Zone Gallery

Zone Gallery was established in 1986 to provide Adelaide with an artist run co-operative gallery and an affordable exhibition space.

Published December 1997

New Talent

In April 1997, the Mad Love Gallery hosted an exhibition curated by Micah Hamdorf. 'Premature Ejaculation' showcased 10 emerging male artists whose work relates to issues surrounding dysfunction. 'Popcorn' at the Contemporary Art Centre SA showcased 8 recent graduates from the SA School of Art. Plus other exhibitions.

Published December 1997

From First Canvas to National Collections in Three Years

The story of senior women from the remote community of Kintore Northern Territory, who after just three years became Central Australia's most sought-after artists.

Published December 1997

Going Public...Doin' it in the Street

Exhibiting or working in the public space provides opportunities and challenges for emerging artists not available in the gallery system. This article outlines Malone's personal understandings of the three distinct aspects of public space art activity: I Exhibiting in the Public Space, II Public Artwork and III Design of the Public Space. Public art and design contribute to making art more visible in the community and broaden the definition of art practice.

Published December 1997

Storming the Interface: Mindvirus, I/O/D and Deceptive Interaction

As a handful of emerging electronic artists see it, the dis-articulation of this interface and the 'smart cufflinked control' imposed by its visual economy is where interactivity becomes conversation. They are concerned not so much with presenting their work in the electronic writing space as with drawing our attention to the interaction itself.... Lists web sites

Published December 1997

Changing Cultures and Glittering Prizes

Examines the culture of art prizes, scholarships and patronage in terms of support for younger artists. Looks at the work of artists Megan Walch, Sue Saxon and Michele Beevors.

Published December 1997

The tyranny of paradise or ... On being an emerging artist in Darwin

Published 01 December 1997

Gallery Dunce: The Skills to Pay the Bills

Gallery Dunce in Tasmania was born out of a group of ex-art school students' unanimous frustration with the lack of facilities for emerging/experimental artists. Looks at the work of Kim Kerze.

Published December 1997

Portrait of the Writer as a Young Artist

1. He has faith in his ability to lie. 2. He writes with generosity. 3. He creates new possibilities for existence. 4. He writes out of necessity.

Published December 1997

1st floor

Opening in April 1994, Ist floor is an artists and writers run gallery space in Fitzroy Victoria. Lists the constituency, administration, funding, programming, documentation, influences and objectives.

Published December 1997

Counter Culture - Emerging Cultural Fusion @ < Project >

in its current physical form as a regional arts centre profiles emerging curators, artists, administrators and writers. Currently based in Wollongong which is located 40 minutes drive south of Sydney, it has a cultural energy that surfaces from the fusion of over 80 identified ethnic groups.

Published December 1997

Quandong Country

Editorial for the issue 'Emerging Artists' (Vol 17 #4). The term 'emerging artist' is a red herring of a funding category in suggesting that the needs of emerging artists are so different from those of emerged artists. Like overnight sensations in film or theatre, emerging visual artists may be many years in the gestation.

Published December 1997