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Arts News For: July 20, 2008

Solo Exhibition: Trisha Lambi
Kerala Gallery - Melbourne, AU Australia

Trisha Lambi's works dating from 2003 to 2008 will be exhibited in a solo show to be held at Kerala Art and Photography Gallery in Melbourne. Opening night is on Thursday, 17th July at 6.30pm. The gallery is located at 283 High Street, Northcote, 3070 and the show runs until 15th August 2008. Trisha Lambi has been a Premiere Portfolio Artist at absolutearts.com since 2001. Lambi comments on her work, "Light on form is my inspiration and is manifested in my work bilaterally as a figurative and landscape/seascape painter. My passion for light is explored further by examining the theory that simplicity in an image has a complex impact on the viewer." Read Indepth Article

Start: The Nivea Art Award
KZNSA - KwaZulu Natal Society of Arts - Durban, ZA South Africa

The START THE NIVEA ART AWARD exhibition, which opened 08 July and runs through 02 August 2008 at KZNSA Gallery, showcases for sale the final competition artworks of 24 up-and-coming art talents. From these 24 finalists, three winners will be selected and will be awarded cash prizes – 1st: R20 000, 2nd: R10 000, 3rd: R5000. The winner also receives a solo exhibition in the NIVEA Gallery the following year. This year 280 entries were received from throughout KwaZulu-Natal, an increased number of entries from the previous year. Artists entered the competition by submitting an art portfolio comprising no less than three photographs of their existing artworks. From these entries, the 24 finalists were selected by a prestigious panel of judges/art experts. Finalists are presented with a platform to showcase their talents in a professional gallery, receive exposure and the opportunity to win cash prizes. In addition, this year the finalists were partnered with professional local artists who became their mentors for the duration of the competition. The aim was for finalists to spend time planning and creating in the studio with an experienced artist and to receive advice, guidance and support throughout the process. Read Indepth Article

On the Edge, Juried by Alan Avery
Atlanta Photography Group and Gallery - Atlanta, GA USA United States of America

On the Edge, juried by Alan Avery will be on view at Atlanta Photography Group and Gallery from July 11 through August 22, 2008. These dynamic, new images take us to new places, deliver new insights, and speak to us in ways we haven’t heard before. This exhibition will feature the work of a small group of photographers who are re-defining what photography means to them. "Deliverance" is one of two digitally manipulated photos by Ellen Jantzen to be featured. Ellen Jantzen has been a Premiere Portfolio Artists since 2003. Read Indepth Article

Baseline: Remnant Grasslands of Weereewa/Lake George, Beth Hatton and Christine James
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre - Canberra City, AC AU Australia

Baseline: Remnant Grasslands of Weereewa/Lake George is an exhibition of stitched and woven grass sculptures by Beth Hatton and panoramic paintings by Christine James. The artists respond to processes of colonisation which changed this landscape and celebrate the resilience of the indigenous grassland and ecosystems which have prevailed. Baseline: Remnant Grasslands of Weereewa/Lake George will be opened by Mark Van Veen, Assistant Director, Exhibition and Curatorial, ACT Museum and Galleries at 6pm Thursday 17 July 2008. The exhibition continues until Saturday 23 August 2008 in Craft ACT’s Gallery 2, Level 1 North Building, Civic Square. Read Indepth Article

Call for Artists: Residence Application for Artist in 2009
CENT QUATRE - Paris, FR France

The "CENT QUATRE" in Paris, France in accepting residence applications for artists in 2009. New residence invitation now on line! CENT QUATRE is a place of artistic creation and production unique in the world. Open to all forms of art, this 39,000 m² (419, 792 sq. feet) space is an original architectural whole in which art meets the public head-on. The brainchild of two directors, Robert Cantarella and Frédéric Fisbach, aims in particular to highlight the singular artistic languages present at CENT QUATRE, the location for an experience rooted in the everyday. It is a place where the artistic dynamic pushes back the boundary between art and the public. At CENT QUATRE, therefore, art and culture are open to visitors as well as to passers-by and the onlookers. This powerful movement gives momentum to brand new methods of creation, production and visibility. The reception and working areas in CENT QUATRE, as well as all the programmes, festivals and events are thought out with this artistic dynamic in mind. The aim of the approach is to increase the number of channels for accessing contemporary creative art and allow unrestricted access to it. Interested in joining us for a residency? Apply now! Please note that applications are only available via the website. From July, 3rd to August, 18: register to ceat your application. Then upload your information - 100 Mg dedicated to your texts, sounds, images and videos until August, 31. September, 1st: end of the invitation, your space is locked. The selection process begins... Read Indepth Article

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When I last left this subject, I had a studio on the property of a luxury hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos. Since then, a lot has changed. I always feel that the interest of someone in what I do is defined clearly in the moment they buy one of my pieces. The depth of that interest is made clear by the amount they are willing to spend, and the effort it will take them to accommodate what I've made.

Some have gone to the extent of re-engineering suspended floors to support not only the weight of a statue, but also the transport across open stretches of such a floor, as was the case with the Gewiss Corporation in Bergamo, Italy. Others, like Alabama Power, have constructed pedestals that may have cost more than the statues themselves. In both cases, I was offered a stay in a five star hotel and had only to submit receipts of my expenses in order to be compensated, no questions asked.

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