Exhibitions
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Exhibitions
Yummy Patisserie Exhibitions
When: 10 January 2011 06:30 AM - 31 December 2012 06:30 PM@ Yummy Patisserie, 428A Sturt St, Ballarat
Open daily
Yummy Patisserie holds different artistic exhibitions which are held monthly.
For further information contact 03 5331 9100.
Digital Fix - A New Old Ballarat: Max Harris
When: 21 August 2011 09:30 AM - 18 March 2012 06:00 PM@ Gold Museum, Bradshaw St, Ballarat
Sunday 21 August 2011 to Sunday 18 March 2012
Using digital enhancement software, photographer Max Harris has painstakingly restored a selection of damaged historic photographs of early Ballarat, removing the flaws to reveal what the originals would have looked like.
This exhibition presents a selection of original and restored images from the collections of the Ballarat Historical Society and the Gold Museum.
Cost: Adult: $10.20, Concession: $8.10, Child: $5.40, Family: $26.80 or entry is included with Sovereign Hill admission ticket.
For further information contact 03 5337 1107 or goldmuseum@sovereignhill.com.au.
China Today - Modern Development of an Ancient Art Exhibition
When: 08 December 2011 09:30 AM - 13 May 2012 06:00 PM@ Gold Museum, Bradshaw St, Ballarat
Thursday 8 December to Saturday 13 May
This exhibition showcases more than fifty contemporary ceramic artworks created in a range of styles by artists from cities across China. Originally commissioned by China’s Ministry for Culture, this collection reflects the artistic explorations of modern Chinese potters, and illustrates the current developments and reinterpretations of this age-old art form.
Since its debut in 1997, the China Today exhibition has toured Spain, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Austria and Bulgaria.
Admission: Adults: $10.20; Concession: $8.10; Child: $5.40, Family: $26.80 or entry is included with Sovereign Hill admission ticket.
For further information contact 03 5337 1107 or goldmuseum@sovereignhill.com.au.
Australian Romantic Realist: Michael Shannon
When: 10 December 2011 09:00 AM - 12 February 2012 05:00 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Saturday 10 December to Sunday 12 February
Michael Shannon is one of Australia's most under-regarded major artists from the 1950s to the 1980s. In his heyday, Shannon's distinctive paintings were as avidly collected and frequently displayed as those of his near contemporaries John Brack and Fred Williams. However since his death from Parkinson's disease at the age of 65 in 1993 his work has suffered an eclipse and he has been largely overlooked by critics and the broader public.
Nearly twenty years after his passing, the Art Gallery of Ballarat presents a retrospective of the work of this major artist, giving visitors the opportunity to see works that merit comparison with those of his better known contemporaries.
Shannon was one of the first artists in the post war period to explore the urban landscape, being one of the first to depict the suburban sprawl. His later work, lyrical landscapes of Central Victoria, seem to ignore all the aesthetic debates of the 1970s and 1980s and return to a celebration of the rural hinterlands such as was first undertaken by Australian Impressionists of the late 19th century.
In the early 1950s, the Art Gallery of Ballarat played a special role in the rise of the career of Michael Shannon, twice awarding him the George Crouch Prize, which was at that time the one of the richest contemporary art awards in the nation. Now it takes on the challenge of bringing this important artist back into the public gaze.
Cost: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
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ARTIST, ADVENTURER AND ADVOCATE: Lionel Lindsay
When: 26 January 2012 11:00 AM - 13 May 2012 03:30 PM@ Creswick Museum, 70 Albert St, Creswick
Thursday 26 January to Sunday 13 May
Open weekends and public holidays
This exhibition will feature artworks from Ballarat Art Gallery, Wesley Collection, private collectors and our own collection. The range of subjects will include scenes of Creswick, his travels and his family. Many have not been on public display before.
Cost: $4.00 per person. Tours can be arranged for groups of 10 or more during the week if 3 days notice is given. Fees for tours are $3.00 per person.
For further information contact 03 5345 2845 or via e-mail: info@creswickmuseum.org.
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VCE art & design: NextGen 2012
When: 28 January 2012 09:00 AM - 18 March 2012 05:00 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Saturday 28 January to Sunday 18 March 2012
Every year, the Gallery stages an exhibition which comprises a diverse range of art works by young artists from Ballarat and Grampians Region Secondary Colleges. Students who have undertaken studies in VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) Art, Studio Arts, Design and Technology, Visual Communication and Design in 2011 are invited to submit works for NextGen - VCE Art and Design 2012.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
Memory Lane: Peter Macdonald
When: 01 February 2012 10:00 AM - 13 March 2012 05:00 PM@ Ryzowy Gallery, Creswick Woollen Mills, Railway Pde, Creswick
Wednesday 1 February to Tuesday 13 March
Award winning water colour and pencil art specializing primarily in working horses and man’s best friend.
Cost: Free.
For further information contact 03 5345 2202.
Works: Janine Coatsworth
When: 02 February 2012 08:30 AM - 29 February 2012 05:30 PM@ Radmac Gallery, 104 Armstrong St Nth, Ballarat
Thursday 2 to Wednesday 29 February
Janine Coatsworth has an extensive range of mixed media, paintings and drawings.
Cost: Free.
For further information contact 03 5333 4617.
Flow & Eddy: Lynden Nicholls & Rosalind Lawson
When: 02 February 2012 10:00 AM - 26 February 2012 04:00 PM@ BackSpace Gallery, Huyghue House, Alfred Deakin Place, Camp Street, Ballarat
Thursday 2 to Sunday 26 February
Artists Lynden Nicholls and Rosalind Lawson present mixed media works based on the Moorabool River near Ballarat and the Tambo in NorthEast Gippsland. Utilizing handmade paper (some of which is made from Tambo River reeds), Flow & Eddy features a rich mix of photography, oil pastel, ink drawings, and sculptural pieces inspired by the interplay of natural forms and significance of water in the native environment.
For further information contact 03 5320 5643.
Take Two: The Red Brick Group show
When: 03 February 2012 10:00 AM - 16 February 2012 05:00 PM@ Red Brick Gallery, 218a Skipton St, Ballarat
Friday 3 to Thursday 16 February
Opened Tuesdays to Sundays
Following the success of the Red Brick Group show in 2011 we just had to hold the Red Brick Group show again. Bringing together some of the best artists from Ballarat and surrounds all under one roof. A mixture of sculpture, paintings, photography, drawing this will be an eclectic, interesting, affordable and intriguing show. A great opportunity to see a massive range of art by different artists.
Cost: Free.
For further information contact 0402 416 097.
Images From My Notebooks: Earl Ingleby
When: 11 February 2012 08:30 AM - 02 March 2012 05:00 PM@ Cocoa Chy Cafe, 84 Albert St, Creswick
Saturday 11 February to Friday 2 March
Closed Wednesdays
An exhibition of drawings and sketches. Traditionally graphic artists have used graphite (lead) pencils to record concepts, make notes or play visual games prior to producing larger works.
Earl is known for his surrealists paintings and sculptue, this exhibition is the first time in more than fifty years that he has opened his personal drawings to the public.
For further information contact 03 5345 1150.
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Blossom and Bloom: Cathy Kirwan
When: 17 February 2012 10:00 AM - 01 March 2012 05:00 PM@ Red Brick Gallery, 218a Skipton St, Ballarat
Friday 17 February to Thursday 1 March
Opened Tuesdays to Sundays
Blossom and Bloom is an exhibition about growth. It's about the process we go through to find ourselves and how ultimately that process often leads us right back to our beginnings. To what we've always known about ourselves.
Cost: Free.
For further information contact 0402 416 097.
SCOPE 012: University of Ballarat, Arts Academy Visual Arts lecturers and Postgraduate level students
When: 23 February 2012 01:00 PM - 24 March 2012 04:00 PM@ Post Office Gallery, Cnr Sturt & Lydiard Sts, Ballarat
Wednesday 25 February to Saturday 24 March
Opened Wednesday to Saturday (or when banner flying).
Opened by appointment on Monday & Tuesday.
University of Ballarat, Arts Academy Visual Arts lecturers and Postgraduate level students will present their recent work in the Gallery’s annual survey exhibition showcasing a broad range of themes and ideas and demonstrating wide-ranging, specialist, technical and conceptual skills and knowledge across a broad range of disciplines including painting, drawing, photography, design, ceramics and printmaking.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5327 8605.
Queen Elizabeth II - A Diamond Jubilee Celebration: Cecil Beaton
When: 25 February 2012 09:00 AM - 15 April 2012 05:00 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Saturday 25 February to Sunday 15 April 2012
Celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee the gallery will feature an exhibition of vintage prints taken by royal photographer, Sir Cecil Beaton.
This special exhibition of nearly 100 portraits taken by Beaton over a period of 30 years depicts Elizabeth in her roles as princess, monarch and mother, and will include a number of rarely-seen photographs alongside extracts from Beaton's personal diaries and letters.
Beaton's royal portraits were among the most widely published photos of the 20th century. The exhibition explores Beaton's long relationship with Elizabeth, who was a teenage princess when he first photographed her in 1942 to tender images of the Queen with her young children and official portraits that convey the magnitude of her role as Britain's monarch and centrepiece of the Commonwealth.
It will show elegant and highly-staged photographs alongside informal moments of the royal family at home, interspersed with film and radio footage from the time and charts the shift in Beaton's style from early rococo-inspired portraits to the starker images of the 1960s.
Extracts from Beaton's diaries and letters will reveal insights into the working practice of a royal sitting, from the intense planning beforehand to conversations with the Queen and the pressures of achieving the perfect portrait.
Exhibition organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Admission: Adult: $12.00, Concession: $8.00, Child and Gallery Members: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
Beginnings: Tas Wansbrough
When: 02 March 2012 10:00 AM - 15 March 2012 05:00 PM@ Red Brick Gallery, 218a Skipton St, Ballarat
Friday 2 to Thursday 15 March
Beginnings a collection of recent sculptures. Tas Wansbrough was a recent Ballarat Art Foundation award winner.
Cost: Free.
For further information contact 0402 416 097.
Through the Notebook - Marie Antoinette: Marion Manifold
When: 24 March 2012 09:00 AM - 29 April 2012 05:00 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Saturday 24 March to Sunday 29 April 2012
The exhibition started as research into Marie Antoinette's 'Notebook of Ladies' Attire' in the Archives Nationales, Paris. The book has fabric samples which were presented to Marie Antoinette who pricked the pages with a pin to choose her attire.
Using a facsimile of the book and researching places and images of Marie Antoinette's life and era, including the revolution, Victorian artist Marion Manifold has created works that are richly beaded and/or embroidered, or painted, some with silk appliqué, in keeping with Marie Antoinette's lifestyle.
Marie Antoinette's fashion revolution was the beginning of her end on the guillotine. Her fate is omnipresent in the work - the attempted destruction of her identity through satire and as Prisoner No. 280 and the complete loss of identity by beheading and burial in an unmarked grave.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body and is a result of a 3 month Paris residency.
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858 .
Rick Amor Drawing Prize 2012
When: 19 April 2012 09:00 AM - 28 June 2012 05:00 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Saturday 28 April to Sunday 24 June 2012
Rick Amor, one of Australia's leading contemporary artists, has sponsored a $10,000 competition for small drawings at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Amor says "I hope that this prize gives people one more reason to keep drawing on paper… the most direct and intimate expression of an artist's sensibility".
Admission: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
Capturing Flora: 300 years of Australian botanical art
When: 29 September 2012 09:00 AM - 02 December 2012 05:00 PM@ Art Gallery of Ballrat, 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat
Saturday 29 September to Sunday 2 December
This remarkable exhibition celebrates our continent's amazing and diverse flora and the ways Australian plants have been recorded, interpreted and popularised by botanical artists from William Dampier and the early explorers to the present day.
The European discovery of this continent took place during the Enlightenment, an era when time, effort and finances were put into voyages of exploration. The botanical art which recorded newly-discovered plants which were radically strange to European eyes was of extraordinarily high quality.
During the 19th century, the growing middle class, both in the colonies and the home country developed an insatiable interest in horticultural pursuits while scientific institutions were building up their knowledge of botanical resources. New printing techniques allowed prints to be coloured mechanically, resulting in a boom in botanical art which lasted into the 20th century.
Since the 1950s there has been a renaissance of botanical art under such luminaries as Margaret Stones and Celia Rosser. Australia now has one of the most vibrant practicing botanical art traditions in the world and the exhibition includes some of the finest examples of the work of Australia's contemporary botanical artists.
Capturing Flora aims to be the most comprehensive exhibition of Australia botanical art ever held in this country. It brings together over 300 images, the vast majority of which have been collected by the Art Gallery of Ballarat in recent years. It will be accompanied by a major publication, the first comprehensive monograph to cover this 'territory' for over 10 years.
Admission: Adult: $12.00, Concession: $8.00, Child and Gallery Members: Free.
For further information contact 03 5320 5858.
