Exhibitions & Events
External Gallery - First Generation by Mayu Kanamori
Friends of Wollongong City Gallery Resident Artist Program
Just Imagine 30 January - 6 June
Zhongjian: Midway Australian Tour 2010-11
Local: Current 14 November – 28 February
Strike A Pose…with Lee Lin Chin 28 November – 28 February
Pallingjang Saltwater 2009 5 December – 7 March
Pallingjang Saltwater Prints 2009 5 December – 7 March
Y-Culture
Public Programs
Friends of Wollongong City Gallery
Education
School Holiday Workshops
Mayu Kanamori
30 October 2009 - March 2010
First Generation
Image: Mayu Kanamori, First Generation.
An exhibition on the exterior walls of the Gallery featuring twenty five large format contemporary portraits and a selection of archival black and white images from the late 1940s-1960s. Mayu Kanamori has photographed people who migrated to Wollongong, post World War II, seeking work in the mining and textile industries. Many of these first generation migrants share the experience of staying in places of temporary accommodation such as the Nissen Huts in Fairy Meadow and Balgownie, family garages, tents in Stuart Park or hostels and boarding houses.
Friends of Wollongong City Gallery Resident Artist Program
Now in its nineteenth year, this program is sponsored by The Friends of Wollongong City Gallery and provides an excellent opportunity for local and visiting artists to gain new audiences for their work.
Andrew Tenison: WCG Resident Artist January - July 2010 2009.
Studio visits, workshops and discussions with the artist are available by appointment only through the Gallery on 02 4228 7500.
Image: Fiona MacDonald in the Gallery’s studio space. Photograph courtesy Kirk Gilmour, Illawarra Mercury.
Just Imagine
30 January - 6 June
An exciting program which encourages children’s creative writing skills by the exploration of real and imagined worlds experienced through close engagement with art.
Entry forms for students in grades 5 – 12 are available from the front desk or by phoning 4228 7500. Entries close Tuesday 6 April.
Just Imagine... 2010 Creative Writing Competition Entry Form [PDF, 156k]
Exhibition opening and awards presentation
Sunday 16 May, 2pm. All welcome.
Teachers’ Creative Writing Workshop
Thursday 18 February, 9am – 3pm. Free.
Applications close 11 February, for details phone 4228 7500.
Reading of selected stories
with local story teller Pip Havilah
Sunday 23 May, 1pm. Free.
Image: Michael Zavros, Very Very Important, 2001, oil on canvas, 30 x 50 cm.
Mann-Tatlow Gallery
Zhongjian: Midway
Australian Tour 2010-11
Works investigating notions of identity, tradition and globalisation by fifteen contemporary artists with varying connections to China. Curated by Jin Sha.
Julie Bartholomew, Lionel Bawden, Kate Beynon, Guan Wei, Guo Jian, Jin Sha, Liu Qinghe, Liu Xiao Xian, Lü Peng, Shen Shaomin, Sally Smart, Laurens Tan, Yang Xifa, Zhang Qing.
Tamworth Regional Gallery 15 January - 28 February 2010
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery 18 March - 9 May 2010
Albury Regional Art Gallery 21 May - 20 July 2010
Caloundra Regional Art Gallery
Image: Kate Beynon, Guardian Tattoo, 2006, acrylic & aerosol enamel on canvas, 183 x 183cm. Michael Buxton Collection, Melbourne.
This exhibition is supported by the Contemporary Touring Initiative through Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Government and state and territory governments.
Local: Current
14 November – 28 February
A survey of recent work by ten emerging and established Illawarra artists.
Damian Bancks, Lisa Cotton, Bonny Foley Brennan, Janice Heberling, Cheryl Jones, Bettina Kaiser, David Manks, Keith Rutherford, Simon Thomas, Steven Whelan.
Floor talk with Artists and Exhibition Curator Louise Brand
Wednesday 3 Feburary, 12 noon
Image: David Manks, Island, 2009, oil on canvas
Strike A Pose…with Lee Lin Chin
28 November – 28 February
Photographs exploring the world of Australian fashion from the 1960s and 1970s. A celebration of the emerging local fashion industry of the time, along with its personalities, trends and influences.
Image: A Pierre Cardin fashion parade at the Canberra Theatre Centre, 1967.
BlueScope Steel Gallery
Pallingjang Saltwater 2009
5 December – 7 March
Works by 15 Aboriginal artists living in the Illawarra and
Far South Coast which explore personal and community cultural identities, and reflect the unique cultures, lifestyles
and experiences of Indigenous people on the coast.
Beryl Brieley, Kevin Butler, Lorraine Brown / Narelle Thomas, Julie Freeman, Garry Jones, Val Law, Lila Lawrence, Alice McKenzie, Loretta Parsley, Georgina Parsons, Steven Russell, Reggie Ryan, Mally Smart, Jodi Stewart, Phyllis Stewart.
Floor talk with artist and academic Garry Jones
Saturday 6 March, 1pm
Workshop - Teaching Aboriginal Art for Primary Teachers [PDF, 200k]
Workshop - Teaching Aboriginal Art for Secondary Teachers [PDF, 200k]
Image: Alice McKenzie, Why Me?, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 76 x 102 cm.
Integral Energy Gallery
This project has been developed with Indigenous curators Jessica Bulger, Cheryl Davison and Clive Freeman, and trainee Indigenous curator, Debbie Callaghan.
Wollongong City Gallery is supported by the Australian Government through the Indigenous Culture Support program of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.
Pallingjang Saltwater Prints 2009
5 December – 7 March
Screenprints, etchings, woodcuts and lithographs by the fifteen Pallingjang artists produced with Master Printmaker, Tom Goulder of Duckprint, Port Kembla.
Floor talk with Tom Goulder
Wednesday 3 March, 2.30pm
Image: Garry Jones, Settling In, 2009, screenprint, 76 x 56 cm.
Y-culture
Y-culture is an exciting series of programs developed by Wollongong City Gallery. Working closely with individuals, youth organisations and local high schools, Y-culture provides opportunities for young people (12 – 25 yrs) to become more involved in the WCG, with artists and their practices, and the art world at large.
The Y-culture initiative emphasises skills development across a range of disciplines and includes forums, mentor programs, exhibitions, and visual arts / music / performance / creative writing hybrid projects.
Image: WCG Zine Fair 2009, BlueScope Steel Gallery.
Public Programs
Regular public programs include informal talks by artists and guest speakers in conjunction with most exhibitions. Special events such as lectures, performances and art workshops cater for a broad range of audiences. School holiday programs conducted by local artists and our trained Volunteer Guides provide innovative activities for children.
Image: Performance by Tamara Elkins in Multiplicity, April 2009.
Friends of Wollongong City Gallery
The Friends of Wollongong City Gallery is a vital organisation that brings together people who support and nurture the role and activities of the Gallery in the communities of the Illawarra region and around Australia. The Friends help stimulate, educate and sustain public interest in the Wollongong City Gallery.
The Friends of Wollongong City Gallery develop fund raising activities to support the WCG Resident Artist Program and ongoing WCG collection development and infrastructure support.
Become a Friend of Wollongong City Gallery
The Friends of Wollongong City Gallery receive: personal invitations to all functions, special previews, exhibition openings and events; reduced rates for functions, Wollongong City Gallery workshops and public programs; discounts in the Gallery shop; reciprocal rights at many leading galleries in Australia, including National and state galleries.
Membership application forms are available from the Gallery front desk or by phoning
02 4228 7500.
Image: Friends Bus tour with Peter Fay, Darren Knight Gallery, photograph Kalev Mäeväli.
Education
Free guided tours of the Gallery are available to school and community groups by prior arrangement. Visits to the Resident Artist studio and hands-on activities for children can be arranged in conjunction with your tour. Tours may focus on special interest areas, particular exhibitions, or the whole Gallery. Education kits, wall panels, catalogues and our friendly desk staff are all available to answer your questions.
Download the January 2010 School Holiday Flyer here [PDF, 976kB]
For bookings and inquiries phone 02 4228 7500.
Image: UOW Diploma of Education students with lecturer Jeff Jacobs, 2008.
School Holiday Workshops
Wollongong City Gallery provides workshops and activities for children aged 5 to 12 years during school holidays in January, July and October. Artist-run activities include experimentation and investigation of various media in a casual and fun environment. These workshops change regularly and sell out quickly so book early.
For bookings and inquiries phone 02 4228 7500.
Image: Pastel Drawing with Elspeth McCombe