Public Programs archive

Art Crit :: Emotions invented by the Internet and Human Jerky: meatbags through the eyes of technology Saturday September 22, 1:00pm-3:00pm Verge Gallery Free // All welcome Verge Gallery’s Art Crit — a participatory critical discussion around themes explored within the current exhibitions. The discussion will cover key themes in each individual exhibition as well as the overarching […]

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES 2018 After School Ed. Presented by Kudos Gallery and Verge Gallery + Aug 14 – Install Workshop – Kudos + Aug 30 – Grants Presentation – Verge Cost: Each workshop and presentation: Arc & Access members $5 (+ booking fee), Concession $8 (+ booking fee), General admission $12 (+ booking fee) SEMESTER […]

Talk :: Machine aesthetics of the human body Saturday August 18, 11:30am – 1pm Verge Gallery FREE // RSVP via Eventbrite HERE This talk discusses the models that various emerging technologies use to understand the human body. As technologies emerge that allow the machine to move beyond abstract interaction and into more direct engagement with […]

Art Crit :: Critical Bodies Saturday August 11, 1:00pm-3:00pm Verge Gallery Free // All welcome Verge Gallery’s Art Crit — a participatory critical discussion around themes explored within the current exhibitions.  The discussion will cover key themes in each individual artwork as well as the overarching themes within the exhibition Critical Bodies.  

Reading Group Presented by Kathleen Linn Dates: + Saturday May 26, 1-3pm + Saturday June 23, 1-3pm + Saturday August 4, 1-3pm Join writer and curator Kathleen Linn in a series of reading group gatherings. Over the last two sessions of Creative Reading Group we have read ‘Curatorial Activism’ by Maura Reilly. The final section of […]

Panel :: The pervasiveness of the body in art Thursday August 2, 6pm – 8pm Verge Gallery FREE // All welcome Critical Bodies considers the pervasiveness of the body in art and therefore it’s locus as central to critical discourse. The artists in Critical Bodies demonstrate the extent to which the body in art can continue […]

Art Crit :: Parting Words and Model Home, with performance by Stella Chen Saturday June 30, 12:30pm-3pm Verge Gallery Free // All welcome 12:30pm – 12:50pm Stella Chen performance in Gallery 2 1:05pm-1:20pm Open discussion with Christine Ko and Stella Chen 1:25pm – 3:00pm Art Crit with Mosman Art Gallery Exhibitions Officer Jane Gillespie and […]

Spartak Improvised Set Sat 16 June 1-3pm Spartak performed an improvised set responding to the works and themes in Elena Papanikolakis’ Parting Words exhibition. https://spartakmusic.bandcamp.com/

Aftersound Presented by Rainbow Chan and Verge Gallery Dates: + Saturday 2 June, 1:00-3:30pm + UPCOMING (TBC) Aftersound is a new performance program with a focus on sonic experiences, space and collaboration. Curated by Sydney-based artist Rainbow Chan, Aftersound asks its performers to create new works which consider the poetics of Verge Gallery’s space. While […]

Art Crit :: grappling on the precipice of the squirt and the stream & Don’t think of me as gone Saturday May 19, 1-3pm, Art crit with artists Kieran Bryant and Jodie Whalen, 3pm-3.30pm fluid feelings live performance. Verge Gallery Free // All welcome Join artists and curators in a conversation about our April exhibitions, grappling on the precipice […]