24HR Art E-BULLETIN #7 April 2010
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24HR Art CURRENT EXHIBITION – 26 March to 1 May Gallery 1 Gestures of The Landscape – Izabela Pluta
Gallery 2 Second Language – Simon Cooper, Phaptawan Suwannakudt & Katherine Olston
The Screening Room Once Upon a Time – Wimbo Ambala Bayang
The Boxset Imagining Darwin – Sari Harris
The Monitor Tidal River – Mark Rodda
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NT NEWS
Homage
Leon Morris
Exhibition: Opening 5:30pm 16 April to May
Gallery Two Six will be exhibiting a body of works by photographer Leon Morris, which pays tribute the world of Jazz music. Catterthun St, Winnellie. Contact David Hancock T: 0419 884 388
Linear
Janette Lucas
Exhibition: Opening 7pm 16 April to 9 May
The inspiration of these works comes from fishing paraphernalia.
Framed- The Darwin Gallery, 55 Stuart Hwy, Stuart Park. T: 8981 0883 W: www.framed.com.au
Arts Exchange- The BIG CHAT
RHACA & Araluen
When: 12-2pm 21 April
Where: WitchettyÕs, Araluen, Alice Springs
RSVP: Franca today (15 April) T: 08 8953 61111 E: franca@redhotarts.com.au
All artists, arts workers & arts orgs. are invited to come & converse about arts issues. Lunch & drinks provided.
Looking Back, Looking Forward in our Art
Tiwi Design Artists
Exhibition: Opening 5:30 22 April to 30 June
CDU Art Gallery will be exhibiting Tiwi Design Artists from Naguiu on Bathurst Island. Chancellery Building, Orange 12.1.02, Casuarina Campus. T: 08 8946 6621 E: anita.angel@cdu.edu.au W: www.cdu.edu.au/advancement/artcollection
Paper Cuts
Exhibition: to 18 April
Featuring works on paper by artists represented in the Araluen collection. Araluen Arts Centre, Larapinta Dr, Alice Springs T: 8951 1120 W: www.aralurenarts.nt.gov.au
Nomad Art Gallery
New Prints from Yarrenyty-Arltere: to 22 April
Perspex etchings these prints are bold and thought provoking. T: 8981 6382 E: nomad@nomadart.com.au W: www.nomadart.com.au
AbaF Workshops Darwin
-21 April, Art of Good Business: DonÕt just survive but thrive through change
-23 April, Art of good Business: Managing up, down & across organisations
Mwerre anthurre
Adrian Robertson, Billy Kenda, Billy Benn Perrurle, Kukula McDonald
Exhibition: to 30 April
Last Storms. Karen Brown Gallery, NT House, 1/22 Mitchell St, Darwin T: 08 8981 9985 W: www.karenbrowngallery.com
Turning the Ordinary into the Extraordinary
Creative Metal Group
Exhibition: to 30 April
This is the galleries first official exhibition. So if youÕre in the area pop in and check it out. Watch This Space, 4/9 George Cres, Alice Springs. E: wts@wts.org.au
Rock Art & Sausage Roll
Rob Brown
Exhibition: to 1 May
CCAE, 2/2 Harriet Pl, Darwin. Opening hrs: Tues- Fri 10-5pm & Sat 11-4pm. T:8941 2220 W: www.ccae.com.au E: info@ccae.com.au
Poser, Frogs Hollow Centre for the Arts
Sarah Moller.
Some Darwin Paintings, DEAF space,
Fiona Somerville.
Exhibition: to 1 may
Darwin Visual Arts Ass. 56 Woods St, Darwin. T: 8981 9351 E: info@dvaa.net.au
Progressive Revelation
Stephen Anderson
Exhibition: to 23 May
Araluen Arts Centre, Larapinta Dr, Alice Springs T: 8951 1120 W: www.araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au
Recoil: Change & Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art
Exhibition: to 2 May
Museum & Art Gallery of the NT, Conacher Street, Fannie Bay, Darwin
T: 08 8999 8264 E: museum.magnt@nt.gov.au W: http://www.magnt.nt.gov.au
Balgo
Warlayirti artists
Exhibition: to 28 May
Northern Editions Printmaking Studio & Gallery. CDU, Orange 9, Casuarina Campus T: 08 8946 6325 W: www.northerneditions.com.au
MAGNT
Exit Art: Contemporary youth art of Northern Territory Yr. 12 Students, 09.
Exhibition: to 11 July
Exit Art showcases artwork produced in 2009 by Year 12 visual art, craft and design students in the Northern Territory. The most outstanding works are selected for their excellence, innovation and creativity in a range of modes including painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, printmaking and digital presentations. Come along and vote for your favourite artwork to win the PeopleÕs Choice Award.
Colour Country: Art from Roper River
Exhibition: Opening 21 May 6pm to 11 July
Finishing its National tour at MAGNT.
Museum & Art Gallery of the NT, Conacher St, Fannie Bay, Darwin
T: 08 8999 8264 E: museum.magnt@nt.gov.au W: http://www.magnt.nt.gov.au
Darwin Festival
12 – 29 August
(I know itÕs early, but itÕs good to start planning now! There are so many fantastic events on this year you wonÕt want to miss out J)
NT OPPORTUNITIES
Watch This Space ARI, Alice Springs
Registration due: 16 April
Call out for Members Show (May 2010), theme is the dimensions of the gallery area -scaled down to 17.5x30x5.6cm. Contact Karlee Foster T: 08 89521949 E: wts@wts.org.au
Fist Full of Films Galah Award- Artist & Artworks wanted
Closing: 23 April
Seeking an inspired artwork to use as their award to present to 20 winning filmmakers @ the Galah Awards. Ideally the artwork should represent or be an interpretation of the bird Galah. $500 to the winning artist for the use of their artwork. T: 08 8981 1495 E: dixi.joy@bigpond.com
Fist Full of Films - Short films
Competition
deadline: 4 May
Need help making a film for the 2010 Fist
Full of Films short film competition? This year SPLASH is the keyword, with a
new music clips category and experimental/art category. Experienced movie
making individuals are keen to help. Contact FFF with your needs, T: 08 8981
1495 W: http://www.fistfulloffilms.com.au E: fistfulloffilms@brownsmart.com.au
Palmerston Festival 2010- Competitions and workshops
Entries close: 7 May
Wild NT Short Film competition – The Environment Centre NT
Entries close: 17 May
Films should educate, inspire & motivate Territorians to take action to safeguard our biodiversity. They should link between people, plants or animals, and place. Winners cash prizes of $2000, runners up $1000. E: policy@enct.org
Portrait of a Senior Territorian Art Award
Due date: 1 September
An Acquisition Award of $5000 is offered for the winning portrait. The exhibition will highlight the achievements of older Territorians & encourage excellence in artistic expression. T: 8901 4159 E: LA.Speaker@nt.gov.au W: www.nt.gov.au/lant/parliament/parliament.shtml
Exhibition Wall
Proposals due: ongoing
A 15-metre exhibition wall
is available for artists to utilise outside the Lord Mayor's Office, Darwin
Civic Centre. Proposals welcome from artists groups, schools and art
organisations. Contact Alice Rae T: 08 8930 0674 E: a.rae@darwin.nt.gov.au
Visual Arts Program mail list
Contact MAGNT
If you are part of the NT arts community and would like to be added to a new visual arts program mailing list at the Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory, please email Ana McKay, Public Relations Officer with your email and snail mail address E: museum.magnt@nt.gov.au or T: 08 8999 8219.
Life Drawing Classes
Untutored classes will run during term times on Wednesdays 6-9pm at Casuarina Senior College, Trower Road, Casuarina. Cost $100 per term. To enrol call CSC Night Classes T: 08 8920 1200 or Shilo McNamee E: shilo.mcnamee@gmail.com
Life models wanted
Charles Darwin University,
Orange 11, Mondays 1.30-4pm, $60.00. Starting Monday 8 March. Contact: Bobbie
Ruben, T: 08 8946 6509 E: bobbie.ruben@cdu.edu.au
JOB OPPORUNITY
Art Centre Managers
Desart
Seeking full time managers. Also available is part time, short term & casual project positions. These positions are located in remote communities in NT & WA. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Contact Michelle Culpitt T: 08 8953 4736 E: michelle@desart.com.au W: www.desart.com.au
NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Australia Council New Work Grants
Deadline: 16 April
Emerging &
Established categories supporting the creation of new work of craftspeople,
designers, media artists, visual artists and arts writers. W: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/find_grants E: visualarts@australiacouncil.gov.au
Lethbridge 10 000
Deadline: 23 April
Small-scale 2D artworks up to 60cm, $10 000 prize. Exhibition 22 May to 5 June at the Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington QLD. W: http://www.lethbridgegallery.com
Brunswick Street Gallery
Works on Paper 2010
Deadline: 25 April
Calls for entries. $10,000 in prizes.
BLACK room
Exhibit FREE! To celebrate the opening of the new space they are offering a free exhibition in May/June to one emerging artist with work ready to go.
Also accepting applications for video space for 2010. This space is free. Contact Mark for all of the above. 322 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC 3065 T: 0419 390 478 W: www.bsgart.com.au E: mark@bsgart.com.au
Unsettling Country- a lecture with Caroline Rannersberger
Time: 27 April, 1-2pm
Caroline will be discussing her landscape painting practise of north Australia in relation to the contemporary French Philosophy of Gilles Deleuze.
Curtin University, Perth
T: 0409 000 295 E: rannersberger@bigpond.com
Love Lace
Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award
Expressions of interest close: 30 April
The Award defines lace as an openwork structure whose pattern of space is as important as the solid areas. E: lace@phm.gov.au W: www.powerhousemuseum.com/lace/
National Youth Self Portrait Prize
Entries close: 30 April
Prize of $10,000 for the most outstanding self-portrait produced by a young person (18 and 25), in any two dimensional media. Selection of finalists on exhibition 17 July to 12 Sept at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. W: http://www.portrait.gov.au
Fletcher Jones Art
Prize
Deadline: 30 April
An acquisitive,
$30,000 painting prize, finalists shown at Geelong Gallery 24 July-12
Sept. Entry forms available W: http://www.geelonggallery.org.au/prizes/fletcher-jones-art-prize
Centre for Contemporary Photography
Deadlines: 1 May & 1 October
Now accepting proposals from artists and curators twice a year at CCP Melbourne. New guidelines and application forms at W: http://www.ccp.org.au/proposals.php
Erotica- A National Acquisitive Art Prize
Deadline: 3 May
Erotica is a new art prize. It is challenging artists to make work that explores all elements of erotica (without being exploitative or pornographic!), and is open to all forms of visual arts practice. Artworkers, 150 Enoggera Tce, Paddington, QLD 4064 W: www.artworkers.org
Australian Council for the Arts Grants
Inter- Arts Residencies
Closing: 4 May
$20,000 to support artist-initiated residencies with a host of your choice. W: www.australiancouncil.gov.au/grants
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2010- Visible City
Applications close: 7 May
Melbourne Fringe is seeking twelve artists from around Aust & NZ to participate in this collaborative project, with Visible City as the keynote. Festival date 22 Sept- 10 Oct. Contact Emily- T: 39660 9600 E: emily@melbournefringe.com.au W: www.melbournefringe.com.au/visiblecity
Linden Innovators 2011
Deadline: 10 May
Contemporary artists & curators are invited to apply to exhibit work for 5 gallery spaces and grounds of Linden- Centre for Contemporary Arts. Entry forms: www.lindenarts.org E: admin@lindenarts.org
Paul Guest Prize 2010
Entries close: 14 May
Highlighting contemporary drawing practice in Australia, with a non-acquisitive cash prize of $10,000. Exhibition dates 14 Aug – 10 Oct. T: 03 5434 6088 W: www.bendigoartgallery.com.au
National Boer War Memorial Design Competition
Stage 1 entries close: 18 May
This project is to highlight the courage and valour of those Australians who fought in the Boer War. A total prize pool of up to $74,00. T: 02 8335 5309 W: http://www.bwm.org.au/Design_Competition/Main.php
Classic Surf Art Exhibition
Entries closing: 21 May
This annual exhibition is open to all artists. With prize money in the excess of $4000, shared amongst several awards. For entry forms E: art@wonderlandframing.com.au or fergocrezhead@aapt.net.au
Short Play
Submissions due: 1 June
Call out to artists working in film, performance, animation, new media and video installation to submit screen-based work for an independent DVD publication. Curator Rachel Feery E: shortplayzine@gmail.com W: http://shortplayproject.blogspot.com
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
Applications close: 11 June
The scholarship includes a 3-month residency in Paris & $25,000 to further the art education of a young artist. Scholarship is open to those between the ages of 20 & 30. 2 Raper St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010 T: 02 9225 1892 (mon-fri) W: http://www.brettwhiteley.org/whats_on/travelling_art_scholarship E: brettwhiteleystudio@ag.nsw.gov.au
Young Hands Together for Diversity Art Competition
Entries close: 15 June
The theme is biodiversity & what it means to young people around the world. It is open to children & young people between the ages of 6 & 20 yrs. The winning artwork may be used as a logo. W: www.cambodiajobs.com
Blake Prize – Exploring the Religious & Spiritual in Art
Entries close: 25 June
Call for works that explore the subject of religious awareness & spirituality.
Sydney, T: 0419 442 643
(Stefanie Lewis, GM) W:
http://www.blakeprize.com.au/entry/how-to-enter
Australian Centre for Craft & Design – Object
Call for exhibition proposals
Deadline: 30 June
Object Gallery has 2 key exhibition spaces, ideally suited to solo or small-scale group exhibitions. E: k.ford@object.com.au W: www.object.com.au
Off The Wall
Sydney deadline: 1 July
A national competition, 10 unrepresented (in NSW) artists are selected to exhibit by a panel of industry experts. All mediums and age groups are eligible. Art Sydney 11-14 November. W: http://www.artoffthewall.com.au
Black Swan Prize for Portraiture
Deadline: 16 July
A competition open to all Australian residents 18 years and over; with a separate section for those under 18 years of age - Youth Portrait Prize.
ARTrinsic Inc.25 Grosvenor Rd, Mt Lawley WA, T: 0432275690 E: blackswanprize@iinet.net.au W: www.blackswanprize.com.au
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
Entries close: 6 August
Exhibition of finalists 23 October - 7 November at the Council's historic Redleaf building, NSW. W: http://sculptureprize.woollahra.nsw.gov.au
Islet
Submissions: ongoing
A new, free, online literary publishing space (an initiative of Island magazine, TAS) published quarterly providing a space to promote and support emerging writers and visual artists. E: islet.online@utas.edu.au
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Gallery Assistant
Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
Applications close: 7 May
Established Sydney Gallery specialising in contemporary Australian art requires a Gallery assistant/ all rounder. Contact: Eleanor Zeichner T: 9698 3200 E: info@rayhughsgallery.com
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
The Core Project, Ireland
Submissions: Ongoing
This video art project shall contain 200+ videos, one entry representing each of the Sovereign States or countries of the world. All is needed for is entry in a 2 min film for a broadcast. W: http://www.the-core-project.com/ E: mattnevin@googlemail.com
GUIDEBOOK – Manifest Gallery, Ohio
Postmark deadline: 16 April
Manifest is seeking works that may in fact serve as a guidebook to a creative, enlightened way of seeing and being in the world. Open to any media. PO Box 6218, Cincinnati, OH 45206 E: info@manifestgallery.org W: www.manifestgallery.org/guidebook/
Iridescent Worlds, Italy
Postmark deadline: 23 April
Submissions open from video makers and audiovisual researchers to create works on the theme of Iridescent Worlds. International Festival of Sound Visions, 28-30 May Torino Italy. W: http://www.cronosferafestival.com/visionidalfuturo_2ENG.htm
Aesthetica Short Film Competition, UK
Submissions due: 30 April
Open to filmmakers around the world in all genres, running time up to 20mins. £500 first prize plus screenings at museums and festivals in London and Glasgow and DVD released 1 August. W: http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/film_submissions.htm
SUMU AIR program, Finland
Deadline: 30 April
Open to new media artists, working in the intersection of new technologies and contemporary art. Free accommodation and studio and some material costs, 1-3 months. E: sumu@arte.fi W: http://www.arte.fi
LACDA 2010 ÒTop 40Ó, Los Angeles
Deadline: 19 April
International juried competition for digital art & photography. Videos are accepted. Entrants submit 3 JPEG files of original works. Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. E: lacda@lacda.com W: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=200519
6x6x2010
Rochester Contemporary, New York
Deadline: 2 May
Australian & international artists are invited to submit works no larger than 6Ó x 6Ó- all mediums welcome. W: www.rochestercontemporary.org/6x6x2010.html
ISMAR Borderless Conference, Seoul Korea
ISMAR Arts
Submissions due: 14 May
Accepted submissions will be in the form of long & short papers, art installations, panels, workshops or tutorials. The theme is to shed new light on the emerging new relations within the future of Mixed & Augmented Reality. W: http://www.ismar10.org/index.php/AMH_CFP
International Izmir Art Biennial 2011, Turkey
Seba Art Gallery
Pre Applications close: 30 May
The aim is to leverage the power of art to bring different cultures together & provide people with contrasting values to a common ground for sharing. The E: biennial@galleryseba.com W: http://www.bienalizmir.org/bienal/en_main.html
Edge exhibition, Canada
Federation of Canadian Artists
Deadline: 4 June
Call for artists for its 8th Annual Painting of the Edge exhibition. Open to all artist from all over the world to submit original prints & drawings in any media. $8000 in prizes. E: pote@artists.ca W: www.artists.ca
Sharjah Art Foundation 2010, United Arab Emirates
Calling for submissions: 1 June
The Production Programme will offer artists grants of up to $100,00 for the realisation of individual projects. Artists working on a range of media are invited to propose imaginative, ambitious & inspirational projects that will transform our understanding of what are is & how it can be experienced. W: www.sharjahart.org E: productionprogramme@sharjah.org
9th International Kansk Video Festival, Russia
Entries due: 1 June
International competition of innovative, experimental and independent shorts (30 mins max) produced after 1 January 2008. This yearÕs theme is ÔFellini or The Last Demiurge'. W: http://www.festival-cannes.ru
Optica Festival, Spain
Submissions due: 18 June
An opportunity for emerging & established artists to present their videos to the Optica Prize for best videoart work. Entry is free. E: enquires@opticafestival.com W: www.opticafestival.com
Strange Figurations, Limner Gallery, New York
Deadline: 30 June
Open to all interpretations of the concept, Strange Figurations. Is open to all artists, national & international, working on any type of media. Applicants must be 18 years or older. Entry form W: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/figure.htm E: slowart@aol.com
2011 Asialink Arts Residencies
Applications open: July
W: <http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/our_work/arts/residency_information>
Driving without Destination, USA
Deadline: 15 July
The Walsh Gallery in collaboration with GK Chesterton Institute is seeking submissions for a group exhibition exploring themes influenced by GK Chesterton. Exhibition dates 7 Sept to 3 Oct
http://academic.shu.edu/libraries/gallery/CALL_FOR_ART-Driving0310.pdf
MOVIES
Deckchair Cinema
Has their new programme out, check it out.
INTERESTING SITES
Arts Connect – resource that regularly
publishes calls for artists and information on exhibition opportunities W: http://www.artsconnect.com.au/callforartists/index.htm
ABC Art Nation – the new ABC weekly ÔmagazineÕ program taking over from Sunday Arts W: http://www.abc.net.au/arts/tv_radio/art_nation
CHECK OUT CURRENT EVENTS AT OTHER CAOS ORGS
Artspace,
NSW: http://www.artspace.org.au
Australian Centre for
Photography, NSW: http://www.acp.au.com
Australian
Experimental Art Foundation, SA: http://www.aeaf.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
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
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National
Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA): http://www.visualarts.net.au
Artabase: http://artabase.net
Experimenta: http://www.experimenta.org.au
Arts Hub: http://www.artshub.com.au
Art Monthly Magazine Australia: http://www.artmonthly.org.au
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