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CATCH title design by Nungala Creative
Opening event
Please join us on Thursday 22 May to view the current exhibition, which will include light refreshments and a private viewing of Artbank’s collection.
When: Thursday 22 May 2025, 5 – 7 pm
Where: Artbank Melbourne, 18-24 Down Street Collingwood
RSVP: rsvps@artbank.gov.au
Artbank Open encourages everyone to get curious, get involved and get up close to incredible artworks by some of the most exciting Australian contemporary artists. Challenge, excite, inspire and surprise yourself as you create your own journey through this uniquely Australian art collection.
CATCH title design by Nungala Creative
Featured Artists:
Gloreen Campion, Lorna Jin-Gubarrangu, Yvonne Koolmatrie, Manuwa, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello, Djutjatjutja Munuŋgurr, Marrnyula Munuŋgurr, Dhukumul Waṉambi, Mr W Wanambi, Kim Wandin, Adrienne Watson, Lisa Waup, and Freda Wayartja Ali.
The Artbank Collection holds many stories of fishing, woven through the collection. Catch: Stories of First Nations fishing from the Artbank Collection showcases selected works of cultural significance including bark paintings, ḻarrakitj and woven fibre-works, which feature the ingenuity of functional objects like fish and eel traps through to sacred sea maps.
This exhibition brings innovative design and stories of First Nations people to the surface, celebrating art, culture and design – lived and practised for tens of thousands of years.
