Northcity4: launched!

Last night was the official launch of Northcity4.

There was such a fabulous turnout – which such a wonderful venture absolutely deserves. There was so much love in the room!

Northcity4, launch

The space is incredible – so light and welcoming. And the olive trees are beautiful.

Northcity4, launch

Best wishes to the Northcity4 crew!! I will definitely be joining you for a class or two in the very near future.

Northcity4, launch

I am certain there will be photographs and more details about the launch on the Northcity4 blog shortly. And check out their upcoming inaugural seminar.

Northcity4 : Open the Door!

I’m pretty excited to be passing on the news that Northcity4 will soon officially launch!

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Launch details (with permission) – see here also:

Announcing the launch of Northcity4
A new era in creative endeavours

Melbourne’s newest creative initiative, Northcity4, is the brainchild of five talented and forward thinking artists who have come together to create a new contemporary jewellery & object studio and school in Brunswick.

This collective, which is made up of highly regarded contemporary jewellers and small object makers, is developing a work and educational space that will inspire a new style of artistic practice, never before seen in Melbourne, and is committed to an environmentally sustainable work ethic.

LAUNCH DETAILS  ‘Open the Door’
Friday 2^nd  March, 6–8pm
61 Weston Street Brunswick

SPEAKERS      
Marcus Westbury – Not Quite Art ABC1, columnist The Age
Natalia Milosz-Piekarska  – Award-winning contemporary jeweller
Katherine Bowman prints and Ali Limb jewellery will be for sale on the night to help fund the next stage of NC4’s development.
Music by a local DJ will contribute to the atmosphere.
Wine generously sponsored by Mount Langi Ghiran

WHERE / WHO – 61 Weston Street, Brunswick 3056
The NC4 studio and school is the initiative of artists Romani Benjamin, Katherine Bowman, Anna Davern, Caz Guiney and Ali Limb. This group of artists has come together with the aim of sharing their knowledge, skills and techniques through mentorships, seminars, access studios and workshops.

WHAT
NC4 is a not-for-profit organisation with a shared commitment to environmentally sustainable arts practice that promotes and supports the integration of sustainability into all aspects of contemporary jewellery and object design. NC4 will work with Sustainability Victoria and Moreland Energy Foundation to reach its green goals and to ensure the NC4 communal footprint is minimised or off-set where possible.

The NC4 warehouse space will offer studios for long and short term tenancies for working makers and artists as well as an education program of short courses, weekend workshops and holiday programs, for those with and without previous training.

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This is such an exciting venture – I want to get involved, be part of it, be at the opening … see you there!

‘Once you were mine’ @ e.g.etal

Jewellery gallery e.g.etal have created an innovative event you need to know about: “Once You Were Mine“.

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Event media: “We recently commissioned seven artists to each make a piece of jewellery. Their brief was simple: take an item once belonging to an e.g.etal staff member and recycle and re-imagine it. These items—forgotten pieces of jewellery or objects—came with their own story, were given a new one by each artist and now they wait for their new owners. We’ll be handing these pieces onto seven people via our Facebook page.

To be in with a chance, become a fan of e.g.etal on Facebook and like the Once You Were Mine photo gallery. On Friday 17 February we’ll randomly select seven people who will, one-by-one, choose which unique piece of jewellery they will own.

If you don’t have Facebook, we forgive you. Feel free to email info@egetal.com.au with the subject line ‘Once You Were Mine’ instead.“

I’m speechless! Wow!

Participating artist are (by alphabetic order):

• Caitlin Boyce
• Julia Deville
• Yuko Fujita
• William Llewellyn Griffiths
• Jennifer Martin
• Romy Mittelman
• Jessica Morrison

The e.g.etal post shares information on each original piece and on the reinvented work.

I just bursting with how much I love this concept!

RMIT Master of Fine Art Auction

Woah – how did this escape my attention before now!

All kinds of artworks are for auction – jewellery, metal-work, printmaking, painting, drawing, sculpture, photography …

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Details: Silent Auction

Online Deadline: 4pm, 8th September 2011

Event:
Where: The Gossard Space, Level 3 RMIT Building 49, 67 Franklin St Melbourne (opposite Aldi supermarket)
When: 6-9pm, 8th September 2011

Website: http://rmit-mfa.squarespace.com/

The website says: “If you can’t make it on the night, let us know and we’ll make arrangements for any bids you’d like to place.” So it looks like the auction action continues at the event … but the banner says the auction ends at 4pm … so could someone involved in the auction please confirm (because the answer is likely to change someone’s decision to go to the event)??

Update (29th August): I have been advised that there is definitely ‘auction action’ at the event. The highest online bid at 4pm is the starting point for more silent bidding at the event.

Craft Hatch: August 2011

The recent Saturday was spent with a lovely friend wandering into the city to visit Craft Hatch super-duper August market.

Ooh – it was such fun.

I came home with the following:

• beautiful porcelain bowl and cup from Sophie Harle – just incredibly gorgeous and tactile and crying out to be held in the palm of your hand(s)
  

  ceramics by Sophie

• a total fabulous card from The Gently Unfurling Sneak … I love these designs, and I have a t-shirt with their bird-cage lady on it that is a favourite (and a collectors item I find, now they’re not producing them any more …)
• a cute little owl brooch from Tiger & Hare …. shhh, don’t tell, but they’re a present … hopefully said friend (no, not the one I went to the market with) won’t read this blog beforehand, because I think she’d know who I talking about … make sense?
  

  brooch and card ... yes, they're to go together

I hope the market was a success for all who were there. Yay Craft Victoria [again! still!].

Open Studios

Thursday and Friday nights … perhaps see you there?

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