http://www.footscrayarts.com/index.php/news en tamara@footscrayarts.com Copyright 2010 2010-02-08T04:24:16+00:00 http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/programming_manager_appointed/ http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/programming_manager_appointed/#When:03:24:16Z Footscray Community Arts Centre is thrilled to announce the appointment of Michael Brennan in the role of Programming Manager. Michael brings a vast array of experience to Footscray Community Arts Centre. He has exhibited extensively holding 7 solo exhibitions and in excess of 30 group shows. Other accolades have included a 3-month Australia Council residency in Tokyo (2007) as well as being exhibited as a finalist in the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, the Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, the Metro Art Prize and Metro 5 Art Prize, and the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Michael’s work has been written about in publications including The Age, The Herald-Sun, The Sydney Morning Herald and Art Monthly Australia and has appeared in several ABC TV arts programs. He is represented in private collections both in Australia and overseas and has work appearing in the Artbank collection. Michael Brennan is also the founding Director of Trocadero Art Space in Footscray and co-founder of Shifted in Richmond. He is currently completing a Master of Fine Art at Monash University. Michael says the following about his new role: “I’m thrilled to be taking on this position at Footscray Arts. It’s an exciting role that will allow me to build on my existing relationships within the local community while stamping some of my own ideas on FCAC’s already highly regarded creative program.” 2010-02-08T03:24:16+00:00 http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/laneway_festival_rocked/ http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/laneway_festival_rocked/#When:05:43:29Z The St Jerome’s Laneway Festival held here at FCAC on Saturday was a huge success! Over 7500 punters cruised into our grounds to be entertained by numerous local and international Indie Rock bands. Some of the Highlights were Dirty Three, Mumford & Sons, Florence & the Machine, Eddie Current Suppression Ring, The Black Lips and the Midnight Juggernauts who stepped in at the last minute to fill the time slot left by Echo & the Bunnymen, who missed their flight into the country. We’ll be posting some images shortly, so stay tuned. In the meantime, if you attended the event, we’d love to hear what you thought of the day. Please click here and fill in our survey for your chance to win a Footscray Arts mercandise pack. 2010-02-01T05:43:29+00:00 http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/raising_the_roof/ http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/raising_the_roof/#When:03:27:08Z Crack open the bottles of bubbly as it’s time to celebrate. It is official! The building project for The Warehouse is all green lights with works starting on Monday 8 February, Woo-Whoa!! As we raise the roof with our celebratory cheers, we need to ask for your help to raise the roof - literally. To make our new building the best it can be, we need more funds. Donations of all sizes welcome. Your very welcome donation would directly contribute to the fit-out of an access friendly 250 seat theatre, art gallery, workshop & rehearsal rooms. To donate please contact Jamila El Maroudi, Marketing & Development Manager, email jamila@footscrayarts.com or Phone 9326 8806. All donations tax deductible. Centre News 2010-01-22T03:27:08+00:00 http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/we_are_going_green/ http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/we_are_going_green/#When:04:58:17Z We have received a grant from the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust to kick start our new Community Garden! Watch this space to find out how to get your green fingers involved. Centre News 2010-01-13T04:58:17+00:00 http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/new_artistic_program/ http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/new_artistic_program/#When:04:54:55Z Footscray Community Arts Centre is proud to present its New Program Guide for Jan - Jun 2010 out now! Check it out here: Arts and Community Arts and Learning Calendar All About Us News 2009-12-16T04:54:55+00:00 http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/open_studios/ http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/open_studios/#When:04:04:08Z Footscray Community Arts Centre is part of Open Studios this Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November. The 2009 Open Studios is a chance for local artists and makers of suburban Melbourne to showcase their work and offer visitors an insight into their influences and the surroundings that inspire them. Learn the stories behind the artwork and the methods used to create wondrous pieces. It’s an opportunity to peruse, purchase and have a deeper understanding of the artistic talent in the western region of Melbourne. When you visit us on this open Studios weekend, you will see… Mini Art Gabriel Gallery Mini Art is all about the detail. No work is larger than 40cm and all are for sale, perfect for that small nook in your home. These 2D and 3D works will be auctioned off by our special celebrity auctioneer, Michael Gurr on Sunday 29 November 1pm.  As part of the 2009 Big West Festival. F.A.C.T 4 Access Gallery F.A.C.T 4 presents the work of three artists, Trinh Vu, Hoang Tran Nguyen and Van Thanh Rudd. All outstanding artists in their own right, this exhibition features recent examples of their work in contemporary painting, drawing and mixed media. Due to the success of the previous two years, Open Studios has spread its wings. Artists from Brimbank, Hobsons Bay and Wyndham Council areas, have joined in with artists from the Maribyrnong City Council. An opportunity not to be missed! Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 November 11am – 5pm Gabriel Gallery and Access Gallery Footscray Community Arts Centre And in various Artists’ Studios in the West.  For details, click here. News 2009-11-29T04:04:08+00:00 http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/we_want_the_very_west/ http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/we_want_the_very_west/#When:06:35:20Z The Very West The Laneway Festival and Footscray Community Arts Centre are proud to be working together on a brand new initiative – The Very West, designed to support emerging musicians from Melbourne’s western suburbs.  The Very West will offer local unsigned and unheard of bands, and/or musicians, the opportunity to prove their stuff to a panel of industry professionals at a special showcase event. This panel of experts can then choose one band to go on and perform at the Laneway Festival in Sydney in January 2010.  The lucky group will be flown to Sydney, provided with accommodation, given a dedicated stage slot, and the chance to give it all they’ve got in front of thousands of hungry music fans.   Applications close 5pm Friday 27th November. For all enquiries contact: , Producer Arts and Community. For more information and to download an application form, click here 2009-10-27T06:35:20+00:00 http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/laneway_festival_moves_to_fcac/ http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/laneway_festival_moves_to_fcac/#When:23:15:32Z Footscray Community Arts Centre is very excited to be partnering with St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, as their new Melbourne home for the 2010 festival.  On Saturday 30 January 2010, the grounds of Footscray Community Arts Centre and surrounding streets will become a mecca for 7500 discerning music lovers, who will experience a unique and eclectic mix of acts, including legendary post-punk band Echo & the Bunny Men and Melbourne’s own Dirty Three. Footscray Arts and the Laneways team are working hard on some new initiatives to ensure that this festival contains local content and is reflective of the burgeoning and diverse arts community of Melbourne’s West. For full line up & ticketing details visit the Laneway Festival website or check out what they are saying on fasterlouder.com.au View a short site tour of the 2010 Laneway Festival, by Festival Director Danny Rogers. Laneway Festival 2010 from DSPpreviews on Vimeo.   2009-10-19T23:15:32+00:00 http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/completion_of_stage_one_of_place_art_here/ http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/completion_of_stage_one_of_place_art_here/#When:22:19:31Z Footscray Community Arts Centre has received over 50 enquiries and 16 proposals from artists.  The curatorial panel which consists of Brendan Lee, Bindi Cole (Melbourne Western suburbs artists) and Jane Crawley (Acting Manager, Arts & Culture, City of Melbourne) has assessed all submissions and shortlisted 4 proposals for further development. The curatorial panel has also appointed Andrew Shoben as an external international advisor. Andrew is the founder of UK public art collective greyworld, a former lecturer at the Royal College of Arts in London and currently Professor of Public Art at Goldsmiths University London. The shortlisted artists will now have one month to fine tune their concepts before delivering a final presentation to the curatorial panel in early November. The curatorial panel will then short list two proposals on 10 November. These proposals will be presented to the community for voting with the final decision being made by the 6th December, 2009. Please stay tuned for more on Place Art Here! Click here for more information on Place Art Here. 2009-10-14T22:19:31+00:00 http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/place_art_here_-_artists_brief_is_released/ http://www.footscrayarts.com/news/article/place_art_here_-_artists_brief_is_released/#When:03:00:04Z Calling all artists - the Place Art Here Artists’ Brief is now available. Place Art Here is a Footscray Community Arts Centre project, commissioned by the Victorian Government. The project includes the planning, development and delivery of a public art work or art works to complement the construction of a new Footscray Station footbridge and forecourts. Proposals are currently being sought from artists in response to the Place Art Here Artists Brief. To view the Brief and find out how you can apply, simply download it here… Place Art Here Artists’ Brief The closing date is Friday 2 October, 2009. Click here for more information on Place Art Here. In the meantime, here’s some vox pops from the streets of Footscray…enjoy! 2009-09-07T03:00:04+00:00