Wyndham council has opened a new arts space for emerging local creatives.
An extension of the Wyndham Art Gallery and adjacent to the Wyndham Cultural Centre, The Annex would showcase a variety of works from Wyndham’s local artists, including participants in the Wunder Gym: Extended Practice, the Wynnies Art Prize and Creative Catch Ups programs.
Six mentors and 18 creatives would create an exhibition each fortnight as part of the Wunder Gym: Extended Practice program, with exhibitions open from 11.30am to 3.30pm from Wednesday to Saturday until Wednesday, June 14.
The program has provided new opportunities for emerging artists across the west to build their body of work and develop their creative practice with more in-depth mentoring.
Participants have also gained curatorial experience collaborating on exhibition presentation and have received support from Wyndham council’s arts and cultural team.
Program mentors have included Catherine Bell, Tai Snaith, Hotham Street Ladies, Tilly Boleyn, Cameron Bishop and Daine Singer.
Local creatives have included Jenny Rütsch, Elizabeth Anne van Herwaarden, Xiang Li, Will Francis, Moreen Wellington Lyons, Melanie Cochrane, Connor Ovenden-Shaw, Christine Lining Bulandus, Larissa Taylor, Carol Rowlands, Maria Nardo, Simpson Myers, Catherine Mackay, Nandita Nadkarni, Rukz One, Meredith Ann Jones, Eva Klusacek and Melissa Lazaridis.
Details: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/theannex
