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SEPT/OCT NEWSLETTER: LAUNCH OF NEW WEBSITE, PROJECT UPDATES & UPCOMING PROJECTS, OSCA END OF YEAR EVENT + UTOPIA STUDIOS SPACES FOR HIRE
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OSCA HAS A NEW WEBSITE!!!!!

CHECK IT OUT HERE - https://open-space.org.au/
TAKE A LOOK AND GET AN IDEA OF THE VARIOUS PROJECTS WE HAVE MADE THIS YEAR IN ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE AND SOUTH AFRICA WITH OVER 50 COLLABORATING ARTISTS!

IT ALSO SHOWS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AND THE PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT FOR 2017 AND BEYOND!
 


OSCA END OF YEAR EVENT & ARTIST FORUM
11/12 NOV 2016

 
THE ANNUAL END OF OSCA EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT UTOPIA STUDIOS ON THE 11 & 12TH OF NOVEMBER, 2016. OVER TWO DAYS OSCA WILL PRESENT THE WORK OF CURRENT ASSOCIATE ARTISTS, SHOW EXCERPTS FROM 2016 PROJECTS AND OUTLINE THE UPCOMING PROJECTS FOR 2017.

A FORUM OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE SATURDAY WILL DISCUSS AND DEBATE THE ETHICAL ISSUES ARSING FROM CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP AND THE ARTS.  STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION AS THE PROGRAM UNFOLDS


PROJECT UPDATE

2BEACHES: FUTURE ISLAND NATION
ON THE EDIT TABLE RIGHT NOW!


ASSOCIATE ARTIST DARIO VACIRCA ALONGSIDE LONG TERM COLLABORATOR AND PAST OSCA ASSOCIATE BORIS BAGGATINI ARE CURRENTLY FINALISING THE 2BEACHES VIDEO DRAFT FOR 2016.  A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE IN PROGRESS VIDEO CAN BE SEEN HERE. THE WORK IN ITS ENTIRETY WILL BE SCREENED AS PART OF THE OSCA END OF YEAR EVENT AT UTOPIA STUDIOS IN ADELAIDE ON THE 11+12TH NOV.

 

2BEACHES IS A PROCESS DRIVEN VIDEO INSTALLATION DEVELOPED THROUGH INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF AUSTRALIANS. THE WORKS SURVEYS THEIR VALUES AND BELIEFS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CHALLENGE THE DOMINANT PARADIGMS AND POLICIES OF A COUNTRY FOUNDED UNDER COLONIALISM .

 


PROJECT UPDATE

OPENLAB16: THE ART OF BEING SOCIAL
EXPLORATIONS IN SITE BASED PRACTICES - SOUTH AFRICA

 
OSCA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PAUL GAZZOLA RETURNED SAFE AND SOUND AFTER HIS TIME AWAY AS THE COORDINATING/LEAD FACILITATOR OF OPENLAB16. HE WILL CONTINUE IN THIS ROLE  IN 2018.

WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PARTICIPATION, CRITICAL THINKING & COLLABORATION OPENLAB16 INVITED 14 SOUTH AFRICAN ARTISTS TO EXPLORE AND CHALLENGE THEIR OWN PRACTICES AND METHODOLOGIES.

OPENLAB WAS DEVELOPED IN 2014 BY CARLI LEIMBACH AND PAUL GAZZOLA FOR THE PROGRAM FOR INNOVATION AND DESIGN (PIAD) - AN INITIATIVE OF THE VRYSTAAT ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE.

OSCA IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL SUPPORTERS ALONGSIDE THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION AND MAP- SOUTH AFRICA.


UPCOMING PROJECT
 

COLLECTORS/COLLECTIONS: WAIKERIE FILMS
A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WITH THE WAIKERIE DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

 
COLLECTORS/COLLECTIONS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT EXPLORING THE AESTHETICS OF RURAL CULTURE THROUGH THE EYES OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR PERSONAL COLLECTIONS. HERE, KNOWLEDGE, SPECIALIZATION AND THE PERSONAL BECOME KEY MOTIVATORS AND CATALYSTS FOR CULTURAL DISCOURSE AND VISIBILITY.

COLLECTORS/COLLECTIONS:WAIKERIE FILMS FOCUSES ON THE PRESERVATION AND PRESENTATION OF SUPER 8 FILMS BELONGING TO LOCAL WAIKERIE RESIDENTS. THESE FILMS FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF RECORDING THE TOWN'S CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY.

OSCA PROJECT ARTISTS: NADIA CUSIMANO, PAUL GAZZOLA AND JANINE PEACOCK.


UTOPIA STUDIOS HAS SPACE TO HIRE!!
UTOPIA STUDIOS IS A SPACE TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN

AS A INDEPENDENT ARTIST YOU GOT TO MAKE IT FOR YOURSELF
AND FOR OTHERS.

UTOPIA STUDIOS, ESTABLISHED BY MATTHEW JOHN PLUMMER, IS A FACILITY PROVIDING ALTERNATIVES FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS AND SMALL ARTS ORGANISATIONS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. UTOPIA STUDIOS OFFERS  VISUAL AND PERFORMANCE ARTS MAKERS A FLEXIBLE WORK SPACE THAT CAN HOST REHEARSALS, SHOWINGS, WORKSHOPS, FORUMS AND MORE. FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR LONG AND SHORT TERM USE WITH EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST OPEN TO ANYONE NEEDING SPACE FOR JUST ABOUT ANY ARTISTIC PRACTICE.

CURRENT SPACES AVAILABLE INCLUDE -  A SPRUNG FLOOR FOR USE BY DANCERS, ACTORS OR PERFORMERS TO REHEARSE, HOLD WORKSHOPS, DEVELOP AND SHOW PROJECTS OR HOLD WEEKLY CLASSES. UTOPIA STUDIOS ALSO HAS WORKS SPACES AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR SEWING AND COSTUME CREATION, FOAM SCULPTURE, PROPS AND SET CREATION, SKILL-SHARE OPPORTUNITIES AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT STUDIO AND REHEARSAL SPACE HIRE. PLEASE CONTACT - MATT PLUMMER ON 0406 122 089 or EMAIL: om_ganesha@hotmail.com
OSCA is an independent arts platform based in South Australia generating projects across a diverse field of practice in urban and regional locsations.
OSCA is supported by Arts South Australia and recives project funding from The Australia Council for the Arts,

Find us at
UTOPIA STUDIOS, Unit 2, Percy Court, Adelaide
Phone: +61 8 7230 9519
Email: office@open-space.org.au
Post: PO Box 3815, Rundle Mall, SA, 5000
 
 
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