Four decades of the very best contemporary art and design are now on display at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, in an exhibition celebrating one of Australia’s iconic creative institutions – Designing Craft / Crafting Design: 40 Years of JamFactory.
Curated by Margaret Hancock Davis, Margot Osborne and Brian Parkes, this enthralling exhibition presents new work by 40 selected artists, craftspeople and designers who have had a significant involvement with the JamFactory during its forty year history and who are presently producing work of outstanding quality.
Designing Craft / Crafting Design, sponsored by JamFactory’s 40th anniversary partner ANZ, showcases the vibrancy of craft and design practice and demonstrates the diverse pathways to a sustainable and successful career in the field.
The exhibitors include alumni as well as past and present staff and studio tenants – from dynamic emerging talent through to some of the most established and recognised practitioners in Australia. Their works on display cover an incredible range of creative innovation, from ceramics, furniture and jewellery to metal design and glass.
Established by the South Australian Government under Premier Don Dunstan in 1973, JamFactory supports and promotes outstanding design and craftsmanship through its widely acclaimed studios, galleries and shops. A unique not-for-profit organisation located in the Adelaide city centre, JamFactory is recognised nationally and internationally as a centre for excellence.
Designing Craft / Crafting Design: 40 Years of JamFactory will be on display at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery from Saturday 13 December, 2014 until Sunday 25 January, 2015. The exhibition will be officially launched on Friday 12 December at 6pm by Bronwyn Kemp, who is among Australia’s most acclaimed ceramic artists, as well as one of the JamFactory alumni whose works have been showcased in the exhibition.
Designing Craft/Crafting Design: 40 Years of JamFactory is a JamFactory and Country Arts SA touring exhibition, principally sponsored by ANZ.
Designing Craft/Crafting Design: 40 Years of JamFactory is supported by Arts SA’s New Exhibitions Fund and by Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program supporting touring exhibitions by providing funding assistance for the development and touring of Australian cultural material across Australia.
Exhibition Launch:
When: Friday 12 December, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Exhibition Dates:
When: Saturday 6 December 2014 – Sunday 25 January 2015
Where: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery