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TONES OF HOME – Arts Project Australia

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Tones of Home draws together artists from Arts Project Australia (APA), Melbourne, regional Victoria, and north Queensland to present works inspired by domestic and urban spaces. Curated by Eric Nash, Director Benalla Art Gallery the exhibition extends beyond these settings to consider ‘what makes a place, a home?’, touching on notions of family, community, belonging, connection, love, comfort, safety, and personal histories.

Featuring APA artists Steven Ajzenberg, Miles Howard-Wilks, Chris Mason, Chris O’Brien, Lisa Reid, Anthony Romagnano, Georgia Szmerling and Amani Tia alongside Atong Atem, Susie Buykx, Cooper+Spowart, Erub Arts Torres Strait and Ghost Net Collective, Aishah Kenton and Ron McBurnie.

(Text from the APA Website)

Tones of Home continues until 25 November 2023

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Tones of Home Exhibition

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SOME COMMENTS FROM THE CURATOR – ERIC NASH

The seeds of this exhibition were truly sewn at home. As my wife and I awaited the arrival of our second child, I found myself considering a work by Mini Graff that hangs above our bed. It is a street art poster in a vintage drawing style. Text on the work reads ‘Today is my lucky washing day’, and a woman hangs washing on a clothesline while an atomic bomb appears to have gone off in the background. It seemed to resonate with my experience of our domestic bubble of safety, and, when at home, perhaps even my ignorance to the outside world.This caused me to ponder what ‘home’ felt like, and indeed meant, to others? It had to mean more than just somewhere we reside. I couldn’t help but imagine my favourite fictional retired barrister, Lawrence Hammill QC, declaring, “You can acquire a house, but you can’t acquire a home”.

I owe a debt of gratitude to the Arts Project Australia team and artists who kicked this project off by sharing their thoughts on the topic of home. A number of responses stuck with me and have framed the exhibition. Home, in their words, could be “where the most important people in your life are”… “where you feel safe”… “a base where you start from”… “a place that fits your ideas of design,
location, and convenience.” Common themes emerged, specifically ‘Personal histories’; ‘Love and family’; ‘Community and connection’; and ‘Belonging, comfort and safety’.  …

READ MORE FROM THE CURATOR  – Download the exhibition Catalogue

“CLICK LINK” TonesOfHomeCatalogue_Web

“CLICK LINK”  “Tones-of-Home-Room-Sheet-2

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SOME VIEWS OF THE EXHIBITION

Susie Buykx and her ceramics

Chris O’Brien’s works

Georgia Szmerling ceramics (front) & Erub Arts Torres Strait and Ghost Net Collective (back wall)

Chris Mason “Me and Monica Together” & “Me and my friends at work” 2019

Anthony Romagnano’ works

Aishah Kenton’s photographs