In My Fathers Country screening on SBS 10pm Tuesday 25th May 2010.


http://www.sbs.com.au/documentary/program/inmyfatherscountry/galleries

Aboriginal congress attacked as lesser ATSIC

An article on the new peak Indigenous organisation here, that is to replace ATSIC.

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

Conversations at Irrkerlantye Arts centre, Alice Springs with Manda, art center coordinator, MK, art center user and Benjamin Convey curator Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs.

Listen Here

The plan to wipe out fraud in the aboriginal art world.

Transcript from STATELINE

The plan to wipe out fraud in the aboriginal art world.

Broadcast: 09/03/2007

Reporter: Elvira Nuic

Cecelia Alfonso, art center coordinator of Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation speaking to MArch students 28.03.10. Listen here.

Aboriginal cultural organisations and institutions Alice Springs

Group: Van, Lilly, Robyn

http://caama.com.au/category/caama/contactus/

http://www.ahl.gov.au/5560/WANT_TO_GET_IN_TOUCH_WITH_OUR_MOB?/

http://www.iad.edu.au/

http://www.jungala.com.au/

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/CIB/2004-05/05cib04.htm

http://www.startlocal.com.au/organisations/aboriginal/nt_northernterritory/Alice-Springs.html

http://www.ahl.gov.au/5560/WANT_TO_GET_IN_TOUCH_WITH_OUR_MOB?/
http://amsantmanual.com/11phcresources.html
http://www.clc.org.au/index.html
http://www.aboriginalart.com.au/
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a769312519

Option4

Analysis + 4 Options

Alice Springs Diagram

John Huigin, CEO Desert Knowledge Australia. Listen here

The Araluen Art Centre also has a large display of Albert Namatjira paintings. See here for more information.

Karen,

Some from the Ocean to Outback touring exhibition held at the Araluen Art Centre in 2008 alongside Desert Mob. See here for more details

TIM ROLLASON Director of the Araluen Art Centre speaking to MArch students on the 26th of March 2010.

Listen here.

Kate Podger, curator of the Araluen Art Centre speaking to MArch students.

Listen here.

MARK PIERSON Alice Springs Town Council speaking to MArch Students at Araluen, Alice Springs.

Listen here

DOMENICO PECORARI speaking to MArch students at Araluen Centre Alice Springs.

Listen here

JOHN OSTER DESART speaking to MArch students at Araluen 26th March 2010

Listen here

DEERT KNOWLEDGE PRECINCT

audio file of our first conversation with John Huigin, CEO of Desert Knowledge Australia.

Listen here

BRIEFING DOCUMENTS ON ALICE SPRINGS

Domenico Pecorari, a local Alice Springs architect and planner has very generously given us some back ground briefing documents on some of the urban issues in Alice Springs. You can find them at the following links:
document 1
document 2
document 3
document 4
document 5
document 6
document 7
document 8
document 9
document 10
document 11
document 12
document 13

COFA Partnership with remote communities

Lecture at COFA on March 30th 2010. Those staying back in Sydney - could you go to this for us, it sounds really interesting! See link here for details

"Alice solar city" (Alternative) energy and COOL desert sm(art) mob

http://www.dkacoolmob.org/

It is possible to get a high standard of alternative energy supplies in Alice springs...
the Araluen cultural centre will be provided with a airconditioning system with solar energy,
http://www.alicesolarcity.com.au/iconic-projects#araluen-cultural-centre

If you want to drop in to the smart living centre, it is on Todd Street...
http://www.alicesolarcity.com.au/about/slc
http://www.dkasolarcentre.com.au/

Template

Here is the template for the type analysis.

A pdf version can be found here

A dwg version can be found here

Font: Times New Roman 13.

Headings and text on the drawings will need to be modified to reflect your building and scale for example.

This is an A2 landscape template. This will probably need to be extended to reflect the length of your roll of drawings.

Hack; Triple J reportage from Alice Springs

Here are some interesting stories from Alice Springs by Hack on Triple J, who are gearing up for the One Night Stand on Saturday.

Check them out!

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/onenightstand/10/feature/epic_centre/

Berlin Maps

Here are Berlin maps that may be helpful to those analyzing precedents located in Berlin

Actual Use of Built-up Areas

Illustration-map showing attractions including museums & galleries

REMOTE AREA HEALTH CORPS: CULTURAL ORIENTATION HANDBOOK

The Remote Area Health Corps: Cultural Orientation Handbook is quite a useful reference for cultural etiquette etc. It would be useful to have a quick look before we get to Alice Springs. Bronwyn Lumby one of our speakers this morning was involved in putting the document together.

Altes Museum

Aboriginal recognition a farce: Tuckey

Heres an interesting article from the ABC about 'welcome to country' and Australian liberal party politics.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/15/2845854.htm

and the response

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/16/2846696.htm

Precedent Building Analysis

We are looking at Ground, Multi scalarity and the Dynamic Section. Across the following scales; 1:200, 1:500, 1:2000, 1:5000?, 1:10000

Porosity
Access
Entry
Progression
Circulation

Enclosure
Edge Condition
Solid/Void
Footprint/size
Mass
Orientation
Hiearchy of spaces. eg Primary (gallery space), Secondary, Tertiary (admin)

Ground Disturbances
Grdient Variation
Integration/Seperation

Any comments questions welcome.

Warakurna Artist’s Gallery Re-design and Renovation

This is a really short but very relevant post from the Thriving in the Desert blog.

http://thrivinginthedesert.blogspot.com/2010/03/warakurna-artists-gallery-re-design-and.html

Muloobinba Place of Sea Ferns Short FIlm

Muloobinba Place of Sea Ferns, the short film that Lori Parish left with us on Friday is now uploaded.
It's only 23mins long, have a look.

You can view the film here.

READINGS RE TYPOLOGY

Barth, L. (2007). The Complication of Type. Typological Formations: Renewable Building types and the City. C. C. M. Lee, S. Jacoby and A. D. 6. London, Architectural Association. AA Agendas 5.

The reading can be found here

Screening and Forum: Bush Law & Indigenous Crime

This screening of the groundbreaking documentary BUSH LAW explores the relationship between existing systems of traditional Aboriginal law and the Australian criminal justice system, with the goal of reducing violent crime in remote Aboriginal communities.

The screening of the film will be followed by a discussion including film maker and lawyer Danielle Loy, Lajamanu (NT) Elder Martin Johnson, former NT Deputy Chief Magistrate Michael Ward, and Bi-Cultural Consultant Ken Lechleitner.

Date: Thursday, 18 March 2010
Time: 1.00 - 2:00pm
Location: UTS Broadway Building 2 (CB02.04.11)
Audience: All welcome
Cost: Free
RSVP to thalia.anthony@uts.edu.au

The following film has been recommended for us to see by Jumbunna (the UTS indigenous unit) I don't think we've got time to watch it in studio, shall I organise for us to see it some other time?
You should all also watch Sampson and Delilah before we go.
Any suggestions on how we should screen these?
.....the chairs in the lecture theatres are so uncomfortable!
we could try and screen both of them in the courtyard one night and make it an open invitation to the rest of the school? What do you think?
We could put on some extra short films first and make it a night?


let me know your thoughts


http://www.kanyini.com/

Links to Aboriginal art organisations, articles and blogs

For information re Desert Mob 2009/2010 see:
http://www.desart.com.au/DesertMob2009/tabid/61/Default.aspx

For Information re the Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs see below. We will be working in the Witchetty Room.
http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/org/702/about/

Below is a review of the 2008 Desert Mob show by Nicholas Rothwell. His writing re Desert Art in the Age and the Australian is worth searching for http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24414992-5013571,00.html

Some interesting blogs. Check out the conversation on thriving in the desert re the ethical trade in art:
http://thrivinginthedesert.blogspot.com/

Bob Gosford is a Lawyer, writer and ethno-ornothologist (he likes birds) and he lives in Yuendemu, 300kms north west of Alice Springs. He is writing some really lovely stuff at the moment about the consequences of the rain in the inland areas.
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/

This is a link to Nicholas Rothwell's opening address for the inaugural 2009 Cairns Art Fair - it is an excellent over view and quite singular perspective on the indigenous art scene in Australia at the moment, and well worth taking the hour to listen to it.
http://gigtv.rampms.com/gigtv/Viewer/?peid=41aaec709ae24c349bf96fdf75dbec29

Invitation to post

Could everyone please email me, or add a comment to this post with their email address so I can invite you to the blog. That way we will all be able to add to the blog as we like.

Reformulating the Ground: Alice Springs and The Desert Art Institute

Welcome to Reformulating the Ground: Alice Springs and The Western Desert Art Institute, a blog for the UTS Master of Architecture Design Studio.

Please use this blog as a repository for information and work associated with the studio. Information on how to post images and text can be found here and here.