JULY EXHIBITIONS

To coincide with edgesbordersgaps, the Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia’s biennial conference (10-12 July), AirSpace Projects and SquarePeg Studios held five exhibitions by contemporary jewellery artists.

Opening night proudly supported by

 Theatre of Detail

Jess Dare, Sue Lorraine and Catherine Truman

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Adelaide’s Gray Street Workshop, an internationally renowned artist-run initiative.

Julie Ewington, independent writer, curator and broadcaster opened the exhibition

An exhibition of new work by current workshop partners Jess Dare, Sue Lorraine and Catherine Truman in which the artists, united by a shared fascination with the adaption of nature and the wonders of science, unravel concepts of scale, time and material specificity.

Artists’ Talk Monday 13 July, 6.00pm

 Profile ’15: a curated award exhibition

Profile ’15 is a significant curated award exhibition of contemporary jewellery, objects and metalsmithing by members of Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia NSW. With awards on offer for both emerging and established artists, there will be a diverse and comprehensive cross-section of work from some of our state’s most talented contemporary jewellers.

Dr Karin Findeis, Chair JMGA NSW, and Convenor of edgesbordersgaps will spoke at 7pm followed by the announcement of the Profile ’15 Award winners.

Lisa Furno

wear

An experimental collection of work that uses the aid of a toaster oven to morph, twist and retract everyday plastics into new forms. This work was created while on a residency at MIT faculty of creative arts in Auckland, NZ in 2014.

Brenda Factor

Deeply Untitled

When good household items turn bad …

Bridget Kennedy

Choice Mate

Inspired by a month-long residency at Hill End, contemporary jewellery artist Bridget Kennedy creates a miniature landscape made from wax effigies of real rocks: discarded remnants of the town’s gold mining past. Visitors may decide to ‘mine’ the work, stake a claim and take a piece home.

And next door at SquareSpace

For one night only

Survey: a show by the tenants of SquarePeg Studios

  Come and join us for this exciting line-up

See  individual exhibition pages for more details