Strand Ephemera 2019 Catalogue

North Queensland’s Sculpture Festival | Part of the North Australian Festival of Arts

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Publisher Townsville City Galleries PO Box 1268 Townsville QLD 4810 Australia ptrg@townsville.qld.gov.au ©Townsville City Galleries and the authors 2019 ISBN: 978-0-949461-34-6

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION

Turtle Tracks 1 Message from the Mayor 3 Foreword 5 Strand Ephemera 2017 Winner 7 Strand Ephemera 2019 Overview 9

ARTWORKS

Artwork Overview 11 Artists and Artwork Information

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AFTER DARK

Performances 49 Projections 52

PROGRAMS

Public Programs Overview 55 Program Guide 57 Education and Schools Overview 61 Treasure Hunt 63 Artist Professional Development 65 Octopus's Garden 66 People, Culture and Country 67 The Pink Piano 69 People's Choice Award 71 Visitor Survey 72 Photographic Competition 73

FRINGE EVENTS

Fringe Events Information

SPONSORS

Thank you to our Sponsors

GALLERIES

Galleries & Staff

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TURTLE TRACKS Galleries would like to acknowledge local artist Jordan Wyles for his artwork contribution for Strand Ephemera 2019. Jordan Wyles created Turtle Tracks which can be seen throughout this publication and other Strand Ephemera 2019 promotional materials.

About the Artist Jordan Wyles has lived in Townsville his whole life and is a proud Aboriginal artist. He is from the Traditional Owners of Townsville and Magnetic Island, the Wulgurukaba People.

The Wulgurukaba People call their country Gurrumbilbarra, Wulgurukaba meaning “canoe people”. The artworks Jordan Wyles creates draw heavily from his cultural identity.

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His artwork reflects his strong connection to the native animals and plants of his local area and are often the totems of the local people.

It is always considered appropriate and respectful to talk with Traditional Custodians and/or Elders prior to painting artwork to ensure the correct permissions have been obtained.

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Inspiration for his art also comes to him through the traditional or dreaming stories that have been shared through the community over the years. Traditional patterns and designs that he has incorporated throughout his artwork are patterns and colours that surround us all every day in nature.

Jordan Wyles enjoys using traditional Aboriginal artwork techniques in his painting.

Some of these techniques include • x-ray technique, • cross hatching, • herringbone, and • spray technique His chosen colour pallete is traditional and keeps to those colours that would have been used in ancient times, such as ochre, white, yellow, and reds. As an artist, he defines his style as traditional and enjoys sharing his artwork and the stories with others.

INTRODUCTION Original artwork designed by Jordan Wyles, 2019 (digital reproduction)

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MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

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This year, Townsville welcomes the newly announced North Australian Festival of the Arts (NAFA), a diverse umbrella project bringing together our region’s ever-expanding artistic events running from 30 June until 4 August. NAFA will build on our already worldclass cultural event season which includes the Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM), the Northern Fringe Festival, Pop Up North Queensland Festival (PUNQ), and the biennial Strand Ephemera, Townsville's highly anticipated outdoor sculpture exhibition of state and national significance.

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This year’s Strand Ephemera will be presented from 26 July – 4 August, and will be our city’s best ever. The ten day community festival of ephemeral public art showcases a total of 36 sculptures by nationally and internationally renowned artists set out along the picturesque Strand shoreline. The event will feature a total of 28 sculptures by artists in the competition section and 8 commissioned pieces by invited artists who are leading projection art specialists and contemporary national and international art creators.

The 2019 program will be bustling with activities for all ages, offering a diverse creative experience to attract substantial audience engagement and artistic inspiration.

The Townsville City Council team has worked extremely hard in delivering a program that not only celebrates but contributes significantly to the region’s cultural and artistic spirit.

I would like to thank each and every team member, volunteer, and artist, who dedicated their time and energy towards the successful delivery of this year’s festival. Without such talented people with exciting ideas, Strand Ephemera would not be what is today. I am incredibly proud of Strand Ephemera and would like to thank our generous sponsors for the financial and in-kind contributions which have enabled Strand Ephemera to be bigger and better this year.

I encourage everyone to visit Strand Ephemera and participate in the event that celebrates and supports our artistic heritage and creative community. Enjoy the sublime winter sun and take in all that contemporary sculpture has to offer.

Cr Jenny Hill Mayor of Townsville

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Image: Erica Gray, Visceral Bodies Winner of the Award for Artistic Excellence, Strand Ephemera 2017 Photograph: John de Rooy Photography

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FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Strand Ephemera 2019, the tenth iteration of Ephemera, and a landmark for Townsville City Galleries. Strand Ephemera was started in 2001 by the staff of Perc Tucker Regional Gallery as a way of engaging with the recently renovated The Strand esplanade.

I am sure many of you remember it as it was: The boulders, the train, the feral cats… The redevelopment made The Strand a destination, but it was Strand Ephemera that led the way in terms of crafting something unique, something beyond just a beautiful view and a place to walk the dog or meet some chums for fish and chips. It made The Strand a cornerstone of our cultural life as well, and it has grown ever since.

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2019 also marks the first iteration of NAFA, the North Australian Festival of Arts, which has been built around some of our city’s favourite events, like Ephemera and our much-loved annual sister event, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. NAFA, complete with its own Northern Fringe Festival, promises to deliver stacks of cultural programming, something for everyone, in our beautiful, ‘perfect summer’ weather in winter. This latest addition to the Townsville’s rich artistic calendar reflects our nigh insatiable hunger for new and exciting creative and cultural experiences.

We are proud of our artists here in Townsville, and Strand Ephemera attracts local, interstate, and international artists alike. Our visitors are greeted with a talented and tight-knit artistic community, and many of our local artists apply every two years, ensuring a level of quality, passion, and often humor, that we have come to expect from them. Strand Ephemera would not exist without its artists, and every artist has an entire team behind them, supporting them and helping them realise their vision.

Whether assistants, family, friends, or hired hands, their collaborative spirit is crucial to this venture. So thank you to the artists, and those of you who have helped the artists. So much of the work that goes on behind the scenes is, in the end, unseen, and often unsung, so thank you to everybody who has contributed.

I would also like to thank the artists that put forth proposals, and sadly were not selected.

Every two years our independent selection committee has the toughest job in the whole event, and 2019 was no exception, with more applications than ever before. The unfortunate reality is that we can’t fit everyone in, and some top-notch applications were turned away. To those of you who could not be included, we look forward to receiving your applications in 2021. Thank you also to the various staff from many different teams here at Townsville City Council for their expertise

and support. In particular the teams at Events, Safety, Theatres, Properties, and Design for everything you have contributed.

undertaking inevitably brings, and to your character and spirit that you apply to every aspect of your vocation.

We are incredibly proud here at Perc Tucker of continuing to encourage and support our artists in every way we can. Strand Ephemera is a cultural event that our community can be proud of, not only for the excellent talent on display, but for the value we place on our artists here. Time and again, I hear from artists who have shown in sculpture festivals nationally and internationally, and it is Strand Ephemera that they keep coming back to, because of the support, both financial, inkind, and in sheer human resources, and this is what keeps artists coming back, again and again.

I look forward to seeing you again in 2021, for the twentieth anniversary of Strand Ephemera, which is coincidentally the fortieth anniversary of Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. We’ll need the two years between just to figure out how on earth we can possibly improve on the 2019 iteration!

Jonathan McBurnie Creative Director, Galleries, Townsville City Council

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Speaking of those human resources, we simply could not have such a wonderful event without the dedicated team here at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. I am constantly reminded of how much we can achieve with a little bit of vision and a lot of elbow grease by this group of dedicated individuals, and the success of Strand Ephemera belongs as much to them as it does to our artistic community. To my team of legends, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your tireless dedication to this event, for dealing with the many surprises and burdens such a large

See you right here in two years!

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STRAND EPHEMERA 2017 WINNER

INTRODUCTION

Strand Ephemera 2017's judge Robbie Rowlands, internationally renowned artist and academic in the sculpture department at RMIT in Melbourne, was hard-pressed to choose only one winner for the major $10,000 Award for Artistic Excellence out of the 25 competitive works on display. In 2017, two works were highlighted for their outstanding achievements: an overall winner, as well as a highly commended. Local artist Harriet Geater-Johnson was announced runnerup with her work Transient Cabinet, and Queensland artist Erica Gray’s artwork Visceral Bodies as the 2017 overall winner.

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Providing some insight into his selections, Rowlands said, “Harriet’s work exposes the loss that is occurring in our natural world.

These critically endangered creatures, memorialised in white ceramic, appear forlorn and forgotten. Harriet’s placement of this museum like display in the direct environment rather than behind closed doors, confronts us and provokes us to consider what’s at risk. The high degree of skill in Harriet’s work prompts us to imagine multiple cabinets, but in a sense, this could only mean a greater loss for that which we must be protecting.”

Image: Carla Gottgens, Portal Strand Ephemera 2017 Photograph: John de Rooy Photography

Of the overall winner, Visceral Bodies, Rowlands enjoyed that the work “encourages us to reflect on the fragile aquatic worlds that are currently under threat. Each form as a synthesis of the real can only capture part of the experience. They have the richness of colour, translucency and form, but I’m sure with direct experience they can only attempt to mimic. This being said, Erica’s skills as a maker and how well she has orchestrated the gesture in the site entices us to be part of this world, within this world, so that even as an ‘interpretation’ it opens up a conversation that allows us to consider notions of fragility and ephemerality in what we possibly take for granted.”

The viewing public also had their say on the best work. In a very close result, the beautifully woven work, Ancyent Marinere…. are those her sails? – a collaborative piece by local artist Marian Gaemers and Cairns artist Lynnette Griffiths – was crowned the winner of the People’s Choice Award. The work expressed themes of life, death, seas, and nature as noted in an 1834 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The artists chose to use ghost nets and ocean rubbish collected from beaches near their homes, to highlight the plight of the reef and our marine creatures threatened by water pollution. The exquisitely detailed work depicted two large sails on the horizon, carrying a swarm of colourful sea creatures across the oceans.

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INTRODUCTION

STRAND EPHEMERA 2019 OVERVIEW

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Strand Ephemera 2019 is the tenth installment of the North’s Sculpture Festival. It is an event that began in 2001 and then became a biennial exhibition from that time. The event has grown over the years to be loved not only locally, but to be an outdoor sculpture exhibition of state and national significance.

competitive artwork on display. The winning artist will receive a $2,000 prize. Viewers will also be able to enter the public Photographic Competition, by capturing their favourite Strand Ephemera moment or artwork. Check out page 73 in this catalogue for further details.

Staged over ten amazing days and nights, from Friday 26 July to Sunday 4 August, this festival will completely transform Townsville’s iconic Strand into a 2.2km exhibition space featuring artworks, events, and performances.

Make sure you join in the fun on social media and tag your Strand Ephemera pictures on Facebook and Instagram with the hashtag #strandephemera

This year, 28 competitive artworks will be on display, each competing for the major $10,000 Award for Artistic Excellence. The competing artists are a mix of international, national, and local artists presenting unique works of a wide variety of materials and techniques, and exploring topics ranging from the environment and human rights to celebrations of the landscape. In addition to the competitive artworks, Strand Ephemera has commissioned six artworks by leading Australian and international artists, as well as three projection works that will wow the crowds once the sun goes down.

Sponsored by wilson/ryan/grose Lawyers, a People’s Choice Award offers visitors the opportunity to have their say on a favourite Image: Harriet Geater-Johnson, Transient Cabinet Runner-up of the Award for Artistic Excellence, Strand Ephemera 2017 Photograph: John de Rooy Photography

Strand Ephemera has plenty on offer along The Strand, day and night, with a treasure hunt after-dark projections, and amazing interactive experiences with dinosaurs presented by Erth Inc. There is a comprehensive guide to these programs within this catalogue, so make sure you have a close read as these opportunities are not to be missed.

There is so much to see and do in Townsville over this period and this year Strand Ephemera aligns with the North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA), and the wonderful Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Countless fringe events are also on offer around town such as Fringe Ephemera at The Village.

For more information on these events, check out the back of this catalogue.

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INTRODUCTION

ARTWORKS OVERVIEW

ARTWORKS

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Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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William Ross State High School

Future Astronomers Illuminated

About the Work Future Astronomers illuminates the importance of the star constellations that sit directly above Townsville. This work represents the significance of connecting with the world beyond in order to connect with ourselves. The geo-dome sculpture allows the audience to immerse themselves and connect the ancient star constellations above.

About the Artists The students at William Ross State High School have worked together as part of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics team for this Visual Art project and have been guided by specialist STEAM teachers.

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Metal, wood, acrylic, solar light circuitry, fabric 300 x 500 x 500 cm

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INVITED ARTIST

Hannah Quinlivan Polyrhythm

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LED neon lights, welded aluminium rods Dimensions variable About the Work Beat, beat and counter beat, rhythm is more than metre. Rhythm is pulse and breath and gait and sleep, the symphonies of our systems. Stop and go, summer and winter: rhythms regulate and synchronise, reconstruct and synthesise. No rhythm of the present is free from echoes of its past, no quotidian without miracles. Habits sustain and recreate, yet weigh like nightmares on the mind. Each day has a momentum of its own, built on foundations of mistakes and triumphs and banalities, erupting into the present to the beat of a silent drum.

About the Artist Hannah Quinlivan’s practice spans drawing, sculpture and installation, mimicking complex biological and natural formations. Quinlivan’s practice conjures habitat and biology, with each work responding intuitively to the site of installation.

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Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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John Nesirky Fluid Air

About the Work Fluid Air inhabits the site for its short duration as a 'living' sculpture. It is to be remembered for its movement as much as its form.

About the Artist John Nesirky is a Townsville based boat builder and sculptor.

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Laminated timber, marine ply, silk, brass, copper, leather and copper fastenings 450 x 90 x 230 cm

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Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Lisa Ashcroft

Whimsical eye candy toys

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Found and recycled objects, plastic, wood, metal, paint, glitter, sequins 5 parts; dimensions variable

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About the Work Whimsical eye candy toys are sculptural dreamscapes which help raise awareness around a host of swelling environmental issues and highlights how Townsville’s February floods impacted the everyday life of her shared community. Though reflecting on serious matters, Ashcroft offers her own kitschy twist to the sculptures, using colour and whimsicality to communicate and connect.

About the Artist Lisa Ashcroft is an internationally recognised artist from England, and has facilitated community workshops for the past twenty years. Ashcroft’s work utilises recycled discarded objects, and recreates them into sculptures imbued with hope and meaning.

Artwork simulation of WAYFINDER (there + back), courtesy of the Artist

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Derek Michael Besant RCA

WAYFINDER (there + back)

About the Work People are constantly searching for destinations. The two sign posts of WAYFINDER (there + back) are based on street sign posts you would typically see in a large city. However, rather than geographical locations, the signs depict 20 words that are in the realm of ‘the emotional landscape’. REASON, REFLECTION, REVEAL, REDEMPTION, RECKONING. Viewers of this work are encouraged to round out the equation by making personal associations from their own memories or experiences.

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UV latex ink on outdoor Sintra, stainless steel screws, wood, LED solar lights 300 x 180 x 180 cm

About the Artist Derek Besant works with image and text in ways that operate on how the brain "sees".

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Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Tanya Coventry and Bowen State High School Students Seven Suffering Seas

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Found and salvaged items; driftwood, sea plastic, fishing line, wire, metal piping, star pickets, solar lighting Dimensions variable

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About the Work Once sailors sailed seven pristine seas, but now the seas are suffering. Each seahorse reveals the percentage of manmade pollution and contaminants found in the world’s most polluted seas.

About the Artists Working with artist and teacher Tanya Coventry, students from Bowen State High School have united to collaborate on this piece, reflecting their passion of keeping our oceans alive.

Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Ronald John Philips Gunya

About the Work This contemporary version of a traditional shelter titled Gunya, celebrates Indigenous heritage and makes it known that the culture is still alive and thriving. Celebrated through stories, songs, dance, the didgeridoo, the clapsticks, the boomerang, and the spear. This is their home as well as ours.

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Stainless steel 200 x 200 x 15 cm

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Photograph: Courtesy of the Artists

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Dominique and Samuel Chen Dream Palisade

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Sand, pillowcases, paper, steel, solar LED lights 70 x 400 x 400 cm

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About the Work Dream Palisade is an expression of how we can all be fortified by hope in light of changing climates and rising sea levels. The work houses buried aspirations, forming a barricade against the incoming tide, wind, and rain.

About the Artists Dominique and Samuel Chen are interdisciplinary artists currently based in Brisbane. Their work is reflective of contemporary Australian social and cultural concepts of the environment, connection, and identity.

Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Suzannah Babicci Forever found

About the Work In a celebration of natural movement and energy, this work explores connection in a fragile yet unyielding environment. A playful contemplation of who we are and the world around us, Forever found embraces the beauty and wonder of the Tropics.

About the Artist Suzannah Babicci is a sculptor and interdisciplinary artist who has been exhibiting since 2009.

Her work explores the subject of human interaction with the natural world.

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PLA, zincalume steel panels, screws, glue, irrigation fixings, LED lighting, PTFE thread seal tape, bark, wire, twine, oil paint Dimensions variable

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Image courtesy of the Artist

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Erica Gray

Clingy Coral Cluster

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LED lighting, steel cable and synthetic materials, and the Erica Gray Artist App with aquatic inspired overlays Dimensions variable

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About the Work A world many of us rarely see, Clingy Coral Cluster makes an appearance within our terrestrial landscape. A symbolic presence of coral, once autonomous, calls to us in the hopes of maintaining their continued existence.

About the Artist Erica Gray is a soft-sculpture artist interested in aquatic imagery, pattern mimicking, moulding and stitching techniques, as well as infused 3D extruded tech, artificial lighting and incorporated AR visuals.

Artwork maquette of City Blocks, courtesy of the Artists.

Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Counterpoint Architecture and The Digimen City Blocks

About the Work As a dynamic collage of Townsville, City Blocks combines localised details of the built environment with the iconography and process of children’s play to create new interpretations of our city.

About the Artists Counterpoint Architecture and The Digimen are local creative firms engaged in the built environment who are focussed on providing socially engaging outcomes for the Townsville community.

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Illuminated rotomolded polyethylene cubes with digital printed artwork 150 x 700 x 700 cm

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Artwork maquette of The Spiral Of Life, courtesy of the Artist

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INVITED ARTIST

Melissa Carey

The Spiral of Life

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200 x 200 x 600 cm Timber, steel

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About the Work The helical spiral, as found in nature, is essentially the transmission of energy, radiating out and drawing in, infinitely and eternally. Therefore we exist in nature, flowing with energy, and as we connect with each other, it creates an infinite flow of energy and unity - the very essence of life itself flowing through us.

About the Artist Melissa Carey is an established contemporary artist living in Sydney, and her work has been showcased through Australia as well as internationally. Carey creates large scale artworks for public spaces, art installations and interactive art experiences, and has worked with leading brands such as Seafolly, Market City Shopping Centre, Ikea, and more. She has a strong focus on managing all elements of her artworks from design concept and fabrication through to installation, and has a hands-on approach to making her artwork.

Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Fiona Quin

Story Fridges

About the Work Story Fridges is about You. You… creating personal stories. You… being part of the artwork.

You… evoking childhood memories of proudly placing your work on the fridge. This artwork is an interactive art experience to spark your imagination and creativity. #storyfridges #strandephemera About the Artist Fiona Quin is an artist, storyteller, teacher, and computer programmer. She enjoys turning the ordinary into extraordinary, personal, interactive art experiences.

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Refrigerators, magnets, wood, paper, acrylic paint Dimensions variable

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Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Graeme Buckley, Lynn Scott-Cumming and Rhonda Stevens

Aeolian Messenger

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Bamboo, cable ties, felt padding, natural rope binding, solar lights, star pickets Dimensions variable, approx. 180 – 300 x 10 cm each

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About the Work The artists ask the passer-by to pause and take a moment from the current media-saturated world, and to experience nature through the humble act of listening to the wind resonating through this simple Aeolian organ.

About the Artist Three Queensland based artists, Graeme Buckley, Lynn Scott-Cumming, and Rhonda Stevens, have been drawn together by their similar sensitivities, respect for nature and humanity, and their joy in experimenting with various mediums.

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Photograph: Townsville City Galleries

INVITED ARTIST

Townsville Primary School Students with Cass Roberts and Cassie Harris Sea Turtle Hatchlings

About the Work With the knowledge and guidance of experienced local artists Cass Roberts and Cassie Harris, students from Townsville primary schools have created a collaborative sculpture which aims to express the vulnerability of sea turtles in Australia and raise awareness for their survival. The students sculpted approximately one thousand sea turtle hatchlings from paper based air dry clay. The materials used are environmentally friendly and represent the fragility of sea turtle hatchlings.

About the Artists Cass Roberts is a passionate artist working in the fields of art therapy, art education, and her own practice. She is an energetic, inspiring presence in the classroom working to bring out the artistic excellence in every student. Cassie Harris is an award-winning fantasy makeup artist with a passion for makeup and special effects. She works as a part of various events, including student centred projects where she brings a unique and engaging perspective to the students in the classroom.

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Air dry paper clay Dimensions variable

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INVITED ARTIST

Sharon Goodwin 16,615

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Painted marine ply 14 pieces; dimensions variable, approx. 200 x 240 cm each

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About the Work 16,615 is comprised of fourteen plywood snake cut-outs, each differently contorted forming a number. Every day the artist will change the last snake/number so that it reflects the current number of days she has been alive. The leftover snakes will sit in an arranged pile to the side.

About the Artist Sharon Goodwin is a Melbourne based artist that has shown extensively both in Australia and overseas. Her practice ranges from installation, sculpture, painting and drawing and references the familiar visual language, artefacts, mythology and stereotypes found in popular culture, illustration and art history. Through their altering, repainting or reconfiguring as sculpture, the works explore the incongruity of these mythologies in present-day culture, their absurd promise, their embodiment in objects, our expectations developed from them and inevitable disappointment.

Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Ngethn O' thawvl Wedlvn Thawvl

About the Work This Thawvl tells us that a woman has gone down to the beach to fish. She has left her string bag hanging on a branch near her campsite, out of reach from the children and animals. This string bag is representative of the groups of the lower Mitchell River and surrounds – the freshwater / saltwater people of Kowanyama, Western Cape York.

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Plastic stripping and tubing, plastic coated copper wire, electrical tape, galvanised iron chain, plastic tubing 350 x 100 x 550 cm

About the Artists Ngethn O' Thawvl Wedlvn have worked together on traditional and contemporary arts/cultural projects for over 20 years, sharing their skills with each other and younger generations.

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Artwork simulation of One in a Billion. Courtesy of the Artists

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Therese Duff, Peter Hanley, Cam Leitch, Dennis O'Toole and Issara Singtothong

One in a Billion

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Timber, plywood, aluminium, steel 310 x 290 x 220 cm

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About the Work In Australia each year, one billion takeaway coffee cups are used then discarded. We hope that our giant takeaway coffee cup will cause passers-by to reflect on this waste.

About the Artists An artist, a community activist, a structural engineer, an artisan carpenter and an IT student were amazed that each year Australians discard one billion takeaway coffee cups.

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Image courtesy of the Artist

INVITED ARTIST

Daniel Popper

Wooden Deity

About the Work Taking inspiration from Hindu and Tibetan Buddhist imagery, Daniel Popper has created a five meter high wooden female deity, depicted as though she is rising from the earth, and her four hands resting in mudras. One set rest in anjali, the mudra of greeting and gesture of respect throughout the Buddhist world, and the other rests in shuni, the mudra known to reflect patience, intuition, alertness, and sensory powers. Popper's Wooden Deity welcomes viewers and embraces the beauty of her surroundings. Make sure to visit the sculpture after dark to view her all-encompassing glowing aura.

About the Artist Daniel Popper is a multidisciplinary artist known globally for his larger-than-life sculptures, and spectacular public art installations. From Cape Town, South Africa, Popper has travelled the globe creating an array of sculptures, installations and stages. Popper specialises in interactive art, public art, stage design, installation, and interior design.

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Timber, steel 400 x 500 x 400 cm

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Ken + Julia Yonetani, Sweet Barrier Reef Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney, 2010. Image courtesy of the Artists

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INVITED ARTIST

Ken + Julia Yonetani

Sweet Barrier Reef

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Sugar, sugar paste, vegetable gum, polystrene foam, timber 700 x 250 x 70 cm

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About the Work Sweet Barrier Reef is a response to the devastating coral bleaching events occurring in the Great Barrier Reef with increasing frequency as a result of climate change, river run off, dredging and over fishing. A version of this work was exhibited in the 2009 Venice Biennale as part of the Australian contingent. This is the first time Sweet Barrier Reef has been exhibited in Queensland.

This location is pertinent given proximity to the Reef, and at the research stage, the project was developed in close collaboration with scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Townsville. The artists thought this was a timely topic and perfect opportunity to reproduce the work outdoors for Strand Ephemera 2019.

About the Artists Ken + Julia Yonetani are a collaborative artist duo based in Sydney and Kyoto. Their work has attracted attention for its combination of unusual materials and dramatic beauty, and for tying historical connections with contemporary issues in work that is both highly conceptual yet visually stunning.

Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Sonia Ward

Puppet-Trees

About the Work The process of making Puppet-Trees recalls the history of the puppet as street performer and tool for engaging the community. The work is inspired by the yarn bombing trend, the idea of bringing an age old craft to the street, the shared dilemma of lost socks, and the current interest in recycling. Individual sock characters become part of a whole, uniting the community through a shared experience of making. Puppet-Trees was created with the collaborative input from a number of different areas, not-for-profit groups, schools, sporting associations, organisations in the arts and welfare sector, and local businesses, through the donation of socks and media, providing a space to run workshops, spreading the message, and making sock puppets.

About the Artist Sonia Ward is best known for working with a range of recycled media, from computer components to discarded bras. The artist explores the boundaries between attraction and repulsion, transforming discarded and found objects into humorous and occasionally unnerving forms with a puppet like appearance.

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Socks, assorted plastic, recycled media, fabric, thread, wool, string Dimensions variable

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ALISON MCDONALD Warmth (maquette) Laser cut stainless steel and paint About the Project The North Queensland Stadium is providing a catalyst for urban regeneration in Townsville, attracting further investment to the region and supporting jobs. The centrally located 25,000 seat stadium will be completed for the start of the 2020 National Rugby League (NRL) Premiership Season. It will be the new home of the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys NRL team and host a multitude of sporting, cultural and community events.

The North Queensland Stadium is a joint project of the Queensland Government, Australian Government and Townsville City Council, and is supported by both the National Rugby League and the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys. The stadium forms part of the Townsville City Deal signed in December 2016. Warmth has been commissioned for the North Queensland Stadium where the full-size completed piece will be a permanent feature of the southern plaza landscaping.

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Artist Statement For thousands of years rivers have always connected people and place, as they give life to many forms, including people. Alison McDonald’s fictitious river connects all of North Queensland, as people have always settled or gathered around water. Even after devastation from flooded rivers, the North has witnessed people coming together in a warm and embracing way to help each other out. McDonald’s work Warmth aims to capture and portray that embrace and continual warmth of the North Queensland people and climate with vibrant colour and a circular wrap around form.

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Short Biography Alison McDonald is a Townsville-based environmental artist who works with a vast range of materials to create her sculptures and installations. She has completed a variety of studies within the visual arts, including attainment of a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons), majoring in Painting and Sculpture at JCU, and a Master of Art & Public Space at RMIT. She regularly exhibits nationally and internationally.

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Lance Seadon Sanctuary

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Bamboo, steel, rope 500 x 1500 x 1500 cm

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About the Work SANCTUARY: A meeting place. A place to gather. A place to share. A place to reflect.

A place to rest.

About the Artist Lance Seadon has successfully exhibited over the last five years, working in various large scale projects utilising natural and recycled materials.

Image courtesy of the Artist

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Tijn Meulendijks

Rectangular Composition

About the Work The realisation that work is not about the end result alone, but about the process of making, its thinking, observing, sensing, and caring is important. It is about the desire to sit in nature with no other reason than “to be”; to archive a sense of belonging. The yearning to reconnect with nature is something that resides deep within us; something we all long for; it is embedded in our collective memory. This is at the core of Tijn Meulendijks’ creative ethos. He uses plant material, focusing on the regularity in their growth, forms, their habits, life cycles and territory. This focus is important to Meulendijks, especially the perception of nature, an ongoing experience showing various stages of natural sequences, decay, and botanical rebirth.

About the Artist Tijn Meulendijks obtained a Master’s Degree in Floral Design in the Netherlands before migrating to Far North Queensland in 2004. His practice bridges floral design and contemporary art. His artistry and thinking has its origins in a lifelong fascination for plant life and the natural world.

Through walking, researching, working and commenting Meulendijks explores the fragile relationship between nature and culture. Ultimately, the affect of the plant world upon human emotion is sensory and inspirational – a fundamental recognition of the life force around us. Over the past fifteen years Meulendijks has exhibited his work throughout both the Netherlands and Australia.

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Plant material, Hyptis suaveolens (bush mint) Dimensions variable, approx. 75 x 120 x 360 cm

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Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Leela Chakravarti and Edward O’Brien Coral Bleaching

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Stoneware-fired clay, glaze 10 x 600 x 250 cm

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About the Work The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world. Rapid climate change that is warming our oceans is a major threat to our beautiful coral reefs and in recent years we have seen the decline through devastating bleaching events. Leela Chakravarti and Edward O'Brien’s work represents the beauty and ongoing tragedy of coral on our Reef. Hundreds of ceramic bowls covering the sand will represent individual coral polyps that make up one large coral colony. Each bowl will be glazed in the elusive copper red glaze. The “coral polyps” will be arranged side-by-side, in an impressive gradation of hues, representing the gradual bleaching of a coral colony.

Coral Bleaching is a cry for help in a worsening climate. Any change, little or large, from moving to renewable energy to turning off a light switch. We can make a positive difference.

About the Artists Edward O'Brien is an established potter and experienced teacher. He lives in a little coastal community within the Bowling Green Bay National Park, in the Townsville region.

Leela Chakravarti grew up in England and moved to Townsville to study the effects of climate change on corals. During her studies she started a weekly pottery class, taught by Edward O'Brien. After a few years she followed her passion and became a full-time potter. Both O'Brien and Chakravarti work from the North Queensland Potter's Association.

Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Victoria Lees

Tangental Growth

About the Work Tangental Growth comprises of a group of long white crocheted funnels suspended from within a tree canopy, whimsical and ephemeral, echoing the multiple trunk and root growth of the fig trees and evokes the past and present nesting of animals and other life that the trees support.

About the Artist Victoria Lees is a visual artist with a wide practice extending across multiple media including drawing, painting, video, installation, sculpture and decorative objects. Lees is best known for temporary crochet net and string sculptures created in landscapes, festivals and public spaces.

The sculptures are her way to create temporary installations that sit within and explore the synergies of the environment.

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Crocheted acrylic wool, fishing line Dimensions variable, approx. 1000 x 300 cm

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INVITED ARTIST

Bruce Reynolds

Wing Defence

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Plaster, steel mesh, formply 260 x 260 x 100 cm

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About the Work Based on the Assyrian Lamassu from antiquity, this hybrid sentinel titled Wing Defence represents the complexity of invasion and defence, and provokes questions regarding our values in an increasingly connected world.

About the Artist Reynolds describes his approach to sculpture like that of a painter- from the surface in. His most recent work has been exploring a range of techniques including printing, painting, and photography on an architectural and domestic scale. Though Reynolds’ lino-based collage works are instantly recognisable, a second strand of practice has been developing in earnest over the last few years, based on the process of relief casting. His work Wing Defence, promises to be one of the most impressive of these to date. Based on the Assyrian Lamassu from antiquity, a larger than life hybrid of human and animal forms, takes Reynolds’ collage aesthetic to new heights.

Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Toni Rogers

The Language, the Wind and the Tides

About the Work Coconuts are reportedly not indigenous to Australia and travelled to our shores from Asia and the Pacific via the wind and tides. This contemporary art piece incorporates painted coconuts to represent the carrying of the language of the Pacific.

About the Artist The physical richness of the rainforest and social environments provides the raw materials and inspiration for artist Toni Rogers. New Zealand born fibre artist Rogers has exhibited extensively and has developed a hybrid blend of the traditional and the contemporary. Intricate Oceanic pattern work has come to define her signature style.

"I am passionate about natural fibres and the handmade. I marry sustainability, design and tradition with a low key palette and a light hearted approach. I love the playfulness of working with different materials."

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200 painted coconuts with Pacific designs Dimensions variable

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Karl de Waal

I've been everywhere Man

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Rubber tyre, souvenir spoons, plastic, steel 200 x 100 x 40 cm

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About the Work Souvenir spoons are kitsch at their best; signifiers of places we have travelled and experienced.

Tyres being the only part of a car that connect with the ground become the conduit to these places. Combined, this artwork takes a new look at nostalgia and the great Australian road trip.

About the Artist “I have been making art for most of my life. I just didn't know that's what I was doing for the first 25 years.�

Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Jane Hawkins, Sally Munns and Rhonda Payne

Stranger to these shores

About the Work Stranger to these shores references a North Atlantic seaweed which has air-filled bladders that help it float as the tide rises, maximising its exposure to sunlight. The wind and waves, time and tide, and light, all contribute to the ever-changing nature of this installation. Be sure to see it really pop under UV light at night.

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Concrete anchors, U bolts, recycled polystyrene balls, acrylic paint, irrigation tubing, cable ties, wire rope, wire rope thimbles, swages, mudguard washers, Selleys Marine Flex, UV lights 200 x 1200 x 900 cm

About the Artists Jane Hawkins, Sally Munns, and Rhonda Payne each have an average of twenty-five years experience in the visual arts and education sectors. This will be the trio’s second collaborative installation.

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Christopher Trotter

Wings over the Strand

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Found objects Dimensions variable, approx. 350 x 400 x 100 cm

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About the Work You won’t find a healthy environment without them.

Our winged creatures pollinate so life goes on.

In his work titled Wings over the Strand, Christopher Trotter transforms unserviceable aeroplane propeller blades and discarded objects into new life. Trotter has the unique ability to be able to match unrelated materials and textures, and combining the inherent forces within them, to create a new unique entity.

About the Artist Trotter’s professional art practice began in 1990 exhibiting in galleries along the east coast of Australia. However by 1994 he found himself focusing on the creation of multi scaled public artworks.

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Karl Meyer

Hand in the Sand

About the Work Hands are a means of contact and communication. With touch being a powerful metaphor for conveying meaning and warmth, gestures can show strength, power and protection.

About the Artist Karl Meyer has a reputation for bringing originality and fascination to his approaches, always encouraging engagement, interaction and a sense of curiosity to the work.

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Glass fibre reinforced concrete 240 x 240 x 180 cm

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Photograph: Andrew Rankin Photography

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Jan Hynes

Incarcerate!

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Arc mesh crates, painted ceramic garden gnomes 7 crates: each 40 x 45 x 30 cm

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About the Work Since colonisation, incarceration has been part of Australia's history. Those perceived a threat or as undesirable are locked away.

About the Artist Townsville artist Jan Hynes is enthusiastic about bringing art to the public and sees Strand Ephemera as a great way to do so.

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Carla Gottgens All Voyagers

About the Work All Voyagers depicts the passage we take through life. The vessel we choose may not always withstand the mood of the water. Some will experience smooth sailing while others will be forever faced with a turbulent journey.

About the Artist Carla Gottgens is a multidisciplinary artist working across photography, sculpture and installation based work. Her public art has been commissioned by councils across Australia. She resides in Melbourne.

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Hand-folded digitally printed spunbonded olefin fibre Multiple pieces; 61 x 35 x 26 cm

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St. Patrick's College Plenty More

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Glazed ceramics, recycled materials, cane, grasses, fibrous material 120 x 200 x 200 cm

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About the Work Humanity’s desire for fish has meant the species are declining faster than they can replenish.

Fishing and proper management of our seas has, and should be, maintained by Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island communities as it is central to their culture and custom. This work represents this need for Indigenous communities to gain control over their rightful traditions.

About the Artists St Patrick's College is a diverse school community with a multitude of cultures and languages from North Queensland, Torres Strait, and beyond.

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Leonard Andy and Nina Dawson

Gunduy Midja (Cassowary Shelter)

About the Work Gunduy Midja is a collaboration between Dirju artist Leonard Andy, and textile artist Nina Dawson. Gunduy is the Djiru name for Cassowary and Midja is the traditional shelter made by the Djiru and Rainforest Aboriginal people of the Wet Tropics of North Queensland. The sculpture aims to highlight the importance of the endangered cassowary to the Dirju and Rainforest Aboriginal people and their culture, and to educate about its important role in the rainforest ecosystem.

About the Artists Leonard Andy and Nina Dawson have worked together for many years and decided to collaborate on the Gunduy Midja (Cassowary Shelter), to help bring Andy's vision to life and to raise awareness about the plight of the Endangered Cassowary.

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Lawyercane (Calamus species), palm fronds, plant materials, paper, natural pigments, acrylic paint 700 x 600 x 600 cm

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STRAND EPHEMERA AFTER DARK

AFTER DARK

Evenings at Strand Ephemera will be glowing this year, with artists utilising solar powered lighting, LED lights, and UV materials to make viewing that much more enjoyable after dark.

Make sure you join us both day and night for the complete festival experience.

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Images courtesy of Erth Visual & Physical Inc.

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Image courtesy of Erth Visual & Physical Inc.

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Erth’s DINOSAUR Zoo™

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About the Performance The most exciting and unique live animal presentation you're likely to witness, Erth's Dinosaur ZooTM, from humble origins, has hit international fame with tours spanning the USA, UK, Europe, Asia and of course Australia wide. Dinosaurs, big and small, live on stage (with assistance from some lucky volunteers) make for both an informative and hilarious trip to the theatre.

About the Artists Since its beginnings in 1990, the Erth has strived to provide audiences with eye popping visual experiences. Giant puppetry, stilt-walkers, inflatable environments, aerial and flying creatures.

Erth is all these things and more. Erth have built an Australia wide, and increasingly international reputation based on exceptional work. In demand for events and festivals, the Company inspires audiences with their unique and dynamic vision.

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Craig Walsh

Classification Pending

About the Work Classification Pending was partially inspired by artist Craig Walsh’s interest in the history of ‘creature sightings’ documented and discussed throughout the world (Loch Ness Monster, Tacoma sea serpent, Storsie, Megofeice and the Hawkesbury River Monster). This projection depicts a 3D animated organism based on a hybrid of the extinct Woolungasaurus, the common Eel, fork tailed catfish, Brisbane short-necked turtle and the mullet.

About the Artists Over the last thirty years, Australian artist Craig Walsh has become widely known for his pioneering works including innovative approaches to projection mapping in unconventional sites. His site-responsive works have animated natural environments and features such as trees, rivers and mountains, as well as public art projects in urban and architectural space. He is also renowned for his site interventions at live events, including iconic works at music festivals across Australia and internationally.

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Water projection From 7pm every night

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Nema Adel (darkcinema) + Cliffie Rosenberg (EPPRO)

Sculptural Projection

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Projection mapping From 7pm every night

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About the Work A five-meter high wooden deity figure blesses those who pass by. During the day she welcomes viewers and embraces her scenic surroundings. After dark, she morphs into a new mysterious character through 3D projection mapping of organic animation and digital lighting.

About the Artists Cliffie Rosenberg is an electronic artist who has been creating large-scale, site-specific interactive art installations for over fifteen years. He is the Operations Director at Everything's Possible Productions (EPPRO), a bespoke audio visual and lighting solutions hire company. This collaborative project is supported by the visual artist Nema Adel (darkcinema). Initially inspired by the Flying Lotus 'layer 3' projection show at the Sydney Opera House, Adel dedicated himself to projection art four years ago. Honing his skill while touring in Germany shortly thereafter, he returned to Sydney in 2017 to start performing live visual shows under the moniker darkcinema.

This will be Adel and Rosenberg’s first collaboration with artist Daniel Popper.

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Robert Crispe and Clayton Tonkin Galax-sea

About the Work Galax-sea is a motion-triggered installation work exploring an environment that's both deep sea and galaxy alike. This project is motivated by an emotional response towards the known and delicate existence of our reality within a universe motivated by the unknown. Galax-sea is a contradiction. Do we care to know as much about the deep sea as we want to know about deep space?

About the Artists Robert Crispe is a director, filmmaker and multidisciplinary creator. After working in advertising while living in London and Sydney, Crispe moved on to live and create back home in regional Queensland. Passionate about experimenting with do-it-yourself visual imagery and motivated in finding a voice within storytelling that’s inspired by isolation, the human condition and the unknown.

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Multimedia projection From 7pm every night

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS OVERVIEW Strand Ephemera 2019 is set to be one of the most exciting and action-packed events in Townsville.

The program features a range of experiences with workshops, performances, and an exciting array of fringe events that are sure to engage and delight festivalgoers young and old.

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Workshops – Free workshops are programmed throughout the festival at the Octopus’s Garden marquee at Strand Park.

These fun and exciting workshops invite participants to create underwater artworks inspired by Strand Ephemera while enjoying beautiful views along The Strand.

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Self-Guided Tours – Stop by any of the three Info Desks to pick up a Strand Ephemera Public Program Guide and catalogue, both complete with maps, to guide you as you walk along The Strand. You will also find multiple interactive elements in amongst the artworks to enjoy! For family fun, ask at any Info Desk for a free copy of the Treasure Hunt and Activity Book.

Photograph: Townsville City Galleries

Performances and Events – Performances and events will occur regularly through Strand Ephemera. Erth’s Dinosaur ZooTM is an exciting and unique presentation, both intriguing and informative. These performances, along with nightly projections and a weekend Artist Walking Tour, are sure to create an actionpacked festival.

Fringe Events – Townsville truly comes alive during the festival so take the opportunity to immerse yourself in everything the region has to offer, from live music to pop up performances.

Please refer to the Program Guide on the following pages for session times and further information regarding the activities on offer.

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PROGRAMS GUIDE SELF-GUIDED TOURS 26 JULY - 4 AUGUST Info Desks open 9AM - 5PM daily

SATURDAY 27 JULY, 9AM - 12NOON Beginning at The Rockpool

Stop by any of the three information desks to pick up a Strand Ephemera Public Program Guide and catalogue, both complete with maps to guide you as you walk along The Strand. For family fun, ask our friendly Info Desk staff for a free copy of the Treasure Hunt and Activity Book!

Join Strand Ephemera artists for insight into their sculptural creations. Meet us at The Rockpool or join us as we travel along The Strand!

INTERACTIVES 26 JULY - 4 AUGUST, 9AM - 5PM Along The Strand Play, create, and explore art with our engaging interactive activities along The Strand.

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PROJECTIONS LIGHT UP! 26 JULY - 4 AUGUST, 7 - 8:30PM Three locations: The Pier, Strand Park Beach, and Gregory Street Amphitheatre Strand Ephemera lights up! Take an evening stroll to see how the sculptures transform at night and discover three nocturnal artworks showcasing the talent of local and national projection artists.

More info: pages 52-54

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ARTISTS' WALKING TOUR

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ARTISTS MONDAY 29 JULY, 6PM Wonderland Spiegeltent, Strand Park Join us for a panel discussion with internationally renowned exhibiting artists about igniting careers in the Arts.

More info: page 63

BLOCK PARTY SUNDAY 4 AUGUST, 6 - 9PM Strand Park Invite family and friends to enjoy Strand Ephemera’s final night for 2019. Celebrate with food trucks and music and remember to bring your lanterns to add twinkle to the evening!

During Strand Ephemera, keep an eye out for Pop-up Wearable Art along The Strand!

AFCM WINTERSCHOOL POP UP PERFORMANCES

OCTOPUS'S GARDEN WORKSHOPS

27 JULY - 3 AUGUST, FROM 5PM Along The Strand

VARIOUS SESSIONS, SEE CALENDAR Octopus's Garden Marquee, Strand Park

Strand Ephemera plays host to some of Australia’s best emerging classical musicians attending the Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM). Ensembles will be performing throughout the week along The Strand.

Create underwater artworks in the Octopus’s Garden! Join us for free drop-in workshops inspired by Strand Ephemera while enjoying beautiful views along The Strand. Suitable for all ages.

AFCM ON THE STRAND

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WEDNESDAY 31 JULY, 7:30 - 8:30PM Wonderland Spiegeltent, Strand Park AFCM and Strand Ephemera collaborate to present a taste of world music featuring international artists in this exciting evening in Strand Park.

THURSDAY 1 AUGUST, 4PM Gregory St Ampitheatre, The Strand Join us to hear Townsville’s up-and-coming young musicians compete for cash prizes judged by AFCM artists.

More info on AFCM: page 79

ERTH'S DINOSAUR ZOOTM VARIOUS SESSONS, SEE CALENDAR Wonderland Spiegeltent, Strand Park

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AFCM BUSKING COMPETITION

Dinosaurs, big and small, live on stage, with assistance from some lucky volunteers, make for both an informative and hilarious show.

Tickets are free. Booking fees apply.

Visit ticketshop.com.au More info: page 51

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PROGRAMS CALENDAR Friday 26 July 9am

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Saturday 27 July

9am 9am - 12noon Artists’ Walking Tour

Sunday 28 July

Monday 29 July

Tuesday 30 July

Strand Park Info Desk open until 8pm.

10am - 12noon Octopus’s Garden Workshops

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From 5pm AFCM Winterschool 6pm Erth’s Dinosaur ZooTM

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4pm Erth’s Dinosaur ZooTM

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7 - 8:30pm Projections light up!

6pm PD for Artists

6pm Erth’s Dinosaur ZooTM

Wednesday 31 July

Thursday 1 August

Friday 2 August

Landsborough & Oxley St Info Desks open until 5pm.

Saturday 3 August

Sunday 4 August

Interactives open until 5pm.

10am - 12noon Octopus’s Garden Workshops

3 - 5pm

Octopus’s Garden Workshops

From 4pm AFCM Busking Comp

4pm Erth’s Dinosaur ZooTM

From 5pm AFCM Winterschool

6pm Erth’s Dinosaur ZooTM

5pm Erth’s Dinosaur ZooTM 6 - 9pm Block Party

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3pm Erth’s Dinosaur ZooTM

7:30 - 8:30pm AFCM on The Strand

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EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS OVERVIEW Townsville City Council is once again proud to offer all schools in the region the chance to be involved with Strand Ephemera programs.

In 2019 more than 2,000 local primary and secondary students will visit the festival and participate in interactive elements along The Strand.

Educational resources have also been developed for self-guided learning adventures along The Strand. Feel free to collect one from our friendly staff and volunteers at the Strand Ephemera Info Desks.

There is plenty to be involved with, including interactive activities and a treasure hunt for all festival visitors to enjoy.

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TREASURE HUNT Fibres and Fabrics have created ten works specifically for display in this year’s Strand Ephemera festival. Each of the ten works have a particularly tropical flavor.

The artworks are positioned in trees throughout The Strand, but you won’t find their locations marked on any map! Instead, visitors young and young at heart are encouraged to pick up a copy of the free Treasure Hunt clues from one of the three visitor Info Desks to help you identify and find the ten artworks.

Happy hunting!

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FIBRES AND FABRICS Fibres and Fabrics is a local association established since 1975 that has won numerous awards in the use and promotion of fibre in art and craft fields including spinning/weaving, patchwork/ quilting, knitting, embroidery, cross-stitch, basketry, paper making, printing on fabric, soft sculpture, and art quilts.

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Fibres and Fabrics is a non-profit member based organisation that actively encourages the use and appreciation of fibres and fabrics in art and craft fields by staging exhibitions and providing meeting, educative and networking opportunities, ensuring traditional textile skills are maintained in the community.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ARTISTS MONDAY 29 JULY, 6PM Wonderland Spiegeltent, Strand Park Strand Ephemera delves deeper into the possibilities, benefits, triumphs, and challenges of public art through this event. Presented in the Wonderland Spiegeltent at Strand Park, this event is beneficial for aspiring and emerging artists seeking to build their career in the Arts industry.

The event features a panel discussion with experienced professionals from a range of Arts backgrounds.

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PEOPLE, CULTURE AND COUNTRY

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART PROJECT People, Culture & Country are collaboratively-made pieces of wearable Indigenous art produced by students from Townsville Schools. Indigenous artists provided cultural guidance and connection and facilitated art workshops to develop traditional and contemporary techniques for students to use in their wearable art making. These artworks reflect a deep respect and pride in the students’ Indigenous culture and heritage.

Keep an eye out for these wonderful pieces of wearable art being modelled during Strand Ephemera.

Acknowledgements: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Project: People, Culture & Country is an initiative of the Department of Education, North Queensland Region, supported by the Queensland Government’s Artists in Residence program through Arts Queensland and the Department of Education.

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The project is also funded by the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and the Townsville City Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland; and the Townsville City Council through its Artist-in-Schools program.

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Image: Detail of collaborative student artworks People, Culture & Country 2018

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THE PINK PIANO It's back again!

Originally included in Strand Ephemera 2009 as an artwork by Jan Hynes, the Pink Piano will be at Strand Ephemera from Friday 26 July until Sunday 4 August for public use.

Members of the public are welcome to use the Pink Piano and fill the air with sweet (or jangly!) music.

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As this is an instrument exposed to the elements, the piano is in 'honky-tonk' mode - it’s fun and it’s also the meeting point for individual players or ensembles of other instruments; string, wind or brass can meet at the Pink Piano to play for the public.

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COMPETITIONS

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD Love Strand Ephemera? Want to make sure your favourite artwork is recognised?

Well make sure to cast your vote by grabbing a marble from the Strand Park Info Desk and voting via the Marble Run! The most popular artwork, as judged by Strand Ephemera visitors, will receive the People’s Choice Award of $2,000, proudly sponsored by wilson/ryan/grose lawyers.

This year, votes are cast via the Marble Run located near Strand Park. Stop into the Strand Park Info Desk to collect a marble, then use the marble to cast your vote for your favourite Mc Kcompetitive artwork!

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Voting is open 9am-5pm every day from Friday 26 July - Sunday 4 August 2019 at the Strand Park Info Desk.

Have your say by 5pm Sunday 4 August 2019!

The winner of the People's Choice Award will be announced at Strand Ephemera's Block Party from 6pm Sunday 4 August.

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VISITOR SURVEY

During Strand Ephemera, Galleries’ tireless team of volunteers will not only be providing helpful information about the festival, but also seeking your feedback about our work in the community.

SURVEY SPONSORED BY

As we continue to seek to improve our service to the people of Townsville, and to innovate in our program delivery, your thoughts are invaluable in shaping our future planning.

To capture your thoughts, a survey will be available online on the Strand Ephemera website. This year everyone who completes the online visitor survey will go into the draw to win a 32GB 6th Generation iPad courtesy of this year's sponsor, Officeworks.

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Townsville City Galleries, develops and delivers dynamic programs, exhibitions, events, and education activities across its two regional gallery spaces, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery, as well as in the public realm.

Please help us to continue to deliver for Townsville – tell us what you think.

To enter visit: strandephemera.com.au

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PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

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We are calling for visitors to Strand Ephemera 2019 to capture their favourite moments for a chance to win some great prizes.

Categories • Under 18 years $500 • 18 years and older $1000 To enter, simply fill in the online entry form from the Strand Ephemera website strandephemera.com.au Entries close 5pm Friday 9 August 2019.

Image: Matthew Barneveld, Strand Ephemera 2017 Photographic Competition entrant, depicting Your Altered Gaze, Vanessa Stanley

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ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION JUDGE: ROB PARSONS,

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS STUDIO Through The Looking Glass Studio is a multi-faceted imaging studio with over 25 years of experience and providing professional imaging services to a broad cross-section of businesses throughout Australia and specialising in commercial photography, corporate photography, and portraiture.

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Rob Parsons is a professional photographer, based in Townsville with Through The Looking Glass Studio.

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WUBUL WULNGKU BADI

FRIDAY 26 JULY, 6PM | THE MAY WIRTH, QUEENS GARDENS

CAT 5 IN CONCERT

FRIDAY 26 JULY, 6:30PM | EMPIRE THEATRE

NORTH AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF ARTS

SPIEGEL TEASE

FRIDAY 26 JULY, 9PM | WONDERLAND SPIEGELTENT

TOM GLEESON ‘JOY’

FRIDAY 26 9PM & SATURDAY 27 JULY, 7:45PM THE MAY WIRTH, QUEENS GARDENS

PIMLICO IN THE PARK

The North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA) is the culmination and celebration of the artistic and cultural life of northern Australia.

Tickets are still on sale for an array of top shelf acts leading into August.

SATURDAY 27 JULY, 3:30PM | QUEENS GARDENS MAIN STAGE

IMAGO FEAT. DEB O’TOOLE

SATURDAY 27 JULY, 5:30PM | THE MAY WIRTH, QUEENS GARDENS

CARMEN AT THE MET

SUNDAY 28 JULY, 5PM | THE MAY WIRTH, QUEENS GARDENS

QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL – “HELP IS ON ITS WAY” REGIONAL TOUR FEAT. GLENN SHORROCK

SUNDAY 28 JULY, 7PM | QUEENS GARDENS MAIN STAGE

NOISE

FROM WEDNESDAY 31 JULY, 6 & 7PM | CROSSED BOOMERANG AMPHITHEATRE, JEZZINE BARRACKS

STRAND NIGHT MARKETS

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FRIDAY 2 AUGUST, 5PM | STRAND PARK

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FIONA O’LOUGHLIN

FRIDAY 2 AUGUST, 8:30PM | WONDERLAND SPIEGELTENT

Full program: nafa-tsv.com.au

NAFA is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland

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P U P O P E UNIQU L A V I T S E F ARTS

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PUNQ 2019

Presented by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts Pop Up North Queensland (PUNQ) is an exciting arts festival, taking place throughout various locations in the Townsville CBD. Designed to occupy empty spaces and breathe new life into the city with creative activity, Umbrella is proud to present more than 30 pop-up art spaces over ten days.

Each space will be run by artists and feature a vibrant array of workshops, performance and exhibitions. Offerings include pottery/ceramics, fashion, painting, drawing, music, photography, music, digital projection, large-scale installations, jewellery, textiles, printmaking and puppetry.

There will be something for everyone! Come and learn something new, be entertained and purchase beautiful artisan objects.

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Friday 2 - Sunday 11 August

WHERE:

Various Locations in the Townsville CBD

VISIT:

umbrella.org.au/punq for more information and full program

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This festival is supported by the Townsville City Council under the Community Grants Program.

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The world-renowned Australian Festival of Chamber Music returns to Townsville with a stunning program of concerts, conversations and masterclasses to be performed by the world’s best musicians from Friday 26 July to Sunday 4 August.

With over 30 concerts and events to choose from, including morning Concert Conversations, one-hour sunset concerts, full-length evening concerts, a beach concert on Orpheus Island and a free concert in Queens Gardens, the Festival delivers something for everyone, from beginners to chamber music devotees.

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A line-up of 40 musicians will perform over the 10 days of the Festival, including 15 from overseas and five making their Australian debut. The range of music is impressive, from 13th century to today, and the breadth of instruments is astounding, from China’s leading pipa player Wu Man to Australian percussionist Timothy Constable. It is the way the musicians combine to create world exclusive performances that makes AFCM so special on a world scale.

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Tickets from $25. Five and ten concert passes are available, plus a number of free events.

Visit afcm.com.au or call TicketShop on 4727 9797 Australian Festival of Chamber Music Townsville, North Queensland Friday 26 July to Sunday 4 August

Festival Highlights James Cook University Opening Night Concert - Creations, Friday 26 July, 7:30pm, Townsville Civic Theatre – showcases over 20 of the visiting musicians performing music from France, China and the UK. Not to be missed!

Queens Gardens FREE Concert, Sunday 28 July, 3pm – bring your picnic and the family for a fun afternoon of music in the park, incudes local groups 1RAR Band and Barrier Reef Orchestra.

Magnetic Island Discs, Tuesday 30 July, 12noon, Peppers Blue on Blue – enjoy lunch with Artistic Director Kathryn Stott as she plays recordings of her favourite music and shares her personal stories behind each one.

Baroque around the Clock and Bellisimo Baroque, Thursday 1 August, 5pm & 7:30pm, Townsville Civic Theatre – two wonderful programs including vibrant and beautiful music from the Baroque era.

AFCM Families’ Concert – Babar the Little Elephant and The Firebird, Saturday 3 August, 1pm, Townsville Civic Theatre – Festival musicians join with local arts organisations to bring two beloved stories to life through interactive musical storytelling.

Festival Farewell Concert – Full Circle, Saturday 3 August, 7:30pm, Townsville Civic Theatre – a hugely entertaining night of music featuring all of the artists that performed over the 9 days.

Images on facing page: Top to bottom: Timothy Constable, Liza Ferschtman, Wu Man. Main image: Eliza Sdraulig.

From the pipa to percussion…

The Australian Festival of Chamber Music sounds like paradise!

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The landscapes of Unfamiliar Theatre / Unknown Stage are the landscapes of not knowing. They are conversations between opposing painterly forces and capture an engagement with a subject whose form is determined in part by the consciousness by which it is observed. However, this subject looks back and is sensitive to the observer’s preconceptions and it has sway over how it is seen. These paintings are full of contradictions, nonsense, and misinterpretation, and most importantly, play. They are concrete, yet the things they attempt to stand in for are fleeting and ethereal. Unfamiliar Theatre is a tangible expression but there is no essence here.

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12 July - 1 September 2019 Perc Tucker Regional Gallery A touring exhibition of works by Robert MacPherson explores language, related systems that seek to categorise knowledge, and how changes to both can affect the gradual disappearance of specialist knowledge as generations pass. The immense ambition and scope of this project represents 20 years of thought and deliberation by the artist and reflects Australia’s diversity, history and complexity.

The QAGOMA touring exhibition tour will feature works that continue a lifelong project MacPherson calls the ‘Frog Poem’ series, an investigation that has previously focussed on juxtaposing everyday objects with the Latin names of frogs that have somehow suggested, in some way, the frog’s own characteristics.

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Robert MacPherson: Boss Drovers is a touring exhibition developed by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art.

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MACPHERSON ROBERT / Australia b.1937 / 1000 FROG POEMS: 1000 BOSS DROVERS (“YELLOW LEAF FALLING”) FOR H.S. (detail) 1996–2014 / Graphite, ink and stain on paper / Purchased 2014 with funds from the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation, Paul and Susan Taylor, and Donald and Christine McDonald / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Robert MacPherson

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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Strand Ephemera is organised and funded by Townsville City Galleries, with the generous support of numerous sponsors, supporters and partners who enable the delivery of specific prizes and components of the exhibition.

This additional support enables Galleries to go beyond its base level and provide an exhibition that delights the general public and attracts visitors to the region.

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Galleries and Townsville City Council wish to thank all the Strand Ephemera sponsors, supporters and partners for their invaluable contributions.

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F I NAN CIAL SP O NSO R S

MEDIA SPONSORS

M ED IA SP O NSO R S

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IN-KIND SPONSORS

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GALLERIES Perc Tucker Regional Gallery is located in one of Townsville’s finest heritage buildings, on the corner of Denham and Flinders Streets, in the city centre. The Gallery has a ground floor and first floor level with seven exhibition spaces.

On display are works by North Queensland artists as well as national and international touring exhibitions.

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Cnr. Denham and Flinders Streets Townsville QLD 4810 Mon - Fri: 10am - 5pm Sat - Sun: 10am - 2pm

(07) 4727 9011 ptrg@townsville.qld.gov.au whatson.townsville.qld.gov.au Townsville City Galleries

GALLERIES

Pinnacles Gallery opened in March 1996 as part of the Thuringowa Library and Council complex. The Gallery provided a space for the display of a diversity of art, social history and educational exhibitions to serve the needs of Thuringowa’s residents and visitors at the time. Pinnacles Gallery moved in 2006 to a purpose-built gallery within the Riverway Arts Centre – the only purpose-built gallery in Townsville.

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Pinnacles Gallery Riverway Arts Centre 20 Village Blvd Thuringowa Central QLD 4817 Closed Mondays Tues - Sunday: 10am - 5pm

(07) 4773 8871 pinnacles@townsville.qld.gov.au whatson.townsville.qld.gov.au Townsville City Galleries

Judith Jensen

Team Manager, Arts (Visual and Performing)

Jonathan McBurnie

Creative Director

Erwin Cruz

Senior Collections and Exhibitions Officer

Claire Griffiths

Senior Education and Programs Officer

Tanya Tanner

Public Art Officer

Lucy Belle Tesoriero

Curatorial Assistant

Jo Lankester

Collections Management Officer

Sarah Reddington

Education and Programs Officer

Nicole Richardson

Education and Programs Assistant

Chloe Lindo

Education and Programs Assistant

Rachel Cunningham

Education and Programs Assistant

Jake Pullyn

Exhibitions Officer, Projects

Leonardo Valero

Exhibitions Officer

Emily Donaldson

Exhibitions Officer

Amy Licciardello

Business Support Officer

Vicki Saylor

Arts Administration Officer

Malena Babb Fernandez

Business Trainee

Michael Favot

Gallery Assistant

Wendy Bainbridge

Gallery Assistant

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GALLERY STAFF

Tegan Jackson Gallery Assistant Inma Cubel Hernandez

Gallery Assistant

Samuel Smith Gallery Assistant

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