2018 EXHIBITIONS
BALLARAT ARTS FOUNDATION EUREKA ART AWARD 2018
SAT 17 NOV - SAT 8 DEC 2018
Established in 2000, through the initiative and generosity of Ballarat South Rotary Club, with ongoing support from the local community, the Ballarat Arts Foundation has continued to assist and encourage the aspirations of local, emerging, contemporary artists who have lived, worked or studied in the regional city of Ballarat. Read more: BALLARAT ARTS FOUNDATION EUREKA ART AWARD 2018 >
DELVE18: POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS
FRI 16 NOV – SAT 8 DEC 2018
DELVE18 showcases recent work by Masters and PhD research candidates at the School of Arts, Federation University Australia. With candidates at varying stages of their research, this exhibition reflects diverse ideas and bold approaches to the students' individual field of enquiry. Read more: DELVE18: POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS >
HEIDI WOOD: OFF THE MAP
SAT 22 SEP – TUE 6 NOV 2018
Paris-based Australian artist Heidi Wood’s immersive work will explore her ongoing curiosity about tourism and the unpopularity of tourist zones particularly within the ex-Soviet bloc. Creating her own promotional environment utilising a repertoire of commercial pictograms, mementos and symbols, Wood deliberately questions the very position of culture, the messages it can provide and the people it aims to target. Heidi Wood gained a Bachelor of Arts in printmaking at Victoria College, Prahran, Melbourne and went on to study at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts, Paris, DNSAP, atelier Claude Viallat. She lives in Paris and works in Montreuil. Read more: HEIDI WOOD: OFF THE MAP >
BENCHMARK18: Arts Academy Visual Arts
FRI 17 AUG - SAT 15 SEP 2018
This special exhibition of recent work by FedUni’s Visual Arts students from Federation University Australia's Arts Academy, Ballarat showcases new work by our next hot crop of visual artists and designers. Held annually, this important Arts Academy exhibition reflects the breadth and diversity of students’ interests, ideas and areas of enquiry, as well as the in-depth levels of their medium and material investigations within a broad range of disciplines, including drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics and design. Read more: BENCHMARK18: Arts Academy Visual Arts >
NAIDOC 2018
SAT 7 JUL - SAT 4 AUG 2018
NAIDOC18 FedUni’s Post Office Gallery celebrates NAIDOC and Australia’s First Nations peoples with two group exhibitions by local indigenous artists in Because of her, we can! alongside, Cooeee!, developed through a unique collaboration between Federation College’s VET Visual Arts program, Langi Kal Kal and Hopkins Correctional Centre. Read more: NAIDOC 2018 >
MARYANNE COUTTS DRESS CODE: the first five years
THU 24 MAY – SAT 30 JUN 2018
Beginning in 2013, DRESS CODE: the first five years is the result of a ritualistic daily drawing practice and series of works, in which the artist's concerns are in response to what she was wearing each day for the last five years. Read more: MARYANNE COUTTS DRESS CODE: the first five years >
INDIGO THREADS - Tamara Kellett, Jessica Schroeter & April Welfare
THU 26 APR – SAT 19 MAY 2018
In a group exhibition by three Ballarat artists and FedUni Arts Academy alumni, their work will explore and reflect diverse ideas, media, styles and approaches, yet reflect and allude to how they are all intrinsically linked to a common interest and fascination with the beauty and colour of ‘indigo’. Read more: INDIGO THREADS - Tamara Kellett, Jessica Schroeter & April Welfare >
GOLDEN PLAINS: RECENT WORKS BY RUBY PILVEN & PETER PILVEN
FRI 16 MAR - SAT 21 APR 2018
Golden Plains is a joint exhibition between local Ballarat ceramic artists and father and daughter duo, Peter and Ruby Pilven. The sculptural works in this exhibition have been influenced by the natural surroundings of the golden plains shire and Ballarat's rich cultural heritage. Read more: GOLDEN PLAINS: RECENT WORKS BY RUBY PILVEN & PETER PILVEN >
SCOPE18: ARTS ACADEMY VISUAL ARTS LECTURERS, TEACHERS & HONORARIES
THU 8 FEB - SAT 10 MAR 2018
SCOPE, FedUni's Arts Academy important annual exhibition showcases an inspired and rich mix of accomplished work by visual arts staff, research associates and associate and adjunct professors. Read more: SCOPE18: ARTS ACADEMY VISUAL ARTS LECTURERS, TEACHERS & HONORARIES >
RELOAD: BACK TO THE 80s
SAT 15 DEC 2018 – SAT 09 FEB 2019
Acknowledging the extraordinary achievements of FedUni's Visual Arts alumni who studied at one of our former Ballarat Art Schools, RELOAD: BACK TO THE 80s is a special opportunity to celebrate visual artists who graduated during the period 1980 to 1989, some of whom have gained national and international recognition. Read more: RELOAD: BACK TO THE 80s >