The Hunter Red suite of exhibitions represents a collaborative vision shared by Hunter-based galleries and institutions: Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle Art Gallery and The Lock-Up, and in the developmental stages, Newcastle Museum.
As an initiative, it has encouraged the group to examine how they cooperate, collect, create and communicate to a broader audience. Using a popular tourist drawcard – the glass of Hunter red and all its connotations – as a springboard, the project subverts commonly held misconceptions and examines the present-day motivation of the region’s cultural institutions.
A diverse narrative encompassing mutual support, collection sharing, and outstanding cultural practice, Hunter Red takes us to the core of examining identity and belief systems to represent a region that is multifaceted and rich.
Pictured above: Kathleen Paddoon, Nakarra Nakarra (detail) 2007. etching on Hahnemuhle paper 59.5 x 39.5 cm
Pictured below: Jonathan Jones, 68 Fletcher, Bondi, 20:20, 8.6.03 (detail) 2003. extension cords, household light bulbs, movement sensors, 230.0 x 890. 0 cm
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1A First Street , Booragul 2284