Media release 2 September 2012 Give
me a studio among the gum trees with lots of maple leaves... Canberra audiences are about to have a rare opportunity to find out what kind of artwork can be found in a museum that advises you to “wear good walking boots” when Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre launches afterLandscape on 6 September 2012.
afterLandscape is an exhibition of installations by Australian and Canadian artists on an international exchange program developed by Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre and the Canadian Tree Museum in which two Australian artists exchange places with four Canadian artists.
Each Australian completed 4 weeks in residency at the
Tree Museum outdoor gallery for sculptural installation in Ontario, Canada. Set on 200 acres of woodland, the Tree Museum site is undeveloped and includes both waterfront and forest; hence the warning to wear good walking books.
The Canadians spent 10 days at the historic Ready-Cut Cottage in the beautiful bush setting of Namadgi National Park on the outskirts of Canberra.
The participating artists had a rare chance to explore an uncultivated, foreign environment and respond to it through their art. Like our own landscape, the Canadian landscape is tremendously diverse. So the inspiration was plentiful and by all accounts the biggest challenge was to pare down their options for creative directions. But focus they did, and the diverse, striking and sometimes surprising results realised in glass, ceramics, textiles, photography and natural objects are on exhibition at Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre Gallery until 20 October 2012.
Opening and exhibition
• Opening event: 6 September 2012, 6pm.
• Location: Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre, 1st floor, North Building
• 180 London Cct Canberra City.
• The exhibition will be officially opened by Sharon Peoples, Craft ACT: Craft and
Design President and acting Convenor. Museums and Collections Program,
The Australian National University.
Notes
• Hi res photographs are available.
• The Executive Director of Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre, Ms Avi Amesbury,
is available for interview.
• Some of the artists are can be made
available for interviews.
Also exhibiting: 6 September to 20 October 2012
Urban Forest by Dianne Firth is an installation of textile works evoking the feel of Canberra’s urban forest. The works echo the form and texture of the tree trunks in abstract form, emphasising the perspective distortion as perceived from the view of the street.
The Canberra Potters’ Society Award Exhibition - a show case of ceramic work by award winner Moraig McKenna.
For information
Media contact: Michelle Symons, Communication and Event Manager
Telephone: (02) 6262 9333
Email: michelle.symons@craftact.org.au
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre - Level 1, North Building, 180 London Circuit, Canberra ACT
Background The Australian Artists :
- Bev Hogg - ceramics artist undertook a 4 week residency at the Tree Museum, Ontario, Canada.
- Trish Roan - Glass artist undertook a 4 week
residency at the Tree Museum, Ontario, Canada.
More info: www.craftact.org.au
The Canadian artists: - Anne O’Callaghan - Tree Museum Curator and artist, undertook a 10 day residency at Ready-Cut Cottage in Namadji National Park followed by a one-month residency at the ANU School of Art Printmedia and Drawing Workshop.
- E.J. Lightman - Tree Museum Curator and artist, undertook a 10 day residency at Ready-Cut Cottage in Namadji National Park followed by a one-month residency at The Australian National University School of Art Printmedia and Drawing
workshop.
- Penelope Stewart - Artist, undertook a 10 day residency at Ready-Cut Cottage in Namadgi National Park followed by a one-month residency at the Canberra Glassworks.
- Jeannie Thib - Artist, undertook a 10 day residency at Ready-Cut Cottage in Namadji National Park followed by a one-month residency at Megalo Print Studio and Gallery.
More info: www.the treemuseum.ca
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