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WATT SPACE  SHOWS

27 JUNE - 15 JULY

 

Dr Lili-Ann Berg, Visual Art Co-ordinator & Conference Manager at the English Language & Foundation Studies Centre, the University of Newcastle, will open the shows on Thursday 28 June at 6.30pm.

 

 

The Loading Dock, The Long Room, The Media Space, The Pit & The Locker Room.

Desideratum

 

GROUP SHOW CURATED BY SALLY BOURKE

Featuring artworks by
Angela Armstrong, Neal Booth, Alicia Blanco, Sandra Lee Brown, Edwina Cellier, Paul Day, Amanda Hill, Valerie Horton,Peter Koh, Annemarie Murland, Rebecca Nickel, Angela Poole-Wiley, Prue Sailer, Luke Thurgate, Shane Westernhagen, Ashley Whamond. 

ceramics, sculpture, photography, painting, drawing and installation.

 

As a feature of the National Enabling Education conference to be held in Newcastle this year I have been asked to curate an exhibition to showcase outstanding talent from the University of Newcastle. The exhibition participants have completed the Open Foundation Course and are now at varying stages of study.  One recently completed his PhD, while others finished the Open Foundation Course last year. Sally Bourke

 

The exhibition will coincide with the Enabling Programs National Conference , ‘What Works’, which will be hosted by the University of Newcastle at City Hall on 12- 13 July, 2007. For more information visit: www.enablingeducation.info/


 

 

     

 

 

Edwina Cellier Galatea acrylic on canvas, Luke Thurgate The Sculpture or the River

 

(detail) charcoal on wall, Neal Booth Dreams of desperation and Euphoria (detail) acrylic,

 

gouache and on prpared plyboard, high gloss medium

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Paul Day  UFG Unexplained fascination with guitars (detail) digital prints, mixed media,  

 

Sandra Lee Brown  Sliced and Diced - media manipulation and codes malpracticed

 

(detail) paper clay and mixed media, Shane Westernhagen Abroad Spectrum(detail)

 

graphite on paper 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Hoist

Everyday Tattoo

 

SIMONE SHERIDAN

Photography

 

I have been interested in the thriving popularity of tattoos as fashion statements and the overall acceptance that exists now compared to when tattoos first emerged in Western society. After researching the history of tattoos, I discovered that tattoos were once only available to towns and communities when the circus came to town. Tattoo artists would travel with the circus and people who were so fascinated by the tattooed ‘freaks’ could have their very own tattoo or piece of ‘freak’.

This notion was no longer than 50 years ago and, when comparing this to today’s practice, it is interesting to notice that Newcastle’s main street has three tattoo parlours each housing up to four artists inside.  Is Newcastle a town for freaks? Or are we just more ready to accept the exterior of those around us? My images show everyday people in normal situations who just happen to have tattoos. I wish to celebrate the life of the tattoo and to further abolish any stereotypes associated with people who have tattoos. Simone Sheridan

 

   
 

    details from installation all colour prints