Talking art—Louise Saxton and Jason Smith

Name: Talking art—Louise Saxton and Jason Smith
Start: 2024-11-30T16:00:00+11:00
End: 2024-11-30T16:40:00+11:00
Location: 55 Little Malop St,Geelong,3220,AU

Schedule

Sat Nov 30 2024 at 04:00 pm to 04:40 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

55 Little Malop St,Geelong,3220,AU | Geelong, VI

Join us for a dynamic conversation with Geelong Gallery Director & CEO, Jason Smith, and Melbourne-based artist, Louise Saxton.
Join us for a dynamic conversation with Geelong Gallery Director & CEO, Jason Smith, and Melbourne-based artist, Louise Saxton, as they discuss her practice and new self-published monograph LOUISE SAXTON cut & pinned. Louise Saxton creates complex assemblages repurposing discarded materials, transforming antique and vintage needlework into contemporary works of art. Saxton’s recently acquired work REST—the sleeping hermaphrodite (2018-21) is displayed in The Sweet Spot—Between Art & Design .
A Geelong Contemporary fundraising event
Complimentary glass of Leura Park Estate wine
Geelong Contemporary committee: Roxie Bennett (Chair), Garry Flanigan, Dylan Foley, Vic Hope, Emma Itzstein, Amy Lu, Bella MacKinnon, Adriana Oslewski, Charlotte O’Donnell, Georgie O’Dwyer, Sarah Scott, James Robertson, Jason Smith, Lisa Sullivan, and Andrew Deane.
Image: Louise Saxton making REST–the sleeping hermaphrodite (after Anon (ancient) & Bernini 1620).