City of Greater Dandenong

HOME 24 – Olana Janfa: Too Much Drama

Exhibition combine's bold images and political statements with lightness, dry humour, and vivid colours coupled with a rich public program.

Exhibitions

Event Details

Category

Exhibitions

Event Starts

Jul 2, 2024 12:00

Event Ends

Sep 6, 2024 16:00

Add to Calendar 07/02/2024 12:00 AM 09/06/2024 12:00 AM Australia/Melbourne HOME 24 – Olana Janfa: Too Much Drama Exhibition combine's bold images and political statements with lightness, dry humour, and vivid colours coupled with a rich public program.
Venue

Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre

Location

1-9 Walker Street, Dandenong VIC, Australia

Too Much Drama is a site-responsive project by Ethiopian/Norwegian, Naarm-based artist Olana Janfa.

Combining bold images and political statements with lightness, dry humour and vivid colours and tones, the exhibition brings together old and new works by Olana, displayed across Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre and Settlers Square.

Olana Janfa: Too Much Drama is the 2024 iteration of HOME, City of Greater Dandenong’s longstanding program of exhibitions featuring artists with a refugee and asylum seeker background.

Join us at the opening event Saturday 29 June, 6pm starting in Settlers Square at the Harmony mural created by Janfa.

Find out more about the Opening Event HOME 24 – Olana Janfa: Too Much Drama.

Explore the public program below:

~ Wednesday 5, 12, 19 and 26 June , 6pm – RIDDIM pop up studio and DJ set workshops

~ Saturday 29 June, 6pm – Opening Event HOME 24 – Olana Janfa: Too Much Drama

~ Thursday 11 July, 6pm – Consume: Being Biracial Podcast Live Interview


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