Artmart 2015 is a 3-day pop-up exhibition to bring in the early dry with one last deluge of mainly local visual arts talent. A new NCCArt initiative, Artmart serves to make contemporary art accessible and Parap’s art gallery hub better known. The event’s opening on Friday 8 May will launch the new ‘Visit Parap Galleries’ identity with Nomad Art and Outstation galleries. The exhibition features the work of 15 artists and is complemented by the launch of The Vault – pure cinema, a monthly series of arthouse & historic films curated by Koulla Roussos, and by a solo dance performance, Point of Light, choreographed by by Lizzi Webb and performed by Kelly Beneforti.
Artmart exhibiting artists: Aly de Groot, Annie Moors, Bryan Bulley, Catherine McAvoy, Darlene Devery, David Collins, Elise Derwin, Flanna Lindsay, Guykuda Munungurr, Jason Lee, Jonathon Saunders, Karen Mills, Matthew van Roden, Sonia Martignon & Victor De Sousa Pereira
Program details Friday 8 May
5.30 – 6pm: Merran Sierakowski exhibition opening, Nomad Art
6 – 9pm: Artmart 2015 opening, NCCArt, including Launch of Visit Parap Galleries brand
7.30pm: Point of Light, NCCArt Screenroom
Outstation Gallery open till 9pm
Saturday 9 May:
9am – 3pm: Artmart 2015 open, NCCArt
2.30pm: Launch of The Vault – pure cinema: five short films
Sunday 10 May:
10am – 3pm: Artmart 2015 open, NCCArt
For larger images and image details, please see artist bios doc below
