"Europa to Oceania", an illustrated book by Angela Cavalieri and George Matoulas, with text by Antoni Jach.
- Date
- 22 September
06:30pm to 08:00pm
Museo Italiano, Co.As.It., 189 Faraday Street, Carlton
Launch: Thursday 22 September, 6.30pm; Exhibition: till 28 October
An MMV(*) event: a collaboration between the Museo Italiano (Co.As.It.) and the Hellenic Museum of Australia.
Free event: RSVP through the Museo Italiano’s Facebook page
Europa to Oceania looks at the migration of the artists’ families from Europe to Australia and the culture they brought with them. Themes include the voyage to Australia and who they are through documentation, religion, entertainment and food. The author of the text both responds to the images and illustrates his own family’s migration and integration.
Angela Cavalieri is an award winning artist who has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally. Angela explores the art of writing in visual form, drawing inspiration from her migrant family background. George Matoulas has been working in paper, bronze, installation and painting since 1987. George too has exhibited widely in Australia and in Italy. Antoni Jach is a novelist, playwright, painter and artist’s book maker.
(*) The MMV (Multicultural Museums of Victoria) network – which includes the Museum of Chinese Australian History, the Hellenic Museum of Australia, the Islamic Museum of Australia, the Museo Italiano (Co.As.It.) the Jewish Museum of Australia, the Koorie Heritage Trust – exists to facilitate collaborations between its partners aiming to celebrate and promote appreciation of Victoria’s cultural diversity.
