MAG&M. Photo by Kayapa Creative Studio
Summer evenings are even more delightful at Manly’s waterfront gallery, where art, music, and ideas come alive. As part of the Sydney Festival, you're invited to soak in the live music, explore fresh perspectives on water, and take a deep dive into the curator’s process.
Enjoy The Water Understands exhibition with refreshments and a glass of wine from Little Ripples. Immerse yourself in a night of art-making, engaging talks, and live music.
Program
Thu 9 Jan
Pick up a glass of Little Ripples wine and explore The Water Understands exhibition. More announced soon.
Thu 16 Jan
Currents: Panel Discussion
6 - 7.30pm
Three contemporary creatives share a project in which water was the central topic of investigation – whether visual, performative or musical. Hear from ARIA-award winning pianist and composer Sophie Hutchings, First Nations filmmaker and public artist Jake Nash, and multi-disciplinary artist Shaun Gladwell, in conversation with ArtsHub Visual Arts Editor Gina Fairley.
Featuring a live performance by Sophie Hutchings on piano.
Thu 23 Jan
A DJ provides a laid-back atmosphere to the deep insights provided by our curatorial team.
Curatorial Tour
6 – 6.40pm
A public tour of The Water Understands exhibition by our curatorial team.
Creatives Connect: Conversations with Curators
7 – 8pm
Special industry event for emerging and early-career curators. A rare opportunity to discuss curatorial practices and hear from MAG&M’s curators about their approach to programming.
Engage in a casual gathering with peers, satisfy curiosities in an Ask Me Anything session, and reflect on the state of contemporary curating. Don't miss this chance to connect with fellow curators in this harbour-side setting.
Exhibition: The Water Understands
An interdisciplinary exhibition bringing together eleven artists who respond to water’s metaphorical ability to imbue us with knowledge – knowledge of the past, cultural knowledge, traditional knowledge, poetic knowledge, political knowledge, and aesthetic knowledge.
The selected artists work within a broad range of cultural narratives, and using different media, allowing for an exhibition that explores the metaphorical qualities of water from multiple perspectives. See the works of Leah Bullen, Michael Cook, Tamara Dean, Keg de Souza, Shaun Gladwell, Phillip George, Gregory Hodge, Miguel Angelo Libarnes, Anna Madeleine Raupach, Douglas Schofield, and Angela Tiatia.
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Location
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade
Manly NSW 2095