❓ The Minister for Culture and the Arts provides an update on exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Western Australia and the Western Australian Museum, highlighting the government's support for the arts sector and recent appointments to the Art Gallery board.
AnsweredQoN 85Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS — EXHIBITIONS
85. Ms E. EVANGEL to the
Minister for Culture and the Arts:
The Perth arts and cultural precinct is a hive of activity.
Can the minister please update the house on events taking place at the state's
cultural institutions?
85. Ms E. EVANGEL to the
Minister for Culture and the Arts:
The Perth arts and cultural precinct is a hive of activity.
Can the minister please update the house on events taking place at the state's
cultural institutions?
AnswerView source ↗
I am very happy to remind members and the wider community of
the value and importance of the arts sector and community in Western Australia,
particularly in relation to the visual arts. For the purpose of the question, I
was pleased to open two important exhibitions in the last week and a half or
so. One is at the Art Gallery of Western Australia and the other is quite a different
exhibition at the Western Australian Museum. The exhibition at the Art Gallery
is the work of Mariko Mori entitled Rebirth .
She is a significant, internationally recognised Japanese visual artist. The
exhibition in Western Australia follows successful exhibitions in New York and
London. Western Australia is the only location in Australia where this
exhibition is being presented. As I said, she is a very well recognised
international artist. Her work features sculptures, installations, photographs,
drawings and videos. I would certainly encourage anybody with an interest in
the arts, which is just about everybody in the community, to visit the Art Gallery
while that exhibition is on over the next three months or so.
A quite contrasting exhibition at the Western Australian
Museum is Spaced 2: Future Recall .
The exhibition features the work of a dozen Australian and international
artists who have lived and worked for extended periods in remote and regional
parts of Western Australia, extending from Esperance in the south right up to
Derby in the north. The artists present aspects of local communities,
landscapes and the observations and comments of these artists from very diverse
backgrounds during their time in those communities.
It is an exciting time for both the Art Gallery and the
Museum. The Museum is increasing its community engagement as the planning work
for the new Western Australian Museum—so much-needed—is now
well advanced. The Art Gallery has recently released its vision and program for
2015. I am pleased to say that the government has also supported the
appointment of two new board members, Jason Ricketts and Seva Frangos. I welcome
them to the board. They will bring a significant amount of business and visual
arts expertise to the board of the Art Gallery, which is now chaired by
Nicholas Hasluck. Finally, I am pleased to advise that for the remainder of the
Perth International Arts Festival the Art Gallery will be open Fridays to
Sundays until 7.00 pm, including the newly opened and accessible rooftop bar,
which is certainly a wonderful venue.
the value and importance of the arts sector and community in Western Australia,
particularly in relation to the visual arts. For the purpose of the question, I
was pleased to open two important exhibitions in the last week and a half or
so. One is at the Art Gallery of Western Australia and the other is quite a different
exhibition at the Western Australian Museum. The exhibition at the Art Gallery
is the work of Mariko Mori entitled Rebirth .
She is a significant, internationally recognised Japanese visual artist. The
exhibition in Western Australia follows successful exhibitions in New York and
London. Western Australia is the only location in Australia where this
exhibition is being presented. As I said, she is a very well recognised
international artist. Her work features sculptures, installations, photographs,
drawings and videos. I would certainly encourage anybody with an interest in
the arts, which is just about everybody in the community, to visit the Art Gallery
while that exhibition is on over the next three months or so.
A quite contrasting exhibition at the Western Australian
Museum is Spaced 2: Future Recall .
The exhibition features the work of a dozen Australian and international
artists who have lived and worked for extended periods in remote and regional
parts of Western Australia, extending from Esperance in the south right up to
Derby in the north. The artists present aspects of local communities,
landscapes and the observations and comments of these artists from very diverse
backgrounds during their time in those communities.
It is an exciting time for both the Art Gallery and the
Museum. The Museum is increasing its community engagement as the planning work
for the new Western Australian Museum—so much-needed—is now
well advanced. The Art Gallery has recently released its vision and program for
2015. I am pleased to say that the government has also supported the
appointment of two new board members, Jason Ricketts and Seva Frangos. I welcome
them to the board. They will bring a significant amount of business and visual
arts expertise to the board of the Art Gallery, which is now chaired by
Nicholas Hasluck. Finally, I am pleased to advise that for the remainder of the
Perth International Arts Festival the Art Gallery will be open Fridays to
Sundays until 7.00 pm, including the newly opened and accessible rooftop bar,
which is certainly a wonderful venue.
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