Fifteen artists selected to participate in the ‘Artist as Curator’ program will showcase their work at an exhibition at Wyndham Cultural Centre beginning later this month.
Developed by Wunder Gym founder and artistic director, Annette Wagner, and presenting partner Wyndham City Council Arts & Culture, the Artist as Curator program has been created to support and build confident artists as curators and producers, working collaboratively to find, engage and activate new public spaces, through group exhibitions or as collectives, reimagining creativity in Wyndham.
The fifteen participants have been placed into three groups of five, with artists Sally Walshe, Amal Laala, Jasmeet Kaur Sahi, Zoe Jones & Christina Darras providing support.
“It has been really wonderful to collaborate with other creatives and to help build on my skills as a curator and producer in the west”, said Walshe who goes by the moniker Lady Mohawk.
Amal Laala said being involved in the program had given her a great insight into the art scene in Wyndham and Melbourne’s west.
“Collaborating with artists from the west and working on a creative project with local Wyndham small businesses has been great to showcase great things that are artistically happening in the western suburbs,” she said.
Zoe Jones said assisting the selected artists had helped her professional development too.
“This program has given me the confidence to combine my arts, production & communications skillset to advocate for creative growth in the west.”
The results of the Artist as Curator program will be on display from Wednesday March 20, until Sunday April 6 at The Annex at The Wyndham Cultural Centre.
Entry is free.
www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/whats-on/artist-curator-exhibition
