Warmun Art exhibition Stalled
March 18th 2011 06:01
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Henri Mallard: Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Warmun Art exhibition at Artspace Gallery cancelled
Adelaide Festival Centre regretfully advises that the exhibition Warmun Art: Making History in the East Kimberley has been cancelled due to severe floods in the Warmun community, and significant damage to the Warmun Art Centre in the East Kimberley.
The Warmun Art exhibition was scheduled to open on 16 April, featuring new works in earth pigments and ochre from the Warmun Art Centre alongside historical paintings by Warmun's founding artists with archival recordings of the Gurirr Gurirr ceremony, the dynamic source of the now famous East Kimberley art movement. However due to severe flood damage to the collection at the Warmun Art Centre, the exhibition will not be displayed at the Artspace Gallery next month.
Arts and Business Manager of Warmun Art Centre Maggie Fletcher said: "Warmun Art Centre has been almost destroyed. We lost about 90 percent of the works - washed away down the river - but by grace of being in an enclosed space have saved at least half of the community's archival collection. Those holding Warmun Art on consignment are now custodians of works very very special until we get back on our feet.
"To everyone who has sent their encouragement and offers to help - a really big thank you. The main thing is - the Warmun Art Centre will be rebuilt. The artists are saying - we will start again, build it up, make it strong again and will not give up in getting their community rebuilt and coming back as soon as possible.
"For people interested in assisting the rebuild of the Warmun Art Centre they will soon be able to purchase works. There will be more information on other ways of helping released shortly."
Adelaide Festival Centre Visual Arts Programming Executive Susan Jenkins said: "We are extremely disappointed that we have had to cancel the exhibition which was programmed to coincide with About Time: South Australia's History Festival. We offer our condolences to the Warmun community for its devastating loss and offer our support in the re-establishment of the Warmun art tradition as the cornerstone of Warmun community."
In place of the Warmun Art exhibition, Adelaide Festival Centre is excited to present Henri Mallard: Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a touring exhibition of exquisite silver gelatine photographs from the Australian Centre for Photography.
On display in the Artspace Gallery from 16 April - 29 May to coincide with About Time (South Australia's History Festival) 2011 in May, this is a specially selected exhibition of work that illustrates Mallard's affinity for his times and connects us to the birth of this world famous icon and the people that built it.
Adelaide Festival Centre regretfully advises that the exhibition Warmun Art: Making History in the East Kimberley has been cancelled due to severe floods in the Warmun community, and significant damage to the Warmun Art Centre in the East Kimberley.
The Warmun Art exhibition was scheduled to open on 16 April, featuring new works in earth pigments and ochre from the Warmun Art Centre alongside historical paintings by Warmun's founding artists with archival recordings of the Gurirr Gurirr ceremony, the dynamic source of the now famous East Kimberley art movement. However due to severe flood damage to the collection at the Warmun Art Centre, the exhibition will not be displayed at the Artspace Gallery next month.
Arts and Business Manager of Warmun Art Centre Maggie Fletcher said: "Warmun Art Centre has been almost destroyed. We lost about 90 percent of the works - washed away down the river - but by grace of being in an enclosed space have saved at least half of the community's archival collection. Those holding Warmun Art on consignment are now custodians of works very very special until we get back on our feet.
"To everyone who has sent their encouragement and offers to help - a really big thank you. The main thing is - the Warmun Art Centre will be rebuilt. The artists are saying - we will start again, build it up, make it strong again and will not give up in getting their community rebuilt and coming back as soon as possible.
"For people interested in assisting the rebuild of the Warmun Art Centre they will soon be able to purchase works. There will be more information on other ways of helping released shortly."
Adelaide Festival Centre Visual Arts Programming Executive Susan Jenkins said: "We are extremely disappointed that we have had to cancel the exhibition which was programmed to coincide with About Time: South Australia's History Festival. We offer our condolences to the Warmun community for its devastating loss and offer our support in the re-establishment of the Warmun art tradition as the cornerstone of Warmun community."
In place of the Warmun Art exhibition, Adelaide Festival Centre is excited to present Henri Mallard: Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a touring exhibition of exquisite silver gelatine photographs from the Australian Centre for Photography.
On display in the Artspace Gallery from 16 April - 29 May to coincide with About Time (South Australia's History Festival) 2011 in May, this is a specially selected exhibition of work that illustrates Mallard's affinity for his times and connects us to the birth of this world famous icon and the people that built it.
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