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WARp GALLERy GUIDE - mAy
146 ARTSPACE
on the island (We are all in this together) by
Richard Skinner. May 9 - June 10.
ART MOB
Dhoeri Miak - Reflection of Dhoeri by George
Nona. May 6 - 15.
BETT gALLERY
FRONTSPACE: Pink by Anne Macdonald
BACKSPACE: Boss 2 by Ian Bonde. Both Shows
end June 7.
CARNEgIE gALLERY
Blue Shadows by Michael Muruste.
April 22 - May 29.
CAST
130 Davey Street & Walking through Clearfells
by Raquel Ormella. May 7 - June 5.
COLVILLE gALLERY
GALLERY 1: Julia Castiliona-Bradshaw.
GALLERY 2: Jock Young. Both shows
May 6 - 25.
CRITERION gALLERY
New works by James Newitt. March 25 - 7 May.
Shields Against the enemy by Jamin. May 12 -
June 11. OPENING 5.30pm on May 12.
DESPARD gALLERY
New works by Geoff Dyer. Until May 24.
New works by Joanne Currie Nalingu and
Michael Eather. May 26 – June 21, OPENING
6pm on May 26.
ENTREPOT gALLERY
MAIN: Rhonda Voo with the Croo, group show.
LOUNGE: Printmaking Society, UTAS. Both
shows May 9 – 26.
MAIN: Self Portrait by Jennie Jackson.
LOUNGE: Desiderata by Scott Faulkner. Both
run May 30 – June 16.
fLEURTYS CAfE
Benchmarking Birchs Bay Sculpture Prize,
Bay Sculpture Prize. 10am - 5pm until the end
of June.
gONE AWOL
Four hills Photography by Josh McDonald.
May 5 - 30.
Unmarried Brides by Kieron Hayter. June 1 - 30,
OPENING 5.30pm June 3.
gOULBURN ST gALLERY
Helen Jessup paintings. May 9 – 26.
Gillian Lojek paintings. May 13 – 26.
Stephen Booth paintings. May 20 – June 2,
OPENING 6pm May 20.
Robin Mary Calvert ceramics & paintings.
June 3 - 23, OPENING 6pm June 3.
137 COLLINS ST HOBART
03 6234 3788
WWW>ARTERYDIRECT.COM.AU
SOUTh
hANDMARk gALLERY - hobart
Andrea Jordan paintings & Simone Pfister
works on paper
Both shows end May 18.
Jan Dineen textiles. May 5 - 18.
Mairi Ward paintings, ceramics & furniture.
May 20 – June 15, OPENING 6pm May 20.
INfLIghT
Untitled by David Edgar. May 6 - 28 CLOSING
6pm May 27.
(re)presentation by Laura Hindmarsh. June 4 -
25, OPENING 6pm June 3.
INkA gALLERY INC.
Inka Gallery May sale. Ends May 25.
ladies of Colour by South Hobart Art Group.
May 26 – June 15, OPENING 5.30pm May 27.
JIMMY’S SkATE & STREET
Stencil, paintings & sculptures by Stuart
Crawford (Canada). Ends May 20.
Sculpture by Jivanta Howard. May 20 – June
10, OPENING 5.30pm May 20.
LOVETT gALLERY
Members work on show constantly changing
& includes painting, sculpture, photography &
ceramics. Winter open hours Sat & Sun
10am – 4pm.
MASTERPIECE IxL gALLERY
Clearance of Investment Stock: colonial to
contemporary art (Autumn)
MOONAh ARTS CENTRE
one Year later by Elizabeth Woods.
May 13 – June 2, OPENING 6pm May 13.
MUSEUM Of OLD & NEW ART
Monanism. Ends July 19.
PLIMSOLL gALLERY
River effects: the Waterways of Tasmania,
group show. Ends May 20.
The Archival impulse, national & international
artists. May 27 – June 24.
RED WALL gALLERY
Stray and Tainted by Eva Schultz.
May 8 – June 3, OPENING 6pm 8 May.
SADDLERS COURT gALLERY
Exhibiting over 100 Tasmanian artists & crafts
people.
SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE
LONG GALLERY: Art From Trash by Resource
Work Co-Operative. May 6 - 22,
OPENING 6pm May 6.
SIDESPACE: Still life and Memory by Bronwyn
Theobald & Alison Hill. May 4 - 17,
OPENING 6pm May 5.
TOP GALLERY: Slender Threads by Sophie
Carnell. May 6 - 31.
SChOOLhOUSE gALLERY
Hunter Island Press annual exhibition. April
29 – May 12.
Skin: observations of the human Form, Adult
education life drawing students and tutor
Robyn Trousselot. May 20 – June 5.
SONA gALLERY
Ongoing stock exhibition
TASMANIAN LANDSCAPES gALLERY
luke o’Brien Photography. Art printing &
mounting services also available.
TASMANIAN MUSEUM & ART gALLERY
Near and Far: Tasmanian Art, contemporary
artists and designers. Ends May 30.
Volcano lover by Lucy Bleach. Mar 18 – Jul 3.
C20 -100 years of Australian art from the TMAG
collection ends June.
Finding the mysterious unknowable by Peter
Dombrovskis ends Jul.
ThE BRISBANE hOTEL
Alphabetrix. Artist Collective. May 3 – June 5.
VON ShROEDER fINE ARTS gALLERY
New award winning works by Gaye Spencer
(permanent changing exhibition).
David Paulson end of Summer stock room
clearance. Both May.
NORTh
gONE RUSTIC STUDIO & gALLERY
The Notebook Project, 145 artists from Aus &
International. May 9 - 31.
Accompanied by Journal Making Workshop’s,
on May 11, 10am - 12pm, & 1pm - 3pm.
To register PH (03) 6372 2724.
Quilts from Darwin by Darwin Quilters.
13-28 May.
hANDMARk gALLERY - Evandale
Hilton Owen paintings. May 13 – June 10,
OPENING 6pm May 13.
LEONI DUff gALLERIES
An Affair with Colour by Grant Koch. May 28 –
June 15.
QUEEN VICTORIA MUSEUM & ART gALLERY
hatching the Past: Dinosaur eggs & Babies.
April 2 – June 19.
SAWTOOTh ARI
FRONT GALLERY: home Made Preserve/
Preservation by Club Yen.
MIDDLE GALLERY: Rapture by Kate Kirby.
NORTh CONT.
PROJECT GALLERY: New Work, by Gillian
Marsden. All Shows May 6 - 27,
OPENING 6pm May 6.
ThE WILDERNESS gALLERY
ThYlACiNe - The Tasmanian Tiger exhibition
(permanent).
Peter Dombrovskis photography (permanent).
10-room purpose-built photographic gallery
showcasing leading local, national and
international artists, ends Mid November.
ThREE WINDOWS gALLERY
Changing Southern Midlands Artists
NORTh WEST
BURNIE REgIONAL ART gALLERY
Burnie Print Prize 2011. March 19 – May 8.
Art Rage 2010, Artwork from schools around
the state. May 14 – July 10
(Floor talk by Paul Bishop on ArtRage May 14).
expressions by Jackie Walker. May 14 – July 10.
DEVONPORT REgIONAL gALLERY
MAIN GALLERY: North West Art Circle Annual
Exhibition & Awards.
LITTLE GALLERY: Celtic Serpent by Bill
Flowers. Both Gallery’s April 23 – May 15,
OPENING 6pm May 6.
PARADOx BAzAAR
Unique Tasmanian Art & Craft creations
operated by, and featuring the works of,
local Artists and Craftspeople and is constantly
changing throughout the year.
www.paradoxbazaar.com.au
WONDERS Of WYNYARD gALLERY
40th Anniversary of Wynyard Rotary Musical,
costumes, photos and memorabilia. Ends May
30. Tasmania’s Rural Cultural Landscapes,
National Trust, & Spinners and Weavers. Both
shows June 1-28.
* If you are an exhibiting gallery or space
in Tasmania and want to be included in the
Warp Gallery Guide email:
alison@warpmagazine.com.au
ARTS OppORTUNITIES
CHECK OUT THE LIST OF UPCOMING WORKSHOPS, GRANTS,
RESIDENCIES AND OTHER ARTS OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN
TASMANIA.
WORkShOPS
Sad Rags to glad Rags: Take op-shop or
new clothes and re-work them into wearable
originals with Aukje Boonstra. May 21 &
22 from 10am-4pm. Entry is $70 per day at
Moonah Arts Centre. Phone 6214 7633.
Lino Printing: Any skill level with Suzanne
Crowley, also explore hand-colouring your
prints using watercolour paints. June 4 & 5,
from 10am -4pm. Entry is $84.40 (materials
provided) at Moonah Arts Centre.
Phone 6214 7633.
felting for fun: Workshops with textile artist
June Hope; Funky Bag workshop on May 7 &
14; Featherweight silk scarf workshop May
21; Fabulous felted hat workshop May 28;
Learning to felt for fun basic workshop June
4. All workshops held at Forth Hall, Main Rd
Forth from 10am-4pm. Entry is $60,
phone 6425 2426/0409416196 or email
june.e.hope@gmail.com
Collage on Canvas: With Felicity Matthews
at the Bellerive Community Arts Centre on
May 15 & 16 from 10am-3pm. Entry is $30
members or $40 non-members for two-day
workshop. Phone 6245 8742 or email
bellerivearts@bigpond.com
Etching: White ground resist, with Iona
Johnson on May 21-22. For more information
visit www.hunterislandpress.org.au
MAC holiday Activities: At Moonah Arts
Centre: Circus Skills with Andrew Brassington
June 7, 8 & 9 suits 8-16 years, 10am-3pm.
Paper Sculpture with Kate Connellan June 13
& 14, suits 8-14 years, 10am-3pm. Contact
Moonah Arts Centre on 6214 7633.
gRANTS
Assistance to Individuals: Accepting
applications for a variety of projects proposed
by artists to further their career. Apply before
August 1, application toolkit is available from
www.arts.tas.gov.au/individuals or contact Arts
Tasmania on 6233 7308.
Start up grants for young artists: Grants up
to $3000 are available to young artists (16-26
years old) who have not previously received
an Arts Tasmania Grant. Closes 1 August
2011. Visit www.arts.tas.gov.au or contact Art
Tasmania on 6233 7308
RESIDENCIES
Self-Initiated Residencies: Tasmanian
artists are welcome to apply to undertake a
self initiated residency locally, nationally or
internationally. For more information visit
www.arts.tas.gov.au/residencies
Wilderness and Cultural Residencies:
Tasmanian artists can apply for a residency in
one of the 13 sites of ecological and or cultural
significance within Tasmania. Info:
www.arts.tas.gov.au/residencies
OThER OPPORTUNITIES
ST.ART Street art festival: The one-day
music, art and culture festival at Schoolhouse
Gallery and Rosny Barn on Saturday August 27
is an exciting opportunities for artists across
mediums and generations.
The ST.ART competition is an outlet for creative
ideas via aerosol cans onto a 2D surface, with
$2400 in prizes for stencil and free aerosol
artwork. Winners will be announced on the
day of the festival and all entries will be
exhibited at the Schoolhouse Gallery until
Sunday September 11. Entry is free and open
to three age categories: junior (up to 11 years),
intermediate (12-17 years) and senior (18+).
For more information check out the Facebook
page or visit www.ccc.tas.gov.au for entry
forms, or pick one up from Ruffcut Records
(Elizabeth st Mall Hobart) or the Schoolhouse
Gallery (Rosny Barn).
146 ArtSpace: An exhibition space located
in the foyer of Arts Tasmania office at 146
Elizabeth St, Hobart. Applications for noncommercial
exhibitions are encouraged
from artists, ARIs, curators and arts-based
organisations. Any art form is considered and
closes May 28. Application toolkit available
from www.artsatwork.com.au/146artspace.
ArtSite Commission Ravenswood:
Sculpture and 2D pre-existing artworks with
a budget of $71,700. The Arts@Work ArtSite
Scheme is seeking expressions of interest
from contemporary artists to create external
sculptural works that provide a welcoming
narrative about the Ravenswood community.
Deadline is May 23. To obtain artist brief email:
public.art@artsatwork.com.au or phone
6233 5087
Clarence Prize for Excellence in furniture
Design: Open to furniture designers, artists
and craftspeople with total prize money of
$14,000. Entries close June 3, 2011. For
more info visit www.ccc.tas.gov.au or email
schoolhouse@ccc.tas.gov.au
Drug Education Network Art Competition:
The DEN Inc. is running an art competition
to spruce up its new office in Hobart, for the
launch in Drug Action Week 2011. Entries close
16 June, 2011. For more info visit www.den.
org.au
hutchins Art Prize: An acquisitive award
for works on paper and is open to artists
Australasia wide. Entries close June 17, 2011.
For more info visit www.hutchins.tas.edu.au
Youth ARC gallery: Seeking young artists 12-
25 or organisations working with young artists
to present 2D work at the recently established
gallery space at Youth ARC in Collins St,
Hobart. For more info contact gatesr@
hobartcity.com.au
The Vitra fellowship: An exciting opportunity
for a Tasmanian designer to attend an
international design workshop led by renowned
international designers, architects and artists
at Domaine de Boisbuchet in France. Deadline
4 June. For more information visit www.arts.
tas.gov.au/individuals
ONLINE
• Arts Tasmania www.arts.tas.gov.au
• Arts @ Work www.artsatwork.com.au
• Contemporary Art Spaces Tasmania
www.castgallery.org
• Moonah Arts Centre
http://mac.gcc.tas.gov.au/Pages
• Inflight ARI www.inflightart.com.au
• Salamanca Arts Centre www.salarts.org.au
• Sawtooth ARI www.art.org.au
• Tasmanian Regional Arts
www.tasregionalarts.org.au
* If you are an arts organisation or body with
an upcoming opportunity that is within the
arts bracket and would like it included in
Warp Arts opportunities guide, please email
all details to alison@warpmagazine.com.au
ANDREW ON ART
ANDREW ON ART. YECH. I’M REALLY STARTING TO HATE
THAT TITLE YOU KNOW, AND I THOUGHT OF IT. GOT ANY
SUGGESTIONS FOR A BETTER ONE?
I’m serious. I want a new title for this
column, for when I sell out and publish a
book of ‘the best of Andrew’s art rants’.
That day is closer than anyone thinks.
Please though, don’t suggest anything like
‘Artshole’ or ‘Gallery Bitch’ though. I’m a
nice guy and I’m in it for the greater good,
okay?
I even have a prize for the best suggestion.
TRULY. If anyone comes up with a title for
this here arts column that I actually want to
use, I will award you a copy of happy Meat
1, a highly desirable anthology of drawing
based works emerged fully formed from
the now-sadly defunct 6A ARI. It has stuff
by all kinds of charming artists in it, and
you really could use it in your collection
of Tasmanian Art Publications. Send all
suggestions to andrew_w_harper on
twitter as a Direct Message and we’ll take
it from there.
Having a look around the Salamanca Arts
Centre the other day provided me with
some terrific variety in the local art stakes.
There’s a lot to be found up on the top floor
of the building – two spaces right next to
each other feature a regular programme
of works.
The Loft gallery space, given that it’s a
thoroughfare as well, is usually limited
to wall hung work and features currently
a selection from the Handmark Gallery.
I didn’t really get much from most of the
paintings on display at all, but Adrian
Barber’s work stood out – he’s invested
sometime in capturing the texture of a
landscape and understands the potential of
his medium well.
Around the corner in the Top gallery
I checked out Meg Collidge’s show
Folkspace. Blimey. I’m sure someone
digs this sort of work – landscape
interpretations that use a number of
different methods – but it didn’t work for
me at all. Busy to the point of being over
the top, this is work that I could almost say
needs to calm down a bit. Still, Collidge has
at least an interesting approach and some
character so it’s not a complete disaster.
The Long gallery contains Dis-covery, a
themed show about islands curated by
Colin Langridge as part of Ten Days on the
Island. The show attempts to critique the
ART FORUm
Get inspired by UTAS Art Forum, a lecture
based presentation held at the Hobart
Art School (Dechaineux Lecture Theatre,
The Centre for the Arts (UTAS), Hunter St.
Hobart) each Friday at 12.30pm-1.30pm.
MAY 6
Nick Mangan integrates the by-products
of consumerism into unique sculptural
forms. Mangan’s sculpture shares
an affinity with the work of young
contemporary artists including Ricky
Swallow, James Angus and Tim Silver
- in which everyday items are deified in
sculptural forms distinguished by aesthetic
and technical proficiency.
MAY 13
TBC
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romantic notions of islands as exotic places
of relaxation and travel fantasy and is for
the most part a success, featuring some
very strong work.
Work stood out: UK artist Lindsay Seers
investigated some personal mythology with
Royal orb (2011) a video work within a small
corrugated iron church. One ducked in and
found a poetic narrative that combined
images, voice and sound into an enigmatic
yet cohesive narrative that drew on many
ideas yet remained deeply personal.
Equally immersive was Amanda Shone’s
exploration of the bizarre world of life
aboard cruise ships – this work had a lot of
comedy but managed to throw in a Stepford
Wives-style sinister edge.
Also striking and potent was Shigeyuki
Kihara’s posed photography – this work,
which provided a strong critique of western
perceptions of exotic sexuality and the
gaze was the pick for me in this show;
melding some very different traditions and
perceptions into something that stared back
with a proud defiance.
handmark gallery Artists in Residence at
the Studio gallery
Showcasing the works of SAC Resident Artists
represented by Handmark Gallery at Studio
Gallery, from March 11 - April 29, 2011.
Folkspace
An exhibition of recent landscape paintings by
North West Coast artist, Meg Collidge at Top
Gallery, SAC, April 7 - 29, 2011.
Dis-covery
An exhibition that broaches three ideas: island
life, artistic romanticism and romantic ideas
of islands and island culture, at Long Gallery,
SAC, from March 25 - May 1, 2011.
ANDREW hARPER
GPO box 325, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 7001
E: andrewharper@yahoo.com
T: www.twitter.com/andrew_w_harper
W: http://distantyowie.blogspot.com
W: http://theswollenear.blogspot.com
MAY 20
Jon Cattapan has exhibited paintings,
drawings and prints extensively since
1978, all featuring a central concern with
the way in which humans negotiate space
and territories. Cattapan’s urban imagery
depicts a fragmented, mobile and pulsing
environment.
MAY 27
An Archival Impulse Seminar
This is a special 1.5 hour seminar-style
forum featuring a number of artists and
the curators from An Archival impulse,
an exhibition co-curated for the Plimsoll
Gallery by Brigita Ozolins, Ruth Frost
and Elisabeth Redmond. The exhibition
features the work of 10 artists who use the
archive, or strategies associated with the
archive, across a range of media including
photography, printmaking,
installation, sculpture, video and e-media.
ALISON MCCRINDLE
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