Migrant Artists and the Mysteries of Australian Culture

The Thousand Handed Hydra has been an experiment of difference and opposition in practice. Hydra began in May 1993 as a one year pilot program of education, transition and introductin for migrant artists to the professional networks of Australian (Melbourne) art, culture and practice. Includes the work of artists Fernando Ronquillo, Anita Lorina and Rafael Rojas.

Published June 1994

Jemmy Caution

Exhibition review Jemmy
Mehmet Adil, Craige Andrae, Johnnie Dadie, Simryn Gill, Richard Grayson, Linda Marie Walker, Paul Hewson, Shaun Kirby, David O'Halloran, Bronia Iwanczak, Andrew Petrusevics, Bronwyn Platten, George Popperwell, Jyanni Steffensen, Steve Wigg
Curated by Alan Cruikshank
Ebenezer Studios Basement
February 18 - March 13 1994

Published June 1994

Artists' Park Blooms Again

Box Hill known in the art world for its connection to the Heidelberg School of Painting has maintained its commitment to the arts.

Published June 1994

A View of the Perennials

Book review Contemporary Sculpture in Australian Gardens
By Ken Scarlett
Craftsman House 1993

Published June 1994

Things I've Seen a Little Different Along the Way - Stories from Up North

"If you are real lucky you got CDEP or your are making it selling your art and then you got a good art centre too, maybe. If you are real lucky just when you turn up with a couple of week's art production, maybe yours, maybe the families, the centre's got cash, no one's a bastard, everyone's happy, the store has even got some decent food, even new bikes, toy guns, tape decks and a few tins of Log Cabin. Shit, life's good - sometimes anyway." A personal view of art making in indigenous communities.

Published June 1994

Furniture, Ceramics: What the Hell, Let's Do It

Examines the Centre for Furniture Design, the Centre for the Arts in Tasmania and the Atlantis Studio in Townsville Queensland.

Published June 1994

Sophistication in the Country

Shire of Eltham on the outskirts of Melbourne Victoria and its commitment to the arts.

Published June 1994

Noarlunga: Backwater No Longer

The City of Noarlunga and the City of Prospect in South Australia are the only two councils who have retained community arts officers.

Published June 1994

The Green and the Wild

Exhibition review Dark Nature
Anne MacDonald and David Stephenson
Dick Bett Gallery Hobart, Tasmania
3 - 22 March 1994

Published June 1994

Artists Pave the Way

One outcome of the recent spate of local urban design projects and processes has been employment for artists.

Published June 1994

Brisbane Offers Plenty of Space

Brisbane has been and continues to be well served by artist run spaces and access galleries, particularly in the last 2 years 1993-1994. Can there ever be an over supply? Looks at Dogget Street Studios, QAA, Metro Arts, Inkahoots, Loading Bay, Isn't Studios and Fireworks Gallery.

Published June 1994

Artrave

Published June 1994