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Graeme Drendel
Saltimbanque 2007
oil on canvas
AlburyCity Collection
Courtesy of the artist and Australian Galleries, Sydney and Melbourne
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24 October – 29 November 2009
Step right up: the circus in Australian art
An Albury Art Gallery Touring exhibition
The fascinating and lively Step right up: the circus in Australian art offers both an appealing and challenging exhibition about all things ‘circus’ related, from a fine arts perspective. Newly commissioned works together with an historical survey explore the many mythologies of the circus – as a refuge from real life, as an imaginary world of exaggerated good and evil, and of physical achievement and mystery.
In partnership with the internationally renowned Flying Fruit Fly Circus, the exhibition is touring from the Albury Regional Art Gallery and presents a range of ways that the circus has been represented by Australian artists over time. The display aims to offer intellectual access for a broad range of audiences from children to adults and from circus lovers to art lovers.
Artists include Tom Alberts, Graeme Drendel, James Guppy, Petrina Hicks, Warren Langley, Nerrisa Lea, Stewart MacFarlane, Alexander Seaton, Arthur Wicks, Anne Zahalka and more…
  
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Ainslie Murray
An Architecture of Thread and Gesture (detail) 2008
tyvek, carbon fibre, acrylic, monofilament, aluminium
Courtesy of Ian Hobbs
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24 October – 29 November 2009
Momentum: 18th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial
A Tamworth Regional Gallery exhibition toured by Museums and Galleries NSW supported by Visions of Australia
Textiles can be seen as pioneering the way forward with new ideas, materials, technologies and applications. The 18th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial reflects this important development and the ever increasing rate of change in this field. The display presents the vibrancy of contemporary Australian textiles, exploring the forces that drive our most innovative and accomplished practitioners.
Momentum identifies various artists on the move, embracing the future with works that both surprise and inspire; twenty-five artists from across Australia have been selected. Interestingly, the accessibility of the language of textiles, and its relevance to contemporary life, demonstrates why artists have elected to work in this medium. This touring exhibition will provide audiences with a focus on the finest and most exploratory aspects of contemporary fibre textile practice.
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