We’re kicking off 2022 with a little reminder that there are some incredible events on the horizon. Take a look at the program from Melbourne Design Week 2022 and check out what’s on at the 23rd Sydney Biennale.
January 12th, 2022
As we take our first steps into the 2022, we’re on the hunt for events to brighten the New Year. Two of the years’ biggest programs are set to start in March, and with the month just around the corner, it’s certainly giving us something to look forward to.
Melbourne Design Week (17 – 27 March) and the 23rd Biennale of Sydney (12 March – 13 June 2022) are both back with major programs this year, featuring design, art and ideas, with both programs this year putting major focus on sustainability.
Melbourne Design Week
The annual event is back once more, with over 300 talks, tours, exhibitions and workshops. Running for ten days in mid March, this year’s theme, “Design the world you want” will be based around two pillars: civic good and making good.
These pillars encourage the participants to think beyond the individual to serve the common interest, while exploring design that is not simply functional and aesthetic – but also positively impactful for society and the environment.
The program’s highlights include the Melbourne Design Week Award, awarded for an outstanding contribution to Australia’s largest international design event, the Melbourne Design Week Film Festival, curated by Richard Sowada, which features environments, cities, buildings and infrastructure and the people that design and inhabit them, and the Melbourne Art Book Fair, a platform bringing together international publishers, artists and designers.
17 – 27 March 2022
designweek.melbourne
23rd Biennale of Sydney
The 23rd Biennale of Sydney returns this March. With a program running over three months under the guidance of artistic director José Roca, the Biennale is a series that will be hard to miss.
Titled rīvus, meaning ‘stream’ in Latin, the Biennale is situated along the waterways of the Gadigal rtand Burramattagal people
The first announcement from the upcoming program is a three month long public program titled The Waterhouse. The Waterhouse embraces the core philosophies of the Biennale, namely our relation to water and how we are connected through, by and in water.
“Admission to the Biennale of Sydney is free for all to enjoy, with an open invitation for you to experience the most innovative contemporary art and ideas from around the world in some of Sydney’s most stunning and accessible public spaces,” says Biennale of Sydney CEO Barbara Moore.
“This edition of the Biennale will be all about our connections, and disconnections, with water, and as a result, with each other. It will be a beautiful thing to experience,” added Moore.
12 March – 13 June 2022
biennaleofsydney.art
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