Events

Mel Robson: Intersections and Boundaries

19 Feb, 2020

Alice Springs-based ceramic artist Mel Robson focuses her practice around ideas of place, identity and the ways in which histories, stories and associations can become embedded in everyday objects. In this solo exhibition, Robson presents a collection of ceramic vessels that explores place through the lens of mapping and cartography. These…

Second Life – an exhibition by Eugenie Kawabata

19 Feb, 2020

Blurring the line between art and design, Second Life uses upholstery offcuts, which would otherwise be destined for landfill, to create a series of intriguing sculptural, watertight vessels. Second Life explores the end of life potential of upholstery waste, as it is reborn and reimagined with new purpose. The exhibition…

ExLaB to host a series of two exhibitions

5 Feb, 2020

ExLaB will be hosting a series of two exhibitions, each over a weekend at the end of February 2020, showing the experimental furniture pieces created by graduate students at the Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne. Each student is challenged to design a piece of furniture using an experimental design…

Public program announced for Jonathan Jones art installation at Hyde Park Barracks

22 Jan, 2020

Wiradjuri / Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones’ new site-specific public art installation untitled (maraong manaóuwi), co-commissioned by City of Sydney and Sydney Living Museums, will be accompanied by an extensive public program of around 50 free talks, performances, workshops and live music events by leading Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, academics and thinkers. Covering 2500-square-metres…

CONCRETE: art design architecture exhibition

20 Jan, 2020

CONCRETE: art design architecture is a major exhibition exploring innovative ways that concrete is being used by artists, designers and architects in Australia in the 21st century. Australian Design Centre is delighted to present this incoming touring exhibition in Sydney produced by partners at Adelaide’s JamFactory. Curated by JamFactory’s Margaret Hancock…

green magazine to present three-day program at the MPavilion

16 Jan, 2020

green magazine takes over MPavilion from Fri 31 Jan to Sun 2 Feb, which will see a weekend of free events presented by Australia’s leading publication on sustainable architecture and landscape design focusing on off-grid living, design and permaculture. See the full itinerary below. Friday Jan 31 Get Energised | 10am…

Our Smart Energy Summit wrap-up

12 Dec, 2019

green magazine attended the Smart Energy Summit in Sydney headlined by Atlassian Co-CEO, Mike Cannon-Brookes. The summit covered the large-scale vision for a renewable energy economy with panellists highlighting the transition process to decarbonise the energy sector and create a secure and reliable supply. Mike highlighted “lighthouse” projects such as…

Tim Ross announces Designing a Legacy live show

3 Dec, 2019

Comedian, TV presenter and self-proclaimed design nerd Tim Ross continues his love affair with Australian design with a new live show that looks at why architecture matters. “Almost everyone has to say goodbye to their family home at some stage. It’s hard enough at the best of times, because our…