Group Therapy at Immersion Therapy

GROUP THERAPY

OPENING FRIDAY 5TH DECEMBER, 2008, 6PM > 9PM

EXHIBITION: SATURDAY 6TH DEC > SUNDAY 21 DEC

@ IMMERSION THERAPY ARTSPACE, 420 HIGH STREET, NORTHCOTE

HUA CUN CHEN
SHIAU-PENG CHEN
ALAN COTTON
BENEDICT ERNST
ANDREA INNOCENT
DAMON KOWARSKY
JESSICA MAIDEN
FATEMEH VAFAEINEJAD
NAOKO YEHENARA

Part and parcel of the modern experience is the sensation of duality; the underlying feeling that one never truly belongs in one time or place.

The competing pulls in our lives; geographic, emotional or temporal are symptoms of a world in which our borders are crumbling and our boundaries are constantly on the move. For many, the reality is that whilst we remain rooted in our daily existence we do so without the same level of grounding we once might have expected.

Articulating the sensation of these oppositions, Group Therapy brings together nine of Australia's most interesting emerging artists in a show which explores the push and pull between cultures and times that are now so prevalent in modern life.

The artists undertaking Group Therapy are united in that they all to some degree juggle the influence and pull of multiple cultures although their individual approaches and use of media adds another layer to the equation.

Immersion Therapy is a non profit art space, committed to exploring contemporary art by artists in Australia and beyond. The program emphasizes artists whose work is either directly or indirectly inspired by Asian, Middle Eastern and Latin American themes.

Darmasiswa scholarship program

DARMASISWA is a scholarship program offered to foreign students from
countries which have a diplomatic relationship with Indonesia.
Participants can study Bahasa Indonesia, arts, music and crafts and
choose one of 44 different universities located in different cities in
Indonesia. This program is organised by the Ministry of National
Education (MoNE) in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA).

The DARMASISWA program began in 1974 as part of an ASEAN (Association
of South East Asian Nations) initiative, admitting only students from
ASEAN. However, in 1976 the program was extended to include students
from other countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany,
Hungary, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and
USA. In early 90's, this program was extended further to include all
countries which have a diplomatic relationship with Indonesia. To
date, more than 75 countries have participated in the program.

The main purpose of the DARMASISWA program is to promote and increase
an interest in the language and culture of Indonesia among the youth
of other countries. It has also been designed to provide stronger
cultural links and understanding among participating countries.

There are two Darmasiswa programs:

REGULAR PROGRAM (one year). Courses are conducted from first week of
September 2009 to the end of July 2010. Students must be in Indonesia
a week prior to the commencement of the course for an orientation
program.

SHORT PROGRAM (six months). Courses are conducted from first week of
September 2009 to the end of January 2010 OR from first week of
February 2010 to end of July 2010. Students must be in Indonesia a
week prior to the commencement of the course for an orientation
program.

HOW TO APPLY

Prerequisites:
1. Be able to communicate in English
2. Be not more than 35 years of age
3. Be in good health, demonstrated by a medical certificate
4. Have a basic knowledge of the field they're applying for
5. Have completed secondary education or its equivalent

Interested Applicants should first register online at
http://darmasiswa.diknas.go.id After registering online, you MUST
inform the closest Indonesian Embassy/Consulate General to be
approved. Completed application forms and other documents should be
submitted to the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in
Sydney for applicants in NEW SOUTH WALES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA &
QUEENSLAND.

The deadline for applications to be lodged with the Consulate General
in Sydney is MONDAY, 30 MARCH 2009.

For more information about the program & application procedures,
registration and forms please visit http://darmasiswa.diknas.go.id/

Information Section
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia
236 Maroubra Road
Maroubra NSW 2035
Tel. (61 2) 9344 9933
Website. www.indonesianconsulatesydney.org.au

Team Australia at The Carlton Hotel & Studios

Techno Park Studios

You are invited to drop into the launch of

TECHNO PARK STUDIOS

a new concept in project spaces
29 NOVEMBER 2008 from 4 pm


BLUE Room
Small, Medium and Large Moving in Sale
KIM DONALDSON

YELLOW Room
'The makeover team'
INCLUDING
NICOLE BREEDON, SUSAN LONG, SEAN LOUGHREY, TAREE MACKENZIE, FIONA MORGAN,
LUCRECCIA QUINTANILLA, UTAKO SHINDO, DYLAN STATHAM, JANE TRENGOVE


15 TECHNO PARK DRIVE WILLIAMSTOWN

FOR MORE DETAILS
CONTACT KIM DONALDSON
ON 9397 6344

Exhibition: I, HERE, NOW by Vivian Lynn at Adam Art Gallery

The Adam Art Gallery is proud to present a long-overdue survey of the work of artist Vivian Lynn. Curated by Christina Barton and Laura Preston, this exhibition canvasses the diversity of Lynn’s practice and brings to light works that have not been seen for many years. Vivian Lynn will be well known to many as the artist who used human hair in a series of 
large-scale installations in the 1980s, such as Guarden Gates (1982) and The Gates of Goddess: A Southern Crossing attended by the Goddess (1986). These are landmark works in New Zealand’s art history for their trenchant re-coding of materials and subjects that aimed to expose the binary logic of western patriarchal culture and its consequences. Perhaps less well known is the fact that Vivian Lynn has been a practicing artist since the late 1950s, working across a range of media – painting, drawing, printmaking, book-making, 
and installation – to develop a complex body of work that asks fundamental questions about the nature of being and the problematics of representation, especially if one is a woman. The curators believe that Lynn’s work should be better known, both for its technical virtuosity and its critical examination of the beliefs, values, ideas and assumptions that structure society and inform how women and the environment are treated. In refusing to develop a signature style and in her continual attempt to develop new modes of socially engaged practice, Lynn is an artist for our times. The exhibition will be accompanied by a public programme of talks, readings and a film screening to expand on the issues raised by Lynn’s practice.

Until 15 March 2009

For more information please visit: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/adamartgal/