‘Through Time and Space’ is an exhibition program created by the Museum of Chinese Australian History through its Arts Collective initiative, supported by the Australian Embassy in Beijing and RMIT University.
The Arts Collective supports Chinese Australian artists both emerging and established. It provides a platform for artists of all disciplines from visual arts to filmmaking, writing, and music. The Arts Collective assists members in forging new interpersonal connections, in the incubation and execution of unique ideas, and in presenting existing creative products.
‘Through Time and Space’ is precisely designed to celebrate a diverse group of Chinese Australian artists. Premised on the idea of presenting a record of creative responses that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic, ‘Through Time and Space’ draws together visual artists of all variegations, from contemporary painters to sculptors, filmmakers and photographers.
Interest in the exhibition to date has been wide-ranging and of impressive quality, with over 40 artists now included. Young and emerging artists enrolled in universities in the City of Melbourne represent a majority of contributing artists, as well as older more established contemporary Chinese Australian visual artists, such as Zhou Xiaoping.
This admixture of artistic styles, generations, and experience will create a unique inter-reactive presentation of creative expressions within the exhibition. Presented in the context of the Chinese Museum’s broader programs, it has the further potential to create unique interpretive linkages between Chinese Australian history and contemporary art. Through these together, the Museum aims to realise a picture of the rich, contemporary, living heritage of Chinese Australians.
‘Through Time and Space’ is free to audiences, hosted online as a virtual exhibition. It will be launched in Beijing with the Australian Embassy.
‘Through Time and Space’ is part of Chinese New Year celebrations in the City of Melbourne.

“时空之旅”由澳大利亚华人历史博物馆艺术家联盟策划举办，由澳大利亚大使馆及皇家墨尔本理工大学赞助。
无论是刚出道的年轻艺术家，还是已经从事艺术事业多年的资深人士，澳华博物馆艺术家联盟（艺联）致力于为所有的澳洲华裔艺术家提供支持。从视觉艺术、电影制作、写作，到音乐等所有艺术领域，艺联为各领域的澳洲华裔艺术家提供平台支持。艺联帮助成员拓宽人脉，孵化和执行独特的艺术方案，并展示现有的创意产品。
“时空之旅”展是专门为一群背景多样的澳洲华裔艺术家设计的展览，以艺术家在新冠疫情期间的艺术回应形式为主题，汇集了各类视觉艺术人，包括当代美术、雕塑、电影制作和摄影作品。
目前，该展览已引起广泛关注，且作品令人印象深刻，目前已有40多位艺术家参展。作品大多数来自墨尔本市中心的各大高等院校注册参展的年轻和新兴艺术家，同时也有周小平等老牌知名当代澳大利亚华裔视觉艺术家。
将不同艺术风格、不同代际和各种经历混合在一起的方式给展览创造了一种独特的互动式艺术表达。在与澳华历史博物馆更广泛的项目背景相结合，该展览有进一步的潜力在澳洲华裔历史和当代艺术之间建立独特的联系，更好地诠释彼此。通过本展览，澳华历史博物馆希望能够将丰富鲜活的当代澳洲华裔文化传承向世人展示。
“时空之旅”展将对观众免费开放，以虚拟展览的形式在网上举办。本展将通过澳大利亚驻北京大使馆在北京开幕。
“时空之旅”将在墨尔本市中华农历新年庆祝活动期间开幕。