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Current Activities of Prom Coast Arts Council Inc

The 8th annual Great Southern Portrait Prize 2013

The Great Southern Portrait Prize 2013 is an annual exhibition and competition of portraiture of Gippsland residents with the artists coming from all over. Any medium can be used as long as we can fit it in the gallery and no-one’s eye is likely to be poked out!

Prizes are – Open Section: Grand Prize – $1000, Second Prize – $500, Popular Choice – $500. Junior Section: First Prize – $100, Popular Choice – $100.

The Great Southern Portrait Prize 2013 is presented by the Prom Coast Arts Council Inc with grant funding from the South Gippsland Shire Council, support from Stockyard Gallery in Foster and financial assistance from private and business sponsors to cover the prize pool. The Great Southern Portrait Prize 2013 is also part of the biennial Prom Coast Seachange Festival, information on which can be found atwww.promcoastseachangefestival.org/

The Great Southern Portrait Prize 2013 will be exhibited at Stockyard Gallery in Foster between April 18 and May 13. Entry forms are available from www.promcoastarts.com.au/ (note the change of webs address), info centres and a range of other outlets. Otherwise contact Anda Banikos on 5687 1206 anda@banikos.net.au or visit Gecko Studio Gallery 5683 2481 framing@geckostudiogallery.com.au

Prize winners will be announced on Sunday April 28 at 2.30pm at Stockyard Gallery with drinks and nibbles available before and during the event. The Popular Choice will be announced on the PCA website in the week following the exhibition and in the local newspapers in the week of 20 – 26 May.

The Adam Murfitt Memorial Art Event – The Prom Coast Arts Council Forum 2013.

Following on from the success of last year’s Prom Coast Arts Council Forum on the subject of “portraiture”, this year PCA presents The Adam Murfitt Memorial Art Event – The Prom Coast Arts Council Forum 2013 with the subject this year being “Appropriation in Art – How Far is Too Far?”

Appropriation has been accepted as a means of creating a new art work from elements of other art works, has been the driving force of whole art movements, has led to huge court battles and wrecked careers and, in moderation and with acknowledgements, an accepted means to an end in much modern art. What is “in moderation”? Is there in fact anything new in art? When does borrowing become theft? It is understood that 10% is acceptable but how is 10% determined? How do the copyright laws deal with appropriation? Why is it possible that some law firms do nothing but hunt down instances of appropriation/theft of intellectual property so they can approach the owner with a promise of reward if they sue the offenders? What really did happen in regard to Men at Work and the Down Under song (see http://scan.net.au/scan/journal/display.php?journal_id=145 )? A good starting point for looking at appropriation in art is to look at Wikipedia’s entry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriation_(art)

It is an enormous subject and helping us through the minefield again after a sterling effort last year will be Deidre Granger of Fish Creek as moderator / MC. The hunt for panel members is nearly complete with some interesting characters involved. Last year’s forum created such a buzz and many didn’t want it to stop. We will have an interval so everyone can mingle and chat and get ready for the final part of the evenings discussion/verbal stoush. It is planned to have someone on the panel who works in a related field and can give us some preliminary remarks on the subject to ‘set the stage’ if you will.

Entry by donation. Tea, coffee and nibbles available.

Prom Coast Arts Council Inc at The Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival

The tea cosy reflects the rural setting of Fish Creek, the nurturing and welcoming nature of the town, the blending of traditional and new enterprises and the opportunity to reinvent an iconic symbol of everyday life. The Festival embraces the many different visual and performing arts enjoyed in Fish Creek and celebrates the value of a small country town. The festival runs from 17 May to 25 May 2013.

Program – Opening weekend – Opening of the Tea Cosy exhibition, special guest artist performance with high tea, special guest artist installation, poetry walk and treasure hunt, street art workshops, art master classes. Second weekend – film festival, tea party, tea games, fair, storytelling, tea lantern parade. Contacts: Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival – Post Office, Fish Creek VIC 3959. Phone: 0416 280 658.http://teacosyfestival.com.au/

PCA’s involvement in the Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival is to stage a concert featuring
The Twoks (Xani Kolac playing the electric violin/vocals & Mark Leahy on drums). Check them out at http://thetwoks.com/www.facebook.com/thetwoks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0UihQ6kauU They will play the Fishy Memorial Hall on Friday 17 May at 7.30pm. More info closer to the event.

Soup stall

PCA will also run a stall at the fair held on the opening weekend of May 18 & 19, selling cups of homemade soup with lovely home baked bread. The soups will be fairly exotic – no bland pumpkin soup for us! – and we are sure there will be a crowd appreciative of a cup of hot nourishing soup for a modest sum.

Prom Coast Arts Council Inc

Prom Coast Arts Council Inc is a volunteer run, not-for-profit arts organisation. We thank our volunteer members for all their hard work. We also thank our numerous sponsors for their generosity.

Prom Coast Arts Council Inc is always looking for new members and new sponsors. Find us at
www.promcoastarts.com.au/ PO Box 69, Fish Creek 3959.

Prom Coast Arts Council Inc executive

President: Kerry Spokes 0423 721 593 kerrys@dcsi.net.au
Vice-President: Bridget Crowe 5683 2246 bridget@3fold.com.au
Secretary: Abigail van Rooyen 5663 2224 0448 018 226 abigirl007@gmail.com
Treasurer: Anda Banikos 5687 1206 0409 180 346 anda@banikos.net.au