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UPCOMING EXHIBITION
DRAWN BY STONES
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Presented by 4A in partnership with Counihan Gallery In Brunswick, Drawn by stones brings together artists who utilise the ceramic medium to interrogate contested histories, stolen land, Indigenous sovereignty, and concepts of national identity. Exhibiting artists from Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan investigate the creation of a sense of ‘nationhood’ and ownership through ceramics and demonstrate how the ceramic form can both memorialise and tell alternative histories.
Taking its title from Marvin Bell’s 1984 poem Drawn by Stones, by Earth, by Things That Have Been in the Fire, this exhibition recognises that the foundations of ceramic practice lie in the earth – and through the work of exhibiting artists, aims to expand the relevance of ceramic histories, dialogues and interrogations of land, place, sovereignty and ownership across Asia and Australia. Visit our website for more info.
Drawn by stones
Dean Cross; Ray Chan see kwong with community members, Chuen Lung;
Ruth Ju-shih Li; Wen-Hsi Harman Wen-Hsi Harman with: Lakaw, Dogin,
Palos, Lisin, and Byimu; and Jody Rallah
Curator: Bridie Moran
Assistant Curator: Annette Liu
17 July – 12 September 2021
Counihan Gallery in Brunswick
233 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Melbourne VIC
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PODCAST EPISODE
SOPHIA CAI
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Art, craft, collective solidarity and fandom culture:
Sophia Cai in conversation with Mariam Arcilla
In this series of 4A TALKS, Melbourne-based curator, writer and knitter Sophia Cai spoke with 4A Engagement & Development Manager Mariam Arcilla about the mobilising power of art, craft and fandom culture as antidotes to racism and socio-cultural trauma. Cai revealed the story behind her work, Safety Yellow Woman, and how collective solidarity and self-care have shaped her creative practice. Cai and Arcilla also discussed the cross-cultural digests that have become their vitamins during surreal times. This conversation was held as part of the exhibition series Acute Actions: Responses to I Am Not a Virus, presented by 4A in partnership with Diversity Arts Australia.
View the transcript and visuals.
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PODCAST EPISODE
JAYANTO TAN & ANDREA SRISURAPON
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Let’s unpack acute acts: Andrea Srisurapon and Jayanto Tan
in conversation with Reina Takeuchi
Let’s unpack acute acts features a panel discussion between artists Andrea Srisurapon and Jayanto Tan, moderated by 4A curator Reina Takeuchi. In this conversation, the artists reflected on the concepts and stories behind their works and how these are influenced by their lived experiences and understandings of racial prejudices. This conversation was held as part of the exhibition series Acute Actions: Responses to I Am Not a Virus, presented by 4A in partnership with Diversity Arts Australia.
View the transcript and visuals.
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CALL FOR ENTRIES
DIGITAL DIASPORAS ONLINE RESIDENCY
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Applications are open for the Digital Diasporas online residency, a partnership between China Residencies (China/Hong Kong) and host organisations 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (Sydney, Australia), Chronus (Shanghai, China), and Gendai (Toronto, Canada).
4A invites Chinese and Chinese diaspora artists, curators, and collectives interested in collective, intercultural and cross-border development and research, to apply for this exciting remote, online residency. The three host organisations will facilitate this residency between mid-October to mid-December 2021. Each resident or collective will primarily work with one host organisation in Canada, Australia, or China, and all residents as a cohort will be in dialogue with one another through convenings. Each resident or collective will be awarded an unrestricted stipend of AUD $10,000 for their participation.
Applications close midnight in your time zone Thursday 15 July.
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WHERE IS 4A?
ONLINE & OFFSITE
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The 4A team is currently working online and offsite while the City of Sydney undertakes remedial works to improve our Hay Street gallery this year. During this time, we continue to commission, present, document and research contemporary Asian art and the active role it plays towards understanding and developing the multifaceted relationship between Australia and the wider Asian region. Stay tuned on 4A social media to get updates on 2021 programs, events and partnerships.
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Image captions: I am a heart beating in the world: Diaspora Pavilion 2, Zadie Xa, Child of Magohalmi and the Echoes of Creation,2019, video still, commissioned for Art Night London 2019. Image: Benito Major Vallejo / Acute Actions: Responses To I Am Not A Virus (Part 2), installation view, 2021, 4A @ 101-111 William Street, Sydney; photo: Kai Wasikowski / Artwork (Phantom) by W. Chew Chan / Artworks by: Eugenia Lim, Caroline Garcia, Gwan Tung Dorothy Lau, Zachary Lopez, Sweet & Sour Group, Jin Hien Lau, JD Reforma, Louise Zhang, Alana Hunt, Abdul Abdullah, Owen Leong, Yangjiang Group, Latai Taumoepeau, James Jirat. Zachary Lopez, Leyla Stevens, Kashif Nadim Chaudry / Ruth Li, Floral Ephemera (installation view), courtesy the artist. Photo: JenniferBrady / Sophia Cai, Safety Yellow Woman, 2020-2021, hand-knitted wool garment – adult size, yarn support provided by Fancy Tiger Crafts. / Headshots of Andrea Srisurapon, MaggZ and Jayanto Tan. Digital Diasporas, supplied by China Residencies. Burwood Chinatown hero images, supplied by Burwood Council. Reproduced banner from The Umbrella Movement Visual Archive, (2014), installation exterior view, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Dimensions variable. Courtesy the Umbrella Movement Visual Archive; Photo: Document Photography. All images courtesy the artists and individuals.
Acknowledgements: I am a heart beating in the world: Diaspora Pavilion 2, Sydney is presented in partnership with International Curators Forum and with support from Outset. This project has been supported by The British Council / Acute Actions is presented by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art and Diversity Arts Australia and is part of the I Am Not A Virus project. Supported by Australia Council, Create NSW, Creative Victoria, City of Sydney, City of Parramatta and Inner West Council / Drawn by Stones is presented in 2021 with the important support of the Counihan Gallery In Brunswick, part of Moreland City Council. Support for the development of Drawn by stones has been provided through project partners at the Taiwanese Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney, and The Gordon Darling Foundation / The Digital Diasporas initiative is jointly funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, administered by the Australian Embassy, Beijing.
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