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Featured Blog Posts – May 2009 Archive (12)

Featured Jeweller

Adelaide based jeweller Ben Manning.

Ben designs and makes jewellery with the environment at the forefront of his decisions under the business name of Utopian Creations. He strives to produce sustainable design - an ideal that allows us to enjoy ourselves now without harming the future for ourselves or for those who come after us.

All of his jewellery is made from… Continue

Added by Cate Salter on May 19, 2009 at 9:23am — No Comments

Invitation to read my blog!

You're invited to read my fledgling blog: http://melbournejeweller.wordpress.com.

It's mainly about Melbourne jewellery exhibitions, with a few non-jewellery exhibition reviews and some other random musings thrown in!

I have just written a story about the lovely Nicole Polentas, to coincide with her participation in the 'Paper Text' exhibition at Studio 20/17 in Sydney.

If you know of any exhibitions that aren't already in my calendar posts, then please let me know - I don't want… Continue

Added by Karen Thompson on May 13, 2009 at 1:46pm — No Comments

Zachte G shop

www.dutchbutnotfromholland.eu

Added by Janine Berben on May 12, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Beyond the Garden Path

New work by Helen Aitken Kuhnen

Sabbia Gallery, GALLERY TWO

24 April - 23 May 2009

Sabbia Gallery presents this personal and very beautiful solo exhibition by one of Australia’s premier contemporary studio artists working in glass and metal. Helen Aitken Kuhnen has been exhibiting internationally for twenty years, and works from her studio gallery… Continue

Added by Cate Salter on May 9, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

www.artistcareer.com.au

Business information and advice for visual art, craft and design practioners..

artistcareer is an independent, non-commercial website that offers high quality resources and information to support professional and business skills development for artists.

artistcareer.com.au is a joint initiative of the Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) and the National… Continue

Added by Cate Salter on May 7, 2009 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Johannes Kuhnen: a survey of innovation

A travelling exhibition curated by Daniel Mc Owan

Director, Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria on behalf of the School of Art Gallery

TOUR DATES

30 April - 30 May 2009 School of Art Gallery, Canberra.

5 June – 18 July 2009 RMIT Gallery, Melbourne

25 Sept. – 30 Oct. 2009 Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum, Qld

9 April – 4 June 2010 John Curtin Gallery, Perth

4 August – 29 August 2010 Sydney… Continue

Added by Cate Salter on May 7, 2009 at 1:43pm — No Comments

Craft Hatch

Ceramic rings by jeweller Deirdre Hoban

Saturday, May 9, 2009

11:00am - 4:00pm

City Library, Melbourne

It's that time of the month again and coming up soon is the Craft Hatch market! It's filled to the brim with exciting new work from exciting new artists, many of whom will be participating at Craft Hatch for the first time.

From 11am in the Gallery space at the City Library, do drop by to have a look… Continue

Added by Cate Salter on May 7, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

LAUNCHING THE FIRST GAFFA BOOK

Short Story #1: An artist-run initiative

Project Space, Gaffa

Thursday 7th May 2009, 6-8pm

Please come and celebrate the launch of our first publication with us.

The artists featured in this book have all participated in gaffa’s exhibition program over the years, with many of them also contributing their time and support in other ways. Short Story # 1 has been put together with the intention of not only… Continue

Added by Cate Salter on May 6, 2009 at 1:14pm — No Comments

DIA Student Awards

And the winners are:

Jewellery Design
1 Danielle Butters - I Feel
TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute, Design Centre Enmore
2 Joanne Piper - Vertical Landscape
TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute, Design Centre Enmore
3 Bibi Locke - Weeds of National Significance Series 2008
Griffith University, Queensland College of Art

Congratulations to our members for doing so well, dont forget to put some pics up of your winning work, we would all love to see it.

Added by Cate Salter on May 5, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Lisa Walker

Featured Artist - Munich based New Zealand jeweller Lisa Walker.

Lisa Walker recently exhibited in Australia - Unwearable, Craft Vic - an exhibition of work from the past fifteen years.

"The large new pieces that can’t be worn have come about as a reaction to my feeling of having to prove myself that I’m a real… Continue

Added by Cate Salter on May 5, 2009 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Phoebe Porter and Gilbert Riedelbach!

Opening THURSDAY MAY 7 6PM by the wonderful Grace Cochrane.

metalab1 Phoebe Porter with Location Devices

In 2005 Phoebe relocated from Canberra to live and work in Melbourne. That experience generated this body of work. It was an experience she came to define as being about connectdness; about finding her way in a new city, as well as staying in touch with the place she had left.

metalab2 Gilbert Riedelbauch with Highlights

As much as the… Continue

Added by Metalab on May 1, 2009 at 1:24pm — No Comments