For Us By Us was a collaborative project between 24 fashion design students and 6 local emerging artists. Inspired by the work of each artist, the designers created garments from recycled clothes over a term length, with the outcomes exhibited in fashion film. The premiere of the works took place on the 29th of October, 2010 at the Tribal Theatre in Brisbane.
The collaboration was documented through film exploring the themes of (1) creative capital and popularity in fashion and art and what cross-disciplinary collaboration offers in this respect, and (2) the viability of a raw creative economy in underdeveloped cultural hubs like Brisbane.
This project was created by RaraCurio and Vegas Spray, in cooperation with QUT Creative Industries and numerous other central figures to the local and national creative sphere.
Danny Ford is a multidisciplinary artist, working within self imposed parameters of Painting Projects, Sculpture Projects and Image Capture Projects (video, film, photomedia). Ford’s artwork is process based, and concerned with the application of tactics and procedures to existing forms. Within this ongoing investigation, Ford’s practice operates as enquiry into the historical role of the art object, and the function of the contemporary artist.
The Brisbane Emerging Art Festival aims to make a significant contribution to the development of contemporary visual art in Brisbane and engage with communities nationally and internationally. The concept and premise of the festival is to promote our local emerging talent and provide multiple artistic platforms to showcase both artist and arts worker.
!Metro Arts
1/109 Edward St
Brisbane, Australia
Emerging Art Showcase - CHECKIN
Curated by Courtney Coombs.
Artists :
Nat Koyama
Michelle Knowles
Alex Cuffe
Rebecca Smith
Timothy P. Kerr
Erika Scott
Jason Fitzgerald
Anastasia Booth
Richard Stride
Sue Beyer
CHECKIN focuses exclusively on new work and seeks to create a platform to promote the most exciting visual art being made in Brisbane. The exhibition presents artists within a dynamic and critical discourse, with a purpose of creating an arena for the public to view, study and critique new modes of art practice being developed locally.
“A Peacemax Tree” is an interactive tree made of motors and laser-equipped toy guns. When nobody is around, this violent tree lets its guard down and dances to “White Christmas”. But, when you enter its territory, the tree becomes nervous, and all guns point at you!
Vegas Spray presented an exhibition in conjunction with the National Youth Week Celebrations in King George Square that showcased musicians and youth focused organizations. The exhibition consisted of Brisbane-based emerging artist under the age of 26 years.
Artists represented:
Angus Whelan, Nicola Morton, Felix Melchner, James Lyall, Yuki Nakano, Emma Bertoldi, Ella Peile, Lionel Jackman, Lucinda Wolber, Adelaide Short, Haylee Lee, Daniel Ford, Bettina Walsh, Rachel Marsden, Alicia Williams, Emily Parker,Travis Dewan, Holly Leonardson, Alithea Josaphine, Ellen Stapleton, Tammy Law, Visual Monkeys.
The 2010 Brisbane Emerging Art Festival was an independent emerging art showcase aimed to promote and display local emerging artists from Brisbane. The platform was created as another avenue to showcase critical art outside of the institution and a means to mediate the curation and selection of high profile group exhibitions.
The exhibition titled ‘b.e.a.f’ showcased artists within both an entertaining and critical discourse, with a purpose of creating a forum for the public to view, celebrate and criticise new modes of art practice.
