MCA: Almanac
18 November 2011- 5 February 2012
East and West Galleries

Almanac: The Gift of Ann Lewis AO draws upon the major donation of works from Ann Lewis AO to the MCA.

Mapping changes in ideas and styles, taste and influence, the exhibition includes examples of important movements such as Sydney-based abstract art and the establishment and rise of remote indigenous painting as an essential part of contemporary Australian culture.

Focusing mostly on painting, the exhibition also includes photography, sculpture and printmaking.

Fashionable Hinton
18 November 2011- May 2011
Lalor Harris Gallery

Fashionable Hinton is a selection of works from the Hinton collection that focuses on the elegant fashions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Satin, lace and fur – a peek at fashion through the eyes of Hinton’s paintings. Return to a time where hats, gloves, and matching shoes were de rigueur!

Julia Griffin: Walking Larapinta
18 November 2011 - 5 February 2012
Dulce Lindsay Gallery

This ancient red country and the beauty of its natural arrangements are so quietening that even a walking track feels intrusive. The iconic status of this part of Australia and the accompanying plethora of visual advertising media makes the actual experience feel almost surreal by comparison. These paintings try to describe a more intimate way of seeing this landscape.

1000 words, 1000 notes
18 November 2011- 5 February 2012
Mazda Gallery

Inspired by NERAM’s permanent collections writers will have their work hung along-side the painting, drawing or print they have selected

A ‘Reading in the Café’ will take place on Sunday,
Dec 4, 2-4pm, in the NERAM Café – neram harvest.

UPCOMING

From Blue Mud Bay to Central Australia: Prints from Basil Hall Editions, Darwin
10 February - 6 May 2012
East and West Galleries

Etchings, woodcuts and screenprints from a recent project involving both indigenous and non-indigenous artists in collaboration with Basil Hall’s team in East Arnhem Land and another in Central Australia with 40 aboriginal communities.

Seasonal Fare: From the Permanent Collection
10 February - 6 May 2012
Lalor Harris Gallery

Watch the flow of the seasons – Autumn colours replaced by
the cool tones of crisp winter, Spring blossoms emerging and
giving way to hazy summers – through the eyes of NERAM’s
collectors.

Draw
10 February - 11 March 2012
Mazda Gallery

Regional artists Margaret Brooks and Christine McMillan present their works, processes and ideas from a residency at Draw International in France.

Draw is an exploration of the tactile and multimodal processes of drawing. Drawing has the power to braid together thought, memory, imagination, culture and context. It can launch new ideas and ways of seeing the world. It can create and communicate new meanings. This exhibition is both drawing as research and research of drawing.

Fay Porter: Green World
10 February - 25 March 2012
Dulce Lindsay Gallery

Working in oil stick and watercolour, Fay has investigated the effect of light on everyday objects - taking pleasure in the fleeting beauty around her. These paintings explore colour, layering and texture.

David Bromley: Painting and Prints
10 February - 25 March 2012
Dobell Gallery

The work reflects the artist’s childhood memories in Sierra Leone and places he visited in Europe on the back of his BMW motorbike.