Double exhibition opening during FOOD Week
Wednesday, April 4,2018.
The Orange Regional Gallery will reveal two new exhibitions beginning this Saturday, in time for Orange’s FOOD Week.
The first, a major exhibition called Interiors, features works from at least nine different galleries and private collections across the country including the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and the Reserve Bank of NSW.
Cressida Campbell, Interior with poppies (Margaret Olley’s house), 1994. unique woodblock, watercolour on plywood, 120 x 240 cm
Tweed Regional Gallery Collection, Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Philip Bacon AM, 2016
The exhibition consists of 44 paintings and works on paper including works by well-known modernist painters such as Grace Cossington Smith, Francis Lymburner, Margaret Olley and Brett Whiteley.
Orange Mayor Reg Kidd said the major exhibition was a must-see for art lovers across the country.
“This exhibition features an extensive range of high-profile artists who show us how the spaces around us shape how we grow,” Cr Kidd said.
“The artworks feature a range of inner spaces, or rooms, that have somehow shaped the artist and who they are.
“For me, I’ve always loved being outdoors, that was my kind of space.
“The Botanic Gardens is my favourite space. Surrounded by natural beauty and sculpture, it’s a wonderful place for private reflection.”
“Through this exhibition you’ll be able to see the spaces that influenced these artists and compare it to perhaps your own experiences and see the similarities or differences.”
Orange Regional Gallery has collaborated with curator Gavin Wilson to create the exhibition and as visitors will see, he has curated an exhibition which offers surprising variation and depth.
The second exhibition, Vicissitudes, to open this Friday features sculptures and creations by artist Apolinario (Pol) Cruz.
Services Policy Committee Chair Cr Kevin Duffy said Pol Cruz’s works had been a regular feature of Orange Regional Gallery’s major group exhibitions.
“Many regular gallery visitors will recognise his specific style and his inventive and creative way of making art out of found objects and ceramics,” Cr Duffy said.
Pol’s work focuses on issues relating to migration and displacement.
Vicissitudes is on in gallery 2 from April 7 to May 20 while Interiors runs in gallery 1 from April 7 to June 24.
Both exhibitions will be officially opened on Friday April 13 at 6pm by Michael Rolfe, CEO Museums and Galleries NSW.
Everyone is welcome to attend the opening where light refreshments and live music will be provided free of charge.
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