NEW Wave 24 is an exhibition at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery that showcases the works of local VCE and VCE VET art, visual art, media arts, fashion, design and technology students within the Mornington Peninsula Shire.
The exhibition includes paintings, drawings, multimedia, ceramics, installation and more by a new generation of young artists. The show offers students the opportunity to participate in a group exhibition in a public gallery and serves as inspiration for other senior students to see the work and ideas of local students.
Also on display at MPRG is New Exuberance, a Jam Factory touring exhibition focusing on contemporary Australian textile design featuring Ikuntji Artists, Iordanes Spyridon Gogos, Grace Lillian Lee and Romance Was Born and more. There is also a solo exhibition of Flinders-based weaver Emma Shepherd’s recent works.
In early May, MPRG is hosting a symposium at Beleura House and Garden, Contemporary Australian Fashion Here & Now. Join industry leaders, curators and designers for a full day of in-depth discussion about Australia’s fashion industry. Speakers include Meryl Ryan, New Exuberance curator, Paola Di Trocchio, a leading fashion curator, writer and speaker, formerly Curator Fashion at the NGV, Nathan McGuire, Director of Mob in Fashion, designer of ready-to-wear men’s label SOLID OCHRE and leading First Nations model, and Nixi Killick, New Exuberance exhibiting artist, designer and imagineer. Learn about the history of Australian fashion, First Nations designers’ work and the significance of fashion as an instrument for responsibility, social consciousness and community collaboration.
The MPRG Shop has been carefully curated with a selection of jewellery, ceramics, art, books and clothing and textiles to celebrate the current exhibitions. The shop is stocking products from The Social Studio, a not-for-profit social enterprise providing work and learning opportunities for Melbourne’s refugee and new migrant communities. They also have Bábbarra Designs fabrics, earrings by Lisa Waup X VERNER, wall hangings and cushion covers by weaver Emma Shepherd and upcycled clothing from Mt Martha slow fashion guru Angelia Dixon.
First published in the Mornington News – 2nd April 2024
