Helen Britton, Jeweller (Australia / Germany)
Where: Radford Auditorium, Art Gallery of South Australia
Date: Monday, 17 November 2008
Time: 1pm
Cost: Free
Helen Britton is an internationally acclaimed contemporary jeweller. Based in Munich, she exhibits in Amsterdam, Paris, New York, Auckland and Berlin. Her solo exhibition The Thing I See is currently at Gallery Funaki in Melbourne. Helen's work imaginatively combines precious metals and stones with found objects and non-precious materials, questioning the meaning and value of jewellery. She also draws on botanical forms and notions of the 'hybrid' and the 'grafted' to explore her relationship with nature. Helen Britton's public lecture is presented by Craftsouth, JMGA (SA Chapter), JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design and the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Further Information: JamFactory Metal Design Studio
Telephone: (08) 8414 7222

Craftsouth Insurance Cover for Artists
Date: Monday, 3 November 2008
Time: 6pm-8pm
Cost: Members: Free / Non-members: $3
Craftsouth provides insurance cover to artists through Accredited Membership. This insurance cover provides artists with protection at a heavily reduced rate, which would not be available through the normal insurance channels. Greg Naulty from Local Community Insurance Services will explain the insurance policy offered through Craftsouth, as well as the policy’s new features, including: Professional Indemnity cover and insurance cover for groups of artists.
Presenter: Greg Naulty, Local Communicy Insurance Services
RSVP Essential: 5pm, Friday, 31 October 2008
Register: email or telephone (08) 8410 1822

Carving South Australian Jade in New Zealand
Date: Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Time: 6pm-8pm
Cost: Members: Free / Non-members: $3
New Zealand jade carver Jamie Fergus will present a brief outline of the history and geology of jade, images and video of the practical side of carving, and a window into his own experience of carving jade. He will also show work from other members of the Coast-garde collective, as well as some of the latest wave of contemporary New Zealand jade carvers.
Presenter: Jamie Fergus is a New Zealand jeweller who specialises in jade carving. A member of Coast-garde jewellers collective, his jewellery and small scale sculpture are produced utilising a range of materials, predominantly jade sourced from Cowell in South Australia.
RSVP Essential: 5pm, Friday, 22 August 2008
Register: email or telephone (08) 8410 1822

Grant Writing Workshop
Date: Monday, 4 August 2008
Time: 6pm-8pm
Cost: Members: Free / Non-members: $3
The aim of this workshop is to introduce craft, design and visual arts practitioners to the Arts SA grant application process and to increase their knowledge and skills in preparing and submitting an Arts SA grant application. Using a project example, participants will work through the Independent makers and presenters project grants application form. Places for this workshop are strictly limited. Early bookings are advised.
RSVP Essential: 5pm, Friday, 1 August 2008
Register: email or telephone (08) 8410 1822

Where Rich and Poor Meet: a craft response to climate change
Date: Monday, 14 July 2008
Time: 6pm-8pm
Cost: Members: Free / Non-members: $3
The Kyoto protocols call for a multilateral approach to global warming. Third world demands for economic growth have to be factored in alongside first world abstinence. The doomsday scenario has opened opportunities for equal dialogue between the rich and poor of the world. How might craft factor in this? Emerging practices include collaborations between designers and traditional artisans. What is ‘world craft’ and what role might it play in building the trust necessary for negotiations to continue beyond Bali?
Presenter: Kevin Murray, an independent writer and curator who can be found at www.kitezh.com
RSVP Essential: 5pm, Friday, 11 July 2008
Register: email or telephone (08) 8410 1822

Public Art: Locating Community
Date: Monday, 23 June 2008
Time: 6pm-8pm
Cost: Members: Free / Non-members: $3
When is community collaboration, participation, or consultation required (or desirable)? Who is the community in a public art project? This session provides insights into models of negotiating community and community involvement in public art practice. Followed by an opportunity for discussion, four speakers will each offer examples of public art in order to reflect on the different ways in which “community” is understood at stages of brief development, artist and concept selection, artwork production, and installation.

Presenters:

Lisa Philip-Harbutt (Director, Community Arts Network SA)
Place-making: is the role of communities in public art confined to being the viewers of objects placed within their environment? Artists are venturing into community ‘places’ with fresh eyes and specialised skills, but it is the community who hold much of the local knowledge and they will still be there when the artists have gone home. A collaborative approach can help build more creative places for art to exist.

Marg Edgecombe (Team Leader, Arts & Cultural Development, City of Marion)
Commissions, Collaborations, Consultation or Participation. There are a variety of approaches to developing public art and involving the community without designing the proverbial camel (a horse by committee). Marg will present some practical examples of the process and resulting artworks from the City of Marion and beyond.

Tony Rosella (Artist) & Judi Francis (Interpretive Planner, Department for Environment & Heritage)
Ikara - the meeting place, Old Wilpena Station, Flinders Ranges National Park provides an inspirational sculptural space where Adnyamathanha people can share their culture with park visitors and discuss the role played by their community as the Flinders Ranges’ pastoral industry developed. Sculptor & metalworker, Tony Rosella designed and constructed Ikara in close consultation with the Adnyamathanha community and the Department for Environment and Heritage.

RSVP Essential: 5pm, Friday 20 June 2008
Register: email or telephone (08) 8410 1822

Artsphere Websites For Artists
Date: Tuesday, 8 April 2008
Time: 6pm-8pm
Cost: Free
Establishing and maintaining your own website has now been made easy by Artsphere, an Australian website service for artists. Hear about how Artsphere websites are completely user friendly, offering artists the opportunity to promote their work in a highly professional and affordable way. Craftsouth Members Discount Offer: a 10% reduction on the annual Artsphere subscription fee.
Presenter: Melanie Flynn, Manager of Artsphere. Melanie has also worked with Monash Gallery of Art, the Melbourne Museum, Anna Schwartz Gallery and the Australia Business Arts Foundation.
RSVP Essential: 5pm, Friday 4 April 2008
Register: email or telephone (08) 8410 1822

Writing An Impressive Artist’s Statement
Date: Monday, 31 March 2008
Time: 6pm-8pm
Cost: Members: Free / Non-members: $3
The importance of an impressive and effective artist statement (or professional practice statement) can never be underestimated. Gain tips on how to write a clear statement that promotes your ideas and work succinctly from one of South Australia’s most respected visual arts writers.
Presenter: Wendy Walker, Visual Arts Writer and Critic
RSVP Essential: 5pm, Friday 28 February 2008
Register: email or telephone (08) 8410 1822

Arts SA Independent Artists Grant Program
Date: Monday, 18 February 2008
Time: 6pm-8pm
Cost: Free
Arts SA will advise artists about the 2008 arts funding program for independent practitioners. This is an opportunity for artists to learn more about the program of assistance on offer for 2008 and also receive general advice on making an application.
RSVP Essential: 5pm, Friday 15 February 2008
Register: email or telephone (08) 8410 1822

HOW TO BE A PART OF INFORM

All INFORM Events (unless indicated otherwise):

Entry Fee: Craftsouth members free, non-members $3 inc GST.
(Light refreshments provided)
Where: Craftsouth Office: 1st Floor JamFactory Building, Lion Arts Centre, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide.

LIMITED SEATING - RSVP ESSENTIAL!

NO ADMITTANCE TO INFORM SESSIONS AFTER 6:15PM. JamFactory door is locked at this time.

Further information: email Niki Vouis, Membership Services & Projects Manager, Craftsouth
Tel: (08) 8410 1822
Fax: (08) 8231 0004