Art. Place. Ideas.
The making of (SC)OOT(ER)ING around Su san Cohn and Eugenia Raskopoulos
Information for Students and Teachers. Learn more about the exhibition (SC)OOT(ER)ING around as the TarraWarra Learning and Engagement team investigate the making of the exhibition with craft artist Su san Cohn, visual artist Eugenia Raskopoulos, and exhibition curator and Museum director, Dr Victoria Lynn. What is the title of this exhibition and how was it decided […]
Stitching and crossing threads: Dana Harris’s Fancywork
Dana Harris’s practice largely revolves around her self-described ‘obsession with mapping’. Harris’s new project emerged from her experience of walking the deserted streets of inner Melbourne during the COVID–19 lockdowns. Exploring the city at a standstill allowed Harris to notice subtle shifts and spatial relationships in the built environment, inspiring her to explore this phenomenon […]
Creative prompt: How to make a drawing from abstract shapes
Box of Chance This practice is inspired by the exhibition Brent Harris: Surrender & Catch, curated by Maria Zagala and co-presented with the Art Gallery of South Australia. Explore the unexpected in this automatic drawing exercise which is designed to unlock the unconscious and encourage imaginative mark-making in a free and expressive manner. It is suitable […]
Marc Besen AC (1923-2023)
TarraWarra Museum of Art, Wurundjeri Country Marcus (Marc) Besen AC, Chair of the TarraWarra Museum of Art Board, a museum that he founded with his late wife Eva Besen AO (1928 – 2021) passed away on 8th November 2023 at the age of 99. Director of the Museum, Dr Victoria Lynn, says: Our Board Chairman and […]
The Soils Project forum: Decoloniality and the Museum (recording)
Decoloniality and the Museum Recording from Sunday 20th August 2023. Listen a stimulating discussion recorded live in the Museum about multiple aspects of The Soils Project with Charles Esche, Director, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; and Dr Victoria Lynn, Director, TarraWarra Museum of Art; in conversation with Dr Michelle Antoinette, Monash University. The title of The […]
Artist conversation: Wapke Feenstra
Artist Wapke Feenstra’s work in The Soils Project Boerenzij – Rural Migration in Rotterdam South is a film that explores the rural undercurrents of Rotterdam. The project questions the hegemony of urban culture and is a portrait of the city and the neighbourhood where the artist lives and works. She considers how rural culture is […]