It’s party time! Join us on Sunday December 17th to celebrate Fondation Opale’s fifth anniversary and the official inauguration of the art center’s new spaces!

Come and discover the brand-new 125-seat auditorium and foyer, the library – a resource center for contemporary Aboriginal art – and the new storage space for the artworks.

This day also marks the opening of HIGH FIVE!, a bold participative exhibition inviting Swiss culture figures to enter into conversation with Aboriginal art.

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PROGRAM

11 am

• Official part with State Councillor Mathias Reynard, Australian Ambassador to Switzerland Elizabeth Day, president of Lens David Bagnoud and Chair of Fondation Opale Bérengère Primat
• Interlude by group 14/18 and the Malawurr band (yidaki – didgeridoo)
• Ribbon-cutting ceremony and aperitif

12 pm

• Discover the new spaces to the sound of Loris Mittaz (piano) and DJ Plaisirs Auditifs

1 pm

• Meet artist Yhonnie Scarce, descendant of the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples

2 pm

• Meet West Kimberly artist Darrell Sibosad
  

5 pm

• Mapping / lighting show on the façade of the new building and a water curtain over Lac du Louché

Free entry!

We look forward to seeing you in Lens for this festive day!