Wish List
5–19 August 2005 (as part of SALA Festival)
Wish List presents the work of forty Craftsouth members, as part of the South Australian Living Artists Festival. Featuring ceramics, metal, jewellery, glass, textiles, wood, furniture, lighting, and digital prints, Wish List showcases the creativity, innovation and diversity of practice within Craftsouth's membership.
Inside SAM's Place
August 2003–May 2005
Inside SAM's Place is a contemporary art, craft and design display program at the South Australian Museum (SAM). Fifteen artists have been selected to undertake research of the SA Museum's collections and produce new work for display - Inside SAM's Place. The project will also provide mentorship opportunities for two emerging curators and an emerging writer, who will liaise with participating artists and museum staff to develop themes and support materials for the display program.
Inside SAM's Place Overview
Here & There (HAT)
January 2003–December 2005
Here & There (HAT) is an international jeweller exchange and exhibition project between the United Kindgom and Australia. "At a time when cultures are technically closer than ever, this project aims to explore the impact of new geographies, new contexts and new experiences on the working practice of contemporary jewellers in England and Australia."
Here & There (HAT) Overview
Applied Ideas
Implementation 2000–2004
Applied Ideas is a range of initiatives which link design, manufacture and market. Key activities of the Applied Ideas initiative are: Product Commercialisation Workshops, Brokerage Services, Product Showcases, Applied Ideas Online (online delivery of information and services), and Network Events. Initiatives undertaken to date include Designing Minds: Exhibition & Symposium, Applied Ideas: Product Commercialisation Program - both of which are outlined below - and the Applied Ideas Showcase, located at 23-25 Leigh Street, Adelaide.
Women In Art
8–10 November 2002
Women In Art is a showcase of exciting, diverse works by South Australia women artists. Co-ordinated by Craftsouth, the selected artists explore themes of identity, body image, science and nature through a range of media - ceramics, glass, jewellery, painting, printing and woven fibre.
Women In Art Overview
Applied Ideas: Product Commercialisation Program
17 April–7 August 2002
A twelve week program fostering collaborative product development between designer-makers and manufacturers. The program is a collaboration between Craftsouth, the Centre for Innovation, Business and Manufacturing (CIBM), SmartLink - University of South Australia, and Cother Consulting. Thirteen designer-makers and five manufacturing companies are participating in the pilot program.
For futher information: info@appliedideas.com.au | www.appliedideas.com.au
Woven Dreams From The Rainforest
23 March–5 May 2001
An exhibition and forum of traditional Malaysian textiles, exploring the creative expression of the Iban weaver. Woven Dreams from the Rainforest was a joint initiative of Craftsouth, the Society Atelier Sarawak, and the Flinders University Art Museum.
Woven Dreams Overview
Designing Minds
23 June–23 July 2000
Designing Minds featured an exhibition of interior design products and prototypes developed by Australia designer-makers in creative relationships with industry. The accompanying symposium examined the significant factors affecting relationships between craft, design and industry including models of practice within Australia and overseas. Designing Minds was initiated and managed by Craftsouth in conjunction with Object - Australian Centre for Craft and Design, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, and the University of South Australia Louis Laybourne Smith School of Architecture & Design.
Designing Minds Overview
Form 2000: A Calendar of Contemporary Art and Architecture
Documenting some of the most exciting collaborations between architects and artists in architectural or urban streetscapes which have been built in South Australia over the past three years. This project is the result of a partnership between Craftsouth and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (SA Chapter).
Form 2000 Overview
Loom
10–25 November 2000
Touring exhibition of woven artworks, digital images and .net art which explores the historical relationship between textile art and the medium of computers. Curated by Kevin Murray.
Loom Overview
Comfort
29 July–20 August 2000
An exhibition of objects showcasing the ways art and craft practitioners investigate issues of comfort, including the diversity of ways in which comfort is sought from objects. Curated by Jane Ruljancich.
Comfort Overview
Byline, E-merge and On-line
1998 Adelaide Fringe Festival
Does critical writing add or detract from our appreciation of the craft object? Do objects have messages, and how might they be best conveyed? Byline was a series of seminars and debates presented by Craftsouth during the 1998 Adelaide Festival Fringe. Byline explored the relationship between craft and text by combining theory and practice - each seminar featured a writer and a maker, combining the challenge of theory with the demands of practice.
Documentation of the seminar program is available by visiting the Byline website.
Coinciding with Byline, Craftsouth held two exhibitions during the 1998 Adelaide Festival Fringe. E-merge featured work by emerging artist members of Craftsouth and Craft ACT, while On-line provided a digital tableau of innovative, eccentric and desirable contemporary craft, displayed each night of the Fringe on a giant screen in Rundle Street, opposite the popular Adelaide coffee spot Al Fresco's.
Image Captions (L-R): Trades: Maria Parmenter, Shifting Recall, 2007. Photograph: Grant Hancock. in other words... Auntie Veronica Brodie uses traditional basket weaving technique with native rush, August 2006. Photograph: Sandy Elverd. Trades: Monty Clements demonstrates scientific lamp working, June 2008. Photograph: Niki Vouis.
