SAM Open 2024: Remnants, memories, and objects

17 August - 17 November 2024

SAM Open is an open-call group exhibition for creatives aged 26 years and over who live and work in the Goulburn Valley and Hume regions. 

In this year’s edition of SAM Open, local artists were invited to share their creative responses to the theme of Remnants, memories, and objects.

Across the diverse artistic responses common subjects emerge with fabricated souvenirs of past travels, objects imbued with the memories of loved ones, and representations of past selves reoccurring across a variety of media.

Presented annually in the Hugh D.T. Williamson Community Gallery, SAM Open celebrates and showcases the creativity of our artistic community. The opportunity brings increased awareness of local practitioners to audiences and presents their work in dialogue with exhibitions by nationally recognised Australian artists.

Featured artwork: Jen Wilson, Remnants of past lives: Do plates have memories? (detail), 2024. © the artist.