CALL FOR EMERGING ARTISTS - Applications close 8 February 2010
Toyota Community Spirit Gallery is calling for submissions from emerging artists to exhibit in our 2010 Emerging Artist exhibition to be launched in March 2010.
Successful applicants are eligible to apply for the $10,000 Toyota Community Spirit Artist Travel Award. A broad range of contemporary and traditional works across all mediums is sought from artists from diverse social and cultural backgrounds. The focus is on local artists from the cities of Port Phillip and Hobsons Bay but the program is also open to regional and interstate artists. There is no cost to exhibit and no commission charged on sales of work. Established in 2004, the Gallery runs a continuous program of exhibitions at Toyota’s corporate headquarters in Port Melbourne and has shown the works of over 490 artists.
Download information and application documents below- please note you must download both documents.
Download Information for Applicants - Emerging Artist Exhibition 2010 (pdf 336KB)
Download Application Document - Emerging Artist Exhibition 2010 (word doc 184KB) You may also download the application document as a PDF if you do not have word (download pdf here)
If you have any problems downloading any of these documents or require further information please contact the curator Ken Wong at info@watcharts.com.au or phone 03 58214548. Applications close 8 February 2010.
Images above from the 2008 emerging artist exhibition Fear, Masks & New Beginnings. Top row from left, Heidi Axlesen, the Toyota Communty Spirit Gallery, Bottom left: Bronwen Hyde Middle row Warisa Somsuphangsri, Julie Stephens Bottom row middle Rena Littleson-Montenegro & Maggie Diaz
NOW SHOWING UNTIL MARCH 2010
Toyota Community Spirit Gallery presents the 2009 Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Hybrid
Hybrid is the fifth annual indoor outdoor sculpture exhibition at the Toyota Community Spirit Gallery and is now showing. Hybrid features the works of 60 Victorian sculptors and is now showing at the Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, 155 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne. Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Download invitation (pdf 392KB)
Download Hybrid Exhibition Catalogue (pdf 2.8MB)
2009 Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibitors Sam Anderson, Peter Andrianakis, Charles Aquilina, Marynes Avila, Kylie Baudino, Jodi Blokkeerus, Louise Blyton, Katy Bowman, Russell Brazier, Jen Butler, Kate Caish, James Cattell, Craig Cole, Dianne Coulter, Mark Cowie, Maria Coyle, Tim Craker, Sarah Deed, Patrick Delbosc, Julia Dunn, Ben Fasham, Tanja George, Gillian Govan, Liz Henderson, Brian Hosking, Chris Ingham, Tyrone Jaspers, Gaby Jung, David Marshall, Sue McFarland, Anton McMurray, Natalie McQuade, Michael Meszaros, Adam Mills, Annee Miron, Leanne Mooney, Martin Moore, Penny Parkinson, Susanne Pearce, Kristen Phillips, Loretta Quinn, Geoffrey Ricardo, Gayle Rodgers, Peter Rosman, Serge Rudakov, Fatih Semiz, Veronica Sexton, Joan Stojcevski, Jennyfer Stratman, Brendon Taylor, Suzannah Terauds, Andres J. Uribe- Hidalgo, Chris Vassallo, Kate Vivian, Robert Waghorn, Carmel Wallace, Dawn Whitehand, Gunther Wilhelm, Pam Wragg, Kevin Young Curator Ken Wong
Take(n) Away by Tim Craker, plastic take-away food containers, nylon thread, aluminium tubing & metal swivels 400x350x350cm approx 2009
Sphere by Sam Anderson, steel 190x180x180cm 2009
Maximum Growth by Kylie Baudino, plastic flower pots, plastic watering cans & plastic laundry tubs 600- 800 x300x100cm 2009 and Cavallo by Adam Mills, wood, steel, leather & resin 130x50x100cm 2009
Piercing Balance by Ben Fasham, corten & stainless steel 120x330x120cm 2009. Photos courtesy of New North Photography & Tanya George
Toyota Australia congratulates
Julie Collins & Derek John, recipients of the $10,000 Toyota Community Spirit Artist Travel Award 2009
and Sophie Bray, recipient of the $2000 Encouragement Award
More information about the award, winners and the finalists
Photos courtesy of New North Photography