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Artbank Open - KURUNPA KUNPU | STRONG SPIRIT
Artbank Open - KURUNPA KUNPU | STRONG SPIRIT
When and where
Date and time
Thu, 1 Jun 2023 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM AEST
Location
Artbank Melbourne 18-24 Down Street Collingwood, VIC 3066 Australia
About this event
Artbank Open - KURUNPA KUNPU | STRONG SPIRIT
Artbank Open gives you the opportunity to go behind the scenes and take a look at some of the best Australian art in the world. Please join us for this special Melbourne Design Week Artbank Open.
KURUNPA KUNPU | STRONG SPIRIT
As part of Melbourne Design Week, Artbank presents Kurunpa Kunpu / Strong Spirit, a cross-cultural design collaboration between Tanya Singer, Errol Evans and Trent Jansen. Engaging with their respective cultural practices and traditions, the designers have realised a collection of works that speak to the resilience of both First Nations People and ngura (Country), celebrating the potential for inter-cultural collaboration to embody diverse cultural values and lived experiences. Exhibited alongside a selection of works from the Artbank Collection featuring works by Julie Gough, Danie Mellor, Vernon Ah Kee and new works by Dino Wilson, Nola Yurnangurnu Campbell, Yuyuya Nampitjinpa and Anne Nunn.
Artbank Open encourages everyone to get curious, get involved and get up close to incredible artworks by some of the most exciting Australian contemporary artists. Challenge, excite, inspire and surprise yourself as you create your own journey through this uniquely Australian art collection.
When: June 1, 2023
Time: 4pm – 7pm
Where: Artbank Melbourne, 18-22 Down St Collingwood
More info: 1800 251 651
RSVP via eventbrite or
rsvps@artbank.gov.au
KURUNPA KUNPU | STRONG SPIRIT
Presented by ArtbankMay 23 – July 14
This event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2023, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGVIdentity design by Marcus Piper
About the organiser
Artbank is a one of a kind, Australian Government support program that acquires the work of living, Australian contemporary artists – making our collection available to the general public through a program of curatorial, commercial and outreach activities designed to promote the value of Australian art.