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New Zealand was once described as ‘a country with no momentous present, but with a future’. Its geographical remoteness from the rest of the world continues to be a thought at the back of the minds of its countrymen, but enough time has passed for it to be less of a hang up now: remoteness is its own virtue, as its artists and writers have pointed out. In this new exhibition, twenty New Zealand artists have been invited to exhibit in an exhibition called “Choice!” The exhibition’s title is a play on the exclaimative slang word synonymous with “Awesome!” Its tone is celebratory and affirmative. The art has journeyed from many places and has come in varying shapes and sizes. Many pieces have been mailed to Melbourne and resemble bulky postcards from home.
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New Zealand was once described as ‘a country with no momentous present, but with a future’. Its geographical remoteness from the rest of the world continues to be a thought at the back of the minds of its countrymen, but enough time has passed for it to be less of a hang up now: remoteness is its own virtue, as its artists and writers have pointed out. In this new exhibition, twenty New Zealand artists have been invited to exhibit in an exhibition called “Choice!” The exhibition’s title is a play on the exclaimative slang word synonymous with “Awesome!” Its tone is celebratory and affirmative. The art has journeyed from many places and has come in varying shapes and sizes. Many pieces have been mailed to Melbourne and resemble bulky postcards from home.
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'Cloudstreet', directed by Ross Hall, consisted of 5 live performances at the Post Office Box Theatre, Ballarat during October 2010. The production used the theatrically adapted text by Nicholas Enright and Justin Monjo, based on the original novel by Australian novelist Tim Winton, to explore narrative structures and their relationship to performative transposition from host medium (the novel) to live theatrical performance. The research also explored the parameters of Black Box theatre (theatre performed in a bare black box space), specifically as this relates to large cast productions, where the use of corporeal representation replaces conventional stage machinery (set and costumes). The production also explored the stylistic representational mode of 'naturalism' within the specific context of Australian family drama. The work constitutes part of my ongoing research with respect to adaptation processes and theatrical prepresentation in contemporary Australian pedagogically-based theatre.
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'Cloudstreet', directed by Ross Hall, consisted of 5 live performances at the Post Office Box Theatre, Ballarat during October 2010. The production used the theatrically adapted text by Nicholas Enright and Justin Monjo, based on the original novel by Australian novelist Tim Winton, to explore narrative structures and their relationship to performative transposition from host medium (the novel) to live theatrical performance. The research also explored the parameters of Black Box theatre (theatre performed in a bare black box space), specifically as this relates to large cast productions, where the use of corporeal representation replaces conventional stage machinery (set and costumes). The production also explored the stylistic representational mode of 'naturalism' within the specific context of Australian family drama. The work constitutes part of my ongoing research with respect to adaptation processes and theatrical prepresentation in contemporary Australian pedagogically-based theatre.
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Live performance of 'Farragut' directed by Kim Durban, Red Stitch Actor's Theatre, St Kilda. 3 February - 6 March 2010. Research Background: Red Stitch Actor's Theatre has focussed on the production of contemporary plays from outside Australia for the last decade. Research Contribution: This contribution was the first production of 'Farragut North' by Beau Willimon, to be mounted outside the USA, and the first to be directed by a woman, during a season in which the Company focussed on the employment of female directors. It was the second highest selling play in the Company's history to date. Research Significance: This was a unique opportunity for Melbourne audiences to be introduced to the work of American playwright Beau Willimon. The playwright attended the season and claimed that this production was confident and excellent. The production was extensively reviewed, a sample of which can be found at http://www.redstitch.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65:farragut-north&catid=25:2010&Itemid=6 Subsequent Manifestations: In 2011 Red Stitch Actors Theatre released a book titled 'Ten Years' (by Red Stitch Theatre Actors Theatre, August 2011, Ligare: Sydney) to celebrate their tenth anniversary, and 'Farragut North' was featured on pages. The script was subsequently adapted by Beau Willimon, the playwright, with assistance of George Clooney and Grant Heslov. It was released as the film 'The Ides of March' in January 2012 and was nominated for Gloden Globe awards for Best Film and Best Actor (Ryan Gosling).
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Live performance of 'Farragut' directed by Kim Durban, Red Stitch Actor's Theatre, St Kilda. 3 February - 6 March 2010. Research Background: Red Stitch Actor's Theatre has focussed on the production of contemporary plays from outside Australia for the last decade. Research Contribution: This contribution was the first production of 'Farragut North' by Beau Willimon, to be mounted outside the USA, and the first to be directed by a woman, during a season in which the Company focussed on the employment of female directors. It was the second highest selling play in the Company's history to date. Research Significance: This was a unique opportunity for Melbourne audiences to be introduced to the work of American playwright Beau Willimon. The playwright attended the season and claimed that this production was confident and excellent. The production was extensively reviewed, a sample of which can be found at http://www.redstitch.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65:farragut-north&catid=25:2010&Itemid=6 Subsequent Manifestations: In 2011 Red Stitch Actors Theatre released a book titled 'Ten Years' (by Red Stitch Theatre Actors Theatre, August 2011, Ligare: Sydney) to celebrate their tenth anniversary, and 'Farragut North' was featured on pages. The script was subsequently adapted by Beau Willimon, the playwright, with assistance of George Clooney and Grant Heslov. It was released as the film 'The Ides of March' in January 2012 and was nominated for Gloden Globe awards for Best Film and Best Actor (Ryan Gosling).
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Since 2002 the Mission to Seafarers Victoria art prize has exhibited the work of over 700 artists and fast become recognized as Australia’s leading maritime art award. Entry in Mission to Seafarers 2010
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Since 2002 the Mission to Seafarers Victoria art prize has exhibited the work of over 700 artists and fast become recognized as Australia’s leading maritime art award. Entry in Mission to Seafarers 2010
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Jess Hood Photographing nature 4-9 January 2010 Opening drinks: 6-8pm Monday 4 January Essay: "Finding Analogies of Here and Now" - Jess Hood -- Tegan Lewis Light Sensitive 11-20 January 2010 Opening drinks: 6-8pm Wednesday 13 January -- Stephen Palmer A A Cappella 21-23 January 2010 Opening drinks: 6-8pm Thursday 21 January Essay: "A A Cappella" - Stephen Palmer -- Storm Gold & Julian Holcroft Aerolineas Presents 25-30 January 2010 Opening drinks: 6-8pm Thursday 28 January Essay: "Entre Chien et Loup (Between Dog and Wolf)" - Ruth Learner --
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Jess Hood Photographing nature 4-9 January 2010 Opening drinks: 6-8pm Monday 4 January Essay: "Finding Analogies of Here and Now" - Jess Hood -- Tegan Lewis Light Sensitive 11-20 January 2010 Opening drinks: 6-8pm Wednesday 13 January -- Stephen Palmer A A Cappella 21-23 January 2010 Opening drinks: 6-8pm Thursday 21 January Essay: "A A Cappella" - Stephen Palmer -- Storm Gold & Julian Holcroft Aerolineas Presents 25-30 January 2010 Opening drinks: 6-8pm Thursday 28 January Essay: "Entre Chien et Loup (Between Dog and Wolf)" - Ruth Learner --
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Essay published for 'Mrs Darwin's Garden' Exhibition Catalogue, 24HR ART Northern Territory Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin, NT, 7 May - 12 June 2010. Subsequent manifestation: Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, Vic, 19 November 2010 - 16 January 2011. The research for this essay comprised interviewing the artist about her work and her own research for this exhibition, an investigation of the artist's (Carole Wilson) previous works and the critical reception of it, and an investigation of the ideas and themes explored. These lines of investigation then had to be analyssed and synthesised in such a way as to provide contextual and critical commentary on the significance of the work and the exhibtion. The Director of the Art Gallery of Ballarat, on opening the exhibition, referred to the essay as the best scholarly analysis and explication of the work he had seen.
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Essay published for 'Mrs Darwin's Garden' Exhibition Catalogue, 24HR ART Northern Territory Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin, NT, 7 May - 12 June 2010. Subsequent manifestation: Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, Vic, 19 November 2010 - 16 January 2011. The research for this essay comprised interviewing the artist about her work and her own research for this exhibition, an investigation of the artist's (Carole Wilson) previous works and the critical reception of it, and an investigation of the ideas and themes explored. These lines of investigation then had to be analyssed and synthesised in such a way as to provide contextual and critical commentary on the significance of the work and the exhibtion. The Director of the Art Gallery of Ballarat, on opening the exhibition, referred to the essay as the best scholarly analysis and explication of the work he had seen.
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Live performance of 'Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespear' directed by Kim Durban, Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, Ballarat. 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18 and 19 September 2010. Research Background: Companies all over the world have produced this Shakespeare play which enjoyed its first production by the Arts Academy. Research Contribution: This original Australian production used an innovative approach to the aesthetic of the play by setting the work in outer space, adapting the Shakespearean setting to an intergalactic universe and having each character played by 2 actors so that each had a clone who appeared with them. Original music and dance was also composed. Research Significance: The significance of this research is that it proved the authenticity and theatrical flexibility of the material and provided sophisticated benchmarks for artist training. Durban's ongoing interest in the 'persona' of casting was continued and developed, a study first outlined in her published article The Necklace Theory. Her dramaturgical approach also intersected with current Shakespeare scholarship and introduced the play to a regional audience. It's value is attested to by the following indicators: Cast and creative members have gained employment with national and international arts companies.
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Live performance of 'Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespear' directed by Kim Durban, Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, Ballarat. 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18 and 19 September 2010. Research Background: Companies all over the world have produced this Shakespeare play which enjoyed its first production by the Arts Academy. Research Contribution: This original Australian production used an innovative approach to the aesthetic of the play by setting the work in outer space, adapting the Shakespearean setting to an intergalactic universe and having each character played by 2 actors so that each had a clone who appeared with them. Original music and dance was also composed. Research Significance: The significance of this research is that it proved the authenticity and theatrical flexibility of the material and provided sophisticated benchmarks for artist training. Durban's ongoing interest in the 'persona' of casting was continued and developed, a study first outlined in her published article The Necklace Theory. Her dramaturgical approach also intersected with current Shakespeare scholarship and introduced the play to a regional audience. It's value is attested to by the following indicators: Cast and creative members have gained employment with national and international arts companies.
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'Network' showcased the diversity of artists who utilise the internet as a vital tool in establishing and maintaining connections without geographical, social or economic boundaries. My contribution titled 'Catch Me if I Fall' was a site-specific drawing on the emergency exit doors of the gallery - an immediate and direct response to the space in which the exhibition was held. The use of the doors was a deliberate exploration of an 'alternative' or 'unconventional' space within the gallery environment.
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'Network' showcased the diversity of artists who utilise the internet as a vital tool in establishing and maintaining connections without geographical, social or economic boundaries. My contribution titled 'Catch Me if I Fall' was a site-specific drawing on the emergency exit doors of the gallery - an immediate and direct response to the space in which the exhibition was held. The use of the doors was a deliberate exploration of an 'alternative' or 'unconventional' space within the gallery environment.
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Essay published for 'Outsiders' Exhibition catalogue, Art Gallery of Ballarat, 10 July - 8 August 2010. The research for this essay comprised interviewing the four artists involved in the exhibition about their work and research and an investigation of both the common and disparate ideas and themes explored in relation to the exhibition as a whole. The regional situation in relation to practising artists and their careers was also a factor. These lines of investigation then had to be analysed and synthesised in such a way as to provide contextual and critical commentary on the significance of the work and the exhibition.
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Essay published for 'Outsiders' Exhibition catalogue, Art Gallery of Ballarat, 10 July - 8 August 2010. The research for this essay comprised interviewing the four artists involved in the exhibition about their work and research and an investigation of both the common and disparate ideas and themes explored in relation to the exhibition as a whole. The regional situation in relation to practising artists and their careers was also a factor. These lines of investigation then had to be analysed and synthesised in such a way as to provide contextual and critical commentary on the significance of the work and the exhibition.
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Solo Exhbition -Post Office Gallery, University of Ballarat Large scale installation This was the final investigation and exhibition relating to PhD research which commenced in 2005. A large scale installation which fully occupied the gallery, it performed aspects of the preceding journey, referencing underlying processes and re-contextualised, reconfigured products in doing so. Through the positioning of key pieces of furniture, completed and partially completed Visual art works, texts and raw materials it critiqued and performed the positions and voices of self as artist, researcher and educator whilst simultaneously inviting audience participation and co-creation.
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Solo Exhbition -Post Office Gallery, University of Ballarat Large scale installation This was the final investigation and exhibition relating to PhD research which commenced in 2005. A large scale installation which fully occupied the gallery, it performed aspects of the preceding journey, referencing underlying processes and re-contextualised, reconfigured products in doing so. Through the positioning of key pieces of furniture, completed and partially completed Visual art works, texts and raw materials it critiqued and performed the positions and voices of self as artist, researcher and educator whilst simultaneously inviting audience participation and co-creation.
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Two page essay in Exhibition Catalogue, Gallery Smith (North Melbourne, Vic), 1 April - 1 May 2010. The research for this essay comprised interviewing the artist about her work and her own research for this exhibition, an investigation of her previous work and the critical reception of it, and an investigation of the ideas and themes explored, specifically the representation of ancient Greek myths. These lines of investigation then had to be analysed and synthesised in such a way as to provide contextual and critical commentary on the significance of the work and the exhibition.
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Two page essay in Exhibition Catalogue, Gallery Smith (North Melbourne, Vic), 1 April - 1 May 2010. The research for this essay comprised interviewing the artist about her work and her own research for this exhibition, an investigation of her previous work and the critical reception of it, and an investigation of the ideas and themes explored, specifically the representation of ancient Greek myths. These lines of investigation then had to be analysed and synthesised in such a way as to provide contextual and critical commentary on the significance of the work and the exhibition.