Arts

The relationship between artist and collector has existed for millennia. Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest’s Autumn Exhibition Suite 5 x 5 – the Artist and the Patron, recognises the significance of modern day patronage by exploring five artist/collector pairings. Artists on display include: - Uji (Hahan) Handoko Eko Saputro, Julian Meagher, Nigel Milsom, Tracey Emin and Patrick Hartigan.

The exhibition, 5 x 5 – the Artist and the Patron will be presenting art rarely seen outside a domestic setting, the exhibition brings private art collections into the public arena.  

Independent curator Micheal Do, supported by a grant from the Copyright Agency and Museums & Galleries NSW, invited five Sydney based collectors to select an individual artist and artworks from their personal collections for exhibition. Through documented interviews with each collector, the curator has unveiled a private world of art making, art collection and philanthropic motives deeply rooted in the lives of these artists and collectors.

5 x 5 is on exhibition from 24 March through to 20 May. Take some time to visit Penrith Regional Gallery for this intriguing exhibition, and “remember owning art is only a small part of the relationship...the best thing about art is most of the relationship you can have with it is free, just by looking.” -Amanda Love – art consultant and collector.

Autumn Exhibition Suite 2018

Open 24 March - 20 May

5 x 5 – the Artist and the Patron

From the living room to the public space

Open daily 9am – 5pm admission is free. 86 River Road Emu Plains, www.penrithregionalgallery.org.

***ALSO on exhibition from 7 April as part of the Autumn Exhibition Suite:

“tactile”

Enter a sensory world. Reach out and gently, carefully, delicately, make contact: this is a world of sense and sensory satisfaction. For Tactile, the gallery rules have been suspended. The audience is invited to interact. The result is tactile sensation.

Featured Photo: “His & Hers”by featuredartist Patrick Hartigan.