Mandurah residents and visitors will have the opportunity to observe this year’s Wearable Art creations from up close at a special exhibition opening in August.
The exhibition will run from August 5 to September 3 across two venues, the Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery and Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah (CASM), and it will put 40 garments on show.
Seven winning garments will be showcased at the Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery, located at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, while another five winners, plus a selection of other garments, will be showcased at CASM.
The exhibition, presented by Act-Belong-Commit, will include guest speakers, panel discussions and a workshop.
It will also give attendees the opportunity to explore the garment’s techniques, materials, structure and form as well as reliving the showcase through projection, music and film.
Information on the 2018 competition will also be available.
Mandurah mayor Marina Vergone said the exhibition was a second chance to witness the amazing garments for those who missed the showcase.
“The showcase was truly a feast for the senses and we’re excited to continue to showcase the creativity through the exhibition experience added to this year’s competition,” she said.
“I encourage those who missed out on the Showcase to visit the galleries and get up close and personal with the dynamics behind the garments and discover for themselves what all the excitement is about.”
This year’s Wearable Art competition revolved around the topic Oceania and featured garments inspired by rising sea levels, coral bleaching, Pacific islands tribes, and the continent’s invaluable fauna and flora.
It featured international entries from Romania, Switzerland and New Zealand, and nationally from Alice Springs, Darwin, Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland.
The judging panel was made up of eight judges, including Dunja Rmandic, Ashely Hay, Lesley Wilkinson, Diane Binns, Paul O’Connor, Megan Salmon, Leisa Landre-Ord and Tahlia Jones.
The Wearable Art exhibition will be launched on August 5 at 6pm from CASM, with a walk through to the Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery at 7pm.
For more information about Wearable Art Mandurah, go to wearableartmandurah.com.
