tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39842302069293802462024-03-13T12:51:24.905-07:00Ararat Regional Art GalleryEstablished in 1968, Ararat Regional Art Gallery offers a varied program that encompasses national touring exhibitions, aspects of the permanent collection and exhibitions by visiting textile fibre and regional artists.
The Gallery has a unique place amongst Australia’s public galleries through its commitment to supporting and promoting textile and fibre art - a curatorial and collection focus that began in the early 1970s.Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-88528435956916349782014-06-24T23:07:00.001-07:002014-06-24T23:12:23.637-07:00Drawing on Drysdale<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ararat Regional Art Gallery presents ‘Drawing on Drysdale’, an exhibition of drawings by an icon of 20th century Australian art, Russell Drysdale (1912-1981) from 3 july ro 24 August 2014. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This touring exhibition is built around the substantial holdings of Drysdale’s work in the AlburyCity Collection. ‘Drawing on Drysdale’ presents drawings, sketches, written material and objects, including Drysdale’s portable easel, in an exhibition that celebrates a major Australian artist responsible for reshaping the way we see Australia. Russell Drysdale, 'Evening Camp' 1961 (detail), pen, ink, 25x33cm, AlburyCity Collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Born in England in 1912 to Australian parents, Drysdale moved to Australia with his family, settling near Albury in 1923. Drysdale was expected to work on the family farm, but at the age of 20 his potential as an artist was noticed by a local doctor who sought the advice of the Director of the National Gallery of Victoria, Daryl Lindsay. This led to Drysdale studying in Melbourne under George Bell and Arnold Shore. He sailed for Europe in 1938 to further his career in Paris, but returned Australia in 1939 when war became imminent. Drysdale moved from Sydney back to Albury in 1942, concerned for the safety of his family during the war. This formative period established his unique style, informed by European modernism but boldly inspired by the people and places of Australia. By the 1950s Drysdale has secured a unique position as Australia’s national artist, with his art widely reproduced and disseminated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was drawing that first brought attention to Drysdale in the early 1930s while recovering in hospital, and towards the end of his life when he was restricted due to ill health; it was drawing that once again occupied him. Through drawing Drysdale engaged with representation, touch and vision. He sought to create images that went beyond the depiction of appearances, wrestling with the significance of marks and mark making. He did not labour over details that were not essential; rather he focussed on the essential features leaving the remaining image to the viewer's imagination. Defective eyesight excluded Drysdale from war service, but through a need to be involved he produced what has become a significant body of work that details army life in Australia. Some of these works held in the Albury Art Gallery collection include ‘Albury Platform’ 1943 and ‘Convoy on Road near Albury’1942. ‘Drawing on Drysdale’ is an AlburyCity touring exhibition.</span>Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-7952820264037229002014-03-02T14:39:00.000-08:002014-03-02T14:41:11.011-08:00Paull McKee and John Parkes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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exhibitions by Australia’s most prominent male textile artists, Paull
McKee and John Parkes. Paull McKee's 'The Art of Repair' and John Parkes' 'Present in the Process' were presented from 30 January to 16 March 2014.<br />
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Paull and John have developed their
practices on opposite sides of the Australian continent: John in Perth
and Paull in Canberra. At first glance what links them is the use of
reclaimed materials.<b> </b>These similarities soon diverge through the artists’ different approaches to their materials. The artists share an immense respect for the utilitarian origin of
cloth - highlighting remnant marks and signs of wear and tear - with
reference to the relationships of cloth to memories, the body and the
environment. You can view the catalogue online <a href="http://arts-events-tourism.ararat.vic.gov.au/library/news//2085.65_mckee_and_parkes_4pp_catalogue_scr.pdf">here</a>.</div>
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at the gallery from 31 January to 2 February 2014 and during his stay in Ararat he established a stitching circle in the gallery. John was
mentored in Perth as a student by the late textile artist, Elsje van
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This photo shows John with local resident Nolene Fraser admiring Elsje
van Keppel's 'Equivocal Landscape' 1991-92 from the gallery's permanent
collection. Nolene also brought with her a van Keppel piece from her
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'This is where I live' is an exhibition of recent ceramics by Ararat artist, John Eagle. John's
association with Ararat began following his artist's residency at
Marian College. This residency evolved in a teaching role and a move to
Ararat with his wife Rosemary, who is also an artist specialising in
printmaking. This exhibition features
richly glazed ceramics informed by the landscape around Ararat,
including Mount Langi Ghiran, Mount Cole and the Grampians National
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The plates featured in this
exhibition are from a major body of work commissioned from an American
collector. John explains the origins of the project: "John
Jay is a Ford executive who spent several years living and working in
Australia before returning to America 23 years ago. Before he left he
commissioned a copper red stoneware dinner set from me. John
insisted that it was entirely up to me to create and he wanted me to
use it as an opportunity to produce something special and develop my
work...This was the unique opportunity that artists dream about: a
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Initially John considered
developing a body of work inspired by the iconic images of Australia,
from desert to tropical rainforests and the ocean, but with his
relocation to Ararat a new source of inspiration emerged. "Driving
back and forth at all times of day and night in all seasons made me
realise that right here was my reference; my inspiration," John said.</div>
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John Eagle is widely recognised for his contribution to ceramics in Victoria. A
graduate of RMIT, he enjoyed early success when selected for inclusion
in the seminal Victorian craft exhibition, Craft Victoria '75 at the
National Gallery of Victoria. Following an initial teaching career, John dedicated himself to a life as a full time potter. His
commitment to his craft during these formative years was vindicated
when he received the National Bicentennial Art-Craft Award for
Functional Pottery in 1988. John is regionally associated with Linton Pottery, which operated at Linton, near Ballarat, from 1997 to 2007. He
is also known in wider ceramics circles through his writing, mentoring
and the inclusion of his work in exhibitions at galleries in Australia
and overseas. His prize-winning ceramics often feature a striking copper red glaze, which remains a signature aspect of his work to this day. The exhibition continues until 12 March 2014.</div>
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Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-32161301297778634522013-12-30T17:02:00.000-08:002013-12-30T17:05:08.806-08:00National Exposure for Ararat CollectionIn 2013 we welcomed arts writer Bronwyn Watson to Ararat Regional Art Gallery. Bronwyn viewed objects from the gallery's collection and wrote a series of articles for her Public Works column in The Weekend Australian. Have a look at the links below to learn more about these works:<br />
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<a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/heart-and-craft-of-mona-hessings-creations/story-fn9n8gph-1226674320660">Mona Hessing</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/cut-from-a-different-cloth/story-fn9n8gph-1226649832884">Olga De Amaral</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/ewa-pachukas-work-reveals-humanity-in-stitches/story-fn9n8gph-1226717772912">Ewa Pachuka</a> <br />
<a href="http://m.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/kate-justs-paradise-takes-knitting-to-a-new-dimension/story-fn9n8gph-1226785191211">Kate Just</a> Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-63547192234861932232013-11-04T16:17:00.001-08:002013-11-04T16:17:43.838-08:00Top 10<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-igGo1Y1lvTE/Ung4nN2cgnI/AAAAAAAAAlc/-Hhejgaw7FU/s1600/IMG_0884.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-igGo1Y1lvTE/Ung4nN2cgnI/AAAAAAAAAlc/-Hhejgaw7FU/s400/IMG_0884.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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If you visit Ararat Regional Art Gallery in November 2013 you can help curate the exhibition, ‘Top 10: The People Curate the Permanent Collection’. A book presenting photographs of textile and fibre artworks from the permanent collection will be available for you to peruse. You can select your three favourite works and make a comment which could end up on a panel in the exhibition. <br />
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The ten artworks which receive the most votes will be exhibited to provide an historical context for appreciating the ‘Recent Acquisitions’ exhibition. There are some iconic works in the collection which are enduring in their popularity, but it will be interesting to see which ‘dark horses’ make the final cut. We hope you can be part of this exciting experiment! We’ll also be posting photos on our Facebook page, and we’d love you to join the conversation.<br />
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Last week we hosted a group of tapestry weavers (pictured), led by gallery advisory committee member Debbie Herd, who visited our current exhibitions and had access to the permanent collection. The ladies all cast their votes for the 'Top 10' exhibition. Photo: Wendy StevensArarat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-10310470118377925642013-11-04T16:03:00.001-08:002013-11-05T15:18:55.633-08:00Goya meets Todd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were pleased to welcome the very charming Bianca Acimovic, Visual Arts Coordinator from Albury Art Gallery to Ararat Regional Art Gallery t on 9 October 2013. Bianca presented a floor talk about Francisco Goya's 'Los Caprichos' which is touring to Ararat from the AlburyCity collection. This exhibition features an early edition of 'Los Caprichos', a set of eighty-one etchings first published in 1799. It is one of the most influential series of graphic images in the history of Western Art. The arresting images in 'Los Caprichos' deal with such themes as the Spanish Inquisition, the corruption of the church and the nobility, witchcraft, child rearing, avarice, and the frivolity of young women. Its cast includes goblins, monks, aristocrats, prostitutes, and animals acting like human fools; these personages populate a world on the margins of reason, where no clear boundaries distinguish reality from fantasy.<br />
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To coincide with and complement our presentation of the 'Los Caprichos' etchings, Ararat-based artist Geoff Todd was invited to respond to the exhibition which resulted in a major new painting which updates Goya's satirical vision of a corrupt society. Geoff’s new painting references Goya’s art and life as well as his own socially-engaged practice. Geoff presented an illustrated talk about his work and his affinity with Goya on 23 October at 6pm.<br />
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'Los Caprichos' and Geoff Todd's 'The Goya Painting' will be on show until 23 November 2013. Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-39534874981526480002013-08-14T23:21:00.001-07:002013-08-14T23:22:43.429-07:00Sensorial Loop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7EEYv2nli5Q/UgxyIG1j9JI/AAAAAAAAAkY/WoRGMyLPXyE/s1600/IMG_0542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7EEYv2nli5Q/UgxyIG1j9JI/AAAAAAAAAkY/WoRGMyLPXyE/s400/IMG_0542.JPG" width="400" /></a><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Michelle Elliott installing her artwork, 'hemispheres, drawn to you, still' (2011) with the able assistance of Sue Kennedy. Photo: Wendy Stevens.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">We are installing the touring exhibition, 'Sensorial Loop: 1st Tamworth Textile Triennial' with
our team. Pam Brown from Tamworth Regional Art Gallery visited Ararat to guide the installation of some fascinating and complex textile fibre works. Sydney artist Michelle Elliott was also with us installing
her extraordinary work, 'hemispheres, drawn to you, still' (2011). This
is the final presentation of this Tamworth Regional Gallery touring
exhibition. We hope to see you this Saturday 17 August 2013 at 2pm for
the exhibition opening. 'Sensorial Loop' will be opened by the curator
Patrick Snelling, Program Director, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT
University, Brunswick campus. Pam, Michelle and Sandra McMahon, Director of Tamworth
Regional Art Gallery will also be in attendance together with some of
the represented artists. </span>Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-60347261156236648442013-07-29T17:07:00.002-07:002013-07-29T17:11:07.577-07:00Permanent Collection<div style="text-align: left;">
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We often receive enquiries about the Ararat Regional Art Gallery's
permanent collection, but it is not possible to present a good
representation of the collection at any one time. However, to mark
our 45th birthday we recently presented collection works across all
galleries in the 'Big Time' and 'Bold Beginnings' exhibitions and these
shows attracted a very positive response. For locals it was a
chance to revisit old friends, and for visitors from out of town a
chance to get a very real sense of the collection's strengths and unique
character. These exhibitions were enhanced by two articles which
appeared in The Weekend Australian highlighting objects from the
collection by Annemieke Mein and Olga De Amaral, offering considerable
national exposure to Ararat.<br />
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The collection focus continues into winter with our current retrospective, 'Making Time: The Art of John Corbett 1974-2013'. John
is one of Australia's foremost fibre artists and the most represented
artist in the gallery's collection. The exhibition features 18 works of
great diversity from quilts, embroideries and woven sculptures.<br />
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Community members can expect to see our program draw increasingly on the collection in the future.<br />
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summer programming will now annually feature collection based shows,
with an exhibition of recent acquisitions planned for later this year. This
will create a context to present recent acquisitions for the first
time, including works by established fibre artists such as Nalda Searles
and Diana Wood Conroy, alongside innovative contemporary works by
Sebastian Di Mauro and Starlie Geikie.<br />
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Given the importance of
weaving and fibre in Aboriginal culture, it is disappointing that
Aboriginal fibre artists have long been underrepresented in the
permanent collection. To correct this underrepresentation Yvonne
Koolmatrie was commissioned to create one of her signature large eel
traps to form the centrepiece of a sub-collection which will focus on
the indigenous fibre art of South Eastern Australia.Yvonne
Koolmatrie is a Ngarrindjerri woman and a pivotal figure in the rise of
Aboriginal fibre craft since the 1980s, especially through highlighting
the cultural importance of weaving to cultural continuity for Aboriginal
people in South Australia and Victoria.<br />
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woven in the first half of 2012 in the artist's home town of Berri in
South Australia, and the work features woven sedge which was harvested
from the Murray River near her home.<br />
This elegant eel trap will join other beautiful and intriguing art works in our recent acquisitions summer exhibition.Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-76047585430801405212013-06-24T19:51:00.001-07:002013-06-24T19:53:42.422-07:00Making Time: The Art of John Corbett<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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John Corbett is a pioneering contemporary Australian fibre art who
has made his mark through an innovative use of materials and techniques
in wall works and sculpture since the early 1970s. He is the most
comprehensively represented artist in the collection of the Ararat
Regional Art Gallery. 'Making Time: The Art of john corbett 1974-2013' traces John's development from
off-loom weaving in the 1970s to deeply personal and political text
based textiles and sculptures of the 1980s and 1990s, including those
which poignantly and pointedly address the AIDS crisis.<br />
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art was forged during the heady era of experimentation in the 1970s when
an anything goes approach to materials and form was emerging in
reaction to high modernism. This exhibition explores the artistic and
social context and rich sources of influence which have forged his
unique visual language. John's art and career has
principally been aligned to the Australian craft movement, but this
exhibition seeks to position his powerful vision in fibre in the wider
sphere of Australian and international visual arts practice since the
1970s.<br />
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John's exhibition was opened on Saturday 22 June 2013 at 2pm and was attended by family, friends and members of the Ararat community. John was born in Hopetoun, but is a long time Melbourne resident, and it was nice to see his regional connection reflected in the attendance at the opening of family and friends. <br />
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Download a PDF of the exhibition catalogue <a href="http://arts-events-tourism.ararat.vic.gov.au/library/news//2085.56_arag_making_time_12pp_a4_catalogue_scr.pdf">here</a>.</div>
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<span class="userContent">Elizabeth Carnaby and Sue Kennedy have
completed yarnbombing the gallery. Thanks to Sue for driving this
project and for Elizabeth for her commitment to making this happen with
Sue. The project has had important contributions from Debby F<span class="text_exposed_show">uller
and Jean Halvorsen, and many donated sections from knitters in the
community. This is a project driven by our volunteers and community
members. Thanks to everyone involved in marking the gallery's 45th
birthday in such a exciting way.</span></span>Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-43971048639982916542013-04-10T23:30:00.003-07:002014-06-04T17:06:11.692-07:00Plastic Fantastic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Annabelle's 'Plastic Fantastic' exhibition uses recycled trash to fashion a vast array of artworks from all types of plastics. She utilises discarded objects such as plastic lids, old children's toys, broken jewellery pieces and dumped containers to make bold and vibrant statements. With a background in textile art, Annabelle's sculptures, installations, wall pieces, lighting and clothing use many methods and processes that link art, craft and design, evoking a range of cultural associations with fashion, interior decorating and the crafted object. The exhibition continues to 28 April 2013.</span></span></div>
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Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-4529310058024145962013-03-24T17:07:00.000-07:002013-03-24T17:08:01.422-07:00Gordon Monro's Generative Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent">Gordon Monro is a Ballarat-based digital media
artist engaged in generative art. Generative art is art made partly or
wholly by an autonomous process the artist sets up. Gordon writes
computer programs that generate videos one frame at a ti<span class="text_exposed_show">me;
for videos with sound, the same program generates the sound. Gordon’s
practice is informed by his background in science, mathematics and
experimental music composition and performance. He is currently
undertaking a PhD in Generative Art at the Faculty of Art and Design at
Monash University in Melbourne. For more information about Gordon and
his work visit: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gordonmonro.com%2F&h=VAQEhvGuT&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.gordonmonro.com/</a></span></span></div>
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14 April 2013 at 3pm, followed by drinks to mark the closing of his
'Four Generative Videos' exhibition.</span></span> </span></span> </div>
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Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-51483215350840005122013-01-28T20:21:00.004-08:002013-01-28T20:24:57.228-08:00Waradgerie Weaver<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ararat Regional Art Gallery is honoured to present <a href="http://arts-events-tourism.ararat.vic.gov.au/ararat-regional-art-gallery/exhibitions/event/325-waradgerie-weaver---lorraine-connelly-northey.">'Waradgerie Weaver'</a>, an exhibition of new work by Lorraine Connelly-Northey<span class="userContent"> which continues to 10 March 2013.</span><br />
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<span class="userContent"> Swan Hill-born Lorraine is a Waradgerie woman who grew up
in the area where the Mallee bush meets the Murray River, and this
background – and its meshing and tension with her father’s Irish
heritage – has informed her work.</span><span class="userContent"> She is nationally known for her poetic use of found and scrap materials to produce
finely crafted objects which reference their place of origin in powerful ways </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">'Waradgerie Weaver' w<span class="text_exposed_show">as
commissioned by <a href="http://swanhillart.com/">Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery</a>, and Ararat Regional Art Gallery is the second and final gallery to present
this impressive exhibition. </span></span><span class="userContent">The exhibition features work made
at the same times as her acclaimed Asia Pacific Triennial installation
<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/asian-modern-in-back-seat-as-triennial-turns-to-pacific-20121228-2bz57.html">(see John McDonald's review)</a>. </span><br />
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Lorraine will present an artist's talk on Saturday
2 February 2013 at 2pm to formally open her exhibition. We hope to see you there.<br />
<br />Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-6776383127882011942012-12-17T23:03:00.002-08:002013-01-28T20:34:08.056-08:00New Acquisition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With the assistance of a grant from The Robert Salzer Foundation, Ararat Regional Art Gallery has acquired a major artwork by Jenny Watson called 'After a fashion, with bag'. Jenny Watson is one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists with a 30 year practice that has seen her exhibit annually at prestigious galleries around the world. Jenny is known for her painting and mixed media work on fabric, which often combines text and script. Her diaristic art is sometimes knowingly child-like and expressionistic, and her use of colour and energetic mark-making heightens our empathy with her subjects. <br />
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From the early 1980s Jenny began painting on alternative materials such as hessian, velvet, cotton and taffeta. Her use of red velvet in her 1993 Venice Biennale exhibition is a notable example of the importance of fabric to her painting practice. She now mostly uses beautiful and distinctive fabrics - stretched or unstretched - as a support for her painting. However, the character of the fabric is never concealed, but instead contributes to the composition and brings what she calls a 'cultural quotient' to the work. <br />
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'After a fashion, with bag' is especially interesting in the way it explores the formal and conceptual significance of the textile support in painting. This makes some interesting connection to other contemporary works in the gallery’s permanent collection. The fabric featured in this artwork was purchased by Jenny on a visit to India in 2008-09. The image and text were painted on the fabric during her stay in India. The text panel reads: ‘I was staying in a big, old fashioned hotel in India. There were birds, like crows, but bluer, and some of them were quite tame. These ones came down to the pool to drink, and paddle, despite people sitting around.’<br />
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In August this year Jenny visited Ararat to present a talk about her work. Her visit coincided with the presentation of her suite of eight lithographs in the gallery’s ‘Recent Acquisitions’ exhibition. These prints were a gift of Landsborough sculptor, Kevin Free, who is Jenny’s brother-in-law. Jenny is also connected to Ararat through childhood memories and stories of her mother’s Ararat upbringing. <br />
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Jenny Watson’s 'After a fashion, with bag' will be presented for the first time at the gallery from 30 January 2013.<br />
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<span class="userContent">Image details: Jenny Watson, ‘After a fashion, with bag’ (2008-09), acrylic on rabbit skin glue primed cotton and silk pashmina, 82 x 94 cm & 179 x 130 cm, Purchased with the assistance of The Robert Salzer Foundation and annual Ararat Rural City Council allocation, 2012, Courtesy the artist and <a href="http://www.annaschwartzgallery.com/">Anna Schwartz Gallery</a></span>.Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-12630572233878906172012-11-06T19:19:00.003-08:002012-11-06T19:19:44.374-08:00Dreamweavers in Ararat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />‘Dreamweavers’, a Gippsland Art Gallery and NETS Victoria touring exhibition, is arguably the most theatrical and entrancing exhibition ever to visit Ararat. ‘Dreamweavers’ is curated by Simon Gregg from the Gippsland Art Gallery - a dynamic curator who has enjoyed considerable success with his recent Nicholas Chevalier and William Delafield Cook exhibitions and his ‘New Romantics’ book which explores the re-emergence of romanticism in contemporary Australian art. <br /><br /> Simon visited Ararat to oversee the installation of his ambitious ‘Dreamweavers’ exhibition, which includes a complex and monumental installation by British artist, Sam Spenser. New media artist Joel Zika (pictured) also visited Ararat to formally open ‘Dreamweavers’ on Saturday 3 November 2012..<br />
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Joel is a Hobart-born, Melbourne-based artist who is represented in ‘Dreamweavers’ with four large photographs presented in a light box format. Joel’s photographs are produced using computer generated imagery (CGI). His images are colourful, yet evoke a haunting air of mystery and foreboding which is further highlighted through the presentation of his images in light boxes. In the exhibition, Joel’s work is described as ‘...garish and highly surreal...combining... the bizarre baroque of Surrealism with a spine-tingling mastery of CGI.’ <br /><br /> At the opening, Joel spoke about his work which explores the idea of the abandoned theme park and its representation in popular culture. He also discussed the work of the other artists featured in ‘Dreamweavers’, and reflected on curator Simon Gregg’s vision for the show and his desire to create a journey that challenged audience expectations of the gallery experience.<br />
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For more about 'Dreamweavers' see this link to an episode of ABC TV's Art Nation: <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/arts/stories/s3319649.htm">www.abc.net.au/arts/stories/s3319649.htm</a><br />
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'Dreamweavers' is also profiled on the NETS Victoria website: <a href="http://netsvictoria.org.au/dreamweavers/">http://netsvictoria.org.au/dreamweavers/</a><br />
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'Dreamweavers' is at Ararat Regional Art Gallery until 20 January 2013. <br />
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<![endif]-->Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-21148485430976702362012-10-04T17:29:00.006-07:002012-10-04T17:34:58.728-07:00Amongst the Trees<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JGmUWjP1c3k/UG4pIbRNyAI/AAAAAAAAAds/lwZUosNb9qo/s1600/Jones037.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JGmUWjP1c3k/UG4pIbRNyAI/AAAAAAAAAds/lwZUosNb9qo/s400/Jones037.jpg" /></a><br />
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It was a privilege to welcome Tim Jones to Ararat Regional Art Gallery on Thursday 20 September 2012 to officially open his exhibition, 'Amongst the Trees' with an artist’s talk. Tim's exhibition features sculptures and exquisite wood engraved prints from the mid 1980s to today, plus two small tapestries on loan from the Australian Tapestry Workshop.<br />
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At the exhibition opening Tim spoke to an appreciative audience about his journey as an artist. In attendance were many people who had recently participated in his workshops in Halls Gap, presented through Grampians Brushes. Tim spoke about his lifelong interest in art which developed as a child growing up in North Wales. As a small boy Tim spent hours with his father, who was a woodwork teacher and restorer of Gypsy caravans, learning about Celtic history and Romany life. His father also introduced him to the art of wood engraving, and he subsequently received a Christmas gift of print making tools, ink and boxwood in which to engrave his imagery. <br />
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As a young adult Tim studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Polytechnic, where he further developed his skills as a wood engraver. He had an enduring fascination with Australia, and after completing his tertiary studies in England he arrived in Australia in 1983, enrolling in postgraduate studies at the Victorian College of the Arts. He soon established his reputation as one of the most accomplished printmakers working in Australia. <br />
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Aside from trips back to Wales and a stint in New York in the mid 1980s as a studio assistant to renowned English painter, John Walker, Tim has lived in Australia, establishing a home and studio at Hanging Rock in central Victoria in the 1990s. His move to Hanging Rock transformed his practice, and he abandoned urban scenes and cityscapes and rekindled his childhood interest in nature. His personal iconography combines layers of cultural influences and life experiences and his images of trees and forests are alternately Welsh or Australian, and sometimes a combination of both. <br />
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Tim Jones is represented in many public collections, including the National Gallery of Australia and the National Gallery of Victoria. He is well known for his public art commissions in Western Victoria including ‘Scar Tree’ (2003) in Horsham, and most recently, ‘The Seafarers Tree’ (2012) in Port Fairy. ‘Amongst the Trees’ continues to 28 October 2012.Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-5706131111873187592012-08-30T21:28:00.001-07:002012-08-30T21:28:35.247-07:00Golden Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In 1981 one of Ararat's most important artistic sons, Stan Kelly,
began teaching painting at the Ararat Town Hall's Art Craft Workshop.
Stan Kelly was a respected artist renowed for his comprehensive study of
eucalypts. Many of the original participants in these weekly classes
attended with the aim of learning botanical art from this master of the
genre. Stan Kelly died in 1994, but the group continued and is
known today as the Stan Kelly Art Group as a tribute to their late
teacher. Today the group has broadened and its members pursue painting
and drawing in all mediums to explore a wide range of subject matter.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Stan Kelly Art Group will exhibit recent work at the Ararat Regional
Art Gallery from 5 September to 28 October 2012 to mark the 2012 Golden Gateway Festival (19 to 28 October)
and to complement the inaugural Ararat Antiques Fair at the Ararat Town
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Art group members have taken on the
challenge of making a new painting or drawing in response to the theme,
'Golden Years'. The theme has been interpreted broadly by members, and
resulting works will extend from reflections on Ararat's gold mining and
agricultural past through to more poetic explorations of the idea of
nostalgia.</span></span>Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-28813770466016195592012-08-28T18:12:00.003-07:002012-08-28T18:34:45.663-07:00Jenny Watson Visits Ararat<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jenny Watson, one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists, will visit Ararat Regional Art Gallery on <b>Wednesday 12 September 2012 at 7pm</b> to talk about her international career and 30 year-plus arts practice, which includes painting and mixed media on fabric, often incorporating text and script. Her illustrated talk will provide an insight into her development as an artist and coincides with the gallery’s ‘Recent Acquisitions’ exhibition which includes her suite of eight lithographic prints on show until 22 October 2012. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jenny Watson came to prominence as an artist
in the late 1970s during a formative period in the rise of Melbourne’s
underground creative community. During
this time Jenny’s practice included commissions for post-punk musicians
including Boys Next Door and The Go-Betweens.
In the early 1980s Jenny’s art was
positioned as part of the ‘return to figuration’ in international contemporary
painting known as neo-expressionism. She
exhibited widely and was represented in Paul Taylor’s groundbreaking 1982
exhibition, ‘Popism’, at the National Gallery of Victoria, which signaled a
new internationally-focussed critical context for Australian art. She represented Australia at the 1993 Venice
Biennale and her work is represented in all major Australian public and private
collections. She continues to regularly exhibit internationally and is
represented by Anna Schwartz Gallery (Melbourne), Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
(Sydney), Greenaway Gallery (Adelaide), Transit (Belgium), Annina Nosei Gallery
(New York) and Gimpel Fils (London).
She will present her first one person show in Tokyo in October 2012 with
Tomio Koyama Gallery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jenny’s diaristic art
is often knowingly child-like and expressionistic, and her use of colour and
energetic mark-making heightens our empathy with her subjects. She makes the ordinary extraordinary in her
ambiguous narratives, which are often tinged with pathos. Her work increases our identification with
seductively familiar situations, which are personal and specific, yet evocative
of our collective memory. She often
paints directly on fabric sourced from a range of cultural contexts which adds
further layers of meaning to her work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jenny Watson’s talk
is free. Please RSVP to (03) 5352 2836
or gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au by 10 September 2012 to confirm your attendance.</span></div>
Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-14410284502064410482012-08-20T23:00:00.001-07:002012-08-20T23:10:32.555-07:00Under My Skin<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DS_0otOJZVQ/UDMW0oyROKI/AAAAAAAAAco/h9rz3o-8LfI/s1600/galleryj024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DS_0otOJZVQ/UDMW0oyROKI/AAAAAAAAAco/h9rz3o-8LfI/s400/galleryj024.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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Ararat Regional Art Gallery launched its newest exhibition, 'Under My Skin' by Cath Johnston on Saturday 18 August 2012 at 2pm. Cath, an Ararat resident, presented a floor talk and shared stories about the inspiration behind her work. The focus of this exhibition is her leather-based sculpture, alongside related photographs. These photographs feature adults and children presented in a squalid domestic environment. Each photos features a 'prop' made by Cath, an anthropomorphic leather couch fashioned into a human figure - the ultimate couch potato. The actual couch is also including in the exhibition in the installation, 'Still Life'.</div>
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'Under My Skin' highlights fragile exterior forms - represented as a
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For more information about Cath Johnston, visit her webpage: <a href="http://www.cathjohnston.com/">http://www.cathjohnston.com</a><br />
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Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-40962829079581517582012-07-26T19:22:00.004-07:002012-07-26T20:59:48.769-07:00Annabel's Homecoming Exhibition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Saturday 21 July 2012 at 2pm Annabel Kilpatrick's exhibition of contemporary glass, 'Impressions' was officially opened at the Ararat Regional Art Gallery. We were thrilled to welcome back past Director of the Ararat Gallery (1987-88), Jeffrey Taylor. Today Jeff is the Creative Produceer, Melbourne Conversations, City of Melbourne.<br />
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Annabel Kilpatrick is an Ararat-born glass artist who, since graduating from Monash University in 2007, has established a significant niche for her kiln formed glass which evocatively explores the representation of gestural body language to imply significant moments throughout life. Describing her work Annabel said: 'I aim to capture a split second of being in its most poignant form...The body can be extremely evocative without a spoken word. I explore its expressive nature in a way that communicates aspects of being we all share'.<br />
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Annabel is currently based in Melbourne, but she grew up on a farming property between Ararat and Great Western and regularly returns home to visit her family. Her regional connections are strong, and this is also reflected in her work. It was especially exciting to present Annabel's work to the community for the first time as some of her first experiences of art occurred right her in Ararat when her mother Annie was actively involved in the gallery's fundraising committee. A huge crowd was out in force to welcome Annabel home and celebrate her achievements.<br />
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Annabel has exhibited extensively including at Kirra Galleries and Glass Plus in Melbourne. In 2009 and 2010 she also exhibited her work at the prestigious SOFA Chicago event. We know a lot of people in the community will now be watching Annabel's artistic journey with great interest.<br />
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Kate Just's exhibition 'The Knitted Works 2004-2011' was opened at the Ararat Regional Art Gallery on Saturday 19 May from 1pm. A crowd of around 60 people attended the opening, including a bus carrying a lively mix of Kate's family, friends and her Victorian College of the Arts students from Melbourne.<br />
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This is an important exhibition for our gallery as it launches our latest acquisition, Kate Just's 'Paradise' (2006). 'Paradise' reinvigorates our gallery's collection development and makes important links to earlier works of soft sculpture in the permanent collection. which extend from 1970s craft-based and second wave feminist art to more recent postmodern investigations into materials and process. We are excited to present 'Paradise' to the community for the first time and are thrilled to have added such a significant work to our collection.<br />
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Kate is an incredibly energetic and talented artist. We had a lot of fun working with her and everyone at the gallery was buoyed by her warm and generous spirit. Kate's exhibition has only been up for a few days, but it has been interesting to watch how audiences are drawn into the exhibition. The tactility of the knitting is one reason, but the strong personal narratives underpinning Kate's work also come through, evoking strong and very different emotional responses in gallery visitors. People are certainly lingering in the exhibition and mostly leaving with a look of amazement on their faces! Kate's exhibition continues until 8 July 2012.<br />
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Coinciding with this survey exhibition in Ararat, Kate Just is presenting new work in the exhibition, 'The Skin of Hope' at <a href="http://www.dainesinger.com/">Daine Singer</a> in Melbourne. <br />
<br />Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-44132983195520518512012-04-06T19:59:00.006-07:002012-04-13T22:54:09.552-07:00New Exhibition by Ararat-born artist, David Ray<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P6PuNHFrZ-s/T3-t65XW5NI/AAAAAAAAAaE/Yyt89cpvu8U/s1600/IMG_7413.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P6PuNHFrZ-s/T3-t65XW5NI/AAAAAAAAAaE/Yyt89cpvu8U/s320/IMG_7413.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728488478381368530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c4ZvCce8TO8/T3-ulgC83qI/AAAAAAAAAao/0gI7L1S0_0M/s1600/IMG_7449.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c4ZvCce8TO8/T3-ulgC83qI/AAAAAAAAAao/0gI7L1S0_0M/s320/IMG_7449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728489210319265442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ararat-born contemporary ceramicist David Ray's new exhibition has just been installed at Ararat Regional Art Gallery. David is presenting a survey of his neo-baroque ceramics which combine humour with a social critique of class and taste. The exhibition includes a mural painted by David in response to the gallery's architecture.<br /><br />David's exhibition, 'They don't make 'em like that anymore' will be officially opened by artist Stephen Benwell on Saturday 14 April 2012 at 1pm, however, the exhibition has been open to the public since 5 April. David's show continues until 13 May 2012.Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-43022519602869491732012-04-06T19:13:00.021-07:002012-04-06T19:59:45.172-07:00Talking Baskets<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4jFn_mopZNQ/T3-jYUWPbHI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/4s3DUS9iur4/s1600/IMG_7078.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4jFn_mopZNQ/T3-jYUWPbHI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/4s3DUS9iur4/s320/IMG_7078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728476889212742770" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Artist Liz Williamson and craft writer Dr Kevin Murray</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ck1hG2csTAI/T3-jNAGkjrI/AAAAAAAAAZs/vCf9rYYkfsc/s1600/christina%2Bcrop.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" 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The symposium provides a chance for people with an interest in contemporary fibre art and basketry to experience a day of lively discussion and networking amongst peers. It was great to welcome so many passionate basketmakers and key influences in Australian craft to Ararat.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: EN-AUfont-family:";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: EN-AUfont-family:";font-size:100%;" >The centrepiece of the entire program has been the 30th anniversary presentation of Douglas Fuchs' influential fibre art installation Floating Forest, presented in partnership with the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. It was therefore appropriate that the symposium began with a consideration of Douglas Fuchs' influence on Australian basketry by<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> Christina Sumner, </span>Principal Curator, Design and Society at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: EN-AUfont-family:";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Arguably Australia's leading contemporary basketmaker, Virginia Kaiser, was scheduled to speak at the symposium but was unable to attend due to ill health. Virginia was deeply influenced by Douglas Fuchs and her paper was read by her good friend and peer, Wendy Golden. Virginia's 'Memories of Douglas' provided an evocative account of Douglas' visit and of the burgeoning fibre art community of the early 1980s.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: EN-AUfont-family:";font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: EN-AUfont-family:";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";font-family:";font-size:100%;" >The symposium also more broadly explored contemporary fibre art in Australia including the increasingly vital area of Aboriginal basketry. Antoinette Smith, Senior Curator, Indigenous Cultures of Southeastern Australia at Museum Victoria spoke about historic and recent Aboriginal basketry with reference to her museum's collections. In the afternoon, five outstanding<b> </b>artists, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Marilyne Nicholls, </span>Maree Brown, Adrienne Kneebone, Bronwyn Razem and <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Lucy Irvine<b>, </b>spoke abou</span>t the role of tradition and technique in the creation of contemporary woven forms and shared images of recent work. Kevin Murray written about the symposium on his webpage, <a href="http://www.craftunbound.net/"><span style="color:blue;">Craft Unbound</span></a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: EN-AUfont-family:";font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: EN-AUfont-family:";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; line-height: normal; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: EN-AUfont-family:";font-size:100%;" >The symposium was followed by the official opening of Lucy Irvine’s exhibition, ‘Mapless’ at 5.30pm by Patrick Snelling, Artist and Program Director, Textile Design, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University. Patrick is also the curator of the 1st Tamworth Textile Triennial which features Lucy Irvine's incredible sculpture, 'Continuous Interruptions', which is featured in the triennial's touring exhibition and has recently been acquired by Tamworth Regional Art Gallery. Lucy's exhibition Mapless continues at Ararat Regional Art Gallery until 7 May 2012.</span></p>Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-49207594409596682762012-03-01T22:15:00.009-08:002012-03-12T16:16:05.881-07:00Ararat Basketfest Opens<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M-1bjU6Ak6g/T1BpCNKkQeI/AAAAAAAAAY8/ETQsIrQT4lI/s1600/Jane%2BBurns%2BAM%252C%2BJoe%2BHelper.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 244px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M-1bjU6Ak6g/T1BpCNKkQeI/AAAAAAAAAY8/ETQsIrQT4lI/s320/Jane%2BBurns%2BAM%252C%2BJoe%2BHelper.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715183413747794402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ms Jane Burns AM and Mr Joe Helper MP at the opening.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pjc2xQC9VFQ/T1Bl7kW915I/AAAAAAAAAYk/SyJKYzqg0_Q/s1600/OPEN023.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 261px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pjc2xQC9VFQ/T1Bl7kW915I/AAAAAAAAAYk/SyJKYzqg0_Q/s320/OPEN023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715180001179850642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gallery visitors enjoying 'Floating Forest'</span><br /><br /><a href="http://arts-events-tourism.ararat.vic.gov.au/ararat-regional-art-gallery/exhibitions/event/260-douglas-fuchs%27-%27floating-forest%27-30th-anniversary-exhibition">'Floating Forest'</a> is currently on show at Ararat Regional Art Gallery in a 30th anniversary exhibition. The key components from Douglas Fuchs' legendary fibre environment have been loaned from and is presented in partnership with the <a href="http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/">Powerhouse Museum, Sydney</a>. The exhibition is presented until 1 April 2012, as part of Ararat Basketfest 2012. We were honoured that Jane Burns AM, the founding director of the Crafts Council of Australia was able to visit Ararat to officially open both 'Floating Forest' and <a href="http://arts-events-tourism.ararat.vic.gov.au/ararat-regional-art-gallery/exhibitions/event/271-paired-woven-forms-by-wendy-golden">Wendy Golden's 'Paired' exhibition</a> (until 19 March) on Friday 17 February 2012.<br /><br />Douglas Fuchs (1947-86) was an American basket maker who came to Australia on a Craft Council of Australia Fellowship in 1981-82. He arrived in Adelaide in July 1981 and set up a studio at The Jam Factory, where he began working on his ambitious ‘Floating Forest’ installation. Douglas exhibited three versions of ‘Floating Forest: at the Adelaide Festival Centre Gallery from 27 November to 24 December 1981, the Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne from 26 January to 28 February 1982 and the Crafts Councils Centre Gallery, Sydney from 1 to 23 May 1982. ‘Floating Forest’ is widely considered a landmark in the development of a contemporary approach to basketry in Australia, and many artists who came to know Douglas speak of the profound impact he had on their lives.<br /><br />Douglas’ Australian residency also enabled a transformation in his own practice, where he exploited his significant knowledge of basketry technique in the pursuit of a freer, more expressive and personal sculptural vision. Sadly ill health affected his ability to pursue this ambitious new direction on his return to the USA. Douglas died in 1986, but key components of ‘Floating Forest’ were acquired by the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, making it possible to mount a 30th anniversary presentation of ‘Floating Forest’ and celebrate Douglas’ creative legacy.<br /><br />A number of associated exhibitions accompany the presentation of 'Floating Forest' including 'Baskets for Douglas', featuring four baskets especially made to celebrate Douglas Fuchs' legacy by artists who knew or were influenced by him. The baskets are by Dion Channer, Charlotte Drake-Brockman, Pat Dale and Virginia Kaiser.Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984230206929380246.post-51167877993904787742012-02-20T13:53:00.000-08:002012-02-20T19:14:59.571-08:00Touring Tapestry to Melbourne<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H9GQwcJZxlw/T0MJcFqjW4I/AAAAAAAAAYY/OEYaodFKiS0/s1600/COOK%2B1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 346px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H9GQwcJZxlw/T0MJcFqjW4I/AAAAAAAAAYY/OEYaodFKiS0/s320/COOK%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711419130597563266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;">Image: Marie Cook, 'Sunbather (1977), woven tapestry; wool, cotton, Ararat Regional Art Gallery collection, purchased with the support of the Crafts Boardl of the Australia Council, 1978, Photo: Terence Bogue</span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> 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Homestead Arts Centre</a> until 16 April 2012. The exhibition was launched at Ararat Regional Art Gallery in August 2010 and has since toured to three regional galleries. This is the fifth and final presentation of the touring exhibition.<br /><br />The exhibition has been expanded and re-designed in response to the various rooms that comprise the main exhibitions at Bundoora Homestead. Some recently donated drawings and samples by Kay Larence will occupy one room which focuses on the design of her 'House/Self' tapestry. Kate Derum's 'The Midnight Tapestry' is another addition to the show that will hang alongside its companion piece, 'In the Heat of the Moment' from the Ararat collection. The exhibition also has new text panels to connect the different rooms.<br /><br />To see photos of artist-weaver Sara Lindsay's recent talk, visit the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.249535111794867.60230.157239337691112&type=3">Bundoora Homestead Arts Centre </a>Facebook page<span style="text-decoration: underline;">.</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.249535111794867.60230.157239337691112&type=3"><br /></a>Ararat Regional Art Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268047292644342848noreply@blogger.com0