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TOUCH: Sculpture and the Land THROUGHOUT MAY 10 MAY (KEYNOTE AND BIG ISSUES/BIG TALK LECTURE) 10 – 12 MAY SYMPOSIUM Canberra’s public sculptures are a national highlight. Sculpture in all its forms plays a prominent part in Canberra’s cultural landscape. Sculpture collections, site specific commissions, sculpture gardens and parks, public and private collections are a source of community pride, occasional controversy, and an attraction for tourists. The TOUCH: Sculpture and the Land program celebrates Canberra’s public sculpture and the people involved. The project canvasses the conversations and ideas around some of the issues associated with sculpture commissions. The National Gallery of Australia and local visual arts organisations—Australian National University (ANU) School of Art, ANU Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG), Canberra Glassworks and the Strathnairn Art Centre are involved. Their events present a variety of approaches to sculpture with visiting artists-in-residence, exhibitions, new commissions, walks, talks and tours of existing collections. Acton Walkways will encourage people to see themselves in new spaces and is organising scenic sculpture walks linking the city to the lake via the ANU Campus, NewActon and Canberra’s Street Arts Trail. A high-profile event for TOUCH is an International Symposium at the National Gallery of Australia. Building on the theme SCULPTURE: Space and Place, the symposium will present national and international perspectives as a context for discussion about sculpture in Canberra. Held 10-12 May, with keynote by Vivien Lovell, sculpture and public art in all its forms will be discussed. Since its inception, Canberra has established an impressive record of commissioning public sculpture. Associated with the Australian War Memorial (AWM) in the 1930s, came the decision to develop ANZAC Parade with its series of large-scale commissioned sculptures commemorating major theatres of war and the subsequent development of a Sculpture Park adjacent to the AWM. In the 1950s, the ANU established a policy to develop an integrated environment in which architecture, landscape design and sculpture all complement each other. This involved the incorporation of commissioned art works as part of campus building developments with the first sculpture, Gerald Lewers’ ‘Reclining Figure’ 1953 at the entrance to University House. Today, the ANU collection includes 60 site specific sculptures. Since 2001, the campus also boasts an International Sculpture Park embracing the Old Canberra House precinct, extending across grassy slopes and open woodlands to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin. In 1958 the National Capital Development Commission (NCDC) was set up, and a program to provide works of art as an integral part of its building and urban development plans was established. The first NCDC commission for a work in a public place was given to Tom Bass in 1959 for the statue of ‘Ethos’ in Civic Square. The policy of associating works of art with the construction of new buildings continued until 1988, when the new ACT Government continued this approach. It established the ACT Public Art Policy, resulting in an impressive Street Arts Trail. The establishment, in 1975, of the Canberra School of Art (now ANU School of Art) with its Sculpture Workshop and visiting sculptors-in-residence, added profile to sculpture energy and activity in Canberra. In 1982, an important landmark was the opening of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) and its Sculpture Garden, presenting significant sculptures in an Australian bushland setting. In 1988, the opening of the new Parliament House showcased art and sculpture collections in and around the extensive buildings and grounds. Opened in 2010, the recent extension to the NGA has continued its policy to focus on sculpture with a new garden setting. The James Turrell SkySpace commission is a major attraction. Since 2000, the private sector has become very involved, with Canberra CBD, NewActon, ActewAGL and Canberra Airport all active in commissioning impressive sculptural works as part of their developments and enhancement of the city. The TOUCH: Sculpture and the Land program celebrates Canberra’s national reputation as a City of Sculpture. Image: Commissioned by Actew AGL in 2010 to celebrate its 10 th anniversary. ‘The Journey’ by Robert Foster. WWW.NGA.GOV.AU AND WWW.CANBERRA100.COM.AU 92 CANBERRA100.COM.AU
The Patricia Piccinini Commission MAY World-renowned sculptor and visual artist, Patricia Piccinini, who grew up in Canberra, has been commissioned to design an artwork that will be delivered as a hot air balloon for the Centenary of Canberra. The hot air balloon will be a highly visible presence in Canberra in 2013 and beyond. Its maiden flight will happen as part of the SCULPTURE: Space and Place symposium being held at the National Gallery of Australia. Through the balloon design, Patricia continues her artistic exploration of questions about what is natural and what is artificial; these have been central to her artistic output. They are ideas Patricia can trace back to her youngest memories of living in a planned city like Canberra. From its earliest days, the design of the city has provoked ideas about, and responses to, the integration of the manmade with the environment; about the blurred boundaries between the imposed, or the artificial, and the organic. “I am particularly excited that this project can be realised in Canberra, not just because I grew up here but because of how it might connect to the city in unexpected ways. I imagine it against the clear blue canvas of a Canberra sky, odd yet somehow comforting. It plays on the idea that the relationship between planning and nature can lead to outcomes that are extraordinary in ways that are unanticipated." WWW.CANBERRA100.COM.AU Patricia Piccinini at Canberra Museum and Galleries, 6 - 19 May As part of the Patricia Piccinini Commission for the Centenary of Canberra, Canberra Museum and Gallery will hold an exhibition in its Gallery Four about the creation of the work. Image: Patricia Piccinini. WWW.MUSEUMSANDGALLERIES.ACT.GOV.AU Lakeside Terrain: Mapping Strathnairn 10 – 26 MAY TERRAIN is a multi-layered project of selected land art installations at Strathnairn Arts Association, with a theme of exploring the environment. TERRAIN includes a broad program of community participation activities and is supported by two artists-in-residence, including highly regarded regional community artist Gabriella Hegyes. Works created in the program will be installed in selected spots around the Strathnairn property, with community works located alongside the work of professional artists. Artists whose work is selected to be part of TERRAIN will be encouraged to be available to talk or work with the community, through workshops to create micro-environments and structures. Local artists Jennifer Jones and Phil Nizette, of Wellspring Environmental Arts and Design, will design and supervise a community workshop to build a bird hide incorporating recycled and natural materials. The site for this project will be the dam on the northwestern corner of the Strathnairn property where bird life is extensive. Community participation will include youth and community groups, the membership of Strathnairn, volunteers and the extended regional community and arts networks. The Strathnairn Arts Association is based at Holt on Canberra’s northside. 12 – 16 SEPTEMBER Tuggeranong Arts Centre is preparing for its site-specific project, Lakeside. The project will be revealed in full in September 2013. Temporary sculptures made from recycled materials, workshops for children, artists' forums, artists' talks and the creation of a site-specific sculpture for the gallery are all part of a family fun weekend at Lake Tuggeranong. The weekend will show how recycling can be fun and innovative, emphasising how sculpture can highlight important issues, and celebrating sculpture and the role it plays in our everyday lives. MORE IN VOL 2 WINTER–SPRING WWW.TUGGERANONGARTS.COM WWW.STRATHNAIRN.ASN.AU CANBERRA100.COM.AU 93
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