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October 17, 2024

Winning design team announced for National Sculpture Garden competition

The National Gallery of Australia has announced multi-disciplinary team CO-AP Holdings, comprising CO-AP, Studio JEF, TARN and Plus Minus Design, as the winner of the National Sculpture Garden Design Competition.

The winning team was selected for their vision of the National Sculpture Garden based on respect, care and future ambition for the iconic three-hectare site. The National Gallery and the CO-AP Holdings team will work together on the revitalisation of the National Sculpture Garden to create a living gallery for the 21st century.

The National Gallery of Australia has announced multi-disciplinary team CO-AP Holdings, comprising CO-AP, Studio JEF, TARN and Plus Minus Design, as the winner of the National Sculpture Garden Design Competition.

The winning team was selected for their vision of the National Sculpture Garden based on respect, care and future ambition for the iconic three-hectare site. The National Gallery and the CO-AP Holdings team will work together on the revitalisation of the National Sculpture Garden to create a living gallery for the 21st century.

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October 15, 2024

Sydney Dance Company announces 2025 Program

Sydney Dance Company, led by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela, has announced its 2025 Program: Come Closer; a captivating year of contemporary dance bringing together iconic and emerging Australian creatives with the formidable Sydney Dance Company ensemble.

2025 features new works by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela, Stephen Page AO and Tra Mi Dinh, alongside the return of the sell-out Somos and the 12th edition of New Breed.

Sydney Dance Company, led by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela, has announced its 2025 Program: Come Closer; a captivating year of contemporary dance bringing together iconic and emerging Australian creatives with the formidable Sydney Dance Company ensemble.

2025 features new works by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela, Stephen Page AO and Tra Mi Dinh, alongside the return of the sell-out Somos and the 12th edition of New Breed.

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October 14, 2024

AMES YAVUZ UNVEILS ANDRÉ HEMER: ‘TECHNO DREAMING’

Ames Yavuz, a preeminent contemporary art gallery in the Asia Pacific, has unveiled a new solo exhibition by New Zealand-born Vienna-based artist André Hemer at their Reservoir Street gallery, open to the public until 9 November.

Titled Techno Dreaming, the exhibition features a series of new paintings and video works exploring the artistic possibilities arising from digital technology. With a complex creative process that traverses the boundaries between nature, generative algorithms and artistic labour, Hemer’s works bring into question what it means to make paintings at a time in history when our experiences of objects are increasingly blurred between physical and digital states.

Ames Yavuz, a preeminent contemporary art gallery in the Asia Pacific, has unveiled a new solo exhibition by New Zealand-born Vienna-based artist André Hemer at their Reservoir Street gallery, open to the public until 9 November.

Titled Techno Dreaming, the exhibition features a series of new paintings and video works exploring the artistic possibilities arising from digital technology. With a complex creative process that traverses the boundaries between nature, generative algorithms and artistic labour, Hemer’s works bring into question what it means to make paintings at a time in history when our experiences of objects are increasingly blurred between physical and digital states.

 

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October 10, 2024

Potter Museum of Art to open May 2025

The University of Melbourne has today announced its revitalised flagship art museum, the Potter Museum of Art (The Potter), will reopen to the public during Reconciliation Week on 30 May 2025. An exhibition celebrating the longevity and brilliance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art will open the Museum in May and run until 23 November 2025. Titled 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art, the exhibition features more than 400 artworks, including important public and private loans, and new commissions.

The University of Melbourne has today announced its revitalised flagship art museum, the Potter Museum of Art (The Potter), will reopen to the public during Reconciliation Week on 30 May 2025. An exhibition celebrating the longevity and brilliance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art will open the Museum in May and run until 23 November 2025. Titled 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art, the exhibition features more than 400 artworks, including important public and private loans, and new commissions.

The Museum has undergone extensive redevelopment by Wood Marsh Architects and will feature an impressive new entrance on the University’s campus, along with new and improved spaces for the Museum’s leading collection-based learning programs made possible by the generous support of The Ian Potter Foundation and Lady Primrose Potter AC.

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