Join us to celebrate the opening of our Summer Season of exhibitions:
Eclipsed Presence | Cyrus Tang
Selling Sunset | Natalie Thomas with Erica McGilchrist
At The First Flood of Daylight | Ara Dolatian
Free to attend, all welcome
Celebrate Summer at the Homestead! Immerse yourself in the stunning blooms of Bundoora Homestead's gardens, enjoy light refreshments and the opening of three vibrant new exhibitions.
About the exhibitions:
Eclipsed Presence
Traditional crafts are vanishing in today's industrialised world. Acclaimed artist, Cyrus Tang recently spent time on residency in Morocco, learning from local Indigenous makers. This new installation explores how their crafts are being kept alive.
Selling Sunset
Selling Sunset is an exhibition by multidisciplinary artist, Natalie Thomas. It is made in response to the work and legacy of feminist artist and educator, Erica McGilchrist OAM (1926-2014). Creating 'renovations' of McGilchrist's work, Natalie examines the trend of unearthing, restoring and elevating under-represented artists.
At The First Flood of Daylight
At The First Flood of Daylight sees ceramic artist, Ara Dolatian (born in Iran, based in Melbourne) examine the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh. The exhibition responds to the queer and feminist interpretations of the Epic and asserts sexual difference and gender multiplicity as a pathway to finding deeper human connections.
Ara Dolatian was awarded the 2024 Bundoora Homestead Art Prize Award at the Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award.
📍 Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, 7 Prospect Hill Drive, Bundoora 3083
Entry is free, all welcome
Getting here
— Venue is wheelchair accessible – disabled parking available (2 spaces); entry via ramp at main entrance
— Free car parking available (40 spaces) via onsite car park
— Bike parking also available
—Tram route 86, stop number 63 (Greenwood Drive) + approx 6 min (550m) walk
In the interest of caring for the health and well-being of other attendees, please do not attend if you feel unwell, even if your symptoms are mild.
Please note: general photography and short videos (for social media) will be recorded at this event for promotional use only and to document this event internally. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let a member of staff know once you arrive.
About Us
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre is the public art gallery for the City of Darebin, on Wurundjeri Woi wurrung Country. It is a centre for contemporary art, ideas, a public garden and café, housed in a Queen Ann style mansion.
Opening hours: Wed- Fri: 11am–4pm
Saturday: 10am–4pm
Contact us via bundoorahomestead@darebin.vic.gov.au for any queries.
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Photography credit: Nicola Dracoulis
