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SUMMARY:SEE BEYOND : Artwork by Women in Victorian Prisons
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nSomebody’s Daughter Theatre Presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nSEE BEYOND: Artwork by Women in Victorian Prisons\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]11 July – 22 July 2023\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n..the deep satisfaction and sense of achievement the women experience can be life changing and in some cases\, life saving… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]\n	Page 1\n	Page 2\n	Next\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=”Description” tab_id=”1683860137928-34a6daf8-6be3″][vc_column_text]Somebody’s Daughter began running art workshops with women at Fairlea Women’s Prison in the late 1980’s. To this day\, weekly art workshops continue with the women at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne and Tarrengower Women’s Prison in Central Victoria. \nWomen come to the art room with no preconceptions. They are often low in confidence\, have experienced trauma and have little\, if any\, formal training in visual art. However\, they come with a wealth of life experience and stories inherent in cultural diversity. \nOnce the women overcome their initial fear and self doubt\, they enter a world of creativity and a blossoming self determination. There is a positive\, focussed\, almost meditative energy in the art room\, as the women approach their work with palpable enthusiasm and commitment. The deep satisfaction and sense of achievement the women experience can be life changing and in some cases\, life saving. \nAnnually there is an exhibition showcasing women’s artwork in tandem with a theatre production at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre\, open to invited audiences including friends and families of the women. \nTheir artwork communicates a multitude of themes\, voicing the women’s humanity\, vulnerability and dreams. The work is powerful\, sometimes raw\, often beautiful and always a testimony to resilience. \nThis exhibition at fortyfivedownstairs is a selection of artworks collected over the many years of Somebody’s Daughter’s work with women in Victorian prisons. \n              [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performances” tab_id=”1686807038317-7f7db3f9-85fd”][vc_column_text]Performances\nThursday 13 July 12.30pm\nFriday 14 July 12.30pm\nSaturday 15 July 1:30pm – PERFORMANCE\, ARTIST Q&A \nExperience the transformative power of art and storytelling as Somebody’s Daughter presents a captivating exhibition of artwork by women in Victorian prisons at fortyfivedownstairs. Alongside the artworks\, immerse yourself in poignant theatrical performances of these women. \nJoin us for an intimate and moving experience as the individuals who have journeyed through the system\, guided by Somebody’s Daughter\, present extracts from their latest play\, ‘She Swallowed That Lie’. Through a unique blend of original music and song\, this powerful production offers an uplifting and inspirational insight into the resilience and strength of the performers. \nShe Swallowed That Lie beautifully captures the stories and voices of women who have experienced the cycles that lead to their experiences with prison. Delve into their world as they share their personal narratives and shed light on the human spirit’s unwavering ability to overcome adversity. \nDon’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to witness the artistry and resilience of the women supported by Somebody’s Daughter. Join us at fortyfivedownstairs for an event of captivating performances and thought-provoking artworks that celebrate the power of creativity and the indomitable human spirit.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Transcending Spaces
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nTranscending Spaces\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]7 February – 18 February 2023\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n..Transcending Spaces is a love letter to trans joy from unlikely sources\, seemingly inaccessible spaces\, and finding safety from within typically gendered art mediums… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]To transcend a space is to go beyond its range or limits. Space is much more than just materials. It is the place we find for ourselves\, in spite of everything. It is finding pockets of joy among others and with ourselves. It is community. ‘Transcending Spaces’ presented by fortyfivedownstairs will showcase gender euphoria by exhibiting trans* artists working in mediums that have traditionally been gendered. This is a celebration of trans joy. \nTo exist in a space is not only to inhabit it but find contentment in community and from within. Where trans people constantly feel unsafe\, they have found safety in their creative work – finding and making their own space from inaccessible spaces\, in spaces coded by gender. Taking what you want from those spaces is a powerful expression of trans joy\, trans resistance\, and our loving trans community. \nTranscending Spaces is a love letter to trans joy from unlikely sources\, seemingly inaccessible spaces\, and finding safety from within typically gendered art mediums. This exhibition will showcase trans artists from all mediums and challenge gendered spaces\, whilst acknowledging the vital role of community in making us feel loved and safe. \nfortyfivedownstairs respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which we are located\, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin nation. We pay respect to their Elders past\, present and emerging. We also acknowledge the harmful effects of colonisation in brutally erasing Indigenous peoples’ gender diversity that existed long before the trans identity emerged. Always was always will be Aboriginal land. \nTrans* recognises all gender-diverse people\, which includes non-binary people and gender non-conforming people. You do not have to wholly identify as trans. You deserve to celebrate your own gender euphoria\, in whatever stage you are on in your gender journey. \nSupported by the lovely folk at Bodriggy.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1674802164597-118f8900-da07″][vc_column_text]Tuesday 7 February from 5pm-7pm: Opening night \nSunday 12 February from 2pm-4pm: Low sensory event\, please RSVP to gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com \nSaturday 18 February from 1pm-3pm: Embroidery workshop with CJ Starc. $30.00 for a two hour workshop with all materials provided. Call 9662 9966 tp book over the phone or pay on the day. RSVP essential to gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com. *FREE tix for First Nations[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bios” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text]CJ Starc (he/they) is a queer trans non-binary artist whose artworks focus on organic shapes and textures. They seek to de-gender embroidery\, whilst honouring its perception as feminine work. He uses mostly second-hand materials to depict nature and abstracted depictions of the body. They centre queer trans kinship and lived experiences.  Their work has been exhibited at Brunswick Street Gallery\, the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre and forty-five downstairs gallery\, as well as being published in journals such as Baby Teeth and Antithesis. They aim to challenge our perceptions of bodies in a cis-heteronormative patriarchal world. CJ graduated with a Bachelor of Arts\, majoring in Gender Studies and French at the University of Melbourne. He lives and creates on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country. @genrenonmerci    \nSam Kariotis (he/they)\nBased in Naarm’s outer south east\, Sam Kariotis is a multi-disciplinary artist combining forms of collage with projection\, installation\, sculpture and sound work. His work reimagines classical Baroque imagery exploring themes of magic\, sexuality\, and the unconscious\, and aims to bring intuitive processes into the mediums of collage and installation. Creating intimate encounters with the trans masculine body\, he summons viewers to witness a nuanced and highly personal depiction of his relationship between western Catholicism and gender. @samkariotisart\n \nZoë Sydney (they/she/he) is a painter\, maker\, and all-round snartist (science artist) currently living and working in Melbourne. They love working with and around the boundaries of the body in relation to sexuality and gender\, and bringing big questions about the universe into small spaces. They also have a Bachelors in physics specializing in quantum mechanics and like dressing up as a pea in their spare time. @withdotson  \nVenus Virgin Tomarz (they/them) is an artist and that’s that. @venusvirgintomarz \nIvan Jeldres is an artist and illustrator based in Naarm/Melbourne woking in various mediums. They love creating art that celebrates shape and the colour wheel. They also love video games\, graphic novels\, playing the trumpet\, listening to music and going for a nice walk with their mum.  @its_an_eye_van[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Workshops” tab_id=”1675393921293-dd37a06d-bb56″][vc_column_text]Beginner’s Embroidery Workshop \nWhere: fortyfivedownstairs Gallery\nWhen: Saturday 18 February from 1pm-3pm\nAdmission Fee: $30.00 for a two hour workshop with all materials provided\n*FREE entry for First Nation and Indigenous peoples \nOver two hours\, in a relaxed space\, you will learn the basics of embroidery and how to develop those skills further. This beginner’s embroidery workshop will teach you some basic embroidery stitches such as running stitch\, backstitch\, and satin stitch. Though these workshops are aimed at beginners\, they are open to anyone wanting to sit and craft. You will leave with an embroidery kit (a hoop\, embroidery thread\, an embroidery needle\, fabric\, and a booklet) to continue embroidering on your own time! \nPlease call 9662 9966 to book over the phone or pay on the day.\nRSVP to gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com  \n \nAbout the facilitator:\nCJ (he/they) is a queer trans non-binary artist whose artworks focus on organic shapes and textures. They seek to de-gender embroidery\, whilst honouring its perception as feminine work. He uses mostly second-hand materials to depict nature and abstracted depictions of the body. They center queer trans kinship and lived experiences.  Their work has been exhibited at Brunswick Street Gallery\, the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre and forty-five downstairs gallery\, as well as being published in journals such as Baby Teeth and Antithesis. They aim to challenge our perceptions of bodies in a cis-heteronormative patriarchal world. \nCJ graduated with a Bachelor of Arts\, majoring in Gender Studies and French at the University of Melbourne.\nHe lives and creates on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:21AD
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\n21AD\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]8 – 19 March 2022\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n…21 creatives from the golden age of advertising and design come together… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-093393c1-5d99″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]\n\nFreed at last from the stultifying jingle-jangle of adland\, 21 of the industry’s edgiest creative people have come together for the first time in a group exhibition of work far\, far removed from the dollar-driven holler-and-hype of their ad days. \nCrystallising from the famous AD Agencies like Campaign Palace\, Clemengers\, J Walter Thompson\, TWBA\, All Australian Graffiti and Masius. \nHere\, these 21 former ad photographers\, art directors\, copywriters\, designers\, and film people step forth as artists\, in the true sense of the word. \nIn the words of curator Mike Reed: \n“I’ve known all of these artists since they brought to me\, as film editor\, their earliest creative efforts\, fully confident that what they had put before me were 30-second works of unmitigated genius. And\, in some cases\, they almost were. \n“In the years since\, I have watched them grow and spread their wings\, unfettered by commercial obligations and the often destructive whims of the people who held the purse-strings. \n“As a lifelong art observer and collector\, I am proud to have spread my wings to bring together\, for the first time\, 21 top creatives from what has been called the Golden Age of advertising and design. \n“Be surprised.” \nThe artists of 21AD are: Dena Ashbolt\, Bruce Baldwin\, David Blackley\, John Boucher\, Maree Coote\, Mimmo Cozzolino\, Jane Flowers\, Di Gameson\, Prue Kirkcaldie\, Guy Lamothe\, Jo Lane\, Michel Lawrence\, Ron Mather\, Paul Meehan\, Ted Powell\, Mike Reed\, Fysh Rutherford\, Paul Torcello\, Gordon Trembath\, John Wheeler\, and Keran Woods. \nCurated by the legendary film editor / street photographer Mike Reed\, the 21AD exhibition is on at fortyfivedownstairs\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne; March 8-19\, 2022. \n  \n\nEXHIBITION CATALOGUE PDF[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Programming” tab_id=”1646874111588-92deed86-66ed”][vc_column_text]Artist Talk with Dr. Dena Ashbolt\, Saturday 19 March 11am \nMediated by Tessa Spooner (Gallery Manager) \nAbout the Artist \nDena Ashbolt is a perceptual artist whose cinematic drawing technique consistently engages with time\, its flow and passing. Her interdisciplinary practice includes drawing and painting\, printmaking\, filmmaking\, photo-media\, and collaborative performance projects. \nBorn in London\, Ashbolt graduated with First Class Honours in Film and Photography at the University of Westminster. In 1987 she emigrated to Melbourne\, establishing a long successful career in film as a performance director; experience that continues to inform her process and sensitive\, collaborative approach for clients seeking private art commissions. In 2015 she obtained a doctorate in Fine Art from Monash University. \nAshbolt’s studio practice is a consideration of cinematic drawing: drawing in response to the flow of time\, and its revelations to collective and individual human experience. Her work has been exhibited with the Arts Council (England)\, Royal Academy summer Exhibition (London)\, Ballarat Art Gallery\, Bendigo Art Gallery and she has presented numerous solo exhibitions in Melbourne\, Canada and Europe. \nAbout Tessa Spooner \nTessa is a senior arts manager with over 15 years industry experience in theatre and the visual arts\, dedicated to promoting independent arts and furthering the reach of artists and their vision. Specialising in productions and exhibitions\, developing and implementing cultural programs and events. \n  \nFree events. Bookings essential: info@fortyfivedownstairs.com \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Stitching Change
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nNaarm Textile Collective\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nStitching Change\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]online: 12 – 23 October 2021\nin the gallery: 8 – 19 February 2022\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n…showcasing the progressive art form of textiles including work that explores the relationship between textiles and other art disciplines. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Tamara Russell\, Solitude\, 2020\, reclaimed ceramics\, copper wire\, recycled eco-dyed silk shirts and cotton thread\, 30 x 26cm. Photo: Tamara Russell \nAnna Taylor\, Save Me\, We are nature 1\, 2019\, wood and knitted wire\, 68 x 5cm. Photo: Chris Sanders \nTamara Russell\, Kinstugi Blue Vase\, 2020\, reclaimed ceramics\, recycled silk kimono and gold thread\, 36 x 16cm. Photo: Tamara Russell \nAnna Taylor\, Save Me\, We are nature 2\, 2018\, geranium root with beading\, 38 x 3cm. Photo: Chris Sanders \nTamara Russell\, Shattered\, 2020\, Reclaimed ceramics\, recycled eco-dyed silk shirts and cotton thread\, 20 x 21cm. Photo: Tamara Russell \nAnna Taylor\, Crustacean\, 2019\, knitted wire\, 40 x 25 x 25cm. Photo: Anna Taylor \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-09337d89-de6a” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]View the exhibition online. \nStitching Change brings together the work of contemporary Victorian textile artists and reflects the wide range of works related to the medium. It is a new and exciting exhibition highlighting the abundance of textile artists in Victoria and showcasing the progressive art form of textiles including work that explores the relationship between textiles and other art disciplines. \nStitching Change takes shifts and changes as its theme\, in particular it is centred on the way in which practices have transformed during the COVID-19 pandemic. These shifts may be around changing attitudes\, the introduction of new materials and techniques\, along with the impact of innovative ideas and evolving technologies. \nThe exhibition will highlight and explore the emotive properties of textiles to generate\, communicate and preserve memories along with creating discourse for the future. It centres on the value of textiles in our lives and on the role of textiles in the process of recollecting past events\, telling stories\, recording experiences\, as well as the extent to which textiles can stimulate positive foresight. The exhibition enables participating artists to explore projects which manifest as transformations in their practice. \nStitching Change will be held at fortyfivedownstairs in Flinders Lane which has a rich history for textile production\, design and innovation. This exhibition aims to add to this history in the form of Contemporary Textile Art.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Naarm Textile Collective” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-09337d89-de6a”][vc_column_text]Naarm Textile Collective | Curator Biographies \nTamara Russell is a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery\, hand stitching and mending. Her practice engages with the natural environment recreating the images and shapes in her embroidered works in both 2 and 3D form. Photos are the starting point as Tamara explores her subject matter directly onto fabric\, working with thread. In her work she is able to portray concerns around social issues including the environment\, climate change and the treatment of asylum seekers in Australia. She finds textiles to be a perfect medium for expressing her thoughts using both hand and machine stitching. Tamara’s work has been exhibited in the United Kingdom and Australia. \n“Working with found materials I find the joy is the unexpected uses that can be found for them. I love this unpredictability and enjoy the inventiveness necessary to transform them. The materials not only highlight a need to address the amount of waste we produce\, but also contributes to the story. I try to always use materials that are reclaimed\, things with a history that have been discarded and might otherwise end up in landfill.” \nAnna Taylor is a professional artist and educator. She works across various mediums including painting and sculpture. Anna’s work is held in public and private collections in Australia and internationally. \nShe is the creator of Home Sweet Home; a Memorial for the generations of families effected by the legacy of war. The on-going Memorial is a library of handmade books telling unique stories of the women and children effected. It is continuing until the end of 2018. \nAnna holds a BA (Fine Art) (with distinction)\, RMIT 2007\, and a Diploma of Visual Art\, CAE 2000. She has a Graduate Diploma in Community Development\, RMIT 1996\, and a Graduate Diploma in Education & Training from VU 1995.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Seasons
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nAngela Hayes\, Lauren Joffe\, Danielle Segal\, Ann Knights\, Pauline Meade\, Rosanna Caldwell\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nSeasons\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]2 – 12 February + 18 February 2021\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nThrough the ceramic medium\, we explore the concept of ‘Seasons’ as it relates to our individual life experiences and the shifts that seasonality and change presents. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Pauline Meade\, Poppies\, 2020\, H30 x W24 x D24 cm\, stoneware clay\, stains mixed with ash and glaze\, fired in oxidation \nAnn Knights\, Distant ranges\, 2020\, H27 x W44  x D19 cm\, stoneware\, oxides\, slips and glazes\, fired in oxidation \nAngela Hayes\, Quiet One & Quietly\, 2020\, dimensions variable\, earthenware\, fired in oxidation \nLauren Joffe\, Winter 1\, 2020\, 170Hx180Wx185D\, Stoneware\, slip\, oxide\, glaze \nRosanna Caldwell\, Spring Vessel 1 \, 2020\, 240mm H x 150mm W x 150mm D\, Mid-fire Stoneware\, slips\, glaze \nDanielle Segal\, (Left) Dry earth from above 2020\, 200mm h X  400mm w x 110mm d\, Brown stoneware\, slips (Right)  It’s cloudy today 2020\, 470mm w x 370mm h x 90mm\, Mixed stoneware\, slips \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-093386ea-340d” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]\nMelburnians are familiar with the term ‘four seasons in one day’ to describe our famously unpredictable weather.  Despite this unpredictability\, we feel fortunate to live in a city that experiences seasonal change and are inspired by this dynamic and shifting environment.  Through the ceramic medium\, we explore the concept of ‘Seasons’ as it relates to our individual life experiences and the shifts that seasonality and change present. \nQuiet.  Amongst the seasonal fluctuations and chaos of life\, Angela Hayes crafts stillness and peace with form\, straight line\, and unadorned surface.  The angles and planar surfaces of her sculptures capture the dynamics of shifting light to provide simple and meditative delight. \nDanielle Segal’s work is influenced by the desert and its arid and demanding environment.  She marvels at the earth\, how it dries and cracks in the heat and shrinks away\, creating random patterns.  She is inspired to create faults and fractures as texture on her work to reflect the nature of the earth and the people who inhabit it. \nMargaret Olley was renowned for her painting of flowers\, the sheer joyousness of them\, their colour and light.  Pauline Meade’s own work draws on Olley’s palette and sensibility.  The forms are smeared\, stippled\, and dripping with colour.  Both bright and luminous\, they reflect the timeless ritual of bloom and decay. \nUsing stoneware and applying texture\, Ann Knight’s pieces evolve without firm intention and come from an innate observation of the landscape\, the beauty and forms seen in the world around her.  Seasons are reflected in mountains and their tapestry of trees and shrubs\, forests after rain or bushfire\, trees and their textured barks\, the sun setting on the horizon\, the beauty of rock formations against the ocean\, sea grasses waving on the seabed.   A contemplation of how nature puts together the perfect landscape combining colour\, texture\, and form. \nLauren Joffe has a particular interest in the surfaces of her pieces.  She uses a limited colour palette in a subtle gradation of tones in order to explore form through lines\, light and shade.  For Seasons she has created a series of work in which she has used a range of marks and patterns\, such as short\, hatched strokes\, stippling and a selective use of thickly textured glaze to convey the surfaces and forms of nature.  The act of mark making is a very slow and meditative process which results in a surface of distinctive irregularities\, textures and surface oxidization. \nThe arrival of Spring has always been a signifier of hope and renewal.  After what felt like a much longer and colder Winter than usual due to lockdown restrictions\, the arrival of Spring was much anticipated.  Walking the streets of suburban Melbourne and observing the vibrancy and growth in neighbourhood gardens has provided the inspiration for Rosanna Caldwell’s body of work. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Bios” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-093386ea-340d”][vc_column_text]\nAngela Hayes creates ceramic sculptures from her inner-city studio in Melbourne.  She studied Fine Arts – Ceramics at Queensland College of Art and later completed a Bachelor and Master of Landscape Architecture at the University of Melbourne.  Her landscape Architecture design practice\, research and teaching has provided a deep understanding of landscapes which strongly influence her ceramic work.  Angela has received numerous awards for her designs.  Her most recent accolade was the Lizbeth Duncan acquisition award\, 2019 for ceramic sculpture.  She has exhibited her work interstate\, in China and at numerous galleries in Melbourne. \nPauline Meade is a Melbourne based ceramic artist who works from her own studio.  She completed a Diploma of Ceramics in 2010 and continues studio access and ongoing tuition at the School of Art and Clay (SoCA)\, Brunswick.  Pauline divides her practice in two directions\, sculptural work\, which has been selected for a number of awards\, winning first prize at Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2010\, and developing a range of tableware which is sold through a number of retail outlets.  She hand-builds her pieces\, developing her own glazes and application techniques. \nDanielle Segal came to ceramics later in life.  She spent more than 25 years working in the computer industry\, before becoming a partner in a small business.  She has always had an affinity with craft and as her work life has eased\, she has pursued her long-time interest in ceramics.  Danielle studies at the School of Clay and Art (SoCA) and has participated in numerous exhibitions at galleries in Melbourne over the last two years. \nLauren Joffe studied at RMIT where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) with Honours in gold & silversmithing.  Lauren works in ceramic\, metal\, and glass.  She is a recipient of several Australia Council for the Arts grants.  Her work has been acquired by the School of Art RMIT University & the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery.  Her work has been exhibited throughout Australia and in Europe\, Japan\, South Africa\, and the United States. \nAnn Knights journey into ceramics began in 1974 with a short course in hand building.  In 1982 in Maryborough Qld 1982 she joined the Maitlia potters.  Twelve months later Ann returned to Melbourne and spent the following years starting up and managing various new businesses which included construction & event hire\, plant nursery and owner’s corporation management.  In 2016 the creative journey began in earnest with the School of Art and Clay (SoCA). Seasons is her first gallery exhibition. \nRosanna Caldwell is a Melbourne based ceramic artist and is currently establishing a studio on the Mornington Peninsula.  Rosanna studied ceramics at Holmesglen TAFE before completing a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at RMIT University.  Since 2018 Rosanna has participated in the Studio Practice program at the School of Art and Clay (SoCA).  Having practiced as both a wheel thrower and hand builder\, her sole focus is now hand building and glaze development.  Rosanna is an active gardener and sees time spent gardening as an integral part of her ceramic practice.  Rosanna is also a member of the Bluestone Collection which is committed to supporting contemporary craft practice and encouraging a high standard of exhibition work within Victoria. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Microcosmographia
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]Blackgin | Irene Wellm | Janice Gobey | Naomi Bishop | Rachel Hazzard[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nMicrocosmographia\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]3 – 14 March 2020\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nA world which\, no longer seems fictional or fantastical but perhaps inevitable. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Naomi Bishop\, Refuge Tonneau\, 2018\, oil on wood panel\, 50 x 40cm \nJanice Gobey\, Ruminating\, 2019\, oil on linen\, 50 x 50 cm \nIrene Wellm\, Avatar for a Silent Forest\, 2017\, gouache on paper\, 152 x 104cm \nRachel Hazzard\, Untitled\, 2018\, oil on canvas\, 90 x 90cm \nBlack Gin\, Marnda Grik Web Series #1 \nNaomi Bishop\, Anathema\, 2018-19\, pencil\, ink\, gouache\, and on paper with burn\, 38.5 x 29cm  \nJanice Gobey\, Sanctuary\, 2020\, oil on linen \nIrene Wellm\, Silent Nature\, 2016\, gouache on paper\, 104 x 152cm \nBlack Gin\, Marnda Grik Web Series #3 \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-093382bd-f043″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Microcosmographia brings together five artists working with themes of science and nature\, the earth bound and geology\, cosmology\, mythology and universal/cosmos sciences. \nThe work of these artists examines aspects of the natural world in detail to reveal an arcadian beauty tainted by pollution with a sense of deep foreboding. Apocalyptic skies – desolate landscapes – introduced species – animals that can be friend or foe – objects that are simultaneously weapon and talisman\, wish and curse. \nThese artists are bound together in a world in which humans are absent.  A world which\, no longer seems fictional or fantastical but perhaps inevitable. Red skies\, denuded trees\, shards of broken crystal\, burial grounds – strange\, hybrid deities\, apocalyptic skies\, the charred remains of primordial forests\, and heavy\, purplish air that’s too thick to breathe. Nature will always take back control. \nWe are all on a journey to find the new normal.  Jung called it a ‘night sea journey’ in which the light of the consciousness intentionally descends into the dark\, watery world of the unconscious\, where no road maps suffice. Will we find out way back into the light? \nNOTE 3 March 2020: Due to unforseen circumstances\, Rachel Hazzard was unfortunately unable to make it to Melbourne for the exhibition.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Bios” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-093382bd-f043″][vc_column_text css=””]Black Gin (Georgia MacGuire) is a contemporary Indigenous artist based in the Central Goldfields\, Victoria. She has been a practicing artist since 2000 and completed a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) from Deakin University\, Melbourne in 2004. Since completing her studies\, Macguire relocated to a rural environment in the Central Goldfields.  She is drawn to materials that reconnect her to traditional craft practices. Her work has been selected for a number of awards and scholarships and she has recently received the CAL Victorian Indigenous Art Award for three dimensional works and the People’s Choice prize.\n@blackgin \nIrene Wellm currently lives and works in Melbourne\, Australia. In 2001 she completed a Master of Fine Art from the Victorian College of the Arts. During her thirty-year career she has had numerous solo and group exhibitions across Australia\, and internationally in the United Kingdom\, Korea and Germany. Since 2001 when she won the Emerging Artist award at the Darebin LaTrobe Acquisitive Art Prize\, she has been a consistent finalist in a number of art prizes.\n@irene.wellm \nJanice Gobey is a Melbourne-based artist. She holds a Masters and a Post Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts\, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from the University of South Africa. Janice was selected as a finalist for the Sunshine Coast Art Prize as well as the Toyota Community Spirit Sculpture Prize. She has completed a number of international artist residencies\, and has exhibited her work in Melbourne\, Johannesburg\, London\, Berlin\, Leipzig and New York.\n@janicegobey \nNaomi Bishop understands that the eye is always looking for a place to rest but that the spirit is restless. In her paintings\, timescales layer\, matter and light splitting her objects-ritual\, magical\, into dimensions beginning here but ending someplace just beyond us. Focused primarily on painting\, Naomi has been exhibiting nationally and internationally since graduating with a Master of Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art in London in 2003.\n@naomibishopstudio \nRachel Hazzard investigates and questions how feminism\, the figure/ground\, and abstraction and representation\, all fit together in a painting practice. Hazzard explores and questions conventions in painting through the use of a personal psychology and painting processes based in intuition. In doing this she contests the idea of painting being particular\, rather than idiosyncratic. Hazzard’s paintings are intended to be open-ended\, enabling the viewer to find both the familiar and the unexpected. Hazzard is a graduate of the RMIT School of Art.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”GALLERY TALK | Virgin\, Mistress\, Mother: The Feminine Australian Landscape” tab_id=”1582612708498-51fbeb7a-ea45″][vc_column_text]Virgin\, Mistress\, Mother: The Feminine Australian Landscape\nTalk by Livia Kenney\, PhD candidate at La Trobe University\nSATURDAY 14 MARCH\, 11.30am in the gallery \nHow did a pliant\, virgin land become an untameable\, gothic wilderness or abundant but withholding mother? And what impact has that framing of the Australian landscape in white colonial narratives had on the way that we see ourselves today? Virgin\, Mistress\, Mother considers how the early construction of the Australian landscape as feminine gave men an ‘other’ against which they could build a persistent masculine Australian identity. \nFREE EVENT\, spaces limited\nRSVP here[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”CATALOGUE ESSAY | Marion Piper” tab_id=”1583201019970-8ef8ba1f-e183″][vc_column_text]Microcosmographia catalogue essay\nby Marion Piper \nThe heart of all things\nWhen the green flash came\, there wasn’t a thing anyone could do. There were warning signals\, for sure\, yet capitalist imperatives were deemed more important. \nSo when ‘turning a blind eye’ became a marker of the sacred\, the threads that bound humanity together snapped\, one by one. Now all that’s left are a few tribes\, mutant creatures and the echoes of a war cry shouting\, “it’s not too late… it’s NOT too late… it’s not –  \n…too late.” \nHere\, in the remnants of the 21st century\, we follow five souls. They’re each making their way to meet\, to come together\, at the heart of all things. \nair\nIn this\, our tiny world study\, I invite you to take a deep breath. \nInhale… and exhale. \nThe sum of all parts is easier to deal with than the whole. Overwhelm is a dis-ease and nostalgia is a safe house. So\, in the comfort of a repeating talismen – in this case a horse – you can admire strong lines\, colours dancing across your eyelids and the endless clip-clop of memory. \nWhen things get tough (as they invariably do) a sense of the familiar is like a mother’s hug. Doing the same thing\, over and over and over\, used to be dismissed. Now\, it’s a salve. While ritual has become a coping mechanism against the torrential downpour of bad news\, death and ecological despair that each new day brings. \nTake another breath\, friend. \nWhen life is reduced to its smaller\, singularly significant moments\, the power of simplicity rings true. And maybe instead of the anxiety consuming one’s sense of self\, microcosmographia consumes the anxiety\, spitting out fear and worry like a baby trying lemon for the first time. \nfire\nNature’s eye is fixed on humanity for the first time ever. She looks at us with a gentle knowing as we slowly carve her to pieces\, one inch at a time. Yet she is the one who has had the last laugh. In one last act of cause and effect\, Gaia curses humanity for its crimes against her body and spirit. \nAnd for a long time\, the Earth was quiet. \nAs a species\, we devolved and perished. Then\, as if by chance\, we mutated and evolved. Our bodies\, twisted like vines\, grew new and phantasmagorical limbs. \nIn a matter of months we became the myths and legends we celebrated for centuries. Except this time it was real. \nWhen toxic chemicals were slowly drip fed into food and water supplies\, what did they THINK would happen? Our leaders blindly followed the dollar into an early grave while the rest of us were left to clean up a mess we neither created nor asked for. \nStanding on the edge of madness\, our five souls ask: why didn’t anyone listen? \nwater\nIf you’re wondering how we got here\, you’re not the only one. History speaks in stops and starts about our current predicament. But What came before was soft\, round and gentle to the touch. All that remains is rubbery\, burnt and sharp. This is not the land we were blessed with. \nAnimals seek Sanctuary in the most unlikely places here. Behind broken tree stumps\, under the scrub and in between the hills. And against the backdrop of a sunburnt sky their fur stands on end – where did all the people go? But they don’t dare ask these questions out loud. \nIt’s not even about Survival anymore. We’re way past that. \nBeneath the layers of protection – the hide and the bones – lies an intricate network of feelings. Pulsating. Ready to rupture forth. These creatures carry thoughts and opinions in their DNA\, the very foundations of life. \nThe only problem was that there was no one left to tell\, no one left to ask and no one left to embrace when the nights became cold and listless. \nearth\nEvery hero’s journey starts with a realisation. \nMarnda Grik spent countless hours contemplating the end of days before it actually happened. She saw the devastation a generation ago and felt the collective grief in each one of her eight legs. One for each path not travelled; one for each path taken. \nShe spun precious stories and a narrative for our five souls to follow. It’s her Country. Everyone kept getting caught in her stories when they were here exploring. Stories can be sticky when they’re true. \nIt’s not even about fear anymore. We’re way past that. \nShe cocoons in paperbark\, weaving a reality that not many can see. Stretching her legs through time\, she connects to those who have come before – and those who will come after. Each strand of her web is a part of her lineage\, somewhat fractured by colonial beasts\, yet becoming stronger with every word. \nWhen the sky turned to fire\, the earth turned to mud. Human feet were trapped in the sludge\, but Marnda Grik danced along the earth\, taking her stories with her\, knowing exactly which trees to talk to and where the water would continue to flow. \naether\nAfter what had seemed a lifetime of endless searching\, our five souls arrived. With restless spirits they crawled towards the Stargate\, ready to throw their bodies down and rest. Yet the time to be silent and ignorant was Anathema to them. They somehow found a Refuge Tonneau (a space of reflection) in which to pause and find clarity. \nThere’s no need for a Banishing Wand here; all that was once lost has now been found\, and everything else is gone. In this space\, our five souls find common ground. They see the devastation\, they feel the sadness of nature. Together\, they cry and hold each other up\, locked in an interconnected embrace. \nBefore long\, creatures of all sizes and ilks rush to their feet. Curling around their ankles and pressing faces to skin. It’s a circle of living care; breathing as ONE\, thinking as ONE\, and understanding as ONE. \nThis is the heart of all things: we are intimately bound on an atomic level to one another. What happens to you\, happens to me. So\, the question arises: what will you do now to make sure we’re all going to be okay?[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:1.5 Degrees
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nArt Aviso presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\n1.5 Degrees\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]18 – 29 February 2020\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nArt connects us to the problem in a felt way… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]1.5 Degrees \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933dc08-d924″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]The whirlwind of data and opinion surrounding climate change can be overwhelming; how do we form something meaningful and informative out of all of the figures\, news\, opinions and anxiety surrounding this topic? \nArt connects us to the problem in a felt way\, it encourages engagement\, deep thinking\, problem-solving and questioning. \nThe title of this exhibition (1.5 Degrees) comes from the challenge of the global community to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees (above pre-industrial levels). It is about the science of climate change\, communicated in diverse and intriguing ways. \nFeaturing the work of: \nAli Griffin\nThao Nguyen\nHelene Boyer\nJames Mcgrath\nEmanuel (Mr.E) Sammartano\nJoel Wolter\nStephen Pleban\nKaren Standke\nHeather Matthew\nRoma McLaughlin\nLinda Judge\nCatherine Fitz-Gerald\nRussell Curr\nJulian Di Martino\nAsh Coates\nLana de Jager\nDi Diddle \nWith special guest collaborators: Skunk Control \nGuest Curator: Autumn Tansey \nONLINE CATALOGUE HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Skunk Control Presentation Saturday 29 February” tab_id=”1582592363450-abbd2de9-a7dd”][vc_column_text]I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE by Skunk Control \nSaturday 29th February 2pm \nfortyfivedownstairs\n45 Flinders Lane\nMelbourne\, 3000 \nFREE ticketed event \nREGISTER HERE \nArt and Science pose questions\, prompt investigation and create opportunities for further exploration. They can devastate and unite yet can share the same frame and respond to the same plight. Although rarely considered to be aligned with one another\, their union provides a certain vulnerability yet ultimately a perceived venerability. \nMaking use of hands on demonstrations\, this presentation considers how science and art can “infiltrate” each other to demonstrate the “I have always been here” reality.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Sensitive Sweethearts
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nSensitive Sweethearts\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\ncurated by Tegan Iversen\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]4 – 15 February 2020\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nWork by Australian based emerging & established queer\, female-identifying & non-binary artists will be showcased in this colourful\, busy & welcoming show. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Sensitive Sweethearts\, courtesy Tegan Iversen \nShannon Mary\, I almost wish we were butterflies and lived but\, 3 summer days\, 2019\, acrylic on canvas \nTegan Iversen\, Feeling overwhelmed\, 2019\, texta & fineliner on paper \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-093379bf-f683″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Sensitive Sweethearts is an art exhibition for those who wear their heart on their sleeve. \nWork by Australian based emerging & established queer\, female-identifying & non-binary artists will be showcased in this colourful\, busy & welcoming show. \nA wide range of artworks will be exhibited\, using various techniques & media in 2-D & 3-D form. \nSensitive Sweethearts is perfect for the emotionally in tune & those looking to feel something real. Works will deal with ideas of emotionality\, passion\, gender\, personal identity\, longing\, self-reflection & vulnerability. \nCry-babies\, sensitive souls & the “overly-emotional” type unite\, Sensitive Sweethearts celebrates feelings & being open & honest about them. \nHave a cry; happy tears\, sad tears\, tears for no reason\, for sentimentality\, nostalgia\, & unrequited love. \nFeel all the “feels” with these sensitive sweethearts. \nAmber Sirre\, Brigit Annie Lambert\, Brooke Van Der Linden\, Cass Urquhart\, Chelsea Arnott\, Claire Wakeford\, Claire Warren\, Emma White\, Esther Sandler\, Freya Alexander\, Hannah Rae Powell\, Hannakin\, Harley & Händen\, Hayley Martin\, Jade Mars\, Jordyn McGeachin\, Kalindy Williams\, Karima Baadilla\, Kitty Chrystal\, Laura Du Vé\, Laura Hayley\, Lori Camarata\, Luci Everett\, Marusja Kharitonova\, Meg Rennie\, Montana Kitching\, Naomi Meg\, Neva Hosking\, Niqui Toldi\, Pey Chi\, Plush Magic\, Regan Brantley\, Sam Stevens\, Savi Ross\, Sarah McDonald\, Sarah McNamara\, Shae San Sim\, Shannon Mary\, Sophie McPike\, Sorcha Mackenzie\, Tegan Lucy Price\, Vonne Beyer\, Zoe Harriet & more. \nCurated by Tegan Iversen. \nThe exhibition is part of the 2020 Midsumma Festival.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191215
DTSTAMP:20191206T013924Z
CREATED:20190823T015229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191206T013924Z
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SUMMARY:SMALL! 2019
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nSMALL! 2019\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]submissions CLOSED\nexhibition dates: 29 November – 14 December 2019\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]SMALL! 2019 \nSMALL! 2019 opening \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=”Exhibition Description” tab_id=”1573800695566-c5fe5733-6278″][vc_column_text]fortyfivedownstairs is excited to once again be hosting our community-sourced\, small works exhibition SMALL! \nSMALL! is an opportunity to see the walls of fortyfivedownstairs covered with an endless variety of styles and media including painting\, drawing and sketches\, prints\, textiles\, and small sculptural works. As well\, submissions of linocuts\, relief prints\, sculpture using recycled materials and embroidery show that size is no barrier to experimentation. \nAll the submitted artworks fit our two simple criteria – they’re no larger than 20 x 20cm and can hang on the wall. \nSMALL! is a truly democratic exhibition\, accessible for all artists regardless of experience or status. The exhibition will include works from community arts groups\, fine arts students and mid-career artists. Artists from the fortyfivedownstairs community have supported us with some wonderful contributions and SMALL! will include works by Janice Gobey\, Catherine Pilgrim\, Janno McLaughlin and Margaret Gold\, among many others. \nAll the artworks will be priced at $150 no matter the artist or the medium\, making SMALL! a chance for audiences to access affordable art. And we want visitors to choose their favourites based solely on what they love\, so artist names won’t be listed alongside the pieces. \nWe can’t wait to show you what can be done in a small space! \nExhibition opens Friday 29 November\, 4pm – 7pm. Cash bar available.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”SMALL! 2019 application instructions” tab_id=”1566954445922-e9ff751c-aa22″][vc_column_text]SUBMISSIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED \nfortyfivedownstairs is inviting submissions from anyone and everyone for our second annual community-sourced small works show\, SMALL! \nThe exhibition will run from 29 November – 14 December 2019. \nAll submitted artworks will be accepted (terms and conditions apply!). \nPlease read the following instructions carefully before you begin your application: \n\nRead through the ‘T&Cs’ at the tab above\nRead through the ‘Entry Form’ at the tab above\nWhen you have decided on the artwork/s that you would like to submit\, gather all relevant information that you’ll need to complete the Entry Form\nProceed with your Entry\, starting with ‘Step 1: Pay for your entry’\nEnter ‘1’ in ‘Enter # of tickets field’\, then click BEST AVAILABLE\nEnter ‘1’ in ‘SINGLE WORK ENTRY’ if you are entering 1 artwork\, or ‘1’ in ‘DOUBLE WORK ENTRY’ if you are entering 2 artworks\nEnter ‘1’ in ‘RETURN POSTAGE WITHIN AUSTRALIA’ if applicable\nClick ‘CONTINUE’\nSelect ‘Box-Office Collection (Credit Card required for ID)’  NB this is a step to get through the system. You will not be required to present your Credit Card at a box office\nClick ‘CONTINUE’\nEnter your credit card details and contact information\nClick ‘FINALISE ORDER’\nKeep your Receipt Number/Confirmation Number for ‘Step 2: Submit Entry Form’\nProceed to ‘Step 2: Submit Entry Form’\nFill out Entry Form\, ensuring your Receipt Number/Confirmation Number is entered at the beginning\nAgree to Terms and Conditions\nClick ‘SEND MY SMALL! ARTWORK SUBMISSION’\nDeliver your labelled artwork/s to the gallery within five working days of submitting your application. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Friday 11am – 5pm\, Saturday 11am – 3pm\nCongratulations\, you’re part of SMALL! 2019\n\nPlease email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com if you have any queries regarding the application process.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”T&Cs” tab_id=”1566524706537-ec3215c0-cbe7″][vc_column_text]\nTerms and Conditions for entries into SMALL! 2019\n\nSMALL! is open to everyone\nThere are no age restrictions\nArtworks must be 20 x 20cm x 20 cm/8” x 8” x 8” or under\, including framing.\nArtworks must be able to be affixed to the wall.\nUp to two pieces per submission.\nCost of $20 to submit one artwork\, $30 to submit two. To be paid online at the time of submission.\nSubmissions must be made online. Artworks must be delivered to the gallery within 5 working days of submitting online.\nArtworks must be labelled on the reverse with artist name\, artwork title\, and hanging orientation.\nArtworks must be available for sale.\nAll works will be priced at $150 each – artists receive $120\, fortyfivedownstairs will retain $30 as commission. Prices are GST inclusive if the artist is GST registered.\nFinal deadline to submit online is Saturday 2 November 2019\, 3pm.\nEntrants submit their work with the knowledge that they are committing to the below dates:\nDeadline for submissions: Saturday 2 November\, 3pm\nExhibition: Friday 29 November to Saturday 14 December 2019\nUnsold works collected: Saturday 14 December 2pm – 5pm OR Sunday 15 December\, 10am – 1pm.\n\n\nIn the event that unsold artworks are not collected on these dates and prior arrangements with fortyfivedownstairs have not been made\, they will be disposed of.\n\n\nArtworks will be displayed anonymously.\nAll artworks must be in sound condition on arrival.\nfortyfivedownstairs reserves the right to withdraw artworks if deemed unsuitable for display. Artworks on paper will be pinned.\nOriginal artwork packaging may not be kept.\nDue care will be taken whilst the artworks are at fortyfivedownstairs.\nNo responsibility will be taken by fortyfivedownstairs for any loss or damage.\nNo refunds with the only exception being if the artist has paid for return postage and all works submitted have been sold\, postage payment will be refunded along with sale proceeds.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933f977-ea4f” title=”Step 1: Pay for your entry”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Step 2: Submit Entry Form” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933f977-ea4f”][vc_column_text]\nSubmit your details and the details of your artworks below.\nPlease note that you must pay for your entries via the ‘Pay for your Entry’ tab prior to filling out the below form.\nWe need your payment receipt number included in this form.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/small-2019/
LOCATION:Victoria
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190630
DTSTAMP:20190620T012531Z
CREATED:20190322T042739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190620T012531Z
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SUMMARY:Emerging Artist Award 2019
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nEmerging Artist Award 2019\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]18 – 29 June 2019\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nfortyfivedownstairs is excited to present the fifth annual Emerging Artist Award in 2019. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Emerging Artist Award 2019\, installation (Photo: Karri McPherson) \nEmerging Artist Award 2019\, installation (Photo: Karri McPherson) \nEmerging Artist Award 2019\, installation (Photo: Karri McPherson) \n2019 Prize Winner\, Logan Mucha\, 'We’re All in this Together'\, single-channel HD video with sound\, dimensions variable (Photo: Karri McPherson) \n2019 Prize Winner: Marisa Mu\, 'Something Special'\, watercolour painting on cold press paper\, 87 x 125 cm (Photo: Karri McPherson) \nEmerging Artist Award 2019\, installation (Photo: Karri McPherson) \nEmerging Artist Award 2019\, installation (Photo: Karri McPherson) \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9efe64e-ac07″ title=”Exhibition”][vc_column_text]fortyfivedownstairs is excited to present the fifth annual Emerging Artist Award in 2019. \nTwenty-nine emerging Australian artists have been selected for a two-week exhibition from 18 – 29 June 2019.  A $3000 pool of prize money will be awarded by special guest judge Annika Kristensen\, Senior Curator at ACCA\, to the two submissions that best align with the award criteria. \nThe Award is a proven catalyst for ongoing recognition and professional development and allows audiences the privilege of accessing early-career works by exciting emerging artists. \nAt fortyfivedownstairs we showcase independent\, experimental and thought-provoking visual art. The Emerging Artist Award 2019 is an opportunity to examine developing trends in the contemporary art scene while allowing emerging artists to gain exposure in a professional setting and kick-start their careers. \nExhibition Dates: Tuesday 18 June – Saturday 29 June 2019 \nThe Emerging Artist Award 2019 is supported by the Terry Swann Peter Griffin Foundation\, Future Leaders and the Hart Line Fund.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Finalists” tab_id=”1559706012210-7268f2dd-66d9″][vc_column_text]Emerging Artist Award 2019 FINALISTS \nEmilie Walsh\, Chloe Dann\, Ella Byrne\, Sarah Walker\, Hugh Kerr\, Patrick Riley\, Logan Mucha\, Karri McPherson\, India d’Scarlett\, Julee Latimer\, Gerard Russo\, Jess Coldrey\, Stephanie Garner\, James Hale\, Aylsa McHugh\, Nathan Singe\, Max Lawrence White\, Kareem Soliman\, Nancy Lehet\, Phoebe Kim\, Marisa Mu\, Eunjoo Jang\, Stacey Korfiatis\, Katherine Marmaras\, Georgia Laurie\, Elloise Alexander\, JB Knibbs\, Lily Holmes\, Timothy James Greaves[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Winners & Judge” tab_id=”1560992113370-aba624b7-3cf1″][vc_column_text]Congratulations to the Emerging Artist Award 2019 winners\, Marisa Mu and Logan Mucha! \n  \n \nMarisa Mu\, Something Special\, watercolour painting on cold press paper\, 87 x 125 cm (Photo: Karri McPherson) \nSomething Special by Marisa Mu is about celebrating naked candidness and cultural diversity through the power of women. \nWe are so often consumed within our own stories and needs and wants that we forget the importance of experiencing joy through the simple things in life. Those little every-day moments that make us realise that the little things in life are not so little after all. Examples of these moments include dancing freely in our underwear to swinging our bra off after a long day. Something Special is about amplifying the importance of these little moments of candidness and freedom in a non-sexualised way as to appreciate women for what they are – people\, not objects. \nThe scale of each petite character is to bring emphasis to the energy that something so small can possess – and when observed as a collective of tiny dancers\, we experience the movement and energy in which we are all witnesses to. This current movement of human rights with abolishing racism within society and giving a voice to women – Something Special is a representation of equality\, self-love and the importance of valuing what brings us joy and what makes us human. \nEach character is individual and whether it is your true self\, your alter ego or elements of yourself that you catch in a character\, the end purpose is to spark happiness and stimulate positive change within someone to embrace nakedness and womanhood in all its glory. \nSomething Special is exactly that – something special. \n  \n \nLogan Mucha\, We’re All in this Together\, single-channel HD video with sound\, dimensions variable (Photo: Karri McPherson) \nYoung Australians audition to retell stories from Melbourne’s queer community. \nScripted verbatim from interviews and retold by young queer actors\, this work reimagines historical accounts of public protest\, police brutality and isolation. \nLogan recorded\, transcribed and edited extensive interviews into monologues for the work’s script from Sally Conning\, Jude Munro\, Lizzie Craig\, Shaun Miller and an anonymous Ugandan asylum seeker. \nIn the auditions\, Logan invited the actors to bring their own experiences and understanding of Melbourne’s queer history to the roles. He filmed the auditions and the casted actors performing the monologues across Melbourne. He edited the performances with footage of the auditions and the filmmaking process to re-contextualise each historical account with a contemporary lens. \nLogan works in the medium of hybrid-documentary to tell stories that would otherwise go unheard. By blending performative and participatory film techniques\, Logan aims to find new meaning in historical and contemporary events. His work challenges our interpretation of fact and fiction and asks viewers to question authenticity in film production. \nLogan aims to encourage an intergenerational exploration of Melbourne’s queer identity\, strengthen respect for queer struggles of the past and shine new light on unknown queer stories. \n  \nEmerging Artist Award 2019 Guest Judge \nAnnika Kristensen is Senior Curator at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Melbourne where she has curated recent exhibitions including The theatre is lying (with Max Delany) 2018–19; Eva Rothschild: Kosmos (with Max Delany) 2018; Unfinished Business (with Paola Balla\, Max Delany\, Julie Ewington\, Vikki McInnes and Elvis Richardson) 2017–18; Greater Together 2017; Claire Lambe: Mother Holding Something Horrific (with Max Delany) 2017; Gerard Byrne: A late evening in the future 2016; NEW16 2016; Painting. More Painting (with Max Delany and Hannah Mathews) 2016; and The Biography of Things (with Juliana Engberg and Hannah Mathews) 2015. Previously the Exhibition and Project Coordinator for the 19th Biennale of Sydney (2014) and the inaugural Nick Waterlow OAM Curatorial Fellow for the 18th Biennale of Sydney (2012)\, Annika has also held positions at Frieze Art Fair\, Artangel\, Film and Video Umbrella\, London; and The West Australian Newspaper\, Perth. Annika was a participant in the 2013 Gertrude Contemporary and Art & Australia Emerging Writers Program and the recipient of an Asialink Arts Residency in 2014.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/emerging-artist-award-2019/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190616
DTSTAMP:20190607T021143Z
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SUMMARY:Complex Life
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nCatherine Hearse & Glenn Murray\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nComplex Life\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]4 – 15 June 2019\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nWe are united by our interdependence and similarities… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Catherine Hearse\, Community\, 2019\, crochet\, cotton\, wooden beads\, 2500 x 3500 x 4000mm \nCatherine Hearse\, installation image \nCatherine Hearse\, Threads of Communication (detail)\, 2017\, stitched collage\, paper\, thread\, 310 x 200mm \nCatherine Hearse\, Community (detail)\, 2019\, crochet\, cotton\, wooden beads\, 2000 x 300mm \nCatherine Hearse\, Eating the sea\, 2017\, mixed media\, 240 x 180mm \nGlenn Murray\, Full Moon and Wall\, 2019\, mixed media\, 2300 x 960 x 350 mm \nGlenn Murray\, Full Moon Over the Wall\, 2017\, mixed media\, 1300 x 620 x 240 mm \nGlenn Murray\, The Symbiotic Relationship Between an Ikea Stool and the Full Moon\, 2017\, mixed media\, 1340 x 630 x 530mm. Image: Matthew Stanton \nGlenn Murray\, Full Moon Over the Wall\, 2017\, mixed media\, 1300 x 620 x 240 mm. Image: Matthew Stanton \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef234b-368b” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Complex Life brings together the work of two friends and artists\, Catherine Hearse and Glenn Murray. Both artists use their artistic processes to explore the idea of interdependence and their positions in the world\, in a physical\, environmental and emotional sense. \nCatherine Hearse \nThrough my work I attempt to evoke a sense of oneness with the natural world\, something that is lost in urban life wherein undomesticated animals are seen as invaders and we rarely touch other life forms except to eat them. My works share concerns about our relationship with the biosphere\, whether destructive\, enthralled or compassionate. We are united by our interdependence and similarities\, so many of the pieces are human/plant or human/animal composites. \nGlenn Murray \nMy primary starting point is that of interdependence. A place where whether we realise it\, or not everything\, is interconnected and no one element can operate in isolation. It is like a web of connectivity. \nAs humans it is a constant balancing act to maintain our position and we are constantly prone to over-reach. In my work I try to make sense of my own balance and connectivity with the physical world and with the emotions that accompany this process.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Biographies” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef234b-368b”][vc_column_text]Catherine Hearse \nCatherine Hearse is known for her exquisite watercolours and for her extraordinary small sculptures that explore what it is to be a woman\, a plant\, a creature of the sea – or all three at once.  The fine crochet and wood sculptures she creates are personages of astonishing delicacy of expression. \nCatherine Hearse’s work is influenced by a great many things.  Of great importance are textiles.  Hearse has studied the Suzani fabric from Uzbekistan\, old European embroideries from the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and chintz from India. \nCatherine Hearse CV \n  \nGlenn Murray \nGlen Murray’s work is increasingly the product of trying explore and understand his relationships to the world around him. This is done primarily using construction\, addition and subtraction\, with mainly discarded materials as they come loaded with history and associations which can be the catalyst for their new life. \nTimber has become his material of choice due to its organic qualities that he found lacking in metal as a medium. Interest in so called ‘outsider’ art and Buddhist philosophy inspires Murray to first explore thoughts and simple relationships. \nGlenn Murray CV[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/complex-life/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181118
DTSTAMP:20181108T060136Z
CREATED:20180728T023430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181108T060136Z
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SUMMARY:SMALL! exhibition
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nSMALL!\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]8 – 17 November 2018\n \nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 12pm to 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n…our first ever community-sourced small works exhibition\, SMALL! \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9efa4ac-447f” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]fortyfivedownstairs has accepted submissions from everyone for our first ever community-sourced small works exhibition\, SMALL! \nContinuing our tradition of supporting Melbourne’s arts community with innovative and original programming\, we’ve opened up our large and small gallery spaces and filled them with anything and everything that comes our way. \nThe catch? Works are no larger than 20 x 20cm including any frames. This is a completely democratic exhibition with artists’ names not attributed to individual artworks\, and each work able to be purchased for a mere $150. \nfortyfivedownstairs is committed to creating opportunities through artist-driven programming\, and SMALL! has allowed us to open our space to a new cohort of artists and makers.  We’ve filled our gallery with the creative endeavours of a wide range of contributors – over 250 artists and well over 500 individual artworks! \n  \n#SMALL45[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/small-call-for-submissions/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180812
DTSTAMP:20180724T062412Z
CREATED:20180608T041451Z
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SUMMARY:All We Can't See: Illustrating the Nauru Files
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nMelbourne Art Week\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nAll We Can’t See: Illustrating the Nauru Files\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]31 July – 11 August 2018\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday & Sunday 12pm to 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nCan we live with these truths? \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef244b-fadc” title=”Exhibition Information”][vc_column_text]Powerful\, honest\, heart-wrenching\, Australia’s award-winning artists such as Ben Quilty\, Janet Laurence and Abdul Abdullah have joined forces again to bring to Melbourne All We Can’t See: Illustrating the Nauru Files. The exhibition depicts individual interpretations of the leaked Nauru files exposed by The Guardian in 2016\, illuminating the stark human cost of Australia’s policies of offshore detention. \nDistinguished artists such as Blakdouglas\, Stanislava Pinchuk\, Khaled Sabsabi\, Mirra Whale\, Ian Strange and Hoda Afshar will be also be joining the tour\, forming a growing visual petition about the urgency of the humanitarian crisis taking place on Manus and Nauru. \nThe Nauru Files are Australian stories. They are the consequence of Australian government policies\, and they are shaping our national identity. \nAll We Can’t See urges us to read and engage with these important stories\, so that we may understand not just the brutal reality of offshore detention\, but also ourselves as Australian citizens. Can we live with these truths? \nProceeds of sales from the show proudly supporting Human Rights Law Centre.\nAn official event of Melbourne Art Week.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Panel Discussion” tab_id=”1532412837807-d9276732-0b62″][vc_single_image image=”427828″][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Image Credits” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef244b-fadc”][vc_column_text]Penny Byrne\nI Heart Nauru (2017)\nRepurposed porcelain figurine\, enamel paints 841 x 1189 mm \nPia Johnson\nUntitled II (File date\, 28 Sept 2014)\, 2017\nArchival inkjet print 594 x 840 mm \nJanet Laurence\nFlotsam\n/ˈflɒts(ə)m/\nnoun\n– People or things that have been rejected or discarded as worthless. (2017)\nDuraclear on acrylic\, mirror\n600 x 600mm \nMegan Seres\nUntitled #01 (2018)\nOil on linen 1524 x 1016 mm \nAlex Seton\nOilstone 01_Transluscent (2015)\nBianco Carrara Marble\, engine oil\, acrylic tank 470 x 980 x 240 mm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/all-we-cant-see-illustrating-the-nauru-files/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180506
DTSTAMP:20180420T020852Z
CREATED:20180417T032222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180420T020852Z
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SUMMARY:A Small Gathering
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nStudio Gallery Melbourne\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\nA Small Gathering\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]24 April – 5 May 2018\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 12pm to 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]A Small Gathering \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b33d23-87f0″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]A Small Gathering brings together works from Studio Gallery Melbourne. \nThis exhibition aims to express a thin slice of playfulness through colour\, medium and form. Studio Gallery Melbourne is proud to work with artists of all stages from emerging to internationally acclaimed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”About Studio Gallery Melbourne” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b33d23-87f0″][vc_column_text]Studio Gallery Melbourne is a Melbourne based Art Gallery and practice specialising in original artworks and museum grade\, archival quality prints of exclusive limited editions. \nSGM is proud to be working with Artists across all genres and career stages. Their pieces range from small bespoke handmade paper pieces through to large scale fine art pieces. \nstudiogallerymelbourne.com.au[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/a-small-gathering/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:45 at 45
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]\npresented by fortyfivedownstairs\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]8-19 August 2017\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 12pm to 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\nAn exhibition of 45 artists at fortyfivedownstairs to celebrate our fifteenth birthday! \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″]45at45 Design by Zac Fay \n[/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e290b1db-6de190b3-58ff” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]As a result of our unique mission as an unfunded and not-for-profit organisation supporting independent\, experimental and thought-provoking art forms – striving to make money for artists\, not from them – the past fifteen years has seen fortyfivedownstairs develop treasured relationships with a broad community of artists and makers. This August\, 45 artists who have contributed to the reputation of the gallery over the years will be joining us once again for 45 at 45. \nFeaturing artworks from 45 artists\, each with a unique connection to fortyfivedownstairs\, 45 at 45 will provide a snapshot not only of the creativity and innovation that has filled our gallery over the past decade and a half\, but of the network of artists who have supported\, and been supported by\, fortyfivedownstairs.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”List of Artists” tab_id=”1501043305438-d5b0f272-0037″][vc_column_text]Abby Storey \nAndrea Jenkins \nAngela Cavalieri \nAnna Taylor \nBill Hay \nCatherine Pilgrim \nCathy Drummond \nCathy Scott \nChristopher Beaumont \nChristine Larsen \nDavid Frazer \nDavid Hirst \nElla Whateley \nGavin Brown \nGay Hawkes \nJanice Gobey \nJanno McLaughlin \nJeff Raglus \nJames Yuncken \nJudy Holding \nKate Durham \nKip Scott \nLisa Sewards \nMarco Luccio \nMargaret Gold \nMark Ogge \nMegan Evans \nMichael Pearce \nMichael Vale \nMorganna Magee \nNobby Seymour \nPaul Blackman \nPhilip Faulks \nPrudence Flint \nRichard Stringer \nRobert Lee Davis \nRobyn Base \nRobyn Rich \nSteph Bolt \nStephen Nova \nSusan Stamp \nTerry Swann \nTim Jones \nTimothy James Webb \nTomboyBill[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20170207T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20170207T170000
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SUMMARY:Between the Lines
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]\nPresented by Open Canvas\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]7-18 February 2017\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 12pm to 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\nFrom desert dreamings… to city scenes\, the stories between the lines are the inspiration for this collection. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″]Achim Wilke\, Untitled\, coloured marker pen on paper\, 640 x 510 mm \nRodney Mallee\, City Sunlight\, 2016\, linocut print on Fabriano paper\, 250 x 355 mm \n[/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e290b1db-6de1ec04-13ce” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Between the Lines features a selection of works from artists who have experienced issues associated with homelessness\, a disability or other adversities. Works include playful sketches\, sculptures\, and more serious and intricate studies. From desert dreamings and space creatures\, to humpback whales and city scenes\, the stories between the lines are the inspiration for this collection. \nThe exhibition is an initiative of Open Canvas\, a socially focused organisation helping artists to exhibit and sell their art. \nopencanvas.com.au[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”About Open Canvas” tab_id=”1451285630325-09def419-bb74b1db-6de1ec04-13ce”][vc_column_text]What if you could empower someone who has experienced homelessness\, a disability or other adversity by helping them exhibit art they’ve created and show it to the world? What if they could earn an income by selling merchandise with their art on it\, such as phone covers\, tea towels\, puzzles or greeting cards? \nOpen Canvas was created to empower disadvantaged artists and help them with these issues. \nThe artists we help are from a range of backgrounds. Some have lived on the street; some have experienced substance abuse and addiction; some are on low incomes within supported and crisis accommodation; and others live with mental health issues and disability. All are united in their desire to be recognised through their art. \nWhen you buy art from Open Canvas\, you are making a positive impact on the lives of these artists. They are empowered through recognition of their talent and a sense of achievement. Artists also receive a minimum of 70 per cent of profits from your purchase\, providing them with a source of income. \nBy helping artists sell prints and other products\, Open Canvas provides artists with the opportunity for repeat income once their original artwork is sold. \nOpen Canvas can also help artists in other ways. For some\, not having basic art supplies – a brush\, a canvas\, paint – limits their ability to do art. Other artists benefit from mentoring and guidance from professional artists\, to take their art to the next level. Open Canvas can help artists in these ways by facilitating mentoring opportunities and providing art supplies. \nWe also seek out other opportunities for artists\, including opportunities to exhibit their work and engage with other third parties through\, for example\, commissions and licensing of artwork. \nSource: opencanvas.com.au[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161206T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161206T170000
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SUMMARY:Crossing: Beyond Baliseering
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]\nPresented by Project 11 in partnership with Multicultural Arts Victoria\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]6 – 17 December 2016\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 12pm to 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n…a glimpse of the ever growing contemporary art scene hailing from Bali… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″]Mapping Melbourne \nBUDI AGUNG KUSWARA Golden Farmer\, 2016 cyanotype (Photogram) and pigment on archival paper 131.0 x 152.0 cm \nYOESOEF OLLA\nLet’s Play Series #1\, 2016\nmarker on leather\n155.0 x 105.5 cm \nWAYAN UPADANA\nGlo(BABI)sation\, 2013\npolyester resin\, automotive paint\,\nstainless water tap\n60.0 x 48.0 x 35.0 cm \n[/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e290b1db-6de1e9e4-71f5″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Crossing: Beyond Baliseering presents Melbourne with a glimpse of the ever growing contemporary art scene hailing from Bali\, Indonesia. This exhibition features works from emerging Indonesian artists exemplifying the dynamism of contemporary art beyond Baliseering\, or in present-day expression\, beyond the ‘traditional art’ Bali is famously promoted and known for internationally. \nThe policy of ‘Baliseering’ was first introduced in the 1920s by the Dutch colonial government to train locals to continue the traditional arts of dance\, theatre\, painting\, sculpture and literature. Visually\, this meant that art portrayed scenes of the Balinese in cultural activities and ‘authentic’ settings that fastened in the Balinese art identity through media and tourism. This exhibition will feature works of art from 11 contemporary Indonesian artists beyond the boundaries of baliseering\, tackling themes of personal life experiences\, environmental\, social and political issues that may focus within the Indonesian context but resonates to the global stage. Crossing: Beyond Baliseering aims to highlight the artistic and thought-provoking talents of Indonesian artists and create a platform in understanding contemporary Balinese and Indonesian culture maintaining a cultural bridge between Indonesia and Australia. \nCrossing: Beyond Baliseering comprises an extraordinary range of paintings\, photography\, sculptures\, and large-scale installations exploring and reflecting Bali’s visual and social culture in the contemporary society. The exhibition will include works from Art of Whatever\, Aswino Aji \, Budi Agung Kuswara (Kabul)\, Citra Sasmita\, I Made Suarimbawa (Dalbo)\, Kemal Ezedine\, Natisa Jones\, Slinat\, Valasara\, Wayan Upadana\, and Yoesoef Olla. \nThis exhibition is presented by Project 11 as part of Multicultural Arts Victoria’s Asian contemporary arts festival Mapping Melbourne 2016. The artists will be in Melbourne for an artist talk on Wednesday 7 December 2016\, Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room\, Sidney Myer Asia Centre\, University of Melbourne. \nImages courtesy Project 11.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/crossing-beyond-baliseering/2016-12-06/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160802T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160802T170000
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SUMMARY:WHAT JUST HAPPENED
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]\nBen Fennessy\, William White & Peter Ivor Wilson\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]2-13 August 2016\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 12pm to 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\nThe fierce individualism these three artists have demonstrated over the decades comes together in this show… 150 years of shared experiences. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″]William White Brains in a Jar\, mixed media\, 2015 \nWilliam White Robotomicradius\, mixed media\, 2015 \nBen Fennessy\, Basalt Cliff\, 2015 \nBen Fennessy\, Deen Maar Caldera\, 2015 \nPeter Ivor Wilson\, 64 into 1\, mixed media\, 2015 \nPeter Ivor Wilson\, Harmaa\, mixed media\, 2015 \nPeter Ivor Wilson\, 64 into 1\, mixed media\, 2015 \n[/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e290b1db-6de17681-4228″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]A friendship spanning almost 50 years. Growing up in the same neighbourhood. Studied at three different art schools. Founding members of the legendary and original alternative band Rock Granite and the Profiles. \nThese three have at last agreed to exhibit their work in the same place at the same time. And it’s big. \nThe fierce individualism these three artists have demonstrated over the decades comes together in this show. A display of mutual respect and affection for each other’s work is evident. Such disparate approaches come together in WHAT JUST HAPPENED. \n150 years of shared experiences.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Biographies” tab_id=”1451285630325-09def419-bb74b1db-6de17681-4228″][vc_column_text]Ben Fennessy \n“I’ve been painting for 50 years; think I’m getting the hang of it.” \nBorn in Melbourne. At fourteen\, Ben took art lessons from Bill Coleman – George Bell Art School. He won a scholarship to study painting and drawing at the National Gallery Art School. Ben has lived\, painted and taught art in Western Victoria for 40 years. \n  \nWilliam White \nAfter more than 30 years in advertising studios of major agencies\, William White has been liberated.  \nWilliam is no longer tied to the ‘Client Brief’. He now allows himself the freedom to interpret and transform mundane objects and events into pieces that display his unique humour and gravitas in equal measure. \n  \nPeter Ivor Wilson \nA Duchampian sensibility executed with gestural muscularity. \nPeter has not deviated from his chosen artistic path in close to 50 years\, constantly developing and refining his work. These works are a manifestation of all that has gone before\, and a kernel of what is to come. Peter has exhibited extensively over the years and taken part in many group and solo shows\, and is represented in many private collections.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/what-just-happened/2016-08-02/
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