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A selected list of exhibitions across the nation published in Art Almanac that mark the 100 years since the First World War.
Australian Capital Territory:
ANCA Gallery
22 April to 10 May, 2015
Post-War: Thousand Mile Stare by Katy Mutton
Solo exhibition by Camberra-based artist Katy Mutton. This exhibition coincides with the ANZAC Day Centenary.
ANU Drill Hall Gallery
10 April to 17 May, 2015
Your Friend The Enemy
In 2013 and 2014, groups of Australian and New Zealand artists set up their easels in the Dardanelles, revisiting what was once called ‘the most sacred corner of Australian soil”. The exhibition portrays a landscape of tragic memory via the responses of these 12 contemporary artists.
National Portrait Gallery
Until 26 July, 2015
All that fall: Sacrifice, life and loss in the First World War
Focusing on the wide-ranging theme of loss and absence, this exhibition provides a moving ‘portrait’ of loss during the First World War on the Australian home front.
Melbourne:
Australian Centre For The Moving Image (ACMI)
Until 26 July, 2015
War Pictures: Australians at the Cinema 1914-1918
Step inside our picture palace and discover what Australians saw at their local cinema during WWI. View a fascinating selection of newsreels, propaganda and feature films produced by the developing local film industry, as well as a selection of international content.
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
22 April to 24 May, 2015
Legacy
Honours the ANZAC centenary through a series of paintings inspired by ANZAC Day marches from Darebin artist Mary Hammond together with historic photographs and memorabilia from the City of Darebin Art and History Collection.
Chinese Museum
14 to 31 July, 2015
Chinese Anzacs: Chinese Australians and World War I
Untold stories of Chinese-Australian war contributions, both at home and abroad. The exhibition seeks to reignite public and community interest in World War One and to present an alternative, community-centred commemoration of World War One which cannot be achieved through history books.
FAD Gallery
15 April to 16 May, 2015
Gallipoli by Karl James
Paintings and drawings
Unknown Soldiers
A photograph of 178 unknown Australians from the Light Horseman Artillery Brigade by an unknown photographer measuring 6 x 0.72 metres.
Frankston Arts Centre and Cube 37 Galleries
Until 10 May, 2015
Frankston Remembers 100 Years of ANZAC 2014-2018
A Frankston RSL Initiative to commemorate Australia’s involvement in World War I with images reproduced courtesy of the Australian War Memorial.
The Gallery, St Kilda Town Hall
29 April to 20 May, 2015
City of Port Phillip: Our Homefront Heart – Town Halls of Port Phillip
Looks at World War I home front activities through the prism of the Town Halls as centres of civic and community life in the suburbs of St Kilda, South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. Drawn from the Port Phillip City Collection.
Glen Eira City Council Gallery
Until 17 May, 2015
Glen Eira Remembers: Poppies Community Project
Between 2014 and 2018 Australia will commemorate the Anzac Centenary, marking 100 years since our nation’s involvement in the First World War. To honour those who served and those who made the supreme sacrifice, Glen Eira City Council proudly hosts the Poppies Community Project. Sourced entirely from community contributions, hundreds of knitted, crocheted and crafted poppies have been linked together by artist Emma Davies, creating a collective tribute of remembrance. Alongside a historical display of war memorabilia and artefacts, visitors are also invited to record their own dedication in a commemorative book.
Hatch Contemporary Arts Space
Until 30 May, 2015
Recollections
Banyule pays tribute through stories from the ANZACs and WWI.
A camera on Gallipoli – the photographs of Charles Ryan
Features some of the most graphic and important photographic images from the Gallipoli campaign.
The Ian Potter Museum of Art
18 April to 9 August, 2015
Sanctuary: Tombs of the outcasts by Brook Andrew
Challenges popular narratives around the ANZAC legend to reveal and highlight stories hidden over time.
Monash Gallery of Art (MGA)
Until 3 May, 2015
Defending Gallipoli: a Turkish standpoint
About the WWI military campaign at Gallipoli seen from the point of view of Turkish soldiers. The photographs in the exhibition have been sourced from Turkish archives. They are all taken by unknown, amateur photographers from behind the Turkish line of defence, and provide a different perspective on this historic conflict.
New South Wales:
Bega Valley Regional Gallery
24 April to 13 June, 2015
Portraits from Afghanistan from Shaun Gladwell
Video works from the Australian War Memorial and The Art Gallery of New South Wales/ Kaldor Collections. A focus on how Australians are still engaged internationally in contemporary conflicts.
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
Until 1 May, 2015
A SALUTE: Aussie soldier from 1915 meets Young Turk in 2015
Acknowledges and honours the Goulburn region’s WWI efforts both here and abroad. Families of those who sacrificed their time and some their lives, will be able to see their loved ones names up on an honour roll, alongside memorabilia and objects loaned by regional families.
Griffith Regional Art Gallery
24 April to 6 June, 2015
Standing Room Only For Heroes – Gallipoli Series by Margaret Hadfield
To commemorate 100 years of the Anzacs Canberra based artist, and winner of the 2006 Gallipoli Art Prize, Margaret Hadfield will be exhibiting her Gallipoli series of paintings. This series is a powerful and provocative collection that captures the emotion of war.
Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
Until 17 May, 2015
(in)visible: The First Peoples and War
This exhibition project considers war from the perspective of Aboriginal men and women: from the frontier violence that informs ongoing conflict and contemporary culture,to the ramifications of more recent world wars.
Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre
24 April to 7 June, 2015
Brothers in Arms ANZAC commemoration
To commemorate the ANZAC Centenary, marking 100 years since Australia’s involvement in the First World War. View memorabilia; follow the stories of soldiers; read a book in the ANZAC book nook.
Western Plains Cultural Centre
15 May to August 2, 2015
Fall-In!: Enlistment And World War
A range of posters from the period shows how the arts of persuasion and propaganda were employed to ensure that our boys did not let the side down.
Northern Territory:
Northern Centre of Contemporary Art (NCCA)
Until 2 May, 2015
Two Fields by Glenn Campbell
A photographic journey through two of the most mythological periods of Australian history: The Gallipoli Campaign and the frontier conflicts between Indigenous Australians and white settlers
Queensland:
Artspace Mackay
10 April to 17 May, 2015
Anzac 100: Memories & mementos
Showcasing a selection of WWI objects, letters, photos and papers, the exhibition provides a glimpse into the life of soldiers away from home as they represent Australia at war.
Noosa Regional Gallery
Until 3 May, 2015
Dear Dor’ I’m Done For… by Salli Sixpence
One hundred years have passed since CJ Dennis’ wrote The Sentimental Bloke an endearing series about the Great War. Sixpence illuminates aspects of CJ Dennis’ writings and character; Ginger Mick through abstract assemblages captured in photographs as a sensitive alignment to the ANZAC Centenary.
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery
Until 28 June, 2015
Poppies for Reg and Ruby: Remembering the Great War through the Lindsay Family
This Anzac Centenary commemorative exhibition remembers the war and its aftermath through life-and-death experiences of the Lindsays.
South Australia:
Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA)
From 25 April, 2015
Between the lines: Australian artists and war
Draws from the Gallery’s collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs and decorative arts to explore the experiences of war on the battle front and at home. The display looks at the many ‘lines’ of battle experienced during the First World War by Australian artists including Hans Heysen, Frank Hurley, Hilda Rix Nicholas and Arthur Streeton.
Sydney:
Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW)
25 April to 11 October, 2015
Mad through the darkness Australian artists and the Great War
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Anzac landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, this exhibition from the Gallery’s collection explores how Australian artists responded to World War I, both during the conflict and in its aftermath.
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Until 17 May, 2015
Guarding the Homefront
Engages with the ideas, themes and concerns of military conflicts around the world.
The Gallipoli Memorial Club
23 April to 3 May, 2015
2015 Gallipoli Art Prize
Art prize competitions in both Australia and Turkey featuring them in a travelling display in both countries to commemorate the legacy of those heroes who fought on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915 was conceived in 2004 and developed during 2004-2005. Winner of the 2015 Gallipoli Art Prize is Sally Robinson for her work entitled ‘Boy Soldiers’.
Peacock Gallery and Auburn Arts Studio
Until 17 May, 2015
Then, Now, Tomorrow – After the War
One hundred years ago at Gallipoli, Turkish and Australian soldiers were enemies. Today in Auburn, their families are friends. The ANZAC Centenary exhibition presents diverse perspectives and reflections on war, remembrance and peace.
Macquarie University Art Gallery
From 2 April to 10 June, 2015
Contemporary Gallipoli 2015
A journey through diverse landscapes of remembrance, friendship and healing; a multi-textural exhibition produced within the context of reflection upon the ANZAC Centenary of the Great War at Gallipoli.
Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest
11 April to 31 May, 2015
Home/Front: 100 year commemoration of the Gallipoli campaign
A consideration of the intimate lives of Australian soldiers and nurses during the Gallipoli campaign, and how they maintained a sense of self, home and comradeship while at the front.
Robin Gibson Gallery
7 to 29 April, 2015
Gallipoli by Geoff Harvey
Both Harvey’s grandfathers saw active service overseas during WWI and his father went to Papua New Guinea in WWII as an enlisted soldier. In honour of their memory and in respect to all the armed force personal that served in both wars, Harvey painted this series of Gallipoli paintings which reflect Harvey’s own interpretation of the events that occurred during the campaign of 1915.
S.H. Ervin Gallery
Until 24 May, 2015
Your Friend the Enemy
Works by 16 eminent Australian and New Zealand artists in response to the landscape of the Gallipoli peninsula following two artist expeditions, curated by John McDonald.
Stella Downer Fine Art
7 to 25 April, 2015
100 Years Ago: Devotion by Rachel Fairfax
A response to the ANZAC centenary of the landing at Gallipoli. Through a selection of paintings and ceramics Fairfax has delved into these histories, with particular focus on the women who served in the Australian Army Nursing Services and the role of animals in World War I.
Tasmania:
Burnie Regional Art Gallery
16 May to July 12, 2015
10 Objects 10 Stories: Celebrating Community Collections
Selected from museums and collections around the state, this exhibition presents a range of objects and their stories, in tribute to the anniversary of Gallipoli and the First World War.
Victoria:
Art Gallery Of Ballarat
18 April to 21 June, 2015
Australians at war 1914-1845
Cartoons, political posters and other artworks created from the World Wars.
Mildura Arts Centre
Until 3 May, 2015
WWI: artists and aftermath
Mildura Arts Centre collection works and selected artefacts
Until 10 May, 2015
Australia Will Be There: Victorians in the First World War (1914-1919)
Shrine of Remembrance touring exhibition
Post Office Gallery, Bendigo
Until 21 June, 2015
Bendigo enlists: the First World War 1914-18
To commemorate the centenary of the Anzacs, this exhibition explores Bendigo’s stories through text, objects and photographs to give visitors a more personal account of the battles and tales of its community.
Wangaratta Art Gallery
18 April to 3 May, 2015
Australian Soldiers Remembered
A commemorative exhibition about Wangaratta’s involvement in several wars to coincide with the centenary of Anzac 2014-18.
Western Australia:
Bunbury Regional Art Galleries
11 April to 31 May, 2015
Remembering Them
Bunbury enthusiastically supported sending troops to fight in World War One, with little idea of what they would endure. This exhibition shows how Bunbury was changed forever, telling the stories of some of those who volunteered, and revealing poignant possessions never displayed before.
Fremantle Arts Centre
11 April to 24 May, 2015
Gallipoli ‘the beautiful city’ by Lev Vykopal
One hundred years after the historic battle on its shores, Gallipoli ‘the beautiful city’ reflects upon Gallipoli’s contrasting history as a site of beauty, horror and for Australians, legend.
Gallipoli: earth & sky by WA artists Paul Uhlmann and Lev Vykopal
Transports audiences back to the battle of Gallipoli, depicting the earth and sky that soldiers from both sides would have witnessed on the peninsula.
Breaking Cover
Artworks drawn from the City of Fremantle Art Collection produced by artists who served with the military in times of war.
Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA)
4 April to 20 July, 2015
For Love of Country
Marks the Gallery’s contribution to Perth’s commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the First World War and the Australian Gallipoli campaign. Drawn from the State Art Collection, this exhibition presents a compelling mix of historical works from the First and Second World Wars, together with contemporary works that reflect on wider issues and conflicts.
