NETSletter: June/July 2008

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JUNE/JULY 2008

If you go down to the woods today...
The enchanted forest: new gothic storytellers A Geelong Gallery and NETS Victoria touring exhibition
Until 9 June Geelong Gallery Little Malop Street Geelong VIC 3220

19 July - 17 August Bendigo Art Gallery 42 View Street Bendigo VIC 3550

Six of Australia's most respected contemporary artists evoke a mesmerising woodland with intersecting storylines possessing both the charm and the implied menace of a Grimm's fairytale.
NETS Victoria is proud to partner with Geelong Gallery to present The enchanted forest: new gothic storytellers, a spellbinding touring exhibition that trails the uncanny, charmed and cursed, whilst revisiting a time when animals and trees were thought to speak, when man was at the mercy of the forest, and the boundary between civilisation and the wilderness was less clearly defined. From sculpture, installation and painting to digital imagery and printmaking, this special touring exhibition features around 30 newly-created and existing works by notable midcareer artists Jazmina Cininas, Deborah Klein, Milan Milojevic, James Morrison, Louise Weaver, and Louiseann Zahra-King. In The enchanted forest, woodland animals sport shimmering sequined pelts, fallen birds are turned to bronze amongst etched glass flowers, and moths metamorphose into beautiful women and back again. Werewolves and dingoes lurk in the wolfsbane undergrowth, giants are felled among eucalypts, while fanciful trees with nocturnal blooms are home to chimeras. Curated by artist Jazmina Cininas, The enchanted forest is a Geelong Gallery and NETS Victoria touring exhibition that will span 19 months and travel over 4,500 kilometres to reach seven of the best galleries in regional Victoria and New South Wales.
Downloads Destinations, interviews, education resource, biographies and media release
Image: Deborah KLEIN Eustixis laetifera (detail) 2007 from the series Moth masks synthetic polymer paint on canvas Photographer: Viki Petherbridge Courtesy the artist


Walk Talk: Meet the curator
Thursday 5 June, 1:30pm Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale 68 Foster Street Sale VIC 3850

*Join guest curator Martina Copley for an insightful talk on the NETS Victoria touring exhibition, Walk.*
Discover how eight Australian artists trekked for three weeks through forest, river, estuary and bay to create work in response to their experience. Caught in the movement of the landscape, the artists followed a path that took them far from the familiarity and isolation of the studio.
Bookings essential Free entry! Phone Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale on +61 3 5142 3372.
Image: John WOLSELEY Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater - Lake Monibeong (detail) 2006 carbonized wood, watercolour, paper Photographer: Terence Bogue Courtesy the artist, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery (Sydney) and Australian Galleries (Melbourne)


Mirror, mirror...
Hall of Mirrors: Anne Zahalka Portraits 1987-2007 A NETS Victoria touring exhibition developed by the Centre for Contemporary Photography
Until 27 July Ipswich Art Gallery d'Arcy Doyle Place, Nicholas Street Ipswich QLD 4305

Explore the thread of portraiture through the prolific career of one of Australia's pre-eminent photomedia artists.
Curated by Karra Rees, Hall of Mirrors: Anne Zahalka Portraits 1987-2007 examines portraiture, representation and identity throughout Zahalka's celebrated career, which spans more than 20 years. Zahalka's portraits reveal more than just the individual - with an ironic and critical voice the images cleverly subvert stereotypes while capturing subcultures and a spirit of the times with acute observation.
Interview Anne Zahalka discusses her artistic practice with curator, Karra Rees
Image: Hall of Mirrors: Anne Zahalka Portraits 1987-2007 installation view Image courtesy the National Portrait Gallery Anne Zahalka is represented by Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery (Sydney) and Arc One Gallery (Melbourne)


Fishy business at Melbourne Museum
Murray Cod: the biggest fish in the river A Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery exhibition toured by NETS Victoria
Until 27 July Melbourne Museum Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre Nicholson Street Carlton VIC 3054

*Don't miss your last chance to see Murray Cod: the biggest fish in the river* - a rich showcase of visual art inspired by Australia's most iconic fish.**
Consisting of over 40 works of art by 27 artists, this timely and unique exhibition examines a great fish that symbolises the Murray River itself. A fabled fish, the Murray cod has a special place in the nation's imagination with its mouth that is as big as any storyteller and its tail that is as long as any yarn. Includes works by Ian Abdulla, Narelle Autio, Badger Bates, Nici Cumpston, Yvonne Koolmatrie, Kurwingie Kerry Giles, Ponch Hawkes, Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Bluey Roberts, and colonial artist and naturalist Ludwig Becker.
Interview One of Australia's leading photographers, Narelle Autio discusses how she created her series on the elusive Murray cod, which was commissioned for this special exhibition.
Image: Narelle AUTIO Trophy (detail) 2006 type C photograph Courtesy the artist and Stills Gallery (Sydney)


The art of walking...
Walk A NETS Victoria touring exhibition
Until 27 July Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale 68 Foster Street Sale VIC 3850

In March 2006, eight artists embarked on a journey through forest, river, estuary and bay along the Great South West Walk in Victoria. Walk invites us to discover this fragile environment through a diverse range of contemporary art, craft, sound and video art.
Artist Nicky Hepburn talked to NETS Victoria about the works she created in response to the journey and how it influenced her artistic practice. You have said that the Great South West Walk helped you to see differently. What do you mean by this and how has it impacted on your artistic practice? My natural instinct is to notice small shiny or unusually shaped things, often on the ground but certainly by looking down. Sharing the experience with other artists broadened my focus to encompass other ways of seeing. I looked up more often. When I started the Walk, I noticed my focus was drawn to the micro-environments at my feet, then through contact with fellow artists and naturalists, my interest was drawn up to higher levels. I became absorbed in the colours, textures, patterns, light, shade and forms of the passing landscapes. By this time I was focusing at all different levels of the landscape - not only those at my feet. What did you hope to capture in your work? I hoped to bring to life some of those often missed and taken for granted things we all see and collect when we spend time in the forest and by the sea. To draw attention to the small everyday beauty of our landscape that often gets overlooked, in fact it often gets discarded as litter or just forgotten about when we are finished with it.
Interview Read the full interview with Nicky Hepburn and other Walk artists, including Carmel Wallace, Ilka White and John Wolseley.
Image: Nicky HEPBURN Cuttlefish, Seed Pods, Galls II, Bark 2007 cuttlefish, found seed pods, steel, tree bark Photographer: Terence Bogue Courtesy the artist


Walk A NETS Victoria touring exhibition Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale (VIC) Until 29 June
Hall of Mirrors: Anne Zahalka Portraits 1987-2007 A NETS Victoria touring exhibition developed by the Centre for Contemporary Photography Ipswich Art Gallery (QLD) Until 27 July
The enchanted forest: new gothic storytellers A Geelong Gallery & NETS Victoria touring exhibition Geelong Gallery (VIC) Until 9 June Bendigo Art Gallery (VIC) 19 July - 17 August
Loop: new Australian video art A NETS Victoria touring exhibition developed by Hamilton Art Gallery Warrnambool Art Gallery (VIC) Until 15 June Ararat Regional Art Gallery (VIC) 19 June - 27 July
Murray Cod: the biggest fish in the river A Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery exhibition toured by NETS Victoria Melbourne Museum (VIC) Until 27 July
How you make it A Craft Victoria exhibition toured by NETS Victoria Object Gallery (NSW) 21 June - 24 August
Image: iStockphoto.com


Tour bible giveaway
Here's your chance to win a copy of the touring exhibition bible for galleries and museums:
Travelling Exhibitions: a practical handbook for metropolitan and regional galleries and museums by Sara Kelly National Exhibitions Touring Support (NETS) Victoria second edition, 2002 0 7241 0214 0 Paperback, 136pp
Whether you are a newcomer or a veteran to travelling exhibitions, an individual or an organisation, this comprehensive guide will take you step-by-step through the planning, standards and practice of putting an art or museum exhibition on the road. Normally $19.95, it could be yours for free! Simply reply to this email and tell us what you think of our new bimonthly e-newsletter. Plus, don't forget to include your postal address!
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	National Exhibitions Touring Support (NETS) Victoria is supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria and the Community Support Fund, by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and through the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. NETS Victoria also receives significant in-kind support from the National Gallery of Victoria

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