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The 2019 Whitehorse Artspace exhibition program will intrigue, delight and challenge!
“The job of the artist
is always to deepen the mystery” – Francis Bacon
Of the seven major exhibitions in Artspace during 2019, there is something for every visitor. Beginning with intriguing ink paintings, the program goes on to highlight work created from clay, stone and wood from the Whitehorse Art Collection. A multitude of prints from this collection also feature later in the year and those interested in photography will be enthused by the work of the eminent John Gollings. Challenging propaganda will be shown from the collection of the Australian War Memorial, and those who adore textiles will love a Designing Australia - Museum of Costumes exhibition, together with a splendid display of art quilts from across Australia at year’s end. We look forward to welcoming you.
Ink Rhythm – Mo Yun Jianhua Lin 31 January – 3 March For many hundreds of years Chinese artists have celebrated the natural world using simple, seemingly spontaneous brushstrokes of ink or colour. Jianhua Lin’s recent ink paintings are skilfully performed, with each daub and lift of ink displaying a determination to capture the beauty of nature. Ink Rhythm has been scheduled to coincide with Chinese New Year. Left: Jianhua Lin Dating (detail) 2014 © The artist Above: Jianhua Lin Strive for Heights (detail) 2013 © The artist
Things of Clay, Stone & Wood 7 March – 6 April From the Whitehorse Art Collection comes inspiring historic and contemporary works crafted from clay, stone and wood. Early work by carver John Kendrick Blogg and potters Merric Boyd and Eva Georgina Lucas are exhibited alongside invited contemporary ceramic artists including Jason Barnes, Su Hanna and Amy Kennedy. Numerous works from the Ceramics Victoria Collection are also shown, including work by important international ceramic artists. Left: Greg Daly Shadows in the Grass 2013 © The artist Above: Angela Mardling Rehearsal c.1980 © The artist
The History of the Built World John Gollings 11 April – 15 June John Gollings is Australia’s pre-eminent photographer of the built environment. For the past 50 years he has been synthesising his joint interests in photography and architecture to explore the cultural construction of social spaces. This, the first major survey of Gollings’ photographic practice, is a Monash Gallery of Art Travelling Exhibition. Left: John Gollings Kay Street housing (Edmond & Corrigan), Carlton, Victoria (detail) 1983 © The artist Above: John Gollings Kabaw Berber Granary, Kabaw, Libya (detail) 2005 © The artist
Be Persuaded Jane Austen
20 June – 27 July From Dressing Australia – Museum of Costume comes an enchanting exhibition that brings celebrated novelist Jane Austen to life. Be Persuaded follows Austen’s life and the memorable characters that she created. Children and matriarchs are dressed in exquisite 18th and early 19th century fashion featuring empire line frocks, delicate silk gowns, capes, shawls, bonnets and parasols. Rare watercolours portraying the fashion of the era will be exhibited with toys, accessories and ephemera. Left: A Mature Mrs Darcy dress and cape Early 1800s © Dressing Australia – Museum of Costume Above: Jane Regency gowns (details) Early 1800s © Dressing Australia – Museum of Costume
Hearts & Minds: Wartime Propaganda
An Australian War Memorial Touring Exhibition
1 August – 28 September Propaganda has been used to influence audiences for as long as recorded history. By presenting facts selectively and using loaded language to provoke emotional reactions rather than rational responses, it seeks to promote the agenda of a particular group. Posters were an ideal means of communicating propaganda: impermanent yet public, they were designed to be noticed, and could be printed and distributed quickly in large numbers. The Australian War Memorial holds a large collection of wartime posters from government–issued campaign posters to handmade posters protesting the war in Vietnam. Hearts and minds: wartime propaganda introduces this collection, featuring home-front propaganda from the First and Second World Wars. Left: R Malcom Walker Those who talk don’t know… 1943 ARTV02497 Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial
Impressions II 3 October – 9 November The Whitehorse Art Collection is comprised of a prodigious selection of prints: woodblocks prints, mono-prints, etchings and linocuts. This exhibition includes some prized heritage prints to contemporary masterpieces. Subjects include botanical studies, the landscape, suburbia and portraits as well as abstract works. These works are shown together with new work by local and national printmaking identities, including Kate Hudson and Gwen Scott. Left: Elizabeth Banfield Letter to the Lost linocut artist book (detail) 2018 © The artist Above: David Frazer They’re all in my trance… wood engraving (detail) 2000 © The artist
Metamorphosis 14 November – 21 December Metamorphosis • The process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages • A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one An Australian Quilters Association exhibition of exquisite hand-made and machine-stitched quilts from across Australia. The theme Metamorphosis is explored in many magical and extraordinary ways. Left: Lucy Carroll Yellow Box 2014 quilt (detail) © The artist Above: Judy Robinson Whitty Out of the Dark 2017 quilt (detail) © The artist
Corporate Events
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Events include:
With exceptional catering packages and a team of professional event staff, a corporate event at Whitehorse Artspace will be a memorable one. Phone 9262 6243 to discuss your event.
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Donating to the Whitehorse Art Collection Since the establishment of an art collection in 1927, Council has benefited from benevolent donations of artwork. In recent years, several artworks have been donated to the Whitehorse Art Collection from deceased estates or through the cultural gifts program from generous benefactors or practising artists. Whitehorse Artspace takes great pride in caring for the collection, including donations, utilising museum-standard practices. It is a privilege to publicly display these remarkable donations for current and future generations to enjoy. Council has deductable gift recipient status (DGR) through the Australian Government’s cultural gifts program. To donate artworks or funds to the Whitehorse Art Collection, please phone Council’s Senior Arts Officer on 9262 6250 or email artspace@whitehorse.vic.gov.au Front cover images left to right: Judy Robinson Whitty Out of the Dark 2017 quilt (detail) © The artist Mini Graff The Wrong Brooklyn #1 2014 screenprint (detail) © The artist Stephen Glassborrow Unity 1998 timber maquette (detail) © The artist
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Located at the Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill Phone: 9262 6250 artspace@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Opening Hours
Tuesdays to Fridays, 10am – 4pm Saturdays, 12pm – 4pm Closed on public holidays
Parking Limited parking spaces are available at the Box Hill Town Hall. Parking is also available on Whitehorse Road, Bank Street and behind the Box Hill Library. Multilevel car parks are available nearby. Please observe parking restrictions.
Public Transport
The Box Hill train and bus interchange is a short walk from Artspace and is situated within Box Hill Central.
Cycling Bike racks are available at the eastern entrance of the Town Hall.