Arts Project Australia in Northcote, Victoria | Community organisation

Arts Project Australia

Locality: Northcote, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9482 4484

Address: 24 High Street 3070 Northcote, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.artsproject.org.au

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24.01.2022 ‘Mind’s Eye’ presents a collection of John Bates iconic landscapes that are of this world, yet ethereal in their conceptual and bold representation. Bates has been a regular artist at Arts Project Australia since 1990 and is an established painter whose striking, delineated compositions are characterised by flat planes and vivid colour. Visit: artsproject.org.au/minds-eye-john-bates/

24.01.2022 This weeks virtual exhibition features the incredible colourist, Paul Hodges (b 1974, Melbourne). Hodges is an accomplished mid-career artist with a penchant for painting theatrical, modern and historical women stemming from his long-time interest in theatre, ballet and popular culture. In recent years, Hodges has been fascinated by Asian, particularly in China and Japan, clothing subcultures. "Ive seen it in the city in Melbourne toowomen dressing up in anime and Lolita fashion. I think it has links to pre-romanticism and [while originating in the 1990s] it has its roots in fashion from old times."

23.01.2022 #enterthearchive Three years ago today, Arts Project Australia was in Sydney as part of SPRING 1883. Taking place over the three days at the Establishment Hotel, Arts Project teamed up with New York gallery DUTTON to share a penthouse suite and present a cross-pollination of lyrical, inventive, and tactile work by John Bates, Robert Brown, Samraing Chea, Valerio Ciccone, Boris Cipusev, Alan Constable, Patrick Francis, Ian Gold, Paul Hodges, Ruth Howard, Miles Howard-Wilks, Ka...te Knight, Adrian Lazzaro, Julian Martin, Chris Mason, Warren OBrien, Lisa Reid, Anthony Romagnano, Rebecca Scibilia, Mark Smith, Georgia Szmerling and Terry Williams. SPRING 1883 was established in 2014; through its intervention into a hotels context, SPRING 1883 sees the traditional art fair model replaced with a boutique site for dialogue and interaction between galleries, artists and collectors.

23.01.2022 Join Arts Project Australia to celebrate the end of the year at the Virtual Gala. The Virtual Gala will be live streamed on Facebook and YouTube featuring special moments with APA artists, words from Arts Project director Sue Roff and curator Sim Luttin, and entertainment from an exclusive line-up including Paul Kelly. Alongside the live stream event, 150 artists are presenting 200 artworks at a virtual exhibition hosted on the APA website, which will be for sale through si...lent auction hosted by Leonard Joel. Both Virtual Gala auction and exhibition will launch from Friday November 20 and close Tuesday December 1, giving you plenty of time to browse and buy Arts Project Australia artworks before and after the Saturday 28 November Gala live stream. Want to party with food? The Recreation is providing a picnic hamper with a selection of cheeses, cold baked goods and wine to enjoy from home (pick up and delivery options available). Register to receive the free live stream link, order your picnic hamper and receive updates on the Gala auction and exhibition: https://bit.ly/367nNpM

22.01.2022 #enterthearchive In 1994, Arts Project presented ‘Beyond Worlds’ at the National Gallery of Victoria to emphasise the power of art as a means of communication. The thesis of the show exemplified Arts Project’s ethos of the flexible conventions of artmaking as a means of individual expression beyond verbal language. The exhibition formed part of Arts Project Australia’s twentieth-anniversary celebrations and focussed on Arts Project artists who had developed their practice over a number of years and had shown significant development in their technical and aesthetic skills, many of whom were pursuing art as a career. Featured artists included Jimmy Fuller, Stelio Costa, Valerio Ciccone and Kelvin Heffernan, among others.

22.01.2022 Robin Warrens current virtual exhibition Mottled Images presents work created in the Arts Project Australia studio from 2017-2019. Warren has an artistic practice that spans over 20 years. His works on paper explore brightly coloured and organically shaped abstract imagery. Utilising oil pastels, Copic and felt-tipped markers, his work is reminiscent of cellular organisms in bloom that radiate from a central focal point. Visit exhibition: artsproject.org.au/mottled-images-robin-warren

22.01.2022 Read the latest addition to our digital bookshelf. 'A Sense of Place' was produced in 2003 to commemorate the move into Arts Project Australias new building at 24 High Street, Northcote. Including a reflective essay and a timeline of achievements, the substantial catalogue presents comprehensive and rare documentation of works by artists of this period, many of whom are still practising in the studio, thus offering insight into the early development of their oeuvre some 17 years ago.

21.01.2022 In this interview, APA artist Matthew Gove explores how an attachment to animals fuels his creative practice. While often resulting in playful narratives beyond the realm of reality, Goves comical anthropomorphisation resonates with anyone who has ever had a bond with a pet or furry friend.

20.01.2022 Alan Constables ceramic cameras have seen international acclaim for their tactile, poetic resonances. In this video David Hurlston, Senior Curator of Australian Art at the National Gallery of Victoria, talks through Constables process, Constables highly idiosyncratic practice and why he believes Constable is one of the most important contemporary artists working today. Alan Constable (born 1956) has worked in the Arts Project studio since 1991 and has held solo shows at Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane; Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney; South Willard, Los Angeles; and Stills Gallery, Sydney. He has collections in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; and The Museum of Everything, London. Constable is represented by Darren Knight, Sydney; DUTTON, New York; and Arts Project Australia, Melbourne.

20.01.2022 This weeks virtual exhibition examines the use of face coverings from a functional as well as fanciful and speculative viewpoint. When You Wear the Mask, the Mask Becomes You features work by Michael Camakaris, Nick Capaldo, Adrian Lazzaro, Julian Martin, Sammie-Jo Matta, Daniel Pace, Gavin Porter, Aidan Sefo, Cathy Staughton, Jimmy Tran and Terry Williams. For those of us living in Melbourne, Australia the second lock down has made us admit that were not quite as immune ...or good as we thought we were while debates proliferate whether to wear a face mask. Masks have been worn throughout history to shield, camouflage, disguise and masquerade. As face coverings have transformative qualities, masks can be creative, liberating and empowering. This exhibition hones in on this, reflecting the transformative qualities wearing a mask can have on the wearer.

19.01.2022 That the art world like every other part of society tends to exclude the many and not the few, is simply a byproduct of a narrow gaze by historic gate-keepers. James Brett, founder of the Gallery of Everything and curator of 'The Deep' featuring APAs Julian Martin and Terry Williams, spoke with Arts Project Australia about platforming the voices of artists outside the mainstream. Read interview from 'Love from the Studio' link below.

19.01.2022 This week's virtual exhibition 'Intricate Formations' examines Robyn Dohertys art practice, which involves the creation of intricate works using paint pens and markers on paper. Dohertys gentle observations of serene landscapes, seascapes, animals and linear pattern formations are complemented by a deliberate, considered application of the medium and elegantly balanced composition. Her interpretation of ubiquitous objects, houses and moments in time, presents a unique and creative perspective on the world around us.

18.01.2022 #enterthearchive In 2013, Art Project Australia artists Boris Cipusev, Alan Constable and Patrick Francis participated in Melbourne Now at the NGV. Celebrating the latest art, architecture, design, fashion and dance produced in the city, Melbourne Now brought together over 130 artists and 30 curators to activate spaces across NGV International and NGV Australia. Selected by the NGV curatorial team, the three APA artists exhibited over 100 artworks shown alongside over 250 works and commissions by Melbournes leading contemporary artists. Images show the NGV team visiting the collection rooms at APA, then the VIP opening night at the NGV in November 2013.

18.01.2022 #enterthearchive Some behind the scenes photographs of preparations for the Polaroid Project in 2014, which saw nationally acclaimed artist Alan Constable of Arts Project Australia collaborate with one of Australias foremost contemporary artists Peter Atkins of Tolarno Galleries (Melbourne). Both artists responded to collected Polaroid cameras and packaging (originally designed by Paul Giambarba between 1958 and 1977). Polaroid Project was accompanied by a full-colour brochure with an essay by Alex Baker, Director of Fleisher/Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia, USA and was opened by Kirsty Grant, at the time head of Australian Art at the National Gallery of Victoria. Constable is represented by Darren Knight, Sydney; DUTTON, New York; and Arts Project Australia, Melbourne.

16.01.2022 The Virtual Gala is only a week away! Want to party with food? The Recreation is providing a picnic hamper with a selection of three Australian cheeses, lavosh, an asparagus, zucchini and gruyere tart, a pear and frangipane tart and an option bottle of Pinot Grigio or Pinot Noir. The Recreation is a bistronomie housed in an old pub opened in late 2016 serving clean, fresh and delicious dishes that draw upon the charcoal burning grill that has been especially built for the venture. Pre-order your picnic hamper via the Virtual Gala before 1pm Thursday November 26 (48 hours prior to Virtual Gala). Pick up and delivery options available: https://bit.ly/3pvxjvV

15.01.2022 Joining the Digital Bookshelf this month is Valerio Ciccone: Peripheral Observer. This catalogue coincides with the major survey exhibition of Valerio Ciccone decades-long career, Peripheral Observer (2012). Ciccone is a figurative artist with an idiosyncratic and fluid style. The catalogue features Ciccones artwork as well as essays on his oeuvre. Read online, download a copy or listen to a reading of Glenn Barkleys essay.

15.01.2022 Just as a QR code stores data in a matrix of geometric cells, the signature marks and commonly recurring motifs in creative works all contain an identifiable signature through which we can scan the subjectivity of the artist. Sensor invites the viewer to sense the thumbprint of the maker and take a deeper look at what is hidden in the coded form within each artists chosen, often idiosyncratic, language or thumbprint and features work by Mark Smith, Julian Martin, Kate Knight, Paul Hodges, Michael Camakaris and Jordan Dymke. Sensor is curated by Jordan Dymke, who has been working in the Arts Project Studio since 2012 and undertook an internship in the Arts Project gallery in 2020.

15.01.2022 The Virtual Gala is now open! Browse and bid on over 200 artworks by Arts Project Australia artists to celebrate their incredible work over 2020. Visit and bid at Leonard Joel - Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers or enter the two virtual gallery spaces on Arts Project Australia's website to browse Virtual Gala artworks. Remember, 100% of every winning bid is paid directly to the artist! For information on how to bid, please visit Leonard Joel’s How To Buy guide provided on their website.

14.01.2022 #enterthearchive In anticipation of the Virtual Gala this Saturday, this throwback recalls the excitement of this annual event which showcases Arts Project’s 150 artists as the year comes to a close. In 2014, Cathy Staughton completed a Christmas-themed drawing wall commission for the Annual Gala. - Join the 2020 Gala this Saturday from 3pm for an afternoon of speeches, entertainment, art and other festivities. RSVP now:https://bit.ly/3pvxjvV

14.01.2022 #enterthearchive In November 2013 Third Drawer Down held an art battle for their 10th birthday celebrations. "Back to Back Art Attack" involved five pairs of artists hidden from each other, creating a drawing or painting for 20 minutes on a common theme, followed by the pieces presented at a silent auction. Arts Project artists Aidan Sefo, Michael Camakaris, Paul Hodges, Eden Menta, Mark Smith and Cathy Staughton, went back-to-back with Lucas Grogan, Oslo Davis, Madeleine Stamer, Michael Hawkins and Kenny Pittock. All proceeds from the day of art, music and drinks at their graffiti-tagged storefront in Fitzroy were donated to Arts Project Australia.

13.01.2022 Join Arts Project Australia to celebrate the end of the year at the Virtual Gala. Register to receive the free live stream link, order your picnic hamper and receive updates on the Gala auction and exhibition: https://bit.ly/367nNpM

13.01.2022 For most, the road to success is a long journey and no truer words have ever been said about people who work in the arts. No matter the discipline, following a creative path and putting oneself out there on the public stage takes guts and determination as well as passion, resilience and sacrifice. With a nod to fellow creatives working in the performing arts the sector arguably most affected by the pandemic our latest virtual offering acknowledges the importance of staying committed and focused on the long game as a crucial road map to success. The artists featured have enduring and rewarding careers in the arts, and we celebrate their longevity and dedication to their creative practice.

13.01.2022 Remember to tune in to Channel 9 this Saturday at 2pm for the City of Melbourne Melbourne Awards. The special television event celebrates everything that is good about Melbourne, as well as announcing the winners of each category. Arts Project Australia is nominated in the Arts and Culture for the organisation's response to the COVID-19 crisis. The Melbourne Awards are the City of Melbourne’s highest accolade, celebrating the inspirational Melburnians who dedicate their time and energy to making this city a world leader. In 2020 the program shines its light on Community Champions who have shown great leadership, kindness and generosity during COVID-19.

12.01.2022 #enterthearchive Moments from an Arts Project studio visit in 1993 featuring Julian Martin, Dorothy Berry, Valerio Ciccone and Terry Williams, all artists who are practicing in the studio some 27 years on. These images reminisce on the days when the Arts Project studio was located at 116 High Street Northcote, calling the building home from 1988 until moving down the road to the current location at 24 High Street Northcote in 2003. These images have been generously scanned and provided to Arts Project by Kim Guthrie in response to the Enter the Archive project.

11.01.2022 #enterthearchive In 2009, Arts Project Australia artists participated in the Exquisite Corps Game. MAD ABOUT ART Inc, in conjunction with VicRelief Foodbank, presented Art for Foods Sake, a fun, inter-studio public Exquisite Corpse game to raise money and food for families in need. Located at Federation Square, the day allowed APA artists to connect with the wider public, producing 3 works on canvas to form different parts of the body of the corpse. We look forward to the day we can connect with art in person, and with friends, again!

11.01.2022 With staff and artists working from home under stage 4 restrictions, we are taking advantage of the opportunity to upgrade our building to be compliant with current accessibility requirements with Sibling Architecture and MIC Projects. This upgrade will enable easier entry to the building for all through a more accessible and functional reception area, and provide a brighter and more inviting entrance, undercroft and outside space. When COVID19 kicked off, we put the project ...on hold with designs finalised, but recently decided this is actually the perfect time to complete these works without disruption to APA artists, audiences and staff, who will eventually return to a fresh and inviting entrance and undercroft. A huge thank you to the generous support from the Limb Family Foundation and the many donors who have made this important project possible we look forward to sharing it with you in the near future.

10.01.2022 In this video, Arts Project Australia artists talk about their favourite parts of the Annual Gala. Each year, Arts Project Australia hosts an Annual Gala presenting artworks from their 150 studio artists. Not only featuring great art, Annual Gala is a community event, with artists gathering with family and friends to enjoy the exhibition, live music and food. While usually held at the Northcote-based gallery, the 2020 event turns virtual. You can access the live stream on F...acebook and YouTube from 3pm Saturday 28 November 2020 and the online auction and exhibition from this Friday 20 November. More info: https://bit.ly/2UANgCV

09.01.2022 Joining the Digital Bookshelf this month is 'Valerio Ciccone: Peripheral Observer.' This catalogue coincides with the major survey exhibition of Valerio Ciccone decades-long career, 'Peripheral Observer' (2012). Ciccone is a figurative artist with an idiosyncratic and fluid style. The catalogue features Ciccones artwork as well as essays on his oeuvre. Read online, download a copy or listen to a reading of Glenn Barkleys essay.

08.01.2022 Across her practice, emerging artist Rosie OBrien sensitively experiences colour. Its an almost chromesthesia sentimentality: when asked about an exhibition, she recalls the yellow of the walls, and as she talks about selecting materials, its all about their ability to conjure the colours she wishes to imbue in her art. In this interview, OBrien reflects on a 2019 artwork depicting a bouquet of purple flours spatially composed against a yellow background and speaks on her draw to the botanic and use of specific reference points and materials. She also reflects on her inclusion in and on the eyes, black sleep of night curated by Sarah Brasier.

08.01.2022 #enterthearchive Hollywood and Arts Project Australia spent the day together back in 2013. Neville Page, science fiction genius slash film and television concept designer, visited APA studio with an interest in setting up a similarly styled supported studio. Page is behind blockbusters such as Avatar, Tron, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Narnia and Garfield the Movie. Page spoke with artists in the studio about their practice, especially those with a keen interest in science fiction. Monica Burns documented their meeting in a watercolour on paper titled Monica Burns and Neville Page, currently available for purchase from our online stockroom.

08.01.2022 Lisa Reid is an accomplished multidisciplinary artist with unparalleled attention to detail. In this interview, Reid focusses on The Old Fashioned Cash Register with the Old Paper Dollar Notes and Coins (2018) as well as her other ceramics which are comprised of multiple components and meticulously constructed over a long period. While she talks on the value of memory in her process, she doesnt shy away from the present as she also ponders on the pandemics disruption to her practice.

07.01.2022 The Arts Project studio is usually a hive of activity with over 150 artists attending over a six-day schedule, from those who have joined in recent years to some whose career at the studio spans decades. For studio manager James McDonald, it was imperative to maintain Arts Project Australia studios energy despite permeating uncertainty. In this interview, McDonald reflects on the whirlwind of 2020, speaks on transitioning to a remote online studio program and celebrates the seamless character of Arts Project Australia.

06.01.2022 #enterthearchive A snapshot from Arts Project Australias early days of entering Australias art history discourse. On 10 May 1995, the Canberra Times reported on Singular Visions, featuring 13 of Arts Project Australias artists of the time. Art critic Sasha Grishin- who now has twenty-five books and over two thousand articles, exhibition critiques and catalogue essays on art to his name- gives a sensitive contextualisation of the term outsider art and praises the originality of work made outside the confines of the institution. Further, he draws on the practices of Julian Martin, Alan Constable and Johanna Hilgendorf, summarising their work and the exhibition as a refreshing surprise.

05.01.2022 Read the latest addition to our digital bookshelf. A Sense of Place was produced in 2003 to commemorate the move into Arts Project Australias new building at 24 High Street, Northcote. Including a reflective essay and a timeline of achievements, the substantial catalogue presents comprehensive and rare documentation of works by artists of this period, many of whom are still practising in the studio, thus offering insight into the early development of their oeuvre some 17 years ago.

05.01.2022 Robin Warren's current virtual exhibition Mottled Images presents work created in the Arts Project Australia studio from 2017-2019. Warren has an artistic practice that spans over 20 years. His works on paper explore brightly coloured and organically shaped abstract imagery. Utilising oil pastels, Copic and felt-tipped markers, his work is reminiscent of cellular organisms in bloom that radiate from a central focal point.

05.01.2022 As Melbourne heads into the third week of its second lockdown, take a moment to appreciate the impact of colour in the artwork of Robert Browns solo exhibition Bold, Bright and Beautiful. It is right where we want to be, while we live with uncertainty and isolation. Brown is an accomplished abstract painter whose work on paper and canvas is characterised by his bold and vibrant use of colour and spontaneous layering. He is a master colourist, whose work makes you unashamedly happy when you view it. Inspired by nature, he draws inspiration from found images of landscapes, reinterpreting what he sees with great freedom.

04.01.2022 This weeks virtual exhibition Intricate Formations examines Robyn Dohertys art practice, which involves the creation of intricate works using paint pens and markers on paper. Dohertys gentle observations of serene landscapes, seascapes, animals and linear pattern formations are complemented by a deliberate, considered application of the medium and elegantly balanced composition. Her interpretation of ubiquitous objects, houses and moments in time, presents a unique and creative perspective on the world around us.

03.01.2022 When you read the words of Elvis Presley's 1956 Love Me Tender, you can't help humming along to the music. That's the enduring power of Elvis. The best of music, performance and art does thatit moves you and gets under your skin. Such is the quality of Dionne Canzano's paintings and drawings: passionate renderings drawn from the heart. The artwork selected in Canzano's solo exhibition Love Me Tender, Love Me True is first and foremost a celebration of heartthrob Elvis Presley. It also expresses her all-embracing love of life: from wild cats and magpies to popular cultural landmarks and gorgeous celebrities. This diverse collection has a little bit of everything and best enjoyed while humming your favourite Elvis tune.

03.01.2022 The Object and the Beholden confines itself with us inside our domestic environments and the ever-closer relationships with objects we hold within these intimate spaces. Objects create meaning and comfort, serving as bridges to people, places and moments in time, tapping into raw emotion. We are makers and users of objects, carving meaning out of our domestic environment toward notions of a sense of self and belonging. The Object and the Beholden features work by Alan Constable, Anne Lynch, Kate Knight, Samantha Ashdown, Steven Ajzenberg, Valerio Ciccone, Georgia Szmerling, Chris OBrien, Simon Paredes and Terry Williams. https://www.artsproject.org.au/object-and-the-beholden/

02.01.2022 #enterthearchive Only three years ago, Arts Project Australia was in the heart of Melbourne CBD opening Spring Fling. Soaking up the final moments of the season alongside the Spring Racing Carnival, the pop-up gallery ran for ten days at Collins Place featuring works on paper and canvas as well as ceramic and soft sculpture works by over 30 artists which surveyed the lyrical, compelling and thoughtful creations of the Arts Project studio. While the city may now look like a ghost town in the interest of keeping its inhabitants safe- there is solace in remembering the buzz of cosmopolitan life.

02.01.2022 This week's virtual exhibition features the incredible colourist, Paul Hodges (b 1974, Melbourne). Hodges is an accomplished mid-career artist with a penchant for painting theatrical, modern and historical women stemming from his long-time interest in theatre, ballet and popular culture. In recent years, Hodges has been fascinated by Asian, particularly in China and Japan, clothing subcultures. "I've seen it in the city in Melbourne toowomen dressing up in anime and Lolita fashion. I think it has links to pre-romanticism and [while originating in the 1990s] it has its roots in fashion from old times."

02.01.2022 When you read the words of Elvis Presleys 1956 Love Me Tender, you cant help humming along to the music. Thats the enduring power of Elvis. The best of music, performance and art does thatit moves you and gets under your skin. Such is the quality of Dionne Canzanos paintings and drawings: passionate renderings drawn from the heart. The artwork selected in Canzanos solo exhibition Love Me Tender, Love Me True is first and foremost a celebration of heartthrob Elvis Presley. It also expresses her all-embracing love of life: from wild cats and magpies to popular cultural landmarks and gorgeous celebrities. This diverse collection has a little bit of everything and best enjoyed while humming your favourite Elvis tune.

01.01.2022 This weeks virtual exhibition argues we dont need to justify arts important, especially at a time when creativity is more critical than ever. We know art has an extraordinary impact on our lives the community tells us, studies tell us and the economy tells us. The jury is in and its a no-brainer: art matters and is too important not to share. - Featuring work by Arts Project artists Michael Camakaris, Samraing Chea, Bronwyn Hack, Michael Licenblat, Eden Menta, Lisa Reid, Cathy Staughton and Terry Williams.