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Gallery Central is located at 12 Aberdeen St, Northbridge. We are part of North Metropolitan TAFE, formerly Central TAFE. RTO code: 52786

12/07/2024

With at in preparation for the META exhibition - art, design, photography from the next generation.
NMTAFE’s META exhibition provides an insight into the materials, methodologies and concerns of talented year 11 and 12 students from WA schools.

11/07/2024

The Shopfront Gallery talk by and Diyan Achjadi last night was complex, compelling and creative. Thank you for sharing your insights and methodologies.
Part of the project on Mobilising Dutch East India Company Collections for new global stories' project with

This initiative forms part of an Australian Research Council Linkage Project which brings together museum curators, conservators, and interdisciplinary researchers from across the globe to reexamine the Batavia Shipwreck.

04/07/2024

Our upcoming workshop - Strategies for Creative Research Development with international Artists Diyan Achjadi and Beatrice Glow takes place at the Shopfront Gallery.
Wednesday 10 July at 4pm. Registrations [email protected]>
Part of this NMTAFE residency with
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Images: Beatrice Glow, "The Collection of the EoS10^15" at Saint Josephs Art Foundation, San Francisco

03/07/2024

Art, design, photography from the next generation – the META exhibition provides an insight into the materials, methodologies and concerns of talented year 11 and 12 students from WA schools.
We will celebrating this next generation of creatives with NMTAFE Alumna Kasia Kolikow who will launch the exhibition.
Kasia Kolikow is a multidisciplinary artist with an affinity for textiles owing to her background in fashion and textile design. Kasia Kolikow will be showing at as part of Hatched: National Graduate Show 2024 and undertaking a residency there from 5–31 August to concentrate on developing her work.

META exhibition: 17 July to 1 August
Launch 16 July, 5-7pm

Image Kasia, Will There Be Space For Me, 2022-23, photograph by Bo Wong
Image Kasia, Will There Be Space For Me, 2022-23, photograph by Daniel Grant

28/06/2024

Cim Sear's artist talk was very informative and enjoyable.
See her exhibition "Mother" at the Gallery Central. Last day Thursday 4 July.

25/06/2024

Conversations with Artists:
Exhibition walk through tomorrow with at 12pm

Wednesday 26 June
GALLERY CENTRAL
12 ABERDEEN STREET, PERTH

Image: Wongawol Homestead, 2023, digital photograph on Cotton Rag, Cim Sears
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20/06/2024

So pleased to be hosting artists Diyan Achjadi and Beatrice Glow as part of the NMTAFE residecy with this coming July.
and will be researching new interpretations of The Dutch East India Company Archives.
More details on our upcoming workshop - Strategies for Creative Research Development - soon.
Images: An assortment of nutmegs from “Rhunhattan", Beatrice Glow; and, yes, also, Diyan Achjadi.

18/06/2024

MOTHER - an exhibition by – honouring a personal journey and touching on a collective experience.
Image credits: Walking on Country’ Wongawol Station. Video still by Cim Sears (2019), example drypoint etching
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11/06/2024

Cim Sears - MOTHER, contemporises a journey of reclaiming and reimagining my First Nations mother’s stolen identity and how our lifelong relationship became a complexity of dreamlike scenarios, of startling discoveries and an extraordinary life together. Utilizing her unbridled passion for growing flowers and her love of nature, I have used images of her birth place in the Western Desert and of her flower farm in the South West to create a shocking contrast to her grim childhood in State institutions during the policies of child separation and State servitude. Archives, printmaking processes, video, ceramics and photographs manifests fragments of this life of survival. From the ashes of an abject beginning my mother’s spirit prevailed and she was able to miraculously make a life for herself against all odds. Her existence is invoked by a strangely beautiful but tumultuous folding of time where nothing can be pinned down and everything can be experienced at once. It is a witnessing and a kaleidoscope of her human experiences, sparks, deep silences, and the impulses of life.
11 June – 4 July 2024

06/06/2024

Preparing the exhibition with artist , ‘Mother’, debuting at TUE 10 JUN.

Cim’s First Nations mother was taken as a baby during the WA Government’s enforcement of child removal and State servitude policies. Through her multidisciplinary practice, her mother’s love of wildflowers and connections to Country, Cim uncovers historical truths leading her to reclaim her mother’s narrative, fight for her human rights, her dignity and her stolen identity.
Opening night:
MON 10 JUN | 4.30-6.30PM
Official launch with
Exhibition Dates: 11 JUN - 4 JUL
11AM - 4.30PM weekdays.
Gallery Central 12 Aberdeen Street Perth
photo courtesy of the artist

23/05/2024

LAST DAY!!!!!!!

Angela Stewart // Memory: Forty Years of Making is showing at

in partnership with

22/05/2024

Our friends have the following fellowships coming up:

- Battye Fellowship ($10K), a Fellowship for Aboriginal Researchers ($10K)
- two Researcher-in-residence (AV digitisation) opportunities ($20K each)

Applications close on 31 May.

Details: https://slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/awards-fellowships

Image credit: State Libray WA 145520PD: Joyce Mercy (centre) arriving at Perth Airport to visit Aboriginal Groups in Perth, ca.1962

17/05/2024

Big thank you from us to and Estelle Barrett for the beautiful texts for the catalogue of Angela Stewart's survey exhibition, and to and for Collective Conversations.
Angela Stewart // Memory: Forty Years of Making is showing at till 23 May

in partnership with

15/05/2024

Donation Jewellery Books
The College recently received a donation of books specialising in jewellery from the studio of Sandy Hopkins. Sandy has been an experimental maker, using materials from paper to clay to metals, glass, and precious and semi-precious stones, with deep reverence for the traditional arts of many places.
She has exhibited in many JMGAWA (Jewellers & Metalsmiths Group of Australia WA) exhibitions and her works have been stocked by FOUND at the Fremantle Art Centre.
The collection bequeathed to NMTAFE includes a variety of publications, from technical to aesthetic and historical.
We hope the students at North Metropolitan TAFE can delve into the books and find inspiration for their practise.

10/05/2024

Angela Stewart: Memory — Forty Years of Making at Gallery Central

Artist Talk reminder: Saturday 11 May, 1pm with Angela Stewart and Barbara Bolt for Collective Conversations.
ESSAYS BY // Barbara Bolt and Estelle Barrett. Presented in partnership with Art Collective WA, the exhibition continues till 23 May.

07/05/2024

Shopfront Gallery windows– Commute exhibition, Shopfront Gallery window April 29th to May 13th

Commute, a showcase of kinetic sculptures by the NMTAFE Cert. III Visual Art students, observing the markers of their daily commute to and from TAFE - from the interesting to the mundane, from the big to the small.

Small scale sculptures and, suspended in time and space., in a nod to Alexander Calder shows a personalised 3D representation of our daily commute.

Artist Talks: Angela Stewart: Memory — Forty Years of Making

Angela Stewart: Memory — Forty Years of Making at

A wonderful opening in celebration of Angela’s remarkable four decade career, featuring more than 30 works across two floors, the exhibition traces her deeply expressive, gestural painting style and enduring fascination portraiture.

ARTIST TALKS // Wednesday 8 May, 12pm with Angela Stewart and Soula Vouyoucalos-Veyradier
Saturday 11 May, 1pm with Angela Stewart and Barbara Bolt for Collective Conversations.

ESSAYS BY // Barbara Bolt and Estelle Barrett.
Presented in partnership with , the exhibition continues till 23 May.

06/05/2024

our current artist in residence Azimah Fada is having an Open Studio at PICA.
Check out her amazing work:
https://pica.org.au/whats-on/andi-nur-azimah-breeze-makassar-perth/

29/04/2024

Welcoming Azimah Fada

We are pleased to welcome our second Artist in Residence hosted in partnership with PICA, Azimah Fada!
During her residency, Azimah will research the similarities in cultural musical instruments in Australia and Indonesia to examine the connection between music and storytelling. In Indonesia, the sinrilik of Sulawesi is a string instrument used for passing and conveying political messages, religious beliefs, folklore and supernatural narratives. While in Western Australia, Azimah will be researching instruments used for similar cultural and social purposes.

ANGELA STEWART
// Memory: Forty Years of Making

Art Collective WA and North Metropolitan TAFE are proud to present a survey exhibition that charts the evolution of Angela Stewart’s practice. The exhibition features a range of painting, drawing and painted photography, including works from the North Metropolitan TAFE Art Collection.
Drawing inspiration from Italian Renaissance art, the artist delves into the intricacies of historical portraiture, peeling back layers to reveal the essence of artistic doubt. Through meticulous rendering and exploration of traditional elements, her pieces weave imaginary narratives, inviting viewers to decipher the forensic trail of each work.
Angela Stewart's oeuvre, held in major collections across Australia, showcases her mastery of technique and enduring dedication to the craft.
Exhibition runs 1 – 23 May 2024

Wednesday 8 May, 4-6pm

North Metro TAFE Creative Industries Open Day
Join us for our North Metro TAFE Creative Industries Open Day to find out more about film, music and photography, graphic, building, interior and product design, visual arts and fashion and textiles.

Wednesday 8 May
12 Aberdeen Street
4-6 pm
All welcome.

18/04/2024

Shopfront Gallery: Halima Mozafari - new works

Mozaffari is an emerging artist now based in Boorloo/Perth. Her work investigates the varied nature she has discovered as a new migrant, as well as studies of Afghan women and children from her home.

Her first show, this exhibition provides a platform for Mozaffari’s paintings and works on paper, and is a celebration of both her body of work and the journey to get here.

Exhibition dates: Friday 19 - Saturday 20 April.

15/04/2024

HARALD VIKE: LINEAR JOURNEYS

2 to 19 April 2024

Part of the North Metropolitan TAFE Art Collection, a selection of drawings by Harald Vike will provide an insight into the consummate drawing technique of the artist.

Rapid gestural insights, often completed on the move, these works on paper provide a glimpse into the subjects every day and of the artistic process of one of Australia’s established artists.

Open Mon - Fri 11am - 4.30pm

11/03/2024

SHOPFRONT RESIDENCY TALK WITH TONI WILKINSON

Fresh from her Shopfront residency, where she set up a photographic studio, artist Toni Wilkinson will be sharing some of her experience and insights.
Come and meet this award-winning artist for a one-off artist talk.

Event details
Gallery Central
12 Aberdeen Street
Friday 15 March
12 -1pm

Image courtesy Toni Wilkinson

08/03/2024

On behalf of our Fashion graduate Dimitrije Simic, NM TAFE Fashion and Textiles Team are delighted to invite staff and students to his solo exhibition and pop up store; VAKUP.

Dimtrije will be showcasing collection of bags, garments and accessories created from hand-woven Serbian tapestries called 'Kilims'. Each kilim has been consciously sourced from residents of his home village, Vakup.

The collection reinterprets these tapestries into practical and functional items. Merging cultural heritage with contemporary utility and the rebellious spirit of Punk’s DIY ideology.

All items will be for sale along with previous collection garments.

Food + drinks available.

Hosted by and

Friday 8th March
6-8pm
Shopfront Gallery
147-149 Beaufort St, Perth

Please note the event is 18+ only. Please feel free to RSVP by reaching out to [email protected] and she will pass responses on to Dimi.

07/03/2024

Gallery Central 2025 Exhibitions Call Out

The Gallery Central Exhibitions Committee is pleased to announce a call out for expressions of interest for the 2025 exhibitions program.

Gallery Central is a contemporary hub of research and creation located within the Art and Design School at North Metropolitan TAFE (NMTAFE).

Participation is open to emerging and established practitioners working in the art and design space. Several projects will be selected for exhibition at Gallery Central for 2025. Limited places are available.

We seek exhibition proposals that consider place or context responsive work, shifting perspectives and the sharing of cultural ideas. We consider works are more than just a matter of aesthetic contemplation and are interested in how works can embody social values and community action.

Eligibility and submissions
We welcome exhibition proposals from diverse practitioners. Interested people are invited to submit proposals with supporting documentation via [email protected]

Deadline: May 12, 2024, at 5pm, AWST.

For more information on exhibit development at Gallery Central: https://www.gallerycentral.com.au/exhibitions/apply-gc/

Gallery Central

E: [email protected]

W: Gallery Central | 12 Aberdeen St, Northbridge | North Metropolitan TAFE

T: 9427 13 18

07/03/2024

Our current artist in residence, Yinga Chen, is having an open studio at PICA.
In 2024 PICA re-launched its studio program, providing opportunities for local, national and international artists to undertake periods of research and development alongside a creative community at PICA with a range of short term, long term and international exchange residencies.
Join us for the first Open Studios of 2024, with artists in residence Yinga Chen and Cassandra Tytler presenting works developed during their residencies and speaking about their practice and research. With the galleries open late, the chance to hear directly from artists working with PICA and drinks and food provided, you’re invited to get closer to the ideas and processes involved in the development and creation of contemporary art.

29/02/2024

Artist talk with Yinga Chen
As part of our partnership with the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts we are pleased to have artist Yinga Chen tell us a bit about his practise and the project he is developing for PICA.
During this time Chen has been developing his project Eternal Journey of the Digital Soul, utilising speculative inquiry to explore the intersections of reality and virtuality, traditional culture and future technology, and the realms of craft art and artificial intelligence, with a question around living and dying in a digital realm

Gallery Central
Friday 1 March
12noon to 1pm
All welcome.

https://yinga.cargo.site/

26/02/2024

The NMTAFE Art Collection showcases works by acclaimed local, national, and international artists most often associated with the College, dating back to 1910.
Recently we acquired 23rd of May by our 2023 Graduate Jessica Parra, a photograph aiming to deconstruct the barriers limiting expressions of affection among older individuals, and intending to celebrate these tender moments in a manner akin to how we cherish the exuberance of youth.
Born in Colombia in 1988, Jessica embarked on a journey five years ago driven by her passions for travel, exploring diverse languages, and immersing herself in different cultures, which led her to leave her home country. This work forms part of a body of works shown as part of her graduation portfolio.
What a joy it was to have Linda and Richard McKellar, the subjects of the series that Jessica completed visit us at Gallery Central recently.

23/02/2024

SHINE - an exhibition of our vest grads from 2023 has opened last night.
Come and see amazing talent on display. Open 11am-4.30pm Mon-Fri until 21 March

Also, check our recent exhibiting artist's talk:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/artist-talk-series-tania-ferrier-tickets-789844926437

14/02/2024

Gallery Central is pleased to present SHINE, an exhibition celebrating the 2023 graduates from the Creative industries at North Metropolitan TAFE.

Following on from the successful 2023 collaboration, the Creative Industries team look set to showcase the next generation of creatives through a number of activities at the Perth campus and beyond, as part of Perth Design Week.

The exhibition will feature new works in graphic design and media, product and building design, fine arts and fashion and textiles.

Gallery Central
12 Aberdeen Street, Boorloo/Perth
E: [email protected]
W: Gallery Central | Upcoming Exhibitions
T: 9427 13 18
Gallery Hours: weekdays 11am - 4.30pm
Exhibition dates: Friday 23 February to Thursday 21 March 2024.

09/02/2024

ARTIST TALK 10th February 2pm
WITH
TANIA FERRIER: Bachelor of Fine Arts and Dip Teach Art.
Tania’s internationally renowned Angry Underwear project began in a Strip Club in New York in 1988 when she witnessed the sexual assault of a dancer. Her decades-long feminist practice offers a contemporary lens on issues including consent, safety and beauty as well as female autonomy in representation in main stream media.
GABRIELA RIVAS URETA: Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) and (MA). CEO of Empowered Intimacy Gabriela will discuss intersectionality and feminism in the arts as well as her work as a performer in the Adult Entertainment Industry.
DANA STOLL: Masters in Contemporary Literature
Dana is a self-taught home sewist. She would like to discuss craftivism and sewing as an act of rebellion.
RUBY BUGEJA:
Ruby will talk about her work as a Stripper performance artist from a labour perspective and promote the need for a regulatory body for S*x Workers in Australia.

GAEA ANASTAS’ STATEMENT: Bachelor of Fine Arts and Theatre Arts Degree Associate Degree of Visual Arts NMTAFE
Gaea explores identity and seeks to alchemise female taboo into humour through the role of the clown.

Photos by Sascha Turisini

08/02/2024

Sneak peek at the new entrance happenings at Gallery Central.

We invited artists from Overtime Design to experiment with type, sparking conversations around place, mark making, and communication.

The Overtime Design team was launched in 2016 by Luke O’Donohue, Andrew Reid - an NMTAFE alumni - and Sam Bloor.

The design work at Gallery Central incorporates a selection of letters from Andrew’s contribution to the 36 days of type project; a worldwide design challenge that takes place each year.

It has been hugely inspirational to get up close and personal to these letters which are all hand painted and larger than life size!

If you are near 12 Aberdeen Street, pop in to see the work.
https://www.gallerycentral

https://www.36daysoftype.com/

https://www.instagram.com/36daysoftype/?hl=en

https://www.overtimedesign.com.au/

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Tuesday	11am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	11am - 4:30pm
Thursday	11am - 4:30pm
Friday	11am - 4:30pm

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Shine is open!!! See the best of NMTAFE 2022 Grad Show at the Gallery Central, Mon - Fri 11am - 4pm

Our artist in residence Yen Tzu Chang performed last night at the Bird. She combined field recordings, manipulated live recordings and spiced it up with cool beats. It was an absolute aural pleasure! Do not miss her performance at PICA on 8 March!!! Also: NMTAFE is delighted to see the following artists participating in the 2023 Sculpture by the Sea at Cottesloe, 3 – 20 MARCH 2023. https://sculpturebythesea.com/cottesloe/ Former students, Ayad Alqaragholli, Tom de Munk-Kermeer, Stephen Genovese, previous and current lecturers Tony Jones and Joanna Sulkowski, and established artist Sharyn Egan who has had an active NMTAFE engagement through exhibitions and workshops over many years, are all involved in this year’s exhibition, with the NMTAFE art collection holding works from a number of them. NMTAFE is delighted to see these artists participate in one of Western Australia’s significant arts and culture events.