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VESTIGES | works on paper by Antonia Aitken

Antonia Aitken’s exhibition Vestiges, brings together four site-specific projects undertaken since 2009.  The exhibition of woodcut prints and drawings, continues her exploration of landscapes that bare witness to significant human impact and the ongoing questions of a post-colonial society.  By walking, drawing and using the materials directly from each site,  Antonia gathers a language to interpret the site and her physical presence within it.

In 2011 she was awarded residencies at the Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale NY, USA and the Black Church Print Studio in Dublin, Ireland. These residencies allowed her to use her familiar site-specific process to explore new environments.  These sites included the infamous Liffey River in Dublin and the post-industrial mines of the Hudson Valley - a landscape pockmarked with the scars of a century of concrete excavation.

OPENING: 6pm Thursday 27th October 2011 @ Megalo Print Studio + Gallery

EXHIBITION DATES: 22 October - 12 November 2011

ARTIST TALK: Saturday 12 November @ 11am - all welcome

MEGALO PRINT STUDIO + GALLERY

49 Philip Ave WATSON ACT

Tuesday - Saturday 9.30am - 5pm

02) 6241 4844

www.megalo.org

MEGALO FUNDRAISER for the EAST-AFRICA FAMINE

WHEN: 6pm Thursday 17 November 2011

WHAT: A works on paper sale to raise money for the East-African Famine

WHERE: Megalo Print Studio + Gallery - 49 Philip Ave WATSON ACT

FURTHER INFO: www.megalo.org

The funds raised will go to the Uganda Village Project (UVP) and CARE Australia, an organisation currently  registered with the AusAID

Dollar for Dollar Campaign.

Both organisations are working hard to deal with the current crisis and to improve community resilience to drought and famine particularly

in Uganda and Kenya.

 

A number of generous Canberra and interstate artists have donated their work to the fundraiser. Three speakers will talk at the opening:

UVP representative, Melanie Poole, Jon Stanhope and Alexandra Balmer  of CARE Australia.

Work will be on display 15-17 November and will be available for purchase on the night.

 

For further information regarding UVP, Care Australia and AusAID Dollar for Dollar Campaign visit

http://www.ugandavillageproject.org/ , http://www.care.org.au/ and www.ausaid.gov.au/country/africa/dollar-for-dollar.cfm

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