Artist Mob in the South West

Who: Artists Mob Spring workshops in the South West
Where: Bunbury Regional Art GAllery, Bunbury
When: 23 August 2007
Partners: Bunbury Regional Art Galleries and the City of Bunbury

Waving Not Drowning - Getting your work out there
Want to build on your relationships with clients, commercial and community galleries and discover ways to approach a successful exhibition? This forum discusses the many considerations when planning an exhibition close or far away from home. How can we make the most of the artist/gallery relationship, avoid potential hazards when transporting art and work well with the media. Our experienced presenters will discuss fundamental considerations including pricing and contracts, ethics, moral rights for artists and galleries, the media and art criticism.

Want to understand Public Art processes and protocols? From the artwork brief to successful installation, discover ways to approach a successful submission. This session examines ‘the Artwork Brief’, explains the detail in an ‘Expression of Interest’, scrutinises ‘Design Development’ presentations and ‘Budget’ allocation. Valuable skills needed for successful submissions for Public Art Opportunities.

Presented by Artsources’ Jenny Kerr, artist and gallery director Janis Nedela, and public artists Alex and Nic Mickle.

Artist Mob in the Goldfields

Who: Artists Mob workshops in the Goldfields
Where: Kalgoorlie and Norseman
When: 8 May - 10 May 2007
Partners: Desert Art Kalgoorlie, Goldfields Esperance Development Commission

Jude van der Merwe and Ashley Smith will deliver workshops about developing a profile including a CV, biography, collecitng images of artwork.  Working with Monika Mokhayber, we will be photographing artists work, assisting people to write their story and develop a list of colletions and exhibitions.  Ashley will also be photographing artists at work.  Also a preliminary visit to Norseman will be made to meet artists there and to discus their  artwork.

Documentation, Portfolio and Copyright

Who: Artists Mob workshops in the Gascoyne
Where: Carnavon
When: 8 May - 10 May 2007
Partners: Carnavon CDEP

Glenn Pilkington will deliver a two day workshop with a group of 10 artists focusing on the rights of artists, correct procedures fro documenting your artwork and compiling a portfolio. The Carnarvon CDEP group are an exciting group of artists who artsource began working with in late 2006.

Make Time to Talk’ Skills Workshop with Julie Clampett

Who: Make time to talk Skills Development Workshops
Where: Carnavon
When: 7 May - 11 May 2007
Partners: Department for Community Development

Technology.  artsource will take fibre artist Julie Clampett to the Gascoyne to work with a group of women known as the Jillinbirri Weavers.  The group has been weaving baskets and other objects in a community setting, producing high quality, colourful baskets.  The workshop will explore dying techniques that utilise the natural resources available in the area.

‘Make Time to Talk’ Skills Workshop with Julie Clampett

Who: Make time to talk Skills Development Workshops
Where: Laverton
When: 29 April - 4 May 2007
Partners: Curtin University of Technology and AngloGold

In partnership with Curtin University of Technology artsource will take fibre artist Julie Clampett to the Goldfields to work with community residents.  The workshop will explore dying techniques that utilise the natural resources available from the local area.

Skills Development in the West Pilbara

Who: West Pilbara Skills Development
Where: Wickham Hall
When: April 2007
Partners: Roebourne Art Group

With support from Pilbara Iron in partnership with Roebourne Art Group, Glenn Pilkington with travel with Western Australian artist Lesley Munroe to deliver a series of skills development and professional development workshops to a group of artists in the West Pilbara. Workshops will run from 23 -27th April.

Mungart Boodja Planning day

Who: artsource and Mungart Boodja Art Centre
Where: Tafe Art Studio, Mount Baker
When: February 2007
Partners: Aboriginal Economic Development

Glenn Pilkington traveled to Mount Barker to work with artist, staff and the Executive Committee of Mungart Boodja Art Centre in Katanning. The day was very productive with a details workshop and exhibition plan for 2007 put together. The meeting also made time for Glenn to talk to artists about their plans for the future.

Artist Mob in Mount magnet with country arts wa

Who: Artist Mob in Mount Magnet
Where: Town Hall, Mount Magnet
When: November 2006
Partners: Country Arts WA

Glenn Pilkington and Sonja Parmenter traveled to Mount Magnet to attend the Country Arts WA Arts Mob workshop for a day. The event saw representatives from arts organisations travel to the Mid West to celebrate the successes and discus the challenges of working on arts projects in regional Western Australia. Glenn gave a presentation about artsource and talked with individuals about development opportunities.

Artist Mob in Port Hedland

Who: Artist Mob workshop in the Pilbara
Where: Court House Gallery, Port Hedland
When: September 2006

Jude van der Merwe presented to a group of 25, following a critical discussion about the artwork shown in the Port Hedland Art Award from Greg Prior and Alan Dodge.  The discussions were about specific professional development issues important to developing art practice particularly in regard to preentation including framing, quality materials, photography  The group from Tom Price, newman and Port Hedland were keen to see some assistance with professional photography of their artwork in the future.

Relationships Australia ‘Make time to talk’ Skills Development Workshop

Who: Mid West Road Trip with Anthea D’Silva
Where: Various locations in the Mid West
When: August 2006

With support from Relationships Australia artsource were able to coordinate a series of ‘Make time to talk’ Skills development Workshops throughout the Mid West Region. Artist Anthea Da Silva traveled with Sonja Parmenter to deliver a skills development workshop to a group of artists in 7 locations across the Mid West. Visiting Geraldton, Morawa, Yalgoo, Mount Magnet, Meekatharra, Mullewa and Cue Anthea and Sonja worked with artist using quality materials.

Artist Mob reaches the Gascoyne

Who: Gascoyne takes Artist Mob by storm
What; Artist Mob workshop – Documentation, CV’s +, Portfolio
Where: Carnarvon, Gascoyne
When: 23-27th October 2006

Glenn Pilkington recently traveled to the Carnarvon and ran workshops with a group of Indigenous artists working in two local community groups. The workshops focused on developing the artist’s documentation skills, both 2D and 3D and by the end of the week artists walked away with a portfolio which included quality colour images of their painting and baskets as well as a CV and artist statement. Once again artsource were amazed at the quality of work being produced in the Gascoyne and a series of workshops have been planned for 2007 providing professional development for artists

Artist Mob reaches the Gascoyne

Who: Artists and organisations in Gascoyne regions
What; Regional consultation and Artist Mob workshop
Where: Carnarvon and Denham, Gascoyne
When: 20-25th July 2006

Jude van der Merwe and Glenn Pilkington recently traveled to the Gascoyne and held meetings with artists and organisations to establish if the Artists Mob program was needed in the Gascoyne. The Gascoyne Biennial Art Show was on at the time and displayed a superb collection of works from artists living and working in the Gascoyne region. artsource will now develop a professional development program for regional and Indigenous artists in the Gascoyne region. We are excited about the opportunity to work with so many talented artists.

Relationships Australia ‘Make time to talk’ Skills Development Workshop

Who: Women artists from Tambellup with artist Tanya Schultz
What; Skills and concept development workshops
Where: BEC Centre Tambellup
When: Wednesday 7th June
Partners : Great Southern TAFE

With support from Relationships Australia artsource were able to coordinate a ‘Make time to talk’ Concept development Workshop. Artist Tanya Schultz travelled with Glenn Pilkington to deliver a skills development workshop to a group of 10 women working at the TAFE campus in Tambellup. The workshop aimed to develop artists understanding of quality materials and colour. A group of women who recently participated in the Make time to talk workshop held in Katanning also travelled to join the group for lunch and talk about experiences they have had in developing their art practices.

Indigenous Arts Forum–

Who: Indigenous Artists from Metropolitan area
What; Forum for Indigenous Artists
Where; King Street Art Centre
When; 31st May 2006

Description:
On May 31st 2006 artsource ran an Indigenous Arts Forum bringing together Indigenous artists that live and work in Perth and surrounding areas. The day saw presentations by Michelle Broun from ArtsWA on projects happening around the state and Diane Mossenson, owner/director of Indigenart talk about establishing a working relationship with a gallery.

Clotilde Bullen, Associate Curator for Indigenous Arts from The Art Gallery of Western Australia then took the group on a guided tour of Western Desert Satellite, an exhibition exposing the history and exceptional work that has come from Indigenous artist in the Western Desert.

With lunch to finish the day presented excellent networking opportunities and time for open discussion with local Indigenous artist who work in a variety of mediums and styles.

Memento Awards – developing quality products workshop

Who: Regional and Indigenous artists, designers and craftspeople.
What: Product Development and Marketing
Where: Geraldton
When: 17 May 2006
Partners: Creative Economy

Glenn Pilkington, coordinator, and Helen Stanley from Creative Economy (Brisbane), made a field trip to Geraldton to promote the Memento awards. The workshops provided advice and feedback to regional and Indigenous artists, designers and craftspeople on publicity + marketing, presentation, pricing work and developing quality products. These were designed to encourage entries to the 2006 Memento award. Positive feedback was well received with 14 attending the Geraldton workshop.

Memento Awards – developing quality products workshop

Who: Regional and Indigenous artists, designers and craftspeople.
What: Product Development and Marketing
Where: Kalgoorlie
When: 17 May 2006
Partners: Creative Economy

Glenn Pilkington, coordinator, and Helen Stanley from Creative Economy (Brisbane), visited Kalgoorlie to run workshops and promote the 2006 Memento Awards, in similar fashion to those run in Geraldton (as above). Positive feedback was well received with 12 attending the Kalgoorlie workshop.

Public Art Workshop for Noongar Artists

Who: Noongar Artists
What: Public art workshop commission
Where: Perup Eco Lodge (near Boyup Brook) – Swarbrick Wilderness Site, Walpole
When: 14 – 15th March 2006
Partners: Department of Conservation and Land Management

Description
This workshop was aimed at Noongar artists from Great Southern and provided a great opportunity to talk about public art and the processes that surround public art. This workshop was a great expose on how artists can generate income from their practices.

Kalgoorlie Artist Mob Workshop

Who: Kalgoorlie artists and artsworkers
What: Professional development workshop
Where Goldfields Art Centre
When March 1st 2006

Description:
This Artist Mob workshop was focused on CV’s, Portfolios, Professional Practice and funding with Debra Miller running a great session on finding the funds. Local artist Trish Little came along to give a presentation on life as a professional practicing artists.

Wongurtha Birni Workshop

Who: Wongurtha Birni Aboriginal Corporation
What: Artist Mob Workshops
Where: Wongutha Birni Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Kalgoorlie
When: 27 – 28th February 2006

Description
Glenn Pilkington, Jude van der Merwe and Debra Miller from ArtsWA travelled to Kalgoorlie to work with a small group of artists who paint at Wongutha Birni. Time spent with artists focused on documentation, CV’s, putting together a portfolio and accessing funding. artsource also organised an afternoon tea for all local artists to come together in a casual environment to talk about their practices.

Relationships Australia – ‘Make time to talk’ Skills Development Workshop

Who: Group of Women Artists from Katanning with Artist Sandra Hill
What: Skills and concept development workshops
Where: Katanning
When: 6-7th February 2006
Partners: Relationships Australia

Description
With support from Relationships Australia artsource were able to coordinate a ‘Make time to talk’ Concept development Workshop. A group of 10 women from Katanning worked with artist Sandra Hill to develop their design skills. The women then translated these designs into a series of batik work. These works were exhibited at the official opening of The Perth International Arts Festival’s Kurah Coolungah Event in Katanning on February 24th 2006.

Sandra Hill with Tina Hansen

Tina Hansen at work

Workshop participants

Wongutha Birni visit Perth

Who: Artists from Wongutha Birni Aboriginal Corporation
What: Professional development
Where: Perth – OCH Residential Studio
When: 9-11 November 2005
Partners: Relationships Australia

Description
With support from Relationships Australia artsource were able to coordinate a ‘Make time to talk’ residency based professional development workshop. Wongutha Birni were up in Perth for fit out and the opening of their exhibition ‘Niya See’ which was held at the University of Western Australia Club. This was a great opportunity to show artists around Perth and introduce to them to key industry organisations and individuals.