Occasional Public Art Tuesday – I’m On My Way Down by Robbie Rowlands

I’m On My Way Down
Robbie Rowlands
2012

Thomas Street Car Park
Level 5, 50 Thomas Street, Dandenong

Through a series of precise cuts, this bollard departs from the rhythm of the car park expressed rigidly aligned concrete columns and repetitive architectural structures.

Through Rowlands carefully considered reconfiguring of the bollard, audiences are invited to see the object as an entirely new form or to read it back into its former self. In doing so, the opportunity exists to reflect on the wider process of change.

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Exhibit at Heritage Hill 2013

Are you an artist looking for exhibition space for 2013? Heritage Hill has thrown open it’s application doors and we want to hear from you!

You can find all the details about our various gallery spaces at our website here. Down the bottom of that page are also links to application forms, a full application pack and our Terms and Conditions.

If you’re a beginner, emerging or mid career artist and you’d like to organise a solo or group show, we’d love to chat. So contact us with your ideas!

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Occasional Public Art Tuesday – Nocturnal night walk

As part of the Nocturnal Festival Dandenong 2012Last night was the last night of the walking tour of Dandenong’s Nocturnal festival, a public art festival in collaboration with Chisholm TAFE and RMIT University’s Masters in Art in a Public Space. It was an amazing two hours, walking around the CBD of Dandenong taken down alleys and through car parks to various works of art scattered around. Most of the 45 artists who took part were also stationed by their works, to talk a little about them and answer any questions we had. This year’s Nocturnal theme was Car Park, and it was really interesting to see how different artists interpreted this in a wide range of media. Even thought it’s over, you can still see many of the works in the streets of Dandenong for weeks to come, but if you missed out, Heritage Hill has you covered with a photo tour of the walking tour!

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Be an Artist in Residence at Heritage Hill

Here at Heritage Hill we are starting to put together our 2013 program and as part of that, we are expanding our Artist in Residence program.

We are offering 5 Artist Residencies in 2013, providing free studio space onsite for a negotiable period (usually between 1 and 2 months) to create, develop or continue a body of work. Work produced during an Artist Residencies must be connected to Heritage Hill in some way – it’s past, present, future, exploration of spaces and buildings. This is open to a wide interpretation.

The studio is our old school room, which is a single roomed, self contained, lockable building set amongst 2 hectares of beautiful landscaped gardens. Artists will be free to come and go as they wish in accordance with negotiated access hours. Heritage Hill will also offer each artist modest in-kind support including, but not restricted to, publicity, drafting and management of press releases, support for public forums and discussions, creative development showings and hot cups of tea.

Access to shared office space and a computer is offered as part of the residency.

For more information please contact us either via email at heritagehill@cgd.vic.gov.au or call us on 03 9793 4511

Image credit: Tracings of You by Ilona Nelson, produced during her residency at Heritage Hill in 2011

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Things that go Bump in the Night – Walker St Gallery

Ever wondered what happens after dark?

Walker St Gallery’s latest exhibition looks at the notions of all things spooky, gothic and a little bit nightmarish.

The month long exhibition called Things that Go Bump in the Night will incorporate paintings, drawings, installations, photography, video, performance art, as well as a string quartet and a rock band.

Featuring some of Australia’s most highly regarded visual and performing artists, the exhibition will run in conjunction with Dandenong’s annual winter arts event, Nocturnal.

Things that go Bump in the Night opens on Thursday, 31 May and runs until Saturday, 30 June
The exhibition will feature the works of Fabrice Bigot, Jane Burton, Jon Cattapan, Edward Colless, Mat Coyle, Irene Hanenbergh, Kotoe Ishii, Georgia Metaxas, Stephanie Monteith, and Mia Saljso and Heidi Yardley.

Two special performances will also take place during the month long visual arts exhibition. Silo String Quartet will play a free concert on Thursday, 7 June at 8pm and Post rock band Laura will perform on Thursday, 14 June at 8pm.

Walker St Gallery is located on the corner of Walker and Robinson streets in Dandenong.

The gallery is open 11am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and 11am to 3pm on Saturdays. It is closed on public holidays.

Entry to the exhibition is free.

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Nocturnal: Lighting up Dandenong at night

There’s something really interesting going on in the streets of Dandenong this month… All throughout June the streets will come alive with a series of temporary art projects by over 45 artists as part of the Nocturnal festival.

Nocturnal focuses on bringing Dandenong to life after dark and incorporates:
• Eight-storey high art projections
• A series of artworks by established, emerging and student artists
• Popular guided night walks through the streets of Dandenong exploring art projects, light works and performances

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Occasional Public Art Tuesday – Idol-vend, Troop-vend and Tatt-vend by Nick Ilton

Idol-vend, Troop-vend and Tatt-vend
Nick Ilton
Temporary Installation Ewart Lane, Dandenong
2012

Vending machines have the capacity to vend a large array of different items, but obviously not the items proposed. Pedestrians are presented with a chance to interact and draw their own conclusions reflecting on topics such as comodification and saturation, disposability, popularity, valueless. They don’t discriminate against those who know more or less about art, they invite all to see and wonder.

Each machine speaks about the way we view things that 10, 20 or 30 years ago had a very different meaning and value attached to them.

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Occasional Public Art Tuesday – Totem Poles by Robert Tickner

Totem Poles
Created under the direction of Robert Tickner and the Knox Placemakers
Dandenong Community Arts Centre, Cnr Mason and Robinson Sts, Dandenong
1996

Located in a small inviting open space within Dandenong’s bustling CBD, are six towering ceramic totem poles of varying colours, designs and heights.
Wind your way around and feel the textures of these amazing freestanding artworks. The poles represent the expression of the diverse backgrounds, ages and nationalities that make up the community, as well as peace, good luck, hope, music and dance.
The Totem poles were created through a collaborative process involving local people of a variety of backgrounds, ages and interests. Their placement aids in identifying the location of the Dandenong Community Arts Centre and Walker St Gallery.

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Occasional Public Art Tuesday – Urban Artscape by Zabelski Han

Urban Artscape
Zabelski Han
Brady Rd, Dandenong North
2002

The Brady Road area presents itself as a normal suburban neighbourhood. Houses built on suburban blocks and carefully maintained front yards are a key feature of the suburban landscape. The good times that can be had working in the garden, tinkering with the car, going down the street are all part of daily life in North Dandenong.

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Occasional Public Art Tuesday – Chaise Lounge by Big Fish P/L

Chaise Lounge (locally known as the Casting Couch)
Artists/Designers: Big Fish P/L
Drum Theatre Stage Door
2006

With a prop like appearance, the bright red whimsical Casting Couch at the Drum Theatre was created to be a talking point as well as being utilised by visitors, shoppers and performers.

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