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  • A black and white image of a crouching woman in a white camisole nightie, in a beam of light surrounded by darkness.
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Until 1 Nov

The Veil

  • Free
  • Art

Offering a deep exploration into identity, memory and cultural resilience, The Veil journeys into the realm of the spiritual, exposing otherworldly experiences that are central to our existence though often concealed.

Curated by Hannah Presley with assistance from Isabella Hone-Saunders, the exhibition features new commissions and recent university acquisitions across photography, film, weaving, fibre art, experimental printmaking and kinetic sculpture.

Artists: Hayley Millar Baker​, Hannah Gartside​, Aneta Grzeszykowska​, Glenda Nicholls, Lisa Waup​ and Lena Yarinkura​.

Hours

Date Times
Thu 3 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 4 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 5 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 8 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 9 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 10 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 11 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 12 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 15 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 16 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 17 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 18 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 19 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 22 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 23 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 24 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 25 Jul
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Sat 26 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 29 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 30 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 31 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 1 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 2 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 5 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 6 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 7 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 8 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 9 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 12 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 13 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 14 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 15 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 16 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 19 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 20 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 21 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 22 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 23 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 26 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 27 Aug
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Thu 28 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 29 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 30 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 2 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 3 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 4 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 5 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 6 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 9 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 10 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 11 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 12 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 13 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 16 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 17 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 18 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 19 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 20 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 23 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 24 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 25 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 26 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 27 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 30 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 1 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 2 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 3 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 4 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 7 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 8 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 9 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 10 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 11 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 14 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 15 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 16 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 17 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 18 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 21 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 22 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 23 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 24 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 25 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 28 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 29 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 30 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 31 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 1 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Buxton Contemporary
Dodds St
Southbank 3006

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9035 9339
  • email address: buxton-contemporary@unimelb.edu.au
  • Visit website for The Veil
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