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The inaugural Footscray Art Prize
The Footscray Art Prize is a non-acquisitive visual art prize for contemporary artworks across multiple platforms and disciplines. Call for entries now open.
Established in 2016 by Maribyrnong City Council, Footscray Community Arts Centre, the Rotary Club of Footscray and Victoria University as part of the Victoria University Centenary celebrations, the Footscray Art Prize will be awarded biennially. It contributes to Footscray's reputation as a thriving cultural hub that supports and fosters the arts, and provides an opportunity to celebrate this artistic vibrancy and creativity.
CATEGORIES
Main Prize: $10,000
Street Art Prize: $5,000
Tertiary Prize: $1,500
Young Artists Prize: $500 (x2)
JUDGES
Jason Smith, Director - Geelong Gallery
Richard Ennis, Curator Exhibition Programs - Incinerator Gallery
Beverly Knight, Executive Director - Alcaston Gallery
Reko Rennie, Australian artist
Simon Spain, Australian artist and creative producer
To find out more, visit www.footscrayunitown.com.au
Applications close 3 March 2017
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Yarraville Festival
Sunday 12 February
An annual event in the heart of Yarraville since 1981, the ever popular Yarraville Festival returns on Sunday 12 February. Providing entertainment and activities for locals and visitors of all ages the Yarraville Festival includes entertainment, amusement rides, food, community and market stalls, a kids kingdom and the infamous dog fashion parade.
When: Sunday 12 February, 2017
Time: 10am - 6pm
Where: Yarraville Village
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RAW Comedy 2017 Footscray Heat
Tickets on Sale!
Buy your tickets now for your chance to catch comedy's next big thing. Previous competitors have included Josh Thomas, Hannah Gadsby, Ronny Chieng, Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor.
When: Thursday 9 February 2017
Time: 7.30pm, doors 7pm
Where: Kindred Bar, 3 Harris St, Footscray
Tickets: All $10 (General Admission) via https://www.trybooking.com/253117 and on the door if not sold out.
Stay tuned for an announcement of an exciting range of events coming to Maribyrnong as part of the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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Artsbox February Residency
1-14 February
Elizabeth West is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice is process oriented, spanning various modes of image and object production. Her object practice has grown from collecting and transforming discarded urban ephemera. Elizabeth has created a number of large scale temporary public art installations with woven salvaged plastics.
For her residency in the Artsbox she will be engaging with the local area to collect plastics and create a series of experimental pieces with weaving, knitting and knotting. Transforming salvaged plastics reflects on the intricacy and scale with which they are woven into our daily lives.
Elizabeth will be in the Artsbox from Wednesday to Saturday during most library opening hours, so make sure you pay her a visit.
When: 1-14 February 2017
Where: Artsbox, located next to the Footscray Library
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Long Pose Life Drawing or Painting
A three week long life-drawing course at The Art Room in Footscray
For three weeks the model will take the same pose for three hours. Although untutored Erika Gofton will be there to offer guidance if needed and at the beginning of the first week participants will be given a chance to request demonstrations for the remaining weeks. These classes will be kept to a smaller number so there is room to spread out. Draw, paint or even sculpt! A great opportunity to experiment and try new things.
When: 11, 18 and 25 February, 1-4pm
Tutor: Erika Gofton
Cost: $150 for 3 weeks or $70 per session
Where: The Art Room, 125 Hyde St, Footscray VIC 3011, Australia
For more information visit https://the-art-room.com.au/classes/long-pose-life-drawing-painting/
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Darebin Performance Lab with John Bolton
Learn new theatre-devising techniques and develop your performance skills with ILBIJERRI, Australia’s leading Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Theatre Company.
The Darebin Performance Lab is a week-long intensive workshop for Indigenous and culturally diverse performers of all ages, abilities and experience levels. Directed by renowned theatre director and drama teacher John Bolton, this is an amazing opportunity to train with one of Australia’s top theatre practitioners while meeting and collaborating with other talented artists.
ILBIJERRI, with the support of the City of Darebin, will fully cover the $500 participation fee. ILBIJERRI will also provide a cash payment of $200 to each participant towards travel and other expenses.
Limited places still remain so please contact us now!
When: 6-10 February 2017
Where: All Saints’ Hall, Preston
For more information contact Kamarra Bell-Wykes, ILBIJERRI Education & Learning Manager
via email education@ilbijerri.com.au or call 9329 9097
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Phoenix Edge: Free Drama workshops and performance making
Free Drama Workshops. Act stories you want to tell. Develop confidence and spoken language skills. Learn acting and script writing.
Led by professional artists and a team of highly-skilled young artists. An opportunity to be seized.
When: Weekly - Starting Wednesday 8 February
Time: 4.00 pm 6.00 pm
Ages: 16 and over
For more information contact Sally Farr via email sally@westernedge.org.au or call 9091 472
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Maria Katsonis in Conversation
and Proud As Book Club Launch
Come along to this excellent literary event and hear author Maria Katsonis speak about her latest book, Rebellious daughters.
Good girls hold their tongues, obey their elders and wait for marriage to determine their destiny. Rebellious daughters are just the opposite. In this anthology of true stories, some of Australia's most talented female writers share their experiences of rebellion and defiance as they challenge familial and societal expectations to find their place in the world.
Maria will also have the pleasure of officially launching the Maribyrnong Library Service Proud As Book Club.
When: 6pm to 7pm, Wednesday 1 February
Where: Footscray Library, 56 Paisley Street Footscray
Cost: Free – registration is essential
For more information and to register visit https://midsumma.org.au/k2event/maria-katsonis
Image Credit - Sarah Walker
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Enrol Now in Women’s Circus Summer Term 1
Due to popular demand Term classes have been extended to ten weeks!
Women’s Circus Term 1 classes are now open for enrolment! Women of all ages, backgrounds, experiences and fitness levels are welcome. Their amazing team of trainers will support you in building strength and confidence in circus and theatre skills.
New to circus? Check out their popular New Women’s class - a unique allsorts circus program for beginners that has been offered at the Women’s Circus since its inception in 1991. Get to know the community while trying all their speciality areas including acrobalance, aerials, juggling and manipulation, handstands, tumbling and ensemble performance. In 2017 New Women’s will run as a two-term program, with intakes in Term 1 and 3. If you are having financial issues please contact the office to discuss payment plans.
When: Monday 30 January – Sunday 9 April
Where: Drill Hall, 395 Barkley Street West Footscray, VIC 3012
Cost: Varies, check website for more details
For full class listings and to enrol: http://www.womenscircus.org.au/training/circus-classes/
Contact: training@womenscircus.org.au or call (03) 9687 3665
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Emerging graphic designer wanted for public art project
Moonee Valley City Council is seeking a young person to create an artwork for the new Pridham Plaza upgrade on Racecourse Road in Flemington.
You will be creating a large scale design for a high profile location, and be included in the process with Council from design concept to installation on site. Receive a fee of $600. You have a public art project to add to your portfolio.
About the project:
In early 2017 Pridham Plaza in Flemington will be upgraded. As a part of this project MVCC would like a distinctive, colourful, graphic image to cover the four sides of the public facility. The artwork can be a theme of your choice. This will be printed at a large scale on adhesive vinyl and will remain for approximately two years. The image/artwork will need to be high resolution ie. a graphic, photograph, collage, a pattern. No drawings or paintings but we can help make your idea work.
Submission information:
Submit a sample of your design artwork (20Mb max.) by 20 March 2017 by email to streetscapes@mvcc.vic.gov.au or by post to Moonee Valley City Council - Urban Design, PO Box 126, Moonee Ponds VICTORIA 3039. For more information call 9243 1611. You can submit more than one design.
For more information about the Pridham Plaza upgrade go to http://mvcc.vic.gov.au/racecourseroad
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Yarraville Community Centre
The new year at Yarraville Community Centre kicks off with art and style workshops including:
- easy etching;
- valentine’s day paper craft;
- piñatas, mini food in polymer clay;
- material marbling;
- handprint a mindfulness colouring book;
- mini Easter baskets in polymer clay;
- soy wax candle making;
- floristry in a day;
- children’s book illustration and;
- how to get started on your sewing machine
All these workshops are hands on and you will bring home your creations.
For more information on any of these classes or to enroll online visit www.ycc.net.au or call us 9687 1560.
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Five Walls Project & Arcade Exhibitions
Patricia Todarello “Restrained"
Working under the design name GUISH DESIGN Patricia Todarello presents Restrained a continuation of works shown previously at Arcade the first works to be presented under the design name Guish Design early in 2016. In this forthcoming exhibition Todarello creates works that aim to translate as echoes of her working past, explore the idea of design as a different aesthetic, present furniture related components as fine art, worked through a creative awareness to retain their purpose or history in some context. Todarello utilises this offshoot of her art practice to continue a discourse with her working past which in turn generates a balance for her principal art practice.
Where: ARCADE - suite 2, level 1/119 Hopkins St, Footscray.
When: Open (viewable) Monday - Saturday 12-5pm.
For more info visit www.fivewalls.com.au/arcade
"Roadie Punk Paintings” by Billy Gruner & Kyle Jenkins
Five Walls is pleased to announce the inaugural exhibition in our new gallery space ( 5 x 5 ) 'Roadie Punk Paintings' by Kyle Jenkins (Toowoomba) & Billy Gruner (Sydney). The 1970s produced many things least of all a spectacular rebellion against conservatism in many tiers of western culture. Punk music and related conceptual art practices seem to be not unrelated to a deeper cultural conflict, one that also saw truckers and roadies rise as sex symbols of working class life.
We invite you to join the artists in celebrating the opening of their show and welcome you to share with us important occasion in Five Walls' development.
Where: Five Walls Projects, suites 3 & 4, level 1/119 Hopkins St, Footscray.
When: Open Wed-Sat 12-5pm
For more info visit www.fivewalls.com.au
Opening for both exhibitions 1 February 6-9pm, continues to 18 February
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