Flash Back - In Your Face - 14 December 2012 - 12 January 2013 The Old Ambulance Station, 80 Howard St. Nambour

Exhibition opening - In Your Face - an exhibition of artists portraits of Sunshine Coast artists presented by the Nowhere Artgroup 

36 local artists took up the portrait challenge by the Nowhere Artgroup. 

The exhibition includes portraits in a range of art forms, including photography, film, new media, stencil art, digital art, drawing and painting. 

The artists involved are Adam Lewczuk, Kevin Oxley, Judy Barrass, Alain Bouvier, Leah Barclay, Robyn Woodrow, Petta Dewson, Karuna Tohow, Pauline Casely-Hayford, Maya Carter-Malins, James Needham, Siena Hart, Miranda Sampson, Jill Braiden, Corrie Wright, Beau Deeley, Jandamarra Cadd, Graeme Aitken, Ben Paskins, Bart Worthington, David Houghton, Ally Close, Raaan Sullivan, Robyn Shaw, Diane Robertson, Kim Morland, Margaret Turner, Robert Natoli, Gavin OKeefe, Emily Thompson, John Thompson, Tracy Naughton, Bob Middleton, Maria Radun, Claire Matthews, Peter Wodetzki, and John Waldron. 

GROUND ZERO GALLERY 14 December 2012 - 12 January 2013 The Old Ambulance Station, 80 Howard St. Nambour

It’s smart, energetic and produced without pomp and ceremony.

Urban Scrawl – the street art exhibition on show at Caloundra Regional Art Gallery – challenges traditional artistic perceptions. It’s upfront and in your face.
A great deal of the art work is expressed in a stencil format – art in its most simple, yet often most confronting, form.

A huge drawcard is Banksy, who is possibly the most famous street artist on the planet. He started out in the ’80s, and his street art now sells for millions of dollars – yet still no-one really know who he is.

And that’s the mystique of street art. Quirky names, strange drawings, social messages commenting on politics, ethics and culture drive the colour, texture and line of each pic.

You have to love it. Drop into the gallery and check out Moona Lisa: you’ll get the picture.

The extraordinary nature of this show is perhaps exemplified by a handful of works by Sunshine Coast and Brisbane artists juxtaposed against internationally renowned artists Nick Walker, Sickboy, Kngee and Banksy.

Urban Scrawl curator and Caloundra City Council community development officer Adam Lewczuk said the whole thing came about through a chance meeting.
“I came in contact with an international street art collector,” he said.
“He saw some of our art works and thought they were so good, we should get a show together.
“He said if we got a show together, he would put in some international works, which would highlight the quality of local work.”

And that’s just what’s happened. Artists with signatures such as Zklr, Miscery, Reks 085C3N3, BB73, Skull Duggery, Cpho, Pixie G, Josh M, Guz and Jared have lined the walls with their paintings and stencil work.

Together, and with the support of gallery directory John Waldron, they have participated in the liberating spirit of street art and painted an entire gallery wall in a day. It’s there for now and goes with the show.

Lewczuk sees street art bringing many social blessings, including a decrease in graffiti on designated public art walls.

He also point to the success of Melbourne’s “City Lights” program. This program started with public monies that funded artwork on CBD alleyways and turned these dark, dank walls into galleries. It’s now funded by a private business that takes tours through these laneways.
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n Caloundra, Lewczuk is pleased to be working on a public art program in a smaller way – on traffic signal boxes. This is a program that’s about to begin, although you can check out the beauty of it in Nambour – see the “prosperity” box in Currie Street – or at Mooloolaba Beach.

Waldron is also a supporter of the program.

“Today our city streets shout with billboards, posters and corporate advertising, all vying for our attention – so much so that they invite a subversive response,” he said.

He believes the response comes in the form of low-tech stencil street art.

Yet despite its increasing mainstream legitimacy, as proven by the prices now being paid for street art, the show at Caloundra provides a space to express an art with its roots in rebellion and a message to scream.

The show runs until April 13 2008  at Caloundra Regional Art Gallery

source - http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/upfront-and--your-face/337742/

NoWhere NowHere

Monday 16 February–Saturday 21 March
The No Where Art Group is a new artist-run initiative that will stimulate and strengthen contemporary art practice on the Coast by presenting 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 encourage links between artists and experimentation across several art forms including music, visual art and design and street art.

Image: No Where Art Group, Stencil image on wall paper, 2008

http://www.usc.edu.au/community/art-gallery/exhibitions/2009/nowhere-nowhere

flash back 2009-

VIEWFINDER 2009

 http://www.obscene.com.au/nowhere/nowhere1.htm

Viewfinder is a multi-site event that challenges artists to search for and promote their view about their place and experiences using unusal objects, discarded machines and methods.

Co-founder artist/curator Adam Lewczuk said that ‘there are twelve Sunshine Coast and Brisbane based artists involved with Viewfinder, and together they will locate a variety of artworks in places that will surprise people and hopefully trigger intrigue and discussion’.

Viewfinder points out that contemporary arts can happen without high-tech machinerary. The artist will employ a range of old and discarded materials and technologies. Machines such as slide, overhead and movie projectors; video and tape players; colidoscopes; and viewfinders.

‘We are planning large formate night projections, several installations, sound based art, an art market and more’, said Lewczuk

‘The group is particularly interested in delivering events at non-traditional venues such as multi-deck car parks, alleyways, transit centres, basketball halls and shop fronts. This event aims to reminds us to value our past and focus attention on our basic right for access to places, vistas that are important to our culture. As we are moved to a homoginised way of life Viewfinder provides resistant. It promotes difference and encourages us to expect and respect opinions, freedom and tolerance’, said Lewczuk.

This is the group’s third event following a successful wallpaper-based exhibition at the University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery in March. The group’s initiatives encourage links and experimentation across artforms between artists, curators, researchers, technicians and fabricators.

Viewfinder runs from 16 – 23 May, with a closing event planned for 6.00pm, Saturday 23 May at the multi-deck carpark, Ormah Avenue, Caloundra

Featuring
Justin Leegwater- TBC
Beau Deeley - TBC
Katherine Hagenbach- TBC
David Houghton; Wild Style 'Sign'  (Council Car Park- Omrah Ave)
Drew Close; Film Screen
Gavin O'Keefe; Art market
Brian Murray; Lounge rooms
Rob Natoli: Scaffold
Leah Barclay; Static Architecture (Car Park stairwell )
John Waldron; Now See Hear vs Adam Lewczuk; Space Invaders
Rachael Leegwater- TBC

In YOUR Face

In Your Face - an exhibition of artists portraits of Sunshine Coast artists

presented by the Nowhere Artgroup

In the face of funding cuts and scraped arts programs the Nowhere Artgroup, a Sunshine Coast artist-run-initiative, are presenting In Your Face, an exhibition of artist portraits by Sunshine Coast artists.

In early October 36 local artists took up the portrait challenge by the Nowhere Artgroup.

Exhibition Curator, John Waldron describes the exhibition as an opportunity for people to connect, be positive and have some fun, through art. The exhibition is not about prizes, fees, and funding, more about bringing artists together and providing an opportunity to experiment and showcase their work.

The exhibition will include portraits in a range of art forms, including photography, film, new media, stencil art, digital art, drawing and painting.

John expects the talented mix of artists will challenge the concept of the portrait. Some of the artists will work to capture a detailed representation while others will experiment to capture the character of the artists subject, through various creative devices.

The exhibition opening will be the focus for an end-of-year gathering for artists and arts supporters, providing creative way to finish the year.

The exhibition opens on Friday 14 December at 6.00pm at the Ground Zero Gallery, The Old Ambulance Station, Howard St. Nambour. Local live music will be a feature of the opening, entry is free and everyone is welcome. A cash bar will be available.

The exhibition will remain on show until 12 January 2013.

The artists involved are Adam Lewczuk, Kevin Oxley, Judy Barrass, Alain Bouvier, Leah Barclay, Robyn Woodrow, Petta Dewson, Karuna Tohow, Pauline Casely-Hayford, Maya Carter-Malins, James Needham, Siena Hart, Miranda Sampson, Jill Braiden, Corrie Wright, Beau Deeley, Jandamarra Cadd, Graham Aitkin, Ben Paskins, Bart Worthington, David Houghton, Ali Close, Raaan Sullivan, Robyn Shaw, Diane Robertson, Kim Morland, Margaret Turner, Robert Natoli, Gavin OKeefe, Emily Thompson, John Thompson, Tracy Naughton, Bob Middleton, Maria Radun, Claire Matthews, Peter Wodetzki, and John Waldron.

The Nowhere Artgroup is an artist-run-initiative that aims to stimulate contemporary art practice and collaboration on the Sunshine Coast.  The group's manifesto sets a spontaneous, contemporary, free and tolerant direction, encouraging links and experimentation across art forms. For more information go to: www.nowhere-art.blogspot.com or www.facebook.com/TheNowhereArtgroup

Opening: 6.00pm Friday 14 December 2012

Exhibition continues to: 12 January 2013

GROUND ZERO GALLERY

The Old Ambulance Station, 80 Howard St. Nambour

Open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm and Saturday 10am to 2pm.

For exhibition information contact John Waldron, 0468 543 362.

IN YOUR FACE - Call for Sunny Coast Artists and Creative types.

CALL FOR SUNSHINE COAST ARTISTS AND CREATIVE TYPES

IN YOUR FACE - An exhibition of artists portraits of artists.

Opening: 6.00pm Friday 14 December 2012

til 12 January 2013

GROUND ZERO GALLERY

The Old Ambulance Station, 80 Howard St. Nambour

No fees and no awards more about artists getting together and supporting each other through art.

In Your Face is open to any Sunshine Coast based artist and any art form

The process

You must register and commit your involvement

All registered artist names will be put into a ‘barrel’

The ‘artist’ and the ‘subject’ will be randomly selected

Your subject will be revealed in the first week of October

To be involved

Register your commitment by Sunday 30 September

Email your name and phone number to john@blueskyview.com.au

Your commitment

To meet and spend some time with your subject

Get to know your subject and collect the information you need for the portrait

Produce and prepare the work for exhibition during October and November

Deliver the work to the The Old Ambulance Station on Monday 7 December

To collect the work on 14 January 2013

Other stuff

All works are for sale.

A 25% commission on sales will be donated to SCAIP Inc for management of the Old Ambulance Station

The work must remain on display until 12 January 2013

GROUND ZERO GALLERY is open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm &

Saturday 10am to 2pm

For more information contact

www.nowhere-art.blogspot.com or www.facebook.com/TheNowhereArtgroup

Adam: obscene.wasteland@gmail.com  

John: john@blueskyview.com.au 

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. 

Go to www.nowhere-art.blogspot.com