Artistic Program 2022
Magical Putt Putt - Cement Fondu, January 2022
Annette Galstaun, Meagan Pelham, Mathew Calandra, Thom Roberts, Katrina Brennan, Victoria Atkinson, Simon Wheeldon, Brayden Gifford, Paula do Prado.
In Magical Putt Putt, select artists have produced a spiritual mini-golf experience accompanied by a series of performative activations. Inspired by Annette Galstaun’s passion for angels and putt putt, the exhibition enhances social bonds through participatory experiences themed around reverence, ritual and play. - Photography by Jessica Maurer
From Impulse to Action - Skye Saxon, Bundanon, January 2022
Photography by Zan Wimberley.
To celebrate the opening of the new Bundanon Art Museum, Skye Saxon was one of 12 artists to exhibit alongside the work of Arthur Boyd in the exhibition ‘From Impulse to Action’.
Studio A Animated Policies - Greg Sindel in collaboration with University of Technology Sydney
Armed with his finely honed creative talents Greg Sindel set about illustrating Studio A's Policies. These policies are integral to what we do at Studio A and outline the rights of our artists. By illustrating and animating these policies, the once black & white text based document has become a colourful and engaging reference point for all the team and is accessible by all.
Where I’d Rather Be - Curl Curl Creative Space, February 2022
Matthew Elliott alongside works from Studio A artists Emily Crockford, Lauren Kerjan, Daniel Kim, Catherine McGuiness, Meagan Pelham, Damian Showyin and Phil Sidney. A new exhibition inspired by imagined dreamscapes and idealised landscapes. - Photography by William Liu.
Crowns, Trams & Millipedes - Thom Roberts for MENTAL, Science Gallery Melbourne, 2022
This animation was part of an augmented reality piece commissioned by the Science Gallery Melbourne for their opening exhibition MENTAL. During the exhibition the augmentation evolved as audience members were invited to contribute their 'crowns' to the piece.
Season One - Cromwell Place, London, March 2022
In line with Art et al.‘s ethos of championing a more neurodiverse contemporary art world, Season One exhibited neurodivergent, intellectually and learning-disabled artists, alongside their non-disabled peers.
Part of Art et al’s Peer/Peer project Studio A’s Thom Roberts collaborated with Cherelle Sappleton, an artist based in Ramsgate, UK. The resulting work of this collaboration was exhibited in Season One.
A romance story with Meagan Pelham🌹 - Meagan Pelham for Romance Was Born, April 2022
Enjoy this beautiful, exuberant, romantic story, a Meagan Pelham and Romance Was Born collaborative creation. Meagan’s romantic handwriting and water-coloured illustrations feature throughout the video on the garments created in collaboration with Romance Was Born. Interview and filming by Motel Picture Company and photography by Tanja Bruckner.
Stations of the Cross 2022: Resilience and the Human Spirit - Daniel Kim, Northmead, April 2022
In this exhibition each invited artist’s work reflects on: Suffering and the Human Spirit, arising from their unique perspective. Artists are chosen, not for any religious affiliation - many have none, but for the calibre of their art and their ability to reflect on life’s important questions.
Kandos “Kennel” Crafters - Katrina Brennan and Meagan Pelham, Cementa 22, Kandos, May 2022
Katrina Brennan and Meagan Pelham took over a Kandos location with artwork inspired by their 2021 residency in the Central Tablelands region. Cementa welcomes over 40 artists for four days and four nights of contemporary art and culture spread across the post-industrial town of Kandos.
Incognito Art Show hosted by Canva, Surry Hills, June 2022.
Incognito Art Show is a not-for-profit organisation supporting Australian artists. The art show is Australia’s biggest and most inclusive art show, raising funds for and supporting Australian artists.
Locomotive Dreams - Thom Roberts, Courthouse Gallery, Port Hedland, Western Australia, November 2022.
Port Hedland's Courthouse Gallery hosted 'Locomotive Dreams - Imagination in Motion', an exhibition of works by Thom Roberts that captured his energy and unique view on the world. Thom introduced his creative lens and unique take on portraiture to the Pilbara community with an installation of large scale work and interactive augmented reality.
Spilt Milk Music Festival 2022 - Katrina Brennan, Emily Crockford, Jaycee Kim, Meagan Pelham, Thom Roberts and Damian Showyin, November 2022.
Artwork inspired by feedback from music lovers in the lead up to the Spilt Milk Music Festival was installed in large scale at the festival as it travelled from Canberra to Ballarat and then the Gold Coast.
