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ADULT TOURS PROGRAM AT THE GALLERY
Adult Tours (maximum 12 people)
Whether you’re a first-time visitor who wants an introduction to WAG or a returning visitor who is looking for a deeper understanding of the collection and current exhibitions, our weekly program of tours is a great way to enhance your WAG experience. WAG has a dedicated team of Volunteer Gallery Guides who invite you to look closely and feel deeply about the works of art on display. No bookings are required, however, first in best dressed rules apply on the day of the tour.
Cost: Free
When: Every Saturday, 1.00pm-2.00pm
Art & Dementia Tour (maximum 8 people)
This program allows individuals and groups of people who have dementia to have meaningful engagement with Wollongong Art Gallery’s exhibitions and collection.
Cost: Free
When: First Friday of every month, 2.00pm-3.00pm
2023 Dates: 3 February, 3 March, 7 April, 5 May, 2 June, 7 July, 4 August, 1 September, 6 October, 3 November, 1 December.
Bookings essential: Places are limited to eight participants (excluding carers). Carers are invited for indulge in some art therapy as a form of respite.
Art and Dementia program at WAG.pdf
Private Tours (maximum 12 people)
You can book a free guided tour for a small group tailored to their interests and level of art knowledge. If the group is larger than 12 people, we can split the group between two gallery guides. A minimum of four weeks’ notice is required for these bookings.
Cost: Free
For all bookings and enquiries on our programs, call our Education Officer, Julie Danilov on 4227 8506 or email jdanilov@wollongong.nsw.gov.au.
COOMADITCHIE: THE ART OF PLACE
Curated by Tess Allas
Exhibition information continued:
Founded in 1993 during the United Nations’ International Year of the World’s Indigenous People, the Coomaditchie United Aboriginal Corporation has been running continuously as a place of art, culture, education and community care.
The exhibition also includes photographic works by local photographers Nina Kourea and Anthony Smith which will document Coomaditchie’s commitment to an impressive amount of public art across the Illawarra and video work by film-maker Sandra Pires who has produced a series of interviews from local First Nations people telling their own stories and memories of Coomaditchie.
New canvas works created by Coomaditchie artists will also be included in the exhibition and will be available for sale. Existing works borrowed from private, corporate, government, educational and art institution collections will be brought together for the first time and form a major contribution to this celebratory exhibition. Coomaditchie: The Art of Place is the story of art, art-making, community building and of belonging to place.
The exhibition will include archival material from the South Coast Labour Council (held at the University of Wollongong Archives); the National Library’s TROVE archives; The Sydney Tribune; the NSW State Archives & Records, Wollongong Library archives, and the Tom Dion private photographic collection. Coomaditchie:
The Art of Place tells the indelible history and story of this hard fought for and much loved community cultural place.New canvas works created by Coomaditchie artists will also be included in the exhibition and will be available for sale. Existing works borrowed from private, corporate, government, educational and art institution collections will be brought together for the first time and form a major contribution to this celebratory exhibition.
Coomaditchie: The Art of Place is the story of art, art-making, community-building and of belonging to place. The exhibition will include archival material from the South Coast Labour Council (held at the University of Wollongong Archives); the National Library’s TROVE archives; The Sydney Tribune; the NSW State Archives & Records, Wollongong Library archives, and the Tom Dion private photographic collection. Coomaditchie: The Art of Place tells the indelible history and story of this hard fought for and much loved community cultural place.
Coomaditchie: The Art of Place
Closing Weekend Special Event
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 June 12.00-4.00pm
Join us for the launch of the Wander Wollongong CBD Art Trail at the Gallery, and bid farewell to the fabulous
Coomaditchie: The Art of Place exhibition.
Enjoy the free program of events celebrating First Nations Art, Music, and contemporary performance:
12- 1pm & 3- 4pm
SULTANS OF SPIN
Local DJs with a curated First Nations music set
1- 1.45pm
PRODIKAL-1
Warren Foster is a Yuin Djiringanj hip hop artist with a powerful message.
2- 3pm
AODHAN
Headliner Aidan Whitehall is a Dharawal songwriter from Wollongong.
Signed by Communion Publishing UK, he joined the ranks of Matt Corby, Bear’s Den and Catfish & The Bottlemen.
His 2019 single “Butterflies” has close to 5 million streams.
Food and refreshments provided.
Free. All Welcome.
REFLECTION Works from the Collection
Reflection Artists Talk
Wednesday 7 June 11.00am-12.00noon
Riste Andrievski and Sam St Jon will discuss their works in the Reflection exhibition and talk about their photographic practices. Free, all welcome.