2017 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award - Shepparton Art Museum
The Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (SMFACA) celebrates and promotes contemporary Australian artists working in the ceramic medium. With $50,000 in prize money, the SMFACA cements its place as the premier Australian acquisitive ceramic art award.
Exhibition runs Saturday 17 June to Sunday 13 August 2017.
Five exciting artists are presenting new bodies of work as part of the 2017 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (SMFACA) at SAM. This year’s exhibition supports the rich, vibrant and diverse use of the ceramic medium, and includes the work of contemporary artists Glenn Barkley, Karen Black, Laith McGregor, Jenny Orchard and Yasmin Smith.
SAM’s SMFACA is the premier national award for Australian artists working in ceramics with a $50,000 prize acquisition to be awarded to one of the artists on the opening night of Saturday 17 June 2017. Accompanying the exhibition will be a series of public programs and floor talks which you can read about here ?
The 2017 Award was judged by Jacqueline Doughty, Curatorial Manager, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne; Jason Smith, Director, Geelong Art Gallery; and Dr Rebecca Coates, Director, Shepparton Art Museum.
HISTORY OF THE AWARD
The SMFACA is a major national Award and has evolved over its many year history. It began in 1991 as the Sidney Myer Fund Australia Day Ceramic Award, and evolved into the Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Art Award in 1997, with the aim of providing an unprecedented opportunity for a major international ceramic award and exhibition in Australia. In 2009, SAM reviewed the Award, and it returned to a format that showcases and supports contemporary Australian artists.
The Award now celebrates and promotes contemporary Australian artists working in the ceramic medium. With ceramics increasingly utilised by a number of emerging and established contemporary artists, as recent exhibitions such as the 2016 Adelaide Biennial reflected, the possibilities for the medium has significantly expanded. So too have the ideas and themes examined by the artists through this medium.
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ARTIST TALK: Hayley Millar Baker at Shepparton Art Museum
Indigenous photographer Hayley Millar-Baker talked about some of her photographic processes, themes and ideas in SAM's new acquisition, Untitled (Theft of the White men's sheep), as part of NAIDOC week.
To learn more about this conversation, visit the Shepparton Art Museum website:
Discover the Shepparton Art Museum with Gary MacDonald
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Shepparton Art Museum - 52 Discoveries in Greater Shepparton
Say hello to SAM. Shepparton Art Museum presents a series of changing exhibitions, education and public programs, and hold a significant collection of ceramics, paintings and a growing contemporary art collection.
Open 7 days, 10.00am to 4.00pm, public holidays 1.00pm to 4.00pm.
70 Welsford Street, Shepparton
Sam Jinks exhibition at Shepparton Art Museum
Sam Jinks Body in Time Exhibition is now showing at Shepparton Art Gallery (SAM).
Shepparton Art Museum: Ceramics Prize
The Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Award in association with La Trobe University is the premier international ceramics award held in Australia
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran ‘Archipelago’: 2015 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award recipient
2015 Sidney Myer Fund Australia Ceramic Award recipient, Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran talk about his favourite work in his exhibition Archipelago, 2015.
2015 Sidney Myer Fund Australia Ceramic Award finalist exhibition was on display at SAM from 21 August to 22 November 2015.
the 2015 SMFACA finalist were:
Adam John Cullen,
Penny Byrne,
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran,
Ruth Hutchinson and
Sanné Mestrom
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Nell at Shepparton Art Museum
The artist known simply as Nell has a signature style that is instantly recognisable: a fusion of religious iconography with rock ‘n’ roll aesthetics. This major survey exhibition brings together new and key works from the artist’s multi-disciplinary practice.
The Exhibition Nell is showing at SAM until 27 November 2016.
Sam Jinks: Body in Time at Shepparton Art Museum
Following on from the huge success of Sam Jinks' Woman and Child in 2010, Sam Jinks: Body in Time is the first retrospective exhibition of one of Australia's most talented young artists. This survey fills the entire ground floor of SAM and showcases a selection of artworks that fit within an aesthetic of 'real sculpture': silicone-based objects that immaculately replicate human form and features.
As well as iconic works such as Still Life (Pieta) 2007 and Woman and Child 2010, Body in Time brings together older sculptures that trace the development of Jinks' artistic practice over the past five years, along with a number of new sculptures exhibited for the first time. This show will tour to Lismore and Rockhampton later in the year.
2017 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award - Jenny Orchard
Meet the winner of the 2017 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (SMFACA), Henny Orchard, for her piece, ‘The Imagined Possibility of Unity’ 2017.
The Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (SMFACA) celebrates and promotes contemporary Australian artists working in the ceramic medium. With $50,000 in prize money, the SMFACA cements its place as the premier Australian acquisitive ceramic art award.
Exhibition runs Saturday 17 June to Sunday 13 August 2017.
Five exciting artists are presenting new bodies of work as part of the 2017 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (SMFACA) at SAM. This year’s exhibition supports the rich, vibrant and diverse use of the ceramic medium, and includes the work of contemporary artists Glenn Barkley, Karen Black, Laith McGregor, Jenny Orchard and Yasmin Smith.
SAM’s SMFACA is the premier national award for Australian artists working in ceramics with a $50,000 prize acquisition to be awarded to one of the artists on the opening night of Saturday 17 June 2017. Accompanying the exhibition will be a series of public programs and floor talks which you can read about here →
The 2017 Award was judged by Jacqueline Doughty, Curatorial Manager, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne; Jason Smith, Director, Geelong Art Gallery; and Dr Rebecca Coates, Director, Shepparton Art Museum.
HISTORY OF THE AWARD
The SMFACA is a major national Award and has evolved over its many year history. It began in 1991 as the Sidney Myer Fund Australia Day Ceramic Award, and evolved into the Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Art Award in 1997, with the aim of providing an unprecedented opportunity for a major international ceramic award and exhibition in Australia. In 2009, SAM reviewed the Award, and it returned to a format that showcases and supports contemporary Australian artists. The Award now celebrates and promotes contemporary Australian artists working in the ceramic medium. With ceramics increasingly utilised by a number of emerging and established contemporary artists, as recent exhibitions such as the 2016 Adelaide Biennial reflected, the possibilities for the medium has significantly expanded. So too have the ideas and themes examined by the artists through this medium.
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum - 52 Discoveries in Greater Shepparton
Step Back in Time - Tatura Museum houses a unique collection based on three main themes - the history of irrigation in the Goulburn Valley, the local and family history of Tatura and District since white settlement and the history of seven POW and internment camps in the area during WW2.
Open 1.00pm to 3.00pm weekdays, 2.00pm to 4.00pm weekends and public holidays.
49 Hogan Street, Tatura
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FRESHWATER - Curatorial Introduction
SAM Director, Dr Rebecca Coates talks about the exhibition, FRESHWATER, showing at SAM from 31 March to 4 June 2017.
FRESHWATER considers how water reflects ecological, cultural, political and economic realities. Through the works of over 20 Australian artists and artist collectives, alongside historic works drawn from the SAM Collection, FRESHWATER highlights how water remains central to identity, and to how and where we live.
Issues range from ecological concerns about rising salinity, plant and animal environments, refuse and waste, to the inevitable contest around sustainable balances between environmental and agricultural needs. Rivers and waterways also have cultural and historical significance as they sustain work and life and remind us of stories that stretch across time and place.
Two major waterways meet at the heart of Shepparton: The Goulburn River (or Kaiela River as local Aboriginal people refer to it); and the Broken River. The Goulburn River then runs from Shepparton through to Echuca, where it joins the Murray River. This region is rich and fertile, sustaining economies and agricultural practices from cattle and dairy, to the orchards for which Shepparton is known.
FRESHWATER artists include: Ian Abdulla, Janet Burchill & Jennifer McCamley, Louis Buvelot, Vera Cooper, Nici Cumpston, Bonita Ely, Jackie Giles Tjapaltjarri, Eugene von Guerard, Brent Harris, Andrew Hazewinkel, Jonathan Jones and Tom Nicholson, Rosemary Laing, Sir John Longstaff, James Morrison, Albert Namatjira, Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa, Rosie Nanyuma, Wintijya Napaljarri, Lin Onus, Jill Orr, Tiger Palpatja, Eva Ponting, John Skinner Prout, Sally Ross, The Telepathy Project, Gloria Thanacoupie, Johnny Yungut Tjupurrula, Fred Williams, and John Wolseley.
Curator: Dr Rebecca Coates Curatorial associates: Anna Briers, Belinda Briggs
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander audiences are advised that the exhibition may contain images and voices of people who have since passed away.
FRESHWATER is part of CLIMATE’s ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2017 - a festival of exhibitions and events harnessing the creative power of the Arts to inform, engage and inspire action on climate change. artclimatechange.org
Shepparton Art Museum - Feasibility assessment and business case - Intro
The Shepparton Art Museum in Victoria (Australia) is significantly constrained by its location, small building and management by local government.
SMA were engaged to develop and test the feasibility of options for a new SAM, which included alternative art museum experiences, alternative locations and alternative governance models.
As part of the consultation, we developed an interactive website that allowed stakeholders to not only view each other’s ideas, but to add value to them. We also developed videos presenting initial ideas, and embedded these in online market testing.
The Feasibility Study included focus group market testing, visitor forecasting, operational forecasts and an economic impact assessment using the Travel Cost Method. We then prepared a business case that argued to case for financial support and provided a detailed implementation plan, risk analysis and mitigative responses to avoid the risks.
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran: 2015 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award recipient
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran the recipient of the 2015 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Art Award talks about his practice and the process for creating the body of work Archipelago.
the 2015 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award was on display at SAM from 21 August to 22 November 2015.
2015 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award Finalist:
Adam John Cullen,
Penny Byrne,
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran,
Ruth Hutchinson and
Sanné Mestrom
SAM 2016 Indigenous Ceramic Art Award
The Indigenous Ceramic Art Award (ICAA) is an acquisitive Award that celebrates and supports the rich and diverse use of the ceramic medium by Indigenous artists and acknowledges the special industry of ceramic art.
2016 Project Curator, Joanna Boose talks about the 2016 ICAA shortlisted artists and this year’s Award.
The 2016 Indigenous Ceramic Art Award exhibition is on at the Shepparton Art Museum from Saturday 6 August to Sunday 25 September.
The 2016 shortlisted artists are:
◾Janet Fieldhouse, Torres Strait (QLD)
◾Deanne Gilson, Wadawurrung/ Wathaurung (VIC)
◾Sean Miller, Kamilaroi (NSW)
◾Raymond Young, Gunnai / Yorta Yorta/ Gunditjmara (VIC)
◾Alison Murray, Girramay (QLD)
Gallery Kaiela Artists (VIC)
◾Jack Anselmi, Yorta Yorta
◾Cynthia Hardie, Yorta Yorta
Ernbella Women Potters, Pukatja Community – Pitjantjatjara Language (SA)
◾Lynette Lewis
◾Yaritji Jack
◾Marissa Thompson
◾Anne Thompson
◾Tjimpuna Williams
◾Janelle Thompson
◾Rachael Mipantjiti Lionel
◾Alison Milyika Carroll
◾Carlene Thompson
Quest Shepparton - 52 Discoveries in Greater Shepparton
The only dedicated 4 1/2 star serviced apartment complex in the region, complemented by onsite conference and gymnasium facilities. Offering studios, one, two and three bedroom apartments, each are equipped for overnight and long term accommodation requirements. With broadband and Austar, Quest Shepparton is centrally located within the CBD.
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Shepparton Art Museum - Feasibility assessment and business case - Options
The Shepparton Art Museum in Victoria (Australia) is significantly constrained by its location, small building and management by local government.
SMA were engaged to develop and test the feasibility of options for a new SAM, which included alternative art museum experiences, alternative locations and alternative governance models.
As part of the consultation, we developed an interactive website that allowed stakeholders to not only view each other’s ideas, but to add value to them. We also developed videos presenting initial ideas, and embedded these in online market testing.
The Feasibility Study included focus group market testing, visitor forecasting, operational forecasts and an economic impact assessment using the Travel Cost Method. We then prepared a business case that argued to case for financial support and provided a detailed implementation plan, risk analysis and mitigative responses to avoid the risks.