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CIRCULAR


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BLAK DOT END OF YEAR SUMMER SHOW

OPENING

Saturday 7 December 2019, 2 – 5 pm

With a afternoon on the lawns with special guests performances & food.

Blak Dot Gallery is pleased to announce its inaugural end of year summer show, ‘CIRCULAR’.

Bringing together the creative spirits from across this land in a celebration of art, culture and inclusion. Exhibiting both Indigenous/First Nations and non-Indigenous artists .

This year’s theme is ‘CIRCULAR’

Requested works could be of any medium but must be in a circle or spherical shape, no greater than 500 x 500 in diameter, including frames/display apparatus. 

PRIZES

In 2019, there are two cash prizes available to be funded by application fees. The value of prizes will be split as follows:

1st prize $1500

2nd prize $500

Sponsors choice by: DRAWCARD - Artist will have their work on printed postcards in the new year.

Our Judges

Victor Griss

Victor Griss is Curator at the Counihan Gallery In Brunswick, Moreland City Council. He previously held managerial, curatorial and art collection roles at Deakin University Art Gallery.

His curated exhibitions include Video Echoes: Waves From the Eastern Mediterranean, Leather Poisoning: Football Possessions, Straight Protean: Brian Robinson and Monkey Grip: Lisa Roet.  

Hannah Presley

Hannah Presley is an Aboriginal curator based in Melbourne, she is currently curator of Indigenous art at the National Gallery of Victoria and was recently the inaugural Yalingwa curator at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Recent curatorial projects include A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness, 2018, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne.

Sponsors

Sponsors choice by: DRAWCARD

The day will be sponsored by OCHO TORO - Sangria

With all sales going to the fundraiser Quipu de la Resistencia - hosted by Colectiva de Abya Yala - Encuentros on the day.

ARTISTS INCLUDE :

AIDA AZIN

ALISON JACKSON

ANDREW CLAPHAM

ANTHONY TIA

BEN BARDAS

BRIDGET INDER

CAROLINE COTTER

DOMINIC TARANTO

EBONY HICKEY

EVA ABBINGA

FIONA BURNES

FRANCES GUERIN

FRANCES TAPUELUELU

HEATHER KENNEDY

JAMES GARNER

JARMILA HAVA

JEAN TAYLOR

JEN VALENDER

JOOYOUNG (JY) KIM

JOSEPH GLEESON

JULIE TIPENE-O'TOOLE

KAREEN ADAM

KAREN CASEY

KEELY VARMALIS

KELLY LAFAIKI

KYLIE O'LOUGHLIN

LAUREN JOHNSTON

LUKIAH BODLEY

MANDY BATHGATE

MANJULA ATUKORALA

MARGARET TUCKER HOSTEL MOB

MICHAEL "SPACE" PRATT

PAUL HANDLEY

PETER WAPLES-CROWE / TAMA SHARMAN

QUIPU COLLECTIVA RT

SARAH RUDLEDGE

SEAN MILES

SIONE FRANCIS

SUSAN MACO FORRESTER

TAMA SHARMAN

TAMARA RUSSELL

VANESSA HOWELLS

VEISINIA TONGA

VENETA BRAYBON

Earlier Event: 15 November
‘the spACE betWEen us’
Later Event: 23 January
A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES