George Paton Gallery

We are delighted to announce the inaugural UMSU Art Prize, a new initiative that celebrates the legacy of student unionism in Australia and the power of student voices.

UMSU and the George Paton Gallery are excited to invite submissions from currently enrolled University of Melbourne students working in all visual art and design mediums.

This new award has been established to provide a platform for innovative, critical, and experimental artistic practices - celebrating the vibrant state of student creativity and championing the role of artists in imagining and shaping our future.

ENTRIES CLOSE 18 AUGUST, MIDNIGHT (AEST).
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The UMSU Art Prize will be presented at the historic George Paton Gallery, which has played a pivotal role in the development and presentation of contemporary art in Australia for over 50 years.

The UMSU Art Prize offers two awards:

$5,000 UMSU Art Prize
$1,000 People’s Choice Award

Shortlisted artists will have their artworks displayed in the George Paton Gallery for the UMSU Art Award 2024 exhibition, 12-28 September.

A reminder to join us this Thursday evening for the launch of ‘Light Play’ by Kayley Martinez!

Exhibition on show from 15-26 July 2024
Opening celebration: 5-7pm Thursday 18 July
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Join us this Thursday 18th July 5-7pm to celebrate our new exhibition ‘Light Play’ by Kayley Martinez.

‘Light Play’ is on show from 15-26 July.

Kayley Martinez explores the world of light and colour through interactive, immersive installations. Drawn from the fusion of physics, spirituality, and her Latin heritage, ‘Light Play’ celebrates curiosity, merging vibrant hues with translucent forms.

Kayley’s exhibition is presented as part of our annual residency and exhibition project, awarded to a graduating VCA student.
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Image: Exhibition view of Light Play at the

REGISTER NOW for a two-part sound workshop hosted by Nina Buchanan, Naarm based electronic musician and composer.

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Participants in these workshops will be introduced to the expansive possibilities of sound through creative and conceptual strategies for sound-making and composition. With Nina’s insights and guidance, participants will be introduced to the emotional and experiential capacities of sound, while developing practical technical skills using audio tools and equipment.

These workshops will develop skills and open pathways to sound designing for performance, videos, podcasts, sound sculpture, installations, and more. No prior experience with sound required.

has now made the George Paton Gallery audio visual collection available for research access. Find out more about their digitisation project by checking out the link in profile.

“…it became increasingly clear that the AV portion of the George Paton Gallery archives involves a rare collection of records, from experimental sound recording to lectures given at the gallery, to documentation of performance art and events. This collection holds a particularly significant glimpse into the “alternative” kind of art which was emerging during the early days of the Gallery. Being one of the first Australian venues to support and show “alternative” art, the George Paton Gallery was an important space for installation art, mixed media works, experimental film and video works, performance art, and “women’s” art. By supporting and regularly showing experimental work which fell outside the scope of many institutions at the time, the Paton Gallery fostered a valuable space for contemporary art and artists.”



Image - Poster Reel Women. Clare Jaeger, Sue Ford, Madelon Wilkins, Natalie Green, Women’s Collective, Half Way House Collective, Monique Schwarz, Carole Sklan, Kerry Dwyer, Maureen McCarthy, Hanna Dunn, Film screenings, discussions and workshops George Paton Gallery. 27 April 1981-1 June 1981. George Paton Gallery Collection, 1990.0144.0533

Our semester 2 program begins next week with a new solo exhibition by Kayley Martinez!

‘Light Play’
Kayley Martinez

15-26 July 2024
Opening: 5-7pm Thursday 18 July

Kayley Martinez explores the world of light and colour through interactive, immersive installations. Martinez creates playful experiences that rekindle the innder child, evoking joy and wonder. Drawn from the fusion of physics, spirituality, and her Latin heritage, ‘Light Play’ celebrates curiosity, merging vibrant hues with translucent forms.

Kayley’s exhibition is presented as part of our annual residency and exhibition project, awarded to a graduating VCA student.
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Image: Tracing Dimensions , Kayley Martinez, Light
Installation (Projection, LED light, motor, steel)
2023

It’s the final moments of our current exhibitions ‘The Living Room’ by Laura Smith and ‘A croissant tray is only a croissant tray until you look a third time’ by Hoi Ni Jess Chow, Freja Innes-Ker and Mikaela McBain.

Both projects conclude at 5pm this Friday 31 May!





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Images: Exhibition view of ‘A croissant tray is only a croissant tray until you look a third time’

A reminder to visit our current exhibitions ‘The Living Room’ by Laura Smith and ‘A croissant tray is only a croissant tray until you look a third time’ by Hoi Ni Jess Chow, Freja Innes-Ker and Mikaela McBain.

Both projects are on in our front and rear galleries until this Friday 31 May!





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Images: Exhibition view of ‘The Living Room’ by Laura Smith

COMING SOON: we are excited to welcome our 2024 Artist In Residence, Kayley Martinez, to the gallery next week!

Martinez is fascinated by the idea of light as a material; how it can be warped, reflected, and stretched into a spectrum of colours. Martinez explore the unique ability of light to rekindle the awe, wonder, and curiosity.

Kayley will take over the gallery during June and work towards an exhibition during July this year.

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OPENING TONIGHT: Join us tonight, Thursday 23rd May, 5-7pm, to celebrate the opening of ‘The Living Room’ by Laura Smith and ‘A croissant tray is only a croissant tray until you look a third time’ by Hoi Ni Jess Chow, Freja Innes-Ker and Mikaela McBain.







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Image 1-5: exhibition views of ‘A croissant tray is only a croissant tray until you look a third time’
Images 6-10: The Living Room’ by Laura Smith

NOW OPEN: two new exhibitions by Laura Smith and Hoi Ni Jess Chow, Freja Innes-Ker and Mikaela McBain.⁣

Join us for the opening celebration on Thursday 23 May 5-7pm!
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘮⁣
𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡⁣
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The Living Room is a manifesto on dreaming speculative narratives and rituals through cultural memory and (re)imagination. Our cultural ecologies are a mashup, a web of richly entangled and interdependent unfolding stories. Through embodied objects, projections, and illustrations, you are invited to meditate on what it is to be human in a post-human time.⁣
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𝘈 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦⁣
𝐇𝐨𝐢 𝐍𝐢 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐰, 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬-𝐊𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐜𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐧⁣
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How do you look at your everyday life? How do you take notice of colours, shapes and materials around you? We want to encourage you in this exhibition to re-explore your surroundings. To give examples of how you could look at things past their perceived functions. A practice in looking.⁣
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𝐎𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟎-𝟑𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒⁣
𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟓-𝟕𝐩𝐦⁣
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Image 1: Exhibition view of 𝘈 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦⁣
Image 2: Exhibition view of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘮⁣

Another fantastic photography workshop with today!

Make sure you visit (𝘥𝘦)𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴  by rochelle morris  (images 6-7) and 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸  featuring Keira Davis, Mia Quinn, Mary Shaw and Jack Snow-Viener  (images 1-5) before they conclude this Friday!
 



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Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening our our new exhibitions (𝘥𝘦)𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴  
by rochelle morris  and 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸  
Featuring Keira Davis, Mia Quinn, Mary Shaw and Jack Snow-Viener 
 
𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟗 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 - 𝟏𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐲.




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OPENING TONIGHT 5-7pm:
 
(𝘥𝘦)𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴  
by rochelle morris 
 
(de)compositions by rochelle morris consists of ephemeral ecological assemblages that convey interconnectivity. I create paintings, sculptures and drawings with plant matter that entangles with non-human and human matter. Matter that is compostable and matter that reveals my contamination with capitalist, colonial systems. The plant matter within the artworks: pollinate, eat away at, gestate, inform, decompose and intra-act with their surroundings. 
 
𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸  
Featuring Keira Davis, Mia Quinn, Mary Shaw and Jack Snow-Viener 
 
This show is about the unstable ground between idea and articulation. ‘Colour’ is an articulation of a silent phenomenon. To label a colour ‘yellow’ is to deal in prior knowledge, hoping that understanding will percolate through this inadequate language. Cool yellow, warm yellow, heavy yellow, tender yellow - it's sinking teeth into a meatless carcass. 
 
𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟗 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 - 𝟏𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝟓-𝟕𝐩𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐 𝐌𝐚𝐲. 




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Image: exhibition detail of (𝘥𝘦)𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴  
by rochelle morris .

NOW OPEN:  
 
(𝘥𝘦)𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴  
by rochelle morris 
 
(de)compositions by rochelle morris consists of ephemeral ecological assemblages that convey interconnectivity. I create paintings, sculptures and drawings with plant matter that entangles with non-human and human matter. Matter that is compostable and matter that reveals my contamination with capitalist, colonial systems. The plant matter within the artworks: pollinate, eat away at, gestate, inform, decompose and intra-act with their surroundings. 
 
𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸  
Featuring Jack Snow-Viener, Keira Davis, Mia Quinn, Mary Shaw and Jack Snow-Viener 
 
This show is about the unstable ground between idea and articulation. ‘Colour’ is an articulation of a silent phenomenon. To label a colour ‘yellow’ is to deal in prior knowledge, hoping that understanding will percolate through this inadequate language. Cool yellow, warm yellow, heavy yellow, tender yellow - it's sinking teeth into a meatless carcass. 
 
𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟗 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 - 𝟏𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝟓-𝟕𝐩𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐 𝐌𝐚𝐲. 




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Jack Snow-Viener, 𝘛𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 (𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭). Photograph 1 from series of 6. 2023

OPENING next week, we are delighted to present:  
 
(𝘥𝘦)𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴  
by rochelle morris 
 
(de)compositions by rochelle morris consists of ephemeral ecological assemblages that convey interconnectivity. I create paintings, sculptures and drawings with plant matter that entangles with non-human and human matter. Matter that is compostable and matter that reveals my contamination with capitalist, colonial systems. The plant matter within the artworks: pollinate, eat away at, gestate, inform, decompose and intra-act with their surroundings. 
 
𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸  
Featuring Jack Snow-Viener, Keira Davis, Mia Quinn, Mary Shaw and Jack Snow-Viener 
 
This show is about the unstable ground between idea and articulation. ‘Colour’ is an articulation of a silent phenomenon. To label a colour ‘yellow’ is to deal in prior knowledge, hoping that understanding will percolate through this inadequate language. Cool yellow, warm yellow, heavy yellow, tender yellow - it's sinking teeth into a meatless carcass. 
 
𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟗 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 - 𝟏𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝟓-𝟕𝐩𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐 𝐌𝐚𝐲. 




 .hell shaw

Exhibition detail of (𝘥𝘦)𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 by rochelle morris.

It’s the final week of our current exhibitions:

𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 45-65
𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐤𝐦𝐢𝐧
(Images 5-10)

𝘏𝘖𝘛 𝘏𝘈𝘙𝘋 𝘙𝘜𝘉𝘉𝘐𝘚𝘏
𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐚, 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐨𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠. 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠.
(Images 1-4)

COMING SOON we are thrilled to be gearing up to welcome exhibitions:  
 
(𝘥𝘦)𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴  
by rochelle morris 
 
(de)compositions by rochelle morris consists of ephemeral ecological assemblages that convey interconnectivity. I create paintings, sculptures and drawings with plant matter that entangles with non-human and human matter. Matter that is compostable and matter that reveals my contamination with capitalist, colonial systems. The plant matter within the artworks: pollinate, eat away at, gestate, inform, decompose and intra-act with their surroundings. 
 
𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸  
Featuring Jack Snow-Viener, Keira Davis, Mia Quinn, Mary Shaw and Jack Snow-Viener 
 
This show is about the unstable ground between idea and articulation. ‘Colour’ is an articulation of a silent phenomenon. To label a colour ‘yellow’ is to deal in prior knowledge, hoping that understanding will percolate through this inadequate language. Cool yellow, warm yellow, heavy yellow, tender yellow - it's sinking teeth into a meatless carcass. 
 
𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟗 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 - 𝟏𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝟓-𝟕𝐩𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐 𝐌𝐚𝐲. 




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Jack Snow-Viener, 𝘛𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 (𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭). Photograph 1 from series of 6. 2023

Busy busy night! Thanks to all those who joined us to celebrate our new exhibitions.

Join us this afternoon from 1pm for a FREE portrait photography workshop, led by Matto Lucas!

📸 When: Wednesday 10 April 1-3pm: RSVP
📸 Where: Arts Lab, Level 1 Arts and Cultural Building

Matto is a Naarm/Melbourne artist, award-winning photographer, and lecturer working on Wurundjeri land whose practice champions q***r peoples and spaces in various methods, primarily candid photographic documentation.

This is an accessible workshop, open to all skill levels, and doesn’t require specialist equipment to come along and enjoy!

A reminder to join us this Thursday 11 April 5-7pm to celebrate the launch of our new exhibitions:

𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 45-65
𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐤𝐦𝐢𝐧
(pictured)

Patriot Mukmin is a PhD researcher at the Victorian College of Art, University of Melbourne. He also works as an artist and lecturer at the Faculty of Art and Design, Bandung Institute of Technology. His research focuses on the semiotic reading of visual signs, especially in works of art. In addition, he often borrows concepts in Semiotics to construct his creations. The scope of his research includes social phenomena, history and its influence on the current practice of Indonesian art creation.

𝘏𝘖𝘛 𝘏𝘈𝘙𝘋 𝘙𝘜𝘉𝘉𝘐𝘚𝘏
𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐚, 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐨𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠. 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠.

Hot Hard Rubbish is an exhibition about finding new meaning in what is typically neglected. Through the metaphor of scouring streets for discarded curbside rubbish, this exhibition explores what it means to reclaim and reappropriate, revealing resilience and hidden desires within the overlooked urban remnants of our society.

Both exhibitions will be on show from 8-19 April 2024.

RSVP now for a FREE portrait photography workshop, led by Matto Lucas!

📸 When: Wednesday 10 April 1-3pm: RSVP
📸 Where: Arts Lab, Level 1 Arts and Cultural Building
📸 RSVP: link in profile

Matto is a Naarm/Melbourne Western-based artist, award-winning photographer, and lecturer working on Wurundjeri land whose practice champions q***r peoples and spaces in various methods, primarily candid photographic documentation.

This is an accessible workshop, open to all skill levels, and doesn’t require specialist equipment to come along and enjoy!

On show from this coming Monday we are pleased to present 𝘏𝘖𝘛 𝘏𝘈𝘙𝘋 𝘙𝘜𝘉𝘉𝘐𝘚𝘏 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐚, 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐨𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠. 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠.

Hot Hard Rubbish is an exhibition about finding new meaning in what is typically neglected. Through the metaphor of scouring streets for discarded curbside rubbish, this exhibition explores what it means to reclaim and reappropriate, revealing resilience and hidden desires within the overlooked urban remnants of our society.

Join us for the opening celebration on Thursday 11 April 5-7pm.

We are excited to be back from holidays installing two new projects at the GPG!

𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 45-65
𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐤𝐦𝐢𝐧

Patriot Mukmin is a PhD researcher at the Victorian College of Art, University of Melbourne. He also works as an artist and lecturer at the Faculty of Art and Design, Bandung Institute of Technology. His research focuses on the semiotic reading of visual signs, especially in works of art. In addition, he often borrows concepts in Semiotics to construct his creations. The scope of his research includes social phenomena, history and its influence on the current practice of Indonesian art creation.

𝘏𝘖𝘛 𝘏𝘈𝘙𝘋 𝘙𝘜𝘉𝘉𝘐𝘚𝘏
𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐚, 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐨𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠. 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠.

Hot Hard Rubbish is an exhibition about finding new meaning in what is typically neglected. Through the metaphor of scouring streets for discarded curbside rubbish, this exhibition explores what it means to reclaim and reappropriate, revealing resilience and hidden desires within the overlooked urban remnants of our society.

Both exhibitions will be on show from 8-19 April 2024. Join us for the opening celebration on Thursday 11 April 5-7pm.

APPLY NOW: We are excited to invite you to apply for the role of Arts Programs Officer!

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝟏𝟒 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒:
https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/about/get-a-job/current-jobs/artsprogramsofficer/

This is a part-time ongoing role (28 hours per week), position with a starting base salary of $86,976.79, plus 12% superannuation.

The Arts Programs Officer role will work under the general direction of the Arts Programs Coordinator and in collaboration with UMSU departments.

The role supports the development, coordination, and delivery of a range of creative services, workshops, and arts projects for students.

If you missed the recent Arts & Culture film festival, we are happy to feature selected video works from the festival in the George Paton Gallery all this week, daily from 11am to 5pm!
 
You can drop in and catch films by the artistic duo Felix and Sophie Adsett, as well as images and videos from our archives.
 
The festival was a great chance to look back in time at our rich history of student voice and action on campus.

TODAY Thursday 22nd March, 4pm, join us in the Arts Lab for a conversation between artist Felix Adsett and Simin Dolatkhah!

Presented as part of UMSU Arts & Culture’s inaugural film festival, LIVE REMAINS.

Find us at the Arts Lab, Level 1 Arts and Cultural Building (BN 159), University of Melbourne 3010

We had a great first session of our filmmaking workshop with today! Thanks to all those who came along 🎥 🎞️ 🍿

Visit the Arts Lab, next door to the GPG, this Thursday and Friday 1-5pm to view “18:10 + four.fiveXsix” by sibling duo Felix and Sophie Adsett.

“18:10 + four.fiveXsix” is a video installation that explores the intimate connection between the body, space, and viewer.

The artist-duo explore these themes through a repetitive process defined by spatial, performative, and narrative structures. They use repetition as a tool to challenge the intuitive response of both the performer and viewer.

Implicit in this is the investigation of the person’s connection to their spatial, aural, and visual surrounds, that are translated to the experience of the audience, thereby blurring the binary between viewer/performer, filmic space/viewer space.

Presented as part of the inaugural Arts & Culture Film Festival. Curated by Arabella Frahn-Starkie. Presented in partnership with and