Powerful Alternatives - Sydney

They may not have been characterised as 'artist run initiatives' but exhibition spaces run by artists have been around, in one form, or another for a long time.

Published June 1994

The Spirit of Collectivism: A Brief Guide to Melbourne's Artist-run Galleries

A brief guide to Melbourne's artist run galleries: Ether Ohnetitel, The Women's Gallery, Gallery Gecko, The COOP, A For Art Space, Making Sense Contemporary Art Space, The Basement Project, Argyle Street Studios, West Space, Arts Post, RedPlanet, Another Planet Posters, Red Letter Community Workshop, A.R.T. (artaroundtown), First Floor, Store 5, Room 4, ROAR Studio, Temple 29 and 41 Gold Street.

Published June 1994

Missing in Action

Book review Body and self: Performance Art in Australia 1969 -1992
By Anne Marsh
Oxford University Press Australia 1993

Published June 1994

Aboriginal Art Exhibitions in Western Australia

Review The Festival of Perth presented two major exhibitions of Western Australian Aboriginal art Bush Women at the Fremantle Arts Centre and This is my country at the exciting new exhibition venue 'Artplace' in Claremont.

Published June 1994

Non-Metro Spaces

Artists collectives and access galleries do not just exist in big capital cities. It seems that wherever there is a community of artists and Artist Run Initiative will happen.

Published June 1994

Self-Starting Sculpture

The artist describes her attempts to sell her sculpture and the need to take other work. How has this impacted on her artistic approach?

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

Briefly, Two Epics

Review Adelaide Installations
Adelaide Festival of Art
South Australia Various locations
February - March 1994

Published June 1994

Roads, Rates and Renaissance

Looks at the Melbourne inner city initiatives commissioned by the local governments to enhance public works.

Published June 1994

Drawing Wages

Looks at the Studio School of Painting and Drawing in South Australia. It is essentially a working artist's studio which has admitted students.

Published June 1994

Artrave

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