West Space Annual Fundraiser

A4 Art 2010


Opening: Tuesday 5th October, 6-9pm

Benefactors' Preview: 5-6pm

Exhibition: Wednesday 6th October - Sunday 10th October

Gallery Opening Hours: Wednesday to Friday 12-6pm, Saturday & Sunday 12-5pm


West Space is proud to present A4 Art 2010, our annual fundraising exhibition. Normally held in December, this year A4 Art has been brought forward and will be held from Wednesday 6th until Sunday 10th October 2010.

A4 Art is a curated exhibition, which features artists who have been involved with West Space through exhibitions, publications and committees or who are associated with a board or committee member. This year there will be more than 90 artists exhibiting artworks across a huge variety of media and sizes.

A4 Art is a crucial fundraising opportunity for West Space and we could, quite honestly, not survive without it. Whilst it is an important opportunity for West Space to raise essential funds that go towards the operating costs of the organisation, it’s also an opportunity to celebrate the community of artists that exists around West Space and in the contemporary arts community more broadly.





Adam Cruickshank
Alex Martinis Roe
Ali McCann
Andrea Louise Vasarab
Arlo Mountford
Azlan McLennan
Ben Sheppard
Bianca Hester
Brett Jones
Brie Trenerry
Bryan Spier
Camilla Tadich
Caroline Williams
Charles O'Loughlin
Daniel Price
Dane Lovett
David Rosetzky
David van Royen
Dell Stewart
Dominic Redfern
Doug Heslop
Drew Pettifer
Emily Ferretti
Fiona Abicare
Fleur Summers
Glenn Walls
Greatest Hits
Ieuan Weinman
Irene Hanenbergh
Isobel Knowles
James Kenyon
Jan Murray
Janenne Eaton
Jelena Telecki
Jeremy Bakker
Jessie Angwin
Jordan Wood
Juan Ford
Kate Matthews
Kellie Wells
Kez Hughes
Kieran Stewart
Kit Wise
Laith McGregor
Lillian O'Neil
Lily Hibberd
Louisa Bufardeci
Marika Nilsen
Masato Takasaka
Mia Salsjo
Michael Graeve
Mila Faranov
Nat Thomas
Nick Devlin
Nick Waddell
Nicki Wynnychuk
Patrick Pound
Penelope Aitken
Peter Tyndall
Pip Ryan
Raafat Ishak
Richard Lewer
Ronnie van Hout
Ross Coulter
Rozalind Drummond
Sally Smart
Sangeeta Sandrasegar
Sarah CrowEST
Sarah Stubbs
Scott Mitchell
Sherry McLane Alejos
Simon MacEwan
Simon Pericich
Siri Hayes
Sophia Hewson
Steven Rendall
Stuart Geddes
Tai Snaith
Terri Bird
Tim Hillier
Torie Nimmervoll & Jason Maling
Utako Shindo
Veronica Kent
Viv Miller
Vivian Cooper Smith
Warren Taylor
+ more

Special project: Lot This.

Eight editions by eight artists curated by Sanné Mestrom and featuring:

Alasdair McLuckie
Bill Sampson
Brad Haylock
Kiron Robinson
Matthew Shannon
Natalie Ryan
Nathan Gray
Sanné Mestrom

If you would like to donate to West Space we have Deductible Gift Recipient Status (DGR) for tax purposes.


West Space

1st Floor, 15-19 Anthony Street

Melbourne Vic 3000, Australia

www.westspace.org.au

info@westspace.org.au

ph 03 9328 8712

Channel 31 needs your support - Digital Upgrade Project

Support C31 as it implements a digital signal!

Melbourne’s local community television station C31 is making an urgent call to the community to
help raise money for the transition to digital.

For two weeks spanning March 15 to March 28, C31 is asking residents in Melbourne and
Geelong to dig deep in support of their only community television broadcaster.

The community will also have the chance to speak directly to their favourite C31 hosts if they
subscribe during a two hour LIVE broadcast being held on March 28 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.  

C31’s digital upgrade project demands more than $1.3 million, a sum the Station is currently $350,000
away from reaching. A one-off Federal Government grant and a one-off State Government grant have not been able to make up the shortfall.

If C31 does not reach its funding target, the Station’s facilities cannot be completely upgraded for digital
and some internal operations may be put on hold, said C31 General Manager Richard McLelland.

“We are looking to Victorians to dig deep and contribute to their community television station. This Station
could not exist without the support of the community, and it’s not often that we ask for financial help from
our viewers – but we need it now,” said McLelland.

The Federal Government granted C31 a Digital License in November 2009 after six years of campaigning
and community pressure.

To subscribe to C31 and help Switch On Digital, head to www.c31.org.au now or call
 (03) 9660 3131.

THE 2010 INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL: BOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND

Short Film Competition Winners Announced

The Indian Film Festival is delighted to announce the winners of its inaugural short film competition. S. Samson is the Indian winner for his film AASAI while director Veeran Naran and producer Lester Francois are the Australian winners for their film, SOY MILK. The New Zealand winner will be announced in Auckland next week. S. Samson has been flown to Australia this week and Lester Francois will later be flown to Bombay and have an internship on a Bollywood film. The winning films will screen in the festival and on World Movies India, World Movies Australia and Triangle TV (New Zealand).

The international competition, launched this year in conjunction with Bindass TV in India, World Movies and Indian Link in Australia and Triangle TV in New Zealand, was held in Australia, India and New Zealand. Applicants were asked to make a short film of less than 10 minutes on anything Indian.

AASAI (‘Aspiration’ in English) was shot in Tamilnadu, Southern India. It tells the story of a young boy, Selvam, who works away from home as a grocery delivery boy and is fascinated with telephones. Selvam aspires to call his mother and with the help of the STD booth lady works out how much it would cost to place a five minute call then starts saving his tips and rehearsing what he would say. Will Selvam speak with his mother or not?

SOY MILK was shot in Melbourne and looks at an Indian teenager in a western world who tries to balance his traditions and libido.

Responding to the news, Lester Francois said, ‘We are overjoyed to be the winners of the Indian Film Festival and can’t wait to fly to India to meet with Bollywood filmmakers.’

S. Samson said, ‘I was overjoyed to win this prize. It’s a dream come to true to come to Australia and be in the midst of such great filmmakers. This festival has given me international exposure which is just remarkable!’

Announcing the jury’s decision, Festival Director Mitu Bhowmick Lange said, ‘I am thrilled for our short film winners. We had a number of wonderful entries, not only from Australia and India, but from all over the world which was very exciting to see. Our judges had a hard time deciding. The Indian Film Festival is proud to not only showcase the best of Indian cinema but also be a platform to young film makers. I wish our winners all the very best. ‘

The five person jury, comprised of key figures in Indian cinema – director Kunal Kohli, director Kabir Khan, writer/director Rajkumar Hirani and writer/director/actor Imtiaz Ali – and Australian actor/writer/producer, Mick Molloy, decided between 12 short films including Red, Blunder Down Under, Priya, 12 Days of Christmas, Utah, and The Last Ride from Australia, and Run Leila Run and

Room 2611 from India.

Tickets and complete program available from www.cinemanova.com.au/festivals.html

www.iff2010.com

Veritas -National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA)

Veritas

Seeking the truth. Discovering oneself.

ve-ri-tas -  noun Latin. Truth.

Following the success of their 2009 production, Ariel’s Dream, the National Institute of Circus Arts presents its 2010 class of 3rd year students in a stunning production directed by former Cirque du Soleil artist, Holly Rollins. Tickets are now on sale for Veritas which opens at NICA on 23 March for a limited season.

Spectacular high-energy circus combines with video projection to portray the interior landscape of archetypal characters each seeking the truth. Their bodies are suspended, falling fearlessly, risking all. We join them on their journey of exploration and discovery through a kaleidoscope of aerial adventure.

The cast of eighteen 3rd Year Bachelor of Circus Arts students explore our longing to be loved, our dreams and fears with poignancy and humour and through the physical and poetic language that is unique to the artform of circus. Veritas is a vivid, inspiring celebration of life that charts the known and unknown, challenging assumptions of where journeys begin and end.

Director Holly Rollins has come from Boston, USA, to work with NICA students, trainers and creative team to create the sophisticated new show. She synthesizes her experience as an aerialist on Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam and La Nouba with her Master of Education research from the prestigious Harvard University to create a rich and lyrical performance that stays with you long after the curtain call.

“NICA has a strong tradition of providing students with the opportunity to work with international circus directors to develop a collaborative new work that expands the physical vocabulary of contemporary circus” said Pamela Creed, NICA Director & CEO.

Sixty young people study at NICA’s custom-built and award-winning facility, with a steely determination to graduate with a Bachelor of Circus Arts degree after 3 years. NICA is the only training institution of its kind in Australia – a global centre of teaching excellence for professional training, innovation and creativity in cutting-edge, contemporary circus arts.

Directed by Holly Rollins.

Season dates: 23-31 March 2010
NICA National Circus Centre
Green Street Prahran

23 – 31 March (except 28/3) @ 7.30pm
Matinee on 25 March @ 1.30pm
School holiday matinees on 30, 31 March @ 2pm
Sat 27 March @2pm

$22 Adult  | $20 Conc |  $14 Child | $55 Family (2 Adults + 2 Children)

Discounts for school and group bookings are available. Contact NICA on 03 9214 6975.

Book online at:  www.nica.com.au

StKilda Busking Festival

DISCOVER THE COLOURFUL, BIZARRE AND HILARIOUS WORLD OF ST
KILDA STREET PERFORMERS

Sundays in St Kilda come alive!
Rediscover the colourful, bizarre and hilarious entertainment of street performers for the whole family!
Innovation, absurdity and intrigue are around every corner each Sunday afternoon for fifteen weeks.The first St Kilda Busking Festival began in March 2009 and was a huge success amongst families, the local
community & buskers. In 2010 the festival is back bigger and better. It is a journey of fun and frivolity that discovers some of Melbourne’s hidden artists, playing live on the street for your free (donations always accepted) enjoyment.
St Kilda has long been regarded as the artistic centre for performers, exhibitionists and general entertainers.
The St Kilda Busking Festival turns Fitzroy Street, St Kilda Sea Baths and Acland Street into a live stage that
delivers entertainment for children and adults alike.
Come down between 1pm and 4pm and catch a glimpse of St Kilda’s finest street performers including the king of rock himself - Elvis. Witness the insane, funny, musical and talented shows that celebrate this true art form.


Fitzroy Street: 7th Feb, 21st Feb, 28th Feb, 7th March, 14th March
St Kilda Sea Baths: 21st March, 28th March, 4th April, 11th April, 18th April
Acland Street: 25th April, 2nd May, 9th May, 16th May, 23rd May

This project has been assisted by the City of Port Phillip through the Community Celebrations Fund.
www.stkildabuskingfestival.com.au

DAVID STRASSMAN - TED E.’s FAREWELL TOUR

TOURING AUSTRALIA IN MAY
TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY 1 MARCH

The shyest little bear in show biz hangs up his show biz shoes…

but is this the end?

Popular American ventriloquist David Strassman is on his way to Australia to bid a sad farewell to one
of his beloved friends in “Ted E.’s Farewell Tour”. Tragically, Ted E. Bare, the much adored cuddly bear known and loved by audiences around the world, will be announcing his show biz retirement during a forthcoming Australian tour that will include performances in regional South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales throughout May.

Why is Ted E. leaving the stage after so much adulation? An addiction, a scandal, an affair? No! It’s finally just become too much for one timid bear to bare! The pressure, the publicity, the paparazzi, the tabloids!

And, most of all, his best friend, but worst enemy, Chuck Wood! A star-studded tribute to Ted E. Bare’s greatest show biz moments, “Ted E.’s Farewell Tour” will follow Strassman’s journey of discovery to replace the irreplaceable little bear. This moving, hilarious and wild ride will feature the razor sharp wit of Chuck Wood we have all come to fear, as well as uncover some new and extraordinary characters desperate to join the show in a hilarious “You’ve Got Talent- Puppet Edition” segment.

The existing characters you know and love also don’t take long to realize the opportunity that Ted’s exit
stage-left offers! Expect to see grumpy Grandpa Fred, the attention-seeking A.N.G.E.L. and intergalactic
Kevin battle it out with Chuck Wood to fill Ted E.’s very small shoes. David Strassman is considered by many to be one of the best ventriloquists in the world. His shows are hilariously funny and razor sharp, featuring full stage production complete with dazzling sets and state-of the-art theatrical effects. His shows involve multiple characters and high-tech puppetronics (robotics) that bring his characters to life, even when he has left the stage.

Embraced in Australia since his early performances in the 1990s, his numerous television appearances
and his own show on Channel 9, Strassman is now hoping Australian audiences can convince Ted E. to
remain on stage. But will Ted E. Bare really leave for good? Can the show go on without him? … You’ll need to buy a ticket to find out!

The Butchery Of Morph And Substance

A young man is locked in a white room. A desk, chair and an old typewriter are the only objects in the space. The man being held is being fed an experimental mystical drug called Substance. He is tortured; butchered both physically and mentally.
Wolfgang Baas is a young dance and multimedia artist who is fast developing a reputation for creating surreal, confronting and powerful movement theatre that is unafraid to tackle complex and serious contemporary issues.
Incorporating Black Alley Productions signature mix of film, physical theatre, movement, music and verse, The Butchery of Morph and Substance explores the male psyche in an explosive and stark environment.

The Butchery Of Morph And Substance is a surreal and confronting work

that tackles issue’s within society head on, in an unapologetic and
frightening manner.
We meet a man held within a white room, being fed a mythic drug called
Substance by ghosts from a new digital empire, of which lies just
beyond these minimalist confines.
As his dosage gets higher with passing days weeks and months, the
lingering effects become more alarming, more warped and more twisted,
as he looses all concepts that we hold true to life in the year twenty
ten.
“It is an adventure into the future to find the chord, to pull it from
socket, and to see the world around fall pixel by pixel. Revealing a
blacked mass; earth spewing pollution into murky sea’s from deep in
her bowels. Perhaps earth drunk her elixir, but a little to late, for
Substance can quickly turn to poison.”
Effortlessly employing verse, film, contemporary dance and physical
theater, twenty one year old Baas portrays the inner turmoil felt by
his character, with confidence and an eerie understanding that bridges
the gap between the esoteric and the existent, in this his seventh
solo work.