Indwelling : A story in Fresco
- Authors: Chappell, Annette
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Description: 24th May-3rd June 2017 Annette Chappell’s work is a contemporary exploration and transgression of the material form and function of traditional fresco. Drawing upon onsite experience as a materials conservator of historic fresco she repurposes that knowledge to create contemporary part and full fresco surfaces and to locate her self-story as an artist. Through a process of indwelling in recurrent and resonant imagery, her storylines are enacted through immersive and spontaneous material and pictorial techniques, and captured in the stone layer veil or ‘velo’ of the fresco lime plaster. The choice of dark and light tonal values in her backgrounds are an evocation of mysterious spaces – the inner and outer worlds of human experience where self-story takes place. Annette’s storylines chronicle the shift from her figurative enactments of story to a focus on form-denying settings where those narratives dissolve into the sensation and emotion of contemplative silence. This exhibition constitutes the visual outcomes emerging from a practice-led research project for a Doctoral Award at the Arts Academy, Faculty of Education and Arts, Federation University Australia. Image: Annette Chappell, Indwelling: The Zebra Pursues, 2015 (detail), lime plaster, pigment and wax on board, 90 x 60cm. Courtesy the artist
Waterloo Canticle No.1: Swords into Ploughshares
- Authors: Chew, Richard
- Date: 2012
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I see your beating heart : A mother’s cantata
- Authors: Chew, Richard
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Visual art work , Musical
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MOMO : a play with music adapted from the book by Michael Ende, Music by Rick Chew, book and lyrics by Anthony Crowley
- Authors: Chew, Rick , Crowley, Anthony
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Visual art work , Play
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- Description: Once upon a time, a young orphan girl appears in the local amphitheatre. The townsfolk, at first perplexed, soon discover that Momo has a special power, the gift of listening. Before long, Momo has transformed the whole community, children play more, people argue less and her friends Beppo Roadsweeper and Guido Guide visit every day. But all that is about to change. Beyond the outskirts of town a dark force is gathering. The Men In Grey and their sinister time saving bank are in need of new customers, and no one in town is safe. Wednesday 2nd November @ 7:00pm Thursday 3rd @ 7:00pm Friday 4th November @ 2:00pm & 7:00pm Saturday 5th November @2:00pm & 7:00pm Ticket available:https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/momo-tickets-379439462647
Fiona Crawford - When you go looking for me, I am not there
- Authors: Crawford, Fiona
- Date: 2021
- Type: Text , Artwork , Visual art work
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- Description: Following residencies in Assisi, Italy in 2016 and 2019, inspired by the beauty and intrigue surrounding the medieval embroidery tradition of ‘Punto Assisi’ still practised today, Fiona Crawford’s contemporary textiles subvert and transgress conventions and reinterpret the ubiquitous subject of ‘women’s work’ Derived from the exterior of medieval San Rufino Cathedral, Punto Assisi’s highly stylised pattern and form is unique - the subject matter empty of detail, with the outlined negative space seeming to echo the absence of information and who the female artisans were. Invisible and indispensable, the names and faces of the female makers were rarely documented, existing within the dominant male hegemonic ideologies of the time, undervalued and seen as only undertaking 'women’s work'. Using vintage linen and thread, the combination of traditional and contemporary imagery, text, and the concept of drawing with thread, Fiona Crawford’s work investigates the notion of absence and at the same time honours the unknown female makers of this now highly prized and ancient art. This exhibition constitutes the visual outcomes emerging from a practice-led Masters research project at the School of Arts, Federation University, Australia. Fiona Crawford is supported by an Australian Research Training Program (RTP) Fee Offset Scholarship through Federation University. 45-minute session times available via Eventbrite. Please wear a mask and comply with 1.5m social distancing rules.
The Spirit Level or The Strange Case of Agatha Banks
- Authors: Crowley, Anthony , Chew, Richard
- Date: 2017
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- Description: 27th-28th May 2017, Her Majesty's Theatre Librettist Rufus Norris Composer Richard Chew Performed by Second Year Music Theatre Company of the Arts Academy Director Anthony Crowley Musical Director Richard Chew A free performance, as part of Ballarat Heritage Weekend The Spirit Level or The Strange Case of Agatha Banks is a new music theatre work by Australian composer Richard Chew and English Librettist – Rufus Norris. Originally commissioned by English National Opera, this will be the first production of the work in Australia, and marks the next phase of its development after a first performance in the UK. “This production at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat as part of Ballarat Heritage Weekend, gives students the unique opportunity to work with the composer to develop their craft on a contemporary opera, relevant to times and to the young people involved,” director Anthony Crowley said. It allows the composer time to develop the work further – and initiates international relationships that enrich the creation of new Australian writing – further developing the arts practice of Australian directors and theatre-makers.” The Spirit Level is an opera in one act and 13 scenes. It tells the story of Agatha Banks, a Victorian woman, a wife and mother, who is committed to a mental asylum by her husband William when he discovers that she has been taking part in covert Spiritualist meetings with her female friends. The piece was commissioned by English National Opera, for their youth company The Knack. It bucks the trend of many 19th century period dramas in that there are 21 women in the cast and only three men. The Spirit Level is by turns surreal, comic and deadly serious. “The great epidemics of middle-class Victorian women were depression, substance abuse (usually alcohol) and boredom, all fuelled by the ludicrous social and educational restrictions of the time,” librettist Rufus Norris said. “Spiritualism, ignored by men as harmless fun, provided a popular and welcome distraction for many women, and the lunatic asylum awaited others who had no such release”. The Spirit Level is based loosely on the case of Louisa Lowe, who appeared before a Parliamentary select committee in 1887, claiming that she had been wrongfully incarcerated in a lunatic asylum by her husband, for being a Spiritualist.
Altered Island
- Authors: Davidson, Stephen
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Description: Submitted for the Rick Amour Drawing Prize 2010 (Shortlisted) Exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ballarat
'Parisian Angel' and 'Falling Angel'
- Authors: Davidson, Stephen
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Description: Submitted for Flanagan Prize (2009) shortlisted- St Patrick's College Ballarat
Skeletal lake
- Authors: Davidson, Stephen
- Date: 2010
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- Description: Exhibited at Space 22 Gallery, Ballarat A mixed media installation of porcelain, salt, cups, and low energy fluro lights. The work entitled 'Skeletal Seas' suggesting a salt lake, the skeletal remains of a body of water, a harbinger of the future and the artist's experience of living through a decade of drought.
Island Relics
- Authors: Davidson, Stephen
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Description: 'Island Relics' exhibition at Post Office Gallery, University of Ballarat, 28 March - 28 April, 2012 (curator Shelley Hinton).
Atomic fish and fisherman
- Authors: Davidson, Stephen
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Description: Mixed mediaArt Gallery of Ballarat
- Description: Mixed media Art Gallery of Ballarat
The life and death on an unknown painter
- Authors: De Montignie, Leon
- Date: 2017
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- Description: 1st March-1st June 2017 He never owned a car or had a driver's license, preferring to walk or hitch-hike or use public transport so he could study his surroundings. He observed footpaths, power-lines, houses and the parks where he slept with other homeless people, in fine detail, later recalling it at will for a painting. Image: Leon De Montignie Imaginary Street (I never had a car). Acrylic on canvas, Courtesy the artist
The Messengers
- Authors: Drendel, Graeme
- Date: 2020
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- Description: Please join the artist for the exhibition opening, with remarks by Geoff Wallis, former Federation University lecturer, on Sat 14 Mar @ 6:30pm. All welcome! In Graeme Drendel’s first solo exhibition in Ballarat, Victoria, the renowned Australian artist presents his intriguing vignettes for which he is well known and celebrated – his subjects and characters on the one hand puzzling and perplexing and on the other mystical and surreal. Born in the Mallee, Victoria, Drendel has gained recognition for his highly accomplished hand in drawing and painting and for his particularly intelligent observation and portrayal of life and the human condition. Graeme Drendel is represented by Australian Galleries, Melbourne. australiangalleries.com.au
Farragut North
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2010
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- Description: 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).
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Description: 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.
Murder on the Ballarat Train
- Authors: Durban, Kim , Greenwood, Kerry
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Description: Research background: Kerry Greenwood is an Australian novelist who has written a series of detective novels set in Victoria in the 1920's. Research contribution: This was a uniquely theatrical interpretation, involving storytelling theatre techniques using objects as well as dance and song of the twenties. No words were added to the script and much of the novel was spoken, inclusive of stage directions. Research significance: This was the first theatrical production of Murder on the Ballarat Train, adapted from the novel by the director Kim Durban with the permission of the author, and workshopped with the Graduate Acting company for its Australian premiere in the regional centre of Ballarat.
The White Rose
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2005
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- Description: Research background: Companies and artists around Australia have identified the need for, but also the complexity of, producing a genuinely Australian musical. Research contribution: This original production of a contemporary Australian musical about the Jewish anti-Nazi White Rose movement was mounted with the participation of the author Craig Christie and composer Andrew Patterson one year after its first composition and performance. This challenging work explores the memories of Sophie as she looks back over events from her past as a resistance leader, and demands highly emphathetic acting and vocal performance. The direction provided resources to investigate and examine the dramatic and musical structures inherent in the work with a small regional ensemble. The production developed a 'poor theatre' aesthetic through the use of antique objects and period clothing and a band with 3 members instead of an orchestra. 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 dramaturgical approach also strengthened the script and introduced the work to a new regionally-based audience. Its value is attested to by the following indicators: 1. The script has gained subsequent representation for its author and composer by Australia's leading musical licensing represetatives Hal Leonard Australia, 2. Cast members have gained employment with national and international arts companies including The Ten Tenors, Tokyo Disney and West Side Story.
Caves @ Switchback
- Authors: Eller, Naomi , Gatiss, David , Gold, Storm , Goodwin, Sharon , Hughes, Kez , Lloyd, Merryn , Nordin, Nabilah , Tsoulis-Reay, Kristina , Smith, Julien , Stojkovich, Adrian , White, Petra , Williams, Rudi
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Description: 12th April-5th May 2016 Curated by Storm Gold and Kez Hughes Image: Sharon Goodwin, Damascus Steel, 2015 (detail), acrylic on shaped plywood, Dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Taryn Ellis
Raw Edges
- Authors: Farago, Anna
- Date: 2019
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- Description: Friday 14th June - Saturday 29th June 2019. Anna Farago uses various creative methods to explore her identity as daughter, sister, mother, wife, friend, crafter, artist, woman and now widow, and to examine how identity strongly intersects with memory and place. Comprising large-scale textiles, small embroideries, paintings, photographs, video and documented performative works, Farago’s ideas are deeply informed by her personal memories and personal experiences alongside those of others, including Indigenous Elders, Indigenous and non-Indigenous rangers and locals connected to specific sites and places. Anna Farago’s exhibition and recent work constitute the visual outcomes emerging from a practice-led research project for a Masters Award at the Arts Academy, School of Arts, Federation University Australia. Anna Farago is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fee-Offset Scholarship through Federation University Australia. Image: Anna Farago Mapped Grief (still), 2019 (detail), Archival pigment print H150 x W100 cm Photo: Siri Hayes. Courtesy the artist.
An invader's guide to the British Isles
- Authors: Ferry, David
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Description: Lying on the coffee table are picture books that tell us all we need to know about Britain: its history and geography combined. This printed matter supplies the artist David Ferry with both his subject and his raw material. Guides of the nation’s heritage imagine an innocent landscape where the manners and attitudes of the genteel middle classes of England prevail. Into these Ferry has inserted cut out images from neighbouring picture books that demonstrate the practices of the active hobbyist. Woollen garments adorn figures from British history; tropical fish swim through the great halls of stately mansions; rock climbers ascend national monuments; and confectioners bake their own public art works. The consequence of these additions is humorous undermining of an accepted narrative. Providing a survey of David Ferry’s continued visual exploration of guides to British Heritage, this exhibition features work from series that span twenty-five years. The picture books, found in charity shops, are first subjected to simple cut and paste tampering; this is then refined through printmaking processes both traditional and digital. Resultant artist books and prints demonstrate a consistency of address that pokes fun at the polite and confident assertions of the conservative viewpoint. David Ferry RE, is Emeritus Professor of Printmaking at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, RE, and printmaking consultant for the Sidney Nolan Trust in the UK. He has exhibited extensively in the UK and internationally, with recent solo exhibitions in Berlin, China, London, New York, Poznan and Seoul. His work can be found in public and corporate collections including Museum of Modern Art, New York; Ashmolean, Oxford; Art Institute of Chicago; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; National Museum of Wales, Cardiff and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London. He is also included in many international university collections, and the libraries of Cambridge, Oxford, Dublin, Edinburgh, and the British Library London. David Ferry is a Pollock/Krasner Grantee from New York. David Ferry is represented by Booklyn, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Booklyn is the premier gallery and protagonists in the USA for the promotion and impact of the genre of the artists Book and very well known on the Australian museum and state library circuit As a gallery and promoters of the genre, Booklyn has been a powerful presence in events such as Photo-Melbourne and Photo-Sydney. A considerable amount of contemporary American/international 'book arts' placed in national institutions in Australia have been sourced originally through Booklyn, and through the presence of one of the senior directors, Marshall Weber, a regular visitor to Australia, particularly Melbourne. Weber was recently artist in residence at the Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne and Creative Consultant for the Australian National Veterans Art Museum. Marshall Weber's works are represented in private and public Australian Collections, including the Australian War Memorial and the State Libraries of Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. booklyn.org Image: Standing Form No 3, 2015 Public Sculpture in England series 2015/16 digital archive print with stencil & varnish with gold leaf 594 x 841mm Courtesy the artist and Booklyn, Brooklyn, NY. Exhibition held at Post Office Gallery, Ballarat - 26 Oct – Sun 20 Nov 2016
- Description: Lying on the coffee table are picture books that tell us all we need to know about Britain: its history and geography combined. This printed matter supplies the artist David Ferry with both his subject and his raw material. Guides of the nation’s heritage imagine an innocent landscape where the manners and attitudes of the genteel middle classes of England prevail. Into these Ferry has inserted cut out images from neighbouring picture books that demonstrate the practices of the active hobbyist. Woollen garments adorn figures from British history; tropical fish swim through the great halls of stately mansions; rock climbers ascend national monuments; and confectioners bake their own public art works. The consequence of these additions is humorous undermining of an accepted narrative. Providing a survey of David Ferry’s continued visual exploration of guides to British Heritage, this exhibition features work from series that span twenty-five years. The picture books, found in charity shops, are first subjected to simple cut and paste tampering; this is then refined through printmaking processes both traditional and digital. Resultant artist books and prints demonstrate a consistency of address that pokes fun at the polite and confident assertions of the conservative viewpoint. David Ferry RE, is Emeritus Professor of Printmaking at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, RE, and printmaking consultant for the Sidney Nolan Trust in the UK. He has exhibited extensively in the UK and internationally, with recent solo exhibitions in Berlin, China, London, New York, Poznan and Seoul. His work can be found in public and corporate collections including Museum of Modern Art, New York; Ashmolean, Oxford; Art Institute of Chicago; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; National Museum of Wales, Cardiff and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London. He is also included in many international university collections, and the libraries of Cambridge, Oxford, Dublin, Edinburgh, and the British Library London. David Ferry is a Pollock/Krasner Grantee from New York. David Ferry is represented by Booklyn, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Booklyn is the premier gallery and protagonists in the USA for the promotion and impact of the genre of the artists Book and very well known on the Australian museum and state library circuit As a gallery and promoters of the genre, Booklyn has been a powerful presence in events such as Photo-Melbourne and Photo-Sydney. A considerable amount of contemporary American/international 'book arts' placed in national institutions in Australia have been sourced originally through Booklyn, and through the presence of one of the senior directors, Marshall Weber, a regular visitor to Australia, particularly Melbourne. Weber was recently artist in residence at the Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne and Creative Consultant for the Australian National Veterans Art Museum. Marshall Weber's works are represented in private and public Australian Collections, including the Australian War Memorial and the State Libraries of Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. booklyn.org Image: Standing Form No 3, 2015 Public Sculpture in England series 2015/16 digital archive print with stencil & varnish with gold leaf 594 x 841mm Courtesy the artist and Booklyn, Brooklyn, NY.