Come one and all for first glimpses of our brand new exhibitions.

Echoes brings together works by Brenda L Croft, Hannah Gartside, Honey Long and Prue Stent, Sanné Mestrom, Jazz Money, Jason Phu, Jelena Telecki and Savanhdary Vongpoothorn. Presenting works that uncover past lives, alter egos and feedback loops, Echoes explores reverberations in the human experience. The works unpack personal, social and cultural histories and considers the distortion and loss of memory over time. The works utilise repetition, surrealism, and abstraction to communicate the unstable and subjective way that we recall lived experiences and histories.

Echoes features artists who are actively invested in how the past informs the present. Spanning neon, textiles, concrete, bronze, painting and photography, many of the works consider physical materials as carriers of memory. The diverse artworks in Echoes evoke the senses and explore the interplay between enduring legacies and ephemeral experiences.

In Gallery 2 is English breakfast, an exhibition by Alexander Sarsfield. Based in Canberra, Sarsfield's practice is based in material process, conversation and connection through culture. English Breakfast sees the blend of traditional and non-traditional ways of making. Tabling the recent rise of anti-Māori policies in Aotearoa and a renewed push for assimilation, the artist presents a consideration of these tensions for us to sit with.

Curating The Window is The Hon. Pru Goward AO. An Australian former politician and Liberal member of the New South Wales legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2019, Goward represented the Seat of Goulburn. Awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001 for services to Journalism and women's rights, Goward is a champion of women’s rights and equality in the workforce. A local dynamo, we eagerly anticipate this choice of works from the permanent collection.

This event is free of charge and open to all, so book in and enjoy with us.