The Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre provides a state of the art exhibition facility for the north metropolitan area.
Located in the Wanneroo Town Centre, the Centre consists of the Wanneroo Regional Museum, Wanneroo Library and the Wanneroo Exhibition Centre.
A key community hub of the Town Centre, the Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre will attract more than 1,000 patrons per day. The exhibition facilities are "A" class, making them suitable for national and internationally touring exhibitions.
The City of Wanneroo will provide to the community a broad range of exhibitions from a variety of disciplines. The Wanneroo Exhibition Centre will host major touring exhibitions, the City of Wanneroo Art Awards and displays of the City of Wanneroo Art Collection and Museum Collection.
The Exhibition Space encourages, stimulates and promotes local and regional cultural activities through a diverse exhibition program. There is opportunity for artists and groups to support these programs with their own exhibitions.
Exhibition Program
SIDNEY NOLAN: the Gallipoli series
4 February 2012 - 10 April 2012
Open Tuesday to Friday//10am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday 12pm to 4pm
Closed Friday 6 April to Monday 9 April 2012 (Easter)
Wanneroo Library & Cultural Centre
3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Australian artist Sidney Nolan spent 20 years working on a series of paintings that were inspired by the Gallipoli campaign and underpinned by personal tragedy.
The City of Wanneroo will host a special travelling exhibition from the Australian War Memorial featuring 80 of these striking works that provide new insights into Australia’s military history and identity.
Acknowledgment
Sidney Nolan: the Gallipoli Series
An Australian War Memorial Travelling Exhibition
Nature's Chemical Diversity
6 February 2012 - 9 March 2012
Open Monday to Saturday//9am to 5pm
Wanneroo Library
3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
The natural world is a tapestry of known, new and yet to be discovered chemicals. The smallest living things, microbes, land and sea plants, sea animals and minerals from the ground are sources of new families of compounds with useful properties. These lead to treatments for diseases, substances which are light yet immensely strong and materials which efficiently transmit electricity and communication signals for broadband and other uses.
'Nature's chemical diversity' explores how chemists find new compounds with useful properties in land and sea plants, sea animals and minerals from the ground. Two of the topics relate to mining, with the one about bauxite being specifically about WA.
Hiring Exhibition Spaces
The Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre has three exhibition spaces. The Gallery and Conference Room are located on the first floor, and can be used individually or together for complementary activities. The Great Court, located on the ground floor, is the foyer of the building and can be used for unsupervised exhibitions.
The Gallery, at 376m2, is the larger exhibiton gallery. It is fitted with track lighting and fixed AV equipment. Movable panels allow the layout of the Gallery to be customised to your requirements. The Gallery is suitable for major group shows or multiple complementary exhibitions.
The Conference Room is the smaller gallery space, at 109m2. It is ideally suited to exhibitions of a three dimensional natures, although hanging works can be accommodated on the movable display panels. This space can also be used for complementary activities such as workshops or installations.
The Great Court is the foyer of the Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, and can accommodate exhibitions that do not require supervision. It is ideally suited for three dimensional and free standing exhibitions.
Submitting An Application
The City of Wanneroo welcomes enquiries from individual artists, groups of artists, community groups, curators and organisations to exhibit in the Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre.
The City of Wanneroo presents a comprehensive program of exhibitions during the year. Please contact the Exhibitions and Programs Officer to discuss available dates for exhibitions.
The WLCC Exhibition Hire Form and Exhibition Hire Information Pack are available from the Exhibitions and Programs Officer.
If you are interested in exhibitining this wonderful space, please contact the Exhibitions and Programs Officer on 9405 5900 or email: WLCC@wanneroo.wa.gov.au