YOUTH

22 April 2017 Comment

YOUTH “…… do you know, do you know where you come from?... You come from so many places, from the water and the earth, from the fire and the snow, from so far away you journey...” (Pablo Neruda) Off the Kerb is proud to reach its milestone of 10 years in the arts in Victoria by hosting this large scale charitable group exhibition entitled ‘Youth’. The youth of today represents a vital aspect of our society. The youth ofa community is a reflection on the community as a whole. Youth is a time when one begins to shape one’s sense of identity in preparation for adulthood. Youth epitomises a critical time of growth and development and change. Our youth responds to, and in turn have a significant effect on traditions, customs, social constructs and our culture. They draw from their heritage and ancestry to form new journeys ahead. Youth implies innocence, freedom and naivety. OTK celebrates its 10th birthday with this group exhibition in support of Red Dust www.reddust.org.au by donating the entirety of the gallery commission. Generations of Indigenous Australians in remote communities have lived a life impacted by poor health. This affects the whole community, especially young people. Red Dust believes that good health is the key to a bright future and that health outcomes can only be made possible through a two-way exchange with communities. We are proud to be featuring in this show Matt Adnate who’s roots stemmed from graffiti art to become this country’s most prominent large-scale portrait artists. ABYSS607 - ADAM OSEMRS - AEON - ALISSA OSUMI - AMANDA WRIGHT - AMRIT MURTI - ANDREW LABA (LOBSTER JUICE) - ANDY LEAF ASTROTWITCH - BAREK - BE FREE - BRIAN CHEUNG - CANDY NG - CHANTELLE KEY - CHRIS COSTA - CHRISTIANA APROZEANU - COURTNEY MEACHAM CREATURE CREATURE - DAVID LEE PEREIRA - EDDIE BOTHA - EMILY WRIGHT - EMMA HAMPTON - EMMA RUBY ARMSTRONG PORTER - ERO - HA HA - IVANA KROL - JACK VALENTINE JACOB COPPEDGE - JASON PARKER - JAZ MISHAP - JENNY ALLNUTT JESSICA JANE RULE - JÚLIA BOTH - JULIA SCHMITT - KAMILAH EVANS - KATHERINE NGUYEN - LAURA LEA - LAUREN GUYMERLE GRIZZ - LUKE RION MANDY - MARIA PETROVA - MATT ADNATE - MATTO LUCAS - MICHAEL CAIN - MIKE MAKA - PAUL DEW - RACHEL PERRIN - ROBBY WIRRAMANDA SAHIL SILK ROY - SIMON DRANSFIELD - STEPHANIE GARNER - SUKI - TAO LEE - THEPEATREECOLLECTIVE - THIRTY60 - YEOK - YING HUANG