2 February 2012
GALLERY COMES ALIVE WITH ABORIGINAL ART IN AUBURN
Six well respected Aboriginal artists from across Western Sydney are proud to welcome you to “Warrami - Aboriginal Art Exhibition” at the Peacock Gallery in Auburn’s Botanic Gardens.
The opening will be held from 2pm - 4pm, Saturday 11 February 2012.
Peacock Gallery is located at the Auburn Botanic Gardens, corner of Chiswick and Chisholm Roads, Auburn. Gallery hours are from Wednesday to Sunday 12 - 4pm.
Warrami celebrates the diverse cultural backgrounds of the Aboriginal peoples of Western Sydney and references the varied, often harrowing, histories of how they come to be here. Some artists descend direct from the first Darug people; others join us from across NSW and Australia. The diversity of the artwork reflects Australia past and present and enables Auburn City Council to present an exciting exhibition, designed to challenge and enrich the community.
The exhibition features works by prominent artists Keith Brown, Robyn Caughlan, Adam Hill, Cindy Laws, Leanne Tobin (winner of the 2011 Parliament of New South Wales Indigenous Art Prize) and Jason Wing.
The NSW Government (through Arts NSW) have provided a ConnectEd grant of $5000, enabling local schools to access bus transport to attend Warrami. This is supported by Auburn City Council who is offering further workshops through the Duck River Community Education programme.
Auburn’s Peacock Gallery is now more than double its previous size as a result of the conversion of the former disused “fernery” into another gallery space. Funding for the refurbishment project was provided through the NSW Government Community Builders Grant and Auburn City Council.
Auburn City Council Mayor Ronney Oueik said the local community and local artists have been behind the push to expand the exhibition program in Auburn.
“We have provided this new exhibition space because of the strong interest from the local community and local artists,” he said.
“During the expressions of interest stage, we received an unprecedented number of applications from artists and artists groups, and Council is delighted we can now accommodate more exhibitions in 2012 and beyond.”
The new exhibition space will be utilised for the first time during the Warrami exhibition, with the opening event including an afternoon of Aboriginal performance and bush tucker-inspired food at the gallery.