• Yee I-Lann, (Malaysia), Pangkis, 2021, single channel video, duration 9 minute 30 second loop, Image courtesy of artist.
  • Desmond Lazaaro, Maharasa Lila (detail), 2002. IOTA21 John Curtin Gallery, 2021. Photographer: Sue-Lyn Moyle.
  • Uday Singh, Cows, 2021. IOTA21 John Curtin Gallery, 2021. Photographer: Sue-Lyn Moyle.
  • Uday Singh, Cows, 2021. IOTA21 John Curtin Gallery, 2021. Photographer: Sue-Lyn Moyle
  • Uday Singh, Cows, 2021. IOTA21 John Curtin Gallery, 2021. Photographer: Sue-Lyn Moyle
Artist talks, curator tours, writer’s response and craft workshops for adults and children are held most Wednesdays and Sunday. Please register online as spaces are limited.

  • 2021 John Curtin Gallery. Public Program. Speaker Series. Writers' Response.

IOTA21 WRITERS’ RESPONSE

12.30pm - 1.30pm Wednesday 13 October 2021 Everyday objects and hand-made artefacts have long inspired writers to [...]

  • Monique Tippett (Aus), Karrakin, 2021, 5 elements dimensions variable, silky oak veneer, ink, synthetic polymers and laquers on board, Photographer Sue-Lyn Moyle, image courtesy John Curtin Gallery.

INDUSTRIALISATION OVER CRAFT

12.30pm - 1.30pm Wednesday 20 October 2021 In the historical context, design knowledge was applied to promote [...]

  • Michelle Broun

ALTERNATIVE TO WHAT?

[THE ALTERNATIVE ARCHIVE] 28 July 2021 Oral Traditions, Contemporary Voices. John Curtin Gallery Curator, First Nations [...]

Speaker Series: Healing the Land

12.30pm Wednesday 14 July Chris Malcolm, and Michelle Broun consider several artworks from the Curtin University Art Collection [...]

  • [THE ALTERNATIVE ARCHIVE] tour with co-curator Anna Louise Richardson

TOUR WITH ANNA LOUISE RICHARDSON

[THE ALTERNATIVE ARCHIVE] [THE ALTERNATIVE ARCHIVE] exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of regional contemporary arts practice [...]

Indian Ocean Craft Triennial: Curiosity and Rituals of the Everyday

Yee I-Lann, (Malaysia), Pangkis, 2021, single channel video, duration 9 minute 30 second loop, Image courtesy of artist.

The John Curtin Gallery is delighted to co-present the central international exhibition with Fremantle Arts Centre for this new festival of contemporary craft, IOTA21: Curiosity and Rituals of the Everyday.

The artists in the inaugural Indian Ocean Craft Triennial: Curiosity & Rituals of the Everyday are guided by principles of craft as a social practice capable of enhancing community innovation, collaboration and economic improvement.

Blending traditional practice with contemporary materials and expressions they explore themes such as ceremony, colonisation, gender politics, ritual, and culture. Works include ceramics, fibre and textiles, weaving and painting from India, Kenya, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and Western Australia.

Yee I-Lann, (Malaysia), Pangkis, 2021, single channel video, duration 9 minute 30 second loop, Image courtesy of artist.