Big Chats x UniSC Art Gallery
Mandy Quadrio, Susan Hawkins and Jan Oliver in conversation with Hamish Sawyer
3pm Saturday 22 July 2023

UniSC Art Gallery is proud to partner with SCCA on the first Big Chats for 2023.

Join exhibiting artists Mandy Quadrio, Susan Hawkins and Jan Oliver in conversation with exhibition curator and Acting Director of NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Hamish Sawyer. Learn more about how the artists came together to produce the exhibition Compositional Utterances and gain a deeper understanding of each artist’s practice. The exhibition catalogue will also be launched at this event.

Big Chats are presented by Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance. The exhibition and publication are presented in partnership with NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns.

Installation view of Compositional Utterances at UniSC Art Gallery. Photo: Carl Warner.

Ian Friend in conversation with Pat Hoffie
11am Saturday 5 August 2023

Join exhibiting artist Ian Friend in conversation with artist and Professor Emeritus (Griffith University), Pat Hoffie AM.

Friend's paintings and sculptures are made through processes that speak to the artist’s reverence for the materiality of making. Learn more about Friend’s practice, interests and career.

Held in conjunction with the exhibition Intimate Immensity: Ian Friend, a partnership with The Condensery and Moreton Bay Regional Council Art Galleries.

Photo: Ian Friend