Three Pop Up exhibitions and a Cultural Forum begin this week as the lead up to the 2011 Viva la Gong Festival gets underway.
The Pop-Up Exhibitions in Globe Lane and Crown Street feature contemporary art works by local artists as well as performance and poetry, while a third Pop-Up will feature a photography exhibition based on 10 years of Circus WOW.
Wollongong City Lord Mayor Councillor Gordon Bradbery OAM said the Pop-Up exhibitions are a wonderful way to view art works from young artists as well as experience the moveable art that is part of the Viva la Gong Festival 2011. “These small exhibitions offer community members an ideal opportunity to engage with the creative life of the community in a new context, in the heart of the city’s retail precinct, in the lead up to Viva la Gong on 12 November.
“Not only will we be bringing art, photography and poetry to the streets, we will also be hosting a Cultural Forum featuring an exciting panel of dynamic thinkers: David Curtis, Greer Taylor and Susan Angel.”
The Cultural Forum will explore the nexus between art and the environment at a special event at the Wollongong City Gallery on Wednesday 9 November from 6.30pm.
Pop Up Exhibitions, from Thursday 3 November to Sunday 13 November:
Globe Lane, Wollongong
Local artists take over empty shopfront windows and office space in Wollongong’s CBD and gives them a creative overhaul.
Sinking Ships Studio, 307 Crown St, Wollongong
An exhibition of contemporary artwork and poetry, as well as a performance by Swappy Seconds. Curated by Josh from the SWAP/MEAT Collective.
Top of Crown St, Shop 1/305, Crown St, Wollongong
Ten Wonderful Years of Circus WOW [until 11 November]
A photographic exhibition by Circus WOW, which celebrates the group’s decade in Wollongong.
Wollongong City Gallery, Burelli St, Wollongong
Cultural Forum – Art & the Environment, Wednesday 9 November, from 6.30pm
Hear from some of the Illawarra’s leading creative thinkers, including David Curtis, Greer Taylor and Susan Angel, on art and the environment.