artisan’s touring exhibitions
6 EXHIBITIONS – 25+ CITIES & TOWNS – 6 STATES & TERRITORIES
Australia’s largest touring exhibition program of craft and design crosses 6 states and territories.
The Antipodean Steampunk Show
Education Kit
Touring Venues
2013
Ipswich Art Gallery
9 February – 14 April 2013
Pine Rivers Art Gallery
21 April – 29 May 2013
Tweed River Regional Art Gallery
7 June – 4 August 2013
(TBC)
16 August – 13 October 2013
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
4 November 2013 – 5 January 2014
2014
Dubbo Regional Gallery
18 January – 9 March 2014
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery
26 April – 16 June 2014
Geraldton Regional Art Gallery
Dates TBC
Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
Dates TBC
Tamworth Regional Gallery
Dates TBC
Grafton Regional Gallery
Dates TBC
2015
Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville
23 February – 12 April 2014
Desert Psychedelic – Jimmy Pike
Jimmy Pike’s designs were produced at the height of the Indigenous cultural renaissance. They are vivid, dynamic and groundbreaking in their use of non-traditional colours.
A collaboration with the company, Desert Designs saw Jimmy Pike explode onto an international stage via high-fashion garments, textiles and furnishings. Jimmy’s designs were one of the most successful forays into the intersecting territories of Indigenous art, craft and commercial design. This exhibition, featuring Pike’s original prints, textile lengths and the garments produced from his fabric designs, is a chance to celebrate Jimmy Pike’s unique talent and to revisit some spectacular fashion from the eighties and nineties.
Curator: Kirsten Fitzpatrick
Exhibition Catalogue
Education Kit
- Download Secondary School Education Kit here
- Download Jimmy Pike Stories here
- Download Jimmy Pike Timeline here
Touring Venues
2012
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, SA
31 August – 25 November 2012
Cowra Regional Art Gallery, NSW
15 December – 3 February 2013
2013
Bribie Island Seaside Museum, QLD
1 March – 1 May 2013
Rockhampton Art Gallery, QLD
12 July – 18 August 2013
Caloundra Regional Gallery, QLD
16 October to 1 December 2013
Tour De Force – In Case Of Emergency Break Glass
A groundbreaking exhibition that highlights the work of eight progressive Australian glass artists who have breached the arts-crafts divide. Nicholas Folland, Tim Horn, Tom Moore, Ian Mowbray, Trish Roan, Jacqueline Gropp, Deb Jones and the late Neil Roberts have created works which are masterfully crafted. Be prepared to be challenged and inspired!
Curator: Megan Bottari
Exhibition Catalogue
Touring Venues
2012
Tweed River Art Gallery, NSW
23 March – 6 May 2012
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, WA
29 June – 12 August 2012
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, VIC
30 August – 7 October 2012
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, QLD
15 October – 25 November 2012
Industrial Desire – Detroit Concept Cars
Industrial Desire takes you into the exciting world of transport design. Featuring quarter-scale hi-tech models of fantastic concept vehicles, renderings and a multimedia component.
Curator: Leon Fitzpatrick
Exhibition Catalogue
Touring Venues
2012
Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, QLD
12 February – 24 March 2012
Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor – 100 Women 100 Brooches 100 Stories
Featuring 100 stories of great Australian women who have broken the barriers in arts, sciences, humanities and sports and 100 brooches made in response to these stories by 100 of Australia’s most talented women jewellers, this exhibition celebrates the centenary of International Women’s Day.
Touring Venues
2012
JamFactory, SA
23 February – 5 April
Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW
15 April – 20 May
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW
8 June – 22 July
Bunbury Regional Art Galleries WA
10 August – 22 September
Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, WA
5 October – 9 December
2013
Logan Art Gallery, QLD
9 January – 16 February
Toowoomba Regional Gallery, QLD
28 February – 2 April
Rockhampton Art Gallery, QLD
6 April – 13 May
Gosford Regional Gallery, NSW
24 May – 21 July
Tamworth Regional Gallery, NSW
7 September – 19 October
Hurstville Museum and Gallery, NSW
26 October – 22 December
2014
Latrobe Regional Gallery, VIC
8 February – 6 April
Interviews
Brooches exhibition celebrating Australian women to tour regional towns
By Bel Tromp | Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Pinning honour on 100 Australian women
By Neroli Roocke | Friday, 4 November 2011
Education Kit
Secondary School Education Kit
- Download Full Kit (2.2MB)
- Download Introduction
- Download Years 6-8
- Download Years 9-10
- Download Years 11-12
- Download Additional Resources
Tinsmith – An Ordinary Romance
This fantastic exhibition by Brisbane designer Barbara Heath reveals the fascinating forgotten history of tinsmithing in South East Queensland.
Touring Venues
2012
Cobb and Co Museum, Toowoomba
15 September to 11 November
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum, QLD
14 December 2012 – 16 February 2013
2013
Ipswich Art Gallery, QLD
9 March – 28 April 2013
Stanthorpe Regional Gallery, QLD
23 May – 30 June 2013
Rolling Stone – The Covers 1972 – 2010
The cover of Rolling Stone magazine has been graced by everyone from John Lennon to John F Kennedy. It’s iconic psychedelic masthead, coupled with captivating images from legends such as Annie Leibovitz, have made the magazine the reference point of popular culture. 300 of the greatest covers, spanning over four decades of Rolling Stone Australia are in this showcase.
Touring Venues
2012
Pine Rivers Heritage Muesum
7 September – 18 November 2012
Tweed River Art Gallery, NSW
5 December – 7 April 2013
2013
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, VIC
19 April – 14 July 2013
Steampunk
Touring Venues
2013
Ipswich Art Gallery, QLD
Tweed River Art Gallery, NSW
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW
2014
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, VIC
Interested in hosting an exhibition? Contact our Exhibitions Manager, Simone Jones on +61 7 3215 0805.