Events

Creating the Contemporary Chair: The Gordon Moffatt Gift

15 Mar, 2017

Thirty-five provocative and eye-catching contemporary chairs, from a stool coated in Chilean volcanic rock to a hanging seat shaped like a killer whale, are being displayed in the National Gallery of Victoria exhibition Creating the Contemporary Chair: The Gordon Moffatt Gift. All recently acquired by the NGV through the support of…

Architecture students learn lessons from Yarrabah

10 Mar, 2017

The Indigenous community of Yarrabah, situated about 50 kilometres south-east of Cairns, was the focus of a design studio undertaken by University of Sydney architecture students who were given a unique opportunity to work with the local community on an affordable housing project. Known as the Burri Gummin (‘one fire’)…

Art + Climate = Change returns in 2017

3 Mar, 2017

CLIMARTE has announced the return of ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2017, a festival of provocative climate change related arts and ideas. Following on from the successful 2015 inaugural event, ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2017 will take place across Melbourne and regional Victoria from 19 April until 14 May. Through its curated exhibitions and events, including the highly…

More than 60 artists announced for NGV Triennial

1 Mar, 2017

An unprecedented and large-scale global exhibition of art, design and architecture will be showcased in the inaugural NGV Triennial opening on 15 December 2017. Featuring more than 60 artists from over 30 countries and free and exclusive to Melbourne, the NGV Triennial will include major presentations from international and Australian…

Melbourne Design Week 2017

21 Feb, 2017

From iconic chair design to high-density apartment architecture, the inaugural Melbourne Design Week will explore the value of good design and showcase local and international innovators in a city-wide program from 16–26 March 2017. An initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the National Gallery of Victoria, the eclectic…

Criteria Collection Presents Broached Monsters by Trent Jansen

19 Feb, 2017

Award-winning Sydney designer Trent Jansen has launched his latest series of works through Melbourne design centre, Broached Commissions. Anyone familiar with Jansen’s work expects each new collection to deliver highly refined products, steeped in history and created using sustainable technologies and materials. Jansen is also well-known for collaborating with Australian…

Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect comes to Sydney

13 Feb, 2017

Marking the architect’s first Australian project, Shigeru Ban has designed two architectural installations to be presented at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) Courtyard Garden and Gallery Space from 25 March until 1 July 2017. Shigeru Ban’s installations also represent the final project to be presented by SCAF before the Foundation…

The New Joneses’ Tiny House pop-up

7 Feb, 2017

Come see Australia’s (potentially) tiniest digs, when The New Joneses’ Tiny House pops-up at Fed Square, Feb 11-25. Free and open to the public, step inside the tiny house and see how our everyday choices, from our energy company to our bank, can change the world. Aussies have the biggest…

Creating liveable, resilient cities by working with nature

6 Feb, 2017

Cities depend on natural ecosystems both within and beyond the urban environment for a wide range of goods and services that are essential for the well-being of their residents, including food, water, air quality, climate regulation, protection from natural hazards, and the delivery of measurable health benefits. For example, parks,…

Design Leaders To Close MPavilion’s 2016-2017 season

25 Jan, 2017

MPavilion has announced the inspiring final design events for the MPavilion 2016-17 season, which concludes on 18 February 2017. Closing the season includes talks by eminent British architect Sir David Adjaye OBE; leading Danish architect, urban designer and writer Jan Gehl; lead curator for design and architecture at Hong Kong’s M+…