14 PEOPLE - 7 TEAMS - 1 IDEA: Create something different. "The creative process can be very insular. No matter whether you're a fine artist, a designer, a developer or a writer, coming up with - and executing - ideas can be a lonely process involving just you and your imagination.
A beautiful short film featuring the work and practice of artist Megan Cope. Edited and directed by Adric Watson. View online at: http://vimeo.com/41183863
Congratulations to Franz Ehmann who has been successful in receiving an Australia Council for the Arts grant to produce new work as an established artist. He will exhibit his work in Munich, Germany in May, 2012. More details of the exhibition: Opening May 12 Galerie FOE 156 direktor Pavel Zelechovsky Oberföhringer str. 156 81 925 München Germany This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Congratulations to Rebecca Ross for her work 'Along Those Lines' (2012) which was recently featured in Art Park Journal #3. Art Park is a free colour journal featuring work by various artists, musicians and writers. For more information: http://theartpark.com.au/books/new-titles/art-park-journal-3.html
Congratulations to Tiffany Shafran who has been selected to exhibit in the 2012 Promise Program at Metro Arts. Opening night of the exhibition is Wednesday 21st March, open until Saturday 14th April, 2012. For more information: http://www.metroarts.com.au/?page=59
The Weekend Australian Financial Review: Arts and Review of 'Lie of the Land: New Australian Landscapes' exhibition at the Australian Embassy, Washington, 2012. This exhibition features work by Rebecca Ross, Megan Cope and Archie Moore. Please see attached PDF. http://www.usa.embassy.gov.au/whwh/events.html
Congratulations to Rebecca Ross who has been awarded a Career Development Grant from Arts Queensland to travel to the exhibition opening of 'Lie of the Land: New Australian Landscapes' at the Embassy of Australia in Washington DC and to New York for a brief study tour in February 2012.
Congratulations to Kent Gration and his Constellation Pendant Light which won the 2011 FX International Interior Design Award for Eco Product and Project. Now in its 12th year, the prestigious FX Awards invite both UK and International design talent to enter the very best of interior products and projects. Organised by FX magazine, these coveted awards, and the grand, glamorous black tie ceremony which celebrates them at the Grosvenor Hotel in London, are the highlights of the international design industry calendar.
'Untitled' was a large scale work completed by Chantal Fraser on a recent residency at The University of La Verne, California. The work will be on show at Harris Gallery, La Verne in May 2012. Image: 'Untitled' by Chantal Fraser, 2011. Photo collage, 2.5 x 2.2 m
Congratulations to Rebecca Ross who will be heading to the British School in Rome for 3 months from July 2012, after receiving an Australia Council Grant. Image: 'Big Green' (detail), Map collage on foamcore, map pins, 84 x 119cm
