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3rd Bankstown Biennale: Same Same/Different

23 November 2024 - 1 February 2025 | Same Same/Different featuring the latest works from 17 prominent First Nations artists and artists from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds reaching for common grounds.

Bankstown Arts Centre is proud to present our next major exhibition - the 3rd Bankstown Biennale: Same Same/Different featuring the latest works from 17 prominent First Nations artists and artists from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds reaching for common grounds.

 

Featuring

Karla Dickens .  Jamie Eastwood .  Maddison Gibbs . Edwina Green . Morgan Hogg . Gillian Kayrooz . Wona Bae and Charlie Lawler . Gary Lee . Ruth Ju-Shih Li . Jazz Money . Claudia Nicholson . Joan Ross .  Salllvage . Kien Situ . James Tylor . Dung-Chuan Wen . Jason Wing  

 

Bankstown Biennale returns for another thought provoking edition led by a First Nations and CaLD curatorium. Helmed by Coby Edgar, Jason Wing and Rachael Kiang, this iteration proposes equitable multiculturalism – enabling cultural connections that resist universalism. Same Same/Different underscores meaningful connections without erasing the distinct qualities of individual experiences. Instead of othering through assimilation or rejection, the title places an emphasis on shared understanding. The premise of respectful co-existence is underpinned by First Nations' worldviews of interconnectedness. 

Accompanied by a suite of public programs and workshops, Bankstown Biennale joins the Sydney Festival lineup in January 2025.

This project is funded by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

Public Programs

Join us for a series of diverse workshops, performances and conversations as part of the 3rd Bankstown Biennale. From December through 1 February 2025, there's something for anyone and everyone.

Weaving Patches with Sammi Snedden
For First Nations peoples, weaving is a powerful holistic practice that brings community together.
Jamie Eastwood and Tarni Eastwood: Storytelling Workshop
Join artists Jamie Eastwood and his niece Tarni Eastwood for a hands-on Cultural Arts workshop where you’ll create your own storytelling artwork with canvas and posca.
Bankstown Biennale Closing Performance and Artist Panel
Bankstown Biennale Public Program
Bankstown Biennale x Sydney Festival

Events in collaboration with Sydney Festival

Through the Eyes of a Local Artist: Tour by Glenn Locklee
Bankstown Biennale x Sydney Festival 
Raffia Cook Islands Costume Making with Morgan Hogg and Benny Akuila
Bankstown Biennale x Sydney Festival public program
Art Up Late: Stories to Call Down the Light
Bankstown Biennale x Sydney Festival Public Program
Weaving Circle with Tarni Eastwood
Bankstown Biennale x Sydney Festival Public Programs
Art Up Late: Lunar New Year Artist Market
Bankstown Biennale x Sydney Festival Public Program
From the Palm Of: A Roundtable on Food as a Cultural and Community Catalyst
Bankstown Biennale x Sydney Festival
Flora Ephemera: Collaborative Clay workshop with Ruth Ju-Shih Li
Bankstown Biennale x Sydney Festival
Art Up Late: Deep Time Cabaret (18+)
Bankstown Biennale x Sydney Festival Public Program
Art Up Late

The arts centre will be lit up on 4 special evenings, sharing intimate readings, music, performances and an artist market

Thu 9 Jan – Tour with local artist Glenn Locklee

Thu 16 Jan – Stories to Call down the light: readings and panel discussions led by Common Ground and Debris Magazine writers and artists

Sat 18 Jan – Lunar New Year Artist markets featuring workshops and panel discussions with biennale artists

Thu 23 Jan – Deep Time Cabaret: an evening of music, beats and performance works traversing the tectonics of Country through to hyperfutures