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Mayor
opens Art Exhibition: Spirit Life in Marrickville
Fifty five art
works from artists around the Marrickville area were exhibited on Friday and
Saturday, August 24 &25 at Seaview Gallery Dulwich High, Seaview Street, Dulwich Hill. Mayor of Marrickville, Councillor Morris Hanna and Dr Rod Pattenden,
Chair of the Blake Prize, opened the exhibition of visual art and poetry created
by local residents of all ages. About 80 people gathered for the opening.
The exhibition was
sponsored by The Marrickville Multifaith Roundtable and supported by
Marrickville Council and the Blake Society’s Engage program. The Marrickville Multifaith Roundtable is
represented by local faith bodies from the Anglican, Catholic, Hindu, Jewish,
Muslim and Uniting traditions. The Roundtable aims to create a space for
dialogue and understanding in faith and culture.
The artists
range from primary and secondary school children to adults and commendations were
awarded in each category. The project was designed to provoke dialogue within
the community about mutual understanding, respect, acceptance, diversity,
values, beliefs and social justice. The judges, Sueanne Wallis, (Blake Prize Board);
Stella Ford (Marrickville Council Community Development Officer) and James Yeo
(Spirit Life In Marrickville Committee member), chose according to this
criteria.
Three
children from Year 2 at St Brigid’s Marrickville, Daniel
Arriguetti, Benjamin Nguyen and Nikita Xenos, were awarded a commendation for their depiction of families,
while other children’s works included Spirit
trees by Mya Nguyen
and Icon by Tuan Nguyen who also were
awarded. Secondary students, Bree Sullivan (Beauty), Ariel Turgeman-Fabrizio (Green Planet) and Waqar Younas (Beliefs)
received commendation in their section.
In the open
section the commendations went to Deborah Ruiz Wall for her photography &
poetry called The Spirit of Country
about Aboriginal reconciliation; Anna Beresford for Multicultural Rosary and Janey
Kossy’s for Windows.
Marrickville
Council supports the Roundtable and the Arts Project. The Blake Society, holder of the national art
prize for religious/spiritual art, the Blake Prize, included this project as
part of the Blake Society’s Engage program to foster local community
conversation around values and spirituality.
How To Retrieve Your Art Work:
All artwork yet to be collected are available by
arrangement at 109 Lennox Street Newtown between August 26 and September 1. Please call 9557 3197 to arrange a time.
Download brochures at Marrckville Multifaith Roundtable Website
The Marrickville Multifaith
Roundtable (MMR) Community Arts Project explores the variety of values, beliefs
and spiritual life in the Marrickville Local Government Area. We invite people
of all ages to do this through drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and
poetry. We invite all to participate in
the conversation by visiting the exhibition.
The Community Arts Project will
enable people of all faiths and value systems to express their hopes, concerns
and interests through imagination and creativity. The arts can inspire
people from different perspectives to engage in a conversation that is both
illuminating and provocative.
This arts project is sponsored by The
Marrickville Multifaith Roundtable which is represented by faith groups from
Anglican, Catholic, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Uniting Church
traditions. It is supported by Marrickville Council. We invite local residents,
community groups, schools and artists to create art works that engage the wider
community in a conversation to promote mutual understanding and respect.
It is supported by Marrickville Council. We
invite local residents, community groups, schools and artists to create art
works that engage the wider community in a conversation to promote mutual
understanding and respect.
This project is part of the Blake Society’s
Engage program to foster local community conversation around values and
spirituality. The Blake Society conducts the national art prize for
religious/spiritual art. See more about TheEngage Project
The Exhibition
A
selection of the submitted works will be open for public viewing at the Seaview Gallery Dulwich High, Seaview Street,
Dulwich Hill. Exhibition Opening: 6 – 8pm August 24 and general viewing
10am - 4pm on August 25, 2012.
Who Can
Contribute:
All residents, schools, community groups, and others within the Marrickville local government area.
All residents, schools, community groups, and others within the Marrickville local government area.
Criteria For Art
Works:
Art work will be judged on its potential to provoke dialogue within the community about mutual understanding, respect, acceptance, diversity, values, beliefs and social justice.
Art work will be judged on its potential to provoke dialogue within the community about mutual understanding, respect, acceptance, diversity, values, beliefs and social justice.
Specifications
For Art Works:
· Two Dimensional Media:
Drawings, Paintings, Photography, wall based sculpture or embroidery, maximum
A2 size (420 x 594 mm) either landscape or portrait format. Only pieces ready
to be hung will be considered for the exhibition.
· Sculpture: That could sit on a
surface dimension of 300mm x 300mm.
· Poetry: The length of the poem is determined by its presentation
on a single A4 page.
While we intend to exhibit all
the art works submitted, if there are more than the space allows, works that
best meet the criteria will be given priority. We hope all artwork
submitted will be on show at the exhibition through electronic media.
Judging And Awards:
Judges will be
community members who will look for work that provokes community discussion
according to the criteria, and that creatively use artistic means to express
ideas. Awards of commendation will be
made based on the criteria above in age categories. There will be awards in the following
categories: Primary school; Secondary
school and open section. Three
contributors in each age group will receive a special commendation by the
judges. The primary and secondary school
sections will receive a book voucher, while in the open section, they will be
invited to share a meal with Dr Rod Pattenden, chair of the Blake Prize (date
TBA).
Where And When To Submit:
Works may be submitted
at St Brigid’s Catholic Church Parish Office, 392 Marrickville
Rd, Marrickville during office hours (weekdays 10am – 4pm), Tel: 8577 5670 or 109 Lennox Street Newtown by appointment. All entries must be received by July 25. Further information on submitting works -
please email mmrcommunityarts@gmail.com or call Peter on 9557
3197 or Steve on 0400 530 405.
Art Work Submission Form
(to accompany the artwork).
Art Work Submission Form
(to accompany the artwork).
Name
Section:
Primary Secondary Open
Primary Secondary Open
Address
Email:
Phone:
Title and Description of Art Work (10 words maximum)
I agree to this work being exhibited publically on
August 24 and 25, 2012 at Seaview Gallery, Dulwich Hill. I understand the details above re the MMR
Community Arts Project.
Signed:
Enquiries And
Further Information: mmrcommunityarts@gmail.com
or call Peter on 9557 3197 or Steve on 0400 530 405.
or call Peter on 9557 3197 or Steve on 0400 530 405.
Website: mmrarts.blogspot.com.au