Educational Resources - Art Gallery
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SALON DES REFUSÉS
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Home Front
by Mullumbimby artist Robyn Sweaney
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The Tweed River Art Gallery will host Salon des Refusés: the ‘alternative’ Archibald and Wynne Prize selection from 22 May to 29 June 2008. This exhibition was initiated in 1992 by Sydney’s S.H. Ervin Gallery in response to the large number of works entered into the Archibald Prize that were not selected for hanging in the official exhibition. The S.H. Ervin Gallery’s ‘alternative’ selection has become a much anticipated feature of the Sydney art scene.
The Archibald Prize has from the outset aroused great public interest and controversy, and is unrivalled by any other national art prize. The Salon des Refusés exhibition follows in the renegade spirit and tradition of an alternative salon and allows debate on the evolving definitions of contemporary portraiture with art that guarantees to be witty, controversial and engaging.
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Australian Gothic (Chris O’Doherty
aka Reg Mombassa and
Martina O’Doherty)
by Leo Robba
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The combination of 2008 Archibald and Wynne Prize entries will provide teachers and students of all ages with stimulating material for discussion.
Please access the comprehensive education kit for Stages 5 and 6 using the link
below, or the Gallery can email you a PDF file on request.
Exhibitions on display during the same timeframe as Salon des Refusés include a selection of dynamic etchings and drypoints by Marco Luccio and The Interior Spectacle, a small but fascinating display of paintings by a young local artist Trinity Leonard.
We encourage you to take the opportunity to arrange a visit the Gallery to view these fabulous exhibitions.
 Download the Education Kit... (2MB)
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