SAM Open 2024, Shepparton Art Museum’s (SAM) annual open-call group exhibition, returned to the museum’s Hugh D.T Williamson Community Gallery on Saturday 17 August. The callout for entries to the exhibition resulted in 70 submissions from artists and creatives living or working in the Goulburn Valley and Hume regions. All 70 entries are displayed in the exhibition, with each work reflecting the artists’ unique responses to the theme of ‘remnants, memories, and objects’.

SAM Open celebrates and showcases the creativity of the artistic community across the Goulburn Valley and the Hume Regions. The works on display span an array of styles and approaches, including photography, poetry, ceramics, and sculpture.

SAM Open provides an opportunity to bring together local practitioners to share their creativity with audiences and presents their work in dialogue with exhibitions by nationally recognised Australian artists. The featured works in SAM Open 2024: Remnants, memories, and objects explore the theme through treasured objects, recollections of travel, moments with loved ones, and reflections on personal growth. The range of perspectives represented creates opportunities for viewers to reflect on their own stories and the objects that make up their lives.

Caroline Esbenshade, SAM Curator – Community, says of the exhibition:

“Each year I have been thrilled and surprised by the breadth of talent in our community when the submissions to SAM Open roll in, and this year is no exception. The responses to the theme of ‘Remnants, memories, and objects’ are richly diverse, but as always, there is something for everyone. This show is beautiful snapshot of the creativity of our community.”

SAM Open 2024: Remnants, Memories, and Objects in now showing at Shepparton Art Museum until 17 November 2024.

SAM Open 2024 exhibiting artists:

Meredith Arnold, Maureen Ball, Fasiha Batool, Greg Beckenham, Andrew Bond, William Boyer, Bec Bromley Humphries, David Doc Brown, Val Callister, Margaret Carey, Alan Cartlidge, Rhonda Chrisanthou, Valerie Clements, Ann Cremean, Ross Dainton, Kim D’Arma, Letizia D’Augello, Beverley Dowd, Michael Flatt, Jeanette Fry, Anna Generalova, Barbara Gray, Kerry Handwerk, Dianne Hanna, Carolena Helderman, Samantha J Heriz, Raymond Hill, Amanda Hocking, Wendy Hogben, honeypot pottery, Belinda Hook, Kirsten Ives, Wendy Jagger, Donna Kaye, Fiona Kennan, David Kerr, Lois Krake, Janice Laidlaw, Marion Langford, Jodi Lewis, John Martin Lewis, Miki Mackenzie, Peta Manning, marikartoons (Linda Marikar), Elizabeth Masters, Ron Miliado, Joan Mullarvey, Diane Nally, Steven Nash, Merinda Page, lyn patone, Kaye Poulton, Maria Radanov, Jill Riordan, FAN ROARHEART, Judith Roberts, Lucia Rossi, Angie Russi, Kate Ryan, Judy Simm, Lucy Smyth, Narelle Snelling, Rebecca S. Trevaskis, Laurie Tyndall, Megan Walker, Anna White, Janine Wilson, Jen Wilson, Beverley Williams, Vicki Woodhouse.

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