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Exhibition opening – Our Place: 20 Years of Town Hall Gallery and ‘Love the One You're With’ by Celia Moriarty

Sat 11 November 2023
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Town Hall Gallery

360 Burwood Road
Hawthorn VIC 3122

Free

Accessible

11/11/2023 2:00 pm 11/11/2023 4:00 pm Exhibition opening – Our Place: 20 Years of Town Hall Gallery and ‘Love the One You're With’ by Celia Moriarty Join us for the official opening of two new exhibitions at Town Hall Gallery, major exhibition ‘Our Place: 20 Years of Town Hall Gallery’ and community exhibition ‘Love the One You're With’ by Celia Moriarty. This event is free, but bookings are essential. Refreshments will be available for purchase. About the exhibitions Our Place: 20 Years of Town Hall Gallery ‘Our Place: 20 Years of Town Hall Gallery’ is a major exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of Town Hall Gallery. Significant artworks from the Town Hall Gallery Collection have been grouped within the themes of ‘People’, ‘Places’ and ‘Perspectives’, showcasing the vital role of the gallery in reflecting a sense of community and shared history in Boroondara. Featuring some of Australia’s most important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, ‘Our Place: 20 Years of Town Hall Gallery’ recognises the breadth of talent living, working, or studying in the municipality. Magnetic examples of portraiture, vivid depictions of man made and natural places, and contemporary art forms translating unique ways of seeing the world, create a version of recent art history that celebrates 20 years of life and art in this place. Featuring: Yvonne Audette AM, Samara Adamson-Pinczewski, John Brack, Sir William Dargie CBE, Alfred Engel, Emily Floyd, Tony Lloyd, Helen Maudsley, Lin Onus, Selina Ou, Kylie Stillman, Fred Williams OBE, Dora Wilson, John Young AM and others. ‘Love the One You're With’ by Celia Moriarty Vibrant and intimate, ‘Love the One You’re With’ by Celia Moriarty is a community exhibition featuring large-scale paintings transporting viewers into the lush landscapes of Boroondara. Through detailed execution at a large scale, Moriarty pulls sharp focus on Australian native flora, often overshadowed by exotic species or underestimated in their significance to the local ecology. Moriarty celebrates the City of Boroondara’s parks and trails by documenting local subjects and their locations, highlighting how we can connect to nature in our everyday lives. ‘Love the One You’re With’ honours the natural beauty of Boroondara, reminding viewers of the importance of valuing and preserving our native plants and landscapes. By connecting us to the land we live in, Moriarty encourages us to live in harmony with nature and recognise the value of the environment surrounding us. Image credit: Visitors at the official opening of ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’, Town Hall Gallery, 2018. Photography by ImagePlay. Accessibility at this space We can provide Auslan interpretation at this event. We need at least 2 weeks to confirm an interpreter. If you contact us closer to the event, we may not be able to organise an interpreter in time. You can email [email protected] or call (03) 9278 4770 to request an interpreter or talk to us about other accessibility services. Accessible features include: Accessible car parking Accessible drop-off area Automatic doors Accessible toilets Clear signage Lifts Quiet areas Wide passageways , City of Boroondara [email protected] Australia/Melbourne public

Event details

Join us for the official opening of two new exhibitions at Town Hall Gallery, major exhibition ‘Our Place: 20 Years of Town Hall Gallery’ and community exhibition ‘Love the One You're With’ by Celia Moriarty.

This event is free, but bookings are essential. Refreshments will be available for purchase.

About the exhibitions

Our Place: 20 Years of Town Hall Gallery

‘Our Place: 20 Years of Town Hall Gallery’ is a major exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of Town Hall Gallery. Significant artworks from the Town Hall Gallery Collection have been grouped within the themes of ‘People’, ‘Places’ and ‘Perspectives’, showcasing the vital role of the gallery in reflecting a sense of community and shared history in Boroondara.

Featuring some of Australia’s most important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, ‘Our Place: 20 Years of Town Hall Gallery’ recognises the breadth of talent living, working, or studying in the municipality. Magnetic examples of portraiture, vivid depictions of man made and natural places, and contemporary art forms translating unique ways of seeing the world, create a version of recent art history that celebrates 20 years of life and art in this place.

Featuring: Yvonne Audette AM, Samara Adamson-Pinczewski, John Brack, Sir William Dargie CBE, Alfred Engel, Emily Floyd, Tony Lloyd, Helen Maudsley, Lin Onus, Selina Ou, Kylie Stillman, Fred Williams OBE, Dora Wilson, John Young AM and others.

‘Love the One You're With’ by Celia Moriarty

Vibrant and intimate, ‘Love the One You’re With’ by Celia Moriarty is a community exhibition featuring large-scale paintings transporting viewers into the lush landscapes of Boroondara.

Through detailed execution at a large scale, Moriarty pulls sharp focus on Australian native flora, often overshadowed by exotic species or underestimated in their significance to the local ecology. Moriarty celebrates the City of Boroondara’s parks and trails by documenting local subjects and their locations, highlighting how we can connect to nature in our everyday lives.

‘Love the One You’re With’ honours the natural beauty of Boroondara, reminding viewers of the importance of valuing and preserving our native plants and landscapes. By connecting us to the land we live in, Moriarty encourages us to live in harmony with nature and recognise the value of the environment surrounding us.

Image credit: Visitors at the official opening of ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’, Town Hall Gallery, 2018. Photography by ImagePlay.

Accessibility at this space

We can provide Auslan interpretation at this event. We need at least 2 weeks to confirm an interpreter. If you contact us closer to the event, we may not be able to organise an interpreter in time. You can email [email protected] or call (03) 9278 4770 to request an interpreter or talk to us about other accessibility services.

Accessible features include: