This newsletter features the monthly events happening at the
Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10 and the
Holmes à Court Gallery @ Vasse Felix
SCROLL DOWN for the latest news and events
Judith Anya Samson and Corban Clause Williams, Kaalpakarti (going to Kaalpa, Well 23), 2020
Best Wishes
for the Festive Season
from everyone at the Holmes à Court Gallery
Holmes à Court Gallery @ Vasse Felix
Ross Potter, History Raising, 2020 (work in progress)
Tracing the Swan is an exhibition that follows the story of the settlement of the Swan River Colony with the swan as the central character in artworks about race, difference and the unexpected.
In a play between fiction and reality, the black swan is traced throughout the history of the colonisation of Western Australia up to the present day. From historical to contemporary artworks, the exhibition explores how WA was presented to potential settlers, how its landscape was impacted and has changed over time and how the swan stands as emblem of WA against this tide of changes in its real environment.
In December we will feature artist Ross Potter in residence at Vasse Felix. See below for details.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Kelsey Ashe, Deborah Bonar, Portia Bennett, Lance Tjyllyungoo Chadd, Frederick Clause, Jo Darbyshire, Valentine Delawarr, Eva Fernandez, Norman Hawkins, W.J. Huggins, Tony Jones, Johannes Keulemans, Yvonne Kickett, Bethamy Linton, Walter Meston, Alan Muller, Ron Nyistzor, Ross Potter, John Sands, Robert Seymour, Ernest Stocks, John Tallis, Rover Thomas, Pauline White, Charles Wittenoom.
DATES:
28th September 2020 - 7th February 2021
...
Holmes à Court Gallery @ Vasse Felix
Cnr Tom Cullity Drive and Caves Road
Cowaramup, WA.
Gallery Hours: 10.00am-5.00pm
Vasse Felix Cellar Door - Open for seated tastings 10am–5pm, daily. Bookings visit www.vassefelix.com.au or phone 9756 5000
Vasse Felix Restaurant - Open for lunch service, 12pm–3pm, Thursday–Monday (inclusive). Bookings visit www.vassefelix.com.au or phone 9756 5000
Tracing the Swan, exhibition view, 2020
Upcoming Exhibition @ No.10
Roy Wiggan, He Hears the Sound of the Land, 1992
Reflection | Submersion
Presented in association with the Perth Festival, 2021, Reflection / Submersion considers the aesthetics of the ocean as a reflective surface and enveloping depth. From the multiple perspectives of above, below and within, through abstraction and representation, this exhibition explores the ocean, its life-forms and the images and imaginary visions that it inspires.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Erin Coates, Carmela Corvaia, Julia Davis, Lesley Duxbury, Jeremy Kirwan-Ward, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Sue Lovegrove, Clyde McGill, Roy Wiggan and Cecile Williams.
Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10
Douglas St. West Perth
Opening Hours: Tues-Sat, 11.00am-5.00pm
Upcoming Exhibition
Holmes à Court Gallery @ Vasse Felix
Thea Proctor, The Rose, 1927
intimacy
This exhibition is about intimacy and its antithesis. It offers a look at the past through the lens of the present and in particular the collective state that overcame humanity throughout 2020. With attention to the joys of proximity with others and the pain of separation, Intimacy pictures scenes of decadent celebration, nights at the theatre and groups of people clustered at the beach. These are in contrast to scenes of isolation, convalescence, despair and emptiness. Intimacy acts as a reminder of the value of others; the value of caring and celebration; of the potential of a joie de vivre in a world where intimacy is so easily endangered.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Rick Amor, Hans Arkeveld, Merrick Belyea, Josl Bergner, William Boissevain, Charles Conder, Robert Dickerson, William Dobell, David Downs, Russell Drysdale, Emanuel Fox, Anne Marie Graham, Guy Grey Smith, Paddy Jaminji, James Linton, Francis Lymburner, Mary McLean, Alexander Nganjmirra, John Oldham, Margaret Priest, Thea Proctor, Peter Skipper
DATES:
14th February - 16th May 2021
...
Holmes à Court Gallery @ Vasse Felix
Cnr Tom Cullity Drive and Caves Road
Cowaramup, WA.
Gallery Hours: 10.00am-5.00pm
Vasse Felix Cellar Door - Open for seated tastings 10am–5pm, daily. Bookings visit www.vassefelix.com.au or phone 9756 5000
Vasse Felix Restaurant - Open for lunch service, 12pm–3pm, Thursday–Monday (inclusive). Bookings visit www.vassefelix.com.au or phone 9756 5000
Public Program
Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse
SUNDAY 7th February 2021 | 7.30pm
ABOUT
Join us for an intimate evening with the awe-inspiring and award-winning performers, Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse. Gina Williams sings across Noongar and English, mixing traditions with contemporary ideas, to the spirited accompanying guitar of Guy Ghouse. Their songs cross a heartfelt emotional repertoire, interspersed with storytelling and reflections on intergenerational trauma. Together this duo welcomes healing as though we are all sitting around the campfire.
Tickets: $30
RSVP via Eventbrite
Stay posted for details
...
Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10
Douglas St. West Perth
Opening Hours: Tues-Sat, 11.00am-5.00pm
Julia Davis, Undercurrent, 2017 (video still)
ABOUT
Water Matters promises to be a stimulating afternoon of talks by a selection of speakers presenting different perspectives on bodies of water and in particular, the ocean. Speakers will discuss the ocean from the views of art, literature, science, conservation and environmentalism.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Erin Coates (Artist/Curator), Robert Drewe (Novelist), Paul Gamblin (Director, Protect Ningaloo), Marji Puotinen (Spatial/Ecological Data Scientist, UWA Oceans Institute) and Angela Rossen (Artist/UWA Oceans Institute).
RSVP via Eventbrite
Stay posted for details
...
Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10
Douglas St. West Perth
Opening Hours: Tues-Sat, 11.00am-5.00pm
Artist in Residence
Ross Potter
Ross Potter is currently our artist in residence at the Holmes à Court Gallery @ Vasse Felix. In between chats he is meticulously drawing a deceased Spotted Pardolote (left) and a New Holland Honey Eater found on the grounds of Vasse Felix (right). Both works are graphite on paper and will be on show at Kamilė Gallery in April in a solo exhibition titled Pretty Bird. Ross will be in residence until Sun 20th Dec.
Acquisitions
Ben Jones, Pollen, 2020
This sculpture by Ben Jones has graced the corner of Douglas and Newcastle streets just in time for Christmas. Titled Pollen, it is described by Ben as 'an examination of minuscule biological forms (pollen, spores, seeds) as part of an ongoing exploration of digital and traditional trades based processes.'
Biddy Bunawarrie, Jila (snake, living water), 2020
This work was recently acquired from the What Now? exhibition at the Goods Shed. Biddy Bunawarrie is part of the next generation of Martumili Artists who are creating some incredibly inspiring work. Biddy depicts the clay pans and salt lakes of her country, a Jill (snake) lives under the lakes.
Exhibition and Event Space Available
The Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10 is available for hire for bespoke events and exhibitions. On a monthly basis we assess applications.
If you have an exciting and ambitious project, we have a space. Get in touch with Exhibitions Manager Laetitia Wilson: Laetitia.Wilson@heytesbury.com.au
