IMAGES FROM ALICE SPRINGS. DOWNLOAD TO PUBLIC

Could everyone please put their photos from the Alice Springs trip onto the 'PUBLIC' drive at university.

I have created a folder called 'REFORMULATING THE GROUND' and it is located under 'R' on the public drive, accessible from any computer in the DAB.

This will provide us with a wonderful resource of images to use during the project and also further insight into each persons own impressions of Alice Springs.

Renew Newcastle

The website here, covers a lot about Renew Newcastle, a start up organisation from Marcus Westbury, Craig is involved and some background info as well.

Newcastle renewal report.

For those who this development might serve as a subject study for your relevant proposals.

Newcastle renewal report.

ABC report on Newcastle CBD renewal report released.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/05/26/2580897.htm

For more development details:
http://hunterdevelopmentcorporation.com.au/sites/newcastle-cbd
Amendments: http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/100358/item_20.pdf

Other impacting significant developments in Newcastle
http://honeysuckle.net/urban-renewal

NT Government's vision for the Arts in 2030

And this specifically related to the Arts. Found here.

Watch This Space

Further to Georgia's notes from the COFA talk last week, there will be a video available to view in the next week or so from COFA online. I'll post the link on the blog once it becomes available. It was a really different perspective, especially from Jennifer Biddle, to the presentation made by Colin Laverty a few weeks back.

Here is the link to COFA online.

Artist: June Walkutjukurr Richards

Her most recent works feature single words or short phrases, revealing one of the first Indigenous voices working outside urban Australia to bring a critical perspective to the making and marketing of Indigenous art. Her works address potent subjects and confront the sensitive issues that arise in Indigenous communities surrounding the production and sale of art.

view more at
http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/Richards.asp

June's story
http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/documents/RichardsCOPY.pdf

the highly politcal work of Richards wins WA premier indigenous art awards

http://www.aboriginalartnews.com.au/2008/11/papunya-tula-cleans-up-the-big-art-prizes.php

a few brief notes from Jennifer Biddle's talk at COFA

scattered notes from the very intersting lecture from Jennifer Biddle (senior research fellow at the centre of contemporary art and politics COFA)...apologies for the roughness here but we were told the lecture will be posted on COFA online shortly so you'll be able to get the full picture there. For the moment I just thought I'd share a few comments Jennifer made about the cultural practise of art production in indigenous centres and Jennifer Biddle and Jennifer Deger's interest in educating people to new media as an important experimental and creative process

idigenous art is the 'real' - the making, not the product, or the meaning of the dreaming, it is the process that makes it cultural
exploration and experimtation should be encouraged
it is not enough to merely preserve
dreaming is not fixed
new media can engage the past within the present
temporal aspect has a distinctive way of being in the present
non conformist media helps to creativly enliven alternative futures

community based existance is important for indigenous people -
working to forge a new attitude where ' living in the bush is an advantage, not an impediment to your life'

new media can directly bypass problems of literacy
moving beyond the archive - experiemental forms make us see tradition anew
capture experience by means of experience
highly localised, specific - can explore the aesthetic of country through song, sound, movement and light
viewer becomes witness - immediacy of connection
finding new stories and dreams that speak of the present and future - giving strength to younger generations

NT Government's vision 2030

http://www.territory2030.nt.gov.au/summary/economic_sustainability.html

australian arts on the map

http://australiacouncil.placestories.com/artsonthemap/map
great interactive map that shows how australian arts council funding is distributed -
it also has stories and little documentaries about special creative projects around the nation

aboriginal art and culture: an american eye (blog)

http://homepage.mac.com/will_owen/iblog/

very thorough blog of readings, reviews and reflections from will owen - an american observer - in indigenous art, culture, politics, anthropology, music and literature

Senate Report 2007:Indigenous Art - Securing the Future

http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/Committee/ecita_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/indigenous_arts/report/report.pdf

Interesting information from Desert Knowledge CRC Data project