Thursday 27th OPEN STUDIOS

Some images from tonights OPEN STUDIOS Nicholas Building event.

The view from Peter O'Connor's studio

Peter O'Connor's studio

Vikki Kassioras' studio

Jennifer Martins's studios

pigment GALLERY

NEW EXHIBITIONS at pigment GALLERY

Exhibition Dates: 26 August - 12 September

Opening drinks with artists

Thursday 27 August 5.30 - 8.00pm

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'EYE SEE EYE'

new works by

Cameron TauschkepigmentWO & pigmentBLACK

'ICE CONTINENT'

Robyn Base, Daniel Kolieb, Colin Palethorpe
Painting, photography and drawing inspire by three artists responding to their experience of ANTARCTICA

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Level 2 Nicholas Building
37 Swanston St

(cnr Flinders Lane)
(enter via Cathedral Arcade)
Melbourne
W: www.pigmentgallery.com.au
E: info@pigmentgallery.com.au

Gallery Hrs:

Wed-Fri 12-6 Sat 12-4

OPEN STUDIOS in the Journal window

An exhibition of work by some of the open studio participants has been installed in the Journal window opposite the entrance to the City Library. Its a little sneak peak of what's to come this thursday and friday!

OPEN STUDIOS PRESS

CITY

OPEN STUDIOS Nicholas Building had a mention in CITY on Thursday!

The image is of work by Natalia Milosz - Piekarska from the Pregnant Onion series, pendants, 2008.

Ceramic, enamel paint, glass & plastic beads, coral.

Michi Girl

OPEN STUDIOS Nicholas Building featured on Michi Girl.

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OPEN STUDIOS Nicholas Building in Eight Days,
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Open Studios Nicholas Building 2009 Event

Graphic Design by Nicole Dominic

nicoledomonic@gmail.com

Orchis Morio

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Monk Jellyfish and Cacti Monsoon screenprint cushion covers

Black & White print on organic cotton/hemp basecloth

Orchis Morio, literally ‘green winged orchid’ in Latin, was inspired by a passion for the fantastical found in the everyday.

Fabric designs are the product of hand drawn, digital and screen-printing processes. The fluidity is achieved by manipulating organic, textured and botanical forms. Always seeking to abstract patterns from the natural, and never shying from extravagance.

All fabrics are professionally screenprinted with solvent free inks onto organic basecloths.

Verve Studios

Centre for Actor Training

Explore. Create. Act.

Verve Studios is Melbourne's premiere centre for actor training. We are an acting school that is committed to the highest quality of acting training and excellence in teaching and preparing our students for work in the industry.

Verve Studios is a dynamic and vibrant place of inspiration, providing a creative community for all involved. Our staff include some of Melbourne's most experienced and sought after teachers and artists who challenge, inspire and guide our students through the highest quality and most dynamic actor training in Melbourne. We have strong links to the Melbourne acting industry and regularly include casting directors and agents within our curriculum.

We offer Professional part time year-long courses aimed at producing actors of an exceptional quality and work of creative greatness. These courses are designed for actors looking to train intensively and develop their craft. We also offer the most cutting-edge, innovative and creative acting Short Courses around. From the seasoned professional to the recreational actor, we have courses that will extend, inform and develop skills in every actor. Courses currently on offer include the Actor’s Voice Studio, the Actor’s Body Studio, Audition Studio: Film/TV and US Accent Studio.

We invite you to explore the world of Verve Studios, observe our work and discuss our philosophies and curriculum with staff and students.

New Work by Rhiannon Smith

Riannon Smith - Envelope Jewellery

rhiannonsmith@live.com

If Teardrops Were Pennies....

Soft dyed leather, blackened silver

Soft dyed leather, copper, silver, silk thread

Grey Gardens

Copper, enamel paint, vintage glass beads, silk thread

Blackened copper, vintage glass beads, silk thread

Visit Rhiannon's blog

BLINDSIDE

BLINDSIDE

13 August - 29th August 2009

GALLERY ONE: Last Days

Curator: David Mutch

Astists:

David Sebastion Brown

Adam John Cullen

Michael Danichewski

Zoey Louise Moonbeam Dawson

David DeCarteret

Jo Duck

Charlotte Ghaie

Therese Harrison

Nils Olle Oskar Holmberg

Kirsty Hulm

Devon Lang Wilton

Bridget Radomski

Hannah Lucy Alice Schiefelbien

Phillipa Wallsi,

Jacob Weiss.

THis exhibition is staged as a retail outlet for the discounted Poloroid line and brings into question the value of analogue technology in an age of disposable consumer culture.

1000 Poloroid images have been exposed and are for sale.

GALLERY TWO: The Chase - Clare Row

This video project is concerned with the developing strategies to magnify possibilities that arise when visually representing women.

New Work by Natalia Milosz-Piekarska

Natalia Milosz-Piekarska

Scarab pendant, earrings, 2009

Oxidised sterling silver, enamel paint, beads

Photo: Terence Bogue

Ring, 2009

Oxidised sterling silver

Photo: Terence Bogue

Curious Miscellany is a new body of work by Natalia Milosz-Piekarska that explores the enigmatic curio from times and places unknown.

"I'm particularly interested in talismanic and amuletic adornment with the notion that an object can house a spirit or intrinsic power."

Using bold shapes, colours, and carefully selected materials such as silver, gold, beads, timber, and collected objects, Natalia assumes the role of part alchemist, part anthropologist, juxtaposing fact with fiction, creating unique curious miscellany. Obscure yet familiar, the pieces seduce and capture the imagination, inviting you to enquire, engage and treasure.

Pregnant Onion series, pendants, 2008.

Ceramic, enamel paint, glass & plastic beads, coral

(Thankyou to e.g.etal for this post)