A new installation at the Manningham Art Gallery will provide plenty of food for thought as part of Melbourne Design Week - Australia's premier design festival.
Beyond the Table: The Dinner Party Reimagined, is a reimagining of a traditional dinner party by local artists Isobel Goodman and Jade Piltz.
It's one of more than 350 events, exhibitions, talks and installations on show across the state during Melbourne Design Week, which runs from 15-25 May.
Goodman, of Donvale, has used works from Manningham Council's 'Potters Cottage Collection" to inspire her signature papier mache and plaster sculptures that reference a dinner party table setting. The sculptures sit alongside the handmade pottery created by the Potters Cottage co-operative, founded in Warrandyte in 1958.
Visitors can view the setting, or, during Melbourne Design Week, pick a flower from the setting to take home.
Surrounding the dining table presentation is a display of paintings by Piltz, of Warrandyte, that depict bright, layered and abstract domestic objects.
The dinner party will continue beyond Melbourne Design Week, with the installation on display until 28 June.
Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and is curated and delivered by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).
Visit designweek.melbourne to view the full program.
Join us for Art at Dusk
Thursday 22 May
5.00pm to 8.00pm
You're invited to an exclusive after-hours event to celebrate Melbourne Design Week and our other major exhibition, Painted Country, on Thursday 22 May.
Drop in anytime between 5.00pm and 8.00pm to see the exhibition, with Manningham Mayor, Cr Deirdre Diamante, formally opening the evening at 5.30pm.
