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UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS 12 local artist profiles
WINTER 2014
From the Executive Director Each year in our annual report we tell you all about our year; what we have done and what we are trying to do. We are really speaking about ourselves. This year, we have decided to add something different. This year, we have decided to let others contribute to our story. It has been made possible by the Under the Floorboards project. Over the year, 12 artists have each spent a month working in a different part of the agency. They have then each depicted their experience through works of art. We have had photographers, filmmakers, painters, sculptors, ceramicists and even a playwright. The idea of the project is not only to tell our story, but the stories of the people for whom we exist. During the Under the Floorboards project, the artists have had a good look at most of the things we do. The opportunity arose then to tell our story through their eyes. I hope you like what we have done.
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As usual it has been an eventful year. At a Board level we said farewell to Marie Harris after 9 years and our Treasurer Robert Short after 3. Our Welfare manager Maree Drennan left in her 15th year. A special thanks to all of them, they will be sadly missed. For myself, I spent three months of the year traveling through Europe with my family on long service leave. After 15 years it was about time the agency had a break from me. A special thanks to our Deputy Director Sue Adam who filled in during my absence. The agency has continued to receive strong community support and during the year we received significant bequests from both William Patching and Gladys May Brown. UnitingCare Ballarat has a lot on its plate and such support makes an enormous difference to what we can achieve. We ask all of you to at least think about setting aside a small portion of your estate in your wills to enable us to help others.
Grace Bailey
It takes a village to raise a child
Oil on Canvas 1500mm (h) x 2100mm (w) gracebailey.net
After struggling to find a solution at Sunways, we have developed a plan to turn the 34 bed sit units into 18 one bedroom units for older people. This will enable the facility to operate on a viable basis as well as providing 18 older people with much needed affordable accommodation. We have been looking at how we better respond to our many clients that come to us suffering with mental illness. Many of these have been victims of early childhood trauma and so the entire agency has been undergoing training in Trauma Informed Care to enable us to better respond in these situations. We have also trialled Equine Therapy at Tabor House and look to develop these types of responses further. We also had a major reshuffle of our management team. Each year it seems there are greater demands on the administration of our organisation. There are increasing demands on quality, risk management, financial reporting and contract compliance. The
managers and I got together and shuffled around all the roles, better matching the skills and gifts of each manager to the tasks at hand. We think we have come up with a better structure to face the challenges before us. The year ahead bristles with challenges. For the first time all our Drug and Alcohol services and most of our homelessness services will be up for tender in a major re-commissioning of government services. They are big challenges but I am sure we will respond to them. A special thanks to our Brian and the Board for their diligence and care. Thanks also to our wonderful staff, volunteers and managers who make everything possible, and thanks also to Susan my assistant who even manages to keep me on track.
Cliff Barclay, Executive Director DONATE TODAY
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Everyone’s journey is different, A red carpet is rolled out for some, Whilst others tread under the floorboards. Away from the light and the sun...
Aldona Kmiec
caste multiple installations.
Aldona is a Polish-born
South Korea (Gangjin Celadon
photographic artist. Her work is based on fine art portraiture and community based public art projects. Awards include: Winner Jumpstart your Business contest NY USA, International Black & White Spider Awards - Winner Honourable Mention (Fine Art) UK and winner of Ballarat Arts Foundation Photo Grant and Eureka Prize.
Grace Bailey Grace is an artist, teacher and property investor based in Ballarat whose work explores the concepts of power, beauty and empathy and their relationship with one another, underpinned by a range of portrait treatments and purposes. Awards include: Flanagan Art Prize Finalist 2010, 2011 and Brunswick Street Gallery Prize Finalist 2011.
Kate Vivian Kate is a locally based artist whose medium is ceramic production, specialising in slip
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She has recently exhibited in Festival), Golden Plans Arts Trial, Lorne Sculpturescape and Murray Darling Palimpsest. In 2009, Kate was short-listed for the Australian Academy of Design Emerging Sculptor Award.
Tracy Bourne Tracy is a performer, theatre maker, singing teacher, and researcher based in Ballarat. With extensive performance experience throughout Victoria, Tracy’s previous works include: Director for ‘Grit’, Writer/ Performer for ‘Finale’ and Writer/Composer/ Performer/ Director for ‘Illuminated by Fire’ in 2010 and 2011.
Linda Franklin
years. Television credit
Completing a Bachelor in
‘7pm Project’. Film experience
Fine Arts in 1997 and Post Graduate Diploma in Art
includes ‘Einstein Factor’ and includes ‘The Making of Wog Boy2’ and ‘The Making of the
Therapy in 2005, Linda is
Eye of the Storm’.
currently the proprietor of
Cath Johnston
South Street Art Studio, where she paints and tutors art classes. As an Art Therapist, Linda custom designs and facilitates workshops for community service providers in Ballarat.
Rebecca McLean Rebecca is a freelance film maker, teacher and producer based in Melbourne who has worked in the film and television industry for over 25
Cath is an artist, sculptor and teacher based in central Victoria with Bachelor Degrees in Psychology and Fine Art. She has exhibited throughout Victoria, Queensland and the UK, recently exhibiting at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Cath was a finalist in the Toyota Indoor Outdoor Sculpture competition and Linden Postcard Exhibition.
ARTISTProfile Kim Anderson
and Port Augusta Cultural
and Ballarat Arts Foundation
nationally and internationally,
Centre. Barry has received
People’s Choice Award. She
and been commissioned as an
Kim is a full-time professional
the Grindell’s Hut Artist in
is currently undertaking a
artist based in Ballarat with a
Residency Award and Port
doctoral research into the
completed Bachelor of Fine
Hacking Potters Group Award.
Anne Langdon
Arts (Honours) and a PG Cert. in Art Conservation. Kim completed her Master of Fine Art in 2008 at the University of Dundee, Scotland. Most recently she has had exhibitions in Melbourne, Tasmania and NSW.
Barry Wemyss Barry is a professional artist based in Smythes Creek, Victoria with a completed Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts).
Kat Barrand Kat has completed artwork around Ballarat including signal boxes and the Black Hill pool mural. She has received the Myrtle Wright Award
Anne is a professional artist
illustrator for various labels.
Kirsty Hawkes Kirsty is an interpretive consultant and writer based
based in Smythesdale, Victoria
in Warrnambool. With
with a completed Bachelor of
degrees in Art History
Education and Diploma of Fine
and Journalism, she has
Art. She has exhibited
had several short stories published and a documentary on unicorns broadcast on BBD Radio 4 in the UK. She specialises in children’s audio guides, with clients ranging from Parks Victoria to Maitland Gaol.
He has work collections in Inagawa Town Hall - Japan, Art Gallery of Ballarat
Kate Vivian Ceramic Cups
Hand formed stoneware Cup Approx 700mm (h) x 800mm (w)
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1. Aldona Kmiec, Untitled II, Photograph / Montage, 1800mm (h) x 1000mm (w), aldonakmiec.com 2. Aldona Kmiec, Untitled I, Photograph / Montage 1800mm (h) x 1000mm (w), aldonakmiec.com
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Aldona Kmiec Aldona is a Polish-born photographic artist. Her work is based on fine art portraiture
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and community based public art projects. Awards include: Winner Jumpstart your Business contest NY USA, International Black & White Spider
Awards
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Winner
Honourable Mention (Fine Art) UK and winner of
Ballarat
Foundation
Arts Photo
Grant and Eureka Prize.
3. Aldona Kmiec, Untitled IV, Photograph / Montage, 1800mm (h) x 1000mm (w), aldonakmiec.com 4. Aldona Kmiec, Untitled III, Photograph / Montage 1800mm (h) x 1000mm (w), aldonakmiec.com
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Disclaimer: All artwork and information has been provided by the UnitingCare Ballarat Under the Floorboards project, which was held in 2013 using 12 local artists ‘Aldona Kmiec’, ‘Grace Bailey’, ‘Linda Franklin’, ‘Tracy Bourne’, ‘Rebecca McClean’, ‘Cath Johnston’, ‘Kim Anderson’, ‘Barry Wemyss’, ‘Kat Barrand’, ‘Anne Langdon’, ‘ Kate Vivian’ and ‘Kirsty Hawkes’. This publiction acknowledges their work and UnitingCare Ballarat’s support with the project.