Whitegoods : The Launch
What
Whitegoods Exhibition and Store Opening
Who
Artists: Creepy, Deathbot, Hagar, Golden Child, Sleep and Suspecto
When
Opens Wednesday 27th August from 6pm
exhibition runs until Friday 12th September 2008 11am - 6pm daily
Where
Whitegoods, L1 276 William Street Northbridge
This August sees the opening of yet another creative retail space on William Street. Whitegoods is Keith + Lottie’s new arm, which aims to aid creative inspiration by providing artists and designers with alternative blank canvases on which to create.
The store will carry a range of customisable apparel, accessories, designer vinyl toys, babushka dolls and more. In addition to these products, Whitegoods will offer a badge making service and short run digital fabric printing, making one off prints a feasible reality.
Whitegoods is the newest addition to the William Street precinct which is fast forging its reputation as Perth’s home of alternative retail.
In celebration Keith + Lottie Gallery are showcasing the products available in the store, customised by some of Perth’s most exciting young artists. Each will restyle a different product and produce a limited edition tee shirt print.

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West Australian photographer, Seng Mah, re-imagines the icon of the Australian surf-lifesaver beyond its traditional associations with masculinity and mateship. This exhibition asks whether the values and attitudes often attached to this prevailing icon are still relevant today, or if the traditions of surf life saving have evolved with the way we culturally identify ourselves as Australians. The pictures reveal stories of individual surf lifesavers: stories that can be poignant, dramatic, quirky and even erotic. The images re-purpose the icon for consumption by a 21st century multi-cultural, multi-faceted audience, and engage currently evolving attitudes about men, masculinity and about being Australian. “Sons of Beaches” is part of the FotoFreo 2008 International Festival of Photography. Kurb Gallery - 310 William Stree, Perth, WA
Sunday 30 March 2008 - Tuesday 15 April 2008
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 1pm-7pm; Fri-Sat: 1pm-8pm

Exhibition website: www.thesnapshooter.net

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“We’ll Always Have Paris: Bent Tales from the Sub-Atomic”

Carl Gopalkrishnan has been exhibiting in Australia and the US since 1987. His artwork has always been about explorations in Conciousness Studies, from the perspective of society and personal relationships to politics. “We’ll Always Have Paris” focuses specifically on Carl’s interest in quantum theory and how it might twist ordinary life.

Einstein once referred to quantum physics as a ’spooky’ science because it challenges all aspects of what we associate with what is ‘normal’ (or the classic physics of Isaac Newton). Carl says that the more he learnt about quantum theory, the more he realised that these traditional laws of physics are still used to describe things - our histories and identities. He poses the question, “what if we erased those assumptions and read our stories with new laws, what would they look like?”

In this show, Carl explores these theories in a more imaginative and playful framework using well known public myths and literature. For example, in one set of paintings he looks at the 1997 death of Princess Diana. In another, the fictional characters, Cathy-Heathcliff-Cathy from Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights which bears an uncanny resemblance to the Schrodinger’s Cat story used to explain quantum theory.

He grounds the pictures in the cliché “We’ll always have Paris”, used by lovers to recover lost memory, feeling, imagination and a reference point to measure time in their life.

Please join us for opening drinks on Thursday the 17th January at 6pm.
The exhibition runs until the 1st February, 11am - 6pm daily.

Keith and Lottie.
276 William Street
Northbridge WA 6003.

“Wuthering Shanghai”

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36 members of the Photographers in Perth community share pictures which are particularly close to the hearts of the photographers who took them.

Heartlands is the second annual show by the Photographers in Perth (PIP), bringing together their work out of the virtual space into the physical space of a gallery. It’s a challenging and at times confronting selection of images dealing with life, loss and living space. Crossing the boundary between electronic and physical, Heartlands, will also feature PIP projections as part of the new media ByteMe Festival.

This show runs from December 2nd - 7th at the Kurb Gallery
The exhibition launch on the 1st December is part of the ByteMe Festival and features a projection of photographic works.

Kurb Gallery
310 William St, Perth
Gallery opening hours: Sun: 1-6pm, Mon-Thu: 1-6pm, Fri: 1-8pm, Sat: 1-6pm

Photographers in Perth - online community

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Upcoming Exhibition.
December 7th
Level 1, 38 Pier Street, Perth.
More info can be found here: http://www.myspace.com/overgrowthshow

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In 2007 a group of some 20 Visual Artists who have graduated in 2006 from Edith Cowan University are presenting 2 exhibitions of work at 2 independent galleries over 2 weeks.

You are invited to the first of an ongoing annual project that will track the groups diverse creative and professional practice.

Milk - Free Range Gallery
359 Hay Street Subiaco
Opening Thursday the 1st of November 2007 (6-8PM)

Tooth - Kurb Gallery
310 Williams Street Perth
Opening Sunday the 28th of October 2007 (2-6PM)

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The Clothepeg Project
This is an open submission project, open to both local and interstate/international artists. There is no limitation other than size. It will take place on December 7th 2007 at The Cracked Gallery (inside Behind the Monkey retail space).

APPLICATION DOCUMENT
*Read all terms carefully. Include a signed copy of this form with your application.
Local Applications

Interstate/International Applications

Submission Requirements:
All works must be A5 portrait, 2D works only (due to the hanging system heavier pieces will not be able to be included, keep stock to approx 310gsm or less).
Submit 2 final hardcopies (one to be pegged in the display and one for sale) and a CD including – low res image 148 x 210mm RGB 72 dpi and high res image 148 x 210mm CMYK 300dpi. Ensure your work is adequately packed when mailed/delivered as damaged work is not eligible for display.
APPLICATIONS DUE BY OCT 31 2007

Any futher enquiries should be made to the email address contained in the application document.

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Fremantle Arts Centre is delighted to announce Little Creatures Brewing as the major sponsor of the Fremantle Print Award, now known as the Fremantle Print Award, supported by Little Creatures Brewing.

The sponsorship has provided for an increase in prize money and secured the Award as the most important prize for contemporary printmaking in the country and a showcase for the inventiveness of Australia’s best print artists.

Now in its 32nd year, the Fremantle Print Award supported by Little Creatures Brewing is the longest running and largest print prize in the country, attracting entries from all over Australia, including remote and regional centres.

Fremantle Arts Centre, General Manager Jim Cathcart says, “We are really pleased that Fremantle Arts Centre and Little Creatures Brewing have come together as a great local team to present this great national event.

Jason Marinko, CEO of Little Creatures says “As a proud Fremantle business Little Creatures Brewing is pleased to be partners with another great Fremantle organisation in this prestigious, national award.”The sponsorship has resulted in increased prize money; $10,000 for the winning work, which is acquired by the City of Fremantle Art Collection; new prize category initiated by Little Creatures of $6,000 for acquisitions for its Collection; the non-acquisitive prize is $3,000.

This year Fremantle Arts Centre has received more than 240 entries. The works will be selected and judged by Clotilde Bullen, Associate Curator, Indigenous Art, Art Gallery of Western Australia; Susanna Castleden, Artist and Coordinator Printmedia, Department of Art, Faculty of Built Environment, Art and Design, Curtin University of Technology and Jason Smith, Curator of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria.

The winners will be announced on 8 September and the exhibition featuring a selection of the best entries will run 8 September to 21 October 2007.

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Sorry about the lack of updates on here, I’ve been on holiday. Internet access was intermittent at best!

I plan to have something new up shortly.

–m

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Kaleidoscope
An exhibition of photography by David Garland,
Subway tunnels, Stations and Train Yards.
25th July - 12th August.

Kaleidoscope presents a series of photographs that expose the secrets of a deep, dark and luminous underground world.

Photographed in London, Prague, Rome, New York, Kuala Lumpur, Copenhagen, Paris and Istanbul, David captures the true beauty of these empty, lonely places, allowing his audience a rare glimpse at
an environment usually seen only by a handful of workers, homeless and graffiti writers.

This is a wonderful oppurtunity to view beautiful images from around the world, from cities that few of us ever have the chance to visit and from locations that only the truly intrepid go to sight-see.

Keith and Lottie invites you to come explore with opening drinks on Wednesday the 25th of July from 6pm.Kaleidoscope runs until the 12th of August 2007, Seven days a week 11am - 6pm.

Keith and Lottie
276 William St,
Northbridge 6003

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Yolanda Stapleton has spent the past week as artist in residence at
the Palm Court Gallery working on her tiny people with RAGE collection!

The works produced are on show this Friday and Saturday 12 - 6pm,
and the show closes Sunday 12 - 2pm.

Palm Court Gallery
926 Hay St, Perth
www.palmcourt.blogspot.com

Get Down!

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Dare to Bare - A photographic exhibition that shows more than skin!
KURB Gallery
310 William Street, Northbridge
15th July - 27th July

Featuring the creative photography of members of the “Photographers in Perth” (PIP) community, Dare to Bare is an exhibition of photographs which explore a range of ideas, emotions and questions through the representation of the nude human form. More than just pictures of people without clothing, Dare to Bare is an exhibition of photographs that are profound, emotional, beautiful, funny, wry and oddball.

www.daretobare.net

If you want to see more from the Photographers in Perth community, or maybe even join them, head to their flickr group.
Photographers in Perth - Flickr Group

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Here’s an exhibition that looks good! All the info is there.

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Shortly we will be doing another type of post called “Catching up with…” this affords us the opportunity to see what some of the artists who are already featured have been upto recently. It should be interesting to hear what they’ve been doing, to witness any changes in style and document their progression and growth as artists. It’s been a while!

I also plan to include details of some upcoming exhibitions and shows around Perth as they come to hand. If you are planning something, or know of something that you feel others should know about, send me an email at the usual address.

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Expect to see more frequent updates shortly. We have some exciting stuff to show you.

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