Melbourne’s creativity fires up the imagination in winter
Creativity hits a high note in Melbourne this winter with the opening of brand new galleries and art spaces opening, showcasing exquisite works of art from Australian and abroad.
Fracture Gallery
Federation Square, Melbourne’s iconic hub of community life, recently opened The Fracture Gallery - a curated, cutting-edge exhibition space located in the Atrium and is unlike anything else in Melbourne.
Accessible all year round, the unique space comprises of twin parallel glass walls extending the full length of the Atrium complemented with fractured glass shards and a web of cross bars. The exhibition potential is unique, rare, powerful and exciting.
The Fed Square Creative Program aims to develop and present a broad spectrum of exciting, free installations, performances and exhibitions for the Fracture Gallery in 2007.
For further information go to www.federationsquare.com.au
Media contact: Michelle Buxton on 0419 134 278 or email michelle@buxtonwalker.com
History of Transport mural
Measuring more than 36 metres long and seven metres high, the History of Transport mural at Southern Cross Station illustrates each significant stage of Victoria’s transport history during the past 100 years. The heritage-listed mural was commissioned by the State Government in 1973 for the main wall of the former Spencer Street Station, and took State Artist Harold Freedman (1915-99) and his assistants five years to complete.
However when $700 million plans to redevelop Spencer Street Station for the Commonwealth Games were announced, it was clear the mural was under threat. After some lobbying, in 2004 the mural was separated into 27 panels and professionally removed from the station and put into storage. Only in 2007 was it returned to the completely overhauled station.
The History of Transport now has its own viewing platform and historical information panel and takes up an entire wall at the western end of the new station, within the Direct Factory Outlet (DFO) shopping centre.
The mural’s accuracy and attention to detail was a cornerstone of Harold Freedman's work; he undertook six months of painstaking research before making a single sketch for the mural.
Media contact: Louise Perry on 03 9651 5799
Until Never Gallery
Until Never is an independent gallery located in the heart of Hosier Lane, and is a new project by Citylights director Andrew Mac. The curatorial bent is all about presenting hot art from underground and ‘overground’ Australian and international artists.
Until Never shows unrepresented, emerging, street, fine, experimental, conceptual and political art. Blue cobblestone Hosier Lane is directly across the road from the NGV at Federation Square, and directly above Misty Bar.
For further information visit http://until-never.blogspot.com/