What`s On Logan Art Gallery February to April 2016

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Exhibition and Workshop Program
February to April 2016
Welcome
Logan Art Gallery
Logan Art Gallery celebrates the diverse
practices of visual artists, craft workers
and designers and presents a dynamic
exhibition program for residents and
visitors to the region. Exhibitions feature
touring exhibitions, local artists, visiting
artists and works from the Logan Art
Collection.
An extensive range of free public
programs is offered and includes guided
tours, practical workshops, special
events and artist talks. A dedicated
Young Peoples Gallery showcases
exhibitions for young people or by
young people and provides fun,
interactive activities for younger visitors.
Logan Art Gallery also promotes
locally created contemporary gifts
and collectables that are available for
purchase from the gallery store.
Cnr Wembley Rd and Jacaranda Ave,
Logan Central QLD 4114
ph: (07) 3412 5519
fax: (07) 3412 5350
email: [email protected]
website: www.logan.qld.gov.au/artgallery
Open 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday
Free admission
The Logan Art Gallery will be closed to
the public on the following days for the
installation of new exhibitions and holiday
periods:
•23 Feb
•25 Mar
(Good Friday)
•26 Mar
(Easter Saturday)
•5 Apr
•24 May
•5 Jul
•23 Aug
•11 Oct
•6 Dec
•25 Dec 2016 to
2 January 2017
Front Cover: Kay Lawrence, (Wo)mangrove (detail), 2014, driftwood, knitted yarn, 185 x 130 x 60cm
Group bookings/venue hire
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Group bookings
Venue hire
Large groups are encouraged to call
and inform us of their intended visit.
Logan Art Gallery staff will provide free
tours to interested groups booking
at least a week in advance of their
visit. Groups can also book practical
activities to further enhance their visit.
The Logan Art Gallery, including its
creative arts workshop, is available for
private and community functions and
events.
For more information or to make a group
booking, contact the gallery by phone on
07 3412 5519 or email
[email protected]
BUILDING OUR COMMUNITIES,
BUSINESSES AND PRIDE
Exhibition Program
Merri Randell, The Fen-Pan14, 2013, digital video. From Uncanny nature
22 January – 20 February 2016
26 February – 2 April 2016
Kay Lawrence: Material matters
Scanlines
Kay Lawrence explores the relationship
between nature and culture, and
includes textiles and digital art as a
metaphor for the old and the new.
This major national survey exhibition
Scanlines, from dLux MediaArts (NSW),
is a comprehensive group exhibition
that surveys the heritage of new media
art in Australia since the 1980s. This
project has been assisted by the
Australian Government through the
Australia Council for the Arts, its arts
funding and advisory body.
Merri Randell and Chris Denaro:
Uncanny nature
In Uncanny nature, Merri Randell and
Chris Denaro use animation and surreal
photography to make us rethink what
we understand about nature.
Andrea de Rien: The patented field
Beenleigh artist Andrea de Rien has
created a series of sculptures based on
natural forms for The patented field to
explore how genetic modification and
private companies influence the world’s
food crops.
Animation fixation
Showcasing a series of fun and quirky
animations by tertiary students, on
display in the Young Peoples Gallery.
SODA_JERK, Hollywood Burn, 2011, digital video.
From Scanlines
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Exhibition Program
Paul Eves, Vinyl traces installation at The Hold gallery (detail), Brisbane 2014. From Vinyl traces
Paul Eves: Vinyl traces
Wayne Budge: eScapes
Paul Eves has been working with his
old vinyl record collection, using them
as plates to make prints.
An exhibition by Tanah Merah artist,
Wayne Budge, showcasing his
landscape photographs using the
digital technique known as High
Dynamic Range (HDR) photography.
Workshop wonders XIV
A special selection of student works
chosen from the Logan Art Gallery
workshop program. This 14th annual
exhibition highlights the gallery’s
workshop program, which is an integral
part of the visual arts education and
cultural experience in the City of Logan.
8 April – 21 May 2016
Wayne Budge, Garden of Tranquility (detail), 2014,
digital photograph. From eScapes
My Country, I Still Call Australia Home:
Contemporary Art from Black Australia
Stephanie Crosby: Ripple effect: Out of
Artwaves
Drawn from the Queensland Art
Gallery’s extensive collection, the
exhibition examines the associations
and interpretations Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander artists have to
country (land) and country (nation).
A Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
touring exhibition.
A solo exhibition by one of the
outstanding young artists who
exhibited in Artwaves 2015: Logan
and adjacent areas secondary schools
art exhibition. Stephanie Crosby
was awarded the opportunity to be
mentored by Logan Art Gallery staff to
develop and present an exhibition of
her work in the Young Peoples Gallery.
Stephanie Crosby, Realising Technology (detail),
2015. Pen and ink on paper, resin, watch parts,
laser cut MDF, Styrofoam, acrylic texture paste
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Music in the Gallery
Music in the Gallery
LECIA LOUISE
MUNDY-TURNER
Saturday 20 February
2pm to 3.30 pm
Saturday 19 March
2pm to 3.30 pm
Lecia is a versatile musician and a sought
after guitarist. 2014 and 2015 saw Lecia
play through Italy, London, Spain, Hong
Kong and Queensland. She has released
an EP, an album, a live DVD, 2 singles
and soon a new EP (Per Te), which was
completed in Rome, Italy in 2015. Lecia
will be doing a solo performance, where
she utilizes the loop pedal, looping beats,
bass, guitar and vocals. She plays a
variety of styles with different bands, but
as a solo artist, is more known for her
blues/rock guitar driven performances.
Cath Mundy and Jay Turner celebrate
20 years of collaboration in this intimate
concert of original songs old and new,
including items from Billy Buckett and
Under This Sky.
Light refreshment will be served so
bookings are essential by Thursday
18 February on 3412 5519 or email
[email protected]
Lecia Louise is supported by Regional
Arts Development Fund (RADF). RADF is
a Queensland Government through Arts
Queensland and Logan City Council partnership
to support local arts and culture.
Mundy-Turner’s story-telling takes
audiences on a spine-tingling journey,
featuring beautiful close vocal harmonies,
fiddle, guitar, piano, ukulele and percussion.
Formed in 1995, the duo travelled
internationally performing hundreds of gigs,
releasing seven albums and supporting
acts such as The Corrs and Fairport
Convention.
Settling in Logan in 2007, they are the
musical force behind three community
choirs, creators of award-winning musicaltheatre production Billy Buckett, and in
2015, were integral creative-team members
for Queensland Music Festival’s Under This
Sky – Logan’s Musical Celebration.
Light refreshment will be served so
17 March on 3412 5519 or email
[email protected]
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Public Programs
Free floor talks, practical workshops
and events at Logan Art Gallery.
Bookings are essential unless
otherwise specified.
Meet the artists and participate in free
public workshops and floor talks held in
conjunction with the exhibitions program.
Community and school group bookings
are taken on request. Discover more
about the current exhibitions by booking a
floor talk and/or a practical workshop.
For further details, please contact the
Logan Art Gallery by email on
[email protected] or
phone 07 3412 5519.
• Note that there is a limit of three workshops per person per exhibition round.
• All children will need to be signed in and
out by a parent, adult guardian or carer.
• Parents or carers are to remain with
children aged 7 years of age and under.
• Closed in shoes must be worn by all
workshop participants.
Programs for preschoolers (ages 3 - 5)
Programs for children (ages 6-12, 8-14)
Programs for adults and older teens
Programs for all ages
The following public programs will be
held in conjunction with the exhibitions
Merri Randell and Chris Denaro: Uncanny
nature, Kay Lawrence: Material matters,
Andrea de Rien: The patented field, and
QCA, Griffith University and Queensland
University of Technology students:
Animation fixation.
Bookings for public programs in this
exhibition round commence Thursday
7 January 2016.
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Paper making for preschool age
children
Beenleigh artist Andrea de Rien has
created a series of sculptures based
on natural forms using a variety of
natural materials including paper. Have
fun making handmade papers from
recycled pulp. Trap, encase and layer
a variety of natural materials, including
leaves and petals.
Thursday 4 February, 10am to 11.30am
Places available: 12, plus carers
For ages: 3 to 4 years (Carer or parent to
stay with children)
After school workshop:
Claymation, stop motion animation
with clay figures
Animation fixation showcases a series
of fun and quirky animations by tertiary
students from Griffith University and
Queensland University of Technology.
Create your own Claymation story with
clay or plasticine models. See your
creature come to life on screen.
Friday 5 February, 3.30pm to 4.45pm
Places available: 15
For ages: 7 to 14 years
APT8 Kids on Tour @ Logan Art
Gallery
APT8 Kids on Tour is a program
of artworks and activities specially
developed by the Children’s Art
Centre at Queensland Art Gallery |
Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA),
and artists exhibiting in the 8th Asia
Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
(APT8). APT8 Kids on Tour enables
children to experience and explore
contemporary art from the Asia Pacific
region through a range of hands-on
drawing and making activities. Kids
on Tour is offered as a free program
to regional Queensland communities
through QAGOMA’s Regional Services
department, and generously supported
by The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation.
Acrylic paints and mediums: with
Margaret Kirman from Chroma
Acrylics
Margaret Kirman from Chroma Acrylics
will demonstrate how to get the most
from your acrylic paints and mediums.
Experiment with a range of paints and
mediums and create your own artwork
inspired by nature.
Friday 19 February, 10am to 2pm
For ages: Adults
What to bring: Lunch
Scanlines: dLux MediaArts, Paul Eves:
Vinyl traces and Workshop wonders XIV.
11 February 2016.
8th Asia Pacific Triennial of
Contemporary Art is on
display at QAGOMA,
21 November 2015 to 10 April 2016.
Wednesday 10 February to Saturday
13 February: Pop in anytime between
10am to 4pm
Places available: Unlimited
For ages: All welcome
dLux MediaArts Director’s Floor talk:
SCANLINES
Join dLux MediaArts Director, Tara
Morelos. This major national survey
exhibition Scanlines, from dLux
MediaArts (NSW) is the first of its kind: a
comprehensive group exhibition with an
education focus that surveys the heritage
of new media art in Australia since the
1980s.
This project has been assisted by the Australian
Government through the Australia Council for the
Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
Friday 26 February, 5.30pm
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Public Programs
Analogue mono printing with artists
Paul Eves and Madeleine Lacey
Manipulating time, focussing on
exhibiting artist Daniel Crooks
Artist Paul Eves has been working with
his old vinyl record collection, using
them as plates to make prints. Join
artists Paul and Madeleine and create
one-off mono prints using old items of
interest. Use A3 perspex sheets and
Dutch etching paper to create your
artworks.
This in-gallery workshop is led by dLux
facilitators and is inspired by the works
of exhibiting artist Daniel Crooks.
After shooting their own footage,
participants will be taught simple
tips and techniques for manipulating
footage with regards to time. This
includes slowing down, speed up,
pause and reverse. Participants will
discuss the unique nature of new
media art in relationship to the ability to
use time as a tool.
Saturday 27 February, 10am to 2.30pm
For ages: Adults
What to bring: Lunch, objects to use in
production
Saturday 5 March, 10am to 2.30pm
For ages: Adults and older teens
Media Arts Education: Stop motion
animation, focussing on exhibiting
artists Kathy Smith + Leon
Cmielewski
The dLux MediaArt National touring
exhibition Scanlines includes
educational modules which are held
in conjunction with this exciting
exhibition. This in-gallery workshop is
led by dLux facilitators and is inspired
by the works of exhibiting artists Kathy
Smith and Leon Cmielewski. Beginning
with a discussion about what is
animation, participants will be taught
how to create an animation through
drawing and on an iPad. They will be
taught tips and tricks for generating
content, capturing stills and editing to
produce a stop motion animation.
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Daniel Crooks, Train No 8, 2005, digital video.
Courtesy of the artist, Anna Schwartz Gallery and
Future Perfect, Singapore
Frottage (rubbings) from found
objects for pre-schoolers: Vinyl
traces
Make wax rubbings using textured
items of interest and create unusual
artworks.
Friday 4 March, 10am to 2.30pm
Friday 11 March, 10am to 11.30am
For ages: Adults and older teens
What to bring: Lunch
For ages: Ages 3 to 5 (Carer or parent to
stay with children)
Public access to the printing press
for experienced printmakers
The gallery will provide access to the
printing press. Experience in using a
printing press is essential. This is a
non-tutored session for experienced
printmakers only.
Wednesday 16 March, 10am to 4pm
For ages: Adults
What to bring: Your own print resources,
special paper, Mylar board etc
School Holiday workshop: Mono
printing with vinyl records: Vinyl
traces
Create a one-off mono print using old
analogue items of interest such as old
vinyl records.
Thursday 31 March, 10am to 12noon
Places available: 15 plus carers
stay with children under 7 years of age)
Mono printing with vinyl records:
Vinyl traces
My Country, I still call Australia home;
(QAGOMA), Wayne Budge; eScapes and
Artwaves mentorship; Ripple effect.
Create a one off mono print using old
analogue items of interest such as old
records.
24 March 2016.
Thursday 17 March, 3.30pm to 4.45pm
School holiday workshop: paper and
plastic weaving
My Country, I still call Australia home;
examines the associations and
interpretations Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander artists have to country
(land) and country (nation). Look at
the work of Indigenous artist Charlotte
Mye to inspire your paper and plastic
weaving.
Thursday 7 April, 2pm to 4pm
Paul Eaves, Vinyl traces, 2014, intaglio print
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Public Programs
Logan Art Gallery: Creative in
Residence (CiR)
Story-telling and painting motifs
with artist Missy Knox
Visit Logan Art Gallery’s Creative in
residence (CiR), Sandra Conte. Sandra will
be in residence at the Gallery during April
and May developing her project ‘Creative
communing with (stingless native) bees.
Indigenous artists have long been an
important voice for their communities
and have been instrumental in telling
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
stories. Join story teller and artist Missy
Knox, listen to her stories and create a
painting, using traditional and nontraditional use of motifs.
The CiR is supported through the Regional Arts
Development Fund a partnership between the
Queensland Government and Logan City Council
to support local arts and culture.
Saturday 9 April, 10am to 12noon
Artist’s floor talk - Judy Watson
A Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of
Modern Art touring exhibition
A painting workshop for preschool
age children
Exhibiting artist Judy Watson of
the Waanyi people will discuss her
contribution to the Queensland Art
Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art touring
exhibition My Country, I Still Call
Australia Home: Contemporary Art from
Black Australia.
Enjoy My Country, I Still Call Australia
Home: Contemporary Art from Black
Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander artists have strong links to
storytelling. Learn to tell your story
through your art using paint and paper.
Friday 8 April, 5.30pm
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Judy Watson. memory bones (detail), 2009, pigment
and pastel on canvas. The James C Sourris, AM,
Collection. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation
Thursday 14 April, 10am to 11.30am
stay with children)
Adrian KING, Lama Lama people QLD, Wenlock
outstation (detail), 2001, Synthetic polymer paint
on canvas. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation
Introduction to digital photography:
After school workshop:
Photography workshop for beginners
with artist Wayne Budge
Finger Rangoli: sand art for children
with artist Madhu Khanna
If you’re a camera novice and are
interested in learning to take better
shots, then this “Photography
workshop for beginners” is designed
just for you.
Learn the art of finger Rangoli, a
traditional Indian folk art created to
mark special occasions and bring good
luck. Use brightly coloured sand to
create highly decorative patterns with
your fingers.
Photographer Wayne Budge can help
you understand all those buttons on
your camera, as well as teach you
about ISO, shutter speed, aperture,
exposure, and explain how all of these
things affect your photographs. Get
off the “green” setting and learn to be
more creative with the different modes
on your camera, as well as how to use
manual settings.
It doesn’t matter whether you have a
small compact camera or a DSLR, our
workshop will help you get the most
out of your camera.
Saturday 23 April, 10am to 12noon
For ages: Ages 8 to 15
What to bring: Compact camera or DSLR
camera
Finger Rangoli: sand art for adults
with artist Madhu Khanna
Friday 29 April, 3.30pm to 4.45pm
Mother’s Day Creative Markets at
Logan Art Gallery
Enjoy the creative markets outside
Logan Art Gallery. Individual stall
holders present their unique handmade
wares, including crafts, clothes,
jewellery, sweets, plus food and drink.
Pop into the Logan Art Gallery’s store
for a locally created contemporary gift
or collectable. The Markets are an ideal
place to buy your Mother’s day gifts.
Saturday 30 April, 10am to 2pm
Learn the art of finger Rangoli, a
traditional Indian folk art created to
mark special occasions and bring good
luck. Use brightly coloured sand to
create highly decorative patterns with
your fingers.
Thursday 28 April, 10am to 12noon
For ages: Adults and teens
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Logan Artworkers
Networking Events
(LANE)
Art and the environment
forum
Saturday 6 February, 2pm to 4pm
Location: Logan Art Gallery
Art plays a major role in capturing and replicating the state
of human society and the natural environment in which
society exists. Join artists Merri Randell and Chris Denaro
in a tour of their exhibition Uncanny nature and artist
Andrea de Rien talk about her work, The patented field.
This will be followed by a panel discussion with the artists who will be joined by Andy
Grodecki, President of BADCAP, Executive Member of Queensland Conservation Council
and Founding Member LACA. The panel will explore how art can provide a personal
response to the issues facing the planet and how art can be used as a tool to illustrate
and communicate a vision for the society we would like in the future, facilitated by
Donald McKenzie, Acting Program Leader, Sustainable City, Logan City Council.
Bookings are essential by Thursday 4 February on 3412 5519 or
[email protected]
Introduction to grant writing
Saturday 5 March, 10am to 12noon
Saturday 2 April, 2pm to 4pm
Location: Beenleigh Library
Location: Logan Art Gallery
Find out what funding opportunities are
available and how to give yourself the
best chance of winning that grant. If you
are interested in applying for Regional
Arts Development Fund (RADF) support
then this event will be of particular
interest to you.
Come along and share with like-minded
creatives your reflections on past art
practices and/or your vision for the
future. Bring a sample of your work to
show and tell, and support fellow arts
workers at this informal networking
event.
Bookings are essential by Thursday
3 March via the Beenleigh Library
on 3412 4130 or book online at
loganlibraries.org/events_calendar
Light refreshments will be served so
31 March on 3412 5519 or email
[email protected]
Please note change of location.
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Looking back, looking forward
Arts grants available
Logan City Council Council is
accepting grant applications for
the Regional Arts Development Fund
(RADF) from Tuesday 22 March. RADF
supports professional and emerging
professional artists and artsworkers
to practise their art, for and with
communities, resulting in mutual development of the
professional artists, arts workers and communities in Logan.
Arts professionals from all art forms including dance, music,
design, museum and cultural heritage, new media, visual
arts, writing and theatre are encouraged to apply.
To find out more, contact the Logan City Council RADF Liaison
Officer on 3412 5426 or visit www.logan.qld.gov.au/RADF
Application close Tuesday 3 May.
Late applications will not be considered.
Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government through Arts
Queensland and Logan City Council partnership to support local arts and culture
Art and Dementia Program
A discussion-based tour of works of art to provide intellectual
stimulation and social inclusion for people with dementia and
their companions.
Once a month, Logan Art Gallery offers a discussionbased tour of works of art for people with dementia
and their carers.
Facilitated by our trained volunteers, the
participants are encouraged to contribute
knowledge, engage in interpretation, express
emotions and recall memories. Involvement
in this nationwide program has been
shown to increase well-being and the
quality of life for participants.
If you think you would like to be a
volunteer for this program, please
contact Jillian Beardsworth at Logan
Art Gallery on 3412 5228, or via email
[email protected]
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What`s On Logan Art Gallery February to April 2016

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