Exhibitions Open to the Public
Once Known
Opened for the first time at the Old Perth Boys’ School, Once Known, presents a selection of meticulous reproductions of the delicate and treasured artworks created by Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families and detained at the Carrolup Native Settlement in the 1940s.
James Tylor: Turrangka… in the shadows
Kaurna artist James Tylor bridges historical and contemporary photographic process, sculpture and found objects as a language of intervention.
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency
This ground-breaking series of 126 brilliant colour photographs is touring to JCG exclusively within Western Australia.
Mamang-miyel-ang Djinang / Seeing with the whale’s eye
An exhibition of illustrations from the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories mob from the South Coast of Western Australia
Upcoming Events
Kimberley communities draw inspiration from James Tylor
Join us for a Lunchtime Talk with award-winning participatory visual artist, Lauri Parr
Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories: After School Storytelling Sessions
Join us for our Makuru Season Wirlomin Noongar After School Storytelling Sessions
Twilight Hours at JCG
Open until 7pm, visit us for a twilight viewing at JCG
Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories: Lunchtime Storytelling Sessions
Join us for our Makuru Season Wirlomin Noongar Lunchtime Storytelling Sessions
Upcoming Exhibitions
Fantastic Forms
A touring exhibition from the Bundanon Collection, in dialogue with new drawings, ceramics, sculptures and animation.
Dirt Feeling
Featuring ceramics works from the Curtin University Art Collection
Everyday, Myths and Legends
An exhibition of works from the Curtin University Art Collection that explore everyday mythmaking.
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✨ Twilight Hours - next Thursday 24 July - open until 7pm!
Experience the magic of art ... after dark! Visit us for a twilight viewing where you can explore our Makuru season exhibitions ‘Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency’ and ‘James Tylor: Turrangka … in the shadows’.
Take advantage of FREE PARKING across Curtin from 4:30pm 🙌
Make it an evening and explore the eateries located close by at Curtin Exchange! @banhmizzle @hee_sushi_and_sake @lavita_curtinexchange @milkylaneofficial @pretzelaus @seoulbros_perth 🍽️
Can’t make it next Thursday 24 July? Don`t worry other Twilight sessions will be made available on Thursday 7 and Thursday 21 August 👀
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Some of John Curtin Gallery`s goodies have gone on sale! 🛍️
Find the perfect coffee table book filled with work from your favourite artist, lock in that perfect print for your wall or slap a new @carlaadams / @annalouiserichardson sticker on something you love. 📚
Or simply browse some beautiful artisanal jewellery by @studio_amandaalderson / @skljewellery / @robiszalay, before heading into our latest exhibitions, we`d love to see you!
The JCG Shop is open during exhibitions from:
Monday-Friday 10am-5pm.
Sunday 12pm-4pm.
Closed Saturdays and Public Holidays.
Happy Shopping! ✨
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Ready for O-Week?! 😵💫
Check out some of Curtin University`s Public Art Displays to help familiarise yourself with your new campus.
Keep reading to find out more about each piece! 👇
Justin Martin, Susan Milne and Greg Stonehouse`s Wardern-au-Maia Walkinyiny (Sound of the Ocean), located in the Robertson Library, focuses on the Leeuwin Current and the Six Seasons. The seeds, message sticks and flowers in the glass vials represent the periods of the Nyungar calendar, signifying seasonal changes and adaptations in the environment. 🗓️
Kamsani Bin Salleh`s Winin Katidjin Bilya (Living Knowledge Stream) responds to the two Whadjuk-Noongar songlines that run through Curtin’s Bentley campus. His works are integrated into the landscaped courtyard of Curtin’s new School of Design and the Built Environment building.
Warren Langley`s Place to Place is in constant, repeating dialogue with the viewer and site through the use of chromium coated safety glass usually seen in high rise buildings. Bringing this material down to the ground level provides personal interaction with a surface representative of human endeavour and triumph that are usually out of reach and impersonal. These wayfinding markers, like futuristic campfires, mesmerise and rejuvenate, changing as the light shifts from day to night. 🔥
Find out even more via the link in our bio 🔗
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Join us next Thursday 17 July as we create art, explore culture, and build creative confidence these school holidays. 🤩
Working with images of near and far landscapes, artist and art tutor Emma Jolley will expertly guide students through different ways of using stencils and natural materials to create layers and marks of their own stories.
📍John Curtin Gallery Atrium - ages 8 - 14.
🗓️ Thursday 17 July, 10am – 12pm
Free event - head to the link in our bio to register! 🔗
All materials will be provided, but please bring an apron or art shirt as printmaking can be messy!
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What a wonderful way to welcome two extremely exciting exhibitions! 😍
Thank you to everyone who attended our opening event to celebrate and enjoy the amazing work by all involved.
Don`t worry if you missed it, there`s still loads of time to experience these dynamic photographic exhibitions until September 14.
Find out more via the links in our bio. 🔗
Pics 📷 - @ezraalcantraphotography
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.
James Tylor – Turrangka...In the shadows is a UNSW Galleries exhibition. This exhibition is made possible through the support of Lotterywest, Lendlease and The Navigators.
@jamesptylor @unswgalleries @nationalgalleryaus @curtinuniversity @curtin_news @curtinbfagrads
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Open now! Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency and James Tylor: Turrangka … in the shadows.
These two amazing photography exhibitions are now officially open until September 14!📸
Don’t miss an opportunity to see the expressive epoch of these influential photographers.
Find out more on our website or via the links in our bio 🔗
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.
James Tylor - Turrangka... In the shadows is a UNSW Galleries exhibition. This exhibition is made possible through the support of Lotterywest, Lendlease and The Navigators.
@jamesptylor @unswgalleries @nationalgalleryaus @curtinuniversity @curtin_news @curtinbfagrads
#NanGoldin #ArtAcrossAustralia #art #photography #firstnationsart #JamesTylor #Turrangkaintheshadows #johncurtingallery #photography #curtinuniversity
This NAIDOC Week John Curtin Gallery invites you to a series of free artistic story-telling activities in celebration of 50 years, honoring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience.
SWIPE to find out more! ➡️
Register for tickets via the link in our bio 🔗
Join Professor Kim Scott, award-winning author, as he reads from a selection of his novels and discusses their relationship with the exhibition ‘Mamang-miyel-ang Djinang / Seeing with the whale’s eye’. 📚
Our truth-telling A Together Story series continues, set against the backdrop of the Once Known exhibition, join these discussions for a deeper understanding into this incredible exhibition. 💭
Led by John Curtin Gallery Staff the Once Known Guided Tours will take you through the Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup artworks, offering a deeper insight into historical truths and the story of the Carrolup artworks. 🤝
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Don’t miss A Together Story: Ripples next Monday July 7! 🤝
Let Goreng Noongar Maaman (Man) and Elder Ezzard Flowers and PhD Candidate, Curtin University @phoebemilne.art take you on a journey to the USA to uncover the story behind the rediscovery of the Carrolup Artworks.
📆 - Mon Jul 7, 12pm - 1pm, Old Perth Boys` School, light refreshments provided!
Make these stories a part of your story.
Head to the link in our bio to register and find out more 🔗👀
Once Known exhibition hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 11am–4pm
Old Perth Boys` School, Curtin 139 St Georges Tce, Perth
Proudly supported by: @bfplperth @lotterywest @inside_bhp
@colgateuniversity and #navigators #johncurtingallery
Join us next Sunday July 6 for an artist talk with James Tylor and Curator Leigh Robb as they discuss their exhibition Turrangka…in the shadows! 👏
This unmissable conversation will offer insight into Tylor’s art practice and the collaborative curatorial process behind the exhibition. 💭
🗓️ - Sun, July 6, 12.30pm - 1.30pm, John Curtin Gallery Bentley WA, Australia.
🔗 Head to the link in our bio to register!
James Tylor – Turrangka...In the shadows is a UNSW Galleries exhibition. This exhibition is made possible through the support of Lotterywest, Lendlease and The Navigators.
@unswgalleries @nationalgalleryaus @curtinuniversity @curtin_news @curtinbfagrads
#NanGoldin #ArtAcrossAustralia #art #photography #firstnationsart #JamesTylor #Turrangkaintheshadows #johncurtingallery #photoraphy #curtinuniversity
Ready for our exhibition launch? Why not pair it with a special Curator Tour from National Gallery Australia Curator of Photography Anne O`Hehir! 🙌
To coincide with the July 4 launch of Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency, Curator Anne O`Hehir will take you on a guided tour through the ground-breaking series of 126 brilliant colour photographs, that explore Nan`s community.
🗓️ - Friday July 4, 12.30pm - 1.30pm, John Curtin Gallery Bentley WA, Australia.
🔗 Head to the link in our bio to register!
Viewer Advice: The photographs in Nan Goldin’s The ballad of sexual dependency depict the everyday lives, often in intimate detail, of people in Goldin’s immediate community during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
15+ Content Warning: Please be advised that works of art in the exhibition depict explicit nudity, sexual acts, drug use, and the impacts of violence against women. Viewer discretion is advised under the age of 15.
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🗓️ Coming July 4! Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency and James Tylor: Turrangka … in the shadows.
We`re excited to announce two major photography exhibitions that explore the expressive epoch of influential photographers Nan Goldin and James Tylor. 📸
Head to the link in our bio to find out more 🔗👀
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.
James Tylor – Turrangka...In the shadows is a UNSW Galleries exhibition. This exhibition is made possible through the support of Lotterywest, Lendlease and The Navigators.
@unswgalleries @nationalgalleryaus @curtinuniversity @curtin_news @curtinbfagrads
#NanGoldin #ArtAcrossAustralia #art #photography #firstnationsart #JamesTylor #Turrangkaintheshadows #johncurtingallery #photoraphy #curtinuniversity
📷 Credit: Nan Goldin,Cookie at Tin Pan Alley, New York City, 1983, 1983, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2021 in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia`s 40th anniversary, 2022 © Nan Goldin / James Tylor, Turrangka… in the shadows, installation view. UNSW Galleries, Sydney. Photo by Jacquie Manning.
Don’t miss A Together Story: Hope next Friday June 27 🤝
This is more than just a talk! Artist, Cultural Advisor and Noongar Maaman (Man) Brett Nannup and John Curtin Gallery Administrative Coordinator Patti Belletty, will explore the children of Carrolup`s artistic expression and what their art meant to them.
📆 - Fri, 27 Jun, 12pm - 1pm, Old Perth Boys` School, light refreshments provided!
Make these stories a part of your story.
Head to the link in our bio to register and find out more 🔗👀
Once Known exhibition hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 11am–4pm
Old Perth Boys` School, Curtin 139 St Georges Tce, Perth
Proudly supported by: @bfplperth @lotterywest @inside_bhp
@colgateuniversity and #navigators
📷 - Once known child artist, Untitled, 1946-50, pastel on paper. 16.8 x 26.5 cm. Curtin University Art Collection. The Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup Artwork was donated for educational and research purposes by Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, USA in 2013.(detail).
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Locations
John Curtin Gallery Curtin University
Building 200A Curtin University, Kent Street
Bentley, Western Australia 6102
Phone: 08 9266 4155
Open Mon to Fri 10:00 – 5:00pm and Sun 12:00 – 4:00pm
Once Known – A Carrolup Centre for Truth-telling exhibition
Presented at the Old Perth Boys’ School
Curtin 139 St Georges Terrace,
Perth, Western Australia 6000
11:00am – 4:00pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (closed Wednesdays and Weekends)
