Wendy Sharpe, Uzbekistan Scroll (detail) 2017
Elsewhere: Travels through Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Iran and Central Asia is a touring exhibition that will visit Wagga Wagga and Griffith in 2018, Dubbo and Port Macquarie in 2019, and Tamworth in 2020.
Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Edward Said’s book ‘Orientalism’, acclaimed artists Wendy Sharpe and Bernard Ollis critically reflect on travel and drawing as creative practices to help us witness and understand each other.
Elsewhere is curated by Dr Sam Bowker with the support of the NSW Government through Create NSW and Charles Sturt University.
Tour Dates:
HR Gallop Gallery, CSU Wagga Wagga – 13 August to 7 September 2018
Griffith Regional Art Gallery – 29 September to 4 November 2018
Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo: May – June 2019
The Glasshouse, Port Macquarie: 20 July – 29 September 2019
Tamworth Regional Art Gallery: 8 February – 22 March 2020
An opening event will be held in the HR Gallop Gallery, Wagga Wagga, on Thursday 23 August at 6 pm.
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