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

Good Spot for a Pot Shot

The time is post-recession, the economic climate is uncertain, Australian designers and consumers inhabit the suburbs but are cut off from each other, and someone decided to do something about it in the City of Caulfield, Victoria.

Published June 1994

Living Off Your Art: New Figures on Artists' Income

Artists are particularly vulnerable to economic downturn for two main reasons...the business cycle and the role of other jobs in a tight employment market.

Published June 1994

Shedding the Bark

Bark painters of Arnhem Land are experimenting with a new medium - canvas- and in so doing both increasing their output and responding to market forces.

Published June 1994

No Vacancy: The Art of 400 Artists

Looks at the artist run space 'No Vacancy' located in Melbourne, Victoria.

Published June 1994

Festival Breakthrough: Adelaide Festival

Review Adelaide Installations
Adelaide Festival
South Australia Various locations
25 February - 13 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

Arts Employment Through Small Business

...So in effect, what we have in Australia is a separation of public and commercial by governments arts departments that unfortunately does not take into account the fact that the arts industry operates on a continuum...

Published June 1994

The Case of the Cigarette and the Egg

Review Women and sexuality in Asian-Pacific Cinema
Media Resource Centre
Adelaide South Australia
February 26 - March 11 1994

Published June 1994

Artists -- From Garret to Office

The Premier of Victoria may claim that his government has opened Victoria for business, but it is the important role of local government and the Federal Government in developing arts training and facilities that is really making the running. Artists are no longer in their garrets but in front of pcs in their offices.

Published June 1994

Briefly, Two Epics

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

Published June 1994

Artrave

Published June 1994