EXHIBITIONS eNewsletter July 2012
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HIJACKED III
Contemporary Photography from Australia and the UK
30 June–19 August 2012
Take a trip into the fantastic and foreboding world of Hijacked III: Contemporary Photography from Australia and the UK.
25 artists from opposite sides of the globe offer unique photographs ranging from oblique takes on portraiture and collage to snapshots of society at its best and worst. The exhibition presents far reaching photographic practices which question what it means to look, catch or construct images for the 21st century.
Hijacked III will disrupt the way you think about photography.
Opening Preview
Friday 29 June 2012, 6–8pm
Image © Petrina Hicks, Emily the Strange, 2011
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ON SALE
Hijacked III Compendium
We have reopened our shop on the ground floor. On sale are books and miscellaneous photography paraphenalia including lomography cameras.
New to the shop is the Hijacked III compendium. It is a 420 page publication including the artists exhibited in Hijacked III plus others.
Check out our new shop next time you are in the gallery.
HIRE FACILITIES
Digital,Darkroom, Studio
Did you know you can hire our various facilities?
The digital media suite features 11 networked iMac computers, all with Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Acrobat and Lightroom. The Darkroom has black and white LPL enlargers and wet tray printing facilities. Our lighting studio is 7.4 x 5.6m featuring an abundance of natural light or can be blacked out completely.
CREATIVE
LEARNING
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TERM 3
NEW COURSES
Enrolments are now open for Term 3, starting in July. This term we have two new courses on offer:
Business Basics for Photographers
Business Basics provides an understanding of day-to-day practice to help you break into the photographic industry and features guest speakers providing a wide range of perspectives and industry insight.
Mon 6.30–9.30pm
Start date 16/07/2012
The Studio Portrait
This is a 5-week class where you will work through six to eight classic studio lighting set ups for portraits. This course is ideal for students who have completed our Lighting or Lighting Intensive courses.
Start date to be announced
More information on Term 3 courses
NEWS
AND OFFERS
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EVENTS & PUBLIC
PROGRAMS
Gallery Talks, Master Class
Hijacked III Opening Preview
Join us this Friday 29 June 6–8pm. The exhibition will be opened by Nick Marchand, Director of the British Council Australia. Refreshments will be served.â¨â¨
Hijacked III Gallery Talks
â¨With curator Leigh Rob and
artist Petrina Hicksâ¨â¨
11am Saturday 30 June 2012
â¨10.30am Monday 2 July 2012
â¨â¨Masterclass with Binh Danh
Saturday 7 and 14 July 2012
â¨â¨The Australian Centre for Photography in partnership with the 18th Biennale of Sydney presents a Master Class with renowned photographic artist Binh Danh. The two-day course will be conducted over two separate weekends, allowing you a week between sessions to develop your project and produce a body of work.
Image © Luke Stephenson, Red Canary #1, 2007
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BEYOND THE
LAST SKY
Contemporary Palestinian Photography and Video
1 September–18 November 2012
Images of the conflict in Israel/Palestine all too frequently make their way to our television screens, often relegating the voices of Palestinians to the sidelines. As the first exhibition of its kind presented to Australian audiences, Beyond the Last Sky is a showcase of the diversity of contemporary Palestinian art. Exploring the use of critical humour in photography and video, the exhibition offers a new articulation of Palestinian experience and identity.
Artists include Taysir Batniji, Khaled Hourani, Larissa Sansour, Sharif Waked, Yazan Khalili, Khalil Rabah, Jackie Salloum and others.
Beyond the Last Sky is curated by Chrisoula Lionis in partnership with the Australian Centre for Photography. Chrisoula Lionis is an arts writer and curator based in Sydney. She is currently a PhD candidate at the National Institute for Experimental Arts, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales.
Image © Larissa Sansour, still from A Space Exodus 2009. Courtesy the artist
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COURSES
COMING SOON
Street Photography
This specialist course consists of a combination of field trips, rigorous review sessions and lectures. The course discusses techniques for working candidly and unobtrusively in public places to best express your experience and regard of your life and times.
Available Light Portraiture
Where there is light you can have photography. In this specialist course with Marco Bok you will look at the use of ambient light in photographic portraiture by considering arresting examples from the history of photography and painting. The course is largely practical and includes two excursions.
Photographer's Assistant
This course is for anyone with a basic understanding of photography and an interest in becoming a professional photographer by first working as an assistant. In this course Fiona Wolf, an established Australian photographer will give you an invaluable insight into the industry.
Image © Marco Bok
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Griffin would like to offer $36 tickets to
A Hoax book online and enter the codeword MEMOIR.
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Our friends at the ACO are kindly offering our subscribers discounted tickets prices.
ACO musicians will be projected onto a big screen behind the stage as they perform Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time and Schubert’s Trout Quintet at the Sydney Opera House on 15 July.
Quote promo code SCHUBERT when you book at aco.com.au to receive a 10% discount.
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SYDNEY
LIVE
COMPETITION
Art & About
Art & About Sydney have announced a photography competition. Capture a unique moment of life in our city to enter.
Twenty-two finalists will be chosen for the exhibition with a $10,000 prize awarded to the winning photographer. Entries close 13 July 2012.
There is also a Little Sydney Lives Photography Competition for the kids! Entries close 29 June 2012.
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