ca enews: Issue #49 - March 2010

ca enews a craft australia publication Issue #49 - March 2010 Focus on - Indigenous Craft and Design ISSN: 1835-1832 view on the web \| subscribe to newsletter \| contact us
1 - editorial 2 - latest articles a ghost net story new things: koskela lights made in elcho island tayenebe and menagerie on tour top 10 articles 3 - news from the sector 4 - calendar 5 - ca projects 6 - opportunities 7 - tales of adventure 8 - connect 9 - support us
1 a quarter of 2010 There is something of the mad hatter about March in Canberra. The cooling weather brings out spectacular colours in the tree canopies which are offset against the cerulean of the autumn sky. This is punctuated in the early mornings by the surreal floating spheres that mark the hot air balloon season in the Capital. There is a frenzy of colour that acts as a warning of the pending cool change of winter. Get all those jobs finished before the cold sets in! This somehow forms the context for this editorial. As we fast step into the year, this month's missive looks at the recently held Annual General Meeting, an overview of the upcoming activities in the year and some reminders of grants and opportunities that would do well in your diary. … read more
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	a ghost net story In the Gulf of Carpentaria Indigenous makers collect ghost nets from the ocean to weave into baskets and mats telling stories of their culture and community and performing an important ecological task; clearing the sea of harmful abandoned nets. read more

	new things: koskela lights made in elcho island Indigenous weavers from the Galiwin'ku Elcho Island community and Mapuru Homeland collaborate with Australian design firm Koskela to create unique sculptural lighting pieces. Kevin Murray traces this series of connections and meetings to the Selling Yarns series of conferences. read more

	tayenebe and menagerie on tour tayenebe and Menagerie two highly significant exhibitions from 2009 are now on tour nationally. The exhibitions are both the result of significant partnerships between art galleries and museums. read more
	top 10 library articles this month

Australia Council Visual Arts Board Chair

The Chair of the Visual Arts Board, Professor Ted Snell is reappointed to his position for a further three years. Professor Snell is the current director of the Cultural Precinct for the University of Western Australia and has made a significant contribution to the Australian visual arts sector through his roles as chair of Artbank, chair of the Asialink Visual Arts Advisory Committee, chair of the Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools and as a board member of the National Association for the Visual Arts.

Australia Council Visual Arts Board New Appointments

New appointments to the Board are Ms Angela Valamanesh and Dr Danie Mellor. Ms Valamanesh is a ceramic artist and exhibits her work both nationally and internationally. Currently a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia, she was awarded an Anne and Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship in 1996. Dr Mellor is a lecturer in Theories of Art Practice at Sydney College of the Arts and is a member of the University of Sydney Indigenous Education Advisory Group. He is a practising artist and his work is exhibited extensively throughout Australia in a number of significant exhibitions including Culture Warriors. Dr Mellor was awarded the 2009 Telstra Art Award.

Australia Council Visual Arts Board New Work

Applications to support the development of new work are now due through the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts. Applications from emerging and established visual artists, craftspeople, designers, media artists and arts writers are eligible for grants to support the creation of new work. Successful applicants will receive from $10,000. Applications are due 16 April 2010 and decisions will be advised July 2010 for projects starting from 1 August 2010. Read the editorial for more info or go to the Australia Council site.

Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct

Registration is now open for art dealers, including agents, galleries and arts centres to register their interest in becoming signatories to the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct. The Code will provide a national set of standards for transactions between agents, artists and dealers in the Indigenous visual arts industry. Anyone interested in registering can go to the Code website.

Australian Participation in the Arts Report Launched

The report can be accessed online on the Australia Council site key findings of the report include: the arts are strongly supported by the community: 9 in 10 Australians participate in the arts, the Internet is now a key tool for the arts: 1 in 3 internet users use it to research the arts and interest in Indigenous arts is growing: 47% say their interest is increasing.

New Director for Craft ACT

Avi Amesbury is the new Executive Director of Craft ACT. Avi is a passionate advocate of the craft and design sector, with experience working in arts organisations including the Council for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and Craft Australia. Avi also brings to the role an artist's experience and perspective, as an established ceramic artist

Media Contacts

The Australian Design Unit (ADU) have updated their extremely handy media contact list to be found in their Tool Kit for marketing The list contains personnel and contact details for national online and print publications with an interest in craft and design. In the Tool Kit there is also a contact list of professional photographers and a link to the extensive media relations guide from the OZCO's research centre.

Victorian Tapestry Workshop

The Victorian Tapestry Workshop's recently completed work by acclaimed Australian artist, David Noonan, has been selected by the artist to be his only work on show at the 2010 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art. Untitled will be on display from 26 February to 2 May 2010 at the Art gallery of South Australia. The biennial assembles 22 of the nation's most innovative and exciting contemporary artists and artist groups.

Sturt Newsletter Now Available

The Sturt centre of excellence for the teaching and promotion of Australian contemporary craft & design has a new newsletter which you can sign up to receive online.

Kuru Alala - Eyes Open

7 March - 11 April 2010
Redland Art Gallery , Cleveland
This exhibition brings together the work of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists produced during a series of artists' camps and workshops held in the Central Western Desert region. Artists Maria Fernanda Cardoso and Alison Clouston travelled to the Ngaanyatjarra and Pitjanjatjara Lands respectively to meet with Tjanpi Desert Weavers to share ideas, skills and experience.

The Work of Worry is Never Done - Kate James

12 March - 24 April 2010
Craft Vicoria, Melbourne
A common feature of anxiety is its incessant and ruminative quality whereby thoughts, images or actions are repeated over and over. This theme is reflected in Kate James's work through the employment of craft processes relying upon intense, monotonous and repetitive movements: horsehair hitching, tapestry, hand spinning, knitting, hairwork and rope-making.

Generate

28 March - 9 May 2010
Mittagong, Sturt
Ryder's exhibition Generate explores the life and theories of the19th century naturalist, Charles Darwin. Drawing inspiration from his five-year voyage in The Beagle, this body of work investigates the impact that this exotic journey had on his ideas of social and natural history. Darwin's journey and encounters with inhabitants from South America and the South Pacific are referenced through works on tapa cloth, glass and textiles to give insight into his theories on natural selection and origin of species.

reSOURCE

9 April - 11 April 2010
Perth
The 14th biennial conference brings together practioners, educators, collectors and critics to discuss the theme - reSOURCE. The three main themes of the conference will be Unearthing the Past, Materials Exploration and Prospecting Future Directions to further enhance and encourage a vibrant creative industry in jewellery and object making in Australia and beyond.

Right Way

An online discussion and community about future directions for Indigenous craft and design. Should we have an Indigenous authentication label? Vote on this issue now.

Craft + Design Enquiry

A new, open access, peer-reviewed, online journal that interrogates discourses surrounding craft and design practice.

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Australia Council
Applications are now open for New Work - established artists grants. These grants support the creation of new work by established craftspeople, designers, media artists, visual artists and arts writers. Proposals can be submitted for costs related to making or researching new work or with the development of work for an exhibition, production and/or publication.
Closing date: Wednesday, 14 April 2010

Australia Council
Fellowship grants provide financial support to craftspeople, designers, media artists and visual artists who have an outstanding record of achievement in their field. This two-year grant allows artists to undertake ambitious projects and develop their practice.
Closing date: Friday, 16 April 2010

Australia Council
New Work - emerging grants support the creation of new work by emerging craftspeople, designers, media artists, visual artists and arts writers. Proposals can be submitted for costs related to making or researching new work or with the development of work for an exhibition, production and/or publication.
Closing date: Friday, 16 April 2010

Call for Papers
Craft Australia has opened it's call for papers for the third issue of craft+design enquiry. This issues focus will be:The Carbon issue - Sustainability in craft and design. What is the impact of climate change on craft and design practice?
Closing date: Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Call for Applications
The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) is calling for applications from creative practitioners and science and research organisations for the 2010 Synapse Residency program. Now in its seventh year, the program is part of the Synapse initiative of the Australia Council of the Arts and ANAT, which supports collaboration between artists and scientists.
Closing date: Friday, 23 April 2010

Call for Applications
Splendid is seeking fearless young and emerging artists for two weeks of bending artforms and collaboration to create new works for Splendour in the Grass festival. Splendid is open to young and emerging artists (under 30 years old or in the first 5 years of their practice) who work in the visual arts, theatre, dance, design, installation, architecture, digital media, sound, text, community arts and other creative pursuits.
Closing date: Tuesday, 6 April 2010

Maryann Talia Pau 2009 - Fashioning the Mana If anyone had have told me seven months ago that my work as an emerging artist would show in three of Australia's prestigious galleries I would have laughed and replied, "Well, yeah! And I know this because I'm ready." Brave or naive, too early, too late, it really doesn't matter. Last July I chose to step further into the world with my art, feeling strong and broken, confident and scared all at the same time. Only one thing mattered I had to make. …

If you have followed one of our opportunity listings that resulted in you participating or attending a residency, exhibition, conference or event and would like to write about your experience (approx length 1000-1500 words) please email the editor.

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Floradora, Peter Tully, 1981, from the Craft Australia National Historical Collection

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