The exhibition celebrates the spirit of curiosity and the act of discovery. Stepping away from traditional ideas of treasure,Treasured turns our gaze towards the natural environment, heritage and art to explore ideas of value and significance.
It features:
Invited Artists:
Christophe Canato, Claire Davenhall, Lee Harrop, Bronwen Holding, Clare McFarlane, Lia McKnight, Britt Mikkelsen, Lewis Nannup, Ron Nyisztor, Leesa Padget, Greg Pryor, Judy Rogers, Amanda Shelsher, Wade Taylor, Declan White
Works from the Wanneroo Collection:
Penny Bovell, Stuart Elliott, Albie Herbert, Sandra Hill, Marilyn Hamilton, Theo Koning, Alan Muller, Clare McFarlane, Ron Nyisztor, Linda O'Brien, Shane Pickett, Leon Pericles, Leesa Padget, Pat Rodriguez, Amanda Shelsher, Holly Story, Jennifer Sadler, Miriam Stannage
Please find attached promotional material and information on the Treasured exhibition, and the associated Find Your Treasureprogramming, which includes a suite of workshops, tours, and an interactive children’s lair.
CHRISTOPHE Canato was the overall winner of the 2018 City of Wanneroo Community Art Awards and Exhibition, taking home the $7500 grand prize for his striking untitled digital photograph.
The Bayswater artist was one of nine winners whose artistic talents were recognised at the opening event on Friday, with each receiving a share in the $16,800 prize pool.
The City received 230 entries this year, including 148 paintings, 56 works on paper and a record 29 sculptures.
Those included 96 artworks by City of Wanneroo residents, while other entries came from around WA, including Dawesville, Mt Barker and Mt Nasura.
An independent panel consisting of artists Janis Nedela, Clare McFarlane and Helena Bogucki judged the entries.
“Each year I am inspired by the level of creativity and talent displayed in the awards, and the 2018 exhibition is a wonderful demonstration of art,” Mayor Tracey Roberts said.
“I am particularly proud that 96 City of Wanneroo residents submitted works this year, accounting for almost half of the total number of entries.
“It reflects the strong and diverse art community we have here in Wanneroo.”
The free exhibition in the gallery at the Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre will be open until June 22, from 10am to 4pm on Mondays to Saturdays.
Exhibition visitors can take part in judging for the people’s choice award by nominating their favourite artwork.
Wanneroo Mayor Tracey Roberts with the art award winners. Picture: City of Wanneroo
AWARD WINNERS
Open award $7500
Artist: Christophe Canato, of Bayswater
Title: Untitled
Media: Digital photography
Best City of Wanneroo resident $2000
Artist: Robert Parkman, of Jindalee
Title: The Cabin in the Woods
Media: Plywood
Highly Commended Wanneroo resident $1000
Artist: Judy Rogers, of Alexander Heights
Title: Banal
Media: Mixed media
Works on Paper overall $1400
Artist: Joanne Duffy
Title: Breath
Media: Oil on cotton rag paper
Works on Paper Highly Commended $500
Artist: Shona McGregor
Title: Post Reproductive
Media: Laser print, mat board box, ink on Japanese rice paper, cotton embroidery thread.
Location: Wanneroo Gallery, Wanneroo Library & Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Cost: Free
The City of Wanneroo Community Art Awards and Exhibition is major feature of the City’s cultural calendar.
The Wanneroo Gallery is open Monday to Saturday, 10:00am to 4:00pm.
This popular event has been held annually since 2001.
With 230 artworks on show, the 2018 exhibition features a diversity of works in the categories of painting, drawing and sculpture. The exhibition provides an opportunity for a range of artists, who reside in Western Australia, to potentially sell their artwork and be eligible to win a prize, from the Award pool of $16,800.
For more information on the Community Art Award and Exhibition click here
In reference to sociology, history or folk art, Christophe
Canato’s body of work explores male gender identities and sexual orientations
within cultural, politic and religious background.
In the current context where Australians will have to vote on the same-sex marriage topic that divides them, The Space Between Us reflects a queer perspective in a desire for
emancipation as a collective reflection.
For the 2017 Joondalup Community Invitation Art Award the
artist proposes three portraits titled Pink Triangle #1, Pink Triangle #2, Pink
Triangle #3.
Using the working men environment props in his compositions
such as pink builder line or bunting banner triangle flags. The pink triangle also represents the Act-Up gay rightssymbol (30 years annivarsary in 2017) which
was originally rendered in pinkand used pointed downward on a Nazi concentration camp badge to denote homosexual men.
It is the double meaning and the confusion that can be
hidden behind these compositions that interest the artist. Stigmatisation or the
way in which imagery elevates the status of individuals as well as the
bounderies ofwhat is normal or
abnormal, acceptable or unacceptable in our collective memories.
Recurrent in Christophe Canato’s work, it is also a
demonstration of the power of staging the male body in order to deliver physical
and emotional compositions such as idolatry, leadership, fantasies,
grotesqueness or oppressiveness.
Galerie Basia Embiricos opens in September 13 a photographic and olfactory diving... Ricochets between nature, childhood and womanhood. This exhibition presents photographs of Christophe Canato and the fragrance made specifically for this event by Givaudan, the world leader in the perfume as well as an imaginary conversation with Nature by The Social Wire.
With the support of Department and Culture of the Arts, Western Australia.
About galerie Basia Embiricos
Located in the Village Saint Paul in the heart of Paris since 2004, the gallery Basia Embiricos is spoted in the golden triangle surrounded with most prestigious visual art galleries including the Maison Européenne de la Photographie.
In addition to a vintage photographic collection, the gallery invests itself in events and projects which defend the contemporary creation using photography, video and design, with a particular focus on new technologies. The gallery organizes about eight exhibitions at its main space in Paris, shows its artists in co-operation with institutions, galleries and private collectors around the world, and participates in multiple international art fairs. The Gallery Basia Embiricos has also been in the initiative of organizing multiple events with prestigious institutions such as The Picasso Museum in Paris with « Picasso X-Ray » in 2006,The Pompidou Center with « Nativité Laïque » by Soulhed Nemlaghi in 2005, The Cartier Fondation, with the exhibition « Pain Couture » by J.P Gautier adapted from the original idea by Souhed Nemlaghi in 2004 The Belfort Museum in 2004 and the Atlas Lodz Fondation in Poland with the Guy Peellaert exhibition « Rêve du XXème siècle » in 2007. Since the end of 2010 Gallery Basia Embiricos develops common projects with the Gallery Photo 12 Valérie-Anne Giscard d'Estaing. Established in 2005 by Valérie-Anne Giscard d’Estaing, Photo12 is distinguished by its commitment to promoting ideas and discourse through images and their multifaceted paths to creation. It also encourages a hybridization between photography, film, and video. Moreover, the gallery Basia Embiricos is a self-editor.
The CIAA is a prestigious annual art prize showcasing outstanding talent by Western Australian artists working in a variety of media including painting, photography and sculpture.
Award Categories
Overall Award $7,000 (acquisitive)
Runner-Up Award $2,000
Award for Excellence $2,000
Celebrating Joondalup Award $2,000
Popular Choice Award $2,000
Survey
Vote for your favourite artwork in the Popular Choice Award and go into the draw to win a $50.00 voucher from ArtsEdge.
We value your feedback, please fill out the CIAA 2017 survey available here.
List of Artworks
Below is a list of the participating artists. By clicking on the artist's name a document will open with their artwork details.
The CIAA 2017 is accompanied by a public program of events. details below.
Workshops:
There will be three artist run workshops held in the City:
Ross Potter’s workshop will focus on drawing ‘plein air’ around Neil Hawkins Park: Join Ross Potter on a guided drawing tour through Neil Hawkins Park. Chat to the artist, and learn some of the tricks of his trade as you discover a natural specimen such as a feather, stone or leaf, immerse yourself in the process of transforming this into a special artwork of your own. For more information and to book for workshop taking place on Friday 20 October please follow link: observational drawing with Ross Potter.
Join Carla Adams as she teaches some basic weaving techniques and demonstrates a variety of materials and concepts: Carla is sure to ignite your imagination as she elaborates on some of her methodologies and philosophies around the ancient craft of weaving, through the lens of a 21st century woman who is at once challenging, funny and insightful. For more information and to book for workshop taking place on Saturday 21 October please follow link: weaving with Carla Adams - Important: This workshop is now fully booked, you can however add your name to the waitlist.
Angela Stewart will facilitate a life drawing class at Joondalup Art Gallery: Angela Stewart is an established artist and a highly respected teacher, who brings a wealth of experience in drawing techniques, especially the human form and its place in art history. Book quickly for this extraordinary opportunity. For more information and to book for workshop taking place on Friday 27 October please follow this link: life drawing with Angela Stewart
Curator's Tour:
Join the City’s Curator on a tour of the exhibition. The Curator will elaborate on a selection of artworks and explain some of the methodologies and ideas behind the work. Find out what the judge’s comments were and how winning artworks are decided. Dates: Thursday 19 October, 1.00 - 2.00pm at the Myer Court, Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City (No booking required). Friday 20 October, 4.00 - 5.00pm at Myer Court, Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City (No booking required).
School Connections - Curator's Tour:
A Curator's tour of the exhibition aimed at High School Visual Art Students is also available on arrangement. Please email for more information.
For further information on any of the above please call 9400 4924.
Establishing rapport, understanding and trust, as well as control of light are equally important factors when creating a photographic portrait.
In this this workshop WA photo-media artist Christophe Canato will present a variety of ways to work a portrait using available and studio lighting. Christophe will share some of his methods touching on cultural or instinctual considerations, historical references, styling and Photoshop. Participants will explore the necessary presence of gesture, and the subtle use of metaphors which can be used to add layers of meaning to portraits.
Facilitator: Christophe Canato
Date/Time & Venue:
2 August 2017 | 6PM - 9PM
Pagoda Resort & Spa, 112 Melville Parade WA 6152
Cost:
$30 per person plus booking fee
Who should attend:
This event is suited for adults.
How to get there:
Please visit Transperth as your guide to public transport timetables, fares and accessible transport.
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The Bunbury Biennale is a juried exhibition which brings together works by contemporary artists from across Western Australia. Featuring some of the state’s most respected visual arts practitioners, alongside emerging and mid-career artists it is a chance for regional audiences to experience the diversity of contemporary arts practice in the west.
This year, the 13th Bunbury Biennale continues to celebrate the diverse identities of WA based artists and showcases contemporary visual arts practice across a range of media, from sculpture and installation to painting, drawing and printmaking.
The Bunbury Biennale was initiated by the City of Bunbury Arty Collection Committee in 1993 – it is the second oldest Biennale event in Australia. It was created in order to expand and diversify the existing city of Bunbury Art Collection which is the largest public art collection in the state, outside of the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
2017 exhibiting artists: Amanda Alderson – Tom Blake – Christophe Canato – David Carson – Jacky Cheng – Olga Cironis – Jennifer Cochrane – Julie Cox – Mel Dare – Moira de la Hunty – Tom de Munk Kerkmeer – Donna Fortescue – Indra Geidans – Michele Grimston – Lee Harrop – Pablo Hughes – Elisa Markes-Young – Marpole – Jarrad Martyn – Tommy May – Clyde McGill – Angela McHarrie – Britt Mikkelsen – Ron Nyisztor – Pixles and Fibre – Nada Rawlins – Helen Seiver – John Prince Siddon – Sergio Tampalini – Mark Tweedie – Tony Windberg – Gera Woltjer
The artists come from a wide variety of backgrounds and the resulting works cover a diverse range of techniques and ideas. From stories of the Ngarrangkarni (Dreamtime), by John (prince) Siddon to explorations of the nexus between art and science by video artist David Carson and works created using 2.6 billion-year-old rock samples by Lee Harrop, the exhibition presents a slew of artworks to delight and challenge audiences.
Exhibition curator Caroline Lunel said the artwork also provokes conversation. “It is a privilege to be able to showcase this overview of West Australian arts practice to audiences in Bunbury,” she said.
“The Bunbury Biennale presents artists from Perth alongside a number of prominent artists working in regional and remote areas around the state and we are proud to present such a strong representation of contemporary art in in Western Australia.”
The Bunbury Biennale is a major opportunity for the City of Bunbury to acquire new works for its art collection, which already features many highly-respected WA artists.
It is also a chance to highlight the important role that the arts play in regional WA, in both building local communities and attracting tourists to the region.
The official opening of the exhibition will be held on Saturday, July 8 at 6pm with all welcome to attend to see the celebration of contemporary art for themselves.
Free artist talks will also be held on Saturday, July 8 and Saturday, July 22 at 2pm offering audiences the chance to find out firsthand more about the artworks and their makers.
The Exhibition will be on display in The Chapel Gallery and The Lower Gallery at the Bunbury Regional Art Galleries, Wittenoom Street, Bunbury from Saturday 8 July, 2017 to Sunday 10 September, 2017. The Galleries are open every day from 10am to 4pm. Free entry. For further information contact the Galleries on 9792 7323.
The Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, with our partners, is proud to deliver one of the most prominent and valuable prizes in Western Australia. Opened on Friday the 16th of June by The Acting Director of Exhibitions and Collections at The Art Gallery of Western Australia James Davies, the fifth Mid West Art Prize showcases showcases the diversity, quality and innovation of art currently being made in the state. There are no restrictions in terms of art style, medium or size, entries simply have to fit through our Gallery door!
Winners and Judges Comments:
$20,000 City of Greater Geraldton Overall Award for Excellence Sarah Mills - The Fantasy and The Flesh, 2017, Digital photograph
Mid West Art Prize 2017 Judges:
Lee Kinsella
Project Coordinator Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, The University of Western Australia
Lee has curated and managed exhibitions at Australian and national public institutions, including the Art Gallery of Western Australia, The Australian War Memorial and The National Film and Sound Archive (formerly ScreenSound Australia). She has written catalogue essays, articles and contributed to several books on Australia art, co-editing Into the Light: The Cruthers Collections of Women’s Art in 2012 and HERE&NOW13 in 2013.
Dr Ric Spencer
Curator Fremantle Arts Centre
He has been involved in numerous art activities as a curator, writer and artist, has exhibited in Australia, Asia and the UK and had his work published in Australian, UK and American arts journals. Ric wrote art criticism for The West Australian newspaper from 2004 until 2011 and during the later years also lectured at Curtin University where he holds a Doctor of Creative Arts and is currently Adjunct Professor.
David Doyle
Executive Director DADAA Ltd
David has been the instigator behind transformational change and sustained reinvention for DADAA over the past 22 years. He has led the organisation’s growth and embedded disability-led practise, through partnerships with national and international arts practitioners, CACD organisations and government departments. David has forged ground-breaking partnerships with the philanthropic, corporate and private sector, setting a national standard for diverse, strong private and public sector giving for art led social change.
For over 35 years Artbank has been at the forefront of the Australian contemporary art sector and is the most successful program of its type in the world.
Established in 1980 as a federal government support program, Artbank’s two core objectives are to provide direct support to Australian contemporary artists through the acquisition of their work and to promote the value of Australian contemporary art to the broader public. Artbank funds its operations through the leasing of artworks from its collection.
The Artbank collection was founded in 1980 with an endowment of 600 artworks from the National Collection and has since grown to include over 10,000 works spanning media including painting, sculpture, video and photography. More about ARTBANK here
