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iptide an undercurrent of emerging artists from the communities of Hobsons Bay and Port Phillip Artists Curator Garry Arnephy Anita Bielinski Florence Blanchot Mahmoud Zein Elabdin Peter Gresham David Jephcott Jenny Johnson Joel Magpayo Gregory Mather Ross Morgan Ronald John Neal Carl Reis Graham Satterley David Weston Gail Willoughby Sabine Von Graz Ken Wong Thanks to Katarina Persic, Hobsons Bay City Council Sharyn Dawson, City of Port Phillip Cath Templeton, Toyota Community Spirit Eliza Swinton, DAS Management Mary-Anne Doyle, Toyota Invitation and catalogue design Watch Tower Studio
Ken Wong Curator riptide Welcome to Riptide, the first exhibition for the Toyota Community Spirit Gallery dedicated specifically to the works of emerging artists from the communities of Hobsons Bay and Port Phillip. The term emerging artist generally is associated with younger artists who are at the beginning of their careers, but the definition of emerging for the purposes of this exhibition has been taken from the Australia Council for the Arts grant application literature which defines an emerging artist as someone in the first five years of their current practice or who for reasons of their own, still regard themselves as emerging. Consequently, Riptide features the works of sixteen artists who live, work or have connection to the local community from a broad range of age groups and social and cultural backgrounds. This diversity of participants provides a broad cross-section of the diversity of local practice and also I believe highlights the quality of the work being produced locally. While many of the artists participating in this exhibition are successfully pursuing a career in their chosen art form, there are also those who are purely pursuing their practice for its own sake. Whatever the reason, the serious pursuit of art is a process rather than a destination, a process that inspires and challenges us to explore our humanity and the physical, emotional and social environment we all exist in. We live in a world which has many problems, many of which could be seen as of our own making. If this is true then the pursuit of a better understanding of ourselves as human beings must be a valuable tool for use in the pursuit of solutions. One of our great attributes as humans is the ability to learn, the ability to take the knowledge of what and who we were yesterday, and incorporate that into who we are today and who we will be tomorrow. In this way, we are indeed all "emerging" and an awareness and dedication to the serious pursuit of this process can hopefully lead us toward a brighter future for ourselves and our children. While the selection of artists for Riptide was based around the works submitted, it is noteworthy (and perhaps more than just a matter of coincidence) that seven of the sixteen artists are migrants from other countries around the world. This fact highlights the enormous benefits derived from our multicultural society and the potential to incorporate the best of what the world has to offer into our ever emerging Australian culture. Hopefully the creative spark that inspires the artists in this exhibition to create their art will also inspire you the viewer to think more deeply and creatively about our common emerging humanity. Biography Ken Wong has been working in the fine arts industry since 1997, as the Director of Watch Tower Studio. Between 2001-2004 he worked at Gasworks Arts Park in Albert Park, most recently as the Visual Arts Manager. He has curated and managed a host of projects including gallery and outdoor sculpture exhibitions. He is a founding member of Southside Arts and curated the inaugural exhibition at Treasury Place and the launch of the Southside Arts Precinct Map at Linden Gallery. He has recently returned to private arts consultancy with Watch Tower Studio and was the curator of the inaugural exhibition for the Toyota Community Spirit Gallery.
Page 1: Toyota Community Spirit Gallery pre
Page 6 and 7: Catalogue of works riptide Artist &
Page 8 and 9: Anita Bielinski Incendiary Acrylic
Page 10 and 11: Mahmoud Zein Elabdin riptide Commun
Page 12 and 13: David Jephcott Tower Enamel on acry
Page 14 and 15: Joel Magpayo Mates Watercolour on p
Page 16 and 17: Ross Morgan Meeting Place Acrylic o
Page 18 and 19: Carl Reis Seascape Oil on canvas 20
Page 20 and 21: David Weston Ozone Wreck Ilfochrome
Page 22: Sabine Von Graz represented by Jack

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