ARCHIBALD Prize 2012 ARCHIBALD Prize 2012 Regional Tour comes to Cowra.Regional Tour comes to Cowra.

COWRA REGIONAL ART GALLERY

NEWSLETTER

produced by the Friends of the Cowra Regional Art Gallery

December

2012 Vol. 6

No. 3

A lways provocative, entertaining and stimulating, the Gallery hosted

the Archibald Prize for portraiture from 31 August to 14 October.

The opening night broke convention with speeches, drinks and canapés

held at the Civic Centre.

Guest speaker Anne Flannagan, Deputy Director Art Gallery of

NSW praised the Friends of the Gallery for their wonderful catering.

About 100 guests strolled across to the new look Gallery for a

witty talk by Archibald Prize winner Tim Storrier and, to preview the

much anticipated exhibition.

Over 5,000 visitors attended the exhibition which included 33

school groups and 16 other groups, and the Gallery was gratefully

assisted front of house by a team of 18 dedicated volunteers.

At right is 2012 Archibald Prize Winner Tim Storrier with his winning entry - a self portrait

At right is Guest speaker Anne Flannagan,

Deputy Director Art Gallery of NSW who

opened the Exhibition.

Above and left are scenes from the reception

in the civic Centre Foyer.

Left: Cowra Public Students Visiting the Archibald

Above: St Raphael‟s Kindergarten Finlay students

Right and below right: St Raphael's Students

intrigued by the paintings.

Left: Gallery Administration Officer

Jacque Perry explains the Exhibition

to visitors.

Below: Students enjoy the works.

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2012 Regional Student Youth Art Exhibition and Awards YEAR 10

Highly Commended

Chloe Caines Forbes HS

Zoe Urquhart Cowra HS

Merit Award

Nyki Roots, Molong CS

WINNER

Aaron Matthews, St Raphael‟s

YEAR 11

Highly Commended

Brent Crowe Orange HS

Alexander Fogarty Cowra HS

Merit Award

Georgia Crowden, Young HS

WINNER

Alix Roots, Molong CS

YEAR 12 Highly Commended

Kate McNeil Forbes HS

Merit Award

Jake Thompson, Canowindra HS

WINNER

Emily McTaggart, Canowindra HS

OPEN SECTION

PHOTOGRAPHY Highly Comm.

Olivia Thompson, Orange HS

WINNER - Hannah Wykes, Molong CS

2D DIGITAL ART Highly commended

Elody Huelmo Blayney HS

WINNER -

Breeanna Burns Cowra HS

DRAWING - PRINTMAKING Highly Comm.

Casey Flemming, Molong CS

WINNER -

Georgia Bowler, Molong CS

CRAFT : CERAMICS - TEXTILES

WINNER

Sarah Voase, Forbes HS

SCULPTUREHighly Comm.

Carrie Forsyth Cowra HS

WINNER

Mitch White, Cowra HS

Peoples' Choice Award to be announced (once the votes

are in) at the conclusion of the exhibition [9th December]

$100 – Friends of the Gallery/Yoveda

Sponsors Webster Optometrists

Rural Press/The Land Lachlan Fertilizers Yoveda Wellness Sanctuary

Donors Friends of the Gallery Cowra Art Group Inc Cowra Arts Council

Private Donors Margaret Henley Pamela Heikkinen Tommy Jeffs.

In-kind Sponsor Cowra Eagle Boys Pizza

Right: H.C. Yr 12

Photos by

Kate Mc Neil

Right:

Enjoying

pizzas under

the trees.

Left: Teachers Inel Date

and Linda Chant with

Gai and Charles Gauci.

24 NOVEMBER TO 9 DECEMBER

T his, the 9th Regional Student

Youth Art Exhibition, was

opened by the Mayor of Cowra Shire

Council, Cr. Bill West, who

commented what a valuable job the

Cowra Regional Art Gallery is doing

in giving young artists of the Region

the opportunity to display their work

to the community.

What wonderful emerging

talent we have in the region! This

year‟s entrants to the exhibition have

again delighted us with their talent,

and visitors to the Gallery have been

thrilled by the vibrant and interesting

exhibition displayed.

Awards Judge artist Rachel

Ellis from Bathurst congratulated the entrants on the standard of their

work - commenting on the difficulty

of deciding the award winners

because so many of the works were

worthy of an Award.

Artists from eleven

schools submitted 135 works and

Cowra Regional Art Gallery Director

Brian Langer in his address

congratulated the students on the

standard and diversity of their work,

and thanked Exhibition Judge Rachel

Ellis for officiating so competently.

The Director also thanked

the schools and the teachers for

their interest and co-operation; the

Gallery volunteers for their

assistance in setting up the

exhibition, and made special mention

of his appreciation of the Awards

sponsors and donors listed below

left, and Eagle Boys Pizza who

sponsored the Opening.

Above: Yr 10 HC works

Left: Drawing by Chloe Caines

Right: Painting by Zoe Urquhart

Yr 11 HC: Painting

by Alexander Fogarty

at right

and below a

photographic work

by Brent Crowe

Left: Yr 10

Winning

Work by

Aaron

Matthews

Above: Nyki Roots

Left:

Georgia

Crowden

Right: Alix

Roots

Open Photography.

Works by Olivia

Thompson (left)

and Hannah Wykes

below.

Above: Emily McTaggart with

Art Group President. Pamela

Heikkinen, Rachel Ellis and

Mayor West. Above: Jake Thompson

with his work and proud parents.

Left: Mitch White

with his family

Below: Jake Ryan

enjoying his pizza

Above: Judge Rachel Ellis

Below: Mayor Cr Bill West

and Gallery Director

Brian Langer

2D Digital Art

by Breeanna

Burns-left, and

above by Elody

Huelmo

Alison Packwood -

Teacher,and Maddie

Pearsall from Boorowa

with her work.

Above: Tom, Helen and Hannah Nobes

admiring Georgia Crowden‟s sculpture.

Below: The Molong girls with Chris Cowell.

Above: a „detail‟

from Casey

Fleming‟s work.

Above: Georgia Bowler and her drawing.

Ceramic

by Sarah

Voase

Left:

Mitch White and

his sculpture .

Left: HC

Sculpture.

Carrie

Forsyth‟s

Down the

Rabbit Hole

Gallery Highlights

FORM FIRE AND FRUITION: Geoff Crispin – a regional practice in clay 20 October to 18 November 2012.

T his stunning exhibition was Opened by Andy Greenslade, Curator, Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Program, National Museum of Australia. Andy gave an

interesting outline of the projects being done by Geoff particularly with reference to his

work with islander and outback indigenous people.

Gallery Talk

G eoff presented an introductory illustrated

talk followed by a fascinating gallery walk/

talk about the work in the Exhibition and his

own work ethics and practices.

He started in 1960 and says he is not as

prolific as he was. He wants to be able to pass on his knowledge. It

doesn‟t matter if no-one else connects with what he is doing as long as it means something to him.

He has never done preliminary drawings - works immediately in 3D.

All work in the Exhibition was wood-fired, both stoneware and porcelain. He says that his wood fired machine is a bit different to „just

shoving in the wood and hoping‟, and he gets exciting effects from the impurities in local clays which are brought out by the wood firing. It

takes three days to pack the kiln with 1 ton of wood and 20 hours to fire it. Geoff hopes that his work will still „speak‟ to people many years

after they are made.

Geoff Crispin was artist - in - residence at the Gallery during the first five days of the exhibition. He gave free talks to adults and

school groups about his art practice and work with indigenous communities in Australia and overseas, and presented an adult “Working with

Porcelain” workshop on Sunday 21 October.

Teacher Tony Dagg found Geoff‟s visit to Canowindra High School inspirational to the students.

GEOFF CRISPIN WORKSHOP. Report from Tony Dagg, Visual Arts Teacher, Canowindra High School.

25 Year 9 and 11 students attended the ceramic workshop

presented by Geoff Crispin at Canowindra HS followed by an

excursion to Cowra Gallery to see his outstanding exhibition.

In his illustrated workshop talk Geoff focused on the skills he

requires as a practicing artist in a contemporary art-world. Much of this dealt with personal and professional development and

intrapersonal skills with the marketing world of galleries and

collectors. He spoke of the expectation that he possess skills in public

speaking and an ability to write for different audiences and publications about his practice.

He followed this by demonstrating the production of pots on the pottery wheel. He

turned some bases, fluted the side of a small pot and carved a decoration into a large tall

vessel. His adept handling of the material held the attention of the students.

Geoff is internationally recognised for his wood‐fired porcelain and stoneware

ceramics and for his work with indigenous groups in Australia, Jamaica, Middle East, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea

and Indonesia. The combination of traditional glazes and the wood‐fired method is unusual due to the

unpredictable nature of the wood kiln. He uses raw materials gathered from the area in which he lives to produce

rich glowing colours and surfaces licked by the flame.

I would like to thank Geoff for his professionalism in delivering his advice about art practice, his pottery

demonstration and the illustrated floor talks he gave at both the school and the Gallery.

I would like to acknowledge Cowra Regional Art Gallery Director Brian Langer for his efforts in securing

grant funding for the artist workshop and floor talks, and in covering all transport costs. As a facilitator Brian

recognises the important role he plays in linking the funding bodies, the gallery, the artists (industry) and the community (schools/students). In

doing so, our students reap the cultural rewards. Photographs above of Geoff Crispin and students at Canowindra HS - by courtesy of Tony Dagg.

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Andy Greenslade speaking at

the Opening of the Exhibition.

Geoff with a work

designed by Inawinytji Stanley

NEW DIRECTIONS: Sydney Printmakers August 2012.

T his interesting exhibition celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the

Sydney Printmakers Group. The Group has

shown overseas and has a high reputation.

Following the Floor talk, Karen Ball, president

of Sydney Printmakers welcomed all to the Exhibition

and performed the official opening.

Floor Talk - Saturday 4 August 2012.

Karen was accompanied by printmaker Denise

Sholz-Wulfing who assisted Karen during the floor

talk, pointing out differences in technique etc. Some

were very traditional - some combined hybrid prints, and some

generated on a computer. If colour is to be used for fine detail it

is generally applied by hand. Karen pointed out that for a print to

be considered Fine Art, it should be signed, dated and numbered.

Karen Ball President of Sydney

Printmakers, with her work

'The Book of the Coat 2009'

Karen Ball, with

Denise Sholz-Wulfing

in foreground

SSSCHOOLCHOOLCHOOL HHHOLIDAYOLIDAYOLIDAY WWWorkshoporkshoporkshop October 2012October 2012October 2012

The Gallery conducted

children's workshops during

the school holidays.

Pictured at one of the sessions is tutor

Catherine Bennett with

some of her pupils.

Bre Burton Catherine and Shaleayah Keliher

Finn Ryan

Next in the Gallery

15 D15 Decemberecember 2012 2012 to 3 February, 2013.to 3 February, 2013.

DESERT PSYCHEDELIC: Jimmy Pike

J immy Pike (1940-2002) is considered as one of Australia‟s great indigenous artists and one of Australia‟s

greatest textile designers. His traditional land is the Walmajarri Great Sandy Desert in the Kimberley, Western

Australia. This exhibition features original prints, textile lengths, and garments produced from his fabric designs

which are vivid, dynamic and ground breaking in their use of non-traditional colours.

Produced at the height of the Indigenous cultural renaissance, Jimmy Pike‟s designs were vivid, dynamic

and groundbreaking in their use of non-traditional colours. Due to his collaboration with the company Desert

Designs, his designs exploded onto the international stage via high-fashion garments, textiles and furnishings and

represent one of the most successful forays into the intersecting territories of indigenous art, craft and

commercial design to date. The exhibition features a selection of Pike‟s original prints, textile lengths and garments

produced from his fabric designs. The exhibition is curated by artisan in partnership with Desert Designs and toured by

Museum and Gallery Services Queensland with the assistance of Visions Australia.

Exhibition opening - the exhibition will be opened by Ngaio Fitzpatrick Designer/Senior Fashion Designer, Desert

Designs (1985 -1990) on Saturday15 December commencing at 2pm. Prior to the opening at 1.30pm Ngaio will present a talk about her experiences at Desert Design including facilitating the transfer of

Jimmy Pike‟s images to textile and then garment. Admission free.

Coming Up

10 February to 10 March 201310 February to 10 March 2013 REMOTE and WILD

T his dramatic exhibition of large scale colour photographs by wilderness photographer Richard Green is a

powerful testament to the timelessness of Australia‟s natural environment. Richard has built up a

reputation as one of Australia‟s most sought after landscape photographers and the works in this exquisite

collection includes recent photographs from the Top End of Australia. His images have been selected for

permanent display in the Australian Museum in Sydney and during 2008 his highly successful exhibition Wild

Places at the National Library of Australia in Canberra was attended by over 30,000 people.

Exhibition opening – Saturday 9 February 2013 from 2pm by Guest Speaker Guy

Fitzharding + floor talk prior to opening at 1.30pm by Richard Green. Admission Free.

Coming Up

17 March to 28 April 201317 March to 28 April 2013 g.w.bot: the long paddock – A 30 YEAR SURVEY

T his exhibition is a collection of works that span from 1981 to 2010 including relief prints, paintings, artist‟s books

and sculpture. While her earlier works in this unique survey exhibition contain motifs and symbols G.W. Bot‟s

recent work has evolved from the more literal figurative representations of the 80s to the almost pure „glyph-marking‟

that we see now. This is a „must see‟ exhibition for artists, students, printmakers and art collectors as well as the

general public interested in art. The exhibition has been curated by Peter Haynes and toured by Goulburn Regional Art

Gallery. This exhibition is supported by Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program supporting touring exhibitions by providing funding assistance for the

development and touring of Australian cultural material across Australia.

Exhibition opening

Saturday 17 March 2013 (time TBC). Guest Speaker Curator Peter Haynes.

Admission Free

Cowra Regional Art Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 4pm, Sunday 2pm – 4pm

Gallery Director: Brian Langer Gallery Administration Officer: Jacque Perry Web page www: cowraartgallery.com.au 77 Darling Street, Cowra NSW 2794 Ph. 02 6340 2190 Fax: 02 6340 2191 Email: cowraartgallery@cowra.nsw.gov.au

The Cowra Regional Art Gallery is a cultural facility of the Cowra Shire Council

“The Friends” is a volunteer organisation formed to support the Cowra Regional Art Gallery, and operates as a 355 committee of Cowra Shire Council. Meetings are now held at 9 am on the 2nd Thursday of the month in the small Council meeting room off Kendal Street. All welcome.

President

Jack Mallon Ph 63450363

Newsletter Editor Gwen Clark Ph 63423995

Treasurer

Bev Donges Ph 6345 5853

December 2012 to April 2013.

“Every day above ground is a good one.” so “Aspire to inspire before you expire.”

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Jimmy Pike,

Kurriny Piyirnkujarra, 1991.

Colour screenprint.

Courtesy of Desert Designs.

Photo: A. Higgins.

Secretary

Mary-ann Wright Ph 63423548

Richard Green Firey Sky (detail)

65 x1.76 cm

G.W.Bot

Field

Linocut on Magnani paper

92 x 59 cm.

CALL FOR ENTRIES - CLOSING 6 MARCH 2013

2013 CALLEEN ART AWARD AND CENTRAL WEST

REGIONAL ART AWARD

These awards are a significant event in the NSW Art Calendar.

They attract artists with established reputations as well as new exhibitors

and aim to foster originality and creativity.

ENTRY FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE GALLERY

For more information tel (02) 63402190.

SPECIAL EXHIBITION

In the Library

commencing Wednesday

5 December 2012 is Operation Art - artworks created by children from

schools across NSW for sick children in hospital, presented

by the Gallery in association with the NSW Department of

Education Arts Unit. Continues to 9 February