Seasons Greetings

This will be the last post (with party poppers instead of bugles) for 2010. 


The office will be closed from   Monday December 20 and we'll be back on deck on  Wednesday January 5.    If you make bookings for courses over this time they'll be waiting for us to process when we get back ... the eftpos machine is usually running hot on that first day!   So, if you haven't picked up your artwork you'll need to do so this week! 
 
Just a reminder that there's a new exhibition - 21st Century: The First Decade opening at Goma next  week -end & continuing until April 2011.  For more info go to their website

Image QAG:  Parastou Forouhar | Iran b.1962 | Swanrider 2004 | Type C photograph on paper, ed. 1/2 (AP) | 160 x 160cm | Purchased 2009 with funds from Tim Fairfax, AM, through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation | Collection: Queensland Art Gallery


 Hope you all have a creative summer and we see you back here in 2011.  

Help Not Needed Now - Found Artwork!

Dior's artwork has now be found safe and sound.  Thanks to all of the searchers! 

Dior Reedman, 2010

suburBIA

Our final Semester exhibition suburbia was a great success with over 600 people attending the opening night and over 100 sales generated thus far.   The Nona Metcalfe award which is awarded at the end of each year and gives the nominee a Semester class at the BIA was judged this year by artist & teacher Sally L'Estrange. 


Congratulations to the winner, Deidre Tomlins for her oil painting Passage of Light .

Deidre Tomlins, Passage of Light 2010

Sally L'Estrange was greatly impressed with the quality of the work on display and gave out a number of highly commended awards so our congratulations also go to -

Errolyn Walker (Portraiture), Judy Keogh, Merete Megarrity (Advanced Exploring Drawing), Deidre Tomlins (Studio Painting), Robyn Stuart (Painting 3) and Danielle Rochecouste (Studio Painting).

Mere Megarrity Untitled  2010

Robyn Sheppard Fruit Bowl  2010

Danielle Rochecouste After  2010



suburbia

you are invited to the end of semester exhibition .....

suburbia @ Brisbane Institute of Art

opening: friday december 3, 6.30 pm by Cr. D McLachlan
entrance $5
exhibition continues 4-8 december, 9am -4pm

Pottery & Art Sale

Ceramics tutor Stephen Roberts and his partner Kari are having a Pottery & Art Sale of cups, bowls, plates, jugs, vases, dishes and sculpture at 39 Jubilee Dve, Palmwoods.  
They will be open on Saturday & Sunday, 27th & 28th November from 10.30-6pm.

Taiwan Ceramics Biennale

Applications are now open for the 2012 Taiwan Ceramic Biennale. International entries are invited from ceramic artists and works must consist of one - half or more of clay and no single side of the work must exceed 150cm and height after installation must not exceed 250cm.  The closing date is 15 April, 2011.  More info  here.

Seen in the Gallery

Nameer Davis,  detail of China Vector, 2010

Nameer Davis, 2010

 

Tony Rice, Kitemaker & Artist



 

 Karl de Waal 2010, detail

Dan Cox Jewellery

The jewellery tutors have been hard at work ... here's another Studio Sale, November 27 & 28th: 10am - 4pm 112 Arthur Terrace, Red Hill.  Dan Cox (0409 226083)

More Jewellery News

Rebecca Ward is having an exhibition of her recent work.   Made by Hand: Open Studio is happening on Saturday November 20, from 9-5 pm @ 23 Cedar Creek, Maleny.  The studio will feature work from Rebecca as well as handmade porcelain from Shannon Garson.  You can check out Shannon's work here and Rebecca's work on her website.

Urban Mine Project gets to work ....

The Urban Mine project have been getting ready  for their opening here this Friday evening.  Having scrounged urban recycled materials they have been busy fashioning jewellery.  We can't wait to see what they have made!   Here's a peek at some of the makers hard at work ......

Rebecca Ward demonstrating

Rachael

Antonia

Renata

Julie

Urban Mine Project

A reminder of the jewellery exhibition at the BIA on Friday November 5th from 6.30-8.30pm.

Hallelujah

Hallelujah is an exhibition of limited edition prints using Etching, Linocuts & Collagraphs by Robyn Megson, Sandra Taylor & Julie Thornton.

The exhibition is opening here @ the BIA on Thursday 28 October, 2010 (6-8 pm)  and continues until 10 November.  You're welcome to come along between 10am - 4pm and this includes week-ends

News

Lots going on around the BIA ...

Abramo Papp (student) won a prize in the new artists encouragement ward at the recent Nundah Village Community Assocation.

BIA tutor David Paulson has won the $15,000 Kenilworth Art Prize. David is based at Maleny on the Sunshine Coast and painted a local scene for the competition. Paulson, who works primarily with landscape and readings of the figure, has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize three times. The winning oil on canvas work, titled Autumn Pool, Maleny, will be acquired by Maroochy Shire for its collection. His work can be seen here

Nameer Davis (tutor) is a finalist in the Redland Art Award ....

N Davis (2010) In flight 

N Davis In flight (detail)

Brisbane News

Regular tutor, Nameer Davis and his partner, Barbara Penrose feature in the Brisbane News .

Saturday Classes

Benjamin Werner is a new & enthusiastic tutor here at the BIA.  He has been teaching Observational Drawing & Painting 3 on Saturdays.  He has submitted some images of his students hard at work .....

If you want to see more of Benjamins own work visit his website

Beyond the Horizon

Circular Views is a group of painters who meet once a week to paint together at the BIA   They have an upcoming exhibition, Beyond the Horizon  here at Gallery Nona from October 1 - 12.  The group includes Colin Piele, Erin Maylin, Hannah Galloway, Maggie Maylin, Clare Treston, Vicki Woodhead, Julia Jackson, Melissa Woodhead, Paul Vincent and Cathy Bevis.

The opening night is Friday October 1, 6 - 9pm and the exhibition will be open 9 - 5 weekdays and 10 - 3 on week-ends. To view more of their artworks in advance you can go to their website

There is space for a few new painters in Circular Views Thursday evening group, so if you want to pursue your painting practice more independently please call Julia Jackson on 0449 769 834, or come along on any Semester Thursday evening to meet the group.

Julia Jackson



Colin Piele

Clare Treston

Paul Vincent

Scaffolding

As students of the BIA will know there is a lot of renovation work being done at the BIA at the moment.  Is it just me or is there something very interesting about scaffolding??   It reminds me of a drawing in space.

Scaffolding also reminds me of the black & white photographs of the German photographers - Bern & Hiller Becher.

Teleskop Gasbehalter, Schoneberg, 1992

To create these works, the Bechers travelled to large mines and steel mills, and photographed the major structures.  I find the drawing quality of these photographs quite compelling.   If you're interested in finding out more about these photogaphers here is a link to an exhibition they had at Moma in New York, in 2008.  Moma Exhibition

AFTM 2010

Art from the Margins is a creative initiative of Wesley Mission Brisbane (WMB). AFTM is committed to assist young artists whose artistic development is limited by homelessness, disability, disadvantage or isolation. Their 2010 exhibition will be held here at the BIA from Saturday September 11th until Saturday 25th. The opening is on Friday 17th at 6pm.

Bill Thompson

Mitchelton State School

Peter Rowe

For more information on AFTM 2010 please visit  their website or  visit their Facebook page

Urban Mine 2010 - call for materials

The Brisbane Institute of Art Jewellery Studio will be hosting a workshop in late October based on the theme “URBAN MINE”. This workshop will focus on the recycling of unwanted materials such as plastics, jewellery, aluminium pots and pans, rubber, wire, computer components, material and more!

The workshop will culminate in an exhibition in early November where jewellery created in the workshop will be for sale to raise funds for the studio.


We are calling for the BIA community and greater public to donate some of their unwanted clutter to help us in our efforts to create awareness of recycling. By using the urban mine as a source of materials we will be lowering our impact as jewellers on the environment. So dig around in those draws and cupboards and donate today!!!


Items to be donated can be dropped off to the studio or office. To arrange your donation contact Dan Cox on 0409 226 083 or at dancoxart@optusnet.com.au .

Flying Arts Award: Our Home

Abramo Papp, RUSSELL ISLAND, "Morning Masts 1"

Sandra Ross  Memory Series- Fraser Island Study 2010

Congratulations to Sandra Ross (tutor) and Abramo Papp (student) on their involvement in the Flying Arts Regional awards.  To see more of the work in this award just go to  http://www.flyingarts.org.au
There is a Peoples Choice award on the  site so if you'd like to vote you need to do so soon.