We’ve drawn the curtains and said adieu, but there is still plenty of tinkering away happening behind the scenes. Over the summer we also indulged in some sweet reminiscing, and wanted to invite you into our nostalgic glance back at 2018. Imagine a rousing musical montage playing in a sports film about an underdog team
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Our Gallery Director, Louise Klerks has curated You Better Be On Fire, an exhibition showcasing recent works by contemporary artists Mary Leunig and Renuka Rajiv, from 8 to 29 September. The exhibition will feature new drawings from Leunig alongside Rajiv’s monoprints, publications, zines and animations. Both are led by the impulse to create work that amplifies the
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A heartwarming article about Melbourne artist, Kate Robertson and her ongoing project ‘Recording the medicinal plants of Siwai, Bougainville’. Kate Robertson showed ‘Recording the medicinal plants of Siwai, Bougainville‘ at Chapter House Lane from 4 May – 30 June 2017. Download a copy of the article here. Source: Paradise Magazine: The in-flight magazine of Air Niugini,
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Over the course of two years, artists Matlok Griffith and Julian Martin collaborated on a body of work for several exhibitions. The first exhibition group show was held at Chapter House Lane followed by group show: second iteration at Arts Project Australia. Griffiths and Martin formed a unique working relationship. It was inspiring to see how the artists
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LK: What is the story behind the title? BL: The series title I will give everything I have comes from one of my teammate’s responses in a passage he wrote prior to playing in last year’s grand final. Prior to the grand final, we players were asked by our coaches to write down what playing in a
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Concrete cancer occurs when the steel reinforcing a concrete slab begins to rust. As the steel rusts, it expands and causes problems to the integrity of the concrete, deeming our space and laneway unsafe as a result. We have been informed by our landlords, Careers Australia, that the renovations around the gallery will takes up
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‘group show’ is a collaborative project presented by Chapter House Lane in partnership with Arts Project Australia, that brings together artists Stephen Benwell, Aaron Carter, Alan Constable, Matlok Griffiths, Benjamin Lichtenstein, Julian Martin, Pia Murphy and Georgia Szmerling. The exhibition is accompanied by a full colour 44-page exhibition catalogue featuring artworks and studies by the artists
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LK: Jesse, can you talk specifically about a few of the images that appear in the lane way? JM: The photos I’m showing in the laneway are from an early B+W series of street photos (of Melbourne) that I shot between 1998 – 2004. I’ve always been attracted to this corner of the city and
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Matlok Griffiths sits close to the collective heart of Chapter House Lane. He’s held two wonderful shows with us; Chic & Contemporary Holiday Paintings (2012) and Out of Touch (2013). This year, Matlok will take part in our collaborative group show curated by Louise Klerks. As part of our fundraising month, we invited Matlok to create an image for a screen-printed
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As part of our Annual Fundraiser, we’re hosting a raffle with excellent prizes generously donated by Alpha60, Sugar Mountain Festival, Heide Museum of Modern Art, architect Stuart Harrison and Perth-born and Melbourne-based artist Jackson Eaton. Purchase a raffle ticket on the night and go in the draw to win: a $250 gift voucher to use at Alpha60, a double-pass to
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