Subject: Ebulletin #12 June
2008
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E-BULLETIN #12 June 2008
NEWS
Infuse
18 Aug, 10am-5pm
Are you an artist working in hybrid practice? Infuse is a forum, workshop and mentoring programme for
artists working in hybrid or trans/cross/inter-disciplinary practice. Led by
RealTime co-editor Keith Gallasch with artists Barbara
Campbell, Hellen Sky and Sean Kelly (Tasmania) and Steve Eland
(24HR Art). Infuse forum will be held in Darwin on Monday 18
August, 10am-5pm. Frog's Hollow Centre for the Arts Meeting Room. Artists who
wish to participate must register by contacting Steve Eland, Director, 24HR
Art, on T: 08 8981 5368, E: 24hrart@24hrart.org.au
Opening
next Friday 20 June, 6pm
Come along to 24HR Art's fourth group of exhibitions. Urban Myths, Modern Fables, will be showing in Gallery 1. Meet the Curator Haema Sivanesan at the opening. Exhibiting in Gallery 2, Visitant by 24Hr Art's Artist in Resident, Kate Shaw. In the Box Set, His Master's Voice by Robert Mariotti, and, on the Monitor, Quiff & Hidden Talents #1 by James Gulliver Hancock.
Pet
Photo Booth
Opening 27 Jun 6pm at Darwin Visual Arts Association
Exhibiting 27 Jun - 12 Jul
View your pet photos in the DEAF Space at DVAA, Frogs Hollow Centre for the Arts, 56 Woods St, Darwin.
There has been a fantastic response and the last sessions have been booked out! Thank you to all pets and people who participated in Pet Photo Booth, and to Justin and Yvonne the fab photographers. Pet Photo Booth is an arts project that has been brought to Darwin as part of the 24HR Art residency program and is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts.
WA based photographers Justin Spiers and Yvonne Doherty are collecting images for a forthcoming book documenting Australians and their pets.
Visit: www.petphotobooth.com
MEMBERS NEWS
Araluen
Opening Fri 20 Jun, 6pm
Exhibiting 21 -13 Jun. 30th Centralian Advocate Art Award. Araluen Arts Centre, PO Box 3521, Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs. T: 08 8951 1122
Visit: www.araluenartscentre.gov.au
Brown's Mart / Happy Yess
- Off the Record
Workshop 22 Jun at Brown's
Mart, Opening 26 Jun at Happy Yess
Aly de Groot is holding a workshop
at Brown's Mart, where participants create their own works of art using vinyl
records. Works will be exhibited in Off the Record, at Happy Yess, for one month and available for sale, with
proceeds benefiting Happy Yess. For more info T: Aly on 0416 363 950
Visit: www.happyyess.com
Darwin Entertainment
Centre
Exhibiting 21 - 29 Jun
Equations, Questions and the Cosmos - by Cecily Bree. An exhibition of recent works, exploring answers to the big questions of life. DEC is open 7 days, 93 Mitchell St, Darwin, T: 08 8980 3366
Visit: www.darwinentertainment.com.au
Framed
Opening Fri 20 Jun, 7pm, previews from 6.30pm, Exhibiting until 14 Jul
Informing Facets - An exhibition by jeweller Regine Schwarzer, and Fresh Perspectives - by Lorraine Abernethy and Ian Tremewen. Framed - The Darwin Gallery, Stuart Park, Darwin. T: 08 8981 6616
Visit: www.framed.com.au
Harriet Space
Opening 20 Jun, 6pm, Exhibiting until 13 Jul
Edge Edgewater water - by Kelli Mac. A series of photo realistic landscape paintings highlighting the healing qualities at the waters' edge. 2/2 Harriet Place, Darwin. T: 08 89412220, E: info@ccae.com.au
Visit: www.ccae.com.au
Nomad
Exhibiting until 30 Jun
Recent bark paintings, prints and carvings by Nyapanyapa Yunupingu.
Nomad
Art, Parap, T: 89482178, E: nomad@nomadart.com.au
Visit: www.nomad.com.au
Supreme Court Darwin
Opening 13 Jun 6pm, Artist Talk 6.30pm, Exhibiting 13 -
29 Jun
Locked Inside - by Ibtihal Samarayi. This touring exhibition investigates detention and freedom through a series of huge padlocks. Produced in association with Artback NT Arts Touring.
Visit: www.kultour.com.au or
www.artbacknt.com.au
Togart (NT)
Exhibiting 18 Jun - 6 Jul
This year 33 finalists have been selected for The Togart Contemporary Art Award (NT) 2008. The exhibition will travel to Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek in late 2008. Audiences will have the opportunity to participate in a PeopleĠs Choice Award, which is open for the duration of the exhibition and tour. The Togart Award is exhibiting at the new Darwin Convention Centre, from 18 June - 6 July, 9.00am till 5.00pm
Visit: www.darwincitywaterfront.com.au/togart
EXHIBITION:
9 May - 14 June
Gallery 1
Silent Ruptures
Kristian Haggblom, Yoshiro Masuda, Mathieu
Bernard-Raymond
Gallery 2
From the Secret Diaries of Cardinal Moo
Rob Brown
The Screen Room
12345678, 22345678, 32345678, 42345678
Yajuan Han
The Box Set
Soft Hearts
Adrienne Kneebone
The Monitor
What Is The Sound Of?
Elka Kerkhofs
NT
OPPORTUNITIES
Fistful
of Films
Entries close 30 Jun
OK, film makers (experienced or new), now's your chance to enter this year's Territory short film festival. Not only will you have the chance to view your work at Deckchair Cinema and Mindil Beach Market, and be in the running for over $10 000 worth of prizes, but you'll also have the joyous feeling of supporting one of Darwin's favourite and longest running community arts events. Woohoo! Contact Georgia Glen T: 08 8981 5522, E: fistfulloffilms@brownsmart.com.au
Visit: www.fistfulloffilms.com.au
Study
at NIDA - Course info Evening, Darwin
7.30 - 9pm, 18 Jun
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is conducting a seminar at MAGNT, Conacher Point, Darwin. Learn more about full time courses in aspects of theatre production, acting and directing. RSVP essential
Visit: www.nida.edu.au
Darwin
Fringe Opportunities at Brown's Mart
19 - 20 Jun
Culture on the Edge is a series of seminars mapping the cultural landscape of the Top End. There are six exciting sessions over two days. Listen and discuss the arts in relation to ecology, technology, community, politics of public art, and, discover why Botanica Erotica was deemed so risqu. For full program details
Visit: www.darwinfringe.com.au
2008
Regional Arts Australia Volunteer Awards.
Closes 16 July
Nominations are now open for volunteers who have made substantial contributions to the arts in the Northern Territory. Please contact Anja Bretfeld at Arts NT, T: 8999 8921, E: anja.bretfeld@nt.gov.au
Visit: www.arts.net.gov.au
Alice in View - Watch This
Space
Watch This Space are commissioning 20 artists to showcase their work in the front of local businesses for 6 weeks: 11 Sept - 23 Oct. Alice in View gives an exciting opportunity for artists, whilst linking the arts and business sectors in Alice Springs. For further details please contact Jade at WTS on T: 08 8952 1949, E: wts@wts.org.au
Visit: www.wts.org.au
INTER/NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EXPERIMENTOPIA
- Call for Proposals - 2009 International Biennial of Media Art
Closes 25 Jul 2008, Works to be completed by 1 May 2009
Experimenta will be commissioning new
works for up to $6,000 each to be included in their exhibition of exceptional
Australian and international media artworks, EXPERIMENTOPIA.
Visit: www.experimenta.org/playground-touring/
More Travel For Your Art -
Signato Scholarship now $10
000
Applications Close 8 August
The Signato Travel Scholarship is a biennial bursary providing professional development opportunities through travel to emerging practitioners in visual arts, craft and design. For further details and to download application form:
Visit: www.artworkers.org
2008
Redland Art Awards
Entries Close 22
September, Exhibition Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, QLD, 30 Nov
- 25 Jan
Visit: www.redlandartawards.org.au
2009
Indigenous Ceramic Art Award
Entries Close 3
Oct, Exhibition Shepparton Art Gallery, Vic, 20 Feb - 19 Apr
E: art.gallery@Shepparton.vic.gov.au
Visit: www.greatershepparton.com.au
RECOMMENDED
MOVIE
Sat 21 June, WoW Film Festival. 7.30pm - selection of drama and comedy short films, including Marti's Party and Crocodile Dreaming. At 9.15pm - racier dramatic films, including Sexy Thing, Sex with the Ex, Loveproof, and Sexy Single Bilingual. The World of Women Film Festival is a short film festival promoting women directors, producers, writers, editors and cinematographers in the Aust/Oceania film industry. T: 08 8981 0700
Visit: www.deckchaircinema.com
CHECK OUT CURRENT EVENTS AT OTHER CAOS ORGS
CAOs: Contemporary Art Organisations of Australia : http://www.caos.org.au/members.htm
Artspace, NSW: http://www.artspace.org.au
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, VIC: http://www.accaonline.org.au
Australian Centre for Photography, NSW: http://www.acp.au.com
Australian Network for Art and Technology, SA: http://www.anat.org.au
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative, NSW: http://www.boomalli.org.au
Canberra Contemporary Art Space, ACT: http://www.ccas.com.au
Centre for Contemporary Photography, VIC: http:///www.ccp.org.au
Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, SA: http://www.cacsa.org.au
Contemporary Arts Services Tasmania, TAS: http://www.castgallery.org
Experimental Art Foundation, SA: http://www.eaf.asn.au
Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, VIC: http://www.gertrude.org.au
Institute of Modern Art, QLD: http://www.ima.org.au
Performance Space, NSW: http://www.performancespace.com.au
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, WA: http://www.pica.org.au
24HR Art gratefully acknowledges the following sources for the information
supplied in this e-bulletin:
National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) bulletin: http://www.visualarts.net.au
Top End Arts: http://www.topendarts.com.au
Red HOT Arts: http://www.redhotarts.com.au
The Arts NT e-bulletin at http://www.arts.nt.gov.au
Experimenta: http://www.experimenta.org.au
Arts Hub: http://www.artshub.com.au
Art Monthly http://www.artmonthly.org.au
Darwin Visual Arts Association http://www.dvaa.net.au
Watch This Space www.wts.org.au
Cheers
Emma
Emma Stocker
Administrator
24HR Art - NT Centre for Contemporary Art
GPO Box 28 Darwin NT Australia
www.24hrart.org.au
+61 8 89815368
24HR Art is assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia
Council its arts funding and advisory body and by the Northern Territory
Government through Arts NT.
24HR Art is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of
the Australian, State and Territory Governments is a member of the Contemporary
Art Organisations (Australia) network - <http://www.caos.org.au/>