Gavin Ashworth Is Colour Box Studio's Artist in Residence
Colour Box Studio is pleased to announce the selection of Gavin Ashworth as for the Artist in Residence project at our space at VU at MetroWest.
Venue: VU at MetroWest
Address: 138 NIcholson Street, Footscray VIC, Australia
Date: Residency: 20 May - June 3 Exhibition: June 4 - June 16
Time: Exhibition launch: 1PM June 4
Web: www.colourboxstudio.com
: http://gavinashworth.tumblr.com/
: www.facebook.com/colourboxstudio
EMail: info@colourboxstudio.com
Address: 138 NIcholson Street, Footscray VIC, Australia
Date: Residency: 20 May - June 3 Exhibition: June 4 - June 16
Time: Exhibition launch: 1PM June 4
Web: www.colourboxstudio.com
: http://gavinashworth.tumblr.com/
: www.facebook.com/colourboxstudio
EMail: info@colourboxstudio.com
Between May 20 and June 3 2016, Gavin Ashworth is completing an artist residency at Colour Box Studio's space at VU at MetroWest in the heart of Footscray. During the residency, Gavin will be engaging with the community and creating found object art made from urban waste. On June 1, Gavin will give an artist talk. The artist residency will then culminate in an exhibition at VU at MetroWest that launches at 1PM on June 4 and runs until June 16.
During the two-week residency, Gavin will act as an urban scavenger. He intends to break down the barrier between the outside and the 'white cube' that is the gallery by collecting found objects from around Footscray and creating art with what he finds
"My artworks will be made by, and be about, the art of living free of money and consumption," says Gavin Ashworth. Gavin's artwork is inspired and facilitated by urban scavenging. "Many people survive by dumpstering or squatting. This art is a way for people to emotionally respond to the industrial, urban or suburban space that surrounds them, I have found these strategies important in making this urban jungle a home that I can live in."
Gavin's artist talk on June 1 will take place at VU at MetroWest on the same evening as Game Changers Conversations - Create Your Climate Future. This is a chance to experience two fascinating insights into modern urban existence.
Gavin's exhibition launch on June 4 will also coincide with a 'crafternoon' and performances happening at VU at MetroWest as part of the Emerge In The West festival.
During the two-week residency, Gavin will act as an urban scavenger. He intends to break down the barrier between the outside and the 'white cube' that is the gallery by collecting found objects from around Footscray and creating art with what he finds
"My artworks will be made by, and be about, the art of living free of money and consumption," says Gavin Ashworth. Gavin's artwork is inspired and facilitated by urban scavenging. "Many people survive by dumpstering or squatting. This art is a way for people to emotionally respond to the industrial, urban or suburban space that surrounds them, I have found these strategies important in making this urban jungle a home that I can live in."
Gavin's artist talk on June 1 will take place at VU at MetroWest on the same evening as Game Changers Conversations - Create Your Climate Future. This is a chance to experience two fascinating insights into modern urban existence.
Gavin's exhibition launch on June 4 will also coincide with a 'crafternoon' and performances happening at VU at MetroWest as part of the Emerge In The West festival.