & EXHIBITION OPENING
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Artistic explorers of a different kind are celebrated in this enlightening series in which Australian and international artists switch between Western Australia’s regions and the Nordic heartlands of Finland, Iceland, Denmark and Sweden – and try to make sense of these dramatic and challenging environments.
MON 20 AUG | 10.30AM
Foundation Picture Club In a casual setting our expert Gallery Guides take members on an adventure through art to further develop understanding and appreciation of the treasures in the Gallery. Sidney Nolan Ned Kelly 1946 (detail) from the Ned Kelly series 1946 – 1947. Enamel paint on composition board, 90.8 x 121.5 cm. Gift of Sunday Reed 1977. National Gallery of Australia collection.
FRI 7 SEPT | 6pm EXHIBITION OPENING
WA NOW: Biomess – The Tissue Culture & Art Project Established by artist Oron Catts, SymbioticA explores the creative and ethical implications of developments in the biological sciences. They investigate what science is doing, what it is capable of, and how our conceptions of life might be altered in the process and how futures might be shaped accordingly.
TUE 11 SEPT | 6pm
NEXT COLLECTIVE LAUNCH AGWA is launching a new category of Foundation membership for young professionals aged in their 20s to 40s who share a growing passion for art and in interest in playing an active role in the direction of their State Art Gallery, while developing their professional and social networks. If you have guests that may like to attend, please contact the Foundation Office on 9492 6761 or email foundation@artgallery.wa.gov.au
MON 17 SEPT | 10.30am
FOUNDATION PICTURE CLUB THURS 27 SEPT | 6PM
FOUNDATION POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER EVENING An opportunity for people interested in the Foundation to have an after-hours tour with the Director and discover the opportunities that Foundation membership offers. If you have guests that may like to attend, please contact the Foundation Office on 9492 6761 or email foundation@artgallery.wa.gov.au
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FRI 12 OCT | 6PM AFTER HOURS CURATOR TALK & TOUR
CULTURE JUICE Beyond Bling! Join curator Robert Cook for an afterhours tour as AGWA unlocks the vaults to showcase the best, the bizarre and the most sophisticated of its jewels in its historical, contemporary and Indigenous collections. Moving from bold and captivating wearable art to quiet and subtle, almost private, personal interventions, the show will change how you think about what jewellery is and can be.
MON 15 OCT | 10.30AM FOUNDATION PICTURE CLUB
WA IN FOCUS: The works of Howard Taylor Join us for this special edition of Picture Club as our Gallery Guides delve into the works of Western Australian artist Howard Taylor in celebration of the recent centenary of his birth.
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FRI 2 NOV | 6.30PM
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AWARDS NIGHT: Black Swan Prize For Portraiture 2018 The immensely popular Black Swan Prize for Portraiture returns to AGWA for the third year – this time in the historic setting of the Centenary Galleries. Established in 2007, this is one of Australia’s richest portraiture prizes, featuring the $50,000 Lester Group 1st Prize, a $10,000 Artist Prize and a $7,500 People’s Choice Award.
MON 19 NOV | 10.30AM
Foundation Picture Club Please join our expert Gallery Guides as they lead you on an adventure to discover the treasures in your State Gallery.
TUES 20 NOV | 5PM
Foundation AGM and End of Year Celebration End of year celebration including a private viewing of new works acquired for your State Art Collection as a result of Foundation support.
THURS 13 DEC | 6PM EXHIBITION OPENING
WA Now: Andrew Nicholls – Hyperkulturemia Nicholls’ WA Now solo exhibition will showcase his recent Hyperkulturemia series for WA audiences. This immersive installation will feature performative photographs, beautifully detailed drawings and illustrated ceramics. A playful and powerful meditation on the cultural significance of the European Grand Tour, it will demonstrate Nicholls’ unique way of engaging with contemporary and historical art and modes of being.
The Foundation will send you invitations to these events as they approach, and you will be notified of any changes to the schedule. For further information please phone the Foundation Office on 9492 6761 or email foundation@artgallery.wa.gov.au