Exhibitions

Artists: Atlanta Eke, Gus Franklin, Paul McCann, Bronwyn Razem, Peter Tyndall

Curated by Aaron Bradbrook and Micky Schubert

The Regional  is a major new commissioning platform developed by the Warrnambool Art Gallery to support ambitious new artworks by five leading contemporary artists working across visual and performance arts, sound and design. Through their practice, each of these artists is directly engaging with the broader economic, political, cultural and artistic complexities of the regional, remote and rural Australian experience.

Emerging from a desire to challenge the widespread positioning of regional arts practices within a dichotomy of metropolitan (centre) and regional (periphery), the exhibition prompts us to reconsider the accuracy of this idea. After all, areas often considered the most regional and remote in fact sit at the heart of this continent. If the centre is both here and there, where does it begin and end—and does it exist at all?

Warrnambool is a city located at the base of the Great Ocean Road on the lands of the Peek Whurrong and Kirrae Whurrung Peoples of the Gunditjmara, Eastern Maar, Maar Nation. It services the south-west Victorian region and boasts a population of over 36,000 residents (and growing), with established tourism and agricultural industries.

Warrnambool Art Gallery has a deep connection to the region—139 years of operation make it Australia’s fifth oldest collecting institution. Today, the gallery spotlights the role that art plays in the transformation of our society by presenting exhibitions that explore the important social, cultural, political and artistic questions of our time. Against this backdrop, The Regional places artists at the centre of these complex questions, turning to them in our contemporary moment to help make sense of world around us. 

The Regional is proudly supported by the Australian Government through the Regional Arts Fund, the Victorian State Government through Creative Victoria, the Department of Education and Training, and Visit Victoria through the Regional Event Fund, and Warrnambool City Council. The Gallery is grateful for the contributions of the Gwen and Edna Jones Foundation, The Ray and Joyce Uebergang Foundation, The William and Lindsay Brodie Foundation, and The Warrnambool Art Gallery Foundation.

Admission:
Adult: $18

Members/Concession/ Locals: $12

Children $6

Family $45 (2x Adults and 2x Children)

Under 8 Years Free
Alternately, pay what you feel comfortable.