Radiant Pavilion. Melbourne Contemporary Jewellery and Object Biennial 2019

Radiant Pavilion would like to acknowledge the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nations, on whose unceded lands we conduct business and present this event. We respectfully acknowledge their Ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging. We also acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia.

Radiant Pavilion is a celebration of the many aspects of contemporary jewellery and object practice. It draws on a strong local community and reaches out to the international field to create a southern focal point for the art form.

In this, it’s the third iteration, we have grown from previous successes to bring you an exciting and diverse program of events. As a platform, we bring together artists, theorists, collectors, wearers and appreciators from around the world for nine days of exhibitions, talks, performances, roving events and installations.

We welcome new audiences to come along and seek, play and question, and to get to know this lively and evolving field.
We would like to thank the Selection Committee, Nicholas Bastin, Caz Guiney and Marian Hosking, for their generosity and hard work in selecting this year’s events, and all of the artists and presenting partners who make up this year’s rich and exciting program. 

Co-Directors: Claire McArdle & Chloë Powell



Aims:
In coordinating an active program of events, Radiant Pavilion aims to support and celebrate the contemporary jewellery and object field by:

• Creating a new platform for presentation, participation and investigation.
• Connecting artists, theorists, collectors, wearers and appreciators from Australia and around the world.
• Growing the audience by increasing visibility and awareness of the field.
• Building sustainable interest in and appreciation for the art form.
• Establishing a southern focal point for the global field.

Mentorships
In 2019, Radiant Pavilion was pleased to offer two exciting mentorships for early career practitioners, awarded through a competitive application process. One for a writer to be mentored by Dutch writer, curator and art historian Liesbeth den Besten, culminating in a piece of writing to be published in Metalsmith magazine. The other for a curator to be mentored by Australian curator Kate Rhodes to develop and present an exhibition during Radiant Pavilion.

>> Early Career Writer Mentorship
>> Early Career Curator Mentorship

These opportunities were generously supported by the City of Melbourne and Creative Victoria.



Program
>> Click here to download a PDF of the map and program.

1. Launch Party:
>> Radiant Pavilion 2019 Launch Party
When: Sat 7 September, 6 pm - 10 pm.
Where: Testing Grounds. 1 City Road, Southbank 3006.

2.Seminar:
>> Radiant Pavilion Seminar
The seminar is sold out!. Please email us at info@radiantpavilion.com.au to join the waitlist.
When: Monday 9 September 2019, 10 am - 4 pm. Registration opens from 9 am.
Where: RMIT University. Building 10 (Garden Building), Level 6, Room 89, Bowen St, Melbourne.

3. Exhibition
>> The list of the 59 exhibitions.



Check the list below for the complete participating artist list
>> Download here the complete list