SPACED: Rural Utopias 2023

when: 25 November 2023 - 18 February 2024 | venue: The Art Gallery of Western Australia | cost: Free event | website: https://artgallery.wa.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/spaced-rural-utopias

published: 28 Nov 2023, 5 min read

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Rural Utopias features new works from ten artists developed over a series of residencies in rural and remote Western Australia, in dialogue with selected objects from the State Art Collection.


Artists Jacky Cheng (WA), Jo Darbyshire (WA), Nathan Gray (WA/GER), Alana Hunt (WA), Georgie Mattingley (NT), Bennett Miller (WA), Elizabeth Pedler (WA), Sarah Rodigari (NSW), Tina Stefanou (VIC) and Ana Tiquia (VIC) developed new works alongside their host communities, responding to new social, environmental, and historical contexts.
The ten artists' projects culminate in an exhibition of new works created by the artists alongside a selection of works from the State Art Collection that resonate with their project and the theme of Rural Utopias. In this way, artists are invited to consider the boundaries of art institutions as permeable membranes that enable an exchange between the inside - the site of cultural production - and the outside - the space of social relations.
Participating artists lived and worked in remote and regional Western Australian communities, developing original art projects in response to local histories and situations. Co-produced by SPACED and The Art Gallery of Western Australia, artists worked closely with communities and the State Art Collection to develop a critical and imaginative dialogue between existing and new artworks.
Image credits - Tina Stefanou Back-breeding 2023. Film stills, performance, Midwest, Amangu Country. Videographer: Will Normyle. Georgie Mattingley Golden Utopia (installation view) 2023. Goldfields Art Centre, Kalgoorlie. Photographer: Leith Alexander. Jo darbyshire Josephine and the Mallees. 120 x 100 cm. Bennett Miller Passing Through (Buvelot) 2023 (detail). Ana Tiquia Seeder Futures 2023. Still 2. All images courtesy of the artists.

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SPACED: Rural Utopias 2023 is on 25 November 2023 - 18 February 2024. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Perth. Visit their website at https://artgallery.wa.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/spaced-rural-utopias.

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what: SPACED: Rural Utopias 2023
when: 25 November 2023 - 18 February 2024
venue: The Art Gallery of Western Australia
city/suburb: Perth WA

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