Art et al. X APA: Intersect
3-25 September 2022 | Collingwood Yards, Melbourne
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Images courtesy Arts Project Australia and Art et al, Ⓒ Janelle Low, Melbourne
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Public Programming.
Upcoming & Current Events
Workshop
Wednesday 21 September 2022, 1 - 2.30 pm
Public event | Free, bookings essential
APA Gallery, Collingwood Yards, Melbourne
Art Puke
A fun and interactive artist-led workshop of drawing and digital drawing in APA’s light-filled gallery space.
Led by APA and Art et al. commissioned artist Eden Menta, we welcome local Melbourne artists from supported studios and the public to join us in the gallery for a session of artmaking and conversation. Bookings are essential by emailing gallery@artsproject.org.au.
To read about Eden and their latest collaboration with international curator Stella Sideli, which inspired their community digital project Art Puke, follow this link.
Exhibition
Running until 25 September 2022
Public | Free, no bookings required
APA Gallery, Collingwood Yards, Melbourne
Intersect
Art et al. is proud to announce its second Australian exhibition, Intersect at Arts Project Australia, Melbourne.
The exhibition features artists and artwork from international commissions, collaborations, and writing engaged over the last 18 months.
NB: The APA gallery is open from 11 am - 5 pm, Wednesday - Friday & 12 - 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday. The gallery is closed on public holidays. Scroll down for accessibility information.
Past Events
Panel Discussion
Saturday, 3 September 2022, 1-2pm | Public event | Free
APA Gallery, Collingwood Yards, Melbourne
An informal panel discussion that reflected on creativity, connectedness and digital partnerships. Panellists Sharon Bromley (Director, ArtGusto, Matt Robertson (Artist, ArtGusto), Eden Menta (Artist, APA), and Georgia Szmerling (Artist, APA) Chair Sim Luttin, (Art et al. & APA) Auslan Interpreter Stacie Van Hulst.
Intersections in Practice & Approach
Following an overview of Art et al. from its co-Founder, Sim Luttin, the panellists shared their experiences participating in Art et al. digital residencies and how their digital experience informed their wider practice, how innovative collaborative partnerships have impacted the way creatives work, what the best and worst parts of collaborating online were, and future hopes for building on the connections made with their international peers.
Watch and listen to the Intersect panel discussion below.
Past Events
Exhibition Launch
Saturday, 3 September 2022, 3-5pm | Public event | Free
APA Gallery, Collingwood Yards, Melbourne
Art et al.'s exhibition Intersect will present work from three continents by neurodivergent, intellectually and learning disabled artists, alongside their non-disabled peers. A focus of the exhibition will be work produced during Peer/Peer collaborations – digital residencies pairing international artists with and without disabilities.
Intersect
Art et al.’s third exhibition Intersect opened Saturday 3 September to a wonderful and warm crowd. A highlight was the presentation of a collaborative artwork created by John Powell-Jones (UK) and Matt Robertson (AU) from ArtGusto. Matt (pictured centre) travelled up to Melbourne from Geelong with ArtGusto Director Sharon Bromley (pictured left) to participate in our panel discussion and attend the opening. There are plans for a workshop in the gallery with artists from ArtGusto and Arts Project Australia. We’ll keep you posted on how that goes!
Media Kit.
About the Exhibition.
INTERSECT | Art et al. X APA
Collingwood Yards, Melbourne
Art et al. is proud to announce its second Australian exhibition, Intersect at Arts Project Australia, Melbourne. The exhibition will feature new international commissions, collaborations, and artists engaged with over the last 18 months. Intersect will also present a selection of curated video works introducing our 2022 programming ‘UK x Australia x Indonesia’, a year-long collaboration with Indonesian organisation Ketemu.
Art et al.'s exhibition, Intersect, will present work from three continents by neurodivergent, intellectually and learning disabled artists, alongside their non-disabled peers. An exhibition focus will be the artworks produced during our final 'UK/AU Season of Culture' Peer/Peer collaborations – digital residencies pairing international artists with and without disabilities. Another focus will be revisiting artists featured in commissioned writing by Jennifer Higgie, Ella Fleck and Katrina Schwarz.
“I can best describe this process [Curating Collections] as a lively ‘call and response’. Billy’s selection of works is idiosyncratic, moving across genre, media and time. It connects beautifully to his written piece that reflects on the act of travelling itself, as well as the Australian landscape and life in our cities — from the perspectives of both Indigenous and settler artists. Creating new narrative links between works, we hope his thoughtful selection will inspire more journeys through our Collection.”
– Charlotte Day / Director Monash University Museum of Art | MUMA
“The [Curating Collections] project was a joy right from the start. The Monash University Collection is so vast and rich, that I felt like a child in a sweet shop. And once I found a way to describe how it spoke to me (i.e., travelling), I became determined to suck as much excitement out of it as possible.”
- Billy Mann, artist, Submit to Love Studios and Art et al. Steering Committee Member
Celebrating the diversity of cultures, exhibiting artists will include Holly Stevenson, Georgia Szmerling, Matt Robertson, Lala Nurlala, Matthew Clarke, Samraing Chea, David Blandy, Larry Achiampong and John Powell-Jones. Select exhibiting artists' work with the following supported studios: Arts Project Australia, Melbourne; ArtGusto, Geelong; and Submit to Love, London.
“I found it engaging and it brought together two continents. It came at the right time for me. It gave me my mojo back and helped me to be creative.”
- Australian artist Matt Robertson, ArtGusto on his Peer/Peer Collaboration with UK-based artist John Powell-Jones
“I’ve found the project really positive, I feel that Matt and I immediately struck up a great rapport, and it was a very easy process to share and develop ideas between us. My favourite part of the project has been getting to know Matt and Sharon (the facilitator from ArtGusto in Australia) and seeing how the work developed each week. The process of collaborative storytelling made it really exciting to see what would develop.”
- UK-based John Powell-Jones on his Peer/Peer Collaboration with Australian artist Matt Robertson, ArtGusto
Intersect will highlight UK-based Billy Mann’s Curating Collections project commissioned in collaboration with Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA). Further Art et al. initiatives, including our Curatorial Mentorship, will be reflected through printed material and events. These projects included Australian artist Eden Menta working with European curator and researcher Stella Sideli in a Curatorial Mentorship.
Art et al. will host a panel discussion for visitors prior to the official opening day, on Friday, 2 September with artists and curators who participated in our first year of programming.
“In the context of what we were experiencing in the arts, as well as our current world events, we identified a need for more inclusive and collaborative arts programming that connects and promotes artists. As a result, Art et al. was formed to expand the scope, role and definition of contemporary art. The international platform developed in the UK and Australia, promotes inclusion, access, and equal pay in the arts for neurodivergent, intellectually and learning disabled artists, and connects them with their contemporary arts peers.”
- Art et al. Founding Partners
Thanks to our supporters.
Art et al.'s projects for Intersect have been supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, the British Council through their International Collaboration Grants, the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Aesop Foundation. Art et al. is founded by Arts Project Australia, Jennifer Lauren Gallery, and Slominski Projects, with thanks to curator Katrina Schwarz for inspiring the launch of Art et al.
Sales of artworks and limited edition prints support the artists,
studios and future Art et al. programming
Accessibility
APA Collingwood Yards
Collingwood Yards is committed to universal access. They have invested in major accessibility upgrades as part of construction works and are committed to ongoing accessibility improvements as part of their operations.
There is wheelchair access to level one via the lift, which will take you up to the Arts Project Australia Collingwood gallery. There are entrances to the Precinct on Johnston St and Perry Street.
Tactile signage is available on the lift shafts on each level. The signage is on the righthand side of the lift doors and indicates what is on each level of the building.
Tactile indicators are at the edge of the outdoor steps. The outdoor steps are steep and not recommended for people with visual impairment.
Braille signage is available outside all toilets, close to all exit points and inside all lifts. See below for an example of the Braille signage at exit points.
An accessible parking bay is available for use by holders of a Disabled Persons permit. It is located near entrance 35C Johnston Street.
Covid Protocols: Everyone visiting the gallery in person must be fully vaccinated to enter. Facemasks are optional but encouraged.
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