GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
NOT JUST A PHRASE - MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL
Unassigned Gallery
Not Just A Phrase brings together over twenty works by ten artists to illuminate words, phrases, symbols and signifiers that hold meaning for queer women and gender diverse people and communities.
Taking its cue from a common statement of queer resistance “it’s not just a phase”, the exhibition explores how we, as queer and trans people, have asserted the validity of our identities in the face of heteronormative expectations.
Not Just A Phrase demonstrates how queer and gender diverse people use words, phrases and symbols to signal identity, find community and take back power.
25 January - 5 February 2024
THE FRANKENSTEIN SHOW EXHIBITION -
MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL
Smith & Gertrude Gallery
Curated by a team of two emerging transgender curators, the exhibition showcases the creative practices of approximately 10 local and emerging LGBTQIA+ artists. Featuring a broad range of work over two levels, this show aims to engage with the co-existing struggle and pride of queer representation in 2023 expressed through a diverse range of visual and physical mediums, including live performance. The central theme of the show is the way in which queer and trans people build their own bodies, and their own categories, to fit in to.
30 January - 11 February 2024
UNESCO SPRING DISPLAY & HOW YOU FRAME IT EXHIBITION
Ballarat Town Hall
The UNESCO display at the Visitor Centre in the Town Hall is showcasing some young and emerging artists including yours truly! The Ballarat Mental Health Collective Art Exhibition, has local artists use their creative genius to raise awareness about mental health in our community.
Month of September at Ballarat Town Hall
A SENSE OF SELF
Platform Exhibition Abbottsford Convent
Platform Exhibitions present 'A Sense of Self' - a pop up group art exhibition exploring Identity and Belonging.
Joining our artists will be a selection of DJs and marketstalls with food, beer, wine + cider available.
Warm up your winter night with us and join us in this exploration of the very essence of what it means to be human.
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𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦:
Saturday 24th of June 2023
The Store @ Abbotsford Convent
from 4:00 - 9:00pm
A fully accessible and inclusive space.
15% donated to The Healing Foundation
TOTES GAY
Platform Exhibition Abbottsford Convent - May 2023
Heaps Gay & Twenty10 Presents: TOTES GAY - May 5, 6pm - 10pm
42 "one of a kind" tote bags will be auctioned off with 100% of the profits to Twenty10 for trans and gender diverse youth programs this year for IDAHOBIT day.
This exhibition is curated by Camp Dog Studios & Heaps Gay. This event is part of 107 Projects’ Made in Redfern Festival - a month-long program of fun, creative and delicious events for everyone to enjoy. Celebrating people, places and organisations, join us in amplifying Redfern pride by connecting to one of the city’s most meaningful suburbs.
THE PACKING ROOM GALLERY
The Sock Drawer Heroes - The Packing Room Gallery - Dec 2022
We're proud to be closing out the year with our final 2022 Packing Room Gallery showcase. We are proud to present a brimming line-up of Transgender, Non-binary & Gender diverse artists!
Our December dates will be accompanied by a brimming array of artists on show, including digital illustrations, comics and photography on display. Come down to support our artists and shop for the upcoming holiday gifts!
NEXT GEN VCE ART & DESIGN 2019
Art Gallery of Ballarat - FEB - APR 2019
For the past 24 years the gallery has run the Next Gen exhibition showcasing the best work from the Ballarat region’s VCE art and design students, and on Thursday the finishing touches were being put on the latest installation of 50 inspiring works from 44 young artists who graduated from secondary school in 2018.