Exhibitions 2018
The Art of Eli Zagoria
When:
Sat 17 November - Sat 15 December 2018 // Monday to Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm.
Closed Sundays and public holidays.
Where:
The Gallery, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre Gallery, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Cost:
FREE
In Arcadia I once asked Eli in which language did he think, to which he cleverly replied “I think in pictures” – Michael Perry Kotzen quoted in - David Solly Sandler. ‘100 Years of ARC Memories: Arcadia-South African Jewish Orphanage, 1906-2006.’
The City of Wanneroo and local collector David Solly Sandler are proud to present an exhibition of artworks by the late Eli Zagoria, a prolific local artist who emigrated from South Africa in 1992 and made his living painting and sketching the people and places of Perth.
Eli sketched over 15 000 portraits in his lifetime and mastered the art of oil painting on various surfaces. His artworks capture iconic scenes of Perth in the 1990s and are also influenced by his own fascinating life. Latvian born, Eli grew up in a Jewish orphanage in South Africa and fought at Tobruk in WWII before being taken as a Prisoner of War in Italy and Germany which through amazing circumstances changed the arc of his life towards painting and illustration.
Visit the Gallery at Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre from Saturday 17 November to Saturday 15 December to see an extensive collection of original works by this fascinating artist.
Join collector David Solly Sandler every Wednesday morning at 10:30am during the exhibition to hear about Eli Zagoria’s artwork.
WANNEROO REMEMBERS: THE CENTENARY OF ARMISTICE EXHIBITION
When:
Saturday 20 October - Saturday 24 November 2018 // Monday to Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Where:
Conference Room, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre Gallery, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Cost:
FREE
Between 1914 and 1918, 23 members of the Wanneroo community served in the ‘War to End All Wars’. In the 100th anniversary year of the end of the global conflict that scarred the beginning of the 20th century, we remember those who served. Some lost their lives, some returned to home and family forever changed by the experience. This exhibition honours those men that went to war and the loved ones who waited for them.
They include James Dunn Bennett who lost his life in 1915 at Gallipoli on what came to be known as Anzac Day, and Richard William Bettles who was a captured in France in April 1917 and interned as a Prisoner of War at Limburg, Germany until he was repatriated in January 1919.
If you have any stories or information about local soldiers in the First World War, the Wanneroo Regional Museum would love to hear from you. Contact us by email: museum@wanneroo.wa.gov.au or call 9405 5920.
TREASURED
Image: Amanda Shelsher, ‘Nurture’, bone china, acquired 2004, City of Wanneroo Art Collection.
When:
25 August - 6 October, 2018
Where:
Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre Gallery, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Cost:
FREE
Come along and be swept away by a new exhibition celebrating the spirit of curiosity and the act of discovery. Stepping away from traditional ideas of treasure, Treasured turns our gaze towards the natural environment, heritage and art to explore ideas of value and significance.
Featuring Christophe Canato, Claire Davenhall, Lee Harrop, Bronwen Holding, Clare McFarlane, Lia McKnight, Britt Mikkelsen, Lewis Nannup, Ron Nyisztor, Leesa Padget, Greg Pryor, Judy Rogers, Amanda Shelsher, Wade Taylor and Declan White; alongside artwork from the City of Wanneroo Art Collection and Cultural Heritage Collections.
TREASURED is part of the Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre’s Find Your Treasure series which incorporates Children’s Book Week across City of Wanneroo libraries, a Pirate’s Lair in the Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre conference room and much more.
For more information, click below:
What’s your treasure?
Contribute to the exhibition through the Program for Schools and engagement program.
Narrative Threads - Exploring history, place and identity
Image: Wendy Lugg, Gwalia Wife, (2011), vintage cotton net garment, cotton thread, image courtesy the artist.
When
30 June to 11 August 2018 // Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm.
Where
Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre Gallery, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Cost
FREE
Narrative Threads explores place, history and identity. The artists involved are all women with an interest in history and place and how these relate to their own identity. Among them are collectors, re-users of other people's discards, explorers of everyday life and domestic traditions; those who draw on family stories and memory; and migrants whose work investigates the divide between different landscapes and cultures.
The exhibition features artwork by Wendy Lugg, who has lived a lifetime in Western Australia, and invited artists Helena Bogucki, Trish Little, Elisa Markes-Young and Janie Matthews, who were all born elsewhere.
They come together to exhibit textiles, jewellery, installation and photography, alongside artefacts, tools and samples that give insight into their inspiration, ideas and processes.
The themes being explored by the artists closely align with the history of Wanneroo, which has strong elements of migration, maintaining cultural and domestic traditions, adjusting to new landscapes and creatively using and repurposing available resources.
To view all activities taking place in the Stitch in Time Series, click below:
Homespun: The Fabric of Family
When
30 June to 11 August 2018 // Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm.
Where
Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre Conference Room, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Cost
FREE
The word ‘homespun’ connotes both a rough fabric worn by country people and the human qualities thought to be associated with life in the country and of ‘home’. In the nineteenth-century United States, poets and novelists celebrated an idealised ‘age of homespun’ that symbolised the virtues of self-sufficiency and egalitarian simplicity. It is these qualities that defined the people of the once rural outpost of Wanneroo 16miles (nearly 26 km) from Perth. Home and Family formed the fabric of this community and we celebrate it with favourite objects from the Wanneroo Regional Museum Collection. From samplers to sewing machines, these domestic items speak of a simpler time of self-sufficiency born of necessity.
The themes being explored by the artists closely align with the history of Wanneroo, which has strong elements of migration, maintaining cultural and domestic traditions, adjusting to new landscapes and creatively using and repurposing available resources.
To view all activities taking place in the Stitch in Time Series, click below:
2018 Community Art Awards and Exhibition
When
12 May to 22 June 2018 // Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm.
Where
Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre Gallery, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Cost
FREE
The City of Wanneroo Community Art Awards and Exhibition is major feature of the City’s cultural calendar. This popular event has been held annually since 2001. With 230 artworks on show, the 2018 exhibition features a diversity of works in the categories of painting, drawing and sculpture. The exhibition provides an opportunity for a range of artists, who reside in Western Australia, to potentially sell their artwork and be eligible to win a prize, from the Award pool of $16,800.
Image: Christophe Canato, Untitled, digital photography. Image courtesy the artist
For more information on the Community Art Award and Exhibition click below:
Community Art Award and Exhibition
Northern Perspectives 2018
When:
16 February - 29 March 2018 // 10:00am to 4:00pm (Monday to Saturday)
Where:
Wanneroo Gallery, Wanneroo Library & Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Cost:
FREE
Northern Perspectives 2018 showcased the artwork of Year 11 and 12 students from schools within the cities of Wanneroo, Joondalup and Stirling. The exhibition provides students with the opportunity to display their work in a world class gallery environment and encourages entries from a variety of mediums.
In 2018, 14 schools featured in the exhibition, displaying artwork from 58 students, from a variety of mediums, including painting, drawing, etching and mixed media; sculpture and ceramics; textiles and wearable art; and digital, including photography.
2018 Encouragement Award Winners
Joanne Le, ‘Jungle Asians’, Ashdale Secondary College
Yasmine Mnahy, ‘Women in STEAM’, Ashdale Secondary College
Alison Lane, ‘Testimony’, St Stephen’s School, Carramar