Monash Council Arts and Culture Projects
- Arts Network Session - 22 October 2009
- Wrap Up of The NAIDOC Week 2009 Celebrations
- Wrap Up of The 2009 Winter Concert Series
- Wrap Up of The 2009 Sir John Monash Lecture
- Monash Artists Register
Arts Network Session
Arts Network Session features:
Arts & Communites
with Shaune Lakin, MGA Director
Before becoming the Monash Gallery of Art Director, Shaune Lakin was Senior Curator of Photographs at the Australian War Memorial where he worked on a number of major exhibitions and published the first sustained account of Australian war photography and the institutional history of the Memorial's extraordinary photographic collection.
In this session, Shaune will be discussing how arts can benefit the community and also inspire people from different disciplines to think about the role of the arts in communities.
Please join us:
Thursday 22 October 2009, 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Function Room
Monash Civic Centre
293 Springvale Road
Glen Waverley
RSVP by Tuesday 20 October for catering purposes
Phone: 9518 3636
TTY (hearing impaired): 9518 3655
wheelchair accessible
FREE EVENT
Wrap Up of The NAIDOC Week 2009 Celebrations
The City of Monash in conjunction with the Highway Gallery presented the COMING TOGETHER AS ONE Exhibition from 3 July - 24 July to celebrate NAIDOC Week.
The exhibition featured indigenous artworks by Paula Reeve, Heather Kennedy, Ian Harrison, Donna Smith & Patrice Mahoney, showcasing their incredible talents.
The official opening presented by The Deputy Mayor, Cr Charlotte Baines on Friday 3rd July 6.30pm along with one of the artists speaking, also featured James Henry performing once again and Aboriginal dance performance by Dwayne Street along side with Brett Hall playing the didgeridoo.
Wrap Up of The Koorie Market
The Koorie Market was very successful and well attended not only by the City of Monash community it also attracted people from surrounded areas. The Koorie Market offered up to 12 stallholders that provided a unique opportunity to purchase authentic locally made Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander products.
The Deputy Mayor, Cr Charlotte Baines presented the official launch on Thursday 9 July 2009. During the night shoppers were entertained by James Henry with his beautiful songs, and Aboriginal dance performance by Dwayne Street along with Brett Hall playing the didgeridoo.
Wrap Up of Aboriginal Story Time with Eva Jo Edwards
Children from 4 to 12 years old enjoyed contemporary and traditional stories from Aboriginal nations across Australia which was held in Clayton Library on Wednesday 8 July and Wheelers Hill Library on Thursday 9 July 2009.
Wrap up of the 2009 Winter Concert Series
The annual Winter Concert Series was held between April and September 2009 with a concert being held one Sunday afternoon of each month.
The 2009 series was a fantastic success and featured a variety of musical styles including blues, jazz, classical, world music, pip, reggae, soul and concert bands just to name a few.
Winter Warming Entertainment!
The 2009 Winter Concert Series started with a bang as Sarah McKenzie's Quintet charmed the audience on Sunday 19 April. Her repertoire consisted of Bluesy originals and swinging standards, and the style of her groups were likened much to that of Harry Connick Jnr and Diana Krall, singing was a hit and they also had a lot of fun with the crowd.
Strings Unlimited is one of Melbourne's best-known ensembles and performed on the 17 May and showcased their classical music, jazz, tango, evergreens and popular songs. The June Winter Concert held on the 21 June saw The Grenadines celebrate the lead up to NAIDOC Week 2009 with Linc Yow Yeh and Brad Boon of Aboriginal descent, with Linc hailing from Queensland as a Murri and Brad being from Gippsland as a proud Koori. They share a uniquely strong bond that plays out in their soulful urban sound.
The next concert held on 19 July featured Umanee which consisted of five Melbourne musicians who are influenced by a wide range of the world's cultural heritage. While much of their repertoire is European, they also venture into Nordic and Persian melodies and back in time to the music of the Cathars.
One of the highlights of the series featured the Royal Australian Navy Band with a full house at the Clayton Hall. It was a huge hit with its highly skilled and versatile musicians performing traditional ceremonial and concert music, jazz, pop, swing, classical, and vocal harmonies.
The finale of the Winter Concert series was held on 13 September which was also a full house and showcased the entrants of the Waverley Music Eisteddfod. A variety of vocalists and instrumentalists performed an array of music on violin, piano, vocal, oboe, a Capella, saxophone quintet, cello, flute to an enthralled audience.
Wrap Up of The 2009 Sir John Monash Lecture
To honour the contribution of Sir John Monash, guest speakers Adam Elliot - Director of recent film 'Mary and Max' and Francis Nimaya - actor in 'The Family' talked about their stories and experiences in film making on Wednesday 8 July 2009.
Academy Award winning director Adam Elliot who grew up in Mount Waverley shared his story, a dream and vision, years of success without wider recognition, numerous obstacles, rejections, limited funding, long hours, appalling work conditions to finally produce a global winner! Adam has a passion for human observation and his films are highly personal and detailed explorations of the human spirit.
Frances Nimaya who recently stared as the father in the new film 'The Family' which premiered at Clayton in April, talked about his experiences in being involved with film making. 'The Family' is a 32 minute short film, written and directed by 25 year-old Sudanese migrant Bojenj Ret Chol. The film explores the journey of an African family's experience of moving to Australia. It features a group of young people from the Monash Youth & Family Services rollPLAY Productions and the HOPE Theatre Group.
Monash Artists Register
The Monash Artists Register is a database used by the Department of Information and Arts, as a resource when sourcing local artists and performers for activities such as festivals, community arts projects, arts tutoring and workshops etc. You will receive information about opportunities for artists in the mail.
It is advised that you supplement your registration with a resume containing supporting photographs of your work.
Monash Artists Register Form [.pdf] 38 kB
