previous Exhibitions
HERMANNSBURG POTTERS | AFL Footy in Aranda Country Award • 2024
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present AFL Footy in Aranda Country Award, a jubilant exhibition of new ceramic artworks by the acclaimed HERMANNSBURG POTTERS celebrating the passion for AFL in Aranda Country.
Honouring heroes of the game such as Nicky Winmar and Adam Goodes, and both national and community AFL teams, including the beloved Western Aranda Bulldogs in Ntaria/Hermannsburg, this exhibition of vibrant hand-crafted terracotta and underglaze pots showcases work by both master and emerging Hermannsburg Potters.
The $5,000 non-acquisitive award is judged by Myles Russell-Cook, Senior Curator of Australian and First Nations Art, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and the winning pot will be donated to the National Gallery of Victoria to form part of the NGV Collection, thanks to the patronage of a generous donor and footy fan.
VIEW MEDIA RELEASE TO SEE WINNER OF THE $5,000 NON-ACQUISITIVE AFL FOOTY IN ARANDA COUNTRY AWARD
Alcaston Gallery will also present an archival release of framed paintings on paper painted in 1995 by several of the emerging Hermannsburg Potters that exemplify the diverse and exciting art of the Western Aranda people.
Coinciding with the AFL 2024 Indigenous Round and the Dreamtime at G clash between AFL greats the Essendon Football Club and Richmond Football Club, the AFL Footy in Aranda Country Award exhibited at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space, 84 William Street Naarm / Melbourne from 8 May - 31 May 2024.
© The Artists, The Hermannsburg Potters and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne 2024
TANIA MAJOR •ECHOES OF COUNTRY: STORIES FROM KOWANYAMA
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present Echoes of Country - Stories from Kowanyama, the debut solo exhibition of award-winning Kokoberra artist Tania Major.
An accomplished artist, activist, and former Young Australian of the Year, Major is dedicated to preserving the rich cultural landscape and natural beauty of Kowanyama Country in Cape York, Queensland; bringing prominence to the profound connection between the Kokoberra, Yir Yoront (Kokomenjen), and Kunjen communities of Kowanyama and their land and ...
ALCASTON GALLERY • Festive Gifts 2024
Alcaston Gallery presents our annual Festive Gifts Catalogues, showcasing a diverse selection of paintings, limited-edition prints, ceramics, and sculptures, making ideal gifts that will delight friends, family, and colleagues, as well as continuing to support our artists and their families this festive season.
All artworks featured in our Festive Gifts Catalogues are available to view at the Alcaston Gallery Head Office and collect by Wednesday 18 December 2024. For regional and interstate clients, please be sure to place your ...
Rene Sundown •Ngura Tali - Sand Dune Country
Alcaston Gallery is thrilled to introduce respected senior Yankunytjatjara artist, Rene Sundown, in her debut exhibition with the gallery, Ngura Tali - Sand Dune Country.
Sundown is a senior artist and longstanding director of the Iwantja Art Centre in Indulkana, South Australia, whose practice is dedicated to passing on knowledge to future generations. Having exhibited in important national and international group exhibitions over the past decade, this will be Sundown’s first solo ...
Betty Kuntiwa Pumani • Titutjara - Ongoing
Alcaston Gallery is honoured to present Titutjara - Ongoing, a solo exhibition of significant paintings by revered artist and respected ngangkari (traditional healer),
Nellie Ngampa Coulthard •Ngura Itjanungka – Country After Rain
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present Nellie Ngampa Coulthard’s fifth solo exhibition Ngura Itjanungka - Country After Rain.
Coulthard’s paintings of Yankunytjatjara Country are refined in both technique and composition. Accenting bold pinks, golden browns and burnt oranges - the colours of the central and eastern deserts of Australia – her paintings are defined by the outstretched linear branches of the Acacia Murrayana Wattle that sit at the heart of her ...
