On next
Exhibition opening: PLAY + Swamp Monsters
Wyndham Art Gallery
Sat
31
Sat 31 Oct 3:00 PM
Wyndham Art Gallery
General Admission
All Ages
120 Mins October
PLAY IS...
A way in.
A way out.
A way to break the rules.
Join us as we open two new exhibitions at Wyndham Art Gallery: PLAY: The Serious Business of Imagination and Swamp Monsters.
PLAY explores how artists use playfulness, humour, and the language of games to approach subjects that are often difficult, divisive, or emotionally charged. The exhibition proposes that play is not a retreat from seriousness, but a strategy for engaging with it; a way to disarm, reimagine, and reconnect.
PLAY features artists: Tony Albert, Sal Cooper, Destiny Deacon, Karla Dickens, FOOT (Connor Ovenden-Shaw), Hannah Gartside, Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, Rosemarie Reber, Nick Selenitsch, Kaylene Whiskey, Peter Waples-Crowe.
Created for kids by artist Vipoo Srivilasa, Swamp Monsters invites you to transform into a wetland creature. Choose your costume, then make your own Swamp Monster mask to complete your transformation. What kind of swamp monster will you be?
PLAY and Swamp Monsters run from Saturday 31 October 2026 – Sunday 24 January 2027.
Gallery opening hours: Monday – Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm.
Please note, the Wyndham Cultural Centre is closed on public holidays.
For more information, please visit our website.
Accessibility: Please provide detailed accessibility requests on booking.
Image credit: Kaylene Whiskey, Ngura Pukulpa (Happy Place) 2022. Image courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley Gallery.
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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians
Wyndham City Council recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first Peoples of Australia. We acknowledge the Bunurong and Wadawurrung Peoples as Traditional Owners of the lands on which Wyndham City operates. The Wadawurrung and Bunurong Peoples have and always will belong to the Werribee Yalook (river), creeks, stars, hills and red clay of this Country. We pay respect to their Ancestors and Elders who always have, and always will, care for Country and community today and for future generations.
A way in.
A way out.
A way to break the rules.
Join us as we open two new exhibitions at Wyndham Art Gallery: PLAY: The Serious Business of Imagination and Swamp Monsters.
PLAY explores how artists use playfulness, humour, and the language of games to approach subjects that are often difficult, divisive, or emotionally charged. The exhibition proposes that play is not a retreat from seriousness, but a strategy for engaging with it; a way to disarm, reimagine, and reconnect.
PLAY features artists: Tony Albert, Sal Cooper, Destiny Deacon, Karla Dickens, FOOT (Connor Ovenden-Shaw), Hannah Gartside, Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, Rosemarie Reber, Nick Selenitsch, Kaylene Whiskey, Peter Waples-Crowe.
Created for kids by artist Vipoo Srivilasa, Swamp Monsters invites you to transform into a wetland creature. Choose your costume, then make your own Swamp Monster mask to complete your transformation. What kind of swamp monster will you be?
PLAY and Swamp Monsters run from Saturday 31 October 2026 – Sunday 24 January 2027.
Gallery opening hours: Monday – Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm.
Please note, the Wyndham Cultural Centre is closed on public holidays.
For more information, please visit our website.
Accessibility: Please provide detailed accessibility requests on booking.
Image credit: Kaylene Whiskey, Ngura Pukulpa (Happy Place) 2022. Image courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley Gallery.
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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians
Wyndham City Council recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first Peoples of Australia. We acknowledge the Bunurong and Wadawurrung Peoples as Traditional Owners of the lands on which Wyndham City operates. The Wadawurrung and Bunurong Peoples have and always will belong to the Werribee Yalook (river), creeks, stars, hills and red clay of this Country. We pay respect to their Ancestors and Elders who always have, and always will, care for Country and community today and for future generations.