Yirrkala Project 2012
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Successful on 6th Jul 2012 at 2:00AM.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS, ITS BEEN AMAZING.
With the Year 1's at Yirrkala CEC School
Our Flash Night was a success with all the right people turning up. We had a great night sharing our project with supporters and friends. We are now planning Yirrkala 2013, if you would like more information please contact us on
YIRRKALA PROJECT 2012
So Tammy and I are off to Yirrkala in North Eastern Arnhem Land and we need your help.
Yirrkala 2012 will be an incredible project and we are so excited to be presenting it to you. Over the four weeks we are there we will work at the Yirrkala Community School. With a total enrolment of 208 students you can imagine this is a very small and tight knit community, so we are really looking forward to spending time getting to know them and creating an amazing collection of artworks.
Using predominately recycled materials we will be creating a series of large scale (portable) collages and murals which will be inspired by stories told by the students of what their community means to them and what it is like growing up there. Each mural will be accompanied with the stories written in both English and the storyteller’s traditional language (were possible).
"Magical Winter Garden" - a recycled collage for Winter in Banyule Festival 2010
Along with the murals, temporary recycled sculptures, installations and ephemeral land art will be created and we will be showing the kids how to create stop animations as well as creating videos to keep our pozible supporters updated on how we are going. Tammy will not only be working as my assistant but also filming and photographing the project which will form our Yirrkala Project 2012 Video (to be screened at our Melbourne Flash night)
"The Sea Dragon" created from recycled materials at Cubbies Adventure Playground 2010
Guided by the teachers and the students as we create each work we will be talking about the importance of recycling and encouraging the kids to explore their imaginations and invite their parents and the wider community to join us.
OUR AWESOME FLASH NIGHTS
To celebrate this project we will create two amazing flash nights, the first will held at Yirrkala to share the works created with the community and to say thank you for allowing us to work with them.
Our second flash night will held in Melbourne at an amazing venue (at this stage our location is quite secret but don’t worry it will be announced closer to the date). A special preview of our Yirrkala Documentary will launch our Flash night (prior to general public admission) for our $25 plus supporters along with a short artists talk by me. Tammy of course will also be there and we hope to meet as many of you as possible as we enjoy a glass of wine and selection of delicious canapes, view the works created by the Yirrkala Community and share our stories.
OUR ONGOING EXCHANGE PROGRAM
During our Melbourne Flash night we will also be creating a giant collage which all are invited to help add to. This we will be sending up to Yirrkala along with their original artworks to say thank you and continue on our idea of the exchange program of stories and artworks between the Yirrkala Community and Melbourne.
The first stage of our exchange program will begin at Cubbies, Fitzroy Adventure Playground (the backyard for the Atherton Gardens Housing Estate) where I will be creating a series of small artworks with the children from Cubbies to present to the community upon arrival to introduce our work and set up a dialogue between the children from these two very different communities.
"Recycled Fence Art Project" Cubbies Adventure Playground 2010
The long term goal is to produce a series of beautiful artist's books allowing for an exchange of stories between these two communities which will include artworks and video encouraging the development of a strong friendship and learning experience for all involved.
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YIRRKALA PROJECT 2012
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SO WHO ARE WE
ALL ABOUT CLARE
Originally from Sydney Clare has worked on Community Art Projects in Australia, England and Ireland including curating exhibitions for World Voices at Royal Festival Hall in London and the Art Trail for Mallow Homes and Gardens Festival (the largest of its kind in London) in 2001.
Relocating to Melbourne in 2007 straight from running her first recycled art project at Woodford Folk Festival it wasn’t long before Clare was asked to run the “My St Kilda” mural program at St Kilda Adventure Playground and so it all began.
In 2008 Clare completed the NEISS program which allowed her to combine her love of art and community with her passion for the environment to create Visual Feast Creations.
During the past 5 years Visual Feast Creations has built a strong portfolio working on a wide variety of community based projects for festivals, schools, corporations, councils and community organisations including:
· Ceres School Incursion Programs· Fitzroy Adventure Playground
· Skinners Adventure Playground
· St Kilda Adventure Playground
· Moonee Valley Festival
· St Kilda Festival
· Fun 4 Kids
· Stringybark Festival
· Ikea Community Fence Arts Project
· Moreland City Council
· Warrnambool City Council
· Port Philip City Council
· Stonnington City Council
"Ikea Community Fence Art Project" at Ferncourt Primary School Marrickville Sydneywith Zest Events, photography by Matthew Veneables
It has been an exciting ride and we are so ready
to take it to the next level.ALL ABOUT TAMMY
Originally also from Sydney (though Tammy and Clare did not meet or work together until 2010) Tammy is a talented props maker, photographer, photographic stylist, production director and all round creative genius who has worked consistently on a wide variety of music video and film projects as well as a number of television productions since graduating in 2007 from the Enmore Design Centre in Sydney.
Her wide variety of work includes:
“Playschool” (ABC), Sydney - Casual Assistant Designer (2010)
“The Adventures of Lawrence Leung - Buyer / Dresser (2010)
”Chaser Broadcasting (ABC) Sydney - Buyer / Dresser (2010)
“Escapism” Claymation Music Video, Texas Snowday, Triple J unearthed competition (2011)
“Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (ABC)” - Art Department Assistant Casual (2011)
WASHINGTON EP “Neatly Staked” - Production Designer Tooth and Claw (2011)
WILDFLOWER Fashion Film for label Wildflower - Art Director (2012)
WASHINGTON presents “Insomnia” Production design - Slow Motion visuals, Performance at the Sydney Opera House, Tooth and Claw (2012)
And the list goes on
Tammy began working as an artist’s assistant with Visual Feast Creations in 2010 and now also works as a lead artist on projects for Community Festivals and Schools. Amazingly both creatively and with children this project would just not be the same without her.
SO HOW WILL WE USE YOUR POZIBLE DONATIONS
Good question and we have the answers. Your wonderful donations will go towards covering the
Costs of airfares for both Tammy and Clare
Living expenses for Tammy and Clare whilst in Yirrkala
Our non-recycled art materials such as paints, glue and brushes
Courier deliveries of art materials from Darwin
Returning of the Murals/Collages to Yirrkala once our Melbourne flash night is over
Making our Flash Nights even more spectacular
Our Melbourne Flash Night Catalogue
Production of the Yirrkala Documentary
Our Artists books for Cubbies and Yirrkala
We are so looking forward to having you on board and can't wait to share our project with you.
Welcome aboard you will now appear on our Facebook Wall of Fame and once we are at Yirrkala will become part of our journey with regular eyejot videos emailed to you letting you know what we have been up to and how the project is going.
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Thanks for the support not only will you be receiving regular video updates through our eyejot account your name will now appear amongst our special friends on facebook and you will be receiving one of our original postcards directly from Arhnam Land
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Est. delivery is Jul 25
Your invited to come along and help us celebrate our Pozible Campaign. We will be holding a special viewing of "The Happy Movie" from the Academy Award Nominee Roko Belic. A beautiful movie that will have you laughing and crying all in celebration of what makes people HAPPY all around this amazing planet of ours. We will be holding this celebration from 1pm Saturday 7th July at the Mission to Seafarers Chapel (717 Flinders St Docklands) popcorn provided and children under 12 free.
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So for your reward you will go on our facebook wall of fame, receive regular video email updates via our eyejot account and recieve one of our original postcards from Arhnam Land. You will also be on our guest list to preview our Yirrkala Project Video at our Melbourne Flashnight before the doors open to the general public whilst enjoying canapies and wine.
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Feeling a bit more generous you will be kindly rewarded, amongst the eyejot video updates, facebook wall of fame, our original postcards from Arhnam Land and your special guest invite to our Melbourne Flashnight watch out for your own limited edition A4 sized prints of one of the works we create during our time at Yirrkala. And to add even more spice to your reward you will be listed on all print media as one of our sponsors.
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Est. delivery is Jul 25
So you love our project, we love you even more. To show our gratitude not only do you receive all of the above but you will also receive your own copy of one of the Artists Books we create during our time at Yirrkala and a listing in our Yirrkala Project 2012 Video credts.
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A very big thank you coming your way as one of our Primary Sponsors. Your kind donation will be shouted to the rooftops via our facebook wall of fame, a listing on our blog and all print media including the official flashnight catalogue and a listing in our credits on the Yirrkala Project 2012 Video. You will be kindly treated as one of our special guests who will be invited to preview our Yirrkala Video before the flashnight opens to the general public and receive a limited edition A4 sized print of one of the works created in Yirrkala amongst your eyejot updates, postcard and artists book.
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Est. delivery is Jul 25
As one of our major sponsors you will be given the full VIP treatment. For the duration of the project your logo or name will be highlighted on our facebook wall of fame, appear in a special section of our blog for all to see along with being featured in our Flashnight Catalogue (and all print media) and credited on our Yirrkala Project 2012 Video. And for a special treat Tammy and I will come along and run a recycled workshop for you and up to 20 guests in your office, home or venue of your choice (Melbourne area only) (and don’t forget the special A4 print and artists book)
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So you want to be a Corporate all the trimmings sponsor well here is your reward. Your logo on all print media, correspondence, press releases, facebook wall of fame and our blog and the Yirrkala Project 2012 Video credits. A recycled art workshop for up to 30 participants to create your own original mural (theme will be designed to your requirements (2-3hr workshop, Melbourne Area Only). An A4 print of one of the works created in Yirrkala. A CD with 10 images from our time spent in Yirrkala for you to print and distribute to your clients and corporate partners along with a dvd copy of our Yirrkala Doco. A hand crafted limited edition artists book containing images created by Clare, Tammy and the Yirrkala Community.
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Est. delivery is Jul 25