HATCHED 2014
NATIONAL GRADUATE SHOW 10 MAY – 29 JUNE
EXHIBITIONS
THE HATCHED NATIONAL GRADUATE SHOW IS A CURATED SHOWCASE OF NEW ART FROM AUSTRALIA’S TOP GRADUATES. RETURNING FOR ITS 23RD YEAR, THE 2014 EDITION OF HATCHED IS AN UNMISSABLE EXPERIENCE. — Striking images, unsettling video works and bold installation art encompass a wide span of cutting edge ideas and processes. Traditional techniques are used experimentally, pushing the boundaries of ceramics, painting, printmaking and photography. Combinations of unwieldy materials including toothpaste, elastic bands and tarpaulins result in explorations of materiality, space and narrative. Nothing is out of the realm of consideration, and these artists have not been afraid to tackle the more testing aspects of our time: fear and vulnerability, futility and failure, chaos and control, truth, memory and identity. Left: Kurtis Adamson, f_Ø_133 (detail), from the series dear memo – ry, please don't forget me..., 2013. Photo: David Adamson. Above: Gemma Avery, Smoke & Ash, 2013.
Continuing to be the only national survey of its kind, this year’s Hatched features 34 of the most promising artists fresh out of 22 art schools from around Australia. Artworks by 100 students were considered by the selection panel comprising Josh Milani, Director of Milani Gallery, Brisbane; Sydney based Independent Curator Simon Soon; Kelly Mcclusky, co-founder of PVI Collective and Head Girl at CIA Studios, Perth; plus PICA Curator Leigh Robb and Curatorial Fellow Nadia Johnson. For the fifth year running, the Doctor Harold Schenberg Art Prize of $35,000 will be awarded to one outstanding Hatched artist to further invest in their career. In its record 23 years, Hatched has become a rite of passage for Australia’s next generation of artists and a snapshot of the directions we can expect in emerging contemporary practice.
HATCHED OPENING NIGHT PARTY – Friday, 9 May, 6 – 10pm Perth Cultural Centre Amphitheatre FREE entry, cash bar An outdoor party to celebrate Hatched and everyone is invited! A riotous mix of artists, family, friends, tutors, art lovers and everyone who is part of that journey from art school to art world. Live music curated by local RTR DJ’s, big screen entertainment and a cash bar – it’s where art and real life come together to celebrate the 23rd year of Hatched!
EXHIBITIONS
HATCHED ARTISTS Adelaide Central School of Art, SA Ash Tower Adelaide College of the Arts, TAFE, SA John Blines Australian National University, ACT Sara Hellsing Central Institute of Technology, WA David Brophy, Marian Giles Charles Darwin University, NT Serge Ah-Wong Curtin University, WA Danni McGrath Deakin University, VIC Bianca Brant Edith Cowan University, WA Nina McKay Federation University Australia, VIC Alexandra McKim
Monash University, VIC Briony Galligan, Rosie Isaac, Tom Parsons National Art School, NSW Gemma Avery, Anna Cuthill, Michael McIntyre Queensland University of Technology, QLD Katherine Clayton RMIT University, VIC Megan Hales, Betty Musgrove, Nito Santos Southern Cross University, NSW Kurtis Adamson Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney, NSW Simonne Goran Tasmanian College of the Arts, University of Tasmania, TAS Nadege Phillippe-Janon, Ash Simpson, Felix Wilson
The University of Newcastle, NSW Ryan Fitzgerald University of New South Wales, NSW Alice Couttoupes, Yeowon Lee, Rachel Vosila University of South Australia, SA Zoe Kirkwood, Derek Sargent The University of Western Australia, WA Valdene Buckley University of Wollongong, NSW Annie Tsai Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne, VIC Grace Wood
Left: Zoe Kirkwood, The Neo-Baroque Spectacle (detail), 2013. Photo: Che Chorley. Above: Derek Sargent, Reflection of a Reflection #2, from the series Queering the adolescent experience, 2013.
HATCHED WIDE OPEN Saturday 10 May, 11am & 2pm PICA Galleries | FREE Join a selection of Hatched artists in conversation with Hatched 2014 Curator Nadia Johnson and PICA Curator Leigh Robb as they chart the spectrum of practices across the PICA Galleries. This double series of short floor talks presents two opportunities to hear directly about the works from local and visiting Hatched artists from around the country as they unpack their projects.
WHAT NOW? AN INTRODUCTION TO BEING AN ARTIST AFTER ART SCHOOL Saturday 24 May, 11.00am Spark_Lab Education Studio | FREE RSVP essential to invite@pica.org.au An opportunity to discuss those recurring issues after leaving art school when the tutors and the techs aren’t around! Questions such as how are group shows curated and what to do when you're in one; documenting your work; doing time online – websites and blogs; and DIY install, lights & writing – the art of the solo show. Led by PICA Curator, Leigh Robb, this year’s Hatched Curator, Nadia Johnson and PICA's Acting Education Program Manager Minaxi May. A selection of Hatched Alumni including inaugural Doctor Harold Schenberg Art Prize winner Andrew Varano and special guests will also discuss their Hatched experience and the path it has set them on in their practice today. This event is open to all artists but is particularly suited to tertiary students and recent graduates.
Above: Michael McIntyre, Everything / Becoming A Monster, 2013. Photo: Peter Morgan.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
WA DAY HATCHED WORKSHOPS
HIPSTER HATCHED TOUR
Monday 2 June, 10am – 4pm Spark_Lab Education Studio & PICA Car Park Suitable for ages 9 – 99 | FREE
Friday 6 June, 5 – 6.30pm PICA galleries | FREE Snacks provided
As a part of the WA Day celebrations PICA's doors will be open for the only Monday this year. Come in any time during the workshop times and join two of our Hatched artists in these free, fun art activities.
Join us for a tour led by some of Perth’s brightest high school art students! Returning for a second year, this tour by students aged 14 – 17 will be intelligent, impressive and fairly humorous. Bring your friends and come listen to the Hatched artists of tomorrow as they break down the complex world of contemporary art from a Gen Z perspective. High school students, artists, students of the world and art appreciators young and old all welcome.
10am – 1pm: Together with artist David Brophy, have a skate or scooter through a tarpaulin wave as Tarp Surfing takes over our car park. We’ll take a pic as a souvenir to capture your experience (BYO scooters & skateboards. Some skateboards provided). 1pm – 4pm: Make your very own one-off Business Card using drawing, screen-printing and stamping with artist Danni McGrath.
The WA Day Hatched Workshops are presented in partnership with Celebrate WA.
Above: Megan Hales, P R O T O T Y P E (detail), 2013. Photo: Jordan Prosser.
VISITING CURATOR TALK: FRANKIE SU Tuesday 17 June, 6pm PICA Performance Space | FREE RSVP essential to invite@pica.org.au Taiwanese independent curator Frankie Su has developed a significant curatorial and publishing practice that focuses on a new generation of visual artists working in both Taiwan and China. Frankie will be sharing her projects conceived with artist collective LuxuryLogico as well as the story behind the independent art centre Taipei Contemporary Art Center (TCAC), an initiative founded by artist Jun Yang as the first non-government art centre in Taiwan.
SPARK_LAB FOR STUDENTS
SPARK_LAB EDUCATION TOURS
HATCHED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
45 – 60 Minutes PICA Galleries | FREE
Friday 30 May, 2 – 4pm | $20 per person PICA Galleries and Spark_Lab Education Studio Maximum 24 participants
Spark_Lab offers students and teachers the opportunity to engage in free interactive tours of Hatched 2014. Examining a selection of artworks, students will discuss the use of diverse processes and themes in the work of recent art graduates. Tours are also available to tertiary institutions and other community groups.
PRINT & TRADE WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS Tues 27 May – Fri 13 June, 2 hours Times negotiable when booking Spark_Lab Education Studio or your school Maximum 24 students, $10 per student In response to her work in Hatched 2014, local artist Danni McGrath will lead students in a workshop to create their very own unique hand-made printed business card. Incorporating drawing, design and printing, the students will investigate themes of media, sharing and distribution. Students will make enough cards for themselves and to trade with classmates.
Join us for a tour of Hatched 2014 as we discuss key works and trends in the exhibition with reference to the Visual Arts curriculum for secondary schools. This is an opportunity to network, critique, contemplate and develop original ideas for further innovation in classrooms. The session will feature presentations by three Hatched 2014 artists who will unpack and demonstrate the ideas and processes behind their individual artworks. This is particularly suited to practicing and pre-service teachers and other professional art educators. Valdene Buckley Indexical mark-making: printmaking with objects and rust Marian Giles Press-moulded ceramics: psychologically charged sculpture Nina McKay Oil painting & gesso: traditional techniques juxtaposed with contemporary expressions of femininity — Bookings are essential for all Spark_Lab activities. Go to pica.org. au/spark_lab for more information, or contact Education Program Manager: education@pica.org.au or (08) 9228 6316
HATCHED CURRICULUM LINKS Visual Art, Media, Technologies, Language, Texts, Narrative, Identity, Geography, Tradition & History
LEARNING
CALL OUT FOR PROPOSALS – PICA is currently calling for artistic proposals for our 2015 program. We are accepting proposals from artists, companies, curators and producers for studio residencies, creative developments and/or the presentation of new work or projects in and around PICA. We welcome proposals that push boundaries, are conceptually, formally or technologically ambitious and which contribute to current cultural or art form developments and discourse. Proposals are due Monday 16 June, 5pm Please head to pica.org.au for more information and to apply
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT: FROM AFAR ON A HILL
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT: WASTED One Point 618 26 May – 6 June PICA Performance Space
Company Upstairs 12 – 24 May PICA Performance Space Part lecture demonstration and part dance theatre, From Afar on a Hill looks at immigration, citizenship and the possibility of seeking asylum here, with us. Devised and directed by outstanding Perth based choreographer Bianca Martin, From Afar on a Hill features some of Western Australia’s most exciting performance practitioners. Company Upstairs will be in residence at PICA in May, undertaking further development on this bold new work. PICA audiences are invited to be a part of this exciting development process as the interactive elements are trialed and refined. –
WASTED is a new dance theatre work being developed by Katrina Lazaroff, founder of independent dance theatre company One Point 618. WASTED will explore the concept of wasted potential, drawing parallels between physical and mental waste. The work has evolved from Lazaroff's fascination with human psychology, looking at how life circumstance, environmental influences and social constructs impact on our psyche and the way we direct our lives.
If you are interested in being involved in these trials please see pica.org.au for more information. COMPANY UPSTAIRS
Company Upstairs is supported by the Department of Culture and the Arts in association with Lotterywest.
IN DEVELOPMENT
Above: One Point 618, WASTED development. Photo: Jessica Statton. Left: Briony Galligan, Not like flying (detail), 2013. Photo: John Brash.
For information about our donor programs visit www.pica.org.au or email philanthropy@pica.org.au Left: Alice Couttoupes, Untitled #4, 2013. Right: Pictured: Sophie Bower Johnston. Photo: Toni Wilkinson.
Perth Cultural Centre, 51 James Street, Northbridge Tue–Sun 10am–5pm | tel +61 8 9228 6300 | info@pica.org.au | pica.org.au PICA’s ongoing programs are primarily supported by an investment from the State of Western Australia through the Department of Culture and the Arts in association with Lotterywest, assistance from the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. PICA is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.Image: Zoe Kirkwood, The Neo-Baroque Spectacle, 2013 (Installation View). Photo: Che Chorley. All images in the PICA Guide courtesy and copyright the artists. Education Sponsor
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