INFORM: Newsletter from FORM Gallery
From FORM | 28 Jul 2010
INFORM: Newsletter from FORM Gallery
YIWARRA KUJU: CANNING STOCK ROUTE EXHIBITON OPENS
The National Museum of Australia, in partnership with FORM, will be launching Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route in Canberra on Friday, July 30. Yiwarra Kuju is one of the most important collections that the National Museum has yet acquired, and has been described as one of Western Australia’s most significant cultural and artistic endeavours.
Highlights of the Exhibition include:
Works by 80 artists from nine community art enterprises
A curated film program in the theatrette and eight short films embedded in the exhibition
‘One Road’: an eight metre long interactive multimedia installation, which brings the Canning Stock Route to life by featuring 100 short films, over 200 stories, hundreds of photographic images, animations, archival material and satellite imagery
The ‘One Road Festival’: an inspiring event where artists will sing their art to life and share their stories
A film screening at the Visions Theatre that captures the essence and heart of the Pilbara and Kimberley regions
Workshops on museum multimedia and curating Indigenous art programs and exhibitions
A beautiful 232 page educational catalogue for international distribution
A national Kindergarten to Year 12 education program with education kits
The exhibition, workshops and public programs are all free to the public. The exhibition will be on view at the National Museum 30 July 2010 to 26 January 2011. For those unable to travel to Canberra, the exhibition has been designed to travel and we anticipate it will come to Perth in 2011.
In addition to the incredible contributions by the artists and their communities, we would like to acknowledge the support from our partners, including BHP Billiton Iron Ore; the Government of Western Australia, the Department for Culture and the Arts; Lotterywest; Indigenous Land Corporation; and the National Museum of Australia who have made this project possible.
DAYS OF CHANGE
In June this year the Australian Conservation Foundation released the Sustainable Cities Index
which has ranked Australia's 20 largest cities in 2010 according to their sustainability. The information
was gathered and collated through independent peer-reviewed research and has ranked Perth dead last.
In the official report it is recorded that:
'In 2010 Darwin has emerged as Australia’s most sustainable city, followed closely by Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. In contrast, under this comparative analysis, Newcastle, Geelong and finally Perth are Australia’s least sustainable cities of those surveyed.'
Here is a summary of our review:
'Perth has performed lowest under Ecological Footprint (7.66 hectares/person/year), Water and Transport (641 private vehicles per 1000 people), while its best score was 5th for Biodiversity, Employment (average unemployment rate of 3.44 per cent) and Education (52.9 per cent of people aged over 20 have completed year 12 or equivalent). Like Geelong, it is Perth’s comparative performance that has resulted in its position at the bottom of the overall ranking with a score of 183, and also the bottom of the Environmental Performance basket.'
This information is alarming, if not a little embarrassing. It indicates that we, as individuals and as a city, need to make drastic and considered steps towards improving our environmental performance and resilience.
But what can we do?
Perhaps one of the first steps is to commit to making changes on a day-to-day basis. A good place to start is the Days of Change website which outlines simple things that individuals, households, schools and organisations in Western Australia can change to take action to improve our city. The idea is that you take a pledge to do small things like - turning your computer off overnight, switching to energy efficient light globes, taking public transport wherever possible and taking holidays locally. The sacrifices are small and yet the benefits promise to make a big difference
Invitation: Midland Atelier Designer-in-Residence, David Trubridge
FORM invites you to a conversation with Midland Atelier Designer-in-Residence, David Trubridge. The esteemed New Zealand designer will explore his approach to design and the importance of design-led thinking in fostering sustainability and humanity.
‘I believe that left-brain thinking is responsible for our current environmental and social crisis. What is required is a 'standing back' and wider empathic reconnection to nature, as happened during the Renaissance. From this grows a balanced kind of design that nourishes us culturally and spiritually, while still fulfilling our essential material needs. Thus we learn to effectively use the full potential of our brains and rediscover our place as part of nature.’
- David Trubridge
FORM Gallery, 357 Murray Street Perth
Thursday 19th August
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
RSVPs are essential as places are limited. Please RSVP to:
FORM
T. (08) 9226 2799
rsvp@form.net.au
CHARLATAN INK ART PRIZE
An exciting international and touring visual arts prize, the Charlatan Ink Prize is open to all visual art forms, including conceptual and video art. Running biennially the prize is will kick off early next year in New York, moving on to Brisbane, Australia and then is set to travel to Austria, Poland and China.
The 2011 Charlatan Ink Art Prize theme is: 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' And the money on offer this year is a neat US$25,000 (non-acquisitive).
Entries for the New York stint of the prize close in February 2011, which gives you plenty of time to get some exciting work together on this broad and existential theme. And if for some reason you miss this deadline keep your eyes open for the following event in Brisbane in 2012.
Details, conditions and entry forms can be found on their website: http://www.charlatanink.com/artprize/.
SAPPHIRE CLOCK TOWER
Designed by Smith Sculptors, the Sapphire Atomic Clock Tower is a public art concept inspired by UWA’s achievement of designing and building the world’s most accurate atomic clock, which is set to become the ‘beating heart’ of the Square Kilometre Array to be built in Perth. The crystal shaped tower would soar upwards from a stainless steel base and would feature a clock linked by hard-line to the UWA atomic clock. It is set to be approximately 20m and have high-tech interactive elements built into its base.
Previously tagged for the site outside the railway station, the clock is now being pushed by Perth City Council for inclusion in the Perth Link City Square development.
ELECTROLUX DESIGN LAB
In early July, eight finalists were selected for the Electrolux Design Lab. The annual competition awards innovative compact living solutions, and received 1,300 submissions for its 2010 round. Electrolux asked industrial design students to provide solutions for compact living in the homes of 2050. By then, 74% of the global population is predicted to live in an urban environment.
The finalists range from micro-induction heating devices (removing the need for an oven); biopolymer gel fridges (pictured); and an all-in-one modular kitchen that combines cooking, refrigeration, air conditioning and lighting.
“With every passing year the standard of entries to the Electrolux Design Lab contest becomes stronger” says Henrik Otto, SVP of Global Design at Electrolux. "The eight finalists have made it this far on account of their ability to recognise and respond to the challenge of the brief and should be congratulated for innovative solutions that consider efficient use of domestic space."
DAVID SUZUKI: THE LEGACY LECTURE
Known as the ‘gladiatorial geneticist’, Dr David Suzuki has been inspiring, educating and entertaining audiences with his passion and irreverent wit for the past 40 years. He has written more than 30 books and has an unmatched insight into the point where human nature and science intersect.
Never one to back down from a challenge, Dr Suzuki regularly takes on climate sceptics, special interest groups and science hijacked by economics. His ability to clearly and intelligently frame an argument makes him one of the strongest voices in the often-confusing environmental discussion. Moreover, he is a proactive force, founding the non-profit David Suzuki Foundation in 1990 to find innovative solutions to conserve the natural world.
Don’t miss your chance to hear Dr Suzuki has he gives an emotionally charged, highly personal talk on the events and developments that have shaped his life. Complemented by stunning DVD footage from around the planet, this moving retrospective marks Dr Suzuki’s last tour of Australia and is guaranteed to be a memorable night.
22 Oct 2010, Riverside Theatre (PCEC), BOOK NOW.
TOM MALONE PRIZE – CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Tom Malone prize, now in its eighth year, is a highly anticipated, highly significant event on the calendar of Australia’s glass artists.
The Prize was initiated in 2003 by Benefactor of the Foundation of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Elizabeth Malone, and is intended to promote the creation, appreciation and enjoyment of glass made in Australia. Each year, $10,000 is awarded to the winner and the winning work then becomes part of the State Art Collection at the AGWA.
The Art Gallery of Western Australia is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Tom Malone Prize for 2011, an Acquisitive Prize for Glass Artists in Australia.
Deadline for entries is 30th November 2010.
FORM is a not for profit organisation dedicated to advocating for and nurturing creativity in all its forms in Western Australia. We run workshops, undertake research, host international experts and develop projects and infrastructure designed to facilitate higher levels of creative excellence. Most of all, we like having conversations with people – like our members – who share our desire to ‘build a state of creativity’ in Western Australia.
www.form.net.au
www.midlandatelier.com
www.courthousegallery.com.au
www.thepilbaraproject.com.au