On Stillness was an online exhibition presented across the social media accounts of NSW public art galleries.
Initiated by the National Art School and Newcastle Art Gallery, it highlighted artwork from the collections of participating institutions that embody the idea of stillness.
The project provided content to audiences during gallery lockdowns, forged partnerships between geographically distant organisations and celebrated public collections. The parameters of the exhibition were kept informal so it could evolve slowly over time: galleries were encouraged to make one post on the same day each week but could join or leave at any point. Instagram users followed the hashtag #onstillnessexhibition to see the growing number of works and gallery collaborators.
This catalogue draws together the 70 works posted by seven institutions over 12 weeks.
National Art School
Newcastle Art Gallery
NERAM
Orange Regional Gallery
Wollongong Art Gallery
Tweed Regional Gallery
MAC Lake Macquarie
