Geelong Gallery

Geelong Gallery Conservation: Alex Kosmas and Jason Smith

Learn more about Brett Whiteley’s bronze sculpture Pelican (1983)

Artist Talks

Event Details

Category

Artist Talks

Event Starts

Dec 6, 2024 18:00

Event Ends

Dec 6, 2024 19:30

Venue

Geelong Gallery

Location

55 Little Malop Street, Geelong VIC, Australia

Join Geelong Gallery Director and CEO Jason Smith in conversation with acclaimed sculptor Alex Kosmas as they discuss Brett Whiteley’s bronze sculpture Pelican (1983). For 25 years, Kosmas was a leading bronze casting expert at Meridian Sculpture Foundry in Melbourne, and cast numerous major works by Whiteley, Robert Klippel, and Peter Corlett among others.

Geelong Gallery Conservation was established in 2019 and is committed to organising events that provide access to people and places not always readily accessible to the public. All funds raised from Geelong Gallery Conservation events contribute to the conservation of priority works as nominated by the Gallery.

Includes complimentary drinks

Image: Brett Whiteley, Pelican 1983, painted bronze; edition 1/9, Geelong Gallery, Gift of Dr and Mrs Bruce Munro, 1984, © Wendy Whiteley, Photographer: George Stawicki

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