Perthume
City of Perth
City of Perth and its youth project arm Foodchain launch TRANSART – TRANSITION, adding early career artists to the City’s annual public art commissioning initiative. At Grace Gamage and Olivia O’Donnell’s temporary Perthumery, join Harvest with the Artist walks 2pm daily, foraging for plant matter to be distilled into scents representing the unique fragrance of Perth. Later, visit the Perthume Counter to collect limited edition samples of the fragrances. Supported by Central Institute of Technology and Propel Youth Arts.
149 Beaufort St 1 Jun Bouquet Performance | 5pm 7-15 Jun Perthumery | 11am-5pm Mon-Sat Murray St Mall 21-23 Jun Perthume Counter 11am-5pm
FREE
EXHIBITIONS
Image courtesy of Jessica Eucalyptus Quinnell.
As We Hear, They Sing, Where The Fates Carry Us
City Of Perth
Daphne Major Research Office sent recordings from one of the rarest parrots in the world, the Western Ground Parrot, to WA’s polar opposite: The Islands of Bermuda. Here the native Gray Catbirds copied and learnt the calls, which were recorded to be played in this Perth sound installation as part of TRANSART – TRANSITION. Aberdeen St, Museum St & Hay St Mall FREE 1–30 Jun | 24/7 Image courtesy of the artist.
Burning Embers
City Of Perth
Parallel Nippon
Gallery Central
Japan Foundation, Architectural Institute of Japan and Consulate General of Japan in Perth present an overview of the amazing evolution of contemporary architecture in Japan from 1996-2006. Gallery Central 8-27 Jun | 10am-4:45pm Mon-Sat SENDAI MÉDIATHEQUE, TOYO ITO & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS_Sendai, Miyagi Pref, Japan _2000_ Photo: © SHINKENCHIKU-SHA - JAPAN ARCHITECT vol.65 “PARALLEL NIPPON”
FREE
This is the third installation for TRANSART – TRANSITION 2013, aiming to integrate temporary, ephemeral, interventionist, performative and audio artworks into the urban fabric of the everyday. Sam Gillies’ work investigates the transformative power of sound to convert a functional and utilitarian space into a unique and vibrant chamber using gentle drones and abstract sounds. Roe Street Car Park arcade (entry off James Street) 10 Jun-10 Jul | 24/7
FREE
Uncertain Surrenders by Toni Wilkinson | Fog by Svetlana Bailey
Perth Centre for Photography
These two solo exhibitions blur the boundaries within landscape photography and intimate portraiture. 2012’s CLIP winner Svetlana Bailey reveals the hidden world of fog in her landscapes while internationally exhibited Perth photographer Toni Wilkinson takes us into the world of motherhood, without the cookie-cutter apron. Perth Centre for Photography 13 Jun-14 Jul | Thu-Sun www.pcp.org.au Toni Wilkinson, Uncertain Surrenders #13
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City of Perth Winter Arts Season 2013
Metafisica: recent works by Glen Stewart
Free Range Inc
Using a variety of historical painting methods such as egg tempera and verdigris effects, Glen Stewart’s art practice explores how illusory and spatial devices elicit visceral or sensorial responses. He explores various physical and metaphysical states of being through a series of abstract works that both soothe and agitate the viewer. Free Range Gallery 14-24 Jun | 12-3pm Mon-Sat www.freerange.org.au
FREE