»   05 APR - 07 SEP CASULA POWERHOUSE, 1 CASULA ROAD, CASULA

Casula Powerhouse commissioned Australia's hottest contemporary visual artists to transform the newly refurbished arts centre into a spectacle of colour, texture and movement. Combined, the artists have 40 biennales between them, and are among the most exciting practitioners today. The exhibition features 12 new works, in a variety of mediums including sculpture, painting, installation and textiles.

Like most Australians the artists have cultural and family ties in other places and it is this which informs their work. Australian celebrates the complexity that makes this country such an interesting place to live and presents some of the freshest and most dynamic work being created in this country today.

Visit www.casulapowerhouse.com/temp08/australian.html for more information.
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»   02 MAY - 29 OCT CAMPBELLTOWN ARTS CENTRE, CORNER CAMDEN AND APPIN ROADS, CAMPBELLTOWN

Internationally renowned Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei is presenting the first ever survey of his work spanning over 20 years at Campbelltown Arts Centre. Ai Weiwei is revered internationally as a contemporary icon and cultural commentator. He is an artist, arts entrepreneur, photographer, curator, architect – whose most recent high profile work was his ‘Birds Nest’ concept design of the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The exhibition includes over 45 works that have been brought to Campbelltown from private and public collections in Europe, America and China as well as exclusive loans from the artist.  Ai Weiwei has made a work, Marble Chair specifically for the Campbelltown Arts Centre exhibition.

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»  2-5PM 24 MAY - 16 AUG CASULA POWERHOUSE, 1 CASULA ROAD, CASULA

Casula Powerhouse's opening exhibition Australian is complemented by the Australian Forum, an exciting opportunity to engage in critical discussions around cultural diversity.

Held over three Saturdays: 24 May, 5 July and 16 August, you can select to come for one, two or three days. This forum is ideal for any Australian interested in cultural diversity and art. Suitable for members of the community, cultural professionals, curators, artists, writers, academics, students and community cultural development practitioners.

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»   18 JUN - 07 SEP

Billed this year as a celebration of the defiant spirit, the exhibition will bring together some of the most revolutionary artists the world has ever known alongside the shining stars of today. The theme of the 16th Biennale, Revolutions – Forms That Turn, suggests the impulse to revolt, a desire for change, and seeing the world differently. Many works in this year’s exhibition will be participatory, encouraging people to step inside art and discover new ways of looking and thinking about life today. Movement is a strong feature – works turn, spin, go in reverse, mirror, make noise and even blow up.

Various venues including the Art Gallery of NSW, Museum of Contemporary Art, Artspace and Royal Botanical Gardens  MORE

»   19 JUN - 05 AUG AZURE GALLERY AT NORWEST/BAULKHAM HILLS

Award winning, Ukrainian born, Parramatta based artist presents a new series of work.
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