Local art enthusiasts can enjoy a triple treat at Castlemaine Art Museum (CAM) this evening as they officially launch three new offerings – Agri-Cultures, a projection commission by local artist Zoe Scoglio; Reflections #2; and the first in the 2022 Orbit exhibition series celebrating local artists – Gabrielle Martin’s Through the Long Grass.
The three new installations will be officially opened with a special event from 6pm tonight, July 29 at the Lyttleton Street gallery. All are welcome to attend.
CAM recently unveiled a new exhibition of works featured in the ‘Reflections on the Castlemaine Art Museum Collection’ email and website series.
Reflections began as part of CAM’s online response to the COVID-19 lockdowns. Contributors are asked to ‘reflect’ on works or objects from the CAM collections and history.
Some of these contributions have been published monthly in the Castlemaine Mail.
This is the second exhibition of the works featured in Reflections.
The night will also include the launch of the latest Terrace Projections installation Agri-Cultures by Zoe Scoglio.
This is also the second in the series and the first work specifically commissioned for the Terrace Projections initiative which sees the artists’ work projected onto the exterior wall of the gallery after nightfall.
Agri-Cultures is a video work in dialogue with local small-scale farmers Gung Hoe growers in response to the theme ‘Industry.’
Focusing on the manual labours and tactile relations, this is a visual portrait of the daily regenerative wholistic practices and emergent cultures at the Harcourt Organic Farming Co-op.
Zoe told the Mail that she was volunteering at the Harcourt Organic Farming Co-op when the commission opportunity arose and she was inspired to celebrate their work.
“It’s a very busy place so I just brought my camera along and did some light touching filming over the course of a few months and then edited the work together,” she said.
“It was an honour to learn more about the details of their daily practice and connection to land and to be able to share that with a wider audience,” she said.
Visitors can also enjoy an artist talk with Gabrielle Martin about her latest work Through the Long Grass at CAM tomorrow, Saturday, July 30 at 2pm.