Preppers
About this exhibition
In memory of Paul Thompson.
Around the world thousands of people are steadfastly preparing for the end of civilisation as we know it. Doomsday preppers, as they’re known, collect specialised survival products, skills, and knowledge, both in real life and as members of online communities. The prepper phenomenon is an expression of widely relatable cultural anxieties.
Preppers examines this global subculture and its distinct aesthetics, jargon and apocalyptic fantasies. The exhibition features five cutting edge Australian and International artists presenting sculpture, installation, video, and prints that reflect their fascination with, and participation in the culture of doomsday prepping.
Preppers invites audiences to engage with a plan for action in the face of current cultural anxieties through high tech and physically engaging contemporary works.
This exhibition tour is dedicated to his significant contribution to the organisation and cultural sector. Paul Thompson was the longest serving Executive Director for ART ON THE MOVE (1998-2015) who died in 2019.
Preppers Interactive Website
View the new Preppers interactive website which hosts a mix of multimedia works by the artists.
Online Learning
Visit our Online Learning page to download the Act-Belong-Commit Learning Resources for Preppers.
ARTISTS
Tiyan Baker (NSW), Loren Kronemyer (USA/TAS), Guy Louden (WA), Dan McCabe (WA) and Thomas Yeomans (UK).
MEDIUMS
Sculpture, video, installation, print.
INSTALLATION
25 – 30 running metres.
ACT-BELONG-COMMIT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM
- Involve your own local preppers, gardeners, environmentalists, activists!
- As part of the Preppers Act-Belong-Commit engagement program, we offer subsidy for venues to collaborate with local groups to offer workshops in line with the exhibition themes, for example:
- Pickling & Fermenting
- Bush Medicine
- Bushtucker/ Foraging for food
- Survival 101
- Bush Craft
MARKETING
Marketing Kit (includes: e-invitation template, artwork for hard copy invitation, media release, promotional images, logos and acknowledgements)
INTERPRETATION MATERIALS
- Exhibition and sponsorship panels
- Artwork labels
- Exhibition brochures (free for distribution)
TOUR DURATION
April 2020 – October 2021. Available WA and interstate
Cost Share
ART ON THE MOVE Members: $4,000 (inc. GST)
Non-Members: $4,500 (inc. GST)
Interstate Venues: Contact to discuss.
Itinerary
2020
August 21 – September 26 : Geraldton Regional Art Gallery
November 9 – December 5 : Katanning Art Gallery
Dec 14, 2020 – Jan 31, 2021 : Museum of the Goldfields
2021
May 21 – June 27 : Albany Town Hall
August 13 – September 7 : Cannery Arts Centre
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