Chau Chak Wing Museum

Kerameikos

Kerameikos is contemporary ceramics quarter within the Chau Chak Wing Museum

Exhibitions

Event Details

Category

Exhibitions

Event Starts

Aug 24, 2024

Event Ends

Aug 3, 2025

Add to Calendar 08/24/2024 12:00 AM 08/03/2025 12:00 AM Australia/Melbourne Kerameikos Kerameikos is contemporary ceramics quarter within the Chau Chak Wing Museum
Venue

Chau Chak Wing Museum

Location

University Place, Camperdown NSW 2050

Kerameikos offers new ways of understanding some of Australia’s oldest collections, by challenging historical narratives and pushing the boundaries of ceramic practice today. In ancient Athens, the Kerameikos was the potter’s quarter, a hub of innovation where artisans produced some of the most sought-after ceramics of the Mediterranean region. Kerameikos brings together seven leading Australian ceramic artists to create a contemporary potters’ quarter at the Chau Chak Wing Museum. Each artist has been invited to explore the Museum’s historic and diverse collections during a week-long intensive residency, collaborating closely with the curatorial team. The resulting commissioned works will provide a fresh perspective on some of Australia’s oldest collections.

Kerameikos artists:

  • Idil Abdullahi
  • Glenn Barkley
  • Kirsten Coelho
  • Janet Fieldhouse
  • Juz Kitson
  • Monica Rani Rudhar
  • Vipoo Srivilasa
Curator: Candace Richards
This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
 
Images: Kerameikos (installation view), Chau Chak Wing Museum, 2024. Photo by Jacquie Manning.

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