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ASCENDANCE: TREVOR WEEKES
What is evident in the series of exhibitions under
willing to assist MRAG to reach its potential.
the banner Just paper is a cacophony of art which
Joe’s list also included the names of artists who he
would not have been possible without the unique
had collaborated with in the past or who he had
qualities of the relationship between artist and art
targeted for future collaborations once he relocated
gallery – and key to that statement is the idea of
to the Hunter. One of those many artists on his vast
the relationship. But what is that relationship and
list was Trevor Weekes.
how has it worked for the various artists Maitland Regional Art Gallery (MRAG) has collaborated with
Joe first met Trevor in the 1980s when Joe was
over the past ten years?
working for the Crafts Council of NSW in King St, Sydney. It was through his office window that the
When Joe Eisenberg first arrived at MRAG he
young arts administrator spied what curiously
came with a huge suitcase full of well established
looked like a flying chicken in Macquarie Galleries
relationships and one of the first things he did was
across the road. Intrigued, Joe went in to the art
to pull out of his suitcase a list of names of people
gallery and met the Director and the artist. The
