TERM 1
Unfinished Business: Perspectives on art and feminism
16 December 2017 – 25 March 2018
Launch into the 2018 school year with Unfinished Business: Perspectives on art and feminism, the next instalment in ACCA’s Big Picture series, focusing on contemporary art’s relation to wider social, cultural and political contexts. This diverse exhibition with over fifty Australian artists will introduce students to many critical, yet under- represented, creative practices and debates around feminisms, from the 1970s to the present, within the context of contemporary Australian art, artists and wider society.
TERM 2
Dwelling Poetically: Mexico City, a case study
21 April – 24 June 2018
The group exhibition Dwelling Poetically: Mexico City, a case study will present an array of contemporary artworks by artists who currently live, or have lived, in Mexico City. This ambitious exhibition will include painting, sculpture, textile and video, and is conceived as an experimental portrait of a 21st century city. Composed of materially and conceptually diverse artworks, this exhibition will provide a window for students to look directly into an art scene that is both geographically and culturally remote from Australia.
TERM 3
Yalingwa
7 July – 16 September 2018
Yalingwa, a word belonging to local Woiwurrung language group, means both ‘day’ and ‘light’. The inaugural Yalingwa exhibition will focus on commissioning new artwork by contemporary Indigenous artists, with a primary focus on South East Australian artists within a national context. This group exhibition will provide inspiring opportunities for students to experience and respond to the endlessly diverse means through which contemporary Indigenous artists express ideas. This will be an invaluable opportunity to either begin or continue engagement around the cross curriculum priority of Learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.
TERM 4
Eva Rothschild
28 September – 25 November 2018
This major exhibition will be Irish contemporary artist Eva Rothschild’s first solo presentation in Australia. Rothschild’s distinct abstract sculptural output will be showcased alongside the her recent explorations into the mediums of lm and photography. Influenced by minimalist forms of the 1960s and 70s, Rothschild uses a range of production techniques and materials in her works, including fabricated steel, hand-woven leather and sculpted plaster. Rothschild’s broad range of approaches to art making will provide opportunity to excite students’ interest in contemporary studio processes and techniques.