JULY 2018 ARTeFACT Magazine

40 Lydiard St Nth
5320 5858
RECENT ACQUISITIONS 2018
Sat 17 Feb to Sun 2 Sep
Visit the Gallery to see works which have come into the collection
in the past two years which have, by and large, not been put out on
public display before. The Gallery has a wide collecting brief, but its
main focus is on paintings, works on paper and sculpture.
Many of these works are gifts, while others have been purchased with
funds left by bequest to the Gallery.
Over the duration of this exhibition, parts of the display will be
refreshed with new works, so plan a repeat visit if you wish to
see more of what the Gallery has been collecting. Other recent
acquisitions can be seen on display in the galleries upstairs.
An Art Gallery of Ballarat exhibition
Sat 23 Jun to Sun 9 Sep
In the mid-nineteenth century, France was the acknowledged centre of the art
world, as realist styles of painting were challenged by Impressionism. With
the advent of photography many artists worked to imitate nature, finding new
ways of to celebrate light and colour as spontaneous ‘impressions’.
This exhibition of treasures from the Musee de la Chartreuse, the regional
gallery for Douai in northern France, traces these developments. It ranges
from the idealised classical imagery of the late eighteenth century, romantic
seascapes and tranquil landscapes depicting the mills and canals of northern
France, through to paintings which celebrate the effects of pure light and
colour, and works which explore the lives of ordinary people, rarely seen in
earlier painting.
Renovations to the Chartreuse building have created a unique opportunity for
Australian audiences to see sixty nineteenth and twentieth-century gems from
this outstanding French gallery, alongside key paintings by Australian artists
working in France and discovering the same traditions, and works by French
artists from Australian collections.
Special guided tours will be available every Saturday and Sunday during the
run of the exhibition and for group visits by arrangement.
Weekly drawing classes - Term 3 Sat 28 Jul - Sun 16 Sep
Into Light Talk: French works in Australian Collections with Alison Inglis Sat 28 Jul
Last Sunday of July Concert: Vivaldi and a little bit more Sun 29 Jul
Appreciating Red Wine with Amie Brulee Thu 2 Aug
Celebrating Chopin 2018 Sun 5 Aug
Parasite Paradise for National Science Week Sat 11 Aug to Sun 19 Aug
Let’s talk poetry: Australian modern poets on love Tue 14 Aug
Inspiring Illumination, Creative Curiosity: Dr Ceri Brenner for National Science Week Sun 19 Aug
Last Sunday of August Concert: Ballarat High School Sun 29 Aug
The Song Company: Four-Colour-Season Fri 14 Sep
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