Arts Northern Rivers

News archive - August 2005

VISUAL ARTS NETWORK - CURATORIAL PANEL

On Friday the 1st of July at The Byron at Byron Resort, Arts Northern Rivers launched the first of its Visual Arts Network initiatives - a curatorial advisory clinic. A panel of five internationally recognised curators and gallery directors flew in to participate in these one-on-three private clinics engaging artists in a dialogue about their work and giving them practical advice and feedback.

The Visual Arts Network will be running a series of these curatorial panels which are an opportunity for some of the region's local artists to receive valuable feedback and be brought to the attention of some of the most prominent and influential curators in Australia.

The Curators who participated were: Julie Ewington, Head of Australian Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Russell Storer, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, David Broker, Deputy Director, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Jan Murphy, Director of Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane Steven Alderton, Director, Lismore Regional Gallery. The curatorial panel unanimously agreed that the quality of the work presented on the day was extremely impressive.

12 local artists were selected and each had 45 minutes to discuss their work with the panel. Nimbin based artist Ainé was one of the lucky artists selected, "The opportunity to talk to the panel helped me to confirm my direction. Afterwards inspiration started flooding through my mind".

Artists who participated were:
Ainé, (Nimbin), Dave Funnell (Grafton), Lyndall Adams (Wooloweyah), Garth Lena (Fingal Head) Daniel Brinsmead (Fingal Head), Christine Willcocks (Mullumbimby), Melissa Hirsch (Byron Bay), Liz Deckers (Ocean Shores), Lae Oldmeadow (Tweed), Karla Dickens (Bangalow), Cornelius Delaney (Lismore)

Stay tuned and keep in touch with the Visual Arts Network, there are more curatorial panels to come!!

YOUTH ARTS ROADSHOW

Around 20 young people recently participated in rap and hip hop workshops in Evans Head and 30 in Coraki with dance artists Daniella Finkenauer and Jason Campbell. These were the first in a series of workshops taking place across the region. The Youth Arts Roadshow is providing opportunities for young people in some of our smaller communities to become involved in arts-based activity. The workshop program includes dance, percussion, mosaic and pottery workshops with professional artists. The Youth Arts Roadshow has been developed with support form the Federal Government through the Regional Arts Fund and TAFE through their Access Division – ARTSTART.

Upcoming workshop dates and times are listed below. For further information contact Cath Fogarty at Arts Northern Rivers on (02) 6628 8120 or call the local contacts listed below.

Wardell - contact Lucy Bennett on (02) 6683 4867
Rap and Hip Hop workshops with Daniella Finkenauer and Jason Campbell
July 15, 2 - 4.30pm

Evans Head - contact Kim Wright on (02) 6682 4899
Rap and Hip Hop workshops with Daniella Finkenauer and Jason Campbell
July 16 from 12 - 2.30pm

Mosaic workshops with Tanya Burkhardt
July 14 from 9am - 4pm

Percussion workshops with Greg Sheehan
July 27 and August 3, from 4 - 6.30pm

Pottery with Alison Lacy
August 11 and August 18, 4- 6.30pm

Bonalbo - contact Melissa Cook on (02) 6660 0622
Rap and Hip Hop workshops with Daniella Finkenauer and Jason Campbell
July 20, 27, August 3, 10, from 1 - 3.30pm

Percussion with Greg Sheehan
August

Tabulam - contact Melissa Cook on (02) 6660 0622
Pottery with Alison Lacy
August 2,9,16,23 from 10.30 - 1pm

Casino - contact Lynda Briggs on (02) 6662 6944
Pottery with Alison Lacy
August 2,9,16,23 from 4 - 6.30

A very pleased April Walmsley at the mosaic workshop with Tanya Burkhardt in Evans Head on 7 July. Photo by Sean Spencer.

BALLINA’S PUBLIC ART POLICY ON DISPLAY

On 23 June, Ballina Council resolved to place their newly drafted Public Art Policy on exhibition for public comment. A group of local arts professionals including Lois Randall from ANR, Grafton based community artist Pamela Denise, mosaic artist Scott Harrower and Byron Bay artist John Dahlsen worked with Ballina Council over several months to develop the draft document. Ballina Council has developed this policy in recognition of the importance of artistic expression in fostering community well being, enhancing a sense of place and reflecting the cultural diversity and history of the community.

This important draft Policy document provides a framework for increasing the levels of Public Art in Ballina Shire. It will be used in the commissioning of new works, acquiring existing works, collection management and maintenance by Council staff as well as external parties such as developers, architects and urban designers. The draft Policy includes an implementation strategy, public art placement strategy, selection processes for council projects and a range of other issues relating to public art. It will be on public exhibition until 5 August at the following locations: Ballina, Lennox Head and Alstonville Libraries, Ballina Tourism Information Centre, Ballina Council and Wardell Community Access Space. Everyone is welcome to view the document and provide feedback to Council.

"HOW ARE WE GOING?" - ARTS FORUM AT BYRON BAY WRITERS FESTIVAL

August 4: What is the evidence for the economic value and social importance of the arts? Which policies and what infrastructure will support ongoing cultural development? Discuss these important questions at the 'How are we going? Directions for the arts in The Creative Age' Forum at the Byron Bay Writers Festival. Sam Wagan Watson, Book of the Year winner at the 2005 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, and his father, Sam Watson - novelist, film maker, teacher and activist - will join with international and Australian thinkers including David Throsby, Clive Hamilton, John Birmingham, Eva Cox, Courtney Gibson, Cathy Henkel, Sandy McCutcheon and many other arts and policy workers, researchers and other specialists in a jam-packed one day forum that kicks off the 2005 Byron Bay Writers Festival. Presented by the Australia Council for the Arts, NSW Ministry for the Arts, Northern Rivers Writers' Centre and Regional Arts NSW. Find out more at www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/projects/going.html.



	News archive - August 2005 VISUAL ARTS NETWORK - CURATORIAL PANEL On Friday the 1st of July at The Byron at Byron Resort, Arts Northern Rivers launched the first of its Visual Arts Network initiatives - a curatorial advisory clinic. A panel of five internationally recognised curators and gallery directors flew in to participate in these one-on-three private clinics engaging artists in a dialogue about their work and giving them practical advice and feedback. The Visual Arts Network will be running a series of these curatorial panels which are an opportunity for some of the region's local artists to receive valuable feedback and be brought to the attention of some of the most prominent and influential curators in Australia. The Curators who participated were: Julie Ewington, Head of Australian Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Russell Storer, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, David Broker, Deputy Director, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Jan Murphy, Director of Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane Steven Alderton, Director, Lismore Regional Gallery. The curatorial panel unanimously agreed that the quality of the work presented on the day was extremely impressive. 12 local artists were selected and each had 45 minutes to discuss their work with the panel. Nimbin based artist Ainé was one of the lucky artists selected, "The opportunity to talk to the panel helped me to confirm my direction. Afterwards inspiration started flooding through my mind". Artists who participated were: Ainé, (Nimbin), Dave Funnell (Grafton), Lyndall Adams (Wooloweyah), Garth Lena (Fingal Head) Daniel Brinsmead (Fingal Head), Christine Willcocks (Mullumbimby), Melissa Hirsch (Byron Bay), Liz Deckers (Ocean Shores), Lae Oldmeadow (Tweed), Karla Dickens (Bangalow), Cornelius Delaney (Lismore) Stay tuned and keep in touch with the Visual Arts Network, there are more curatorial panels to come!! YOUTH ARTS ROADSHOW Around 20 young people recently participated in rap and hip hop workshops in Evans Head and 30 in Coraki with dance artists Daniella Finkenauer and Jason Campbell. These were the first in a series of workshops taking place across the region. The Youth Arts Roadshow is providing opportunities for young people in some of our smaller communities to become involved in arts-based activity. The workshop program includes dance, percussion, mosaic and pottery workshops with professional artists. The Youth Arts Roadshow has been developed with support form the Federal Government through the Regional Arts Fund and TAFE through their Access Division – ARTSTART. Upcoming workshop dates and times are listed below. For further information contact Cath Fogarty at Arts Northern Rivers on (02) 6628 8120 or call the local contacts listed below. Wardell - contact Lucy Bennett on (02) 6683 4867 Rap and Hip Hop workshops with Daniella Finkenauer and Jason Campbell July 15, 2 - 4.30pm Evans Head - contact Kim Wright on (02) 6682 4899 Rap and Hip Hop workshops with Daniella Finkenauer and Jason Campbell July 16 from 12 - 2.30pm Mosaic workshops with Tanya Burkhardt July 14 from 9am - 4pm Percussion workshops with Greg Sheehan July 27 and August 3, from 4 - 6.30pm Pottery with Alison Lacy August 11 and August 18, 4- 6.30pm Bonalbo - contact Melissa Cook on (02) 6660 0622 Rap and Hip Hop workshops with Daniella Finkenauer and Jason Campbell July 20, 27, August 3, 10, from 1 - 3.30pm Percussion with Greg Sheehan August Tabulam - contact Melissa Cook on (02) 6660 0622 Pottery with Alison Lacy August 2,9,16,23 from 10.30 - 1pm Casino - contact Lynda Briggs on (02) 6662 6944 Pottery with Alison Lacy August 2,9,16,23 from 4 - 6.30 A very pleased April Walmsley at the mosaic workshop with Tanya Burkhardt in Evans Head on 7 July. Photo by Sean Spencer. BALLINA’S PUBLIC ART POLICY ON DISPLAY On 23 June, Ballina Council resolved to place their newly drafted Public Art Policy on exhibition for public comment. A group of local arts professionals including Lois Randall from ANR, Grafton based community artist Pamela Denise, mosaic artist Scott Harrower and Byron Bay artist John Dahlsen worked with Ballina Council over several months to develop the draft document. Ballina Council has developed this policy in recognition of the importance of artistic expression in fostering community well being, enhancing a sense of place and reflecting the cultural diversity and history of the community. This important draft Policy document provides a framework for increasing the levels of Public Art in Ballina Shire. It will be used in the commissioning of new works, acquiring existing works, collection management and maintenance by Council staff as well as external parties such as developers, architects and urban designers. The draft Policy includes an implementation strategy, public art placement strategy, selection processes for council projects and a range of other issues relating to public art. It will be on public exhibition until 5 August at the following locations: Ballina, Lennox Head and Alstonville Libraries, Ballina Tourism Information Centre, Ballina Council and Wardell Community Access Space. Everyone is welcome to view the document and provide feedback to Council. "HOW ARE WE GOING?" - ARTS FORUM AT BYRON BAY WRITERS FESTIVAL August 4: What is the evidence for the economic value and social importance of the arts? Which policies and what infrastructure will support ongoing cultural development? Discuss these important questions at the 'How are we going? Directions for the arts in The Creative Age' Forum at the Byron Bay Writers Festival. Sam Wagan Watson, Book of the Year winner at the 2005 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, and his father, Sam Watson - novelist, film maker, teacher and activist - will join with international and Australian thinkers including David Throsby, Clive Hamilton, John Birmingham, Eva Cox, Courtney Gibson, Cathy Henkel, Sandy McCutcheon and many other arts and policy workers, researchers and other specialists in a jam-packed one day forum that kicks off the 2005 Byron Bay Writers Festival. Presented by the Australia Council for the Arts, NSW Ministry for the Arts, Northern Rivers Writers' Centre and Regional Arts NSW. Find out more at www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/projects/going.html.

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