PART OF IOTA21: INDIAN OCEAN CRAFT TRIENNIAL, SUPPORTED BY LOTTERYWEST
Curated by Sarah Toohey
Toy Stories brings together artists, hobbyists, regional museums, and community groups in a showcase of contemporary and historic toys handmade in Western Australia from the early 1920s to today. The exhibition presents local craft, social history, contemporary art, and childhood experiences of past and present generations. It celebrates the imagination and creativity of hobbyist toymakers and professional artists alike; their optimism, humour, and unstoppable urge to play.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Emanuel Arkeveld, Clem Bond, Len Bunn, Kate Campbell-Pope, Paul Caporn, Crystal Chong, Jennifer Cochrane, Jane Davies, Angela Ferolla, Susan Flavell, David Gregson, Christine Groom, Geri Hayden, Adam Ismail, Theo Koning, Maxxi Minaxi May, Ellen Norrish, Sue McPhee, Danielle Ryan, Ross Smith, Robert Smith, Barry Tyrie, Yolande Yarran-Ward, Cecile Williams, Susie Vickery, and curator Sarah Toohey.
Loans from the Maylands Meccano Club, Narrogin Old Courthouse Museum, and Carnamah Historical Society and Museum.
13 NOV - 18 DEC 2021, CONTINUING 12 JAN - 12 FEB 2022
WED - FRI 10AM - 5PM, SAT 11AM - 3PM
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Image: Kate Campbell-Pope, In Search of Answers - Future (detail) and In Search of Answers - Present (detail), 2021, doll, cast resin coral, single use plastic/ balloons, marine plastic, glass beads, coconut fibre, single use plastic, USB cable, thread, various dimensions. Photography by Acorn Photo.
