March – May 2015
— AUTUMN Program.
— Welcome.
CHYA provides a platform for young and emerging artists to take creative risk and to conceive relevant and contemporary programming in a creative and inclusive environment.
Become a Member Become a COURTHOUSE YOUTH ARTS member to exclusive offers, discounts, news and other goodies. Either visit our website, or pop into CHYA to get a copy of the membership form. 2 Support the Young Creatives of Geelong Invest in the development of a new generation of creative minds by making a donation to COURTHOUSE YOUTH ARTS. All donations go to the development and expansion of our Arts programming, providing opportunities and resources for young people.
Program Details Every effort has been made to ensure all program details are correct at the time of printing. However, details are subject to change where necessary and without notice.
COURTHOUSE YOUTH ARTS gratefully acknowledges that Indigenous Australians were the first people of this land. We pay our respects to all Indigenous people, past and present, and we recognise their continuing spiritual and cultural connection to the land.
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CONTENTS
Workshops
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Exhibitions
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Publications
AUTUMN 2015
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COURTHOUSE ARTHOUSE
BUNNY TIME
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YOUTH WEEK
Presented by Geelong FReeZa
CHYA will be introducing a seasonal program of Arthouse, limited release and cult films. Join us in our Theatre once a month for an alternative cinema experience. 4
Friday 6th March Further details and tickets will be available on our website.
There will be fun for everyone at COURTHOUSE YOUTH ARTS with live music, Easter egg hunts for all ages, face painting, giant games and an extra special guest appearance from the Easter Bunny! Easter egg hunt 1: 4:30pm Easter egg hunt 2: 5:30pm Thursday 2nd April 4pm–8pm FREE All ages event, fully supervised, drug, alcohol and smoking free. No pass-outs.
CHYA will celebrate National Youth Week with a creative crosscollaboration between Visual Art, New Media, Theatre, Dance and Writing. The Creative Collective will present a 24-hour creative festival spanning across all artistic genres, inviting other emerging artists to get involved, with a culmination in a presentation of new and engaging work. Monday 10–19th April If you would like to get involved, check out our website and facebook for further details.
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THE BIG EVENT
GEELONG AF TER DARK
THE A.M. EXCHANGE
Bands, Buskers and Market Stalls selling young local artists work.
Responding to this years theme of light, our Creative Collective will occupy the CHYA creative spaces, including works in the gallery, theatre and even the external shell of the building.
This Season will see the first in a series of breakfast mini-lectures, aiming to feed your creative mind, and your grumbling stomach simultaneously.
Friday 11th April 1pm–5pm Hosted @ Steampacket Gardens Further details will be available on our website.
Free pop-up performances, art installations and general art happenings from dusk onwards. 8th May
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Renown industry professionals and artists will share their wisdom with you over craft coffee and delicious local pastries. It’s a two birds kind of deal.
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GUEST SPEAKER: Archibald Prize winner, Sam Leach Mid May Hosted @ Boom Gallery. Further details and tickets will be available on our website.
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AUTUMN 2015
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PRACTICE,
PERFORM, PLAN AND
the Spaces that make up CHYA
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COURTHOUSE YOUTH ARTS provides a range of rooms for hire within the beautifully restored Old Courthouse Building. Within the spaces created around the old Supreme courts, Judges Room and Second Court we can host your meeting, rehearsals, performance, exhibitions, lecture or function. Bright, open spaces welcome you and your guests. Our refurbished
venue is a welcoming and exciting space, combining the very best of contemporary architecture within a stylish art deco faรงade. All rooms within the Old Courthouse building are fully equipped for your comfort and technical needs. Our staff are here, on site, to ensure your event runs seamlessly.
CHYA THEATRE
COURTHOUSE YOUTH ARTS
This venue is proudly drug, smoke and alcohol free.
WARNING: This venue may excite and inspire! For all venue hire enquiries, contact Rachel-ann: venue@courthouse.org.au or 5224 2815
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MEETING ROOM #2
SECOND COURT
MEETING ROOM #1
SEMINARS BUSINESS MEETINGS DANCE REHEARSALS
THE LIBRARY
WORKSHOPS CLASSES TRAINING SESSIONS CREATIVE SPACE SHOWS FUNCTIONS
AUTUMN 2015
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P O LY M E R C L AY JEWELLERY
MAGICAL ME TAMORPHOSIS
Add some colour to your wardrobe!
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Learn to use polymer clay in various techniques to create beautiful bold jewellery. Blend colours, add embellishments, carve shapes plus heaps more tips and tricks! Handcraft your own beads, to create your own necklace or bracelet, to take home in this one day workshop. Wednesday 8th April 10am–2pm $5 members $15 non-members
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The concept of ‘Magical Metamorphosis’ is to encourage the organic development of creative thinking and imagination. The aim is to provide young people with the tools to approach the preliminary steps of artistic creation, conceptualising and investigation, with a broader scope.
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Using Pablo Picasso’s 1942 assemblage, ‘Bull’s'Head,’ the workshop delves into the evolution of the ordinary into the extraordinary, and how creative treatment of ideas guides this transformation. Tuesday 7th April 10am–12pm FREE Ages: 12-15 yrs
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For more information about our workshops: Email youth@courthouse.org.au Call 0401 971 139
PA I N T I N G W I T H MIKE MCLEAN
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED AT SC HOOL
Join local art legend Mike McClean, as he delves into canvas preparation, creating your own stencils from scratch using every day materials, the often overlooked benefits of working with house paints, and aerosol and painting techniques.
A show that explores the stories from school; be they good, bad, ugly or plain ordinary.
Make sure to bring some old clothes— you may end up covered in paint!
This 10 week program, led by industry professional James Pratt, will allow the participants to experience the process of devising and making their own theatre.
Thursday 9th April 10am–2pm $5 members $15 non-members
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The aim of this piece of theatre is to examine the unique environment that students learn in, sink in, swim in and even thrive in. 9
No prior acting or drama experience is required. Just enthusiasm and commitment. @mikemcleanartist Runs every Thursday, April 23rd–June 25th 4pm–7pm Final performance on Friday 26th June $280 for full workshop, plus final Performance.
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INVENIRE. BY CL ARE BEDFORD
“I love to dabble with paint, film and pen but a camera is my first love. I have a great passion for creating stories based on the mental experiences in my own life and of others. To me being human gives us an incredible power to create and learn, which photography and writing gives to me. 10
I guess as such a shy youngster this became a face for me. Something that was my own, I could still share it, but it was the beginning of the evolving confident person I wanted to be.
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Now, it is still my face but it is more my face and continues to grow as I do.”
13th March – 7th April Opening Night Friday 13th March, 6pm–8pm
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We have many more exhibitions from local talent in the works— Keep an eye out as we announce more dates. Want to exhibit your own Art? Contact Jess on collective@courthouse.org.au for more info
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— Publications.
FRAC/ TURE. CHYA’s Writing programmer, Adrian Aloi, will be curating the bi-monthly release of a limited edition A3 poster series. If you consider yourself a wordsmith, or want to see your artwork published and distributed around G-Town, send an Expression of Interest, along with some samples of your work, to:
To all the Writers, Journo’s, Novelists, Academics, Poets, Playwrights, Artists, Tattooists, Illustrators, Designers, Architects, Entrepeneurs, and really enthusiastic Instagrammers of Geelong. The team behind PRJKTR are on the hunt for contributors who are willing to explore some of the deepest, darkest, most delicious imagery and ideas this town of ours has to offer.
collective@courthouse.org.au
First issue Theme: Fractured fairytales
Release date: March the 10th
If you’re passionate about the arts, or hate art with a passion, they want to hear about it. To get involved, send an example of your writing or concepts to:
staceyleewilliams@hotmail.com
— COURTHOUSE YOUTH ARTS 60 Little Malop Street. Geelong, VIC P: 5224 2815 E: reception@courthouse.org.au Open 9am–5pm, Monday–Friday
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