AUSTRALIAN DESIGN AWARDS EXHIBITION

03.Jul - 31.Dec

As part of Sydney Design 2010, the Powerhouse Museum is showcasing a selection of the top designs from the 2010 Australian International Design Awards.

The collection includes a device that stores hearts in transit before surgery, a gaming headset that reads brain signals and facial expressions and a fire reconnaissance vehicle for bushfires.

The exhibition runs from 3 July 2010 – June 2011

Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW

sydneydesign.com.au

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SINGAPORE DESIGNER’S PUBLIC LECTURES

26.Jul - 25.Oct

This series of 5 presentations showcases the works of leading Singapore designers. These lectures offer a dialogue between students, design educators, practitioners and designers while promoting public awareness of good local designs and new design solutions arising from changes in lifestyles.

Booking via filmgarde.com.sg or at Filmgarde ticketing booths

The lectures are from 7:30-9:00pm and cost $8 for adults and students

Filmgarde Cineplex Iluma

Level 5, Iluma, Bugis, 201 Victoria Street, Singapore

Mon 26 July 2010 – Lecture 1

Tan Kay Ngee – Kay Ngee Tan Architects

Here and There, This to That

Mon 23 August 2010 – Lecture 2

Colin Seah – Ministry of Design

Question, Disturb and Redefine

Mon 20 September 2010 – Lecture 3

Look Bon Gee – Look Architects

Dialogue with Poetry, Innovation & Ecology

Monday 4 October 2010 – Lecture 4

Siew Man Kok – MKPL

Courting Inspiration

Monday  25 October 2010 – Lecture 5

Peter Tay – Peter Tay Studio

The Art of Tailoring – Timeless beauty

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CREATING THE LOOK: BENINI AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

31.Jul - 31.Dec

As part of Sydney Design 2010, the Powerhouse Museum brings you an exhibition showcasing the work of Bruno Benini - one of Australia’s leading 20^th century fashion photographers.

The exhibition explores Benini’s successful parternship with stylist Hazel Benini and the behind-the-scenes styling, crafting and designing responsible for the memorable and striking images he produced between the 1950s and 90s.

The exhibition runs from 31 July - April 2011

sydneydesign.com.au

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VALENTINO, RETROSPECTIVE – PAST/PRESENT/FUTURE

07.Aug - 07.Nov

Gallery of Modern Art
7 August – 7 November 2010
This exhibition of 100 garments will trace Valentino Garavani’s career from the 1959 opening of his fashion house in Rome to the present. The exhibition has been designed and realised by Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, with the assistance of the Valentino fashion house. Valentino has dressed generations of successful and glamorous women, and this exhibition includes dresses worn by celebrities including Jackie Onassis and Julia Roberts. The exhibition has been organised in Australia by the Queensland Art Gallery and Art Exhibitions Australia, continuing a partnership that has presented numerous exhibitions over the years. ‘Valentino, Retrospective — Past/Present/Future’ will be complemented by a special exhibition for children, featuring work drawn from the Gallery’s own Collection, exploring the relationship between fashion and art. GoMA will be the only venue in Australia to host this exhibition.

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL

08.Oct - 23.Oct

This year celebrates the 25^th year of theMelbourne International Arts Festival - a spread of dance, theatre, music, visual arts, multimedia and outdoor events.

For the second time, the Melbourne Festival is under the Artistic Direction of Brett Sheehy, who in 2009 delivered the highest box office sales and general attendance in Festival history.

It runs from 8 - 23 October

melbournefestival.com.au

 

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'SCALE PRACTICE' EXHIBITION

21.Oct - 27.Nov

Two Melbourne-based artists, Bridie Lunney and Meredith Turnbull explore the boundaries between jewellery and installation art.

The Exhibition Scale Practice studies the body as a tool for intuiting space while also challenging common assumptions of display and the juncture between wearable and sculptural practices.

Opening Night is 21 October, 6-8pm

The Exhibition runs from 22 October – 27 November

Craft Victoria, 31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria

craftvic.org.au

 

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STORIES THROUGH BARROWS EXHIBITION

22.Oct - 27.Nov

Timothy McLeod, a Melbourne craft practioner with a passion for wood, tells the story of Malcolm MacLeod who spent ten years constructing a road with little more than hand tools and a wheelbarrow on the Heberidean Island of Raasay, Scotland.

Drawing inspiration from Malcolm McLeod’s story and his own visit to the Isle, Timothy has created three handmade wooden wheelbarrows, each forming part of the narrative that is Malcolm’s life.

Opening Night is 21 October, 6-8pm

The Exhibition runs from 22 October -27 November

Craft Victoria (Gallery 2), 31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria

craftvic.org.au

 

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