| RESIDENCies - WEST AUSTRALIAN
Host
The Cannery Arts Centre
Norseman Road, Esperance
About Esperance
Esperance is an isolated community located on the south east
coast of Western Australia some 800kms from Perth. Esperance
is a popular tourist and holiday destination renowned for
its white sandy beaches and pristine clear turquoise blue
waters. The region has very close connections to the Goldfields
region and many Kalgoorlie residents move to Esperance to
be nearer the coast or to retire. Population is around 14
thousand and rapidly increasing with the construction and
soon to start operation of BHP Billitons’ Nickel mine
an hour’s drive north-west from the Esperance townsite.
The Port of Esperance will play a major role in the export
of Nickel from the mine site. At present the port exports
large amounts of Iron-ore which is railed into Esperance.
The region is known for its large farming properties cropping,
sheep and cattle stations.
About the Cannery Arts Centre
The Cannery Arts Centre is situated on a large block surrounded
by gardens and adjacent to the beach. It has a number of buildings
used for various artforms. It has a large main gallery space
with adjoining office, art room, kitchen, storeroom, toilets
and meeting room. Other buildings on the grounds are a Print
room, Ceramic room, and Photography dark room, a shop that
sells local artwork, Music room and current Youth Arts Centre
building with extra space for an artist studio. We have a
small self-contained flat attached to the main gallery. The
Arts Centre is managed by a management committee of volunteers
and is funded primarily by Country Arts WA and the Esperance
Shire Council. We have currently 180 members, and employ a
full time Arts Centre manager. The centre has many user groups
that meet on a regular basis i.e. Pottery Club, Patch workers
Club, Photography Club, Art Society, Spinners and Weavers
Club to name a few.
Hosts expectations of the artist during
the residency
Running workshops: The Arts Centre has so far this year offered
two courses in painting and drawing. Both have been 6 weeks
courses and have had 30 participants in total. With the closure
of Curtin Universities Visual Arts unit a big gap has been
left in the Esperance region and the Cannery Arts Centre is
trying to keep similar art programs offered to the community.
Our biggest difficulty is being able to source suitably qualified
tutors. Participants who attended the courses already held
have requested the opportunity to be able to further develop
and extend the drawing and painting skills they were taught
in those classes. Therefore, the focus of the residency would
in part be on conducting a series of painting and drawing
workshops for the Esperance community. All workshops would
be offered to the outlying communities. The artist would receive
payment for running the workshops. All details are negotiable
with the artist.
Exhibition: There would also be a possibility
of holding an exhibition in conjunction with the residency
as we have a visual arts space in a small gallery adjacent to
the main gallery.
Accommodation
Accommodation is provided at the Cannery site in a small self
contained unit. It includes bedroom, small living area, kitchen,
bathroom, but no laundry. A small workshop studio space is
available to the artist along with a small gallery space to
exhibit if desired.
Expenses to be paid by the artist
Accommodation is free of charge but all other costs inclusive
of travel expenses are to be incurred by the artist.
Grants or living allowance paid to
artist
None available at this stage.
Duration of residency
Negotiable, but a guide would be 2 to 6 weeks.
Artform preferred
Ideally we would like a painter or drawer. However we are
open to consider any artform.
Can artist bring a partner / children / animals?
The artist can bring a partner but it must be stressed that
the accommodation provided is a small self-contained flat
(1 bedroom with adjoining kitchen and small bathroom). Children
and animals would not but suitable but may be negotiable with
the management committee in special circumstances.
Is the residency suitable for groups
of artists or students?
No
Application
Download
application form here
Contact
Sophia Hall
Artsource
Tel: 9335 8366
Email sophia@artsource.net.au |
