Festival of Contemporary Art

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Contemporary art - ideas for everyone

14 July - 26 August 2007

Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre and the Australian National University School of Art Gallery present Festival of Contemporary Art (FOCA) . Come and see the spectacle of current art practices as artists cannily portray today's world by responding to the theme IN PUBLIC. This festival expounds on cyberspace knitted constructions, parallels of war and sport, and the unfiltered and inspired moments of the private realms.

The Festival of Contemporary Art opening crawl starts at:

• Australian National University School of Art Gallery
    5:30pm, 13 July
• Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre
    6:15pm, 13 July
• Festival Party at the Canberra Contemporary Art Space
    7pm, 13 July
  - with an unforgettable performance by Cristy Gilbert and Anna Simic at 7:30pm.

Festival exhibitions

ANU School of Art

Main Gallery: Proof, Waratah Lahy, Pete Volich, Kate Murphy, Charlie Sofo, Lauren Simeoni

Australian National University School of Art Gallery, Ellery Crescent ACTON

Opening 5:30pm Fri 13 July continues Sat 11 Aug

Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre

Gallery 1: Knit1 Blog1, curated by Barbara McConchie. Knit1 Blog1 exposes the social phenomena of knitting and blogging.

Gallery 2: weaving dry water Bev Hogg

Level 1, North Building, 180 London Circuit CIVIC

Opening 6:15pm Friday 13 July continues Sun 26 August

Canberra Contemporary Art Space

Main Gallery: Bennett Miller The dogs bark but the caravan rolls on (Golf War #9)

Cube Gallery: Sarah CrowEST Agglomeration

Middle Space: The Contextual Villains Filtering Remnants

Gorman House Arts Centre, Ainslie Ave BRADDON

Opening 7pm Fri 13 July continues Sat 25 August

Helen Maxwell Gallery

Level 1, 42 Mort Street BRADDON

Patsy Payne Range + Ruth Watson Lost Worlds until 21 July

Pamela Lofts Requiem for another + William Yang   27 July - 25 August

Tuggeranong Art Centre Gallery

Corner Cowlishaw and Reed Sts, GREENWAY

Found in Public Erin Duffield, Joanna Lees, Ann McMahon, Megan Munro, Elizabeth Paterson, ACT intern Alicia Kane.

Opening 2pm Sat 14 July continues until Wed 26 July

ANCA Gallery

1 Rosevear Place DICKSON

Intimacy - Miniatures by ANCA Studio Tenants, ANCA artists respond to the theme of intimacy in miniature scale.

Opening 6pm Sat 14 July, continues until Sun 22 July

CCAS Manuka

19 Furneaux Street MANUKA

Malcolm Utley New Forms opening 6pm 19 July continues until 29 July

Tess Stewart-Moore Apocalyse Mall opening 6pm 2 August, continues until 12 August

Clare Thackway Navel Gazing opening 6pm 16 August continues until 26 August

Festival events

Cook's Creative Endeavour

Cook Primary School, Templeton Street COOK

Silvia Velez and the children of Cook Primary School are developing an art project as part of FOCA In Public, to negotiate the end of their school and its community.

5pm Wed 1 August

National Portrait Gallery

Old Parliament House, King George Terrace PARKES

Reveries photography and mortality.

27 April - 5 August 2007

Curators talk with Helen Ennis July 21 Sat 2-3pm

BEAM: 4 Storey High Art

Ivo Lovric, Rose Montebello, Patsy Payne, Peter Jordan, Penny Cain, John Pratt

The Canberra City and National Gallery are transformed by projected contemporary art created by the BEAM artists.

6.30-10.00pm Fri 3 August at the junction of Ainslie Ave and London Circuit

6.30-10.00pm Fri 10 August at the western façade of the National Library

Art Forum at ANU School of Art

Artists exhibiting in Proof present short floor talks about their work

Venue: ANU School of Art Gallery Ellery Crescent ACTON

Wed 1 August 12pm

 

Executive Director Craft ACT, Barbara McConchie talks about the Knit1 Blog1 project

Venue: to be confirmed please contact enquiries.arts@anu.edu.au closer to the date.

Thur 2 August 1pm

Events @ Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre

Join in knitting and blogging events at Craft ACT.

For more information please see Knit1 Blog1.