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August: busy time for the arts in Naarm / Melbourne
artists, spaces
8 August 2014
August is a busy time in the arts scene in Naarm / Melbourne, and I'd like to share three highlights with you:
Melbourne Art Fair
13 to 17 August 2014
Royal Exhibition Building
9 Nicholson Street, Carlton (view location on Google Maps)
Melbourne Art Fair is a biannual event, and this year will present 70 leading Australian and international galleries, representing over 300 artists who work across a range of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, video and installation.
The Collector Program delivers exclusive access to collection tours, dinners and cocktail events, and there are lectures and forums to attend, as well as:
- MAF Platform – A new initiative for 2014, introducing young galleries and artist run initiatives (ARIs) showcasing emerging talent.
- MAF Video – MAF Video presents a group exhibition from participating galleries of video works by artists at the forefront of their field.
- MAF Project Rooms – Project Rooms is a non-profit platform showcasing innovative experimental artwork from a new generation of emerging artists.
The art fair opens on Wednesday 13 August for the vernissage, between 6pm and 10pm. These are the opening hours for the following days:
Thursday 14 August, 11am to 6pm
Friday 15 August, 11am to 8pm
Saturday 16 August, 10am to 6pm
Sunday 17 August, 10am to 5pm
Book for tickets at the Melbourne Art Fair website.
NotFair
14 to 17 August 2014
12 Peel Street, Collingwood (view location on Google Maps)
The Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood (view location on Google Maps)
Free
Established in 2010 as a satellite art fair to the Melbourne Art Fair, NotFair maintains a unique structure. Rather than being managed and curated by commercial galleries, as is the traditional approach, NotFair is curated to the highest professional standards on the basis solely of artistic merit.
Tight and independent curatorial direction within an art fair structure enhances the provenance of each artist's career, and provides NotFair greater scope to become a satellite to major art fairs around the globe.
Artists exhibiting in the Not Fair are:
- Aly Aitken
- Ben Aitken
- Mary Barton
- Sarah Berners
- Drasko Boljevic
- Barbara Bolt
- Nyah Isabel Cornish
- Jessica Curry
- Christopher Dolman
- Sarah Duyshart
- Danny Frommer
- Harley Grundy
- Megan Hales
- Hari Ho
- Talitha Kennedy
- Daniel McCabe
- Murray McKeich
- Emme Orbach
- John Pastoriza-Pinol
- Peter Thomas
- Dean Thompson
- Paul Williams
- Siying Zhou.
Preview Thursday 14th, 6pm to 8pm
Friday and Saturday 11am to 6pm
Sunday 11am to 5pm
And, if you are not too exhausted by art, head to the gracious Hotel Windsor for...
SPRING 1883
14 to 17 August 2014
The Hotel Windsor
111 Spring Street, Melbourne (view location on Google Maps)
Free
SPRING 1883 is a new art fair which will present 20 galleries, each exhibiting in a suite at The Hotel Windsor in Naarm / Melbourne. The galleries that have been invited to exhibit are from Australia, New Zealand, Europe and United States, and they share a conceptual engagement, ensuring a high calibre event and an interesting dialogue between galleries, artists and collectors.
Enjoy!