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On Exhibition at the Embasy

Forces of Nature

.. until 10 February 2012

The artists presented in Forces of Nature attend to the complex relationship between contemporary Australia and its unique natural environment.

Drawing together thirteen acclaimed artists, the exhibition samples the diverse and dynamic field of jewellery and small sculptural practice in Australia today.

Closely observing the intricacies of land and sea, flora and fauna the artists distil these systems and forms into ornament. Engaging notions of place, the resonances of specific materials, the intimacies of individual experience and the complexities of history, Forces of Nature explores traditions of adornment - focusing on dialogues between nature, culture and ‘the body’.

Curated by Melissa Keys Forces of Nature features work by: Tessa Blazey, Julie Blyfield, Katherine Bowman, Sarah Elson, Corrie Fullard, Marian Hosking, Nicky Hepburn, Jeanette James, Sue Kneebone, Carlier Makigawa, Aubrey Tigan, Catherine Truman and Ilka White.
 

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Australian artists in Washington DC.

 

Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro's 'Are We there Yet'at theCorcoran Gallery of Art 500 Seventeenth Street, NW  Washington DC from
3 December 2011 to 11 March 2012 

Are We There Yet? is a fanciful yet dark meditation on space travel coming 50 years after the first human journey into outer space. Healy and Cordeiro draw from American history, literature, pop culture, current affairs and the Corcoran’s grand architecture to explore the symbolism of space exploration and the paradoxes of food consumption. Created especially for the Corcoran, this is the artists’ first show in the US.

This exhibition is organised by the Corcoran Gallery of Art and supported by the Australian Government through the Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C. and the Australia Council for the Arts. Additional support has been provided by the Corcoran Contemporaries.

http://www.corcoran.org/now/healy_cordeiro/index.php

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 ....... past embassy events

Ambassador Beazley and Ms Susie Annus visit the National Aquarium in Baltimore

Embassy adopts Strong John Thomson 5th grade class

MOVEMBER 2011

Embassy helps "Clean Up The World"

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