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Image: Domenico de Clario, conversazioni con les estrellas, (detail), 2011, mixed media installation, VAC Bendigo. Photo by Tom Pender.

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The tour of this exhibition is support by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria and the Community Support Fund. Simryn Gill: Inland has been achieved through the financial assistance of the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and with financial and promotional support of Melbourne International Arts Festival.

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ARTS INDEX

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image: Mietta Coventry Does my Butt Look Big in This? (detail), inkjet print

Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard Street North Ballarat Victoria 3350 Telephone: 03 5320 5858 artgalleryballarat.com.au

Inga Walton

A Transseasonal Artist

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It all sounds so deceptively tranquil, the way Mary Schepisi describes the setting of her large studio at Red Hill in the hinterland of the Mornington Peninsula. “I have fallen in love with our vineyard, it’s just so beautiful. I look out over some of the many rows of vines, the two dams and natural spring, down towards the road and up to the hills.” The verdant topography and the interplay of natural elements Schepisi can see from her windows suggest an evolving series of picture book ‘pastoral’ scenes.

This formed the basis of Schepisi’s well received exhibition It’s Up To You at Mossgreen last month.

Inspired by the verse of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel, 1904-91), the abstract/landscape theme, bold gold leaf and silk-screened script, and the refreshing use of vibrant colour was a surprising departure. “In the past, I have been a figurative painter, preferring to focus on women. I have always felt completely overwhelmed by trees and grass, the detail in the landscape. Landscape and still life have always eluded me,” she admits. “It took me a while, I did four small works on canvas in 2009, but my process got interrupted. They’re being used at the moment as set dressing for the [David Williamson] play Don Parties On; but I persisted, and came up with a series of abstracted and embroidered works based on our vineyard... once I got confident enough to relax and let go it seemed to come to me. I am an instinctual painter, not knowing where the ideas come from or where they are going, but at least I’m not fearful of landscape any more!”

This bucolic existence is only part of the story however, since the ‘Family Business’ means Schepisi’s life tends towards the peripatetic so much of the time. “Yes it is a bit nomadic, we call ourselves ‘celluloid gypsies’, sometimes we can be overseas filming for up to eight months. Where feasible, we have always tried to finish the films – editing, music, adr, post production – back in Melbourne because of family commitments.” Schepisi has a smaller studio in her Southbank apartment, though the scale of work she can undertake there is necessarily limited. Contrast and compromise is something Schepisi has grown accustomed to. “It is nice to be in one spot and have a studio so that I can paint every day, but since we do travel around a lot I have discovered that by working small I can work anywhere, all the time. This fits in well with my overall ethic because I never repeat myself and respond well to change. I’m a bit of a workaholic, I don’t like to have ‘down’ time.” The predictable or constrained is not something Schepisi can easily tolerate. “Though I do like having commissions too, something specific draws out of you a certain response, a bit of direction allows me to home in on something.”

Schepisi’s genre-skipping output has often been directly inspired by whichever film production she was on at the time. “With my life I can take canvas with me and work on any couch in any country; for a while I did a series per film based on what I was seeing... when we filmed Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark) (1988) I did an exhibition of imagery associated with the story: the dingo, the camping ground and car, the tent, Lindy [Chamberlain-Creighton], and a courtroom scene,” she recalls.

“For The Russia House (1990) in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and London I did collages of torn up and superimposed Russian newspaper articles, the content of which our translator assisted with to fit my chosen themes of Glasnost and Perestroika. Mr. Baseball (1992) was filmed in Vancouver, but mainly in Japan where the game is huge, and I worked on action studies of the players. With Empire Falls (2005), which was based all around Maine [New England], I did needle works of lobsters and crabs.”

Needlework has been a constant in Schepisi’s life since she was a teenager, lending an introspective aspect to her works, “I like its extemporaneous quality, though it’s the only process that slows me down a bit, but I do work very intensely for a period of time on each panel.” < Untitled 2010 (detail), gloss enamel on paper, 18 x 10 cm. Photography: Jeremy Dillon.

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SYDNEY / NSW

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blacktown

• Blacktown Arts Centre Open Tues - Sat 10am - 5pm (closed public holidays). 78 Flushcombe Road Blacktown. T: (02) 9839 6558 E: artscentre@blacktown.nsw.gov.au www.artscentre.blacktown.nsw.gov.au

cowra

• Cowra Regional Art Gallery 77 Darling Street Cowra NSW 2794. Tues to Sat 10am - 4pm, Sun 2 - 4pm. Free Admission. www.cowraartgallery.com.au

newtown

• At The Vanishing Point Inc. Until 13 March, See-saw by GORAN TOMIC; 17 March – 3 April, Process Emergent, recent Sydney honours graduates, curated by Brendan Penzer. 565 King Street Newtown NSW 2042, Thur - Sun 10am - 6pm. T: (02) 9519 2340, www.atthevanishingpoint.com.au

rozelle

• Sydney College of the Arts SCA Galleries: 6A105. HANGA – Prints from the University of Tsukuba, Thursday 10 March to Friday 1 April 2011. 6A105. HANGA – Prints from the University of Tsukuba will showcase the work of over thirty staff and students from the University of Tsukuba, exploring the fusion of Western and Japanese printmaking styles and techniques. Exhibition opens on Wednesday 9 March, 6 to 8pm; Idiom, Thursday 10 March to Friday 1 April 2011. Idiom brings together three installation works by SARA GIVINS, LIBBY TULIP and HEIDI ABRAHAM. Each artist holds a preoccupation with words: in terms of language, text and meaning, as well as in the ability for words to function as visual signifiers and ultimately material. Through three distinct approaches, the work presented in Idiom is indicative of the fertile oscillation between sculpture, installation and language. Exhibition opens on Wednesday 9 March, 6 to 8pm. Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday, 11am to 5pm. T: (02) 9351 1008, E: sca.galleries@sydney.edu.au, http://sydney.edu.au/sca; Callan Park Gallery: Studio ARTISTS Untitled, curated by Emma Johnston and Gabrielle Mordy, Thursday 10 March to Friday 8 April 2011. Studio ARTISTS Untitled features work from the stars of Studio ARTES, stepping out for the first time under their new guise, Studio ARTISTS. Nestled in

the northern Sydney suburb of Hornsby, Studio ARTES Northside Inc. is an independent, not for profit organisation which offers a full time art program for adults with disabilities. Exhibition opens on Wednesday 9 March, 6 to 8pm.

Gallery Hours: by appointment. T: (02) 9351 1008, E: callanpark.gallery@sydney.edu.au, http://sydney.edu.au/sca

sydney

• Art Gallery of New South Wales Until 13 March: The first Emperor: China’s entombed warriors; Until 26 Apr: Homage to the ancestors: ritual art from the Chu kingdom; Until 10 Apr: ARTEXPRESS 2011; 17 Mar – 29 May: Photography and Place: Australian landscape photography 1970s until now. Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney NSW 2000. T: (02) 9225 1744, www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au • Head On Portrait Prize Head On Foundation invites photographers to submit works to Head On Portrait Prize, Australia’s most critically acclaimed photographic portrait competition and exhibition. More than $50,000 worth of prizes will be awarded for the best 3 images. The selection of images will be done anonymously based on the power of the photograph rather than the celebrity of the subject or photographer. Further prizes will be awarded to images selected for ‘The Critic’s Prize’ and for the ‘People’s Choice’. Images appropriate for submission can range from film to digitally produced using any photographic technique in colour and/or black & White.

Submissions open 1 February – 13 March 2011.

Further details www.headon.com.au

wentworth

• Music Under the Stars - featuring Marcia Hines Saturday 12 March, Held in the atmospheric Perry Sandhills, 40 minutes drive from Mildura near Wentworth NSW. http://www.artsmildura.com.au/mwaf/

windsor

• Hawkesbury Regional Gallery Till 27 March: RICHARD GREEN, Photography.

Deerubbin Centre - 1st Floor. 300 George Street Windsor 2756. Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm, Sat and Sun 10am - 3pm (closed Tues and public holidays). Free admission. T: (02) 4560 4441, F: (02) 4560 4442 www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au

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ACT

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• ANU Drill Hall Gallery to 3 April: ALMANAC: the gift of Ann Lewis AO. Kingsley Street, Acton ACT. T: (03) 6125 5832, www.anu.edu.au/mac/content/dhg

braddon

• QL2 Centre for Youth Dance Inc Home of Quantum Leap youth dance ensemble.

QL2 has a 12 year track record of excellence in youth dance. It is home of Quantum Leap: an auditioned youth dance ensemble; and to the Soft Landing program: assisting the best dance graduates to find their creative pathway. Gorman House Arts Centre, Ainslie Avenue, Braddon ACT 2612. T: (02) 6247 3103 www.QL2.org.au

canberra

• Come Now Canberra Enough with the goody-two-shoes act. We all know you’re just as naughty as the rest of Australia, so get into Trouble now. It’s not even about how many calls you get, it’s about being a part of the biggest art happening since MARCEL DUCHAMP sliced bread. E: listings@introuble.com.au to get a slice of this space and find out how cheap and easy it can be. Really!

• National Gallery of Australia 10 December – 20 March 2011: Ballets Russes - The art of costume, A major exhibition of the Gallery’s renowned collection of SERGE DIAGHILEV’s Ballets Russes including costumes by artists NATALIA GONCHAROVA, MICHEL LARIONOV, PABLO PICASSO, HENRI MATISSE, ANDRÉ DERAIN, ROBERT

and SONIA DELAUNAY, GEORGES BRAQUE, ANDRÉ MASSON and GIORGIO DE CHIRICO; 24 Feburary – 29 May 2011: Varilaku - Pacific arts from the Solomon Islands, Varilaku is the first major exhibition in Australia bringing together the finest traditional arts from the Solomons. The exhibition will showcase the incredible scope and volume of art regarding the human form and its adornment from the later 19th century to the mid 20th century. Daily 10am - 5pm. Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra 2600. T: (02) 6240 6411, www.nga.gov.au

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• PhotoAccess Huw Davies Gallery Until 12 March, Eye On Afghanistan: VIRGINIA HAUSSEGGER, SANAZ FOTOUHI, PALWESHA YUSAF and GARY RAMAGE and Canberra In A Matchbox, a members’ miniature show; 17 March – 3 April, Scanning Memories: NATHALIE HARTOG-GAUTIER and South: MARIE LUND and TREVOR LUND. Tuesday to Friday 10am to 4pm and weekends 12 to 4pm.

PhotoAccess Huw Davies Gallery, Manuka Arts Centre. Manuka Circle, Griffith, ACT. T: (02) 6295 7810, www.photoaccess.org.au • Print Council of Australia Inc. Printmakers and print collectors stay in touch with print exhibitions, events and technical issues through IMPRINT magazine. Members receive frequent email updates and information about opportunities (courses, forums, group exhibitions and competitions). Subscriptions $65/year or $45 concessions see website: www.printcouncil.org.au or phone T: (03) 9328 8991 for membership details.

TASMANIA

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• Devonport Regional Gallery February 5 – March 13: The Main Gallery, CHRISTOPHER PYETT: symphony in colour, Curator: Georgia Rouette. The Little Gallery, Emerging Artist Program, GAIL MAY, A Terrible Beauty; March 19 – April 17: Opening Friday 18 March, 2pm in collaboration with Ten Days on the Island, Main Gallery, Tales from Suburbia, Curator: Alison Savage. In Conversation with Alison Savage: Saturday 19 March, 11am.

The Little Gallery, Emerging Artist Program, BRETT MARTIN, Irretrievable Light. Open Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun and pub hols 12 5pm. 45 Stewart Street, Devonport, Tasmania 7310. E: artgallery@devonport.tas.gov.au T: (03) 6424 8296, www.devonportgallery.com

hobart

• Furnished As part of Ten Days on the Island Designed Objects Tasmania presents Furnished - living environments as envisaged by 33 of Tasmania’s leading and emerging designer/makers. Mawson Place - Constitution Dock - Hobart. 25 March – 4 April. 10am - 5pm.

• MONA, Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart Opening exhibition, Monanism containing DAVID WALSH’s favourite works. 22 January – 19 July 2011. Including: Egyptian antiquities, numismatics, Snake by SIDNEY NOLAN, ARTHUR BOYD, ALBERT TUCKER, BRETT WHITELEY, along with some of the more infamous Young British Artists (YBAs) JAKE and DINOS CHAPMAN, MAT COLLISHAW, MARC QUINN, and DAMIEN

HIRST. Along with WIM DELVOYE’s Cloaca Professional, JANNIS KOUNELLIS, ANSELM KIEFER, JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, JENNY HOLZER. Hours: 11am to 7pm daily. Coming up: July: Experimenta Utopia Now. Also: The Source Restaurant, Mona Pavilion accommodation, Moorilla winery, Moo Brew micro-brewery, and a wine bar and cellar door. T: (03) 6277 9999, www.mona.net.au Entry FREE. 655 Main Road, Berriedale, Tasmania 7011 • Inflight ARI Closed for renovation during March, see website for off-site event info. Regular Gallery hours: Wed - Sat 1 - 5pm. 100 Goulburn Street, Hobart. www.inflightart.com.au

salamanca place

• Salamanca Arts Centre Kelly’s Garden: Divide and Rule, SHARYN WOODS, 20 January - 6 March; Sidespace Gallery: Scarred by the Darkness, JAMES BARKER, 3 13 March; Long Gallery and Sidespace Gallery: Dis-covery, Ten Days on the Island event, 25 March - 1 May; Kelly’s Garden: The Crossing, JULIE GOUGH, Ten Days on the Island event, 25 March - 1 May. 77 Salamanca Place, Hobart.

T: (03) 6234 8414, E: info@salarts.org.au www.salarts.org.au • Trouble in Tasmania Trouble has begun its invasion of Tasmania and now is the perfect time to score a piece of the action. Send your gallery information, event listing or exhibition info to: E: listings@introuble.com.au, or enquire about Salon or editorial opportunities at: art@introuble.com.au

moving in liminal spaces

Emilie Collyer

Gideon Obarzanek has a beautiful way of describing dancers – as being ‘in flux’ between a real person and a mercurial object in space. Unlike other disciplines, such as theatre that is generally more reliant on narrative, and visual art that tends to the abstract, dance can and often does dwell in both spaces. This back and forth is quite special, says Gideon, and is an area where he enjoys exploring and creating work.

Chunky Move is the company Obarzanek founded in 1995, and of which he is the current Artistic Director and CEO. Big news at the company recently is that 2011 is to be his last year at the helm. Obarzanek tendered his resignation in December 2010 and will hand over to a new Artistic Director and CEO at the beginning of 2012, but, rest assured, Gideon will not leave quietly. Chunky Move is presenting two of his new works as part of Dance Massive 2011: the world premiere of Connected and the Melbourne premiere of Faker. During rehearsals for Connected, we meet on Gideon’s lunch break to talk about these upcoming works, aspects of his career and musings on dance and choreography in general.

Connected looks to be a fascinating piece of work, extending Obarzanek’s interest in combining dance with significant other elements. Where recent works Glow and Mortal Engine used projection and motion tracking technology, Connected will employ an intricate mechanical sculpture, designed and constructed specifically for the work by American kinetic sculptor Reubin Margolin. The work will also have composition by Oren Ambarchi and Robin Fox, and a lighting design by Benjamin Cisterne that will interact in a triggered way, creating a live, synaesthesia experience for performers and audience.

Obarzanek often works in collaboration and I am curious about this aspect of his creative process. On this particular project he says that he and Margolin met a few times to discuss ideas, after which they had a number of months working separately.

Margolin needed time to build his sculpture, while Obarzanek started working with dancers on notions involving mathematics and symmetry. The two elements came together just a few weeks ago.

The choreography itself is a collaborative process. Gideon smiles as I ask how directive he is and how open to dancer’s ideas. “I work with very opinionated dancers, which I rely on. They contribute a lot. They have a point of view because a lot of them are choreographers as well. A lot of the movements we create, we create together.”

Throughout his career, Obarzanek has rarely choreographed for himself. In another appealing turn of phrase he observes that he doesn’t “trust his kinaesthetic gratification”.

By which he means, just because something feels good doesn’t necessarily mean it will translate well to an audience. He prefers to stay on the outside of his work in this regard.

This preference makes the creation and presentation of Faker particularly interesting. It is a solo work, devised and performed by Obarzanek. It came out of a process where he was commissioned by a young dancer to create a work. Things did not go according to plan and the piece didn’t eventuate. The dancer involved communicated her frustration back to Gideon via email, and this was the impetus for Faker. Obarzanek muses that the work is about a work that was never made, and while it is specifically about the relationship between a dancer and choreographer it includes many broader themes, such as aging and the gap between generations, doubt, self-doubt, the expectations we have of others, and the expectations we have of ourselves.

Gideon is circumspect when discussing Faker. It premiered in 2010 to glowing reviews.

As we speak he seems more interested in the process of making the piece, and the investigation it lead him on. The work was not created to coincide with his decision to leave Chunky Move, however, he does note a poetic resonance in the piece, particularly during the final moments. The last words that the dancer writes to Gideon are about her realisation that she does not want to work with a mentor any more, and will move ahead working alone.

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DATELINE: MARCH 2011

Lisa REID, Not titled (mirror image from Mills and Boon in blue) (detail) 2005, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50cm. Unframed Price: $550.

Colour My World, Arts Project Australia, 24 High Street Northcote (VIC), until 16 March.

by Courtney Symes

March is a manic month in Melbourne with the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival and Melbourne Food and Wine Festival drawing all the fashionistas and foodies out of the woodwork. Whilst everyone else is strutting and slurping their way through the month, break free from the crowds and check out some other worthy Melbourne offerings from these talented artists, performers and curators.

RMIT has looked to the Orient this month for its two diverse and intriguing exhibitions, Japan: Kingdom of Characters and China and Revolution: History, Parody and Memory in Contemporary Art. Japan: Kingdom of Characters explores the rise of animated characters from the 1950s until present day. The creation and rise in popularity of this unique form of escapism reflects the cultural shift throughout Japan and the world during this period. The exhibition highlights key characters and events from each decade, such as the first appearance of the manga version of Tezuka Osamis Tetsuwan (Astro Boy) in 1952, Hello Kitty and the emergence of “kawaii” or cute culture during the 70s, and the growth of video games at home during the 1980s. This was followed by the ‘Tamagotchi’ craze and Pokémon mania during the 1990s. A fascinating collection of models, films, original sketches and even a replica of a modern day Japanese teenage girl’s bedroom are on display. This exhibition demonstrates that these characters are still an essential part of Japanese daily life, particularly for the younger generation.

China and Revolution is the exploration of “propaganda” poster art throughout China during the 1960s and 70s. Co-curated by Professor Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Dean of the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University, and Professor Harriet Evans, Coordinator of Asian Studies Research at the University of Westminster, the exhibition consists of a collection of original posters from this era, as well as a series of portraits from Xu Weixin’s Chinese Historical Figures: 1966-1976. Xu Weixin’s works comprise of large oil on canvas portraits, accompanied with a biography of each person featured. One of the large portraits (200cm x 250cm) is displayed, along with sixteen smaller portraits. Both exhibitions run until 19 March.

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Picturing Mother and Child at The Cunningham Dax Collection until 9 April focuses on the relationship between mother and child and the artistic translation of these emotions. A selection of paintings, photos, drawings and sculptures from contemporary artists such as Margaret Chapman, Graeme Doyle, Joan Rodriquez, Sophia Xeros-Constantinides and others are included in the extensive exhibition spanning two gallery rooms. www.daxcollection.org.au Pieces of Eight have recently opened a new gallery/retail space in Russell Place (off Bourke St). Owner, Melanie Katsalidis is committed to supporting and promoting contemporary jewellery from emerging and established makers with an ongoing exhibition program, workshops, and personal consultations/commissions. Current exhibition, The Turtle and the Merman by Dougal Haslem features a combination of found objects such as sea shells, coconut shell and recycled items used in conjunction with small clock components and gold and silversmithing techniques to create over twenty unique pieces.The “menagerie of absurd and mechanical creatures” consists of palm-sized elephants, turtles, bird brooches and many other kooky creatures. Showcased in a cabinet in the centre of the gallery, the pieces “look like little machines that do not perform a function but are full of personality and evoke a reaction of intrigue and curiosity in the viewer.” The viewer is encouraged to move around the cabinet and observe the creatures from different angles, as if looking down upon a miniature zoo of magical creatures – truly captivating.

Runs until 12 March. www.piecesofeight.com.au To celebrate the start of a new year, Guildford Lane Gallery’s latest exhibition, GLGNYE looks to “themes of energy, transformation, light, colour and movement within different environments and features artists from a range of disciplines and mediums.”

Featured artists include Cristina Palacios, Sonia Donnellan, Norma McGowan, Oonagh McGowan and Matthew Charles, as well as the Melbourne Light Painters collective: Dave Harkin, Shane Ross, Callum McKechnie, Justin Moyle and Rob Turney. Circles are a recurring theme throughout Cristina Palacios’ works, where they are used to portray “cosmic subject matter and natural processes” whilst representing spirituality, energy and transformation. Palacios also uses the circle to symbolise “unity, infinity and wholeness” across a combination of two and three-dimensional pieces.

Reverting to her childhood experience of recycling in Argentina, Palacios draws inspiration from the habitual practice of gathering used bottles, magazines, etc, for the ‘botellero’ (bottle-man) to collect once a month.

Utilising recycled and found objects is an integral part of Palacios’ work, as showcased in her floor-based

installation, Nucleo (2009), which is comprised entirely of plastic lids Palacios has collected over the last five years. www.guildfordlanegallery.org Arts Project Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that caters for artists with intellectual disabilities.

Founded in 1974, the organisation provides artists “with the opportunity to make art and display art, exhibit art and sell art,” explains Sue Roff, Executive Director for Arts Project Australia. Steven Worrell Solo and Colour My World are two diverse but equally heartening exhibitions running at Arts Project until 16 March. Steven Worrell is no stranger to exhibiting and has shown work throughout Australia over the last decade, but as the name suggests, ‘Solo’ is his first solo exhibition. Worrell draws inspiration from his current surroundings as well as childhood, often using photographs as a starting point for his gouache works. The female form is a recurring subject in his pieces, depicted in either intimate close-ups or as part of a larger image. His subject is often captured posing or staring, lost in thought. Colour My World is a celebration of the spectrum of colour that can be conveyed through a variety of mediums such as pencils, pastels and paints. Over eighty works from numerous artists have been organised and curated into colour groups by artsworker James McDonald.

Although artists have followed their own paths of inspiration, producing works that vary in size, medium and subject, all pieces have been created with passion and from the heart. www.artsproject.org.au There is no shortage of entertainment this month with a selection of superb performances from numerous Melbourne theatres. Howie the Rookie returns to Red Stitch Actors Theatre (after an inaugural season in 2002) from 16 March to 16 April. Written by Mark O’Rowe and directed by Greg Carroll, Howie the Rookie is described as a “white-knuckle ride through the dirty dives of Dublin”. As the story unfolds, acts of revenge lead to a chain-reaction of events and an increasingly complex situation. www.redstitch.net Written by Martin McDonagh, A Behanding in Spokane stars Colin Moody as Carmichael, a man who has spent years searching for his left hand. The contrasting assortment of characters (played by Tyler Coppin, Nicole Da Silva and Bert Labonté) ensure this black comedy is not as morose as it sounds. MTC Artistic Director Simon Phillips believes the performance’s virtues lie in “its wonderfully off-beat and obsessive characters driven to farcical extremes and the churning, simmering theatre of McDonagh’s dialogue – a spicy broth, certainly, but delicious.’ Runs until 19 March at MTC Theatre, Southbank. melburnin’ logo by Ryan Ford

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• Alcove Art Shop Handcrafted gifts by Australian artisans. 470 Station Street, Box Hill. T: (03) 9897 4400 www.alcoveartshop.org.au • Box Hill Community Arts Centre Kingswood College, 1 – 10 Mar; Cambodian Children’s Painting Project, 16 – 24 March; Discarded Recycled Art Competition, 26 March – 3 April. 470 Station Street, Box Hill. T: (03) 9895 8888, www.bhcac.com.au • Whitehorse Art Space 3 March – 9 April 2011, Masters of the Wheel masterly wheel-thrown works collected during the last 40 years by Ceramics Victoria and the Whitehorse Art Collection. New inspiring work will be shown alongside works by celebrated Australian ceramicists such as JANET MANSFIELD, JEFF MINCHAM and HAROLD HUGHAN. Illustrated floortalk by guest curator Sue McFarland, Saturday 19 March 2pm; To March 31, Also showing in the All Nations Foyer Junior Art Exhibition in Chinese Painting from Huey Art Centre. Tues and Fri 10am - 3pm, Wed and Thurs 9am - 5pm, Saturday noon 4pm. T: (03) 9262 6250, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill VIC 3128, www.boxhilltownhall.com.au

brunswick

• Brunswick Arts Space Ground: Music and familiar space in visual art, 17 – 27 March. Opening night: 18 March 6pm. 2a Little Breese street, Brunswick. Thu - Fri 2 - 6pm, Sat - Sun 12 - 5pm. www.brunswickarts.com.au • Counihan Gallery in Brunswick Until 20 March: Gallery One: Whatnots, Haves

Box Hill Community Arts Centre transformation

Biennial Art Competition Major Prize $3000 Entries Close 19 Aug www.bhcac.com.au (03) 9895 8888

and Havenots, bronze sculptural collages by KRISTEN PHILLIPS; Gallery Two: Shapeshifter, mixed media assemblages by VALENTINA PALONEN. 233 Sydney Road, Brunswick T: (03) 9389 8622. Hrs: Wed - Sat 11am - 5pm, Sun 1 - 5pm. Closed public holidays.

• Pan Gallery 4 – 25 March, Forming Words: text and form in ceramic art. 142 - 144 Weston Street Brunswick East. Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm, Sat 9am - 4pm.

T: (03) 9387 3911, www.northcotepottery.com.au

burwood

• Deakin University Art Gallery 16 February – 2 April. PENNY BYRNE: Commentariat: This solo exhibition displays work of ceramist Penny Byrne, from her earliest pieces produced over five years ago, to her most current. Byrne is described by some as a political cartoonist who uses ceramics. Her work covers contemporary issues including the environment, politics (both domestic and international) and current events. Gallery hours 10am - 4pm Tuesday to Friday, 1pm - 5pm Saturday. (Closed Public Holidays) Free entry. 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood 3125. T: (03) 9244 5344, F: (03) 9244 5254, E: artgallery@deakin.edu.au www.deakin.edu.au/art-collection

carlton

• La Mama La Mama, 205 Faraday Street: 9 – 20 Mar, An Evening With Chekov dir by OLGA MAKEEVA; from 23 Mar, This Is-of The Other by BRIGID JACKSON and GEORGIE READ and Skinhouse

by FLEUR KILPATRICK and KRISTINA BENTON; At La Mama Courthouse, 349 Drummond Street: 2 – 20 Mar, The Revengers’ Comedy by LEONARD RADIC; 8 – 20 Mar, (with The Dog Theatre) The Baby Show by DONNA JACKSON; from 24 Mar, The Long Day’s Dying by DAVID BLACKMAN; from 29 Mar, Nothing Extraordinary Ever Happens In Toowoomba (Ever) by SARAH COLLINS. Bookings T: (03) 9347 6142 or www.lamama.com.au • BOObook theatre: Student Body Student Body by ALANA VALENTINE, Union Theatre, Melbourne University, Carlton. March 17, 18, 24 and 25, 1 and 8pm. $25/18, BOObook theatre. An intriguing, rollicking look at four International students living and loving in Melbourne. www.studentbodymelbourne.wordpress.com

MELBOURNE

collingwood

• James Makin Gallery Exhibiting: EOLO PAUL BOTTARO - Oro: 3 – 26 March, 2011. Hours: Tues - Fri 10am 5.30pm, Sat 11am - 5pm. 67 Cambridge Street, Collingwood, 3066. T: (03) 9416 3966, F: (03) 9416 4066, E: info@jamesmakingallery.com www.jamesmakingallery.com • Off the Kerb Calling Applicants for Off the Kerb’s Birthday Show, 1 – 22 April 2011. Please see www.offthekerb.com.au for application details.

dandenong

• Walker Street Gallery She - who loves. Walker Street Gallery’s famous exhibition ‘She’ celebrates the great depth and strength of art by women in Australia. A City of Greater Dandenong project, sponsored by the Frankston Arts Centre. Reception 6.30pm Thursday 3 March, exhibition 1 – 27 March 2011. Cnr Walker and Robinsons streets Dandenong 3175. Mon - Fri 11am to 5pm, Sat 11am to 3pm. Closed Sunday and public holidays. T: (03) 9706 8441, F: (03) 9706 7651, E: walkerstreetgallery@cgd.vic.gov.au www.greaterdandenong.com

deer park

Huang Yin Role – Pinocchio’s Nose 2010, oil on canvas (detail)

• Hunt Club Community Arts Centre Galleries Until 10 March, Fefine | Woman celebrates the centenary of International Women’s Day with an exhibition of works by contemporary Pacific Islander artists NELIA PAULINE HOEFTCOCKER (Tonga), LEANNE CLAYTON (Samoa), LISA HILLI (Papua New Guinea) and LOKETI NIUA LATU (Tonga); 17 March to 16 April, Ring a Ring the Ozie by JOEL MAGPAYO. Centre open

Mon - Thurs 9am - 7.30pm, Fri 9am - 4.30pm, Sat 9am -12.30pm. Closed Public Holidays. 775 Ballarat Road, Deer Park (Melway 25, F8). T: (03) 9249 4600, E: huntclub@brimbank.vic.gov.au www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/arts

doncaster

• Manningham Gallery Nǔ Yishu – Series V: Viriditas: JANE ANNOIS, LILIANA BARBIERI, MEGAN CADD, DAWN CSUTOROS, XIE DONG (CN), CAI JIN (CN), DENISE KEELE-BEDFORD, FENG LING (CN), JUDY TREMBATH, XV XIAOYAN (CN), HUANG YIN (CN), GAO YUAN (CN), 2 – 19 March; 2011 Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award: SUE ACHESON, JILL ANDERSON, JANE ANNOIS, ROBERT BARRON, KRIS COAD, AMY COHEN, SHARYN DINGELDEI, INGRID DUSSELBERG, NEVILLE FRENCH, AVIS GARDNER, CHRISTOPHER HEADLEY, TITANIA HENDERSON, TERUNOBU HIRATA, ROBYN HOSKING, WENDY JAGGER, KATE JONES, IRIANNA KANELLOPOULOU, JANETTA KERR-GRANT, BRIAN KEYTE, LENE KUHL JAKOBSEN, ROBYNE LATHAM, TINA LEE, DARREN MCGINN, LILACH MILEIKOWSKI, TRACY MUIRHEAD, FIONA MURPHY, NANDITA NADKARNI, ANGELA NAGEL, JOHN O`LOUGHLIN, MIRTA OURO, CHANDRA PAUL, SARAH SCHEMBRI, TARA SHACKELL, PETRUS SPRONK, VIPOO SRIVILASA, KIM TARPEY, JANE WALTON, KIRK WINTER, PAUL WOOD, 30 March – 16 April. Manningham Gallery, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster 3108. Open Tuesday to Friday 11am to 5pm, Saturday 2 to 5pm. E: gallery@manningham.vic.gov.au www.manningham.vic.gov.au/gallery

Nu Yishu – Series V: Viriditas 2 March – 19 March 2011 Jane Annois, Liliana Barbieri, Megan Cadd, Dawn Csutoros, Xie Dong (CN), Cai Jin (CN), Denise Keele-bedford, Feng Ling (CN), Judy Trembath, Xv Xiaoyan (CN), Huang Yin (CN), Gao Yuan (CN) Manningham Gallery 669 Doncaster Road, Doncaster www.manningham.vic.gov.au/gallery

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• Colour Factory Gallery Space In Between by JENS WALDENMAIER, 4 – 26 March. Opening night: 3 March, 6 - 8pm. 409 - 429 Gore Street, Fitzroy 3065.

T: (03) 9419 8756, F: (03) 9417 5637.

Gallery hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 1 - 4pm. E: Gallery@colourfactory.com.au www.colourfactory.com.au/gallery

• The Johnston Collection House Museum and Gallery Fairhall: Francis W Dunn Rearranges Mr Johnston’s Collection, 7 March – 24 June.

Antique dealer and collector, FRANCIS DUNN reinterprets Fairhall, the residence and collection of the late WILLIAM JOHNSTON; Gallery: Oh, Do Grow Up... Childhood in England 17501850, 7 March – 24 June. Explores images, accounts and artifacts of childhood from 1750 - 1850. Bookings essential: T (03) 9416 2515, www.johnstoncollection.org • Eltham Library Community Gallery 25 Feb – 21 Mar: Creative Minds, Selected works from Nillumbik’s top 2010 VCE Studio Art and Photography students; 24 Mar - 11 Apr: Cycles of Life, Linocuts by LIBBY SCHREIBER and wood sculptures by ANDREW POTOCNIK. Hours: Mon - Thurs 10am - 8.30pm, Fri - Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 1 - 5pm. Panther Place, Eltham, Melway 25 J5 • Jenni Mitchell and Mervyn Hannan Studio Gallery @ Montsalvat.

Painting classes, T: (03) 9439 3458, M: 04 1758 5102, www.jennimitchell.com.au

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• NMIT – Bachelor of Illustration A degree for those wishing to be a specialist in the creative industries. For information visit www.nmit.edu.au/illustration or call T: (03) 9269 8888

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FIND ALL YOUR ARTISTIC NEEDS AT ARTHOUSE www.arthousedirect.com.au

• Brooklyn Arts Hotel Brooklyn is beautiful, friendly, quiet, interesting, quirky and personal, within walking distance of central Melbourne. 48-50 George Street Fitzroy.

T: (03) 9419 9328 www.brooklynartshotel.com.au

• Port Jackson Press Print Room Publishers and dealers in limited edition fine art prints. Established 1975; The Little Window of Opportunity: The Original Architects - Artists of Magpie Studio: 5 March – 2 April 2011. Hours: Tues - Fri 10am - 5.30pm, Sat 11am - 5pm, Sun 12 - 5pm. 61 Smith Street, Fitzroy, 3065. T: (03) 9419 8988, F: (03) 9419 0017, E: info@portjacksonpress.com.au www.portjacksonpress.com.au

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• Magnani Papers Australia Beautiful fine art papers for printmaking, painting and drawing. Mention this Trouble ad and get 10% off! 40 Buckley Street Footscray 3011. T: (03) 9689 5660, www.magnani.com.au E: james@magnani.com.au • The Dog Theatre The Baby Show written and performed by DONNA JACKSON, directed by JOHN BOLTON. Babies...who has them, how we get them, what we do if we don’t want them? Presented by La Mama and The Dog Theatre. 8 – 20 Mar, 8pm Tue, 9pm Wed, 6pm Thu - Sat, 2pm Sun (with forum). At La Mama Courthouse, 349 Drummond Street Carlton. $25 full/$15 conc. Bookings www.thedogtheatre.com

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• Silk Cut Print Workshop Facility The Silk Cut Foundation has opened a new Print Workshop Facility in Highett. The facility is a dedicated linocut printmaking workspace.

It is available for rental by artists, teachers and community groups. For more information please contact: T: (03) 9555 8299 E: info@silkcutlino.com

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• McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park Australia’s leading Sculpture Park and Gallery.

Two exhibitions opening 6 March – 15 May 2011. DAVID WADELTON: icons of suburbia and SIMRYN GILL: Inland. A NETS Victoria touring exhibition developed by the Centre for Contemporary Photography. Presented in association with Melbourne International Arts Festival; McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award 2010, 21 November to 17 July 2011.

390 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin (Mel. Ref. 103 E3 only 45 min from St Kilda!) T: (03) 9789 1671. Gallery Hours: Tues - Sun 10am - 5pm (Entry by donation). McClelland Gallery Café, Tues - Sun 10am - 4.30pm. Guided Tours: Wed and Thurs 11am and 2pm, and Sat and Sun Sculpture Park at 2pm. Prior bookings highly recommended. E: info@mcclellandgallery.com, www.mcclellandgallery.com • The Starving Artist A unique artist’s concertina book, limited edition, featuring works by JULIE MILLOWICK, BASIL ELIADES, HELEN KELLY, PETER O’MARA, LEAH HOLSCHER, PHIL MCNAMARA, RHYLL PLANT, GEORGINA DUCKETT, TAMARA MARWOOD, JEFF STEWART, PATRICK JONES, FRANK VELDZE, SHANE VAN DEN AKKER and NATASHA DUSENJKO. To order a copy E: starving@introuble.com.au or M: 0428 349 382

melbourne

• Atlas Arts Atlas Arts provides operational support to artists and arts organisations in all Melbourne suburbs.

Services include grantwriting, fundraising, bookkeeping, payroll and audit preparation.

Atlas specialises in the visual and performing arts, the university sector, community cultural development, education and youth arts. No job is too small or too urgent! www.atlasarts.net M: 0402 807528, E: ryan@atlasarts.net • Blindside Artist Run Space 2 – 19 March (Opening Thursday 3 March, 6 - 8pm): Anthropop - PAUL YORE; Fiat lux - SOPHIE KNEZIC; 23 March – 9 April (Opening Thursday 24 March, 6 - 8pm): How to Draw Charts and Diagrams - MITCHEL BRANNAN. Restoration Spaces - ELIZABETH MCINNES and MATTHEW BERKA. Nicholas Building, 714/37 Swanston Street (enter via Cathedral Arcade lifts, cnr Flinders Ln), Melbourne. Hours:

MELBOURNE Wed to Sat 12 - 6pm. T: (03) 9650 0093, www.blindside.org.au • fortyfivedownstairs 8 March – 3 April, Cafe Scheherazade, written by THERESE RADIC, a play based on the novel by ARNOLD ZABLE, directed

by BAGRYANA POPOV; 12 March – 2 April, The Victorian Indigenous Art Awards 2011 Finalist Exhibition; 15 March – 25 March, I Take Your Hand In Mine, written by CAROL ROCAMORA, directed by ARIETTE TAYLOR; 28 March, Atticus Quartet; fortyfivedownstairs, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 3000. T: (03) 9662 9966 www.fortyfivedownstairs.com • Level 17 Artspace Ends 4 March, Somewhere Else, COLIN DUNCAN; 15 March – 8 April, Aura: The Haunted Image, CATH BARCAN, MARSHA BERRY, PETER BURKE, GREG GIANNIS, MARK HOLSWORTH, GINA KALABISHIS, DEAN KEEP, SUE KNEEBONE, MARK LEAMAN, STEFAN SCHUTT, MATTHEW STANTON, IRENE WELLM. Level 17/300 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000. Gallery hours: Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm. Free entry. Gallery Director/Curator: Kirsten Rann.

T: (03) 9919 1931, E: kirsten.rann@vu.edu.au http://creativeindustries.vu.edu.au/level17.htm • RMIT Gallery 21 January – 19 March: China and Revolution: History, Parody and Memory in Contemporary Art, will explore the relationship between the political poster art of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution and its impact on contemporary Chinese art. Featuring original posters from the University of Westminster’s extensive collection and works from collaborating artists LIU DAHONG, SHEN JIAWEI, LI GONGMING and XU WEIXIN, the exhibition emphasises connective possibilities between past revolutions and the present, and between history, memory and forgetting. Public programs: 12 - 1pm Thursday 3 March - Missing histories and childhood in the Cultural Revolution, Speaker: Professor STEPHANIE HEMELRYK DONALD, Curator of the exhibition, and Dean of the School of Media and Communication; 12 - 1pm Monday 14 March - Panel discussion: Emotions, memory, art and the Cultural Revolution, Chair: Professor STEPHANIE HEMELRYK DONALD, With academic guests and Visiting Professor DING CHEN, Director of New Medium Research Centre of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology;

THE St Kilda Esplanade Market

A St Kilda Sunday delight, the Esplanade Market is famous for a good reason - there’s something for everyone and more.

Enjoy browsing through works by more than 150 artists and craftspeople in the friendly atmosphere of Melbourne’s open-air ‘gallery by the sea’.

Shop for handcrafted gifts and souvenirs, everything from furniture to jewellery, and buy direct from the artists that created them.

The St Kilda Esplanade Market runs every Sunday of the year from 10am-5pm, on the Upper Esplanade.

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21 January – 19 March: JAPAN: Kingdom of Characters. Hello Kitty! Welcome to the world of Japanese anime and manga characters. This bubbling summer exhibition explores the much loved characters from the 1950s to contemporary favourites. From Astro Boy to Hello Kitty, Mobile Suit Gundam to Chibi Maruko Chan and the enduring fascination with Pokemon, delight in these endearing characters and discover their impact on Japanese society. Public programs: 12 - 1pm Wed 9 March - Encounters with Japanese popular culture, CAROLYN STEVENS, Associate Professor, Japanese Studies, University of Melbourne; 21 January – 19 March: Revolutionising Anime: Production I.G’s pursuit of ultra-realistic fantasy. Production I.G is one of the worlds leading animation companies recognised for its sophisticated animation techniques and ground-breaking ‘ultra-realistic’ animation – their work features in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill. This exhibition showcases the intricate process behind creating animation through storyboards, backgrounds, cells and digital images, as well as figurines and life-size models from well known Production I.G films such as Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell. Public programs: 12 - 1pm Wed 16 March - Japanese animation: pre-production and design, Dr CHRISTOPHER BARKER, RMIT University. RMIT Gallery: 344 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000. T: (03) 9925 1717, F: (03) 9925 1738. E: rmit.gallery@rmit.edu.au www.rmit.edu.au/rmitgallery Free admission. Lift access. Mon - Fri 11am to 5pm, Sat 12 to 5pm, closed Sun and public holidays. Become a Fan of the Gallery on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter@RMITGallery

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• Artgallop Gallery Shop March – April: Body Beautiful, $5 Entries invited; May – June: Vicarchies Portrait Competition. Any style or medium $20. Entries close 4 May 2011.

Quaker Barn 3a Reservoir Rd T: (03) 8790 4756 E: rosmead@gmail.com, www.artgallop.net

northcote

• Arts Project Australia Colour My World and Steven Worrell Solo. Exhib dates: 3 Feb – 16 Mar 2011. Colour My World is a group exhibition that uses colour as its unifying theme. Artists include: PHILIP TRUETT, CHRIS MASON, VALERIO CICCONE and JULIAN MARTIN amongst others. This is the first solo exhibition for STEVEN WORRELL. Having exhibited throughout Australia for many years he often uses the art making process as a vehicle to convey his immediate thoughts to the people around him; Subterranean. Exhib dates: 19 Mar – 27 Apr 2011. Exhib opening: 19 Mar from 3 - 5pm.

Subterranean showcases bold new possibilities for ceramics. From domestic and functional forms to work referencing popular culture and narrative fiction, this exhibition highlights the technical experimentation, investigation and discovery underlining the artistic process. Artists include: VALERIO CICCONE, ALAN CONSTABLE, PAUL HODGES, RUTH HOWARD, CHRIS MASON and JODIE NOBLE amongst others. Gallery Hours: Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm, Sat 10am - 1pm. Location and contact details: Arts Project Australia, 24 High Street Northcote Victoria 3070. T: (03) 9482 4484, F: (03) 9482 1852, E: info@artsproject.org.au, www.artsproject.org.au, For artwork enquiries and appointments please contact Arts Project Australia gallery.

MELBOURNE

preston

• NMIT Visual Arts Courses Design, Graphic Design, Photoimaging, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Illustration.

Full and Part time options plus short courses. See our website for all information www.nmit.edu.au/visualarts. T: (03) 9269 1431

southbank

• ACCA - Australian Centre for Contemporary Art NEW11, Presented by the Balnaves Foundation.

NEW11, ACCA’s annual commissions exhibition, offers more artists from more places around Australia the opportunity to make something new and have it shown in 2011. Curated

by Hannah Mathews, the artists hail from Melbourne, Sydney and Perth and are linked by a common interest in materiality. NEW11 artists are: FIONA ABICARE, REBECCA BAUMANN, TIM COSTER, GREATEST HITS, SHANE HASEMAN, MARK HILTON, DAN MOYNIHAN, BRENDAN VAN HEK, JUSTENE WILLIAMS and ANNIE WU. NEW11: 12 March – 15 May 2011, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, 111 Sturt Street, Southbank.

Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday 10am - 5pm, Weekends and Public Holidays 11am - 6pm.

Mondays by appointment. T: (03) 9697 9999.

Admission: Free. www.accaonline.org.au • The Starving Artist A unique artist’s concertina book, limited edition, featuring works by JULIE MILLOWICK, BASIL ELIADES, HELEN KELLY, PETER O’MARA, LEAH HOLSCHER, PHIL MCNAMARA, RHYLL PLANT, GEORGINA DUCKETT, TAMARA MARWOOD, JEFF STEWART, PATRICK JONES,

FRANK VELDZE, SHANE VAN DEN AKKER and NATASHA DUSENJKO, and an essay by GORDON MORRISON. To order a copy E: starving@introuble.com.au or M: 0428 349 382

st andrews

• The Baldessin Press and Studio Workshops, art retreats, studio access in the bush. See www.baldessinpress.com or T: (03) 9710 1350

wheelers hill

• Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) Special Exhibitions And Wilbow Galleries, Afterglow: performance art and photography, 28 January – 3 April 2011; Focus Gallery, REBECCA DAGNALL: there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees, 2 February – 20 March 2011; MGA’s Annual Fundraising Exhibition, 22 March to 2 April 2011; Fundraising Dinner and Auction, Saturday 2 April, 2011. Monash Gallery of Art, 860 Ferntree Gully Road (cnr Jells and Ferntree Gully Roads), Wheelers Hill 3150. Director: Shaune Lakin. Tues - Fri 10am to 5pm, Sat - Sun 12 to 5pm, Closed Mon. Gallery gift shop, Lamp café and sculpture park. T: (03) 8544 0500, E: mga@monash.vic.gov.au, www.mga.org.au • What’cha Doin’ Wheelers Hill?

Who else do you know would even ask such a question, much less publish it? Trouble is unique, bringing art to the street and the street to art. It’s about being a part of the biggest happening since MARCEL DUCHAMP sliced bread. E: listings@introuble.com.au to get a slice of this space and find out how cheap and easy it can be. Really!

Leucophea 2011, oil, egg tempera and 23 carat gold leaf on linen, 190 x 183 cm.

Marguerite Brown

Bottaro

The power of gold A group of figures twist and bend, caught in a moment of suspended animation.

Wearing expressions of sadness, shock and outrage they attend the scene, while glimmering apples of gold hover above the figure of a golden woman, lying prostrate in the foreground. This scene features in Pactolus (see next spread), the major work from Eolo Paul Bottaro’s latest exhibition, and typifies the dramatic impulse which is central to his practice. Bottaro draws on a multitude of sources which inspire his imagery. Friends and family enact his often mythologically driven narratives that take place in various contemporary urban locales. From the Merri Creek and Melbourne city skyline to the rocks of a Sicilian waterway, each of his paintings are unique in narrative and subject matter, yet they consistently hold up a mirror to some aspect of ourselves, revealing the idiosyncracies of human nature that occur on both a social and individual level.

The work Pactolus exemplifies such concerns. Here we find the myth of King Midas enacted in front of the National Gallery of Victoria’s facade. The painting was made in a post global financial crisis aftermath, and the moral of Midas whose hunger for riches led him to mistakenly turn his daughter to gold, is one of greed, loss and redemption – a fitting tale to speak of this broader context. Pactolus is the name of a river in Turkey where Midas bathed to rid himself of the curse, perhaps referenced here in the NGV’s waterwall. The reason for the gallery’s presence in Pactolus is debatable. Does its seemingly impenetrable facade represent Artworld authority and success, like those tantalising golden apples? Or on a more social level does it point to the redeeming power of art to rid us of our capitalist sins as we pass beneath the cleansing drop of its iconic waterwall. Like all of Bottaro’s art, Pactolus can be appreciated purely for its formal qualities, its graceful figures, rich colour and sophisticated composition. Yet the further one delves into its conceptual, technical and historical connections, the more swims up to the surface and demands attention.

The exhibition title Oro translates to ‘gold’ in Italian, and Bottaro makes a feature of gold leaf throughout. With an eye for lavish aesthetics, rich colour appears alongside heavy black bands that emphasise the purity of the colour used, all juxtaposed with brilliant gold leaf. It is a visually opulent style which elevates the craftsmanship of painting as paramount. He also draws on the aesthetic and symbolic power of gold, this precious substance which is often associated with Byzantine art and icons. Bottaro divorces it from a religious context, and uses gold for its sumptuous decorative effect in the same way as artists such as Gutav Klimt harness its unique power to illuminate.

Alongside the sense of grandeur that Bottaro generates with his ambitious scale and epic narratives, there are also the quiet moments within this exhibition, where the intimate and personal co-exist with the monumental. Combined with an imaginative quality that sometimes pushes into the surreal, this body of work is as visually engaging, as it is intellectually and emotionally resonant.

Eolo Paul Bottaro Oro, James Makin Gallery 67 Cambridge Street Collingwood 3 – 26 March, 2011

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1. Vernon Ah Kee, Unwritten #10 (detail) 2008, charcoal on canvas, 150 x 90 cm. Erased: contemporary Australian drawing, National Art School Gallery, Forbes St, Darlinghurst (NSW), 24 February – 26 March. 2. Beat ZODERER, Flicken Pavillion #2 2008, acrylic on aluminium, rivets, 5 x 6 x 3m. New Works, Dominik Mersch Gallery, 11/2 Danks Street, Waterloo (NSW), 24 February – 26 March. 3. Justene WILLIAMS, Crutch Dance 2011, video still. Image courtesy Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney. Justene Williams: 4 rock droppers and a cubist phone, Sarah Cottier Gallery, 3 Neild Ave, Paddington (NSW), 18 February – 19 March.

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MARCH SALON 4. Samantha EVERTON, Birthday Wish 2011, pigment ink on cotton rag, 900 x 975mm. Marionettes, Anthea Polson Art, Shops 18-20 Mariners Cove, Seaworld Drive Main Beach (QLD), 26 March – 9 April. Then at Dickerson Gallery, 34 Queen Street Woollahra (NSW), 20 April – 15 May. 5. Jeff GARDNER, The cat who ate the moon 2010, etching and chine collè. Biting Issues, Cascade Print Workshop, 482 Bendigo Road Maldon, 1 April – 30 June. 6. Mae FINLAYSON, Furniture Dress, Isis ST PIERRE, Chair, and Abigayle TETT, Chandelier. Photo by Peter WHYTE, 2011. Image from Furnished, presented by Designed Objects Tasmania as part of Ten Days on the Island. Mawson Place Waterside Pavilion, Constitution Dock, Cnr Morrison and Argyle Streets Hobart (TAS), 25 March – 4 April. Artist Talk, 25 March at 12.30pm. 7. Stephen BOWERS, Untitled (pot with lid) 1988, Northcote porcelain fired to 1140c.

Masters of the Wheel, Whitehorse Art Space, Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road Box Hill (VIC), 3 March – 9 April.

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MARCH SALON 8. Li GONGMING, New Propaganda Posters in China 2010, silk print. China and Revolution: History, Parody and Memory in Contemporary Art, RMIT Gallery, 344 Swanston Street Melbourne (VIC), 21 January – 19 March. 9.

Darren SYLVESTER, What Happens Will Happen 2010, lightjet print, 160 x 120cm, edition of 3 plus 2 ap, series of 5.

Darren Sylvester and Arlene Textaqueen, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, 799 Elizabeth Street, Zetland (NSW), 3 March – 27 March. 10. WOOHOO REVUE, left to right - Sarah Busuttil, Andrew Rousch, Dannie McKenzie, Nic Ryan-Glenie, Paul Winter, Madi Weybury. Photo by Shannon Reddaway. Appearing at Hepburn Springs Folk Festival, The Old Hepburn Hotel, 236 Main Road Hepburn Springs (VIC), 9:30 pm, Saturday 26 March.

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HOTEL Autumn A s Agenda rt For lovers of life: food, wine, art and song

Commencing in March, the Autumn Arts Agenda features: • Country Cabaret: • The Murray Walker three nights of fantastic Collection: Pandora’s Fringe Festival music, Box, launches 19 March 4 to 8 April • Castlemaine Poetry • Weekly Sunday Salon Prize winners and sessions showcasing presentation, 27 March local musical talents • Sew Funky: Beastie Investigate, enjoy Beats – music and and experience the craft activities for all Elphinstone Hotel ages, 3 April Elphinstone Hotel, Wright Street. Telephone: 5473 3199

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Save your soul for $2.49

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The art of slow looking.

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Long gone are the days when a mobile phone’s sole purpose was to make a phone call or send the occasional text message. With the world now embracing the application driven movement of hand held widgets it is of little wonder and much bemusement that an iPhone is about to save my soul from eternal damnation.

“Confession: A Roman Catholic App; The Vatican approved application said to be the perfect aid for every penitent,” Melanie read aloud from her computer screen. Our collective curiosity grew as we discussed at length what this application could possibly offer in the way of absolution. A few moments later it was decided; I was about to find out. To begin I attempted to orchestrate a little list of my unresolved sins. After half an hour of note jotting and a quick summary of what seemed to be my entire adult life, I decided it was time bite the bullet and start my confession. With as much sincerity as I could muster I opened the $2.49 Confession application on the iPhone and embarked upon the 3-minute journey to absolve myself of sin.

My first port of call was to create a new user. I promptly entered my name, birth date, vocation, last confession and a password to keep my categorised history of misdoings and debauchery a secret. It was now time to begin my examination.

The iPhone took a few seconds to create a custom examination of my conscience before presenting me with a list of the Ten Commandments. Each Commandment offered me a checklist of possible sins and scenarios I may have partaken in. I realised my list of sins was of little value as I proceeded to trudge my way through each Commandment, leaving a trail of ticked boxes and highlighted indiscretions in my wake. To the iPhone’s credit it cast little judgement as I bestowed upon it the darkest parts of my persona and the least noteworthy of my accomplishments. Taking good time to make sure I had left no sin unaccounted for, it was time for my confession. I clicked the ‘next’ button. The iPhone took a few seconds to digress before prompting me to repeat aloud: “In the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit ... Father it has been 8,577 days since my last confession.” The iPhone loaded itself up with understanding before prompting me to repeat aloud and re-tick every sin I had highlighted from my examination. Ahem. It was at this stage I realised why people generally confess in the privacy of a booth, not at work in front of their jubilant colleagues. However, with my soul on the line, I swallowed my pride and persevered ... aloud.

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Having now aired my deepest and darkest to truths to the entire office, I was prompted to yet again hit ‘next’. At which point I was asked to read aloud the ‘act of contrition’.

My God, I am sorry for my sins / With all my heart / In choosing to do wrong / And failing to do good / I have sinned against you / Whom I should love above all things / I firmly intend / With your help / To do penance, / To sin no more / And to avoid whatever leads me to sin / Our Saviour Jesus Christ / Suffered and died for us / In His name God have mercy.

The iPhone took a moment. I felt a strange sensation as it prayed for my soul, and wondered if said prayers would incur a hidden connection fee. The screen loaded and read: ‘Receive absolution and respond’... “Amen”. I did so and hit ‘next’. It presented me with a line from the good book; “Always end your examination with an act of love – of love-sorrow: for yourself, and for all the sins of men, and consider the fatherly care of God in removing obstacles in your way lest you stumble.” I felt the slight sting of contradiction as I remembered that many of my acts of love were moments ago classed as mortal sins and read aloud to the room; but that might just have been me missing the point.

The application informed me it was done then took me back to the main menu, where I was given the option to either confess again or exit the application. I took a few moments to reflect. Had this iPhone just absolved me of my sins and saved my soul? Perhaps it had merely taken me one step closer to a false yet ever-present state of self-justified fulfilment?

Upon confession completion I was made aware that this application requires the presence of an actual priest for maximum effect. This detail, for me, somewhat voids the application’s purpose, like, completely. I therefore suggest forking out an extra $1.50 and downloading the Plants vs Zombies application instead. It might not save your soul, but it is undoubtedly better value for money.

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BAY & PENINSULA

geelong

• Geelong Gallery DAVID BEAUMONT - Eu thanatos until 14 March; SIDNEY NOLAN - The Gallipoli series until 1 May; Pioneers of studio pottery in Victoria until 17 April; Geelong artists 19 March to 17 April. Little Malop Street, Geelong. T: (03) 5229 3645, www.geelonggallery.org.au, Free entry.

Open daily 10am to 5pm.

• Geelong Performing Arts Centre Air Force Band - Musical Mornings, 16 and 17 March, 10.30am, Playhouse; The Magic Hat - GPAC’s Family Magic, Sat 19 March, 12 noon, Drama Theatre. 50 Lt Malop Street Geelong.

Info and tickets online at www.gpac.org.au or phone T: (03) 5225 1200. Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/geelongperformingartscentre • Metropolis Gallery 5 - 19 March A.W. (Bill) HARDING: Selected Paintings from 1983 – 2010. 64 Ryrie Street Geelong 3220. T: (03) 5221 6505. Director: Robert Avitabile. www.metropolisgallery.com.au • National Wool Museum Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance was originally built to honour the 114,000 Victorians who served in the First World War, but now commemorates all who have served. This exhibition presents the history of the Shrine from concept to construction, to its important educational role today, through archival photographs, audiovisual material, historic footage and memorabilia. 11 February to 20 March, 2011. Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5pm, Sat and Sun 1 - 5pm. Admission: Adult $7.30, Concession $5.90, Child $3.65, Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) $20.00. T: (03) 5272 4701, E: nwminfo@geelongcity.vic.gov.au, www.nwm.vic.gov.au

mornington

only online at www.introuble.com.au

• Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Until 26 April: Desire and identity: The architecture of CHANCELLOR and PATRICK, an MPRG exhibition; IVAN DURRANT: Landscapes and horses, an MPRG exhibition.

Civic Reserve, Dunns Road, Mornington. Tue - Sun and most public holidays 10am - 5pm.

T: (03) 5975 4395, E: mprg@mornpen.vic.gov.au http://mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au/

over 20 open studios across Golden Plains

2nd + 3rd april 2011 meet the artists in their studios hands-on activities and workshops shuttle bus available to receive a full colour catalogue & touring guide for the 2011 event contact: arts@gplains.vic.gov.au

www.artstrail.com.au

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ballarat

• Art Gallery of Ballarat ROB WHITSON - Foothills: Landscapes of the Indian Himalaya, until 14 March; CHRISTIAN WALLER from Klytie Pate, until 27 March; NEXT GEN 2011 - VCE artwork from the western region, until 3 April; NOELA STRATFORD - Territory: Selected works 2000 – 2010, 19 March to 24 April; STEPHEN PLEBAN - Lake Surfaces, 26 March to 5 April; Free Concert Sunday, JACK STACEY and ROBERT MUIRHEAD, 27 March, 2.30pm; Free Lunchtime Talks: GORDON MORRISON on Political cartoons, 9 March, 12.15pm; BRON SOZANSKI on Music as an exhibition, 23 March, 12.15pm.

T: (03) 5320 5858, E: artgal@ballarat.vic.gov.au www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au • Arts and Cultural Development City of Ballarat For arts and cultural initiatives, events, art register, support or advice please call T: (03) 5320 5643 or go to our website www.ballarat.vic.gov.au and follow the links from community and culture, arts to art connections.

• Ballarat Arts Foundation Grants Rounds for emerging artists close on 31 March and 30 September each year. Visit Downloads on www.ballaratartsfoundation.org.au or T: (03) 5332 4824 or M: 0409 352 268 • Gallery on Sturt Australian and International award winning artists including JAMES ROBERTSON, NICK MORRIS, MARK PAYNE, ALDONA KMIEC, PETER MISIC,

RADMAC

art * graphic * office and school supplies

*we supply service* 104 Armstrong St North, Ballarat 3350 Phone (03) 5333 4617 Fax (03) 5333 4673 Email radmac@ncable.net.au

ROBYN KITTELTY REDMAN, BETTY COLLIER and GORDON MONRO. 2D and 3D, Wide format fine-art printing and custom framing on the premises. 421 Sturt Street Ballarat 3350.

T: (03) 5331 7011, www.galleryonsturt.com.au Mon - Fri 9am - 5.30pm, Sat 10am - 2pm, Sun

by Appt. Free entry.

• Kirrit Barreet - Aboriginal Art and Cultural Centre Now exhibiting community works. 403-407 Main Road. www.aboriginalballarat.com.au • The Known World Bookshop & Apartment Great s/h books, coffee bar and a boutique city apartment. 14 Sturt Street, Ballarat.

T: (03) 5332 8114 • Her Majesty’s Theatre JULIE ANTHONY, Tues 15 Mar, 2pm; KEVIN BLOODY WILSON, Wed 16 Mar, 8pm; Tuesdays with Morrie, Thurs 24 Mar, 8pm; Barry Morgan’s World of Organs (as seen on Spicks and Specs), Tues 29 Mar, 2pm; Breast Wishes, an uplifting musical, Tues 12 Apr, 8pm. Tix @ MajesTix: T (03) 5333 5888 or hermaj.com • Post Office Gallery Wed 23 Feb – Sat 5 Mar, Mapping Place: Works

by JESSICA SCHROETER; Wed 9 – Sat 19 Mar, Scope 011 UB Arts Academy staff exhibition; Wed 23 Mar – Sat 16 Apr, JOHN FERGUSON: Surface. Arts Academy, University of Ballarat (map ref 9-F) Cnr Sturt and Lydiard Street, Ballarat 3350. Mon/Tue by appt. Wed - Sat 1 - 4pm.

T: (03) 5327 8615, E: s.hinton@ballarat.edu.au www.ballarat.edu.au/ard/artsacademy • Radmac Now Showing at the Radmac Gallery through March Local Artist MICHAEL FAULKNER with a range bold and bright, Abstract and semi Abstract paintings created with Oils on canvas, displaying individual themes, Michael’s moto - Never to old to start painting. Radmac Gallery 104 Armstrong St (Nth) Ballarat 3350, T: (03) 5333 4617, Gallery Hours: 8.30am to 5.30pm Mon - Fri, 9am to 12pm Sat. Entry Free.

Enrol now for art classes. Gallery and studio space available.

• Whaddaya Reckon Ballarat?

It’s time to get yourself into Trouble. E: listings@introuble.com.au to find out how cheap and easy it can be.

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bendigo

• A Front Line Seen: Drawing the Anzac Trail Paintings and Drawings by SUSAN MCMINN, 26 Feb to 18 March. Forest Street Uniting Church, Bendigo. Opening Hours Fri 10am 4pm, Sat 10am - 4pm, Sunday 12 - 4pm.

• Artsonview Framing and Gallery Expert custom framing by GEOFF SAYER. Conservation and exhibition framing also available. Plus a small but interesting range of original artwork and photography. New ceramics

by RAY PEARCE now in stock. 75 View Street.

T: (03) 5443 0624, E: sayer@iinet.net.au • Bendigo Art Gallery Exhibitions: Here is There: STEPHEN HALEY to 27 March; Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize 2011, to 3 April; Wedding gowns: care and conservation 11.30am Tuesday 22 March, join NGV Senior Conservator Solitaire Osei to learn about caring for textiles, this is a free event, all welcome. 42 View Street, T: (03) 5434 6088. www.bendigoartgallery.com.au • Bob Boutique lab creatures new exhibition of soft sculptures and kooky critters. 17 Williamson Street, Bendigo. Sat, Sun, Mon and Tues 11am - 3pm, Wed, Thurs and Fri 11am - 5pm. www.bob.net.au • The Capital Info and tickets online at www.thecapital.com.au.

T: (03) 5441 6100 or visit 50 View Street, Bendigo. Tuesdays with Morrie, Tuesday 29 March, 8pm and Wednesday 30 March, 8pm.

Full calendar of shows at The Capital website.

• Community & Cultural Development (CCD) www.bendigo.vic.gov.au - for arts, festivals and events info at your fingertips. Select Council Services, then Arts Festivals and Events for Events Calendar and Arts Register. The CCD Unit is an initiative of the City of Greater Bendigo. E: eventscalendar@bendigo.vic.gov.au T: (03) 5434 6464 • La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre VAC Gallery and Access Gallery: To 20 March, REVISITATIONS, DOMENICO DE CLARIO, ELIZABETH PRESA, ANTHONY PELCHEN in collaboration with TONY YAP. Curated by LELLA CARIDDI; VAC Gallery: March 23 – 1 May, Resonance: Paintings by CRAIG GOUGH; Access Gallery: 23 March – 17 April, Bendigo Queer Film Festival Exhibition, Queer Country. Gallery hours: Tue - Sun 10am - 5pm.

121 View Street, Bendigo. T: (03) 5441 8724, www.latrobe.edu.au/vacentre • Phyllis Palmer Gallery La Trobe University, Bendigo Campus. 9 – 30 March. The Body: Whole and Pieces, Painting Exhibition by NEIL MATTERSON, MVA(Rsch) Student. Gallery Hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm.

Gate 8 Sharon Street, Bendigo. T: (03) 5444 7917. www.latrobe.edu.au/visualarts/ppg/index.htm • Queer Country The Queer Country Art Exhibition is shown as part of the Bendigo Queer Film Festival. Various artists with a queer sensibility. 22 March to 17 April, opening Friday 9 April 6pm. La Trobe Visual Art Centre, 121 View Street Bendigo. www.bendigoqueerfilmfestival.com

carisbrook

• Music Recording by Mark Woods Bald Hill Music Studio - Professional recording and mastering. T: (03) 5464 1346 www.myspace.com/markwoodsaudio • The Starving Artist A unique artist’s concertina book, limited edition, featuring works by JULIE MILLOWICK, BASIL ELIADES, HELEN KELLY, PETER O’MARA, LEAH HOLSCHER, PHIL MCNAMARA, RHYLL PLANT, GEORGINA DUCKETT, TAMARA MARWOOD, JEFF STEWART, PATRICK JONES, FRANK VELDZE, SHANE VAN DEN AKKER and NATASHA DUSENJKO, and an essay by GORDON MORRISON. To order a copy E: starving@introuble.com.au or M: 0428 349 382

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SPECIAL CASTLEMAINE STATE FESTIVAL GUIDE ONLY IN TROUBLE APRIL ISSUE

It’s on again in 2011, and this time it has some PRESSING ISSUES. Take a Vline ride to the Castlemaine State Festival between 1 – 10 April and look out for these fantastic Trouble advertisers.

castlemaine

• Art Supplies Castlemaine Extensive range, art gift ideas, kids art materials, 10% art student discount, special orders welcome.

Tues - Thur 9am-5pm, Fri 9am - 5.30pm, Sat 9am-1pm. 25 Hargraves Street. T: (03) 5470 5291, E: artsuppliescastlemaine@gmail.com • Arts Officer - Jon Harris Community Activity and Culture Unit Mount Alexander Shire Council Jon Harris (Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri) PO Box 185 Castlemaine 3450. T: (03) 5471 1793, M: 0428 394 577, E: arts@mountalexander.vic.gov.au

- Caspa Festivals Group Show plus Belonging - paintings by BEN LAYCOCK opening Thurs 31st March 8pm until 1 May. Above Stoneman’s Bookroom, Hargraves Street. www.castlemainefringe.org.au/caspa • Castlemaine Continuing Education Arts Pathways Course, expressions of interest for 2011 Arts Pathways Course now being taken. T: (03) 5472 3299

2011 Castlemaine state Festival 1–10 April

• Bent Ironwork Artist’s sculptural work, architectural and wrought iron work by STEVE ROWE. 54 Bagshaw Street Harcourt. M: 0400 538 344 • Brian Nunan Portraiture, oil paintings, pen and wash sketches, cards. Open Friday to Sunday 10am to 5pm. 40 Campbell Street, Castlemaine 3450.

T: (03) 5470 6724, www.briannunan.com.au

• Cherry Tennant’s Studio Gallery Cherry Tennant’s Studio Gallery There is only this Moment Exhibition open from 1pm - 5pm on Saturday 2, Sunday 3, Wednesday through Sunday 6 – 10 April. At other times by appointment. 160 Hargraves Street (cnr Hall St.) Castlemaine. For more information do call Cherry on T: (03) 5470 6642, www.cherrytennant.com.au • greenGraphics: web and print design Domain (www) registration and web hosting. T: (03) 5472 5300 E: info@greengraphics.com.au www.greengraphics.com.au

• Buda Historic Home and Garden A property of national significance. Home of the noted Gold and Silversmith ERNEST LEVINY and his family from 1863 to 1981, featuring authentic furnishings, arts and crafts collection, significant heritage garden and grounds. Nursery selling drought-hardy plants, many propagated from the garden. 42 Hunter Street, Castlemaine 3450. T/F: (03) 5472 1032, E: admin@budacastlemaine.org. Open Wed - Sat 12noon to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm.

Groups by appointment.

• Falkner Gallery

• Burke’s Music Specialising in independent music. 66 Mostyn Street.

E: music@burkesmusic.com.au T: (03) 5470 6003

• John Gleeson Down to earth pottery with soul. Selling at Wesley Hill Market every Saturday. M: 0419 879 923

Until 27(03) Mar: CAROLYN BOOKiNGS 5434GRAHAM 6100Recent linocuts and LEE SHELDEN The Sewing

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• CASPA Out of Dust and Sap - Materials. Depictions.

Perceptions. Mixed media on canvas and paper

by JOHN SMITH. Opening Sat 5 March, 3pm until 27 March, 10am - 5pm daily; Otherness

Room: Pencil drawings. 35 Templeton Street, Castlemaine. Hours: Thurs - Sun 11am - 5pm.

T: (03) 5470 5858, E: falknergallery@tpg.com.au

• Instramental We stock all your instrument needs, have a full digital recording studio, and tuition spaces. 12 Templeton Street, Castlemaine 3450. T: (03) 5470 5913, www.instramental.com.au

• Louise Smith Fine Art 18/02/11 11: Art Consultant and Valuer, Australian and Indigenous Art. Houghton Park. 43 Odgers Road, Castlemaine Vic 3450.

M: 0418 519 747 E: louiseart@bigpond.com www.louisesmithfineart.com

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OPEN: MON - FRI 8AM - 4PM tel: (03) 5470 6270 www.coffeebasics.com

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CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN ART & DESIGN

GALLERY

CUSTOM, EXHIBITION AND CONSERVATION

FRAMING

74 MOSTYN STREET (ENTER VIA UNION ST) CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450 TELEPHONE: (03) 5470 6446 (FORMERLY TEMPLETON STUDIO)

• Lot 19 Festival Salon cause & effect group exhibition in the main gallery and evolving interactive installation in the annexe, 1 – 10 April 11am 5pm. Opening Sunday 3 April 2pm. Castlemaine Music Festival featuring JEFF LANG, The Wilson Pickers, JO JO SMITH and more! Saturday 9 April 3pm, Tickets $40 at gate. www.lot19art. com • Lot 19 studio space for rent A large private studio space will be available to rent from mid April. 20m by 10m with concrete floor, passive solar and natural light, 3 phase power, water and an office, amid the inspiring environs of the lot19 gardens, and mob. perfect for a sculpture studio or that one-of project. please call mark for details M: 0427 724 149 • Phil Elson Pottery Fine hand thrown porcelain tableware and large porcelain bowls. 89 Templeton Street. T: (03) 5472 2814 www.philelsonpottery.com • The Union Studio Contemporary Australian art and design gallery, custom, exhibition and conservation framing, hand finished Australian hardwood frames, canvas stretching and stretchers. The Union Studio, 74 Mostyn Street (enter via Union St) Castlemaine. T: (03) 5470 6446 Open 7 days.

heathcote

• The Heathcote Artists Inc. Has the pleasure to invite you to their own gallery, opening Saturday 12 June. Open all weekends and public holidays from 10am ‘til 4pm. Heathcote Art Gallery, High street, Heathcote VIC 3523.

kyneton

• Gallery 40 Special March exhibition to highlight the ongoing plight of women in childbirth in developing countries. Varied photos from Africa, Australia, Cambodia, New Guinea...

Open 18 – 22 and 25 – 28 March. 11am - 4pm. Gold coin entry! Bead work for sale from Kenyan mothers. Gallery 40, 40 Mollison St, Kyneton. Contact Margaret Chandra E: chandramarg@yahoo.com.au, M 04 3835 6025. http://galleryinkyneton.blogspot.com/ • Stockroom Makers outlet, project space and studios.

19 March – 10 April. Incidental Images Afghanistan, SIMON MOULE. Opening Saturday

CENTRAL VIC 19 March. 98 Piper Street, Kyneton 3444.

T: (03) 5422 3215. Wed - Sun 10:30am to 5pm www.stockroomkyneton.com

lancefield

• MAD Gallery and Café To 3 March 2011: Diversity in Colour, paintings on silk and canvas by JOAN BOURKE and Patterns, figurative 3D mixed media works

by JUSTINE BARLOW; 4 – 31 March 2011: What If? paintings by MELVA EDWARDS and YVONNE PETTENGELL. Opening 2 - 5pm, Sunday 6 March; 27 March 2011 2 - 5pm: Sunday Sounds OPEN MIC. Music afternoon, free to all.

Contemporary 2D and 3D fine art, new exhibition every 4 weeks. 19 High Street, Lancefield.

T (03) 5429 1432, E: art@madgallery.com.au www.madgallery.com.au, Café and Gallery open daily 10am to 5pm.

maldon

• Cascade Print Workshop Biting Issues, 1 - 10 April, 10 - 6pm. Exhibition continues until 30 June. Fri/Sat 10 - 6pm and by appointment. KAREEN ANCHEN, NICKY CAREY, PHILIP DAVEY, PETER DIAMOND, DAVID FRAZER, JEFF GARDNER, CRAIG GOUGH, JACKIE HOCKING, JUDY HOLDING, MARTIN KING, ANITA LAURENCE, ROBERT MACLAURIN, RHYLL PLANT, LYDIA POLJAK, WENDY STAVRIANOS, DEBORAH WILLIAMS. Cascade Print Workshop, 482 Bendigo Rd Maldon. T: (03) 5475 1085 www.cascadeprintworkshop.com • Maldon Folk Festival 28 – 31 October, 2011. T: (03) 5475 1167 www.maldonfolkfestival.com • Penny School Gallery and Café ROBERT MACLAURIN, The Path to Now: 10 years of a Scottish Artist in Australia - Landscape paintings of Australia and distant countries. 26 March – 1 May 2011. Opening hours Wed - Sun, 11am - 5pm. Dinner from 6pm Fri and Sat Penny School Gallery/Café, 11 Church Street Maldon.

T: (03) 5475 1911, E: psgallery@netcon.net.au

maryborough

• Station Antique Emporium - Lic. Café Regional Wine Centre and Gallery Built in 1890 over 372 sq. metres of antiques and art. Delicious menu, exquisite coffee and teas.

10am - 5pm, closed Tues. Café by Night Thurs (carvery night), Fri and Sat. Live entertainment every Fri from 7.30pm. Café open Saturday nights. T: (03) 5461 4683

There is Only this Moment V, 2010

See Cherry Tennant’s listing for full details

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newstead

• Dig Café 13 March – 26 April, Photographic Exhibition with the theme ‘friends’ by the Society of Newstead Amateur Photographers (SNAP).

Closed Mondays, open public holidays, open Tues - Thurs 9am - 5pm, Fri - Sat 9am ‘til late, Sun 9am - 9pm.

• Karen Pierce Painter, Illustrator, Art Teacher, community artist, quality prints and cards. T: (03) 5476 2744, www.karenpierceart.com • Newstead Press Home of Trouble since 2004.

• Vocal Nosh at Community Centre Sing on Sundays at 6pm: 6 Mar and 3 April with FAY WHITE, $15/$12 conc. incl. meal.

T: (03) 5470 5645.

gippsland

• Cowwarr Art Space 1 – 28 March: Gallery 1, Human Race, BINU BHASKAR. Indian born Australian photographer explores the perpetual motion of humans living in cities around the world. The never-ending universal race to get somewhere or achieve something is captured in a series of highly evocative studies. This CAN Inc. exhibition is supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria; Gallery 2, CLIVE MURRAYWHITE Sculpture. 2730 Traralgon/Maffra Rd Cowwarr. Hrs: Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, 11am - 5pm.

E: artspace@cowwarr.com, www.cowwarr.com • Gecko Studio Gallery New Works - 2D and 3D works - SUE GILFORD. 20 February to 19 March, 2011. Opening Sunday February 20 from 2 - 5pm; Reflectionism’ - Eighty Ways to Adore Life - BARRY DICKENS - Dreams fulfilled by white chalk as well as imitation Buddhism, India inks and a myriad of coloured pencils. March 20 to April 16, 2011. Opening Sunday March 20 from 2 - 5pm; Drypoint Etching with Chine Collé Workshop with tutor KERRY SPOKES - to be held on Saturday 5 March between 9.30am - 4.30pm, $100 which includes morning tea and lunch and all materials. To book, ph or email Gecko Studio Gallery. 15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek, Vic 3959. Open 10am - 5pm, Thur to Mon. E: framing@geckostudiogallery.com.au, T: (03) 5683 2481, www.geckostudiogallery.com.au

talbot

• The Corridor Art Gallery Upstairs at London House, Talbot. Open weekends. M: 0408 596 524.

taradale

• Shelf Life Gallery at Taradale Wine & Produce Featuring: Tapestries by JENNIFER SHARPE, 4 February – 18 March. Taradale Wine and Produce, 120 High Street, Taradale. Fri, Sat and Sun 11am - 6pm. T: (03) 5423 2828 • Taradale Mineral Springs Festival Sunday 13 March (Labour Day weekend) 10am - 4pm. Fresh produce, local wines, specialty foods, live music, 2 day Art Show and free children’s activities. M: 0417 547 270 for more information.

EASTERN VIC • Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale 5 February to 27 March, In the Blood draws together new and recent photographs by JANE BURTON that explore the Gothic in the landscape; 12 February to 20 March, Pietà - A survey of recent hyper real sculptures by SAM JINKS depicting the human form; 5 March to 8 May, Mary and Max: The Exhibition - explores the plasticine world of the animated feature film Mary and Max (2009), by Oscar winning director and writer ADAM ELLIOT. An Australian Centre for the Moving Image touring exhibition managed

by NETS Victoria. Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale.

68 Foster Street Sale VIC 3850. T: (03) 5142 3372, F: (03) 5142 3373. Open Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat - Sun 12 - 4pm. For public holidays hours visit our website. Director, Anton Vardy.

E: gallery_enquiries@wellington.vic.gov.au www.wellington.vic.gov.au/gallery • Maffra Exhibition Space 29 January to 13 March, Pages or Not - It’s a Book! - Group exhibition. An East Gippsland Art Gallery Touring Exhibition; 19 March to 1 May, Annual Exhibition by members of the Sale Art Group. 150 Johnson Street, Maffra Open Mon and Wed - Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 10am - 12pm, Closed Tues and Sun. Enquiries to Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale T: 03 5142 3372.

• Kerrie Warren Abstract Expressionist Painter and Ceramic Artist, www.kerriewarren.com.au

Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale

JANE BURTON In the blood 5 February — 27 March

SAM JINKS Pietà 12 February — 20 March

MARY AND MAX The Exhibition An Australian Centre for the Moving Image touring exhibition managed by NETS Victoria

5 March — 8 May

Mary and Max, 2009 Dir. Adam Elliot Courtesy of Melodrama Pictures

68-70 FOSTER STREET SALE VICTORIA Phone +61 (3) 5142 3372 Mon—Fri 10am—5pm Sat—Sun 12pm—4pm wellington.vic.gov.au/gallery

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mildura

• The Art Vault To 14 March - NIC PLOWMAN - main gallery: Blood is thicker than water; To 14 March ANJELIE BEYER - small gallery: Old Tricks; 16 March – 4 April, KATE DORROUGH - small gallery: Landscape paintings near and far; Artists in Residence for March: NIC PLOWMAN, KATE DORROUGH, BILL YOUNG and ANITA LAURENCE, GEOFFREY RICARDO and HEIDI WETHERALD; Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival 26 February – 14 March; Perry Sandhills and Back Lane Festival 12 – 14 March. 43 Deakin Ave, Mildura, Vic. Wed - Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun - Mon 10am - 2pm. T: (03) 5022 0013. Director: Julie Chambers. www.theartvault.com.au • Mildura Arts Centre HERstories: celebrating the centenary of International Women’s Day, 8 March – 15 May 2011, Venue: The LEAP Project Space, 39 Langtree Avenue, Mildura. Mildura Arts Centre Regional Gallery is closed while the Centre undertakes an exciting redevelopment of Mildura’s arts and cultural precinct. For details on Mildura Arts Centre Outreach projects, see our website for more information.

199 Cureton Avenue, Mildura VIC 3500.

T: (03) 5018 8330, F: (03) 5021 1462 www.milduraartscentre.com.au • Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival 25 Feb – 13 March 2011, Over 40 events across two states. http://www.artsmildura.com.au/mwaf/ • The Starving Artist A unique artist’s concertina book, limited edition, featuring works by JULIE MILLOWICK, BASIL

ELIADES, HELEN KELLY, PETER O’MARA, LEAH HOLSCHER, PHIL MCNAMARA, RHYLL PLANT, GEORGINA DUCKETT, TAMARA MARWOOD, JEFF STEWART, PATRICK JONES, FRANK VELDZE, SHANE VAN DEN AKKER and NATASHA DUSENJKO, and an essay by GORDON MORRISON. To order a copy E: starving@introuble.com.au or M: 0428 349 382 • White Cube Mildura Three micro galleries in three locations in Mildura. March: PIERO GARREFFA, KIRBY KENNEWELL and MINA HAGGBLOM. Stefano1s Café Bakery, 27 Deakin Ave. Klemm1s Newsagency, 53 Langtree Mall. Shugg Group, 126 Lime Ave. E: whitecubemildura@gmail.com www.whitecubemildura.blogspot.com

swan hill

• Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery 12 Feb – 20 Mar: The Art Vault Collection. A selection of prints and works on paper from the printmaking studios of the Art Vault, Mildura; 12 Feb to 27 Mar: Land, Ocean, People. Cultural items from the south west pacific islands; 25 Mar – 8 May: Centre for Contemporary Photography, Documentary Photography Award. Horseshoe Bend, Swan Hill 3585. T: (03) 5036 2430, www.swanhill.vic.gov.au/gallery • Press to Publish The April issue of Trouble includes special feature for the Castlemaine State Festival.

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• Mountain Grand Boutique Hotel Enchanting getaway in Halls Gap. Delightful dining in The Balconies restaurant with fine local wines and live jazz on weekends. Conferences and functions are our specialty. If you have a longing for the way things used to be. Your hosts Don and Kay Calvert. T: (03) 5356 4232 E: don@hallsgap.net www.mountaingrand.com

• Benalla Art Gallery What’s in the drawers? to 27 March; Ledger’s Leading Ladies 5 March to 3 April; Ellipsis, JO GOFF, 2 April – 15 May; Bridge Street, Benalla, Victoria, 3672, Opening hours 10am - 5pm, T: (03) 5760 2619. E: gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au www.benallaartgallery.com • Free hot pants Okay that was a lie; but now I have your attention you could hold this space for $4.00 a line. Think about it. E: listings@introuble.com.au • LiTTLE ArtSpace Exhibitions changing monthly. Opening 2pm 5 March 2011, Entangled paintings by MARIAN QUIGLEY; April 2011 Textile Artists JUNE BROWN and YVONNE VOSS. LiTTLE ArtSpace (adjacent to The Olive Shop) 1605 Snow Road, Milawa. Mon - Wed 10am to 4pm, Thur - Sun 10am to 5pm. E: littleartspace@gmail.com

shepparton

• Glassons Art World Art supplies including graffiti art products, private gallery, workshops and custom framing. 151 High Street Shepparton. T: (03) 5822 0077 www.glassonsartworld.com.au • Shepparton Art Gallery The Drawing Wall #3 - RY HASKINGS - 13 November – 20 March 2011. Foyer Exhibition - SheppARTon Festival. Gallery closed from 7 February 2011 for re-development works. Reopening September 2011. See our website for further details. www.sheppartonartgallery.com.au Eastbank Centre, 70 Welsford Street, Shepparton VIC 3630. Director: Kirsten Paisley. T: (03) 5832 9861 E: art.gallery@shepparton.vic.gov.au www.sheppartonartgallery.com.au

wangaratta

• Wangaratta Art Gallery 19 Feb – 20 March 2011, The Shilo Project, A NETS Victoria Touring Exhibition developed by the Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne; 26 March – 25 April 2011, open ANZAC Day 11am – 3pm, A Camera on the Somme, A Bendigo Art Gallery Touring Exhibition. Dianne Mangan - Director, Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery.

F: (03) 5722 2969, T: (03) 5722 0865, E: d.mangan@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

• Ararat Regional Art Gallery Town Hall, Vincent Street. Mon, Wed to Fri 10am – 4.30pm, w/ends 12 - 4pm. T: (03) 5352 2836 araratregionalartgallery.blogspot.com

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• Hamilton Art Gallery Friends of the Gallery Art Deco Loan Exhibition, 8 March – 15 May; Imagining the Orient,17 March – 1 May. A National Gallery of Victoria travelling exhibition focusing on the exoticism and romanticism of the old Orient. 107 Brown Street, Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat 10am - 12pm and 2 - 5pm, Sun 2 - 5pm. T: (03) 5573 0460, www.hamiltongallery.org

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• Horsham Regional Art Gallery 12 Mar – 1 May. HARRY NANKIN: SYZYGY, Lake Tyrell in the Victoria Mallee. As part of Art is... under our sky 2011. 21 Roberts Avenue.

Tues - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat - Sun 1 - 4.30pm. T: (03) 5362 2888. www.horshamartgallery.com.au

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• Goat Gallery A new show every month featuring the widely ranging skills of local artists. 87a Main Street.

Weekends 1 - 4pm and by appointment.

M: 0418 997 785 www.goatgallery.com.au • The Starving Artist A unique artist’s concertina book, limited edition, featuring works by JULIE MILLOWICK, BASIL ELIADES, HELEN KELLY, PETER O’MARA, LEAH HOLSCHER, PHIL MCNAMARA, RHYLL PLANT, GEORGINA DUCKETT, TAMARA MARWOOD, JEFF STEWART, PATRICK JONES, FRANK VELDZE, SHANE VAN DEN AKKER and NATASHA DUSENJKO, and an essay by GORDON MORRISON. To order a copy E: starving@introuble.com.au or M: 0428 349 382

... for sustainable festival fun

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Every year, for one week in March, Melbourne’s biggest frock-fest parades through the town. Adorned in the latest palette of sleep-deprived anticipation, designers, artists, writers, curators, photographers, students and retailers alike proffer their commentary on our dressed-up human need.

Considered to be Australia’s ‘premium consumer fashion event’, the objective of the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival is to “promote the Australian fashion industry, stimulate sales and present Melbourne as a centre of design excellence.” Presented in two main programmes, you can buy a coveted ticket for the fast-paced, ‘official’ runway shows, where the lights are bright, the music is loud and adrenaline swaggers in haughty high-heeled-chic. Or you can step out of the limelight to slowly saunter through the rich array of cultural offerings, exploring the body and it’s coverings, as it challenges convention, transgresses expectation and workshops the need for a fashion that is less consuming and more green.

Wedged between the Haute and the Mass, ‘sustainable style’ is now integral to the local fashion scene. Students are taught to explore ecological options, independent style setters are parading their repurposed wears, and refashioning workshops have launched Victoria into a state of repair. With a wellpacked schedule, the official programme of this year’s Fashion Festival runs from the 14 – 20 March, with some of the cultural events extending further. Here is my pick of slow-fashion happenings.

Offering interdisciplinary refashioning workshops, Melbourne jeweller Emma Grace and designer Ellie Mücke invite the general public to join them in rediscovering how to Wearit – ‘it’ being broken and unworn jewels and old, collared business shirts. The designers will not only showcase an exhibition of their own re-creations, they will also be running weekend workshops, giving helpful tips and practical solutions to empower participants with the know-how of salvaging their forgotten wears.

“The Wearit exhibition shows new techniques for reusing old garments and jewellery and is designed to inspire people to ‘re-arrange’ their wardrobes and jewellery boxes, rather than purchasing something brand new,” says

Mücke. “By offering a practical, hands-on workshop space, we hope we can begin a mental and physical shift away from a ‘throw-away culture’ and see how wearing the consequences of this shift can be truly inspirational.”

Held at the Stockroom in Kyneton, just over an hour from Melbourne, the Wearit workshops also provide an opportunity to slow down, breathe in some clean air, and re-connect with community in a regional location. With workshops held at overlapping class times, I suggest booking yourself in for a slow weekend away, taking turns to re-work different materials each day. The Wearit exhibition will run from the 18 – 27 March. Visit their blog for further dates and times. Bookings are essential. http://www.wearitlmff.blogspot.com/ For Melbourne-based inspiration, check out the The Spirit of the Black Dress, “a fashion photography and textile exhibition that showcases ten emerging Australian sustainable fashion designers.” Now in its third year, this project is run by a passionate group of independent graduates from an assortment of industries, each bringing their own training, vision and passion to their objective of “raising the profile of emerging fashion and increasing international appreciation for Australian design.” Entry into the exhibition is by application, with each student needing to demonstrate – and in some instances show certificates of proof – that their garments are ‘sustainable’ and fall under the banner of the project’s three sustainability outlines – Sustainable Practices, Life Cycle Thinking or Sustainable Materials. For each category there are itemised lists of criteria to be met, serving to not only draw greater attention to the micro thinking intrinsic to a student’s sustainable design process, but also informing and educating the audience, adding clarity in defining the oft bandied marketing label of something – anything – being called ‘sustainable’.

Wearit workshops and exhibition (at the Stockroom in Kyneton) with Emma Grace and Ellie Mücke.

Shirtdress by: MüCKE, Neckpiece by Emma Grace. Photographer: Tobias Titz. Hair and Makeup: Yvonne Borland.

Stylist: Anita Cummins. Model: Page by Viviens models.

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Amongst other criteria, students must show that they are using green office practices, supporting local production, running their studio with a no paper-policy, creating garments that will decompose into nutritious compost, developing designs that can be repurposed into different uses, using organic, fair-trade and earth friendly fibres and exploring organic, low-impact and vegetable dyes. The results are inspiring and thought provoking, and as Coco Chanel would tell you, no wardrobe is complete without a Little Black Dress. The Spirit of the Black Dress exhibition is curated by Tulia Jack and will be held at The Trust at 405 Flinders Lane from 12 – 21 March. Open daily from 12-6pm. This exhibition is FREE! Links: www.wearitlmff.blogspot.com - www.thespiritoftheblackdress.com.au - www.lmff.com.au Kim Kneipp is an advocate for ethical and sustainable style. Working under the moniker of Frockerphiliac she reduces fast-fashion consumption by helping clients rediscover and shop within their own wardrobes. A qualified fashion designer, she also runs community-based refashioning workshops in Daylesford, Victoria and is a lecturer at The Whitehouse School of Design. www.thesustainablestylist.com

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PATRICK JONES

greenwash Post Carbon (Community Food Systems)

It still surprises me how few people understand mainstream food production, how few people know that the central ingredient in mass-produced transported food is crude oil, and therefore how few people realise that a large part of the carbon problem we face today is our reliance on supermarkets and fast food outlets.

We could fix fifty percent of our global ecological troubles if we attended to our dependence on cars, planes, supermarkets and fast food. It’s as simple as that, and achievable by each of us in our own ways and logic through step-by-step processes. This might seem to be a thing of ethics, of doing the ‘right thing’, but in a postethics era it’s really about resilience and pragmatism. If we don’t transition away from a polluting and exploitative existence now, we will increasingly find ourselves caged by higher oil prices and fossil fuels, and more and more vulnerable to economic collapses and climate chaos.

Those who transition earlier will find it easier when triple figure oil barrel prices arrive permanently. It was temporary triple figure oil prices in 2008 that triggered the sub-prime mortgage collapse in the US that then brought the stock market and the whole economy tumbling. The US will never recover, not because it lacks the intellectual resources – quite the opposite – but because the world has entered a new era of expensive energy, and therefore food and transportation is becoming increasingly high-priced. As a result economies that have been built on cheap fossil fuels are crumbling. The economies that have created global ecological crises are now experiencing global financial crises. Australia is doing well for now courtesy of a mining boom, but it’s only a matter of time and things here will deteriorate too. The problem of energy descent is impossible to solve, there is no fix on the horizon or beyond. All of our high technologies and complex systems are extremely vulnerable to expensive oil, gas and coal. We now have a situation that requires intelligent local responses, and this is an opportunity to return our thinking to the logic of the ecosphere.

One source book that has been extremely useful to me of late, in both understanding our predicament and pragmatically aiding our household’s transition to a more resilient, offgrid existence, is The Post Carbon Reader, edited by Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch from the Post Carbon Institute, California. It is an anthology of essays from around the world collectively

painting the scene of our current dilemma, while exposing the intelligent responses and relocalisation initiatives that are already underway across the globe.

One of the book’s authors, Erika Allen, has written a chapter called ‘Growing Community Food Systems’, a very central part of resilience thinking. Allen, an artist with a farming background, thinks really big, even when the projects she is working on are relatively small. This is almost the opposite way of thinking that corporate ideology promotes – think small (single bottom line), expand big (monopolise and homogenise globally).

Allen’s big thinking can be briefly summarised in her own words: “The idea of a community food system is much larger than just urban farming. It deals with everything, all the components that are needed to establish, maintain, and perpetually sustain a civilization.”

People who can see the end of nonrenewable energies, and therefore see a low energy future ahead, know the importance of food and its modes of production.

With relocalised organic food-for-all we not only repair the ecosphere, systematically damaged courtesy of cheap oil, but we can also anticipate a more just future through sharing resources and skills. In summing up the behaviour we’ve inherited, centred on greed, impulsiveness and resource wastefulness, Allen challenges us to transition in the fullest sense.

“If you don’t understand the basic principals of nature and don’t have some degree of patience, you can’t do anything to be truly self-sufficient without exploiting other people and the environment.”

She puts her ability to think laterally and creatively when tackling these big issues down to her practice as an artist.

“Artists are essentially problem solvers,” she says, and in a sense she’s right when they’re not chasing careers and involved in furthering themselves within an economy that is very last century.

Image: Meg Ulman, The Post Carbon Reader in the garden, February 2011

Our inability or sluggishness to radically change and transition, so far, has been the result of the combined failures of shareholder science and capitalised art, as much as the actions of our woeful governments, economists and corporations. Each maintain the systems of abuse that frames our unsustainable societies through fanatical ecological disembodiment. What is now required is social warming; a return to just community systems, and here Allen’s work is key.

“I became an art therapist because I was doing that kind of work already as a community-based artist. I had kids who could not even do art; they were out of their minds. I was thinking it was a psychiatric issue at the time. Then one day I realized that they didn’t have any real food – they weren’t eating foods with nutritional

content, the food many of us from vegetable farm backgrounds take for granted. With this epiphany I began to ask, how can I solve that?”

To find out how, and to find out the views, critiques and responses to climate chaos and peak oil from thirty-four co-authors go out and buy, loan from your library (if they don’t have this book insist they get it in), or download the free chapters online – http:// www.postcarbon.org/reader. This is an extremely important text.

You can buy this book in Australia from the Hepburn Relocalisation Network: HRN@internode.on.net Patrick Jones is a writer of poetry and essays, and a multimedia artist who utilises permaculture principals to maintain an ecological practice he defines as ‘permapoesis’. www.permapoesis.blogspot.com

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It was once thought that Henry the Eighth had syphilis, the root of which means that he did lots of rooting and went mad; but he didn’t go mad because he did lots of rooting, he went mad because he did lots of rooting and contracted syphilis. Whew! Whether there is a connection between all this and his propensity to decapitate the odd wife is unclear. One thing is certain though, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard go down in history as giving head like no other!

I am no advocate for minimalism in the get down and dirty and department. As the world’s most unrecognised art/sex therapist consultant diva nurse, I’m merely a staunch advocate for health and transparency in all sexual matters. Whatever the activity though, precaution is critical. Glove, glad wrap or rubber suit. We would probably still be merrily menaging and clutter-fucking with abandon if the advent of HIV hadn’t brought the whole safe sex thing into the fore. It definitely seems to have galvanised the medical fraternity into action more than the black plague ever did (but that’s another story). Apropos of all this, what interests me is that a whole mad medley of manners and protocol has been brought into play, but where is the manual?

What are the guidelines? Truth is, we don’t know ‘cos there aren’t any! STI protocol is just a shabbily evolved set of politically correct assumptions hatched over a cappuccino, combined with some retrospective informal (and formal) social legislation. They are trying to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden for the reprehensible crime of manipulating two girls into sex without condoms. On that basis, over half of the inner city art-set should be put on a plane.

This whole STI negotiation is a modern minefield. How do you break it to a new lover that all is not well in the downstairs department? In the current dating climate, when doing the wild thing from day one is just part of ‘the getting to know you’ routine, STI screening is part of the ritual. In fact, it’s the kind of sign that lets the other person know you are considering them as something more than a random, and could even be said to be quite romantic.You don’t take yourself down to the lab to have a vial of blood extracted from your arm for just anyone!

The STI dialogue is now a normal step in progressing a relationship. The failure to raise it may be construed as ill mannered or indicative of moronic lower functioning.

And what about trading sexual histories? Most chic urbans try to affect a pretty relaxed vibe as they tell stories of their pasts. News of bisexuality is pretty hohum and can barely raise a yawn. Even tri-sexuality. (Sex with a transsexual, transvestite or a hermaphrodite.)

One recalls Hugh Grant covering this on the very fulcrum of fundamentalism, the American chat show.

However, some can be still be thrown by a tawdry tale.

A good friend of mine was disconcerted by tales of his girl masturbating her beloved Border Collie with dishwashing gloves. Regardless of what you think, I give the lass, and her lassie, ten out of ten for hygiene!

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With regard to protocol, which step of the ‘we’ve been rooting for a while now’ process brings up the need for the dreaded test? If it is suggested by the man, he has probably just grown tired of using a condom. He wants to feel skin on skin, and one assumes he’s feeling confidently infection free. If it’s suggested by the woman she knows the proof is in the pudding, and wants to know what’s in his.

So everybody skips off to the doctors, but the true test arrives with the results. It’s a delicate situation.

Firstly, can you ask to look at your partner’s print-out or is this insinuating that you don’t trust what they tell you? No-one wants to accuse anyone of being a liar in the fledgling stage of the relationship, but the truth is, they could be. I have counseled many who have played the part of willingly taking a test already knowing what the results will be, but, due to being unsure of how to reveal them, are merely buying themselves time. Who knows, maybe they’ll find a cure between now and next week? Or, what if the relationship doesn’t survive?

A culprit may fear being shamed on an urban herpes billboard! While the standard advice is to be honest, we all know that being honest has its complications.

How do you tell someone you really like that you have Chlamydia, because before you saw the light (two weeks ago) you were shitfaced on a combination of Martinis and Ice, and found yourself in a gangbang with transvestites, midgets and Julian Assange. (Some people will do anything to get to Sweden!)

Coming up with a good story always helps. Laying blame works, it’s been used for centuries. In the 1600’s, the Italians called Syphilis the ‘French disease’, and it was called the ‘Italian disease’ in France.The Dutch called it the ‘Spanish disease’, the Russians called it the ‘Polish disease’. So, if you have caught anything from anyone perhaps it should just be named after the person who gave it to you. Instead of having Hep C, Pamela Anderson would more accurately be suffering from ‘Tommy Lee disease’.

Treatments were not something to be envied back then either. Syphilis was treated by fumigation.This involved a patient being stuck in a box with his head sticking out.

Mercury was poured in, and a fire started underneath to vaporize the mercury. It’s a long way from bulk billing, that’s for sure.

The hard truth is that if you do have something to share, you are going to have to face the music and lay it on the table (literally, metaphorically or both, which ever you think will go down well), preferably before you both go down. If your prospective partner freaks out, then they’re possibly not the kind of freak you are looking for.

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IMAGE: Untitled 2010 (detail), gloss enamel on paper, 18 x 10 cm.

Photography: Jeremy Dillon.

As part of the Cultural Program for L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival this month, Schepisi will show Beauty Interrupted, thirty small works which follow on from her earlier exhibition The Collection (2004). Schepisi is better placed than most to offer a response to the fashion industry, with an insider’s view of arguably its most glamorous and hedonistic era in the 1970s. “When I was in my 20s I lived in New York, and for nearly ten years worked as a booker, first for Ford Models and then Wilhelmina Models. I have always had a love for fashion and developed friendships with many of the models I worked with. I’m still very keen on it. Fashion’s still a really big part of me.”

Based on catwalk imagery from fashion catalogues strategically daubed with enamel paint, Schepisi seeks to reinterpret and subvert the context of what is now a ubiquitous visual spectacle and marketing ploy for the industry. “I love working with that size; the major image and then the negative space. I like the shapes on the body, as I get to add other shapes that work with them or against them. It’s a design situation for me that I respond to, as I can dissect and use them as a springboard for other ideas,” she explains. “Some works are representational and some very abstract, it is an intuitive thing. I was able to freely paint whatever thoughts or images I was taken with during this time, whether it be burquas, Sidney Nolan’s ‘Ned Kelly’ series, Indigenous art, the Afghan and Iraq wars, skulls, or the actual ensembles depicted.”

For four years Schepisi has been considering how she might tackle the divisive and controversial issue of the burqua, with the clash of conflicting cultural interpretations it generates. She is contemplating having various people wear it, and painting a series of before/ after images with the subjects writing their responses, a device Schepisi used to accompany her exhibition Speculations (2004). “The first point is, would they all look

A Trans-Seasonal Artist / Inga Walton

too similar, and how will I address that? I love that real ‘Afghan blue’, and I want a real one, so will have to order it from overseas, or maybe get one of my friends to send one,” she muses. Schepisi has also been collecting the names of American soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan and published in the New York Times. “I’ve been cutting them out for years when I’m there. They should never be forgotten, so I’m trying to find a way to respond to that.” When these projects will come to fruition depends entirely on where Schepisi’s restless creative expression impels her. “I change all time, it’s part of my personality.

I found that you can only paint who you are, and be true to yourself. I’m inspired by different things all the time, I don’t even know what I’ll do next. It’s a process of absorption, and I don’t plan, I just get the paint and do it.”

Beauty Interrupted, part of the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival, ASSIN, Basement,138 Little Collins Street Melbourne (VIC), 12-26 March. www.assin.com.au - www.lmff.com.au Mary Schepisi is represented by Bowman/Bloom Gallery, New York: www.bowmanbloomgallery.com - www.maryschepisi.com [continued from p.23]

Moving in liminal spaces / Emilie Collyer

As Obarzanek prepares to move on from the company he created and has been dedicated to over the last 15 years, he is both nervous and elated about being free from such structure. His body of work to date has amply demonstrated his interest in how dance intersects with other things, and this investigation will carry on into future projects. This includes other disciplines, such as theatre, film and writing, as well as everyday life. He comments: “I’m very interested in what dance is to people in normal life, the everyday world, if anything at all.”

The notion of the everyday bleeds into our discussion as to whether there is such a thing as a particular Australian sensibility in dance. Gideon considers carefully before answering in his measured and thoughtful way. “I quite like making work in an Australian context, your feet are on the ground. Your work has to speak to people who don’t have a lot of experience in the art form. Work is not necessarily simple, but it is grounded in reality.”

This is in contrast to some cultures where formalist work has firmly separated from everyday life and the intention of engaging people at that level. Obarzanek speaks of his interest in creating works that move between the abstract and the concrete, where audiences may immediately connect with one moment and be taken somewhere quite conceptual and unexpected the next.

We finish our conversation in a similar place to where we began – in the space between things. It is clear that this exploration of unusual and even liminal spaces will continue to be a key element in the creation and expression of Obarzaneks’ work.

Connected and Faker are part of Dance Massive 2011 at The CUB Malthouse from 23 March – 2 April.

ARTS INDEX A FRONT LINE SEEN p.52 ABICARE, FIONA p.33 ABRAHAM, HEIDI p.18 ACCA p.33 ACHESON, SUE p.27 ACHREIBER, LIBBY p.28 ALCOVE ART SHOP p.26 ANCHEN, KAREEN p.57 ANDERSON, JILL p.27 ANNOIS, JANE p.27 ANTHONY, JULIE p.50 ANU DRILL HALL GALL p.20 ARARAT RAG p.61 ARCHITECTURE p.54 ART GALL OF BALLARAT p.50 ART GALL OF NSW p.18 ART PATHWAY COURSE p.54 ART SUPPLIES CASTLEMAINE p.54 ARTGALLOP GALL SHOP p.32 ARTS & CULTURAL DEVEL BALLARAT p.50 ARTS PROJECT AUS p.32 ARTSONVIEW p.52 AT THE VANISHING POINT p.18 ATLAS ARTS p.30 BALDESSIN PRESS & STUDIO p.33 BALLARAT ARTS FOUNDATION p.50 BALLARAT WRITERS p.50 BARBIER, LILIANA p.27 BARCAN, CATH p.30 BARKER, CHRISTOPHER p.32 BARKER, JAMES p.21 BARLOW, JUSTINE p.57 BARRON, ROBERT p.27 BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL p.21 BAUMANN, REBECCA p.33 BEAUMONT, DAVID p.48 BENALLA ART GALLERY p.61 BENDIGO ART GALLERY p.52 BENT IRONWORK p.54 BENTON, KRISTINA p.26 BERKA, MATTHEW p.30 BERRY, MARSHA p.30 BEYER, ANJELIE p.60 BHASKAR, BINU p.58 BLACKMAN, DAVID p.26 BLACKTOWN ARTS CENTRE p.18 BLINDSIDE ARTIST RUN SPACE p.30 BLOODY WILSON, KEVIN p.50 BOB BOUTIQUE p.52 BOLTON, JOHN p.28 BOOBOOK THEATRE p.26 BOTTARO, EOLO PAUL p.27 BOURKE, JOAN p.57 BOX HILL ARTS CENTRE p.26 BOYD, ARTHUR p.21 BRANNAN, MTCHEL p.30 BRAQUE, GEORGES p.20 BROOKLYN ARTS HOTEL p.28 BROWN, JUNE p.61 BRUNSWICK ART SPACE p.26 BUDA HISTORIC HOME & GARDEN p.54 BURKE, PETER p.30 BURKES MUSIC p.54 BURTON, JANE p.58 CADD, MEGAN p.27 CAPITAL, THE p.52 CAREY, NICKY p.57 CARIDDI, LELLA p.52 CASCADE PRINT WORKSHOP p.57 CASPA p.54 CASTLEMAINE CONT p.54 CASTLEMAINE STATE FEST p.54 CCD p.52 CHAPMAN, DINOS p.21 CHAPMAN, JAKE p.21 CHERRY TENNANTS STUDIO GALLp.54 CICCONE, VALERIO p.32 CLAYTON, LEANNE p.27 COAD, KRIS p.27 COHEN, AMY p.27 COLLIER, BETTY p.50 COLLING, SARAH p.26 COLLISHAW, MAT p.21 COLOUR FACTORY GALL p.28 CONSTABLE, ALAN p.32 CORRIDOR ART GALL p.58 COSTER, TIM p.33 COUNIHAN GALL IN BRUNSWICK p.26 COWRA REG ART GALL p.18 COWWARR ART SPACE p.58 CSUTOROS, DAWN p.27 DAGNALL, REBECCA p.33 DAHONG, LIU p.30 DAVEY, PHILIP p.57

DE CHRICO, GIORGIO p.20 DE CLARIO, DOMENICO p.52 DEAKIN UNI ART GALL p.26 DELAUNAY, ROBERT p.20 DELAUNAY, SONIA p.20 DELVOYE, WIM p.21 DERAIN, ANDRE p.20 DEVENPORT REG GALL p.21 DIAGHILEV, SERGE p.20 DIAMOND, PETER p.57 DICKENS, BARRY p.58 DIG CAFÉ p.58 DINGELDEI, SHARYN p.27 DOG THEATRE p.28 DONG, XIE p.27 DORROUGH, KATE p.60 DUNCAN, COLIN p.30 DUNN, FRANCIS p.28 DURRANT, IVAN p.48 DUSSELBERG, INGRID p.27 EDWARDS, MEVLA p.57 ELLIOT, ADAM p.58 ELTHAM LIBRARY COMM GALL p.28 FALKNER GALLERY p.54 FAULKNER, MICHAEL p.50 FERGUSON, JOHN p.50 FORTYFIVEDOWNSTAIRS p.30 FOTOUH, SANAZ p.20 FRAZER, DAVID p.57 FRENCH, NEVILLE p.27 FURNISHED p.21 GALLERY 40 p.56 GALLERY ON STURT p.50 GARDNER, AVIS p.27 GARDNER, JEFF p.57 GARREFFA, PIERO p.60 GECKO STUDIO GALLERY p.58 GEELONG GALLERY p.48 GEELONG PERFORMING ARTS p.48 GIANNIS, GREG p.30 GILFORD, SUE p.58 GILL, SYMRYN p.30 GIPPSLAND ART GALL, SALE p.58 GIVINS SARAH p.18 GLASSONS ART WORLD p.61 GLEESON, JOHN p.54 GOAT GALLERY p.61 GOFF, JO p.61 GONCHAROVA, NATALIA p.20 GONGMING, LI p.30 GOUGH, CRAIG p.57 GOUGH, JULIE p.21 GRAHAM, CAROLYN p.54 GREEN, RICHARD p.18 GREENGRAPHICS p.54 HAGGBLOM, MINA p.60 HALEY, STEPHAN p.52 HAMILTON ART GALL p.61 HARDING, BILL p.48 HARRIS, JON p.54 HARTOG-GAUTIER, NATHALIE p.20 HASEMAN, SHANE p.33 HASKINGS, RY p.61 HAUSSEGGER, VIRGINA p.20 HAWKESBURY REG GALL p.18 HEAD ON PORTRAIT PRICE p.18 HEADLEY, CHRISTOPHER p.27 HEATHCOTE ARTIST INC p.56 HEMELRYK DONALD, STEPHANIE p.30 HENDERSON, TITANIA p.27 HER MAJESTYS THEATRE p.50 HILLI, LISA p.27 HILTON, MARK p.33 HIRATA, TERUNOBU p.27 HIRST DAMIEN p.21 HITS, GREATEST p.33 HOCKING, JACKIE p.57 HODGES, PAUL p.32 HOEFT-COCKER, NELIA PAULINE p.27 HOLDING, JUDY p.57 HOLSWORTH, MARK p.30 HOLZER, JENNY p.21 HORSHAM RAG p.61 HOSKING, ROBYN p.27 HOWARD, RUTH p.32 HUGHAN, HAROLD p.26 HUNT CLUB COMM ARTS GALL p.27 INFLIGHT ARI p.21 INSTRUMENTAL p.54 JACKSON, BRIGID p.26 JACKSON, DONNA p.26 & 28 JAGGER, WENDY p.27 JAKOBSEN, LENE KUHL p.27 JAMES MAKIN GALLERY p.27 JIAWEI, SHEN p.30 JIN, CAI p.27 JINKS, SAM p.58 JOHNSTON COLLECTION p.28 JOHNSTON, WILLIAM p.28 JONES, KATE p.27

KALABISHIS, GINA p.30 KANELLOPOULOU, IRIANNA p.27 KEELE-BEDFORD, DENISE p.27 KEEP, DEAN p.30 KENNEWELL, KIRBY p.60 KERR-GRANT, JANETTA p.27 KEYTE, BRIAN p.27 KIEFER, ANSELM p.21 KILPATRICK, FLEUR p.26 KING, MARTIN p.57 KIRRI BARREET p.50 KITTELTY REDMAN, ROBYN p.50 KMIEC, ALDONA p.50 KNEEBONE, SUE p.30 KNEZIC, SOPHIE p.30 KNOWN WORLD BOOKSHOP p.50 KOUNELLIS, JANNIS p.21 LA MAMA p.26 LA TROBE UNI p.52 LA TROBE UNI VAC p.52 LAMBERT, LORRI p.60 LANG, JEFF p.56 LARIONOV, MICHEL p.20 LATHAM, ROBYNE p.27 LAURENCE, ANITA p.57 & 60 LAYCOCK, BEN p.54 LEAMAN, MARK p.30 LEE, TINA p.27 LEVEL 17 ARTSPACE p.30 LEVINY, ERNEST p.54 LING, FENG p.27 LITTLE ARTSPACE p.61 LOT 19 p.56 LOUISE SMITH FINE ART p.54 LUND, MARIE p.20 LUND, TREVOR p.20 MACLAUREN, ROBERT p.57 MAD GALL & CAFÉ p.57 MAFFRA EXHIBITION SPACE p.58 MAGNANI PAPERS AUS p.28 MAGPAYO, JOEL p.27 MAKEEVA, OLGA p.26 MALDON FOLK FESTIVAL p.57 MANNINGHAM GALL p.27 MANSFIELD, JANET p.26 MARTIN, BRETT p.21 MARTIN, JULIAN p.32 MASON, CHRIS p.32 MASSON, ANDRE p.20 MATISSE, HENRI p.20 MATTERSON, NEIL p.52 MAY, GAIL p.21 MCCLELLAND GALL & SCULPTURE PARK p.30 MCGINN, DARREN p.27 MCINNES, ELIZABETH p.30 MCMINN, SUSAN p.52 METROPOLIS GALLERY p.48 MILDURA ARTS CENTRE p.60 MILDURA WENTWORTH ARTS FESTIVAL p.60 MILEIKOWSKI, LILACH p.27 MINCHAM, JEFF p.26 MISIC, PETER p.50 MITCHELL, JENNI p.28 MONA p.21 MONASH GALL OF ART p.33 MONRO, GORDON p.50 MORNINGTON PENINSULA GALL p.48 MORRIS, NICK p.50 MOULE, SIMON p.56 MOUNTAIN GRAND HOTEL p.61 MOYNIHAN, DAN p.33 MUIRHEAD, TRACY p.27 MURPHY FIONA p.27 MURRY, CLIVE p.58 MUSIC UNDER THE STARS p.18 NADKARNI, NANDITA p.27 NAGEL, ANGELA p.27 NATIONAL GALL OF AUST p.20 NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM p.48 NEWSTEAD PRESS p.58 NIUA LATU, LOKETI p.27 NMIT BACHELOR OF ILLUS p.28 NMIT VISUAL ARTS COURSE p.32 NOBLE, JODIE p.32 NOLAN, SIDNEY p.21 & 48 NUNAN, BRIAN p.54 O’LOUGHLIN, JOHN p.27 OFF THE KERB p.27 OURO, MIRTA p.27 PALONEN, VALENTINA p.26 PAN GALLERY p.26 PATTERSON, ROBYN p.60 PAUL, CHANDRA p.27 PAYNE, MARK p.50 PEARCE, RAY p.52 PELCHEN, ATHONY p.52 PENNY SCHOOL GALL & CAFÉ p.57 PETTENGELL, YVONNE p.57

PHIL ELSON POTTERY p.56 PHILLIPS, KRISTEN p.26 PHOTOACCESS HUW DAVIES GALLp.20 PHYLLIS PALMER GALL p.52 PICASSO, PABLO p.20 PIERCE, KAREN p.58 PLANT, RHYLL p.57 PLOWMAN, NIC p.60 POLJAK, LYDIA p.57 POPOV, BAGRYANA p.30 PORT JACKSON PRESS PRINT p.28 POST OFFICE GALLERY p.50 POTOCNIK, ANDREW p.28 PRESA, ELIZABETH p.52 PRINT COUNCIL OF AUST p.20 PYETT, CHRISTOPHER p.21 QL2 CENTRE FOR YOUTH DANCE p.20 QUEER COUNTRY p.52 QUIGLEY, MARIAN p.61 QUINN, MARC p.21 RADIC, LEONARD p.26 RADIC, THERESE p.30 RADMAC p.50 RAMAGE, GARY p.20 READ, GEORGIE p.26 RICARDO, GEOFFREY p.60 RMIT GALL p.30 ROBERTSON, JAMES p.50 ROCAMORA, CAROL p.30 ROWE, STEVE p.54 SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE p.21 SAYER, GEOFF p.52 SCHEMBRI, SARAH p.27 SCHROETER, JESSICA p.50 SCHUTT, STEFAN p.30 SHACKELL, TARA p.27 SHARPE, JENNIFER p.58 SHELDEN, LEE p.54 SHELF LIFE GALL AT TARADALE WINE & PRODUCE p.58 SHEPPARTON ART GALL p.61 SILK CUT PRINT WORKSHOP p.28 SMITH, JO JO p.56 SMITH, JOHN p.54 SNAP p.58 SPOKES, KERRY p.58 SPRONK, PETRUS p.27 SRIVILISA, VIPOO p.27 STANTON, MATHEW p.30 STATION ANTIQUE EMPORIUM p.57 STAVRIANOS, WENDY p.57 STEVENS, CAROLYN p.32 STOCKROOM p.56 SWAN HILL REG ART GALL p.60 SYD COLLEGE OF ARTS p.18 TARADALE MINERAL SPRINGS FESTIVAL p.58 TARPEY, KIM p.27 TAYLOR, AREITTE p.30 THE ART VAULT p.60 THE UNION STUDIO p.56 TREMBATH, JUDY p.27 TRUETT, PHILIP p.32 TUCKER, ALBERT p.21 TULIP, LIBBY p.18 VALENTINE, ALANA p.27 VAN HEK, BRENDAN p.33 VOCAL NOSH p.58 VOSS, YVONNE p.61 WADELTON, DAVID p.30 WALDENMAIER, JENS p.28 WALKER STREET GALL p.27 WALSH, DAVID p.21 WALTON, JANE p.27 WANGARATTAEXHIBITIONS GALL p.61 WARREN, KERRIE p.58 WEIXIN, XU p.30 WELLM, IRENE p.30 WETHERALD, HEIDI p.60 WHITE CUBE MILDURA p.60 WHITE, FAY p.58 WHITEHORSE ART SPACE p.26 WHITELEY, BRETT p.21 WILLIAMS, DEBORAH p.57 WILLIAMS, JUSTENE p.33 WINTER, KIRK p.27 WOOD, PAUL p.27 WOODS, MARK p.52 WOODS, SHARYN p.21 WORRELL, STEVEN p.32 WU, ANNIE p.33 XIAOYAN, XV p.27 YAP, TONY p.52 YIN, HUANG p.27 YORE, PAUL p.30 YOUNG, BILL p.60 YUAN, GAO p.27 YUSAF, PALWESHA p.20 ZABLE, ARNOLD p.30

COVER: Huang YIN, Superman 2010, oil on canvas. Nu˝ Yishu – Series V: Viriditas, Manningham Gallery, 669 Doncaster Road Doncaster (VIC), 2 – 19 March.

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