Join Lewers: Penrith Regional Gallery Curator Joanna Gilmour for an insightful Curator’s Talk as part of the upcoming Spring Open Day program. This floortalk will consider the works by Philip Juster on display in Hibiscus: Angela Tiatia and Philip Juster, exploring Juster’s use of collage to create incisive, wry and irreverent observations on history, colonialism, museology, environmentalism and the othering of non-Western cultures.
Free Entry. RSVP for Philip Juster Curator’s Talk with Joanna Gilmour HERE
FULL SPRING OPEN DAY PROGRAM
- 10AM-2PM: Lolly Lei Making Workshop | Café Lawn
- 10AM-2PM: Giant Sculpture Art Making; inspired by Shireen Taweel Edge of the C Exhibition | Succulent Garden
- 10AM-2PM: Clam Shell Water Fun; inspired by Hibiscus: Angela Tiatia & Philip Juster Exhibition I Ancher House Lawn
- 11AM: Phillip Juster Curator’s Talk with Joanna Gilmour | Main Gallery
- 1PM: Matavai Cultural Arts Dance and Fire Performance | Café Lawn
ABOUT SPRING OPEN DAY
Celebrate the closing weekend of the current suite of exhibitions with a day of free activities showcasing Oceanic culture, including a spectacular Pan-Pacific cultural dance and fire performance by Matavai Cultural Arts.
Enjoy hands-on art-making for all ages, including a joyful lolly lei workshop celebrating the gifting tradition of Ula Lole, and a giant sculpture activity inspired by Shireen Taweel’s The Edge of the C.
Join PRG Curator Joanna Gilmour for an engaging talk exploring Australian artist Philip Juster’s vivid and inventive collages, which examine the connections between Pacific cultures and Western art.
