John Curtin Gallery

Come visit the exhibitions before they end - LAST DAY Sunday 15 Dec! Brett Whiteley: In the Studio John Stringer Prize: 10yr Retrospective Aida Tomescu: in the midst of happening Free admission Mon - Fri, 11am-5pm Sun, 12-4pm Film documentary 'Whiteley' showing Sun 8 & 15 Dec at 2pm (free event) ______________ Brett Whiteley: In the Studio is an Art Gallery NSW and the #brettwhiteleystudio touring exhibition. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program #aidatomescu flowersgallery Fox Jensen Gallery #johnstringerprize #collectorsclubperth #merrickbelyea #jacobuscapone #jackycheng #alistairrowe #erincoates #jarradmartyn #bjoernraineradamson #susanroux #stewartscambler #brendanvanhek #artcollectivewa #Moorecontemporary #stalacontemporary We thank the generous support from Lendlease #thenavigators Video by Stephanie Lai

✨ Friday 29 NOV, 10am - 3pm STUDIO MAKING brings together several artists, arts professionals, and academics to discuss the act of making a studio and making in the studio. This day of talks is hosted at John Curtin Gallery alongside three exhibitions where the context of studio-based practice plays a major role: Brett Whiteley’s Surry Hills studio on tour, a selection of works from Aida Tomescu and a ten-year retrospective of the John Stringer Prize. Morning tea and lunch will be provided. Free event: Registration is essential. Date: Friday 29 November 2024 Time: 10-3pm Introduction by Paul Boye – 10-10:15am Lecture by Professor Kit Messham-Muir – 10:15-11:00am Break (morning tea) – 11:00-11:15am In Context Moderated by Ron Bradfield (Jnr) Bradfield Jr. Speakers: Miranda Johnson (PICA — Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts), Alexander Egloff (Aboriginal Art Centre Hub), Peter Grant (ARTSOURCE) and Peter Ciemitis (Inglewood Arts Hub) – 11:15am-12:30pm Break (lunch) – 12:30pm-1pm In Practice: Moderated by Associate Professor Susanna Castleden. Speakers: Jacky Cheng, Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Anna Louise Richardson and Leza Howie – 1:00pm-2:15pm Header Image: Aida Tomescu studio, photo by Jenni Carter. Visit our website https://lnkd.in/g24rJYWC

We are EXCITED to announce our 2025 Perth Festival program featuring two monumental exhibitions: ‘Burndud Ground’ by Alice Guiness and ‘Doba Nation’ by Mai Nguyễn-Long 7 February – 17 April 2025 Elder and senior artist Alice Guiness holds a deep connection with the Burndud, an important site and story for the Yindjibarndi people. Brought to life in neon sculpture and immersive media installations, her use of bold colour and patterns embody the rhythms and movement of the women dancing and the men singing in Ceremony. This Perth Festival and Juluwarlu Art Group Commission is part of the Boorloo Contemporary Program in partnership with Wesfarmers Arts.  📸  Alice Guiness, Burndud Ground, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm. Courtesy the artist and Juluwarlu Art Group. Mai Nguyễn-Long’s large-scale installation Doba Nation features hand-formed clay sculptures that are arranged by the artist on site in a process akin to live storytelling. Created for Perth Festival 2025, the series responds to post-Vietnam War metal bomb shell casings. Doba Nation acts to reconcile the artist's personal experience of diasporic trauma and invites audiences to interrogate the history of their own identity. @mainguyenlong @michaelreidsydney 📸  Mai Nguyễn-Long, Doba (with handles), 2023, smooth terracotta fried to 1120. Photo by Jonathan Cohen, courtesy of the artist and Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin.

What a wonderful turnout for our very first Curtin University Gratitude event yesterday! 💛 It was so lovely to see so many of our valued staff who make up our amazing Give to Change community come together in such a special way to express their gratitude to special colleagues across the university. We are especially grateful to all those who came along and took the time to write a letter to their colleague, bead fidget toys for Curtin Volunteers!, donate essential goods for the Curtin Community Pantry, and help pack Share the Dignity bags, which will make a big difference to women in need from the local community.   Initiated by John Curtin Gallery Administrative Coordinator @Patti Bellety, Share the Dignity is one of many fundraising initiatives running at Curtin each year and is a charity that collects thousands of female hygiene and personal products annually for women in Australia facing homelessness and poverty due to domestic violence. Over just two hours, 472 safe-sex packs were prepared for Pride Month and 75 Bead Caterpillar Fidget Toys were made for Cahoots Org to use for a fundraiser. What an outstanding achievement by all! 👏 These small actions can truly make a significant difference, and we are so thankful to be a part of a community passionate about building a fairer, kinder, and smarter world. 🌏 If you’d like to volunteer to help pack bags or participate in other volunteer activities, please email give@curtin.edu.au. Read more inspiring Curtin stories of gratitude here: https://shorturl.at/8OEC0 #CurtinUniversity #CurtinGives #Gratitude #Event #Grateful #Thankyou #Community #SharetheDignity #Community #Volunteering #MakeADifference #Perth #CurtinVolunteers #CurtinCommunityPantry

Our S T U D I O exhibitions are now open!   Brett Whiteley: Inside the Studio John Stringer Prize 10 Year Retrospective Aida Tomescu: in the midst of happening   25 Oct – 15 Dec 2024 Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. Sun 12-4pm Free entry – for more information or to subscribe to newsletter, visit our website www.curtin.edu.au/jcg   In these three exhibitions, stories of studio-making are explored: Brett Whiteley’s Surry Hills studio opens a fascinating time-capsule of activity, ephemera and music that deepens our access to Whiteley’s work and life. In the Atrium, JCG Curator Lia McKnight epitomises the intense studio practice of Aida Tomescu through a display of powerful works from the Curtin University Art Collection. The tenth year of the John Stringer Prize is celebrated with an exhibition of new works by past winners, each influenced by studio visits and patronage from the Collectors Club and highlights a distinctive and eclectic representation of West Australian artistic practice. Brett Whiteley: In the Studio is an Art Gallery NSW and the Brett Whiteley Studio touring exhibition. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program We thank the generous support from Lendlease #thenavigatorscircle @nesutocurtin Otherside Brewing Co. @aida_tomescu @flowersgallery @foxjensengallery @js_prize #collectorsclubperth @merrickbelyea @jacobus_capone @jackychengart #alistairrowe @coates_erin @jarradmartyn @bjoernraineradamson @susanrouxart #stewartscambler #brendanvanhek @artcollectivewa @moorecontemporary @stalacontemporary Curtin University   @curtinlife @curtinalumni 📸 Brett Whiteley: In the Studio installation views. Lia McKnight (JCG Curator) & Aida Tomescu. Sally Webster (AGNSW), A/Prof. Susanna Castleden (Director JCG), Nick Yelverton (AGNSW Curator), VC Harlene Hayne & Vaughn McQuire. John Stringer Prize representatives & artists. Photos by Ezra Alcantra

Get ready to see craft in a whole new light! 🎨 As a founding partner of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial Inc. (IOTA24), Curtin University will showcase artists from across the Indian Ocean region from August to October at venues throughout Western Australia, including John Curtin Gallery and Curtin School of Design and the Built Environment .   The exhibitions will feature works by Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian artists, plus international exhibitors from Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Africa. John Curtin Gallery’s Associate Director, Associate Professor Susanna Castleden said it was a privilege to host some of the world’s most innovative artists and bring people together through craft.   Read more. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gjtU5ACW [images of artworks provided by Indian Ocean Craft Triennial Inc. featuring: IMG 1: Anne Samat IMG 2: emma buswell IMG 3: Pangrok Sulap IMG 4: Ari Bayuaji IMG 5: Tjanpi Desert Weavers] #CurtinUniversity #IOTA24 #crafttriennial

PhD Scholarship Opportunity   We are excited to announce a 2025 RTP scholarship to research the Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup artworks at the John Curtin Gallery.   Discovering and sharing the stories of the Stolen Generations through the Carrolup artworks.   LINK 🔗 https://lnkd.in/geRSmbWc   Applications close: 20/08/2024   The Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup Artwork is a unique collection of artworks created by Aboriginal children of the Stolen Generations in the 1940s at the Carrolup Native Settlement in Western Australia. The purpose of this PhD project is to provide an evidence-based account of the development and consequent dispersal of the artworks. Many artworks are yet to be located, and the identity of many of the ‘once known’ children is still to be established. This project aims to uncover new artworks and to trace the histories of children after the Settlement closed. Curtin University #centreforaboriginalstudies Curtin School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry Curtin University Faculty of Humanities

⭐️ 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐒! JCG currently has a fantastic opportunity for a Registrar - Exhibitions to join our team. Immerse yourself in an opportunity to blend your passion and knowledge of art. In this role, you'll take charge of managing the registration process for our exhibitions and play a key part in coordinating the artworks for these events. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role coordinating exhibition logistics, and in the handling and condition checking of artworks. For more information, please visit: https://lnkd.in/giGc3ZHF or find on the seek website. Image: The Strelley Mob exhibition installation. @curtinuniversity @curtinlife @curtinalumni @mcasi @curtinbfagrads @curtindbe @uama @amaga_wa @_artshub #artsjobs #artinstaller #perthartsjobs #galleryjob

Don’t miss the Postcards from Prison exhibition at John Curtin Gallery – featuring artworks by current and former WA prisoners, this exhibition showcases the transformative power of art and education through Curtin University’s Justice and Equity through Art (JETA) program. The exhibition closes July 8.

BRUSH AND THE BOW - Australian Baroque Thursday 11 April Explore the incredible works on exhibition and enjoy a program of stunning music by Telemann, performed by Andy Skinner flute, Helen Kruger violin, Noeleen Wright cello, and James Huntingford harpsichord. With the musicians set amongst the art, this will be a truly beautiful event. In true Brush and the Bow style, this intimate event makes the connection between art and music, drawing out significant themes, history and style. This concert is part of the continued collaboration between Australian Baroque and John Curtin Gallery. Please enjoy the exhibition before or after the concert. Doors open: 6:30pm Concert: 7-8pm Gallery open until 9pm https://lnkd.in/gNa_rA7n