Social Gallery

Winter Season Celebration

In June, we celebrated the launch of four new exhibitions including group shows Shadow Boxer, Just Not Australian, and Barka: The Forgotten River, by Badger Bates, Justine Muller and the Wilcannia community; solo exhibition Impressions of a Journey: Landscapes Between Walcha and Paterson by Paula Jenkins; and displays Wonnarua by Ryan Lee and Marge’s Story by Aunty Marge Weastell. The event included music by the Illume Girls and performances and talks by artist Blak Douglas and Chad Ritchie Sands, grandson of legendary boxer Dave Sands.

Panel discussion

Chaired by artist and boxer Abdul Abdullah and featuring artists Karla Dickens, Blak Douglas, Richard Lewer and boxer Bianca ‘Bam Bam’ Elmir, this panel discussion contemplated the entanglement of boxing and art, and considered how contemporary artists negotiate history, culture, gender, physicality and folklore in their work.