MEDIA CENTRE
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Media Enquiries:
All media enquiries on exhibitions, events or requests for interviews and images unless otherwise stated should be directed to:
Tanya Sticca
Community Relations Co-ordinator, Media
Tel: +618 9492 6692
Email: tanya.sticca@artgallery.wa.gov.au
Media Releases
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2011 Media Releases: |
New face in the frame on AGWA's Board |
Culture and the Arts Minister John Day has announced the three-year appointment of Trish Ridsdale to the Art Gallery of Western Australia Board, together with the re-appointment of Hamish Beck.
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Tom malone prize 2003-2012 & translucence: contemporary glass |
| This year the Art Gallery of Western Australia celebrates 10 years of the Tom Malone Prize and will be exhibited alongside Translucence: contemporary glass.
The combined exhibitions feature work by 2012’s shortlisted makers, all past winners and a selection of glass works from the State Art Collection. Works have been selected to bring to view objects which have been recently purchased, and those works that precede and parallel the works of the Tom Malone Prize acquisitions.
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The Winner of the 2011 People’s Choice Award is… |
| Michael Cook from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland has won the People’s Choice Award of $5,000 in the Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards 2011. Michael Cook’s manipulated digital photographs explore the impact of European settlement on Indigenous Australians historically and through to the present moment. His works also examine the power structures introduced with colonisation. Gallery's Media Release Minister's Media Release |
Art Gallery of WA & Water Corporation Win 2011 National |
In July 2007, a partnership began between the Water Corporation and the Art Gallery of Western |
Princely Treasures from the Victoria and Albert Museum opens exclusively in Perth |
Doors will open tomorrow (24 September 2011) on the much anticipated Princely Treasures: |
Lotterywest gives art gallery space to play |
| Culture and the Arts Minister John Day today presented a Lotterywest cheque for $36,162 to Friends of the Art Gallery of WA for activities focused around Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600 - 1800 from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Minister's Media Release |
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Culture and the Arts Minister John Day today launched the program of outdoor concerts, world-class exhibitions, art, films, street theatre, and more than 70 free activities that will transform the city as part of the Commonwealth Festival Perth. The launch was hosted by the Art Gallery of Western Australia amongst by the works on display in the Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards. |
The Art Gallery of WA’s TomorrowFund reaches its Multi-million Goal |
Three years ago the TomorrowFund was launched – an inspired campaign to create a $25million |
Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards recipients announced |
Culture and the Arts Minister John Day announced the Western Australian Indigenous Arts Awards 2011 recipients at the Art Gallery of Western Australia’s awards ceremony last night. |
Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards 2011 |
The Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards, the richest Indigenous arts prize in the |
Collection in focus |
AGWA is delighted to introduce Collection in focus – a new series of displays which form part of the |
Art Gallery of WA and The Museum of Modern Art, New York |
As part of the Art Gallery of Western Australia’s Great Collections of the World series, |
Ernst & Young become Principal Series Sponsor of the |
The Art Gallery of Western Australia and Ernst & Young today announced Ernst & Young will |
William Kentridge’s Shadow quartet |
Shadow quartet, now on display in the Art Gallery of WA’s main concourse area, forms an |
A Top Mix of WA Contemporary Art a Winner |
The Stringer Award winner is Brendan van Hek. A Highly Commended was also awarded, to Paul Caporn. The Award of $5,000 was judged from the 20 remix artists', by a judging panel of: Chair of the Art Gallery of Western Australian Board Fiona Kalaf; President of the Collectors Club, Ronal Hawkins; and Curator of the Murdoch University Art Collection, Mark Stewart. |
Artists chosen to exhibit in country's richest indigenous art prize |
16 finalists will be represented in the Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards 2011. The artists that have been invited to participate in the awards exhibition now have the opportunity to share in $65,000 in prizes. The awards comprise a group exhibition of outstanding art and three non-acquisitive awards totalling $65,000: the Western Australian Indigenous Art Award of $50,000; the Western Australian Artist Award of $10,000; and the People’s Choice Award of $5,000. |
Rio Tinto and the Art Gallery of Western Australia have announced a new 18-month partnership |
Kimberley Indigenous Art Initiative Unfolds in a New Way |
remix |
The Art Gallery of Western Australia presents an exciting exhibition that showcases the creativity of twenty contemporary Western Australian artists of diverse backgrounds, age and experience. The exhibition includes a broad mix of media with painting, sculpture, design, photography, textile and filmic work, most of it new or recently created and representing some of the most compelling examples of contemporary practice by Western Australian artists. |
Tom Malone Prize Winner 2011 |
| The Art Gallery of Western Australia is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2011 Tom Malone Prize for contemporary glass artists is Clare Belfrage.
Now in its ninth year, the Tom Malone Prize has grown into a highly respected and eagerly anticipated event for contemporary Australian glass artists. This is reflected in the high quality of the Prize winners and the competitive shortlists. |
Tenders called for Art Gallery of WA ‘facelift’ |
Culture and the Arts Minister John Day and Finance Minister Simon O’Brien have today called for tenders for the planned restoration of the Art Gallery of Western Australia’s facade. |
Basement Birds Launch ARTBAR Season III |
ARTBAR, now in its third season, promises to deliver another wonderful season of contemporary music, comedy and exhibitions after dark. The Basement Birds will launch the 2011 ARTBAR season, Thursday 7 April, performing under the stars overlooking the Gallery Wetland. Bring a picnic blanket and a cushion, and sit back and enjoy this unique natural performance space. Tickets on sale now! |
Princely treasures: European Masterpieces 1600 - 1800 from the Victoria and Albert Museum |
Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600 - 1800 from the Victoria and Albert Museum is the second in the Art Gallery of WA’s Great Collections of the World series and will be in Perth from 24 September 2011 - 9 January 2012 as part of an international tour. As the exclusive Australian venue, the Art Gallery of WA would provide residents and visitors with a unique opportunity to experience stunning historic treasures that rarely leave Europe. The V&A has one of the greatest collections of European decorative art of the 17th and 18th centuries. |
It's that time of year again: Year 12 Perspectives 2010 |
| Year 12 Perspectives 2010 is your yearly taste of art by the best, brightest and most talented graduating high school artists in the State. An annual barometer of what our youth are thinking and feeling, it is also a rich celebration of the role of the arts in the development of individual identities. As can be seen in this dynamic exhibition, the visual arts are a medium through which thought, inspiration and intellectual inquiry is given striking form. Year 12 Perspectives 2010 is on display at the Art Gallery of Western Australia 29 January – 15 July 2011. |
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Last reviewed 31 January 2012
