Nancy’s Lockdown Silver Lining

Nancy’s Lockdown Silver Lining

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Not everything about Covid was doom and gloom. I found a silver lining in creating images in drawers for a solo exhibition. We were in lockdown, so writer Flora Sciarra had to interview me by Zoom. The North and West Melbourne News published her article in the Summer 2021 issue on page 9. Flora's main focus was my exhibition planned for the City Library Gallery in December 2021. After the article's publication, the library asked me to extend the exhibition for an additional two months, to 9 March 2022. This I was very pleased to do. (Click on the photo or title to view the article.)
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The New Greening

The New Greening

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The Institute for Art and Innovation in Berlin holds an online exhibition annually as part of their Social Art Awards. In 2021, the exhibition had the theme 'Can Art Catalyze Change Towards a New Greening?'. I entered my work City Reimagined and was chosen as one of the top 100 artists. The Institute published works by the selected artists in the book The New Greening. It was launched at the Zero Waste Berlin Festival in September 2021. Information about my work is on pages 166-67. (Click on the photo or title to view the article.)
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Artists Create a Magic Space

Artists Create a Magic Space

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Several artists from River Studios created a gallery at The Pavilion in Fitzroy Gardens from July to December 2021. Writer Ellen O’Brien interviewed me about the exhibition, called CoLab Arts in the Park. The North and West Melbourne News published the story in the Spring 2021 issue, p. 9. (Click on the title or photo to view the story.)
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Antique Nails Tell a New Story in Nancy’s Brooches

Antique Nails Tell a New Story in Nancy’s Brooches

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I was thrilled when a friend offered me some original nails from the roof of her 1870s home that was being repaired. I used the nails in brooches I created for the 2021 Australian National Brooch Show. The local North and West Melbourne News published the story in the Winter 2021 issue, page 7. The story was written by Annette McQuarrie. (Click on the photo or title to view the article.)
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Creativity Flows Freely in This Group

Creativity Flows Freely in This Group

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Creativity Cluster, the group I facilitate, was featured in a news article prior to our exhibition 'De-Construction/Re-Construction'. The exhibition was held in the Dirty Dozen display cases in the underpass to the train station below Flinders Street. The article appeared in the 3 October 2020 issue, Victorian edition of The Senior, on page 9. (Click on the photo or title to view the article.)
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Instagram Live with Incube8r Gallery

Instagram Live with Incube8r Gallery

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During lockdown, Elle-May Michael from Incube8r Gallery interviewed me on Instagram Live. I had an opportunity to talk about my rather strange arts practice of found object assemblage. View this post on Instagram A post shared by in.cube8r | handmade shops (@incube8r)
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Australian Artist Makes a Mark with Recycled Art

Australian Artist Makes a Mark with Recycled Art

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This article reported on the launch of my solo exhibition ‘From the Streets of Vientiane’. It was held at The Secret Art and Wine Bar in Vientiane, Laos. The Australian Ambassador to Laos, His Excellency Mr Jean-Bernard Carrasco, launched the exhibition. The exhibition was run as a benefit. Proceeds from sales were donated to the Cultural Studies Series project - the Big Brother Mouse publication of a book by Lao young adults for Lao young adults called The Pen Reflects My Life. The article by Visith Teppalath appeared in the Vientiane Times on 19 September 2019, p. 8, in the Entertainment section. The Vientiane Times is the major English-language newspaper in Laos. Vientiane Times (Click on the photo or title to view the article.)
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One Artist’s Journey to River Studios

One Artist’s Journey to River Studios

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This is the first article published about how I started creating my niche ‘art from trash’ wall sculptures. It appeared in the North and West Melbourne News in the Summer 2018-2019 edition, p 17, in the Arts and Entertainment section. North Melbourne is where I live, and West Melbourne is where River Studios is located. The North and West Melbourne News is therefore my local community newspaper on two counts. The photo was taken when I was running an Art from Trash drop-in workshop for the North Melbourne Spring Fling festival. (Click on the photo or title to view the article.)
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Polywaffle Arts Program on Channel 31

Polywaffle Arts Program on Channel 31

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The Polywaffle arts program on Channel 31 featured a short interview with me about my found object assemblage art. Natalia Palacio filmed the interview and Luke Seeka edited it. The interview was broadcast on 5 October 2018 and repeated on 11 October. Channel 31 is a Melbourne community television station. (Click on the photo or title to see the video.)
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