Arts & Culture

• Winter in Banyule 2009
• Works on Paper Art Award
• Previous Works on Paper Winner
• Ivanhoe Makers Market now on every third Saturday of the month
• Ivanhoe Makers Market - Background
• Connected Culture - Cultural Strategy 2007 - 2011
• 2009 Old England Hotel Sculpture Prize
• Art Gallery Feasibility Study
• Banyule Cultural Network
• Art Collection
• Redeeming the Ruin - The Art of Consumption -Touring Exhibition Jan 2008 - Feb 2009
• Arts Directory
• Public Art
• Street Party Kit - Now available
• Banyule Event Guide - Guidelines, Checklists and Application forms

For information on the Banyule Festival and other Festivals and Events click here.

Winter in Banyule 2009

Winter in Banyule

Calling all local artists and organisations with an interest in the arts in Banyule.

It's time to think about your application for the Winter in Banyule arts festival!

From Saturday 8 August through to Sunday 23 August, Banyule will celebrate the arts with its annual homage to art, music, dance, heritage and film. This is an uplifting and creative, participant driven festival which receives promotional support (posters, colour program & launch) from the Banyule City Council.

So, if you are a local and want to stage your own event, you can apply to be part of this festival by completing the attached form and returning it via email, fax or post by Thursday 18 June to Carole Maher.

If you have any further questions about the festival, please contact Abigail Edwards-Hart on 9457 9930.

Works on Paper Art Award

Works on Paper

The Banyule Art Collection is a contemporary collection of art works by leading and emerging Australian artists. While it includes a range of media it is distinguished by its collection of works on paper. The City of Banyule Works on Paper Art Award capitalises upon this strength by developing this side of the collection further. It is an acquisitive prize of $4,000 and is held biennially.

The entry form for the Works on Paper Art Award can be downloaded below, and the call for entries will close on Friday 28 August.  Finalists for the 2009 Award will be exhibited at the Banyule Arts Space, Ivanhoe from Thursday 29th October until Saturday 5th December.

Works on Paper Art Award
Entries Close            : 5pm Friday 28 August
Finalists notified      : by Monday 28 September

Exhibition Opening  : Wednesday 28 October
Exhibition                   :  29 October to 5 December


Frequently asked questions
Q - Can photographs be entered?
A - Yes they can.
Q - Are there size restricitons?
A - There are no restrictions on the size of work that can be entered, however remember that the entrant is responsible for all transportation costs of entries
Q - What about 3D works?
A - 3D works on paper can be entered into the award

 For more information contact Wendy Garden by emailing wendy.garden@banyule.vic.gov.au

Previous Works on Paper Winner

The previous works on paper art award was held in 2007.  the winning work was Fiona Cabassi's work entitled Gliding.   To view an image of the winning work click on the link below

Ivanhoe Makers Market now on every third Saturday of the month

Stoneware by Lene Kuhl Jakobsen

The Ivanhoe Makers Market is now held on the third Saturday of each month. 

The market showcases premium quality arts and crafts available for purchase and is held at Banyule Arts Space, 14 Ivanhoe Parade Ivanhoe, which is situated behnind "The Centre" Ivanhoe.

Market Dates for 2009 are:
 June 20 - July 18 - August 15 - September 19 - October 17 - November 21 - December 19

ABOUT THE MARKET

Ivanhoe Makers Market promotes the work of local crafted artists and designers, displaying unique handmade quality wares available for purchase. The market also aims to offer an outlet ‘North of the Yarra' for local artists; an arts incubator for new ideas; cultural opportunities for the community and promotion of the arts and cultural heritage of Heidelberg and surrounds.

 The  Ivanhoe Makers Market is managed by Banyule City Council with assistance from a voluntary Steering and Viewing Committee. There are up to 70 stalls available at nominal rental. Casual stalls will also be available.  Please click on the links below to download the Stall Holders Expression of Interest form, Cover Letter and Terms & Conditions.  If you would like to submit your EOI on line, please fill out the Interactive EOI.pdf attached below.  Please ensure that you also attach your CV and images of your work.  

For more information, please contact Customer Service on 9490 4222 or email: artsmarket@banyule.vic.gov.au

Ivanhoe Makers Market - Background

The Ivanhoe Makers Market originated due to a number of expressed requests from local artists, the absence of a local gallery / visual arts exhibition space and the national significance of the historic Heidelberg School and the Australian Modernists ‘Birthplace of Australian Art'.

Thanks to a successful grant application made to Arts Victoria Professional in Residence program a part time worker has been employed to establish Ivanhoe Makers Market.

The Ivanhoe Makers Market also forms part of the overall cultural programming of Banyule City Council and is conducted in accordance with the Council's City Plan and Comnnceted Culture Strategy.

The market's unique name reflects the paintings of Heidelberg School artists (Australian Impressionists) shown at the infamous 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition which opened at Buxton's Gallery in Swanston Street in Melbourne in August 1889 on cigar box lids measuring nine by five inches.

Connected Culture - Cultural Strategy 2007 - 2011

Art and culture can nourish us, confront, politicise and play with us, fire our imagination and passions, reflect our aspirations, record our sorrows and reveal our common humanity. Art and culture are "food for the soul". Council believes that art and culture include all forms of creative expression, from individual to collective, from grassroots to professional and institutional. These forms of expression frequently draw inspiration from the existing natural and artificial landforms, built environments, belief systems and values which shape who we are - our local, regional and national identities.

Connected Culture has been developed in three theme areas: People & Place (vibrant places, heritage & environment), People Involved (diversity valued, opportunity to engage), People Innovating (creative industries, leadership & energy) with a range of priorities set in each theme area for the coming four years.

Priorities and plans for the next four years include:

• Undertaking a feasibility study into the development of an Art Gallery within Banyule.
• Reviewing existing festivals and events and developing three year plans for each event to ensure they continue to be high quality, innovative events for Banyule and the wider community.
• Engaging the community in locally-based projects that will create and sustain vibrant places.
• Reviewing the historic Boulevard Lights and developing a five year plan for the event.
• Creatively documenting places of social and cultural meaning to the people of Banyule, such as public art, character buildings, trees and recreational spaces.
• Promoting and celebrating Banyule's culturally diverse community in a range of innovative ways with the Banyule community, including celebrating Cultural Diversity Week.
• Developing a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communications Strategy to increase CALD groups' overall awareness of Council's role and service provision and deliver opportunities for CALD communities' involvement/engagement with the Banyule community.
• Developing a Cultural Reference Group to help Council in its strategic direction for arts & cultural development within Banyule.

If you would like a copy of the Connected Culture Cultural Strategy 2007-2011 call 9490 4222 or download a copy here.

2009 Old England Hotel Sculpture Prize

Winning Sculptor Marcello D'Amico (front) with Banyule Mayor Cr Tom Melican (right) and Lucy Loucca from sponsor Premier Hotels

The 2009 Old England Hotel Outdoor Sculpture Award has now concluded.  The prize for excellence was awarded to local artist Marcello D'Amico for his work 'Stairway to Heaven'.  Marcello received a $3,000 cash award as fprize winner. 

Judges of the competition found the standard of entries very good, and awarded commendations to 2 other artists.  They were Robert Waghorn for his work 'Rebuilding Modernism II', and Julie Milton for her work 'Second Skin'.  Entries were reecived form all over melbourne and 10 finalists exhibited along the Main Yarra Trail on the banks of the Yarra River in Heidelberg.  

The Old England Hotel Sculpture Award provides an opportunity for sculptors to exhibit their work to the public while competing for a $3,000 first prize.  The sculptures were exhibited near the entrance to the Banyule Festival which was visited by up to 20,000 people on the 28th and 29th March. 

The award is held every two years and has been gaining popularity amongst artists and audiences. The exhibition and award is managed by Banyule City Council and is open to any artist wishing to submit their work for consideration. There are two cash prizes awarded, and both are non-acquisitive. The main award is the Prize for Excellence, which is a cash prize of $3,000 for the winning sculptor. The second award is the People's Choice Award of $1,000 which is determined by the votes of members of the public visiting the exhibition.

Art Gallery Feasibility Study

The Gallery Feasibility Working Group will provide a formal mechanism for Council to consult the community in the development of an art gallery feasibility study which will look at the possibility of developing a gallery within Banyule. The key role of the Working Group is to:

a) Provide advice on the development of a framework for the feasibility study

b) Identify suitable sources of funding for the feasibility study

c) Provide advice on the development of a consultant's brief for the feasibility study

d) Facilitate formal and informal communication and consultation processes with local arts and cultural industries, practitioners, organisations and residents.

For more information on the working group, email: samantha.walsh@banyule.vic.gov.au

Banyule Cultural Network

Council's Leisure & Cultural Services Unit manages the Banyule Cultural Network. As part of the Banyule Cultural Network you receive information on arts and cultural activities taking place in Banyule. This may include invitations to exhibition openings, cultural development grants information, upcoming events and programs in Leisure & Cultural Services, training opportunities and networking possibilities with other artists and local arts and cultural organisations. 

Art Collection

The City of Banyule Art Collection has over 400 works including paintings, works on paper, jewellery/metalworks, ceramics, glass, textiles and sculpture.

Artworks are displayed in Council Service Centres, public buildings such as libraries, schools, the Banyule Community Health Service and Bundoora Extended Care.

Redeeming the Ruin - The Art of Consumption -Touring Exhibition Jan 2008 - Feb 2009

Living means leaving traces. Our ecological footprint is influenced by the resources we consume and the waste we produce. In western societies, at the heart of this is the commodity. Decorative or functional the commodity is the site of desires and longings. But it is seldom for its intrinsic use value that the commodity is coveted, rather for what it signifies: power, wealth, prestige, success and herein lies its obsolescence. The fashionable artefact is quickly transformed into the old, the despised, the cast-off. Dumped or discarded redundant commodities form the detritus of urban existence.

Redeeming the Ruin - The Art of Consumption exhibition brings together the work of 11 artists from around Australia. Each artist has salvaged consumer waste to consider the elements that underlie consumption behaviour. Employing whimsy, humour and subversion the artists question the role of desire, the influence of the corporate world, the nature of gift giving, the idea of knowledge as a commodity and depletion of natural resources. In this, the International Year of Planet Earth, we owe it to ourselves and future generations to rethink our consumption habits, otherwise the slogan ‘buy now, pay later' may have dire consequences.

Fore more details and information go to the exhibition web site : www.consumption.org.au

Touring Exhibition Dates & Galleries

Latrobe Regional Gallery
138 Commercial Road, Morwell
19 January - 16 March 2008

Shepparton Art Gallery
70 Welsford Street, Shepparton
28 March - 4 May 2008

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
Civic Reserve, Dunns Road, Mornington
16 July - 31 August 2008

Banyule Arts Space
14 Ivanhoe Parade, Ivanhoe
22 October - 29 November 2008

Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery
Horseshoe Bend, Swan Hill
5 December 2008 - 1 February 2009

Horsham Regional Art Gallery 
80 Wilson St, Horsham
17 March 2009 - 10 May 2009

Arts Directory

The directory lists a range of organisations, individuals and businesses offering cultural opportunities. Categories include performing arts, visual arts, heritage, media arts and venues.

Click here to visit the online Arts Directory.

Public Art

‘Wing of the Waa’ by Andrea Tomaselli

Council has a range of public art work across Banyule. These include:

Main Street Greensborough
Artist Alison Peake has created beautiful screen printed tiles of images of the Plenty River and surrounds for her work located in Main Street, Greensborough. 

Kitcheners Reserve Ivanhoe
Artist Leigh Conkie carved the Sleeping Sentinel from a cypress pine stump in Kitcheners Reserve. The work watches over commuters and shoppers as they pass through Kitcheners Reserve creating a sense of place and safety for the local community. 

Watsonia Library
Artist Andrea Tomaselli created the ‘Wing of the Waa’ from pressed steel for the redeveloped Watsonia Library. The work represents indigenous heritage and the many uses of the library such as literature, visual arts and multi media. The shape of the sculpture resembles the trajectory of a bombshell and relates to the history of the building.

Street Party Kit - Now available

Neighbourhood Street Parties provide a great opportunity to get to know your neighbours and build community spirit.  They also provide a way for neighbours to build relationships, enjoy conversation and meet new residents.

Council encourages residents to enjoy Neighbourhood Street Parties, and has put together the Neghbourhood Street Party guide to help make your party a success.

Click on the link below to download the Street Party Guide.

Banyule Event Guide - Guidelines, Checklists and Application forms

Council will be officially launching its new Banyule Event Guide as part of the Winter in Banyule-celebrating the arts festival in August.

The Banyule Event Guide is both a resource for event and festival organisers as well as an Application Form for the new Banyule Event Permit which is a requirement for all event or festival organisers who hold events on Council land, streets, roads and parks.

The Banyule Event Guide contains lots of information, including: 

* ‘how to’ organise an event
* which permits are required
* statutory requirements
* how to develop risk management plans
* traffic management plans
* how to conduct an accessibility audit, and
* lots of templates and example forms to help you along the way.

It also provides a list of useful contacts for any festival or event organiser. The Banyule Event Permit is a new process for Banyule City Council’s Obstruction Permit - Local Law Number 1, Part 2, Clause Number 202. The Obstruction Permit has always been required for circuses, carnivals, festivals, street parties and processions but has never been adequately enforced.

Due to the amount of organisation and level of risk that is generated by holding an event or festival on public land, Council is now ensuring all event and festival organisers apply for a Banyule Event Permit to minimise this risk, and to ensure that events are well-planned and well-run.

For event and festival organisers who organise events on private land or within schools, this guide is also a great resource with easy to follow guides and checklists.

Many events that do not require a Banyule Event Permit may still need a Temporary Food Premises Permit or an Occupancy Permit from the Victorian Building Commission.

Details about these permits can also be found in the Banyule Event Guide. Council has also introduced the Event Management Team (EMT), an internal committee made up of Council staff from across the organisation.

The EMT is there to assist festival and event organisers determine which permits are required, what infrastructure they need and to assist them to apply for these permits.

For your copy of the Banyule Event Guide click the link below or call 9490 4222.