A ground-breaking exhibition at the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery has taken out a major prize at the 2018 IMAGinE awards.
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The Unflinching Gaze: photo media and the male figure took out the Exhibitions Projects category at the awards presentation at the National Art School in Sydney last Friday night.
This exhibition, curated by former BRAG director Richard Perram, surveyed how the male figure has been depicted using photographic & digital media over the last 140 years.
A partnership project with the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art, NY, it sought to deliver a ground-breaking exhibition to regional NSW, raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ issues and attract new audiences to the Gallery.
The exhibition aimed to create a niche tourism experience for Bathurst; to reach out to the LGBTQIA+ community in regional and metropolitan centres; and to provide Bathurst with a world class photo-media exhibition.
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Themes dealt not only with aesthetic concerns but also engaged the community in a discussion around social issues.
Recognising innovation and excellence in 500 museums, galleries and Aboriginal cultural centres across NSW, the IMAGinE awards acknowledge the outstanding achievements of over 8,000 paid and volunteer workers in fostering richer local communities and their contribution to the extraordinary diversity within the NSW museum and gallery sector.
