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EDUCATION

Our inquiry-based Education Program is free and available to school groups Wednesday–Friday during exhibition periods.

For more information email buxton-contemporary@unimelb.edu.au or call 03 9035 9339

EDUCATION RESOURCES

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Melbourne’s major new art museum draws upon the Michael Buxton Collection as a springboard for exhibitions, events, research, publishing and ideas.

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𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭

𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 - EXHIBITION REVIEW by Robert Nelson in @theageaustralia 👀✨⁣
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"The beautifully crafted and poetic sculpture is one of many enigmas in Between appearances: the art of Louise Weaver at Buxton Contemporary. You wonder what’s inside, how the ropes talk to one another about where they’re going and what they’re doing together, occupying one another’s space and jostling with wooden beads. They present as a burly group but their solidarity dissolves by their floppy nature at the bottom". ⁣
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Read the full review (link in bio!) OR come experience the fairytale yourself; we are open Wednesday - Sunday 11am til 5pm. ⁣
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Image: Installation view, Between Appearances: the art of Louise Weaver, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2019, Courtesy of the artist, photography Christian Capurro⁣ ⁣
#BetweenAppearances #LouiseWeaver

𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳

𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 - INTERVIEW with Tiarney Miekus in @artguideau 💛⁣
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Read the full interview via the link in our bio. Louise Weaver talks through her process, how gender informs her work, and what nature and culture mean to her. ⁣ ⁣
#BetweenAppearances the art of @_louiseweaver continues until 9 Feb 2020. ⁣
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Image: Louise Weaver, No small wonder 2005 (detail), Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, photography Christian Capurro

F I N A L W E E K S ⁣👀 Our current exhibitio

F I N A L W E E K S ⁣👀
Our current exhibition #BetweenAppearances the art of @_louiseweaver must close Sunday 9 Feb. VISIT TODAY!We are open 11am - 5pm til Sunday. Entry to Buxton Contemporary is always free 🤍
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Image: Installation view, 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳, Buxton Contemporary, the University of Melbourne 2019 with (L-R) 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 (𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘤 𝘴𝘦𝘢) 2019; 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘺) 2019; Courtesy the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, photography @eugenehyland

💚𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢

💚𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 (𝙊𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙭) 💚⁣
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'It would seem that eyes can live without hearts' is a line from a poem by the German surrealist artist and writer Unica Zürn, who Weaver deeply admires. Weaver's crochet-covered animal sculptures mostly possess empty eye sockets in place of eyes. However, in this instance, and matching Zürn's poetic words, this green fox wears a lavish sash fashioned from a Comme des Garcons blouse, adorned with baubles and embellished with an array of eyes. - MK ⁣
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#BetweenAppearances the art of @_louiseweaver curated by @melissa_keys continues at #BuxtonContemporary until Sunday 9 Feb 2020. ⁣
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Image: Louise Weaver, 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 (𝘖𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘹) 2005, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, Purchased with the assistance of Jill & Michael Hawker, Andrew Cameron, John Reid, Mark Nelson and silent pledge at Bella Dinner 2006, photography Mark Ashkanasy

ART SCHOOLS FOR FIRE RELIEF. Margaret Lawrence Gal

ART SCHOOLS FOR FIRE RELIEF. Margaret Lawrence Gallery in collaboration with artists from Deakin University, Monash University, RMIT University and VCA @unimelb come together to support bushfire relief. Works donated by Australia’s leading artists, 100% of proceeds support the Victorian Bushfire Disaster Appeal. Link in bio.

TOWARDS REGROWTH: Art Aid for Fire Relief, a 3-day

TOWARDS REGROWTH: Art Aid for Fire Relief, a 3-day artist led exhibition opens TONIGHT @suttongallerymelb 6-8pm Friday 17 Jan 💚💚💚💚⁣
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𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩: 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘈𝘪𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 represents the collective action of more than 50 contemporary artists in response to the unprecedented devastation caused by the ongoing bushfires. 100% of proceeds, as well as cash donations collected at the opening (tonight 6pm) will be donated to @volunteer_fire_brigades_vic and @firesticks.alliance.network - via @suttongallerymelb ⁣
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👏 fantastic lineup of artists in this exhibition, including Buxton Contemporary Collection artists: #DavidRosetzky #HelenJohnson #LaresaKosloff #MikalaDwyer #MiraGojak #NadineChristensen #NicholasMangan

💘 #Betweenappearances the art of @_louiseweaver

💘 #Betweenappearances the art of @_louiseweaver 💕Open 11am - 5pm, entry is always free! ⁣
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Installation view, 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2019, Courtesy of the artist, photography Christian Capurro

Buxton Contemporary is closing today - Wednesday 1

Buxton Contemporary is closing today - Wednesday 15 Jan- due to extensive smoke haze in the area. This is a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of our staff, visitors and artwork. The situation will be reassessed tomorrow and any further closures will be announced via our social media channels. Apologies for the inconvenience.

When it's too hot for the actual beach...Cool off

When it's too hot for the actual beach...Cool off with the with art of #LouiseWeaver ☀️🌊⛱ ⁣
We are open 11am - 5pm Wednesday til Sunday. Entry is always free. ⁣
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image: Installation view, Between Appearances: the art of Louise Weaver, with No small wonder, 2005, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2019, Courtesy of the artist, photography Christian Capurro

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