Including Words - Opening Celebration @3pm. Poetry Reading @2pm

Join us for the Opening Celebration of the group show 'Including Words'.

Saturday the 9th of March, 2024

Presenting the work of contemporary artists: Adam Norton, Anthony Bartok, Claudia Chaseling, Joshua Searle, Milovan Destil Markovic, Ron Adams, Sarah Edmondson and Toni Messiter.

‘Including Words’ is a group show that delves into the intriguing realm where text meets with the language of paint, colour, and materiality. Through seemingly disparate practices, the exhibition examines how the graphic form of words and numbers converge with material sensibility and imagination. The artists contemplate the very shape of language, from the curvature of script to the rhythm of prose.

How do illustrative qualities intertwine with the exercise of reading? How do words affect sensory experience, create intention or tell a particular story? By including words, these artworks create an opening between literary form and visual expression, offering a captivating exploration of text and language. From optical illusions to political commentary, each piece invites us to consider the effect of words within artistic practice.

In association with Poetry Sydney, we are thrilled to announce that acclaimed Australian writer Pam Brown will be presenting a poetry reading at 2 PM to launch the event. 

PROGRAM:

POETRY READING: 2 - 2:30 PM

OPENING CELEBRATION: 3 - 5 PM

WHEN: Saturday 9 March, 2024

WHERE:1/52-54 Stanley Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010

Poetry Sydney will be presenting a quarterly poetry program at Stanley Street Gallery in 2024, commencing at the opening of the exhibition Including Words.

Pam Brown has been active in the Australian poetry scene in diverse modes for five decades. She has been an editor for Overland magazine, co-editor of Jacket magazine and guest editor of various other significant journals. Pam has published multiple chapbooks, pamphlets and full collections of poetry - several of which have received awards. Her recent titles are Stasis Shuffle (Hunter Publishers, 2021) and A love supreme (Now Orries Press, 2022). Pam lives in a south Sydney suburb on reclaimed swampland in Gadigal country.