Title

The collection. [Shepparton Art Museum].

Venues

Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) [1]. (18 February 2012 – 1 January 2014)

Date

(2012 – 2014)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (VIC). Paintings, Sculpture, Prints, Drawings, Decorative / Design arts.

Abstract

The redevelopment of the Art Museum included the construction of six new collection galleries across the first floor. The new spaces have been specifically designed to showcase the strengths of the collection and provide themed rooms that highlight the breadth and depth of SAM's holdings while allowing a far greater proportion of the collection to be displayed at any one time. Historically SAM's collections have been exhibited separately, with ceramics on the ground floor and important paintings on the first. Conversely, the new hang integrates the collections, enabling them to provide context to each other and for ideas to be explored across mediums. For example, John Perceval and Arthur Boyd's painting and works on paper are exhibited alongside their ceramics for the first time, providing insight into the intersections between the development of ceramic art forms and Australian art more broadly. The Collection exhibition also features historical paintings (including work by Fred Williams, Arthur Streeton and Frederick McCubbin), contemporary art in all media (including work by Aleks Danko, Patricia Piccinini, Tracey Moffatt and Sam Jinks), together with a display focussing on highlights of 100 years of Australian ceramics. [Gallery publicity].