Drawn by stones is a touring exhibition that brings together artists who utilise the ceramic medium to interrogate contested histories, stolen land, Indigenous sovereignty, and national identity. Exhibiting artists from Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan investigate ‘nationhood’ and ownership through ceramics and demonstrate how the ceramic form can both memorialise and tell alternative histories. 

Originally iterated as a small exhibition project for 4A Centre’s Haymarket gallery, Drawn by stones has captured a strong interest nationally, and is now a major touring project, which premiered in 2021 at Counihan Gallery in Brunswick on Wurundjeri land. From 2022, the exhibition expands to tour nationally with works from Dean Cross, Ray Chan, and Wen-Hsi Harman, newly-commissioned pieces by Penny Evans, Ruth Ju-Shih Li and Jody Rallah, as well as a  community-engaged array of public programs.

In 2022, Drawn by stones is curated by Bridie Moran with Assistant Curators Jody Rallah and Annette An-Jen Liu.
 

Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets to our Kamayan & Kapwa Dinner and Book Launch on Sunday 8 May. We look forward to sharing a sinfully-delicious evening of food, art and conversation with you! This event is now sold out. If you've missed out in tickets and would like to add your name to our Waiting List, please click here.

Held to coincide with Marikit Santiago's exhibition and new publication, For us sinners, this intimate event celebrates the co-mingling of language, cultures, and storytelling, and is inspired by the Tagalog word kapwa (shared identity/togetherness). Guests will enjoy sunset drinks at 4A while exploring Marikit's artworks, before feasting on a traditional Filipino communal dinner at 4A with the artist.  

MARKETING COORDINATOR 

Reporting to the Communications & Engagement Manager, the Marketing Coordinator will support 4A's marketing and communications in a creative and deadline driven environment. The Marketing Coordinator plays a key role in the production and delivery of 4A’s external communications. The ideal candidate will have excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills with experience in the design and content production of marketing and social media assets.

The Marketing Coordinator will be a team player, with highly developed planning and administrative skills to ensure the smooth delivery of 4A’s strategies and projects plans to grow our profile, reach and audiences. They will also understand the vital role that 4A plays within the local, national and international context, and the position that 4A’s programs play in inspiring conversation and debate about Australia’s relationship with Asia. They will be able to work with their colleagues and partners to leverage 4A’s mission to grow audiences and engagement in Asian Australian contemporary art.

For further enquiries about the Marketing Coordinator role, please contact Mariam Arcilla via email.

This early-career survey, the first for 4A since 2015, brings together artists who imbue their creative methods with fresh perspectives and new ideas resonating with contemporary societal discourse. With a national focus, New Energy celebrates the depth of our artistic community, presenting the work of nine emerging artists. Showcasing installation, ceramics, video photography and more, New Energy encourages evolving practices through cross-cultural and interdisciplinary dialogues, with musings on intimate imagined realities alongside public displays of affection. These artists navigate traditional aesthetics by twisting the symbols and cultural touchstones through a contemporary globalised lens.

New Energy
Kalanjay Dhir, Jonathan Kim, Audrey Newton, Lucy Nguyễn-Hunt,
Nathan Nhan, Angie Pai, Nadia Refaei, EJ Son, Zoe Wong
4 June - 24 July 2022

Location
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
181-187 Hay St, Haymarket
Warrane / Sydney NSW 2000
 

New in stock at 4A’s shop is Survival Aesthetics © Interview Series: On Post Contemporary Art Practice in Japan, a publication by artist and academic Jesse Hogan. Containing interviews undertaken throughout 2019, Survival Aesthetics © Interview Series contains interviews with Japanese and Australian artists, curators and academics that explore contemporary art practice and conceptual methodologies in relation to the post-contemporary condition proposed in Hogan’s Ph.D research treatise. This publication is authored by Jesse Hogan, published by The Japan Foundation, Sydney and supported by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art.

Limited edition, available at 4A for AUD $45 RRP.

Published to coincide with Marikit Santiago’s 2022 solo exhibition, For us sinners, this new book encapsulates the Australian-Filipina artist’s creative process for the new suite of works–from conception to fruition. For us sinners provides an intimate insight into the gestation of Marikit’s first institutional exhibition, and comprises painting studies, concept sketches, and diary entries that explore ancestral Filipino myths, motherhood, dualities, and animalia folklore.

Shimmering in gold slivers, For us sinners is designed by Garry Trinh and features commissioned essays by exhibition curator Micheal Do, writer Mariela Summerhays, and 4A Artistic Director/CEO Amrit Gill.

Limited edition, available exclusively at 4A for AUD $35 RRP. 

• Applications now open to mid-career and established artists for The Copyright Agency's CAP visual arts commission, in partnership with the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA). Learn more.
• New Energy artist Nadia Refaei is showing Make Kabsah With Me (2020) at Pari's current exhibition Roots until 22 May 2022. Make Kabsah With Me was commissioned by 4A for 4A Digital 2020. Learn more.
• City of Sydney are calling for expressions of interest for potential tenants at William Street Creative Hub and Ultimo Community Centre. Learn more.
• Applications now open for the Ian Potter Cultural Trust 2022 funding round. The Cultural Trust offers grants up to $10,000 for emerging and early career artists to take up professional development opportunities, usually overseas. Learn more.