Good Neighbours celebrates NSW artists who identify as living with a disability. After a two-year project that began with the partnership of Artbank and Create NSW in 2015, the exhibition came to life on June 29 and will be open until October 6. The project fostered creative relationships between the artists and local peers living with and without disabilities. Something beautiful came from the project, and now Good Neighbours: a supportive art community.
Some features include colourful prints adapted from a graphic novella, charcoal drawings, watercolour paintings exploring mental illness, and sculptures of kangaroo paraphernalia. Good Neighbours will also be debuting Daniel Kojta's digital video, Walking All Over My Friends 2017 – his year-long project exploring the limitations of his physical abilities. Some pieces are solo ventures, while others are collaborations. Either way, the art at Good Neighbours celebrates the value of helping others, drawing from the Artbank collection and other private loans you'll have to check out for yourself.
Image: Jesse Jaco.