sam. program. April / May / June / July 2017
freshwater. 1 April to 4 June 2017 FRESHWATER considers how water reflects ecological, cultural, political and economic realities. Through the works of over 20 Australian artists and artist collectives, alongside historic works drawn from the SAM Collection, FRESHWATER highlights how water remains central to identity, and to how and where we live. Two major waterways meet at the heart of Shepparton: The Goulburn River (or Kaiela River as local Aboriginal people refer to it); and the Broken River. The Goulburn River then runs from Shepparton through to Echuca, where it joins the Murray River. This region is rich and fertile, sustaining economies and agricultural practices including cattle and dairy, to the orchards for which Shepparton is known. Issues range from ecological concerns about rising salinity, plant and animal environments, refuse and waste, to the inevitable contest around sustainable balances between environmental and agricultural needs. Rivers and waterways also have cultural and historical significance as they sustain work and life and remind us of stories that stretch across time and place. FRESHWATER artists include: Ian Abdulla, Janet Burchill & Jennifer McCamley, Louis Buvelot, Vera Cooper, Nici Cumpston, Bonita Ely, Jackie Giles Tjapaltjarri, Eugene von Guerard, Brent Harris, Andrew Hazewinkel, Jonathan Jones and Tom Nicholson, Rosemary Laing, Sir John Longstaff, James Morrison, Albert Namatjira, Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa, Rosie Nanyuma, Wintijya Napaljarri, Lin Onus, Jill Orr, Tiger Palpatja, Eva Ponting, John Skinner Prout, Sally Ross, The Telepathy Project, Gloria Thanacoupie, Johnny Yungut Tjupurrula, Fred Williams, and John Wolseley. Curator: Dr Rebecca Coates Curatorial associates: Anna Briers, Belinda Briggs #SAMFreshwater @SAM_Shepparton Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander audiences are advised that the exhibition may contain images and voices of people who have since passed away. FRESHWATER is part of CLIMATE’s ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2017 - a festival of exhibitions and events harnessing the creative power of the Arts to inform, engage and inspire action on climate change. www.artclimatechange.org
Image: Nici Cumpston, Wooroo (mouth) Rock Well, Whroo – Rushworth State Forest, 2013 SAM Collection, commissioned by the Friends of Shepparton Art Museum Inc., 2013, image courtesy and © the artist
public programs. April Autumn School Holidays #SAMholidays
Serpents & Stories, Rivers & Rhymes Story-telling Tue 4 April, 10.30am to 12.30pm at SAM. Free. Book online via the SAM website. For primary school years. Tutor: Merle Miller. Join us for Yorta Yorta bilingual story-time and learn about the creation story of the mighty Dungala and Kaiela rivers. Then create your own story to share with your friends and family.
With My Own Hands Ceramic Pinch Pot workshop Wed 5 April, 10.30am to 12.30pm at SAM Workshop. $12 (Friends of SAM $10). Book online via the SAM website. For primary school years. Tutor: Kaye Poulton. Taking inspiration from the FRESHWATER exhibition and the amazing installation of jugs, create your own mini-jug or cup using pinch pot techniques.
Under the Sea & in the River Environmental Art Workshops Wed 12 April, 10.30am to 12.30pm at SAM. Free. Book via the SAM website. For primary school years. Tutor: Carolyn Cardinet. Using upcycled and repurposed materials, create a river or sea creature and learn about the
impact of plastic pollution on our waterways. Please bring a few of the following items: plastic food containers and bottles, toilet paper rolls, rubber bands and newspapers.
Insect Hotels Habitat Awareness Wed 12 April, 1.30 to 3.30pm at SAM. Free. Book online via the SAM website. For 10 to 15 years. Tutor: Carolyn Cardinet. With insect populations decreasing worldwide, let’s make them a little hotel and help them grow their family. Hang these hotels in your garden; it’s an AirBnB for the little critters.
Having a Yarn In Conversation with the Australian Tapestry Workshop Wed 19 April, 1.30 to 3.30pm at SAM. $12 (Friends of SAM $10). Book online via the SAM website. For adults. Speakers: Antonia Syme & Jo Smith. Join the Australian Tapestry Workshop for afternoon tea to hear about their major collaboration with John Wolseley on display as part of FRESHWATER. Followed by a beginner-level weaving workshop.
May The Great Outdoors Plein Air Painting Sat 13 May, 1.30 to 3.30pm at SAM & various locations. $25 (Friends of SAM $22). Book online via the SAM website. For adults. Tutor: Amanda Hocking. Spend an afternoon in the autumnal splendour of Shepparton painting in the open air. Take inspiration from landscape painters in FRESHWATER such as Eugene von Guérard, Albert Namatjira and Sally Ross. Please note this event will be moved indoors if inclement weather persists.
SAM Out Late! May In Conversation: doing the art thing - when you work in the ‘Arts’ but nobody knows what you actually do! Thu 25 May, 5.30 to 6.30pm at SAM. Free. Book online via the SAM website. ‘What do you do?’ That tired well-worn ice-breaker question that halts many a good intro! SAM staff talk about their roles and professional experiences in the industry, and offer behind the scenes insight into SAM. A great event for students!
The Telepathy Project: A Meeting of Waters
SAM Out Late! April Curatorial Floor Talk: FRESHWATER
Sat 27 May, 4pm. Free. Book online via the SAM website.
Thu 27 April, 5.30 to 6.30pm at SAM. Free. Book online via the SAM website.
See SAM's website for further information on this program.
Join us for a drink and walk through FRESHWATER with SAM Director Dr Rebecca Coates. She will discuss how artists have engaged with the theme of fresh waterways and its significance to Shepparton.
2017 sidney myer fund australian ceramic award. Glenn Barkley Karen Black Laith McGregor Jenny Orchard Yasmin Smith
17 June to 13 August 2017
public programs. June Share in a jam-packed weekend of celebrations, artist talks, workshops and your chance to meet the finalists of the 2017 SMFACA. #SMFACA
The Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award celebrates and promotes contemporary Australian artists working in the ceramic medium. Now in its 9th iteration, the Award has transformed the ways that people think about ceramics. It aims to provide the shortlisted artists with curatorial support, encouraging critical and experimental approaches to the medium. The SMFACA is the richest of its kind in Australia, celebrating Australian artists’ use of ceramics.
Celebrating the 2017 SMFACA In Conversation
This year’s shortlisted artists include Glenn Barkley, Karen Black, Laith McGregor, Jenny Orchard and Yasmin Smith. Each artist will present new bodies of work at SAM with the winner for this $50,000 acquisitive prize announced during the exhibition’s official opening event on Saturday 17 June 2017, when their work will enter SAM’s collection.
Join three of the 2017 SMFACA finalists for a casual chat about their work, processes and inspirations, and help calm their nerves before the big announcement!
The 2017 Award will be judged by Jacqueline Doughty, Curatorial Manager, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne; Jason Smith, Director, Geelong Art Gallery; and Dr Rebecca Coates, Director, Shepparton Art Museum. Curator: Anna Briers
#SMFACA @SAM_shepparton @glennbarkley @black.karen @laithmcgregor @jennyorchard1 @yasminhelenasmith
Image: Laith McGregor, Nassau, 2014 image courtesy and © the artist, photo: Matthew Stanton
Sat 17 June, 3 to 4pm at SAM. Free. Book online via the SAM website. For adults. Artists: Glenn Barkley, Karen Black, & Laith McGregor.
The WOW Factor Clay Workshop Sun 18 June, 10.30 to 12.30am in the SAM workshop. $12 (Friends of SAM $10). Book online via the SAM website. For 8 to 12 year olds. Tutor: Karen Black. Come and be WOWed by Karen Black’s huge over-sized forms! Inspired by women’s bodies and 3rd and 4th Cover image: Century perfume bottles Tracey Moffatt from Istanbul Archaeological The Squeezers [still], 2015 Museum, you can make your single channel HD video own bottle for perfume or even 2min 35sec artist and Stills Gallery acourtesy jar tothe hide a secret treasure! Sydney © the artist
Chemistry 101 Glaze-making workshop Sun 18 June, 1.30 to 3.30pm in the SAM workshop. $12 (Friends of SAM $10). Book online via the SAM website. For teens & adults. Tutor: Yasmin Smith. Spend an afternoon in the SAM ‘laboratory’ with Yasmin Smith and learn about her experimental glaze-making techniques derived from the branches of fruit trees grown in Shepparton! This is a hands-on workshop and participants will get to take home a glazed plate or platter at a later date after it is fired. BYO lab coat!
Zookiniis. Make your own Zookiniis or zucchinis and plant them in a secret hiding place for somebody to find.
Squishy Squashy Clay Play Wed 5 July, 10.30am to 12.30pm at SAM. Free. Book online via the SAM website. For 3 to 6 years. Tutor: Aysa Tamiri. This is a great chance for little ones to play with clay and have their parent or carer join in the fun. Each child must be accompanied by one adult for this workshop.
SAM Out Late! June Speed dating @ SAM: Mixer & Mingler
Technicolour Dreams Spray-paint and Existstencilism
Thu 22 June, 5.30 to 6.30pm at SAM. Free. Book online via the SAM website.
Tue 11 July, 10.30am to 12.30pm at SAM. $12 (Friends of SAM $10). Book online via the SAM website. For 10 to 16 years. Tutor: Bundit Puangthong.
Not your usual speed-dating! Part-date, part-craft, we will be mingling over wine and chatter, pinch pots and clay! This is an inclusive event and safe space for our LGBTIQA+ friends.
July School Holiday Program #SAMholidays
Zookiniis & Zucchinis Clay Workshop Tues 4 July, 10.30 to 1.30pm at SAM. $12 (Friends of SAM $10). Book online via the SAM website. For primary school years. Tutor: Kaye Poulton. SMFACA finalist Jenny Orchard’s garden in Sydney has many little hidden secrets, totems and creatures called
View Thai artist Bundit Puangthong’s Drawing Wall #27 inspired by pop culture, street art and Buddhism. Create multi layered artworks using mixedmedia, acrylics and spray-paint to explore composition and symbolism. Book into these programs via SAM's website: www. sheppartonartmuseum.com.au/ programsandevents.
public programs. Gardens and Garniture Walking Tour & Clay Workshop Sat 8 July, 11am to 12pm: Walking Tour, 1 to 3pm: Clay Workshop at Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton & SAM. $12 (Friends of SAM $10). Book online via the SAM website. Tutor: Glenn Barkley. Rug up in your winter woollies and venture out with SMFACA finalist Glenn Barkley for a morning tour of the Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton. We promise to have a hot cuppa waiting for you at the end! After lunch, come back to SAM and get your hands dirty using mother-nature as a reference point. Limited numbers. Lunch not included.
Chatting Away In Conversation Sun 9 July, 1 to 3pm at SAM. $12 (Friends of SAM $10). Book online via the SAM website. Tutor: Glenn Barkley. Spend a cosy winter’s afternoon with artist Glenn Barkley for an intimate chat over tea and scones, and hear him talk about how his new-found love of gardening informs his practice.
Keep on rollin’ Adult Workshop Mon 10, 17, 24 July & 7 August, 6.30 to 8.00pm at SAM. $65 (Friends of SAM $60). Book online via the SAM website. Tutor: Kaye Poulton. Back by popular demand! Using slab roll and pinch method, this beginner to intermediate workshop will have you walk away with a tray and set of stoneware clay cups. Participants will experiment with different glaze combinations drawing from Japanese and Chinese traditions. Limited spaces.
SAM Out Late! July Curatorial Floor Talk: 2017 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award Thu 27 July, 5:30 to 6:30pm at SAM. Book online via the SAM website. Join SAM Senior Curator Anna Briers for a drink and walk through the Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award exhibition. Anna will share insights into the processes and themes explored by the 2017 SMFACA finalists and discuss why these artists are representative of exciting developments in contemporary ceramic practice. Image: Jenny Orchard in her studio, 2017 image courtesy the artist, photo: Greg Pier
friends of sam. The Friends of Shepparton Art Museum Inc. work to support SAM; its collection, activities and programs. The Friends of SAM are closely involved with the life of the Art Museum, holding events throughout the year to raise funds for acquiring new artworks and to conserve artworks in the collection, along with supporting the many activities presented at SAM. Becoming a Friend of SAM is the best way to enjoy all the exciting exhibitions and programs with fellow members and friends. A membership form can be found at the SAM shop or downloaded from our website. The Coffee Morning Program is one of the most popular activities offered by the Friends of SAM, held on the first or second Wednesday of every month.
Australian Botanic Gardens A Guided Tour & Morning Tea Wed 5 April, 10am for morning coffee at Riverview Road, Kialla. Free. Book online via SAM’s website.
Noorilim Estate A Guided Tour & Morning Tea Wed 3 May, 9.15am, 205 Wahring-Murchison East Road, Wahring. $20, to be paid on booking through SAM (03) 5832 9860.
Van Gogh and the Four Seasons National Gallery Victoria Wed 7 June, 9am. Meet at GV Library, Marungi Street, Shepparton. $40 (bus fare & entry) to be paid on booking through SAM (03) 5832 9860.
More about Textiles With Judith Roberts Wed 5 July, 10am, at Judith’s workshop in Kialla Central. Morning tea will be provided. More details provided on booking.
stay up-to- date. Want to keep up-to-date with all things SAM, including the new SAM project? Join our email list via the SAM website: www.sheppartonartmuseum. com.au/subscribe-to-our-emaillist. You’ll receive invitations to exhibition openings and other special events. To receive hardcopies, please phone (03) 5832 9861.
volunteer at sam. Volunteering your time to become a part of our arts community is a rewarding experience. We offer an annual training program and ongoing support for volunteers throughout the year. Please register your interest with SAM by emailing art.museum@ shepparton.vic.gov.au.
80/80. Eighty Years of SAM The Collection
Now showing until February 2018
80/80 Publication
This exhibition has been developed around a number of themes, including place, identity and ceramics. Works featured include colonial images from Shepparton’s own past, to contemporary artists’ responses to country and place. Explorations of identity similarly range from academy portraiture traditions John Longstaff and others, to more contemporary examinations of a culturally diverse country that is part of a globalized world. The exhibition also features key works from SAM’s marvellous ceramics collection.
As part of 80/80, you can purchase a publication featuring over 80 colour pictures of artworks in the SAM Collection and two major essays by Peter Timms (art writer and Director of SAM from 1973 to 1980), and SAM’s current Director, Dr Rebecca Coates. Publication cost: $29.95 (Friends of SAM $25)
drawing wall.
showcase.
The Drawing Wall is an ongoing series of commissioned, temporary, site-specific wall‑based drawings or installations enlivening the foyer space of the Eastbank Centre, directly outside SAM. Each year, artists are commissioned to produce new work across the 4 x 12m space.
Showcase 2017 presents exhibitions of new work by contemporary ceramicists in the glass display cabinet of SAM’s entry. Curated in partnership with Bree Claffey of Melbourne based gallery and retailer Mr Kitly, Showcase is a unique opportunity for collectors and craft lovers to acquire work from established and emerging contemporary artists, as all pieces are available for purchase at the SAM shop.
#SAMDrawingWall Drawing Wall #26: James Tylor Now showing to Wednesday 24 May 2017 Drawing Wall #27: Bundit Puangthong Saturday 3 June to Wednesday 2 August 2017
80/80 enables us to showcase some of the significant works and delightful treasures in SAM’s now sizeable collection, and reveal some of the trends that have emerged over its 80 year history. #SAMCollection
Image: Bundit Puanthong, Heaven Nine, 2010 image courtesy Edwina Corlette Gallery © the artist
#SAMShowcase Showcase #13: Leah Jackson Now showing to Sunday 30 April 2017 Showcase #14: Ulrica Trulsson Saturday 6 May to Sunday 30 July 2017
sam education. Each semester, education tours and trails focus on key artworks from the Collection and new exhibitions at SAM. Activities are designed to explore different approaches to art-making and to develop an understanding of Australian ceramics, art history and contemporary art. Suitable for Early Years, VELS, AusVELS and VCE Art, Studio Arts and Media Studies. Resources are available on our website or by contacting SAM education staff.
Let’s Talk: Art Language Using the SAM Collection, students will build their art specific vocabulary through the analysis and discussion of highlighted artworks.
SAM Scholars Student Program Designed specifically for art interested students in Years 10 to 12, this fortnightly program will draw on staff expertise as well as visiting artists to further develop skills, knowledge and experience of art and its industry contexts. Please contact SAM Visual Arts Educator, Catherine Read for more information.
Teacher Previews and Professional Development Supporting our permanent Collection display and temporary exhibition program, our professional development programs are in accordance with Australian Standards and National Consistency as advised by the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
Let’s Talk: Exhibition Design, Artworks and Conservation A tour designed specifically for Studio Arts students. Using the permanent collection and our temporary exhibitions, students will learn about the role of the museum in caring for artworks. Students will also discuss the exhibition design and analyse highlighted artworks.
Let’s Create: Something Together Contact SAM's Visual Arts Educator to discuss developing a workshop to suit you curriculum needs.
For further information or school bookings please contact SAM on (03) 5832 9520 or email: catherine.read@shepparton.vic.gov.au. Visit our website for upcoming education events at www.sheppartonartmuseum.com.au/ education.
sam foundation.
sam shop.
The SAM Foundation's purpose is to undertake a significant drive for a new expanded Art Museum and to grow funds to benefit the SAM Collection and program. To find out more about the SAM Foundation and how you can give, please visit SAM’s website or ask us at the SAM Shop.
The SAM shop is a fantastic place to purchase artist-made ceramics and gifts. The shop stocks work by a number of local and interstate artists including Bridget Bodenham, Edith Rewa, Kaye Poulton, Owen Rye and Samantha Robinson. It features a curated selection of Australian craft and design while supporting some of the region’s best artistic talent. The shop also stocks a range of publications, including SAM exhibition catalogues, books on art and Australian ceramics, plus a range of art magazines.
The Tree of Giving An initiative of the SAM Foundation, the Tree of Giving invites all to contribute by buying a leaf towards the development of a new Shepparton Art Museum. You can pledge your support for a new SAM by buying a gold ($300), silver ($200) or bronze leaf ($100), with your name inscribed to be added to the Tree of Giving, at the SAM shop.
Friends of SAM are eligible for a 10% discount on all purchases at the SAM shop.
Alternatively you can buy a New SAM lapel pin and talk to your friends and family about why an expanded Art Museum would be good for Shepparton. Image: Aleks Danko, A______Good Idea, 1971 SAM Collection, purchased 1974 image courtesy and © the artist, photo: Noel Hutchison
Image: Nicholas Mangan, The Domesticated Myth 2005 SAM Collection © the artist, photo: Jamie Durrant Cover image: Glenn Barkley, Vasterthenempires (detail), 2016 (base thrown by Lyn Havilah), image courtesy the artist and Niagara Galleries © the artist
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