SAM’s focus of this year is presenting exhibitions that connect with locally-relevant stories and histories, celebrating Australian artists and fostering national institutional relationships.
Acting artistic director and senior curator Shelley McSpedden said the museum was thrilled to announce the 2022 exhibition program.
She said the displays would encompass a “dynamic range of mediums and themes”.
The program features a range of nationally-significant exhibitions, including two nationally-touring exhibitions of Art In Conflict from the Australian War Memorial and Ceremony: 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial from the National Gallery of Australia.
In August, SAM will also present the seventh edition of the nationally-acclaimed Indigenous Ceramic Award, open to Indigenous groups and individual artists across Australia.
“The exhibitions presented offer rich and compelling reflections on issues and stories strikingly relevant to the diverse communities in our region,” Ms McSpedden said.
“The program also celebrates SAM’s key collection strengths, with a strong focus on ceramics and Indigenous art.”
Throughout the year, SAM will continue to present engaging and playful work by artists in the children’s gallery space.
Melbourne-based artist Vera Möller will install an ecosystem in May, inspired by SAM’s surroundings and the Goulburn River.
Later in the year, interdisciplinary artist Meredith Turnbull will present a large-scale installation in which sculptural forms, printed murals and wall paintings converge.
A Nusra Latif Qureshi exhibition opening in late March will explore the visual and cultural histories of the South Asian diaspora in regional Australia.
SAM’s extensive collection of ceramics will be on show throughout the SAM building in 2022.
Continuing on from the exhibition Brown Pots, Karavan will start mid-year and explore the influence that migration and travel has had on the exchange of ideas, techniques and ceramic forms of Australian studio potters.
Local creative talent will be highlighted in the museum’s Hugh D.T. Williamson community gallery.
Through the SAM Squared series, SAM will present works and exhibitions submitted through an open application process.
More information on each exhibition will be released throughout the year. SAM is open daily from 10am to 4pm; entry and exhibitions are free.
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