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Spring Hill College to host book discussion with Michael Knight
MOBILE – Friends of the Spring Hill College Library, along with the
Alabama Humanities Foundation, will sponsor a book discussion with
Michael Knight about his book "The Holiday Season" at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 14 at Stewartfield, located on the college campus. The author will
be introduced and interviewed by Watt Key, a fiction writer from the
Mobile area.
"The Holiday Season" and its companion piece, "Love at the End of the Year," are hilarious and heartbreaking ruminations on the nature of family, the power of love, and a particularly complicated time of the year. In "The Holiday Season," the Posey men are still trying to figure out how to be a family three years after the death of the wife and mother who bound them together.
Knight is the author of the award-winning novel, "Divining Rod," and two collections of short fiction, "Dogfight and Other Stories" and "Goodnight, Nobody." His stories have appeared in many publications including The New Yorker, Esquire, The Paris Review, and Southern Review. Knight is an Alabama native and teaches creative writing at the University of Tennessee.
Refreshments will be served. A donation of $3 is suggested. For more information, call (251) 380-3870.

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Follow the Sydney Contemporary blog to access behind the scenes exclusives and join us on our journey in the lead up to the September event…
Are you ready for Australasia's international art fair? For the first time Art Money interest free loans will be available to fair-goers, making buying art more affordable and accessible to all. Launched in April 2015, Art Money has taken off around Australia, with first time art buyers through to established collectors embracing the program with enthusiasm. Art Money creates flexibility, allowing you to extend your budget, pay off a work over time without interest and offset the guilt of a big purchase.
Think you might like to give Art Money a try? You can sign up for a loan on the spot at the Fair, but we suggest applying for pre-approval on the Art Money website beforehand so you're ready to go when you find a work you can't live without.
Pre-approvals are valid for 30 days. Apply now to be pre-approved for the Fair!
It goes without saying that Glenn Barkley is a national treasure. He's an independent curator, writer, artist who recently co-founded The Curators' Department, with Ivan Muñiz Reed and Holly Williams as well as kil.n.it experimental ceramics studio with with Bev Shroot and Rachel McCallum. He was previously Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (2008–14) and curator of the University of Wollongong Art Collection (1996–2007) and was the Artistic Director of Art Month in 2014.
Throughout his extensive career he has always maintained his love for contemporary ceramics and is a celebrated ceramicist in his own right exhibiting with Utopia Art Sydney. This year Sydney Contemporary will showcase the work of a number of ceramicists including Stephen Benwell (Niagara Galleries, Melbourne), Brendan Huntley (Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne) and Bundit Puangthong (Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane) just to name a few.
We caught up with Glenn to find out why he fell in love with the medium and what his tips are for collecting.
I helped to establish kil.n.it with Bev Shroot and Rachel McCallum. I felt there was a need to establish a studio where there was less emphasis on pottery production and more on art making. We have just opened and had a great response with all the studios booked out and an exciting program of workshops coming up soon!
I have collected ceramics for a long time as well as curating and writing about the medium. I included ceramics in exhibitions at the MCA – including works by Toni Warburton in one of my first shows the Australian survey show Making it New. My mother-in- law Lyn Havilah was also a production potter so ceramics has always been around in one form or another!
I think that some parts of the art world are at a particularly porous stage – there is an embrace of a lot of artists and art forms that maybe weren't so acceptable 5 years ago. Ceramics is a part of that.
I think the other interesting thing is there is an embrace of a particular type of practice – quite visceral, hand build and sculptural mainly – and I think the next phase is bringing in the more refined elements of the ceramics community.
One of the first major things was a watercolour by Noel McKenna we commissioned for my wife's birthday of her horse Chelsea – a work we really cherish.
I think just seeing the galleries stands and getting a chance to have a sense of where arts at right now. Also Installation Contemporary but I'm biased as The Curators Department is working on it!
I think that Sydney Contemporary is bringing a lot of great ceramicist together – from the senior artists Stephen Benwell through to younger practicioners like Justin Cooper and Ramesh Mario Nitheyendran. I'm also a huge fan of Lynda Draper who is incredibly influential on a whole lot of younger artists – you'll be able to see all these artists work at Sydney Contemporary!
A Kirsten Coelho still life. (Kirsten will have work at This is no Fantasy )
The tip for anyone collecting is to LOOK and then LOOK again. Get to know which galleries are showing ceramics and get on their mailing lists. Get advice when you need to. Read books and journals.
Getting out of Sydney and going to the south coast – it's only 2 hours away!
Sydney Contemporary: Art Money Pre-Approval
Planning to buy some art at Sydney Contemporary? It's time to apply for Art Money pre-approval! For the first time Art Money interest free loans will be available to fair-goers, making buying art more affordable and accessible to all. Launched in April 2015, Art Money has taken off around Australia, with first time art buyers through to established collectors embracing the program with enthusiasm. Art Money creates flexibility, allowing you to extend your budget, pay off a work over time without paying interest and offset the guilt of a big purchase!
Art teacher Kirsten Duncombe recently used Art Money to purchase a limited edition Sarah Mosca print from Galerie pompom. "I like the story behind the work, the artist's concept, which involves her walking through the mountainous Abruzzo region of Italy, with single sheets of large-format colour negatives attached inside her clothing, across her chest. "These days we spend money on all sorts of things – nice shoes, trips away – which is great. But once you realise that you can buy art and just pay a bit off every month, and you can have this thing forever, on your walls – that's the best thing."
Think you might like to give Art Money a try? You can sign up for a loan on the spot at the Fair, but we suggest applying for pre-approval via the Art Money website beforehand so you're ready to go when you find a work you can't live without.
Pre-approvals are valid for 30 days. To be pre-approved for the Fair you should register anytime from August 15 up until September 9th.
Visit the Art Money website for more information and find out more about applying for pre-approval here. View which exhibiting galleries currently offer Art Money and make sure you check back – new galleries are added each week!
Melissa Loughnan has had an amazing career in the art world for someone so young. It all started in 2007 (aged 24) when she opened up a not-for-profit space in Collingwood, Melbourne called Utopian Slumps. Since then she successfully turned that space into a commercial gallery in the CBD which she ran for 5 years. She's now a consultant who manages public art projects, consults to private clients, writes, and performs freelance curatorial work.
We caught up with Melissa who is our Melbourne VIP Liaison to find out how she started her career and what her tips are for starting a collection.
I first opened Utopian Slumps in Melbourne in 2007 as a non-profit curator-run gallery. I was close to completing my Masters in Art Curatorship and had been looking for a space to curate exhibitions in. I was offered very affordable rent for a space in Collingwood and, at the age of 24 and with no financial backing or business plan, decided to open a gallery. I spent the first three years applying for grants unsuccessfully, and realised that I may never win the hearts of the funding bodies. In 2010 I shifted the model to a curator-run commercial gallery and re-opened in Melbourne's CBD. I operated the gallery in the CBD for a further five years, coming to represent eighteen emerging and established artists from Australia and New Zealand. At the end of 2014 I closed the gallery and at the beginning of this year I restructured Utopian Slumps to a consulting agency, through which I manage public art projects, consult to private clients, write, and perform freelance curatorial work.
I bought a Newell Harry drawing from Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in 2006.
Sydney Contemporary's VIP Program is pretty exciting, from private house tours of major collectors' homes to tours of artists' studios. I'm also looking forward to Talk Contemporary, especially 'Talent Borrows, Genius Steals – Appropriation in Art', 'Post Internet Art: Understanding the New Art Movement' and 'How Australia Sees Itself Through Art'.
In terms of the artists who will be exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary, aside from former Utopian Slumps artists Jake Walker and Amber Wallis, whose new works I'm really excited about seeing; I'm most looking forward to seeing Mitch Cairns and Emily Hunt at The Commercial, Tony Garifalakis at Hugo Michell Gallery, and Matt Hinkley at Sutton Gallery. In terms of artists in general, I was recently in New York and really loved seeing Ester Partegas' new work at Foxy Production and Brian Kokoska's exhibition at Johannes Vogt.
A Hany Armanious from Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, in particular one of the cast sculptures from his 2013 exhibition, or his black, white and yellow UV dye on carpet piece from his most recent exhibition.
Visit as many galleries as you can (commercial, artist run and institutional) and start following the artists' careers that you respond to most. Once you've seen a few bodies of work from them you'll become more confident in your decision-making and know when you see an artwork that you have to have.
While Melbourne has an amazing food scene, Sydney's got some great offerings too. Yum cha and Thai food are always on my Sydney to do list, and I had an amazing meal at NOMAD last year, so I'm keen to get back there when I'm in Sydney next. The bar at Golden Age Cinema, around the corner from NOMAD, is also run by some friends of mine and has a great cocktail list.
Collecting prints and works on paper with Akky van Ogtrop
Akky van Ogtrop has had an impressive career! From studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Netherlands, to working at the Biennale of Sydney and now the president of the Print Council of Australia, curator, art historian and valuer – Akky is a true testament to the cultural fabric of Australia.
Although her career has been diverse she has always come back to her passion for print-making and works on paper.
We sat down with Akky (the curator of the new exhibition sector for 2015 – Paper Contemporary) to find out how it all started and to get some tips on collecting the medium.
I graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, majoring in printmaking , and have a Masters Degree Fine Arts, Sydney University, with the Thesis on Dada.
One of my first jobs in Australia was as Manager of Stadia Graphics Gallery in Sydney, one of the first and foremost galleries in Australia to specialise on works on paper. I learned an enormous amount about Australian printmakers and got to know many of them. Consequently I became a member of the Print Council of Australia in the early eighties. I became committee member as a state representative, then vice president and am now il presidentee.
I worked for a number of organisations including the Biennale of Sydney. But I always came back to art on paper, as I love the medium. As a result I founded the Sydney Art on Paper Fair in 1989, the first art fair in Australia with the focus on International and national Works on Paper . However after organising 10 art fairs I needed a break and the last fair finished in 2005. Now 10 years later I am very excited to be able to put the Special Paper Contemporary Segment together as part of Sydney Contemporary.
In 1988 I established Akky van Ogtrop Fine Arts, specialising in Works on Paper by 19th and 20th Century Masters, as well as contemporary Australian and international artists. I work as curator and art historian and I am a Valuer Australia Government's Cultural Gift Program.
Drawings, watercolors, collage , limited edition prints, posters, photographs, artists books, zines. All works of art on/ or made with/ from paper
Contemporary art mirrors contemporary culture and society, offering a rich resource through which to consider current ideas and rethink the familiar. The work of contemporary artists is a dynamic combination of materials, methods, concepts, and subjects that challenges traditional boundaries and defies easy definition. In a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world, contemporary artists working in the printmaking or any other paper based medium include these new technologies to further their ideas etc. Artists today explore ideas, concepts, questions, and practices that examine the past, describe the present, and imagine the future. In light of such diversity, there is no simple or singular way to define the importance of works of art on paper in a contemporary context
A strong representation of galleries, printmaking workshops and art publishers amplified by a comprehensive and entertaining program of talks, workshops, symposia and tours, which provide up close, personal and professional insights into artists practice .
The workshops are conducted by masterprinters , alongside artists making their own books and zines.
I am biased of course but the possibility to demonstrate print making, artists books making as well as zines will be such an eye opener for the visitors. There is still so much ignorance about these mediums and undervaluation. But when people can see the process and the interns work and skills as well as thoughts they will be surprised.
The participating galleries and print work shops are from around Australia and the best there are :showcasing some of Australia's best including works by Emily Floyd, eX de Medici, , Mike Parr, Judy Watson Glen Mackie and Daniel O'Shane and wonderful works by Japanese artists such as Hamanishi.
It is difficult to make a choice as there are so many to chose from. But I am always excited when I see that printmaking , artists' books etc. are making an impact and are seen as an important part of the whole artistic oeuvre of an artists' work.
I collect both international as well as Australian works of art on paper, but my main interest was and still is Dada, the Bauhaus period, constructivism, FlUXUS etc. and over the years I collected many works from that period.
If I could have a choice now, it would be a work on paper or artist book by the Russian artist El Lissitzky. He was a great designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and architect. He was an important figure of the Russian Avant Garde, helping develop suprematism with his mentor, Kazimir Malevich . His work greatly influenced the Bauhaus and constructivist movements. He experimented with production techniques and stylistic devices that would still go on to dominate the 20th and into 21st graphic design.
Sadly for me his work has become so scarce and rare, very valuable and very expensive.. so that leaves me only with a very small artists' book which I bought about 20 years ago…
View the widest range and for you, the most interesting of works of art on paper. Buy the works you really love, enjoy and live with. Choose works by artists that keeps you interested and on your toes. Works on paper have a wonderful intimate directness. When you start collecting I am sure you get hooked on this rich medium, used by so many great artists from Rembrandt to Picasso to Jim Dine to Mike Parr….
It's so secret that I do not have a clue…..
Introducing Art Money, interest free loans to buy art
Art Money is designed to make owning and enjoying contemporary art accessible to everyone. It's simple. You apply online, choose the work you'd like to buy, pay a 10% deposit, take your work home and pay the rest off with nine equal payments over 9 months. Easy!
Art Money has partnered with Sydney Contemporary to make buying art more affordable than ever before. During Sydney Contemporary, Art Money will be available to visitors to the fair. You can sign up for a loan on the spot at the Fair, or apply for pre-approval online beforehand so you're ready to go when you find a work you can't live without. View which exhibiting galleries currently offer Art Money and make sure you check back as new galleries are added each week.
Art Money at the Fair
For all questions and enquiries you'll find Art Money next to the Sydney Contemporary Information Desk. We'll also be leading a series of exciting Buy Art tours, designed to introduce you to the best buys and rising stars of Australian art. Tours are free but places are strictly limited. More info coming soon!
Art Money is the world's first commercial art loans program and is supported by the City of Sydney and 10 Group. For more information about Art Money visit the website or send us an enquiry.
Sydney Film Festival x Sydney Contemporary Festival Hub
Sydney Contemporary is excited to partner with the Sydney Film Festival and launch an innovative video art exhibition at the Festival Hub on Thursday 4 June. The exhibition, curated by Fair Director, Barry Keldoulis features 12 cutting-edge Australian and international artists including Josh Azzarella (USA), David Capra (AUS), Heath Franco (AUS), Deborah Kelly (AUS), Christian J. Heinrich (AUS) Juan Pablo Langlois (Chile), Nicolás Superby (Chile), Jess MacNeil (AUS, UK), Baden Pailthorpe (AUS), Cameron Robbins (AUS), Joan Ross (AUS), Allison Schulnik (USA) and Grant Stevens (AUS) and will run for the duration of the Festival.
"The Sydney Contemporary Video Exhibition features a range of styles and approaches," said Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley. "Artworks include performance art; elements from classic Hollywood films; and digital and stop-motion clay animation. Each artist's work explores the possibilities of video art and comments on contemporary culture in radically different ways," he said.
The Festival Hub is a central feature for film lovers to meet before and after screenings bringing together a program of art, talks, entertainment, parties and performances. For more information, click here.
Images: Joan Ross, 'The naming of things from The claiming of things', 2012, courtesy the artist and Michael Reid Gallery; Heath Franco, 'Home Town', installation view, Galerie PomPom
Barry Keldoulis explores the South American Art scene
Fair Director Barry Keldoulis has been busy travelling the globe as he plans and develops the second edition of the Fair. Just back from a recent trip to Chile and Peru, Keldoulis gives us highlights of his travels including interesting art events and the cutting-edge art scene.
WHERE HAVE YOUR TRAVELS TAKEN YOU TO? I've just come back from a trip to South America, visiting Santiago and the Atacama Desert in Chile and Lima in Peru.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL TO PERU AND CHILE? Sydney Contemporary last year was automatically very international with about 35% of the galleries from overseas. They cut a swathe from New Zealand, South-East-Asia and up to north Asia (with a smattering from India, South Africa and Europe.) For the next edition of the Fair I'd like to complete the circle of the Pacific Rim, acknowledging Sydney's place at its centre.
Sydney has a direct flight to Santiago and the Chilean art scene is very interesting, as is that of Peru.
The week started with a welcoming event in the spectacular location on the helipad of the second tallest tower in the earthquake prone Santiago! (see video below)
Mornings were generally taken up with visits to museums, private collections and very interesting corporate collections who are exploring interesting ways to support the visual arts. For example, the CCU has a dedicated space for emerging artists' installations and a broad education program.
Afternoons and evenings were generally spent at Ch.ACO, a fantastic boutique art fair presenting about 40 galleries. It was a wonderful opportunity to catch up with the Santiago galleries I was familiar with and to meet galleries and collectors from across South America, North America and Europe. Many are excited about coming to Sydney Contemporary and the program that we're developing for 2015! I saw lots of great work with interesting points of comparison to the Australian art scene.
One of the most interesting galleries was Galeria AFA, presenting the photo work of Paz Errazuriz, who will represent Chile at next year's Venice Biennale, with a collection of images documenting transvestite prostitute brothers during the Pinochet dictatorship.
After the Fair, their philanthropic Foundation generously invited about 40 art world professionals including artists, curators, gallery directors and Collectors, up to the extraordinary Explora hotel in the Atacama desert. This was a fantastic opportunity to talk about future projects in detail outside of the hustle and bustle of the Fair.
WHAT'S THE ART SCENE LIKE THERE? In both Chile and Peru, and indeed in many centres across South America, the scene is very vibrant. Since my previous visit in May, about half a dozen new Artist-Run-Initiatives (ARIs) and commercial galleries have opened in Santiago for example. As an Australian, it's interesting to see their contemporary visual cultures have many points of confluence with our own, as post-colonial countries with Indigenous populations and multi-cultural societies.
ARE THERE ANY SIMILARITIES BETWEEN AUSTRALIAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN ART? As successfully developing economies, some of the concerns emerging in their contemporary art mirror concerns here. As politics becomes less contentious and the economies develop, issues around commercialisation and globalisation and the resultant cultural positives and negatives that arise. Some attention is focused on the interesting peripheries of their societies that hither-to were barely or never acknowledged.
Also, interestingly the price point for art is similar to that of Australia and New Zealand, which I think is something that will work in favour of healthy cultural exchange across the Pacific.
WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO NEXT? Next trip is to Taipei and Hong Kong to re-engage with participants in the fair last year and to make contact with potential exhibitors and collectors.
SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2013 1st Night Highlights
Monday 16 September
Check out my interview below with Abigail Crompton, from Third Drawer Down in Fitzroy.Sydney Contemporary, Third Drawer Down and Concrete Playground are giving you the chance to win a hand-signed, original Perspective Scarf by renowned contemporary Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei. In addition to this cool item, they are also throwing in two VIP, all-access passes to the Sydney Contemporary Art Fair. Opening on the evening of the 19 September, the inaugural edition of Sydney's international art fair will then run from 20 to 22 September at Carriageworks.To be in the running, make sure you're subscribed to the Concrete Playground newsletter and then email email@example.com with your name and address.
Third Drawer Down is an amazing space, part Museum part store filled with great pieces, how did it all come about?
Our philosophy is exactly the same in everything that we do since Third Drawer Down was established 10 years ago. The changes in these 10 years have been a diversification of the company into 3 cross-pollinating areas. Third Drawer Down retail store, Third Drawer Down wholesale collaborations and Third Drawer Down Studio.
When I originally sat down and wrote my founding vision statement, I wanted to make art more accessible by taking ubiquitous objects and making them collectable yet affordable. I wanted to collaborate with as many amazing people I could squeeze into my lifetime (self indulgent), and travel the world working with people that have the same mission of finding the perfect balance between art and business.
Third Drawer Down was built on the premise that it would become a part of tradition, rather than a trend. I have always wanted to work with art museums. I bought an airline ticket 12 years ago and went to all the major art galleries around the world in a quest to understand their individual market and commercial philosophy.
When I returned from overseas, I established the Third Drawer Down project with Limited Edition tea towels. My goal was always to open Third Drawer Down Studio to work with some of the most important artists in history (I like to work with living breathing artists rather than "departed" ones, so I admit contemporary art is my vice).
Third Drawer Down Studio encourages artistic innovation and provides a platform for collaboration for cultural institutions and established artists and designers to work together. We have produced hundreds of products for the world's most prestigious institutions, corporations and charities including Tate Modern, MoMA, Financial Times, Design Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, New Museum and Whitechapel Gallery.
You guys have done some great collaborations, with the Louise Bourgeois estate and now this amazing collection with Ai Weiwei, how do these collaborations come about?
Both these collaborations started through existing projects with our clients overseas where Third Drawer Down Studio was invited to design, develop and manufacture objects with these Artists. Due to the synergy and the desire for an extended partnership, we decided to produce in collaboration our own collections with Louise Bourgeouis Estate and Ai Weiwei.
A have told this story a few times but it remains vividly in my mind. I have always had a major "art crush" on Louise Bourgeois.
Tate Modern invited me to meet with them working with them to discuss projects. The day before the meeting, I walked around Tate with my notebook listing all the artists I have dreamed of working with. Quite a list if I don't say myself!
So there I was, sitting in the meeting the following day and the Tate opened the dialogue with the forthcoming Louise Bourgeois project, and I jumped in head first, telling them about my list of artists and my personal list headed by Louise Bourgeois.
My clients looked at each other, and slid a folder across the table, saying '"Well Abi, it is Louise Bourgeois we want you to work with"! How is that! I was so buzzed out, she so rocks my world and dreams really do come true.
This was the first major project with a museum and the largest project for Third Drawer Down Studio. During this fantastic project, I met Louise while in New York and she signed the prototype handkerchief we were developing as one of the editions – it reads "I HAVE BEEN TO HELL AND BACK. AND LET ME TELL YOU IT WAS WONDERFUL" – see image
Ai Weiwei collaboration came about via a random connection. We were working on a client project and Ai Weiwei was a participating Artist.
I was at the stage of making contact with his studio yet my contacts all explained that the best way was to send him a letter. I was on the phone to my only friend in Beijing and he happened to ask me what were working on. I sighed……and said 'Do you know of Ai Weiwei's work?', thinking more about whether my friend actually knew of this artists work…..
My friend replied 'Abi, do I know of his work? I go to his parties!…..do you want me to introduce Ai Weiwei to you?'
And then we started the collaboration of which you now have the ability to purchase through our website here.
Where do you turn for creative inspiration – nature, travel, books, magazines or the web etc?
I am a total art book and eccentric culture magazine addict! I used to work at Metropolis books when it was in St Kilda, and found this ultimate love for art books with glossy pages, not much writing (no time to read) and a world of visual paradise for my mind.
And travel – my favourite place that is not very far away from here that offers me everything as a sensory overload is Tokyo. I regularly visit once or twice a year for a global catch up.
And the Internet is a given –
What are you working on at the moment?
We are currently working on an amazing project with National Gallery of Victoria for the Melbourne Now exhibition to be launched in November this year. Our retail space is growing with a new room being built later this month so we are currently curating new products for this expansion. The other super exciting project is two new micro collections we are launching in January 2014 with some amazing international artists —— but we cannot mention any names at this point, except to say they are incredible.
We are currently working on an amazing project with National Gallery of Victoria for the Melbourne Now exhibition to be launched in November this year. Our retail space is growing with a new room being built later this month so we are currently curating new products for this expansion. The other super exciting project is two new micro collections we are launching in January 2014 with some amazing international artists —— but we cannot mention any names at this point, except to say they are incredible.
Interview by Vanessa Lloyd
images courtesy of Third Drawer Down
Sydney Contemporary at Carriageworks
where, why and what makes Carraigeworks so amazing!
SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY IS ACCORDING TO… Hear from Ben Quilty, Sue Cato, Glenn McGrath AM, Lisa Havilah, Bianca Spender, Nick Tobias and Kylie Kwong!
Friday 13th September
Wednesday 11 September
Micheal Zavros is an amazing Australian painter showing with Sophie Gannon Gallery at Sydney Contemporary next week, Check out my interview with him below, including what he might (or might not) be wearing at Sydney Contemporary 1st night!
What has been happening for you in 2013? What big things are you working on? The start of this year was busy for me. My solo show The Prince opened in cowboy country Rockhampton as its first venue, followed byGriffithUniversityArtGallery. With the support of Arts Queensland and as a satellite project for second venue, we returned one of the iconic and multi appropriated Marlboro advertisements to a Billboard. It is currently still installed inBrisbane'sFortitudeValley. My curated exhibition 'Private Collection' opened at Queensland Art Michael Zavros is not only an amazing Australian painter (showing at Sydney Contemporary with Gallery of Modern Art as part of the gallery's 'artist choice' series. I'm currently trying to finish work forSydney Contemporary (!!), a solo show with Philip Bacon this October/Nov and a show in theUK this December
Your painting and drawing practice is so detailed and beautiful, how do you stay focused through what must be a very long art making process? I'm very disciplined and its taken me many years to achieve this. But I love what I do. it tortures me and rewards me in equal measure. My work takes a long time to make and because i'm not satisfied with producing only a handful of works annually, it means I need to work long hours and at the moment this includes before breakfast and after the children are asleep at night. The only time I find it hard to focus is on those rare occasions when I don't like what I'm making or if I'm hungover.
I loved your solo show Calling in the Fox inSydney at Grantpirrie a few years ago, such a great combination of wonderful paintings and objects, how involved are you in the interaction of space and your work when putting together a show? That was a tricky show because Grantpirrie wasn't a massive space and much of the show was one very large painting which only just fit on our back wall. That show contained only about 7 works and it was the first time I didn't have a 'series' approach to a solo show. It wasn't by design but each of the works completely differed in scale, media and on the surface- subject matter.
You draw on so many aspects, both historical and contemporary (art, architecture, design and fashion to name but a few) in your investigations of beauty and desire, do you do a lot of research along the way? I guess i'm always doing a kind of research for my work. Sometimes I feel like a filter for the weight of history or contemporary popular culture. I most often feel like i'm truly 'researching' something when it comes to the technical nature of my work, finding a new or better way to make something. Ironically this most often leads me to traditional craftsmanship rather than modern technology.
And I cannot resist, I asked Lucy Feagins from the Design Files what accessories she would be wearing to Sydney Contemporary 1st Night, as one of the most stylish men around, I have to ask you, what accessories will you be wearing Micheal? As a departure from the artworld I'll probably be wearing a smile. And nothing else.
Interview by Vanessa Lloyd
Image courtesy of the artist Bad dad 2013 oil on canvas 110 x 150cm
Monday 9th September
Saturday 7th September
Our friends over at Version 1.0 are offering Sydney Contemporary followers a special ticket price to the premiere season of: The Vehicle Failed To Stop
version 1.0 is a Sydney based theatre company that informs, challenges and entertains audiences with theatre about issues that matter.
The Vehicle Failed To Stop explores an incident in 2007 where two women were shot dead on a Baghdad street by contractors from an Australian company when their car "failed to stop". Their deaths sparked a furious debate on the increasing role of private contractors in the so-called War on Terror.
version 1.0 use this incident as a starting point for a performance investigation of war, commerce, and the price of privatisation.
Sydney Contemporary offers a special ticket price to the premiere season of: The Vehicle Failed To Stop, a new work by innovative theatre company version 1.0.
Sydney Contemporary price $28 (normally $35)
Wednesday 4 September
Check out this great video featuring New Zealand artist Francis Upritchard and her work 'Save Yourself' which was in the New Zealand Venice Pavilion in 2009.
Awesome work and Francis' will be showing with Ivan Anthony Gallery at Sydney Contemporary!
Wednesday 28 August
Read below for great insight into how Chinese artist Qiu Jie gets inspired! Thanks to Art Plural gallery from Singapore for this interview, they will be showing his work among others with us next month at Carriageworks!
Why is drawing so important to you, as a medium? I have used pencil since I was a child when, in China, we did not have enough money to buy more material. I was forced to use what I had.
When I started to study art at Ecole des Beaux Arts in Geneva, I learnt how to paint, as everybody does. But I came back to pencil on paper by choice. It is a discipline that is often considered as a way to prepare a painting, pencil is very rarely the main tool. My drawings were immediately successful and since then, it became my main focus. Drawing with the simplest material possible is part of my philosophy. I don't like big art installations. My artworks are extremely light; this is part of the bare simplicity of the process. I am aiming to reach the essence of things with modest tools.
But above all, what is important is not the medium. I also create paintings, calligraphy and installations. Today, these different works are like several houses I own, they are not linked and each technique needs its own specific work. But my goal is that all of these form a unity. Today, when you talk to someone about my art, he will automatically think of my drawings. But I want to be independent from the medium, I do not like to be imprisoned and defined by the medium. My goal is to reach this freedom so that everything becomes spirit and is not submitted to a form or an idea.
The Cultural Revolution and the Maoist period is always something I have in mind because they are part of my reality. Not that my drawing are political but this imagery appeals to me in an aesthetic way. I like to integrate these elements in my drawings. This is also why I add the colour red to some of them.
Finally, I am inspired by a quantity of sources from popular culture such as magazines, ads, newspapers. I like to read them and find interesting images that will become characters of my story.
What is your creative process? Each drawing is like a novel I write. With the various sources of inspiration, I create a story. I progressively know which elements will be part of the story but then I have to think of the plot, the common thread that links them. It can take months! And sometimes there is a white space, as a white page in a novel and it is difficult to find a solution.
I work with small pieces of paper, so when I create big formats I have to glue the different sheets together. Again, at the beginning this was caused by a lack of space, I had a small desk that could not hold a big piece of paper. But I have chosen to keep it the same way. When I draw sheet after sheet, it allows me to be more precise because each sheet is isolated from the other. This way, there is no subject that is more important than the other. There is no part of the artwork that is more blurred or less precise than another. It is all extremely focused. This way of drawing conveys a certain naivety, innocence in the drawing which can relay to art brut.
When I don't like the story, I have the flexibility to tear the sheet I disagree with and replace it by another. I can also add a sheet if I think the story is not finished. Limits do not exist; I am always able to add elements of narration. And you can notice that there is usually no space for the sky in my artworks … So many things to say!
Moreover, pencil allows me to be flexible. I am able to erase what I have done and draw on top. Of course, marks and hints of the previous drawing remain present but this is extremely important to me. I want to show that I am creating, constructing something, that I have strive to do so, that I have adjusted things. This adds a real depth to the artwork.
Also, I am influenced by real scenes or photos but I romanticize them. For instance, the girls I take inspiration from are not necessarily models but I add sensuality which participates to the dream. The result is that each realistic element is tainted with imagination and the story itself is a dream with realistic elements. At the end, one is not able to tell what is real and what is not.
Interview courtesy of Art Plural by Lara Sedbon.
Image: Shanghai Bund 2012, Pencil on paper, 200 x 140 cm coutesy of the artist and Art Plural gallery
Thursday 22nd August
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Wednesday 21st August
Here at Sydney Contemporary we love an insight into an artist's practice! Keep reading for a short but oh so sweet interview with Reko Rennie….
What are you working on at the moment Reko? I've just completed my works for Sydney Contemporary, some new sculptures and several new paintings. I'm also working on a large 40 panel commission for the Melbourne Now exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria as well as creating work for my solo exhibition at Karen Woodbury Gallery in November this year.
You have done a number of public projects, like the one on Taylor Square, 'Always was, Always will be' which many Sydney siders will know, but also the Block project 'Welcome to Redfern' with Hetti Perkins, how do these come about? Are you ever daunted by the challenge of such a viable large public work? The 'Always was, Always will be' came about through another project I was working on with Sydney architectural firm Cracknell and Lonergan. Peter Lonergan told me about a City of Sydney tender to put in a design to repaint the T2 building in Taylor Square and so we submitted a design and we were really fortunate to win. The 'Welcome to Redfern' project was a similar project with amazing outcomes, where Aboriginal youth residing in and around Redfern created a mural about their contemporary identity.
I do love the large scale public work and sometimes it can be daunting, but it's always exciting being able to change the way a site looks through design.
It is as big year for you, showing with Blackartprojects as part of Sydney Contemporary and also your inclusion in Melbourne now, are you excited about all these opportunities? It is a big year! It's been great to work with Blackartprojects and I am looking forward to working together on future projects. I'm excited about Melbourne Now as well, I'll have a neon work in the exhibition and a large-scale 40 panel work that should be interesting.
And what else is coming up, any big projects you can let us know about ? There's more exhibitions for 2014, some international travel and I'm creating new work. In terms of big projects, there are a couple in the pipeline but I'm not at a stage where I can discuss this just yet.
I have music on whenever possible, whether I am writing, reading or just doing the dishes, it is essential! Do you like to have music on while you make work? And if so what is your favourite at the moment? I always have music on in the studio and while I'm making work. My music ranges from listening to Radiohead, to hip hop, dance or the Stones. It just depends, but I really like Daft Punk's Random Access Memories at the moment.
Interview by Vanessa Lloyd.
Image: Reko Rennie, Black Diamond (Pink), acrylic and ink on canvas, 100 x 100cm, 2013, image courtesy the artist and Blackartprojects (PC109)
Tuesday 20 August
Read below for my interview with blogger hero Lucy Feagins from the Design Files as we chat about Australian art, design and cool accessories!
The Design Files has a really great synergy between contemporary art, design and craft. What do you think are the best points about the interconnection between art, craft and design? Well, to be honest, The Design Files really just incorporates all the things I love. Luckily, other people seem to love them too! In my mind, and in the way we cover art, craft and design, there really is no distinction between these various creative outlets. They are all interconnected. We cover art and design in a very similar way, by telling the story of each creative endeavor with the same attention to detail and the same approach – whether we're interviewing a high profile artist like Bill Henson, or a young ceramicist just starting out. I think that's what really appeals to our readers – there is no snobbery in the way we cover art and design, we just cover beautiful things with a story to tell.
Thursday 15th August
Have you been admiring our website and thinking WOW! where did they get such creative imagery from? Of course you have! Our incredible photographer Heath from Jac & Heath Photography has provided us with a sneak peek behind the scenes…..
After the fun idea of 'playing' with colour explosions underwater was suggested to us from the team at Art Fairs Australia, we quickly got moving with experimenting how best to achieve it. Firstly we tried pressurized pump bottles (a bit like a super soaker) to spray beetroot juice into the water. The pumps died and didn't get much out quickly enough, and the beetroot juice was expensive and slow to create with out juicer. Next we tried a sports plastic drinking bottle that above water could be squeezed easily to push out fluid. Underwater it was pathetic. We bumped into some spear-fishermen who helped us to try out a few of the earlier ideas, and they came up with the suggestion that milk shows up really well underwater. A little later we tried milk in balloons and they worked really well and looked like explosions underwater. To get the colour we used food dye. To pop the balloons we needed to use little corn skewers that you eat corn on the cob with! Earlier Jonny who is pictured in a few of the underwater shots popped balloons with a sharp meat carving fork and stabbed himself while swimming back up for air. It later got infected but we're happy to report he made a full recovery. A lot of appreciation is due to several good friends who surf and have fantastic lung capacity for being the balloon poppers. They went out of their way to help. Technical specs for the shots: Nikon D800 with 24mm 1.4 plus red filter to reduce green cast, incased in an Aquatech housing.
P.S. You can see more images here…..
Wednesday 14th August 2013
Every week between now and the Fair we will be spotlighting an exhibiting artist in our weekly newsletter! Make sure you sign up to stay in the loop. Its full of exciting stuff…promise!!!!
Nandan Ghiya (b. 1980 in Jaipur, Rajisthan, India) is a young, emerging artist from India whose experimental art practice challenges viewer's perception of the status-quo. The artist presents a new perspective of a young generation of Indians brought up in a country that balances long-standing histories and cultures with a fast globalizing world.
10 Chancery Lane Gallery proudly presented the artist's first solo exhibition in 2012 wherein Ghiya invited participants to pose against a constructed space, created using pixelated vinyl-print cut-outs of photography studio objects like a chair, a flower bouquet on a stool, a backdrop or a carpet. The exhibition is an on-going interactive installation art project aiming to bring out the "Indroid", a coined word merging "Indian" and "Android". Photo documentation was taken, then manipulated on a computer and printed with an instant photo-printer. The interaction of the participants within the constructed space is an interpretation of the artist as he weaves the ever-expanding sensory world he experiences as an artist into reality. By manipulating these associations, Ghiya tries to surface the Indroid from within the modern-day Indian generation.
Image: Nandan Ghiya, The Dreamer 5, 2012, Acrylic on old photographs, 50.8 x 40.6 cm, image courtesy of the artist and 10 Chancery Lane Gallery (D114)
Monday 5th August 2013
Anna is a Gold Coast based artist whose practice overlaps both photography and sculpture. With memory and recall as the only reference of permanency, she interweaves model making, drawing and photography to create fictive architectural spaces from her immediate urban environment, the Gold Coast. Anna is currently living and working in Los Angeles.
Her work can be found in a number of collections, both corporate and private, including Artbank, the Queensland Centre for Photography and the Gold Coast Art Gallery.
Tell us about your process as a contemporary artist Anna . How do you create your works? I start with a memory of a space and usually focus on a certain architectural element. For example with Sunset Place I started with a memory of a stone wall. The work then evolves organically as my memory and imagination continues to expand and the work grows from there. I also leave the changes of my model making process visible and as a result the models are often quite fragmented.
The next stage of the process is photographing the model. In my recent body of work I photographed the model within the urban landscape. I wanted a wide-open space so that the models were baking in the sun and not covered by shadows. The sites ended up being empty blocks where some local houses had recently been demolished. Lying on my stomach with a 50mm lens, I focused on the model, which meant the landscape is out of focus. After I capture the photograph the models are then destroyed – which means that the photograph functions to capture a process within my practice.
Your work concentrates primarily on the architecture and built environment of the Gold Coast, what is it about this environment that intrigues you? Initially I was drawn to the familiar urban landscape and houses that were disappearing around me. The houses that I grew up with, that hold many memories, were being demolished quicker than I could count. I have become fascinated by this process of rapid development and what it is that these new postmodern spaces (and spatial experiences) say about the culture of a place.
What are you working on at the moment? My fascination with the transient urban environment has opened up an interest in other postmodern cities similar to the Gold Coast such as Los Angeles and Las Vegas. These cities all share the same characteristics – they have been built on dreams, leisure and the notion escape and as a result they are constantly transforming. I am currently undertaking a PHD in which I aim to represent cities such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas and the Gold Coast through the lived experience of architectural space. I am currently living in Los Angeles and making work based on my experiences of the city. I feel I already have memories of the place because the city is so similar to the Gold Coast. It is interesting how memories reverberate to other memories…
What else do you have coming up in the near future? In September I'll be represented by Artereal Gallery at Sydney Contemporary. It will be the first art fair in Australia that I have participated in. I am very excited to be part of it as there is a wide range of galleries involved that shows innovative and dynamic artists. In May 2014 I will also have a solo show at Artereal Gallery in which I will exhibit the work I am currently creating. I will also be involved in a group exhibition Fibro Coast in early 2014 at the Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
Guest Blogger Rhianna Walcott from Artereal Gallery. Which was founded in 2006 as a space for contemporary art with a focus on exhibitions with significant international content and heavy curatorial influence. The gallery encourages variety and experimentation in contemporary art practice and aims to promote a greater appreciation for the vital role that artists play in our local and broader community. Artereal Gallery represents Australian and international mid-career and established artists while providing exhibition opportunities for emerging artists.
image of Anna Carey courtesy of Artereal Gallery
Friday 26 July 2013
It is Friday afternoon; my friends and I are meeting at a pub in Surry Hills (which is not unheard of really). We are heading to Chippendale for the joint opening of Janis II at two relative new comers to the Sydney gallery scene, The Commercial and MCLEMOI Gallery. I have heard good things and am keen to head along to this show which focuses on women artists and is curated by Kelly Doley (artist, member of Brown Council and former Firstdraft co-director) in collaboration with Amanda Rowell.
My first time to the The Commercial (opened by Rowell formerly at Roslyn Oxley) is long overdue, as we move fairly swiftly along Cleveland, there is some debate about which side of Abercrombie we should be on until we spot the enormous glut of people hanging on the street up ahead. 'Reckon this might be it…' my rather drole pal notes. I had been warned that this place is tiny, and tonight it is beyond packed! We split up, it is every art lover for themselves I am afraid. And we each weave a way through the crowd to the back and grab a drink. My fabulous Bowie-inspired coat is straight over my arm in this airless room as I notice my wine is served in a cute retro juice glass, reminiscent of my Nan's kitchen.
We re-assemble and are joined by other friends near the large Bonita Bub work, and discussion turns to colour. Is the structure pale hot pink or an intense fluro salmon? Either way I liked it, and also liked the white bottle assembly of Sarah Goffman. But the crowd and the lack of air get to me, and I make a gesture to my boyfriend he has seen before and so we meet up outside. My other pal joins us and has grabbed a copy of the accompanying publication, a collection of 100 word entries from prominent women writers, quite a good read.
We then head to the co-host venue, MCLEMOI Gallery. Now I will admit this space is on my radar for slightly different reasons. Don't be mistaken, I have heard good art reviews, but had also heard that the co-owner is former paceman Glen McGrath, so the cricket nerd in me is excited! This space is larger, slick but equally packed, I order drinks for us from the rather stressed young lady behind the drinks table as there is a frantic flurry to the backroom to grab more glasses (Glen McGrath was helping out, what a star!).
There are bespoke performances for sale from Sarah Rodigari in a built space which is interesting. And Goffman's black painted drink bottles with gold Asian images are also quite lovely. Bub's work here interrupts passage through the space which is great, but is somewhat limiting on this busy opening night. This aside, the evening certainly confirmed the talk that these are two spaces to watch as Chippendale keeps getting hipper.
Exhibitions are open until August 17 2013
Image: Bonita Bub, Neon Yell, 2013, a series of 3 works, spray paint on fingerjoin pine with Tasmanian oak dowels, mesh, series of three, each: 290 (maximum height) x 230 (maximum width) adjustable, TCG13210
Wednesday 24th July 2013
The Fair will have a diverse selection of multimedia work from contemporary and modern artists from all over Australia, and some great international artists too. Check out the list of artists.
Carriageworks is a great spot for the Fair; the old railyards have fast become a destination for all things art and design. Mercedes Benz Fashion week was held there earlier this year, which was quite the show! It is also a great location, in Redfern and right near Newtown (granted I live right near by, so may be slightly biased!). It is super close to lots of cool places to eat, drink and hang out before and after the Fair!
Along with all the galleries and the great space, there will be curated exhibitions of video and installation work in and around the site. So even more work to see here! Aaron Seeto Director of Gallery 4A and Artspace curator Mark Feary are programming this section of the Fair.
And it is not all art to see either, as part of the program there is Talk Contemporary presented by the Australian Financial Review. See here a list of debates and speakers. There is also dedicated art walks with industry leaders to give you the lowdown about the Fair. Details of this will be announced soon, so stay tuned!
And, not sure how I left this bit until last, there will also be great spots to drink and eat. The recently opened Cornerstone Bar will be happening of course, with those delish arancini balls! But there will also be new specially built spaces, one fuelled by Petaluma wines, which will be fantastic.
How did I come to know all of this? I have the rather enviable job on working one day a week the great team here at Sydney Contemporary in Darlinghurst. I am the Special Projects Coordinator. I have a day job too, working for the Australia Council's Visual Arts team, also here inSydney, but am on secondment working on the Fair helping out with all the fun extras that are going to make Sydney Contemporary unforgettable! And working on this blog is on the top of my to do list from now until the big weekend.
Barry Keldoulis is the director and CEO (super knowledgeable art guy around town, you may remember his gallery in Danks Street) and his team have welcomed me in and it is going to be quite a ride for the next few months. And this blog is your ticket for finding out all sorts of updates and news about Sydney Contemporary stay tuned and we will bring you interviews,info and all the details for the event in the lead up to the big opening in September.


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Volunteers still needed for Saturday's clean-up event
Published: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 10:45 a.m.
Volunteers are needed for this Saturdays Great American Clean-Up taking place in Terrebonne Parish this Saturday.
Want to help?
If you want to volunteer or are considering it but need more information about Terrebonnes Great American Cleanup, call Gayle Riche at 594-4960. You also can simply show up at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Court House Square in downtown Houma.
"So far, I havent gotten any response yet," said Gayle Riche, president of Keep Terrebonne Beautiful and coordinator of the clean-up day. "It is a real disappointment."
The cleanup is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will meet at the Terrebonne Parish Court House Square. Riche said if a large group shows up, she has scheduled some childrens parks as well as areas on Barrow, Lafayette and Main streets to clean.
"I am hoping I am wrong and people will come," she said. "I think, each and every one of us, it is our responsibility to try and get our parish back to the way it was before people became so lax and started haphazardly throwing stuff out of their cars."
The cleanup is part of a national effort through Keep America Beautiful called the Great American Cleanup. The event is the nations largest annual community-improvement program and will happen in communities across the country from March 1 through May 31.
Last year, Riche said about 50 people turned out to help clean Houma. She hopes at least that many people will show at the Courthouse on Saturday. If groups are interested in cleaning their own local communities outside Houma, she can help them organize that as well, she said.
Residents in Montegut and Roberta Grove subdivision have already planned their own cleanup events.
In 2006, the Great American Cleanup is expected to involve close to 3 million people, volunteering more than 8 million hours to clean, beautiful and improve 15,000 communities during 30,000 events from coast to coast in all 50 states. Activities include beautifying parks and recreation areas, cleaning seashores and waterways, handling recycling collections, picking up litter, planting trees and flowers, and conducting educational programs and litter-free events.
Last year, 2.4 million Great American Cleanup volunteers collected a record-breaking 208 million pounds of litter and debris; planted 4.2 million flowers and bulbs; cleaned 176,000 miles of roads, streets and highways; and cleaned 10,250 miles of rivers, lakes and shorelines.
Riche encouraged witnesses who see people littering to call the toll-free litter hotline, at (888) 548-7284.
Courier staff writer Jaime Dishman can be reached at 857-2205 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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SES Wins Purse Bid For Stieglitz-Abraham Rubber Match
By Jake Donovan
Robert Stieglitz and Arthur Abraham will be sufficiently compensated for their efforts to help break the tie in their in-ring rivalry.
A recent purse bid was won by Sport Event Steinforth (SES), Stieglitz' promoter to earn the right to promote the ordered super middleweight title fight. With a bid of more than $3.1 millon USD, SES will serve as lead promoter for the rubber match, which is scheduled to take place March 1 in Stieglitz' hometown of Magdeburg, Germany.
The next highest bidder was Abraham's promoter, Sauerland Event who offered a generous $1.5 million in hopes of gaining promotional control. Results of the purse bid were revealed through Sauerland Event's Twitter feed.
"Another crazy purse bid today!! Abraham v Stieglitz. We bid USD 1.5m, SES bid more than double!! Congrats and thank you very much," Kalle Sauerland tweeted on Sunday.
The bid amount translates to a career-high payday for Stieglitz (46-3, 26KO), who is guaranteed $2.3 million for the third defense of the super middleweight belt he won earlier this year. Abraham's guaranteed amount comes out to roughly $800,000.
Both fighters have claime a win over the other in their respective hometowns, which for the moment favors Stieglitz heading into the potential tiebreaker. Abraham scored a career-resurrecting 12-round points win last August in his adopted hometown of Berlin, ending Stieglitz' three-year stay as a super middleweight titlist, while himself becoming a two-division champ.
His stay near the top of the mountain wasn't very long. Just one defense was managed by Abraham (38-4, 28KO) made one title defense before returning the favor of defending the title on the road, agreeing to face Stieglitz in Magdeburg for the rematch. Stieglitz delivered a career best performance, delivering a genuinely shocking moment for the 2013 boxing season in destroying Abraham after just three full rounds of action.
Stieglitz has since enjoyed two title defenses amidst a current four-fight win streak.
Abraham enters what could possibly serve as his last-ever title shot having won two straight. The 33-year old is 6-1 overall in life beyond the Super Six tourmanent, which - while financially beneficial - nearly ruined his career, suffering three of his four career losses over the course of the extended round robin tournament.
Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of Boxingscene.com, as well as a member of Transnational Boxing Ratings Board, Yahoo Boxing Ratings Panel and the Boxing Writers Association of America. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox
[QUOTE=JakeNDaBox;14010919]The fight was three rounds (plus one second to count the official 4th round stoppage). Stieglitz won all nine fighting minutes of the bout. Abraham was out on his feet in the 3rd, which combined with his eye being swollen…Comment by JakeNDaBox on 12-09-2013
[QUOTE=hyeduk;14009538]Jake, he wasn't destroying him. AA started slow as usual (that's his style, it's time to learn that) but then he missed a punch which led to his eye swollen shut. It's not like Stieglitz landed 300 out of 400…Comment by nycsmooth on 12-09-2013
good the guys are getting a big payday, enough for an average guy 2 retire on...AA will lose, IMO...Comment by PunchyPotorff on 12-09-2013
[QUOTE=hyeduk;14009538]Jake, he wasn't destroying him. AA started slow as usual (that's his style, it's time to learn that) but then he missed a punch which led to his eye swollen shut. It's not like Stieglitz landed 300 out of 400…Comment by giacomino on 12-08-2013
Amazing that a second-level belt-holder who many fight fans never heard of is going to get paid $2.3 million for a SMW alphabet fight. Shows you how much money is in the fight game in Germany. Good for Stieglitz.Post a Comment - View More User Comments (8)


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The big problem I had was when I would do a slight amount of editing on a post I stood the risk or losing the entire post's content. Images and all. I could of course restore the post by going back to saved revisions but if I reedited I was back where I started. Also issues with things like Lighbox2 and Ajax were not resolved in this release.
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TELL CITY—Tell City's boys soccer team went 0-12 each of the last two years, but the Marksmen did increase their goal total last year from one to four.
Second-year coach Pat Jarboe expects even more goals this year. He also expects improvement on defense, where the Marksmen gave up an average of 6.8 goals per game last year.
More depth and quickness are the main reasons for his optimism. The Marksmen have 21 players, five more than last year.
Vince Luecke
Ever since the News was named this year's Schweizer Fest business of the year, I've been trying to research as much as a can about the history of the paper. We pat ourselves on the back with our editorial on this page.
Jess Cohen with the Vincennes Sun-Commercial penned this story on Indiana's first paper, published in Vincennes in 1804 by an enterprising business owner named Elihu Stout.
State Rep. Lloyd Arnold
Guest Columnist
Another school year is underway for students, parents and educators across Indiana. Our house is now quieter with our sixth-grader, two high school sophomores and college freshman all heading back to the classroom.
My wife also returned to school as the librarian, which I always admire, even if it does leave me feeling a bit left out.
We can all take extra steps to ensure our students are safe throughout the school year.
We don't normally toot our own horn on these pages, but since the Perry County News was named the Perry County Business of the Year by the Perry County Chamber of Commerce at the Schweizer Fest last week, we think this is an appropriate time to salute some of the people who helped us earn this award.
We have a mix of longtime and fairly new employees on our staff, but nearly all of them live in and are active in the Perry County community.
CANNELTON – The City of Cannelton is preparing a parade in celebration of Indiana's Bicentennial. The parade is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 2, beginning at 2 p.m.
Line-up will start at noon. The parade will start at the intersection of Indiana 66 and Old State Hwy 237, continue east to Washington Street, turn right at Washington and run to the floodwall.
Samantha and Robby Pannett announce the birth of their daughter, Audrey Danielle Pannett. She was born July 6, 2016, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce and was 20 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Cheryl Peter and the late Larry Peter. Paternal grandparents are Patty and Dave Pannett.
Great-grandparents are Jeanette Pannett and Eva Knable. Great-great-grandmother is Verena Blanford.
Amanda Dickens and Robert Doughty, both of Cannelton, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Robin and John Smitson of Tell City. The future groom is the son of Mike and Barb Doughty and Sandy and Bud Burst, all of Cannelton.
The bride-to-be is employed with The Hearth. The future groom is employed at Best Chairs in Cannelton.
Kari Lauren Gladish and Steven Wesley Byers II announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Tina and Rob Gladish of Tell City. She is a graduate of Tell City High School, Vincennes University and Owensboro Community Technical College. She is employed at Santa Claus Family Dentistry as an office manager.
EVANSVILLE—Tell City had enough players for a team score but Bosse didn't as they met in a season-opening girls golf match Monday.
Bosse's only golfer, Isabella McGregor, shot 58 for medalist honors.
She finished one stroke ahead of Tell City's Alex Lawalin and Kyra Gentry, who each shot 59.
Newcomers Kenzie Burgess and Abby Lawalin each shot 70 to complete Tell City's scoring.
Tell City will host Forest Park Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
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Where did it appear from?
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Who is Erickson (sig near bottom) -—marked NOT a doctor or midwife but "OTHER" ...
Did you see that place of birth is listed as Kenya / registered in Honolulu???
So he was born in Kenya after all eh ........... ?
This just gets sleazier and sleazier.
BHO doesn't care what happens to him because he is really in his stone-cold heart a suicide bomber trying to destroy the USA.
Who is "Martin Erickson" (sig near bottom) -marked NOT a doctor or midwife but OTHER ...
Has anyone bothered to look for this person? Still alive?
Witness it seems .........
His children are alive? Lived in Hawaii in 1961???
That can't be the original certificate. It could be if it did not have that typed annotation at the bottom. That law didn't come into effect until 1982. (HRS 338-17.8). Also a more likely signature "set" would be a faked Stanley Ann signature as "informant", and Grandma Tut as "witness". No local registrar's signature, since it would have been submitted directly to the state registrar.
With a bit of adjustment of the dates, which maybe just the date of birth, the signature of Stanley Ann could be genuine, they did have air mail in those days you know. (Grandma mails form to Stanley Ann, who signs it, whereever she was and then granny signs and submits the form to the state for filing.


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The UMFA is temporarily closed for remodeling. Click here for ongoing programs.
The Marcia and John Price Museum Building is temporarily closed for remodeling and reinstallation, reopening in 2017. Many free family, adult, and K-12 programs continue on the University campus, at Salt Lake City Public Library branches, and in classrooms statewide, including our popular Third Saturday for Families,K-12 educational outreach, and ARTLandish: Land art, Landscape, and the Environment.
We are continuing our popular Third Saturday for Families program every month during our temporary closure. These family activity days will take place at the nearby Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex auditorium (Room 1151).
We have partnered with the Salt Lake City Public Library to offer our Spiral Jetty backpack available for families to check out for FREE at the Children's desk downtown. Enjoy a family outing to Spiral Jetty and learn about the history, art, and science around this amazing artwork. New family backpacks are being designed to highlight the reimagined installation of the UMFA permanent galleries when we reopen in spring 2017.
The Traveling Museum Project installs exhibitions in schools throughout the state of Utah using objects from the Utah Museum of Fine Arts' Education Collection. This object centered, inquiry-based program explores the role that art plays in people's lives across the globe. The goals of the program are to assist in the development of visual literacy, foster independent learning, and cultivate critical thinking, creativity, and curiosity.
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Ohio State and Boston College have scheduled a home-and-home football series for 2020 and 2021, the two schools announced today.
Ohio State will host the first game of the series at Ohio Stadium on Sept. 19, 2020. The second and final game will be played at Boston College's Alumni Stadium on Sept. 18, 2021.
"Boston College is a fine program from an outstanding conference (ACC)," Gene Smith, Ohio State associate vice president and director of athletics, said. "This gives Ohio State fans a chance to watch their Buckeyes in back-to-back games against Pacific 12 and ACC schools."
The last meeting between these two schools was in the 1995 Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, NJ. Ohio State won that game 38-6 to improve their record to 3-0 in the series.
"This will be a great opportunity for our team to measure itself against one of the premier programs in college football," Boston College Director of Athletics Brad Bates said. "We will have the opportunity to showcase the rich history and tradition of Boston College football in a great matchup between ACC and Big Ten schools."
Ohio State also announced today that, in collaboration with North Carolina, their contest with the Tar Heels on Sept. 5, 2015 has been moved to Sept. 22, 2018. The two schools will still meet at UNC on Sept. 23, 2017.
The Buckeyes have been very busy of late in the scheduling department. Future home-and-home series have been added against Oregon, TCU, and Texas. Ohio State is also searching for an opponent to replace Vanderbilt, who canceled their 2013 contest. Their replacement could be San Diego State.
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Great for the ACC to keep locking up agreements with major non-conference opponents. The league has great teams, they just need to be positioned better on national television. Matchups like this allow for that opportunity.
I'd love to see ACC home and home with Pac12 teams.
It seems as if there will be more upcoming Big10/Pac12 non-conf games, as Oregon last week came to terms with Ohio State (also for 20/21), and Pac12/Big10 are natural rivals thanks to our Rose Bowl.
That being said, Pac 12 should expand its horizons and do everything possible to schedule ACC opponents as both conferences could be seen on either coast.
Boston College has a home-and-home series with USC in 2013 (L.A.) and 2014 (Chestnut Hill).


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In marking the start of spring in tropical Singapore, the Chinese New Year tradition is to buy from nurseries pots of imported kumquats, phoenix tail flowers, chrysanthemums, peonies and cherry blossoms. But look around your hood and you will find other improvised gardens.
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Dec 8, 2015
Thank you and thank you
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Our thanks to Edwin Low, founder of Supermama, for adopting all 440kg of gravel we loaded into his shop (it would have cost us to get someone to remove it!).
Our gratitude also to all the contributors of the Good Sweat inspirations: Theseus of Work, Kenny of BooksActually, Edwin of Supermama, Tan Pin Pin, and Carrie of The Freshman. They generously donated their honorarium to the Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home, together with the project's donation from the proceeds of the sale.
The display continues until 18 Dec at The Supermama Store at the Singapore Art Museum (71 Bras Brasah Road), 10am-7pm everyday (extended till 9pm on Fridays).
Each hankie continues to be retailed at S$42, including a Good Sweat 2016 calendar poster in the package at:
Supermama Store at Singapore Art Museum
- Supermama at Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (Level 2)
Select Bookstore Pop Up at The Arts House
- BooksActually
- *latest* Gallery & Co. at the National Gallery Singapore
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Nov 28, 2015
Good Sweat 2015 Show
Friends, join us at Supermama (71 Bras Basah Road, Singapore Art Museum) on the 4 December, Friday, 7pm to 10pm for a little gathering and launch of the Good Sweat project!
A couple of the folks involved in this will be there to say hi. We'll be serving our special own cold-brewed Alishan Oolong autumn tea. So drop by to relax, chitchat, and pick up your Good Sweat hankie.
Together with the featured creatives who donated their honorarium, we have made a donation from the proceeds of this project to the Chen Su Lan Methodist children's home.
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Nov 20, 2015
A walk in a Taipei hood
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We were in a village and artists' hood miles away in Taipei, yet the weather was just as hot. But a hand to hold, the occasional breeze, the slow dance of leaves... it was a lovely day.
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Nov 18, 2015
Practise the everyday
James says "Some years ago in a crowded train in Taipei, my wife and I overheard a granddad asking his granddaughter to give up her seat to an elderly lady. When the little girl refused, he chided her gently: "這樣是不對的喔。你沒有練習禮貌啊。"("This is not right. You didn't practise courtesy.") I remember this encounter vividly. I was struck by his use of the words練習 (to practise and drill). He reminded me that courtesy is not just an ideal or aspiration but is about practice. Like courtesy, many things in life, whether big or small, starts with this deceptively simple練習 – deceptive because simple is often the hardest. It is the practice of everyday living that makes us the person we want to be."
Nov 17, 2015
Cherish each teardrop
Carrie says "This phrase (不要浪費每滴眼淚, trans: Cherish every single tear drop) is a line from a song that I wrote with Diya - 眼鏡矇矇的. The song is about getting lost in the struggles of life and losing sight of where we are headed to. There are always tears and sweat in life, life can't be a bed of roses. Well, even on a bed of roses, there are thorns. I have also come to realise that I secretly enjoy the "emo" moments. They just make life fuller. So this phrase is a reminder that we should cherish and learn from every tear and every drop of sweat, and not waste the lesson or experience. I guess in a way it's also a reminder that we can turn every negative emotion into positive energy towards something good."
Nov 15, 2015
To love is to commit
Edwin says: "The phrase 一见钟情 (Love at first sight) is like the perfect love story. It speaks of the first encounters between lovers in which time stood still. It is passionate, romantic, momentary yet eternal. However, while we enjoy entertaining such ideas, 一见钟情 is not always realistic. I replaced the character 钟 with the similar sounding 忠 (loyal), to remind ourselves of the commitment and sacrifices required to keep love alive. To love is to commit."
Nov 13, 2015
Letting go
Pin Pin says: "拿得起, 放得下 (As easily as one attaches, one can detach) is a phrase I find wise to remind myself often. A friend once told me this while trying to console himself after a breakup. I find this epithet applies to most things, not just to breakups or spring-cleaning, but to art making too. I am currently in the throes of editing a documentary I had spent two years collecting footage for. Some of the footage I shot is spectacular, I love it, but it is also spectacularly out of focus so the footage cannot be used. It has to be tossed. It is too painful. But detach and move on I must. If there is a bright side, ditching footage gets easier with time, like a muscle that gets better with use. Meanwhile, the film is formed by whatever is left behind. Art-making is a process of coming to terms with the remnants of one's initial vision.
Nov 12, 2015
Fear not a long journey.
Nov 10, 2015
Without you I am nothing
Kenny says: "This is inspired by my mother and father. Like a typical family, we have our fair share of ups & downs, but I know that without them, there will be no "me". Their teaching, scolding, tears, laughter, and especially their work ethic are my guiding beacon. Pa was a taxi driver and ma was a stay-home seamstress. Pa would drive his taxi 364 days a year, resting only on Christmas day, and Ma sewed everyday. She was paid per completed piece, and the more she completed the more she earned. I know they did this not because they wanted to be rich, but for their children to have a better standard of living. So yes, my hardworking parents in their humble jobs gave me a "road" & "foundation" upon which I have built my dreams. And I know my dreams can only be achieved through hard work such as theirs.
"沒有你哪有我 is also from both my ma and my favourite song "酒干倘卖无" by Su Rui, of which the most poignant part is "没有天哪有地, 没有地哪有家, 没有家哪有你, 没有你哪有我" (Trans: Without heaven there is no earth, without earth there is no home, without home there is no "you", and without you there is no "me")."
"沒有你哪有我 is also from both my ma and my favourite song "酒干倘卖无" by Su Rui, of which the most poignant part is "没有天哪有地, 没有地哪有家, 没有家哪有你, 没有你哪有我" (Trans: Without heaven there is no earth, without earth there is no home, without home there is no "you", and without you there is no "me")."
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Bopara, 28, will take the place of compatriot Chris Tremlett while the fast bowler is on Ashes duty, and becomes the third England international to sign for the Sixers with batsman Michael Lumb also on the books.
Essex star Bopara, who has played 13 Tests, 94 ODIs and 26 T20 internationals, said: "I'm delighted to be joining the Sydney Sixers for the first half of the Big Bash.
"The Sixers are famous throughout the cricketing world and I'm privileged to have the opportunity to represent them. The team is full of absolutely fantastic talent and I'm looking forward to catching up and playing alongside them when we meet up next month."
Sixers general manager Dominic Remond said: "Ravi fills a great role for us at the Sixers as an all-rounder with excellent stroke play and medium pace bowling. He has played at the highest level of international cricket and will bring great experience to our team."
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The Lewis Scholarship Handover took place on Friday 27th May 2016.The TSiBA sustainability relationship with the Lewis group dates back to 2008, and they continue to support us in Igniting Opportunity by offering scholarships to 10 of our top students.The Lewis Scholarship…
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Calling all runners and walkers. TSiBA has been listed as a Charity Entry for the Two Oceans Half Marathon and we extend an invitation to run and walk for TSiBA in 2016.
Your participation will go directly to supporting scholarships to TSiBA students in…
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10 Jun 2015
Umbono Programme will take place on the 24th, 25th, 26th, 29th and 30th June 2015. The program will provide attendees with the skills to source employment opportunities and develop additional cognitive and emotional tools to become empowered, confident and resilient in…
Third TSiBA Trail Run Sat 13 June at Durbanville Hills
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Don't miss the third event in the 2015 series of the TSiBA Eden Education Trail Run will be held on Saturday 13 June 2015 at Durbanville Hills. Enjoy this special opportunity to run through beautiful vineyards, taste the wines and stand a chance to win…
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The countdown to our 2nd TSiBA charity Trail Run series for 2015 has begun! Will you be there on Saturday, 16 May at Groot Constantia?
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TSiBA Outpost Running Trail Run at Thelema Cancelled
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Due to the enormous amount of events that are happening this weekend, we have decided to cancel the trail run at Thelema. We do send our huge apologies to those of you who showed interest in the run, however it would not be practical for the charity to run an…
TSiBA Open Day - Saturday 30 August 2014, 9h00 - 11h00
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The Tertiary School in Business Administration (TSiBA) will host an Open Day on Saturday 30 August 2014 where prospective higher education students can experience the Cape Town campus and its many opportunities. TSiBA students will be hosting tours of the campus, sharing…
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