Exhibitions

The ACP, with the support of the Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, is pleased to present Truth in Fire a project by Tim Georgeson and Amanda Jane Reynolds that responds to the catastrophic bushfires of 2019-20. Filmmaker and photographer Georgeson along with Reynolds, a Guringai artist living on the South Coast, have collaborated with Firesticks Alliance and Indigenous knowledge holders to produce inter-related components, stills, moving image, sound installation and objects, to communicate the complexity and ferocity of this natural disaster.

Against a backdrop of increasingly frequent severe weather events, WONDER + DREAD: Art in the Land of Weather Extremes is an ambitious group exhibition of Australian artists. It places historical works alongside contemporary works and new commissions to create a thoughtful and nuanced survey of how artists have responded to severe weather across time.

Coming up for Breath is an immersive installation inspired by the daily laps the artist swims in her local sea pool. The work contemplates breath, water and being, manifesting a space separate from the unrelenting narrative of the news cycle, feeding us minute by minute updates of covid, bush fire, flood, political one-upmanship, catastrophe.

An exhibition showcasing 2020 HSC Visual Arts from across the Shoalhaven, New Horizons presents exciting, innovative and high quality art in diverse mediums.

Over an illustrious 50-year career John Downton has established himself as a leading artist of the area with his stunning oil paintings, and was awarded the Order of Australia in 2017 in recognition of his valuable contribution to Australian art. This exhibitions celebrates his achievements through a survey of his works depicting landscapes of the Shoalhaven.

An exhibition of small sculptures made from everyday materials, used to create forms which can be subjectively interpreted to explore ideas of memory. Links to the past are formed, new concepts come to mind, the past has more meaning, energy and content.

This exhibition presents a positive view of the recent catastrophic events experienced by our environment. Inspired by the resilience of nature from the effects of fire and impact of COVID19, their works address the emergence of growth through adapting to change.

Judith Reardon explores the masternarrative of coloniser denial running through the discursive spaces of our society, and the moral choices we make in our daily lives which uphold the narrative. Her work examines the structures of colonialism which continue to deny Aboriginal peoples their rightful place in our shared history, and a voice in managing the land.

Spaces in Between explores the world of two of Australia’s most accomplished artists, both of whom have been developing their art over the last 50 years. While both King and Coventry’s art is abstract and at first glance seems very different, they are in fact very close in their approach the art making; both responding to light and space.

Shoalhaven Mental Health Fellowship and Shoalhaven Health and Arts present a biennial open art competition that helps to raise awareness of mental health and illness in the Shoalhaven region. The theme for 2021 is ‘Tuning In’ be it to the planet, wildlife, people or things of significance.

1000 Colours for Lalita is a work made in response to the trauma Anna Nangle experienced living through the recent bushfires. For this exhibition she has created a freestanding room built to contain a mystic, power diagram of coloured, painted squares. The colours spatialise the text of an ancient Indian Sanskrit prayer, The Lalita Sahasranama. The work is influenced by both the minimalist colour field painting of the 1960’s and 70’s and Indian Tantric paintings.

Ozquilt Network Inc is pleased to present Art Quilt Australia 2021, a biennial exhibition showcasing the very best of contemporary art quilt making in Australia.
Art quilts are defined as stitched and layered textiles and have been described by Dr Sam Bowker, Senior Lecturer in Art History & Visual Culture at Charles Sturt University as “complex surfaces shaped by the interplay of intriguing materials. More than images they are sculptural –”

This exhibition provides local artisans an opportunity to display their creative talents. 2021’s theme is ‘From Mountain to Sea’. Although the three mediums featured are very diverse, they complement each other, enhancing and enriching the viewing experience.