17.09.13 | Price by negotiation
Current Projects is going to market. The entire enterprise is up for sale. Potential buyers are invited to make an offer with the co-directors at Sydney Contemporary or through private appointment.
[Q] ARI. Queensland Artist-run Initiatives Project at Sydney Contemporary, Booth D145
Carriage Works, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh NSW 2015
Friday 20 - Sunday 22 September
[Q] ARI. Queensland Artist-run Initiatives Project at Sydney Contemporary, Booth D145
Carriage Works, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh NSW 2015
Friday 20 - Sunday 22 September
30.07.13 | Current Projects at Sydney Contemporary
Current Projects is pleased to announce that we will be taking part in Sydney Contemporary 2013 as part of [Q]ARI: Queensland Artist Run Initiatives Project. We will be exhibiting alongside ARI friends; Addition Gallery, Boxcopy, Diagram, LEVEL and The Wandering Room. Sydney Contemporary will be held 19-22 September at Carriageworks.
This project is supported by Griffith University Art Gallery with the assistance of the Australian Government through Arts Queensland
This project is supported by Griffith University Art Gallery with the assistance of the Australian Government through Arts Queensland
1.05.13 | Current Projects launches Dispatch
Current Projects has initiated Dispatch; a visual art exchange project between seven window gallery spaces across Australia. The project comprises a series of exchanges in which one space selects an artist to dispatch artwork to be exhibited in another space, and in return hosts an artist from another participating space.
The first exhibition to happen as part of Dispatch is Current Projects @ Ryan Renshaw Gallery Windowbox hosting work by Madeleine Preston, dispatched by BRANCH3D in Sydney. Madeleine Preston's work '...to each' is on view until 25 May. Follow all the Dispatch exhibitions across the country on the Dispatch webpage.
The first exhibition to happen as part of Dispatch is Current Projects @ Ryan Renshaw Gallery Windowbox hosting work by Madeleine Preston, dispatched by BRANCH3D in Sydney. Madeleine Preston's work '...to each' is on view until 25 May. Follow all the Dispatch exhibitions across the country on the Dispatch webpage.
31.01.13 | Current Projects @ Ryan Renshaw Windowbox
Current Projects is very excited to announce that we are taking up residency in Ryan Renshaw Gallery's Windowbox for 2013!!
Stay tuned for more details very soon....
Stay tuned for more details very soon....
10.01.13 | Chasing Rainbows - Richard Stride and Michelle Knowles
Chasing Rainbows
Richard Stride and Michelle Knowles
Wednesday 16 January, 6 - 8pm
Chasing Rainbows marks the final exhibition of our Pear shaped: one-night editions by collaborating artists.
Richard Stride and Michelle Knowles combine their practices to explore the potential of the collaborative process.
This one-night exhibition also marks the end of Current Projects' residency as the Metro Arts Artist Run Initiative in Residence.
Please join us for drinks, and to view the work, on Wednesday 16 January, 6 - 8pm.
Wednesday 16 January, 6 - 8pm
Chasing Rainbows marks the final exhibition of our Pear shaped: one-night editions by collaborating artists.
Richard Stride and Michelle Knowles combine their practices to explore the potential of the collaborative process.
This one-night exhibition also marks the end of Current Projects' residency as the Metro Arts Artist Run Initiative in Residence.
Please join us for drinks, and to view the work, on Wednesday 16 January, 6 - 8pm.
17.10.12 | I just want to get you know you better, I just want you to get to know me better - Threefold
THREEFOLD
I just want to get to know you better, I just want you to get to know me better
Wednesday 24 October, 6 - 8pm
Wednesday 24 October, 6 - 8pm
11.9.12 | Christopher Cipollone's First and Last Show
Current Projects is honoured to present
Christopher Cipollone's First and Last Show
Opening: 19 September, 6 - 8pm
Exhibition dates: 19 September - 6 October
Christopher Cipollone's First and Last Show
Opening: 19 September, 6 - 8pm
Exhibition dates: 19 September - 6 October
20.8.12 | Shooting Blanks - Liam O'Brien
Current Projects presents a solo exhibition of new works by Brisbane emerging artist Liam O’Brien.
This exhibition finds Liam in the midst of a rigorous re-evaluation of his artistic practice, attempting to (re-)locate his work in the realms of the political, the social and the personal. As a result of the increased experimentation involved in this process, the work Liam creates for this exhibition has the potential for being highly transitionary, whilst also being invaluable to his artistic development.
Please join us for the exhibition opening event on Tuesday 11 September, 6 - 8pm.
Shooting Blanks opens Wednesday 29 August to Saturday 15 September (NB exhibition is open prior to the opening event)
This exhibition finds Liam in the midst of a rigorous re-evaluation of his artistic practice, attempting to (re-)locate his work in the realms of the political, the social and the personal. As a result of the increased experimentation involved in this process, the work Liam creates for this exhibition has the potential for being highly transitionary, whilst also being invaluable to his artistic development.
Please join us for the exhibition opening event on Tuesday 11 September, 6 - 8pm.
Shooting Blanks opens Wednesday 29 August to Saturday 15 September (NB exhibition is open prior to the opening event)
17.7.12 | So where the bloody hell are you? - Clark Beaumont
25 July 2012, 6 - 8pm
Current Projects presents recent video work by Brisbane emerging artist duo Clark Beaumont, in which the artists unpack the 'Aussie' identity and construct new narratives for both themselves and the audience. Originally created for SafARI 2012 in Sydney, So where the bloody hell are you? 'premieres' in Brisbane as the second instalment of Current Projects' Pear shaped series - a number of one-night exhibitions that present work by collaborative pairs.
Image: Clark Beaumont, So where the bloody hell are you? 2012, video still, courtesy the artists.
Current Projects presents recent video work by Brisbane emerging artist duo Clark Beaumont, in which the artists unpack the 'Aussie' identity and construct new narratives for both themselves and the audience. Originally created for SafARI 2012 in Sydney, So where the bloody hell are you? 'premieres' in Brisbane as the second instalment of Current Projects' Pear shaped series - a number of one-night exhibitions that present work by collaborative pairs.
Image: Clark Beaumont, So where the bloody hell are you? 2012, video still, courtesy the artists.
19.6.12 | The Lion and The Unicorn - Rachel Maclean
The Lion and the Unicorn | Rachel Maclean
Opening Wednesday 4 July, 6 – 8pm
4 July - 14 July 2012
Current Projects presents a solo exhibition of video works by Glasgow artist Rachel Maclean. The exhibition examines Scottish identity in relation to history, mythology and popular culture.
Please join us for the exhibition opening on Wednesday 4 July, 6 - 8pm.
The Lion and the Unicorn is Rachel’s first Australian exhibition. The exhibition will be open for viewing from 4 - 14 July.
Image: The Lion and The Unicorn 2012, digital print, courtesy the artist.
Opening Wednesday 4 July, 6 – 8pm
4 July - 14 July 2012
Current Projects presents a solo exhibition of video works by Glasgow artist Rachel Maclean. The exhibition examines Scottish identity in relation to history, mythology and popular culture.
Please join us for the exhibition opening on Wednesday 4 July, 6 - 8pm.
The Lion and the Unicorn is Rachel’s first Australian exhibition. The exhibition will be open for viewing from 4 - 14 July.
Image: The Lion and The Unicorn 2012, digital print, courtesy the artist.
20.4.12 | Passages
Curated by Brooke Ferguson
Opening Wednesday 2 May, 6–8pm
2 May – 19 May 2012
Passages brings together a selection of Brisbane based artists who make text-based artworks, including zines, catalogue essays and ephemera that engage the spaces of visual art and critical writing. It will investigate how text and language have been used to open up the possibilities for making and discussing art practice. This project explores a range of the ways that text can be used as a graphic/creative form – as well as a space for critical reflection and observation in art practice. It will highlight how a range of Brisbane artists approach the relationship between language as signification, language as critical response, and the hybrid spaces between these sites of connection. This project wants to foreground how this approach to art making can be a productive and exciting space of creative and critical activity in the age of digital media.
Opening Wednesday 2 May, 6–8pm
2 May – 19 May 2012
Passages brings together a selection of Brisbane based artists who make text-based artworks, including zines, catalogue essays and ephemera that engage the spaces of visual art and critical writing. It will investigate how text and language have been used to open up the possibilities for making and discussing art practice. This project explores a range of the ways that text can be used as a graphic/creative form – as well as a space for critical reflection and observation in art practice. It will highlight how a range of Brisbane artists approach the relationship between language as signification, language as critical response, and the hybrid spaces between these sites of connection. This project wants to foreground how this approach to art making can be a productive and exciting space of creative and critical activity in the age of digital media.
16.4.12 | IMA Panel - 'Has the Brisbane ARI bubble burst?'
The IMA is hosting a panel discussion on the topic of 'the rise and fall' of Brisbane artist-run initiatives. Current Projects' very own Brooke Ferguson will be a part of the panel, alongside Chris Bennie, Rachel Haynes and Grant Stevens. If you're interested in the Brisbane ARI scene come to the IMA on Thursday 26 April at 6pm. It promises to be an intriguing discussion!
10.4.12 | On Hiatus - Catherine or Kate
Please join us for On Hiatus, a one night exhibition by Catherine or Kate. This show marks the first of our Pear shaped, one-night editions by collaborating artists.
Wednesday 18 April, 6–8pm.
Studio 3.5 Metro Arts
109 Edward Street, Brisbane.
Wednesday 18 April, 6–8pm.
Studio 3.5 Metro Arts
109 Edward Street, Brisbane.
Image: Weathercam Performance Still, 2011, courtesy the artist(s).
29.3.12 | HE MADE THE GROUND RESOUND WITH HIS FALL - Pirrin Francis
Please join us for the opening of HE MADE THE GROUND RESOUND WITH HIS FALL | New work by Pirrin Francis.
Wednesday 4 April, 6 - 8pm.
Studio 3.5 Metro Arts
109 Edward Street, Brisbane.
Wednesday 4 April, 6 - 8pm.
Studio 3.5 Metro Arts
109 Edward Street, Brisbane.
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13.3.12 | Lefety Levity - Sally Chicken
Current Projects invites you to Lefety Levity, a one-night exhibition by Sally Chicken.
Sally’s practice investigates the relationship between humans and animals and how these relationships change between cultures. Her practice is influenced by her own experiences of living in, and moving between, urban and rural environments. Lefety Levity examines the types of communication, including slippages in understanding, that occur between humans and ‘man’s best friend.’
One night only - Wednesday the 21st of March between 6 and 8pm.
Sally’s practice investigates the relationship between humans and animals and how these relationships change between cultures. Her practice is influenced by her own experiences of living in, and moving between, urban and rural environments. Lefety Levity examines the types of communication, including slippages in understanding, that occur between humans and ‘man’s best friend.’
One night only - Wednesday the 21st of March between 6 and 8pm.
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5.3.12 | FROM/TO (AUS) - Katrin Strobel
Current Projects is excited to invite you to Katrin Ströbel's FROM/TO (AUS).
Katrin Ströbel's (1975 in Pforzheim, Germany) drawings, installations and videos deal with semiotics, (pictorial) languages and cultural codes. Through travel grants and longer stays in Europe, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, the U.S. and Peru, her work has included increasingly more intercultural and socio-political questions, like impacts of urbanism and architecture, migration, borders and intercultural communication. In addition to the political or cultural themes, an important subject has been the basic reflections of the meaning and function of contemporary art in western and non-western contexts.
Katrin Ströbel´s work as been shown in many solo and group exhibitions in Berlin, Frankfurt, New York, Chicago, Lagos, Dakar, Paris, Zürich and Lima. FROM/TO [AUS] is her first show in Australia, and specifically explores links between tourism and migration and the perception of the 'unknown country' that leads both movements.
Acknowledgements: MetroArts, Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, Room 60, Institut for Auslandsbeziehungen
Katrin Ströbel's (1975 in Pforzheim, Germany) drawings, installations and videos deal with semiotics, (pictorial) languages and cultural codes. Through travel grants and longer stays in Europe, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, the U.S. and Peru, her work has included increasingly more intercultural and socio-political questions, like impacts of urbanism and architecture, migration, borders and intercultural communication. In addition to the political or cultural themes, an important subject has been the basic reflections of the meaning and function of contemporary art in western and non-western contexts.
Katrin Ströbel´s work as been shown in many solo and group exhibitions in Berlin, Frankfurt, New York, Chicago, Lagos, Dakar, Paris, Zürich and Lima. FROM/TO [AUS] is her first show in Australia, and specifically explores links between tourism and migration and the perception of the 'unknown country' that leads both movements.
Acknowledgements: MetroArts, Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, Room 60, Institut for Auslandsbeziehungen
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20.2.12 | First Test
Current Projects are the Metro Arts Artist-Run Initiative in Residence for 2012. To launch their residency exhibition program they are creating a group work intended to serve as both an introduction to Current Projects and a comment on the challenges of the collaborative functioning of ARIs.
Join us for our opening event on the evening of the 29th of February.
Join us for our opening event on the evening of the 29th of February.
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9.12.11 | Metro Arts ARI-in-Residence
Current Projects is please to announce that it is the Metro Arts Studio 3.10 ARI-in-Residence for 2012. For details visit the Metro Arts website or like us on facebook for program announcements.
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20.11.11 | New work by Courtney Coombs and Brooke Ferguson
At 16:33 I said my last goodbye and Time and Tide
4pm Friday 25th November 2011
New Farm Park, Brisbane (to the left of the ferry terminal)
4pm Friday 25th November 2011
New Farm Park, Brisbane (to the left of the ferry terminal)