Mixed Media

elana leigh – behind the door – a story of being raised by two mothers

elena leigh – behind the door

behind the door – a story of being raised by two mothers

elana leigh – 20th – 27th june 2022

official function 6pm-8pm thursday 23rd june 2022

artist’s talk – saturday 25th june – 2 pm

Elena Leigh - Behind the Door

Elana, the youngest of three children, was born into apartheid South Africa in June 1958. Being born to a White Jewish family and placed in the hands of a quiet, loving, and spiritual Coloured woman laid the foundation for the central narrative of her life.

Birthed by one mother and raised by two, whilst a common theme in South Africa is not one where the long-term effects have been processed. A multilayered and complex relational template to live with, the narrative from its inception opens the pathway to guilt, confusion, duality, and a life where polarities and binary thinking informs most choices and states of being.

In this exhibition the artist is using objects, images, and stories from both mothers as an expression of her longing to integrate and make sense of the intolerable juxtapositions which informed her life.

Official Opening 6pm-8pm Thursday 23rd June 2022-TAP Gallery
1/259 Riley St, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia 2010
RSVP-elanaleigh23@gmail.com

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Tap Gallery Pride Award 2022

PRIDE ART AWARD Saturday 11th June 5pm.

Tap Gallery Pride Art Tap Gallery Pride Art Award
Tap Gallery Pride Art AwardBe Brave, Be Strong, Be You.

The Sydney Pride Festival 2022 “Be Brave, Be Strong, Be You.” will launch at Stonewall Hotel on Thursday 2nd June. Sydney Pride Festival will run from the 2nd June until the 30th June 2022

This year Sydney Pride Festival is about empowering each other “Be Brave, Be Strong, Be You!” will focus on being your authentic self and finding pride. Through the love of family, friends and our community standing with us and supporting us we shine, flourish and find our truth. Equality, Visibility and the opportunity for all of us to move forward together as we create a better future.

Sydney Pride Winter festival will remember the Riots of 1969 at the Stonewall Inn Greenwich Village. The Heroes that lead the way and fought for our rights over 50 years ago.  The beginning of the modern gay movement and the inspiration to the 78er’s who paved the way in Sydney. The LGBTQI community are all under one fabulous Umbrella and together we continue to create change and acceptance. Homosexuality is no longer illegal in Australia. Marriage Equality has been achieved and our community has shown that the Riots of 1969 will always be remembered as the beginning of the Pride Movement.

Sydney Pride Festival is a grass roots festival and a time to pass on the history and raise awareness and education of our LGBTQI Charities and organizations. This year we will be putting a focus on the strength of our Community and remember our pursuit for acceptance and total Equality for all our LGBTQI people. Sydney Pride can reach out and help those struggling with Sexual identity, bullying, drugs or just feeling that life is too hard to stand strong and ask for help. Standing Together in Solidarity. This is Pride! Be Brave, Be Strong and Be You. We stand together with love and Solidarity.

Sydney Pride Festival is a not for profit event and supports a wide range of LGBTQI Charities, Organizations and businesses. This Sydney Pride festival will include events throughout Sydney that are fun and affordable for everyone. The events will raise much needed funds for Charity and showcase our community, our struggles and our achievements.

Last year the Sydney pride Festival contained over 100 events. The festival will feature Art, Cinema, Trivia, Debates, Sports, Stories and entertainment available on our Love stream. The Sydney Pride Festival would like to thank the volunteers, event organizers, sponsors and LGBTQI community and all our friends for all their continued support.

INVITING ARTISTS TO SUBMIT WORKS

PRIZES TO BE WON

PEOPLE’S CHOICE VOTE

DELIVER WORK BY Monday 6th June 12-6pm

Artwork: Carmen by Joe Prestia

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26th Real Refuse' 2022

THE 26th REAL REFUSE* at TAP Gallery Saturday 21st May 5pm. Prizes to be won.

Tap Gallery Real Refuses

tap gallery real refusesTHE 26th REAL REFUSE*

at TAP Gallery

Artists not selected for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes.

Saturday 21st May 5pm.

Live entertainment

Peoples choice vote

Prizes to be won.

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Four Fabulous Faces

4 Fabulous Faces: Joe Prestia, Paul Wallace, Jacqui McCarthy & Lesley Dimmick. Birthday drinks Wed 13th April 6pm. Main event Sunday 17th April 4pm. Live entertainment.

4 Artists:

Joe Prestia, Paul Wallace, Jacqui McCarthy & Lesley Dimmick.

Opening drinks

Wed 13th April 6pm.

(Lesley’s Birthday drinks too)

Main event

Sunday 17th April 4pm

with live entertainment.

Featuring Miss 3D, Marylin Mootrub & more.

Exhibition runs from 11th -24th April

 

Joe Prestia ‘Miss 3D’ 

Paul Wallace ‘Joe’s Dad’s Dog’

 

Jacqui McCarthy ‘White Flowers’

Lesley Dimmick ‘Aldo’

 

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The Anthropocene Extinction Event 14 – 20th March, Official function – speakers, music: Saturday the 19th of March 1-10pm

 

Program

Speakers (1 – 3:30pm)

  • 1-2 pm: Introduction, Paola Talbert, Bernadette Smith, Deanna Hayes
  • 2-3 pm: Alyx Guidi
  • 3 pm: Annabelle Murray

Live Music and performances (6 – 10pm)

  • Patrick Harte
  • Red Rebels
  • The Sleepwalkers

Book with Eventbrite.

The Anthropocene Extinction Event: a group show about species extinction, advocating for environmental awareness and protection.

 This exhibition explores the factors that are driving the sixth mass extinction, chiefly climate change.

 If you live in an urban environment as most of us do, the climate crisis can seem distant and almost unreal.

Memories of the Black Summer bushfires that briefly shocked us into awareness, have faded as the covid pandemic has taken hold of our attention.

The experience of climate change is filtered through the media, turned into sound bites and flattened-out images of disasters happening in faraway places to other people.

Amid this general sense of dislocation, scientists and artists continue to unflinchingly examine the unfolding climate crisis and record what they see. However, art can touch us on a deeper level than facts and figures can, to shock us back into awareness of the real devastation of species and habitats being caused by climate change in Australia.

The Anthropocene Extinction Event, by turns heartrending and humorous, always uncomfortable, features the work of 13 emerging and established artists united by their passion for the natural world, that will challenge you to confront the toll that pollution and climate change is taking on our loved native animals and landscapes and take action to protect them.

 Paintings, drawing, photography, sculpture, installation and performance by:

Artists include Monika Scarrabelotti, Graeme Pauley, Alyx Guidi, Bron Price, Nienke Brand, Paul Venables, Vance Raeburn, Gilda Rizzo, Catherine Giles, Michael Teleshoff, Loretta Ryan-Krawczyk, and Brian McDonald.

 Presented by the Garage Art Action Group and Extinction Rebellion.

The Anthropocene Extinction Event runs from 14-20th March, opening on Saturday the 19th of March at 6pm.

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