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E-BULLETIN #5 Mar 2009

NEWS

Administrator

Emma will be leaving 24HR Art after a year and a half as Administrator to complete her Bachelor of Visual Art and concentrate on her own practice. The successful applicant to the position of Administrator will be introduced in our next e-bulletin.

MEMBERS NEWS

Gapu (Water) Billabong Series II & The Pandanus Project

Nomad Art Productions
Exhibiting 6 - 28 Mar

Gapu (Water) Billabong Series II - a new series of etchings and fibre works from Ghunmarn Culture Centre at Beswick Community. Gapu is central to the artists' daily lives and to the extensive cultural knowledge system of remote Arnhem Land. The result is a series of delightfully whimsical prints. The Pandanus Project is an artistic exchange between weavers from the Beswick community and fibre artist Adrienne Kneebone. Nomad, Parap, NT, T: 08 8981 6382, E: nomad@nomadart.com.au, Visit: www.nomadart.com.au

Glam-OR and Rust in Piece

Darwin Visual Arts Association
Opening 6 Mar, 6pm

Exhibiting to 28 Mar

Wood Street Gallery: Glam-OR 10 Small Paintings - Bill Davies colourful works, explore the often incongruous relationship between development projects and the language used to describe them.

DEAF Space: Rust in Piece - An Installation about Foreverness - Malcolm Mauchlin. An installation of rusty metal objects, that connect with other debris over time.

Replant: A New Generation of Botanical Art
Opening 13 Mar, 5.30 pm, Angus Cameron

Exhibiting to 25 Mar

Fiona Hall, Judy Watson, Debra Wurrkidj, Winsome Jobling, Marita Sambono, Irene Mungatopi and photographer Peter Eve. The intricate etchings that comprise Replant reveals the mystery of plants in the Top End of Australia through cultural stories, traditional knowledge and western science in an acutely observed visual survey of tropical flora by six Australian artists. The Gallery, Charles Darwin University Casuarina Campus-Orange building 10. For more information T: (08) 8953 5941

EXHIBITION:

13 Feb – 21 Mar

Opening 6pm Fri 13 Feb

Gallery 1

A Phrenologist’s Deceptions

Juan Ford

Gallery 2

Woro-woro “Jogja S.O.S. !”

Sigit Bapak

The Screen Room

Riding School for the Cowboys of Doom

Christine Collins

The Boxset

New World Romance

Talitha Kennedy

The Monitor

Untitled

Helen Brown

NT OPPORTUNITIES 

AbaF NT Wokshops

Australia Business Arts Foundation will be presenting the following Artist Business workshops in the NT

á         Mentoring Clinic: Presentation and Networking Skills in Darwin on Thursday 23 April

á         Exhibition Planning and Budgeting in Katherine on Tuesday 28 April

á         Artist Business in Darwin on Thursday 30 April

 All these workshops are FREE and are aimed at visual artists. Melinda Martin, Artist Business Manager, Australia Business Arts Foundation, Level 2, 405 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000. T: 03 9616 0306, E: martinm@abaf.org.au, Visit: www.abaf.og.au

This is Not Art - Calls For Proposals

Closing: 31 Mar
If you work, think, play or study in creative, intellectual or artistic practices then…We want you! Join us for the 2009 grand interpretation of This Is Not Art: Australia’s largest and most diverse media and arts festival. Taking place annually in Newcastle NSW, This Is Not Art has an extensive program that features over 200 individual acts that include: performances, artist and project presentations, exhibitions, panels, readings, screenings, workshops and special events. This Is Not Art has been growing and developing over the past twelve years to become a national showcase and skills share for Australia’s most creative and niche movers and shakers. To be a part of the This Is Not Art 2009 Festival Program, you will need to go to our website. E: admin@ thisisnotart.org T: 02 4927 0675 if you need more information, Visit: www.thisisnotart.org/

2009 Togart Contemporary Art Award

Entries Close: 13 Apr

The Togart Contemporary Art Award is open to artists who have based their practice in the NT for a substantial period of time or whose work demonstrates a strong connection with the NT. Entries for preselection are now open. In only it's third year, The Togart Award offers a cash prize of $15 000 for the work deemed the most outstanding by the judges. The winner will be announced at the exhibition opening on 13 August. A $5000 people's choice prize will be awarded at the completion of the exhibition. For further details contact Felicity Green, Public Art Manager - Darwin City Waterfront, Toga Group, T: 08 8942 0523, F: 08 8981 6688, E: fgreen@darwincitywaterfront.com.au

Visit: www.darwincitywaterfront.com.au/togart

Connections Residency
Entries Close: 15 Apr

The Connections Residency program is an Australia Council initiative

managed by the Inter-Arts Office Artists from all art forms are invited to apply for the Connections initiative, which will support residencies with funding of up to

$30,000. Before applying, applicants should contact staff to discuss

guidelines, eligibility requirements and selection criteria. Contact: Kathryn Gray Inter-Arts, T: 02 921 9077 or E: k.gray@australiacouncil.gov.au. Thom Scire, Community Partnerships, T: 02 9215 9141 or E: t.scrire@australiacouncil.gov.au. Aaron de Souza, Visual Arts, T: 02 9215 9129 or E: a.desouza@australiacouncil.gov.au

Visit: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/connections/

INTER/NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES 

Call for Proposals

2010 Next Wave Festival

Deadline: 13 Mar

Next Wave is currently seeking applications for two projects.

NO RISK TOO GREAT involves projects that respond in interesting and complex ways to the 2010 Next Wave theme NO RISK TOO GREAT. Applications are now open to young emerging artists seeking support for the creation of new works or projects in visual arts, dance, performance, new media, text, sound and more. Next Wave encourages applications for the creation of hybrid works that combine two or more art forms; from curators and collectives as well as individual artists; and from interstate and regional applicants. Visit: http://inside.nextwave.org.au/news/2010-nw-festival-call-for-proposals

Next Wave Time Lapse Beginning in June, the project explores the potential for screen-based art by young emerging artists to reach new audiences. Twelve works will be chosen for Federation Square's Big Screen and surrounding multimedia sites, Melbourne, to be shown over a one year span. Visit: http://inside.nextwave.org.au/news/next-wave-time-lapse

Contact Ulanda Blair, Artistic Program Manager, E: ulanda@nextwave.org.au or T: 03 9329 9422. Visit: www.nextwave.org.au

Project NEXT

Applications Close: 16 Mar

ABC TV and Zapruder’s other films, the people who brought the Chaser team to TV, and the creative force behind The Gruen Transfer  , and ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton  , are looking for creative young people who are original thinkers with a view about what’s happening in Australia and the world, to work on Project NEXT. Visit: www.projectnext.net.au

Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship

Applications Close: 30 Mar

Applications are sought from artists, researchers, filmmakers and writers with a demonstrated track record, and talented emerging artists, musicians and writers from the creative arts, humanities and social sciences. It is expected that during and following their time in Antarctica, Fellows will produce works and interpretations inspired by their experience which in turn, will foster greater understanding of the Antarctic environment. Contact the Australian Antarctic Division. T: 03 6232 3512, E: artsfellowship@aad.gov.au Visit: www.aad.gov.au

The Churchie

Entries Close: 31 Mar

Entries are open to The Churchie - National Emerging Art Exhibition for 2009. Winner receives a $10 000 prize. Contact E: enquiries@churchieemergingart.com, Visit: www.churchieemergingart.com

Spaces of Art

Conference dates: 16 - 18 Apr

An international conference on Institutional/Post-Intstitutional Curatorial and related practices in contemporary art, at Artspace Sydney.

Visit: www.artspace.org.au or http://www.artspace.org.au/public_archive/conference_spacesofart.php

New Arts Grants

Applications close: 27 Apr

ART FOR THE PUBLIC offers grants of up to $5000 for visual artists who are undertaking projects to be delivered free to the public, outdoors or in prominent indoor spaces. We want these works to become a form of social commentary, communication and inspiration between the artist and the general public.

The JB Seed JUMP grant, primarily for musicians, has been created to encourage artists to expand their income potential in almost any area they require. The grants of up to $4000 will be awarded to 10 recipients in total with at least 3 of these granted to Indigenous musicians.

For further information, E: grants@thejbseed.com Visit: www.thejbseed.com or www.myspace.com/thejbseed

Barks, Birds and Billabongs

Conference dates: 16 - 20 Nov

Exploring the Legacy of the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. The Centre for Historical Research at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra, will be hosting this international symposium, with particular emphasis on Indigenous perspectives. Contact, Margo Neale, T: +61 6208 5370, E: MNeale@nma.gov.au or Rowena Dickins Morrison. T: +61 2 6208 5483, E: Rowena.Dickins-Morrison@nma.gov.au. Visit: www.nma.gov.au/barks_birds_billabongs

RECOMMENDED MOVIE
9 Mar: Grow Your Own (PG) 97min. 16 Mar: Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (M) 119min. Contact Flix in the Wet, 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 and Off The Leash: 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

The e-bulletin is compiled by Emma Stocker, Administrator. Please forward news and opportunities for inclusion in future e-bulletins to 24hrart@24hrart.org.au

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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/>