To The Table exhibition

This exhibition marks the official launch of Potluck ARI, an artist-run initiative on Dharug Country dedicated to fostering collaboration and celebrating diverse voices in Western Sydney. With this first exhibition, we invite audiences to gather, connect, and imagine new possibilities for art and community. 

Looking forward, Potluck envisions hosting more exhibitions, workshops, and public programs that nurture grassroots creativity and strengthen the region’s cultural ecosystem, ensuring artists out West have space to thrive, grow, and be seen. 

To the Table features:

Rae Boggs, Jamie Jude Smith, Keorattana Luangrathrajasomba, Karlina Mitchell, Thao Nhi La and Eleanor Wickens

Potluck’s first exhibition is supported by Utp and Bankstown Arts Centre.

Exhibition dates: Saturday 15 – 22 November

To the Table – exhibition opening and curators talk

As a part of Another World Festival  

  

Date and Time: Saturday 15 November , 2-3pm 

Location: Utp, Bankstown Arts Centre , 5 Olympic Parade Bankstown  NSW

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View the full program of Another World Festival here

  

About Potluck ARI 

Potluck is a new Western Sydney ARI on Dharug Country, where stories are shared, cultures mix, and creativity thrives. Founded by artists Grace Almansour, Ilana Lapid and Narelle Odeh, Potluck fosters collaboration and celebrates diverse, underrepresented voices across generations and cultures. The founders met while studying Fine Arts at UNSW, bonding over food, politics, thrifting, and the shared challenge of long commutes from Western Sydney. Their conversations sparked the vision for more accessible art opportunities beyond the CBD. Potluck now exists as a space for connection, creativity, and community, shaped by the strengths and struggles of artists out West. 

Grace Almansour is a member of Utp Rising, a 4-year mentorship program for young, emerging artists.

Founding Team

Grace Almansour is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract works exploring human experiences and emotions. Born in Syria, Grace studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the UNSW. Her art practice focuses on the complexities of being a refugee; she highlights how conflicts shape us while also leaving trauma.

Based on Dharug country, Ilana Lapid is a first-generation Filipino Australian, born and raised in Penrith. She graduated from UNSW with a BS/BFA. Her practice seeks to challenge the perception of value in objects through processes of destruction and reconstruction. She enjoys working with found objects and textiles and has a foundation in painting and drawing.

Narrelle Odeh is a Palestinian artist with a BA of Fine Arts/Arts. Her art practice is located within the disciplines of painting and drawing, but often expands into a diverse blend of mediums as she explores symbolism, language and heritage. She is interested in storytelling through a cultural and political lens as influenced by the individual and collective Palestinian identity.

Cover image: Meal Space by Keorattana Luangrathrajasombat

PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, with venue partner, Bankstown Arts Centre.

This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, the Neilson Foundation and City of Canterbury Bankstown.