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Supporting artists with intellectual disabilities through our studio and gallery, promoting their work and advocating for their inclusion in contemporary art practice.

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A COVID SAFE YEAR

March 2021

In January, Arts Project Australia welcomed staff and artists back to its Northcote building. To ensure social distancing and a COVID-safe studio, the downstairs gallery space became a second studio. Satellite Arts, the online studio program, is relaunching to sit alongside the in-house studio program from April 2021.

The APA gallery has moved to a new contemporary art space within Collingwood Yards at 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood and will relaunch its exhibition program from Saturday 20 March with Where the Art Is.

As always, we are looking toward the latest news and health advice and will make adjustments as needed. We look forward to engaging with both artists and supporters over 2021 – whether that is online or in person.

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SUE ROFF / Executive Director

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The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

Leo Cussen

Girl playing with a tennis racquet

Girl playing with a tennis racquet

Leo Cussen

Not titled

Not titled

Leo Cussen

Not titled

Not titled

Leo Cussen

Two girls

Two girls

Leo Cussen

Not titled (Fred Astaire)

Not titled (Fred Astaire)

Leo Cussen

Not titled (from Gentlemen prefer Blondes)

Not titled (from Gentlemen prefer Blondes)

Leo Cussen

Woman with balloons

Woman with balloons

Leo Cussen

Not titled

Not titled

Leo Cussen

Not titled

Not titled

Chris Mason

Group of nude girls and mannequins in front of a historical pub in Australian outback during 1981

Group of nude girls and mannequins in front of a historical pub in Australian outback during 1981

Chris Mason

Civilised Bell 206 Helicopters and a Kiawa all in flight

Civilised Bell 206 Helicopters and a Kiawa all in flight

Chris Mason

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APA artist Eden Menta recently flexed her creative

APA artist Eden Menta recently flexed her creative skills to showcase pieces from the now launched Gorman x APA collaboration.

Menta's art direction of the photoshoot features their gender-fluid partner Bentley and best friend Emily as models, both neurodiverse individuals. Titled 'Eden's Project,' the campaign brings to life some pieces featuring the artwork of Menta's APA colleagues.

Of their talents, Gorman founder and creative director Lisa Gorman said, "Eden has a strong sense of style... I saw their concepts on paper coming to life in their direction of the campaign, they have a strong eye for detail and beautiful use of colour."

Learn more about 'Eden's Project' through link in bio.

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Shop the APA x Gorman collaboration now live. Ex

Shop the APA x Gorman collaboration now live.

Explore the bold patterns, colour and individuality created by APA artists beyond the canvas.

It is a dream come true: over a year in the making, Gorman and Arts Project Australia have created a line showcasing the creative vibrancy inherent to both organisations.

The textile-adapted work of APA artists Georgia Szmerling, Rebecca Scibilia, Robin Warren, Julian Martin, Robyn Doherty, Anthony Romagnano, Robert Brown and Fiona Longhurst now appear across Gorman’s 40 Australian shopfronts and online store.

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Image | model Chiara Dorward wearing Robyn Doherty styled by Ella Murphy and Lisa Gorman

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Eight Arts Project Australia artists will feature

Eight Arts Project Australia artists will feature in an upcoming collaboration with Gorman.

Over a year in the making, Gorman and Arts Project Australia have come together to create a line showcasing the creative vibrancy inherent to both organisations.

"This collection is a celebration of the talented individuals and the APA community more broadly, with who my team and I have worked alongside to develop this range," says Gorman founder and creative director Lisa Gorman.

The work of APA artists will appear at Gorman's 40 stores across Australia and their online store.

With a strong focus on artist collaborations, Gorman is an Australian fashion designer offering unique, colourful, fun and exclusive prints with local lifestyle and culture at the forefront.

Coming soon.

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Join Arts Project Australia to open '4 x 4 Artist

Join Arts Project Australia to open '4 x 4 Artist Solos' on Saturday 15 May 2-4pm.
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Following the successful launch of the APA gallery at Collingwood Yards with 'Where the Art Is' the next exhibition presents four solos featuring Monica Lazzari, Rebecca Scibilia, James MacSporran and Samraing Chea.
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While holding distinctive practices, their work collectively reflects the versatility of colour, imagination, narrative and pattern to speak on the energies of society and nuances of everyday life.
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'4 x 4 Artist Solos' runs from Saturday 15 May until Saturday 26 June. The APA gallery is open Wed-Fri 11am-6pm and Sat-Sun 12-4pm at level 1 of the Perry St Building at Collingwood Yards.

Earthy and molten, the three artworks featured in

Earthy and molten, the three artworks featured in this week’s Enter the Stockroom seem to have lifted from the world’s core.
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The ceramic piece by Georgia Szmerling is an excellent example of the artist’s reinterpretation of the natural world, the textural form capturing the gritty beauty in the space between dirt and green. The following piece by Fulli Andrinopoulos exemplifies her perfected celestial orb taking on a red-hot layering scorching with fevered sensation. The final work by Robert Brown, known for his bright and cheerful floral works, is patterned with electric reds and blues like those within a landscape sizzling blissfully under the sun.
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Each week, Arts Project showcases pieces from the stockroom for you to discover the work of APA artists. Visit the online stockroom to learn more about these artists or to purchase their work. 
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Artworks:
Georgia Szmerling, Not titled, 2015
Fulli Andrinopoulos, Not titled, 2020
Robert Brown, Police Helicopter, 2016
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'For now I suppose we have to submit to the compre

'For now I suppose we have to submit to the compression of jpegs, but we can also ride off the spirit of these works and pick up some clay or a pencil ourselves. Drawing is a way of seeing afterall.'

‘Three Artists on Looking’ considers APA artists Samraing Chea, Emily Dober and Alan Constable and the viewer’s mediation on the visual world through looking at their works. The visceral piece by UK-based artist and writer Ella Fleck is featured on Art et al., a new international curatorial platform co-founded by APA, alongside Slominski Projects and Jennifer Lawrence Gallery.

Read via the Art et al. link in bio.

Image| Samraing Chea, Eternal Sky Wind with Beauty Plants, 2012, pencil on paper, 19 × 23.5 cm (private collection).

Arts Project Australia recently co-founded @art.et

Arts Project Australia recently co-founded @art.etal, an international curatorial platform for neurodivergent, intellectually, and learning disabled artists.

APA artist Michael Camakaris collaborated with the platform for the first iteration of 'Curating Collections,' a commissioning project for selected artists to curate from an international collection.

Camakaris worked with the Cranford Collection, one of Europe’s most significant private collections of contemporary art. He titled his timely and sublime selection 'Antidote,' saying his choices revolved around 'tactile, low-tech three-dimensional works' in addition to art that 'displayed humour' as a response to the mood of the times.

Browse the project via the Art et al. link in bio.

Image | Ken Price, 'Lazo', 2006, fired and painted clay, 47 x 53 x 36 cm © Estate of Ken Price [courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery]

It's the final days of 'Where the Art Is,' APA's i

It's the final days of 'Where the Art Is,' APA's inaugural show at Collingwood Yards which ruminates on the year that was 2020 whilst firmly looking toward the future. The exhibition is open this week from Wednesday until the final day of the show on Sunday 1 May. However, APA's website permanently presents the exhibition to complement or replace an in-person viewing. See links in bio for details.

Photography | Natalie Jurrjens

Christian Hansen is an emerging artist who works p

Christian Hansen is an emerging artist who works primarily with acrylic, gouache, pencil and pastel on paper and canvas to create symbolically loaded artworks. He has practiced at the APA studio since 2017.

"I have a background in classical ballroom dance and my mother’s grandmother was a Romanian gypsy, so I’m currently researching my family heritage as a resource for my artwork."

Recently his peers the Northcote Penguins, a small professional development collective of APA artists, interviewed Hansen speaks to investigate one of his new works, revealing links to how 19th century oil paintings and Hansen's cultural heritage influence his resulting artistic output.

Read now via 'Love from the Studio' link in bio.

APA is taking its mission global 🌍 In 2020, A

APA is taking its mission global 🌍

In 2020, Arts Project Australia, Slominski Projects, and Jennifer Lauren Gallery identified a need for more inclusive programming and access in the contemporary arts for neurodivergent, intellectually, and learning disabled artists to be seen, heard, and participate.

As a result, we came together to create Art et al., an international inclusive curatorial platform featuring artists from supported studios, peers, and arts professionals that highlights diverse voices and creative practices.

Launching today on 14 April 2021, these global collaborations and partnerships will result in monthly releases of commissioned critical writing, exhibitions, and original multi-media content.

Visit the platform today and follow @art.etal for further updates.

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"When the world puts its 'serious face' on, life c

"When the world puts its 'serious face' on, life can get heavy," writes Dr Marion Piper. "But when I see the world through Cathy Staughton's eyes, I don't feel like I have to get so wound up."

Spend time with the 'Where the Art Is' catalogue, now published on APA's Digital Bookshelf. The catalogue documents the first exhibition presented at APA's gallery at Collingwood Yards and the first showing of art following the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020. Reflecting on the joy of exhibiting after the challenges, the 'Where the Art Is' catalogue showcases the exhibition's collection of work by ten artists as well as an essay by Dr Marion Piper' Words make worlds.'

Image | Mark Smith, 'Increase,' material, stuffing and thread, 50 x 300cm, 2021.

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Have plans to visit APA's new gallery space? Note

Have plans to visit APA's new gallery space? Note that the gallery will be closed Thursday 8, Saturday 10 and Friday 16 April as Arts Project Australia staff undertake annual training and planning. The good news - 'Where the Art Is' is now online! The exhibition ruminates on the year that was 2020 and can be browsed on APA's virtual exhibition page from wherever you are. Link in bio.

John Bates and Julian Martin are pleased to presen

John Bates and Julian Martin are pleased to present work in 'Weaving Futures' at the Australian Tapestry Workshop.

In 2020, the ‘Weaving Futures’ project provided these artists with an opportunity to expand their practices through the lens of tapestry design. Nurturing creativity during a challenging time – the project disseminated skills and knowledge through different mediums and across generations.

Spanning both the gallery and ATW weaving studio this exhibition explores the exciting possibilities of contemporary tapestry design by Australian artists.

The exhibition runs until 21 May with ATW open Tuesday through Friday and offering 2 viewing sessions each day, with a limit of 10 visitors at anytime: 10 am – 12.30 pm and 2– 5pm.

Image | John Bates, 'Not titled,' 2017, acrylic on paper, 38 x 56 cm.

Michael Camakaris has been selected as a finalist

Michael Camakaris has been selected as a finalist in the Burnie Print Prize.

Established in 2007 by the Burnie Regional Art Gallery (BRAG), the prize is open to artists from Australia and Oceania to develop the gallery’s print collection, present the best of contemporary printmaking, support artists who work with the print medium, foster innovation in the print medium, promote an appreciation of the fine art of printmaking, recognise and celebrate craftsmanship, and explore possibilities of the medium in contemporary practice

The Burnie Print Prize 2021 prize winner will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on Friday 26 March 2021. The exhibition closes Saturday 1 May and is open during gallery hours Monday to Friday 10am to 4:30pm and Saturday 11am to 4pm. Closed Sunday & Public Holidays.

Image | Michael Camakaris, 'Apocalyptic Still (and Mostly Dead) Life,' 2020, drypoint on paper, 29 x 45 cm, MICAP20-0001 1/3.

We have been loving seeing you at the APA gallery,

We have been loving seeing you at the APA gallery, but we are still settling into our new space at Collingwood Yards. Be advised that the gallery will be closed tomorrow, Friday 26 March, during usual opening hours as the team finalises a back of house installation. Come back to check out current exhibition 'Where the Art Is' this weekend 12-4 pm Sat & Sun or from next week 11 am-6 pm Wed-Fri.

Photography | Natalie Jurrjens

Thanks to all who joined APA over the last two wee

Thanks to all who joined APA over the last two weekends: firstly to launch the vibrant Collingwood Yards and champion APA's place within the community, and then for a celebratory opening of 'Where the Art Is,' APA's first exhibition in the new gallery space.

'Where the Art Is' ruminates on the year that was, while firmly looking forward to a new future and runs until Saturday 1 May during gallery hours 11 am-6 pm Tues-Fri and 12-4 pm Sat & Sun.

Photography | Natalie Jurrjens

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Georgia Szmerling exhibits in 'Flora,' a series of

Georgia Szmerling exhibits in 'Flora,' a series of exhibitions, programs and events across the City of Greater Dandenong, offering new perspectives and renewing our wonder for the plant world.

See Georgia Szmerling's work at Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre alongside artists from around Australia in an exhibition exploring our intrinsic and unique connection to native flora from the desert to the forest.

The exhibition runs 25 March – 1 May 2021 with the Walker Street Gallery open 12-4pm Tuesday through Friday.

Image | Georgia Szmerling, ‘National Park Wildflower Manitoba Canada Bay Coast,’ 2017, acrylic on paper, 50 x 70 cm.

Julian Martin has been selected as a finalist in t

Julian Martin has been selected as a finalist in the Dobell Drawing Prize. Since 2019, the National Art School has partnered with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation to produce the Dobell Drawing Prize, a new iteration of the Dobell Prize which ran between 1993 and 2012. The biennial prize is the leading drawing exhibition in Australia and celebrates technical skill, innovation and expanded definitions of drawing. The $30,000 acquisitive prize will be awarded at the opening of the finalists’ exhibition at NAS Gallery on 25 March 2021. The exhibition then runs until 22 May 2021.

Image| Julian Martin, Not titled, 2019

'Where the Art Is' opens this Saturday 20 March at

'Where the Art Is' opens this Saturday 20 March at APA's new gallery space at Collingwood Yards. As today marks 365 days since closing the gallery, APA is greatly antipicating sharing art with you once again. The inaugural exhibition 'Where the Art Is' ruminates on the year that was, while firmly looking forward to a new future. Register for your 20 minute viewing session for the opening event, or reconnect with us during usual gallery hours 11am-4pm Tues-Fri and 12-4pm Sat & Sun from Sunday 21 March.

Join the Arts Project Australia team and make a di

Join the Arts Project Australia team and make a difference in the Australian contemporary art world by advocating for artists living with a disability. Applications for the two current vacancies both close this week; see more details on APA's Career page.

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