No where = arts without restrictions Now here = arts that are vital and contemporary The NOWHERE ART GROUP is a new artist-run-initiative that will stimulate and strengthen contemporary art practice on the coast and present unique multi-arts events and happenings at alternative venues. Currently in development the group's manifesto sets a spontaneous, contemporary, free and tolerant direction.
The initiative will encouraging linkages between artists and experimentation across artforms. It will build awareness of the diversity of artists and artforms on the coast and provide people with easy access to new and innovative locally initiated arts activities. It will also provide young and emerging artists the opportunity to develop skillls in arts management, curatorship, media and promotion. The events and happenings will often take place at non-traditional venues such as multi-deck car parks, alleyways, transit centres, basketball halls and shop fronts and will include visual and performing arts.
At times the events may have a theme while for others there will be no narrative. They will frequently seek to involve the audience in some way. Key to the events will be careful planning that enables freedom for improvisation. The initiative has emerged from the stencil street art exhibition Urban Scrawl, held at the Caloundra Regional Art Gallery.
Urban Scrawl presented local, national and international stencil artists and received a great deal of exposure for the local artists involved. The opening day was attended by 600 people, many of whom were new visitors to the gallery. Urban Scrawl captured the contemporary, freedom of expression that the NOWHERE group aims for.
It was coordinated by local artist/curator Adam Lewczuk who is now driving the NOWHERE development. In future months NOWHERE will bring together those that are interested, to assist with the development of the initiative and to shape the first events. NOWHERE's website provides more information and invites people to express their interest.
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