VENICE & CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

This Arts Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton travelling to two iconic and extraordinary parts of the world.

First up meet Desmond Freeman, who has hidden a talent for drawing behind many years as a master designer of museums and exhibitions.

Desmond studied art and design at the National Art School, Sydney and graduated with a Master of Arts from the Royal College of Art, London. His academic appointments include Professor of Design and Head of the Design School at the University of Technology, Sydney and he is currently Chair of the Research Committee and a member of the Academic Board, Virtue Design Institute an online design and business school.

Desmond is a well-known interior designer and creator of museums and exhibitions and has also been involved in the design of hospitals, prisons, universities, commercial headquarters, embassies, expo pavilions and private residences.

Desmond has recently published Venice – Impressions in Pen and Ink, an exquisite book celebrating Venice – through its buildings and special places.

His delightful drawings capture the essence of La Serenissima, its gorgeous complexity and joyous verve.

For further information go to: https://venicedrawings.com/book/

Then, Carrie Kibbler, Curator at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre in Gymea, Sutherland joins the program to talk about a glorious and significant exhibition Nganampa Kilipil: Our Stars, the first major survey exhibition of works from the artists of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunyjatjara (APY) Lands of Central Australia, located to the north of South Australia.

With over 70 works from more than 100 artists from the APY Lands, you can explore the diversity of creative Aboriginal talent – capturing the essence of the rich environment; relating stories of the landscape and creation, ceremony and law, through painting, ceramics, photography, weaving and installations which extend through the gallery into the lush Hazelhurst gardens.

Some of the most extraordinary works are collaborations, between artists from all 7 arts centres in this vast region and every work in this exhibition is striking, dynamic and colourful.

For further information on Our Stars, you can visit the special web site https://www.ourstarshazelhurst.com/ and you can find more information about Hazlehurst at: https://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Community/Hazelhurst

For further information on Our Stars, you can visit the special web site https://www.ourstarshazelhurst.com/ and you can find more information about Hazlehurst at: https://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Community/Hazelhurst

The exhibition closes on 11 December and Hazlehurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre is open daily from 10am – 5pm

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Join Maisy Stapleton fortnightly from 10:30 to noon on Arts Thursday for conversations with leaders in the arts and regular coverage of Sydney’s exciting arts events.

Illustrations are details from Venice – Impressions in Ink and Our Stars – exhibition at Hazlehurst Regional Gallery