fortyfivedownstairs Announces Arts Spring Clean And More

fortyfivedownstairs announces their upcoming events and shows including a dozen of Melbourne's clever creatives blurring the boundaries between artist and audience in Arts Spring Clean. There is also a call for entries for the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards 2012. 

Large Gallery: Jo Daniell

Melting
Until Saturday 17 September

In his second exhibition at fortyfivedownstairs, Jo Daniell continues his deep and powerful involvement with the natural world. Melting documents a recent expedition to Antarctica, and the resulting exhibition is an extraordinarily beautiful experience. This is not a frozen white expanse, but a series of captivating sculptural images, in cerulean blues of almost unbelievable intensity.

Small Gallery: Pam Bain
Mapology Melbourne
Until Saturday 17 September

Pam Bain reconfigures the map of Melbourne and its suburbs in these paintings and works on paper. This is not only a playful experiment to transform the current map of Melbourne, but a method that the artist has developed to re-orientate herself in a new city. The grids of the maps we are so familiar with are transformed into colourful interlocking patterned shapes, each with decipherable individual identities.

Theatre : The Dollhouse
Two weeks only, 14 - 25 September

Daniel Schlusser's adaptation of the Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House opens almost exactly 132 years after its premiere in Copenhagen. It is one of the great classic setpieces of Western drama, with its sharply critical attitude towards 19th century marriage, which created a storm of controversy at the time, and for years afterwards.

This is a return to the production Daniel created four years ago, transposing the play to the contemporary aspirational professional class. It was described by writer and theatre critic Alison Croggan as "...an intelligent look at a classic play that shows it to be as sharp as ever in cutting through the superficialities and deceits of contemporary mores." We are looking forward to even more discussion and debate!

Preview: Wednesday 14 September
Dates: Thursday 15 - Sunday 25 September
Times: Tuesday - Saturday 8pm, Sunday 4pm
Tickets: Full $40, Concession $25, Preview $20

Book online or call 03 9662 9966

Coming up in the Gallery

Antonietta Covino-Beehre, Deanna Hitti, and Carolyn Lewens
Tales of Romance, Exploitation and Longing
Tuesday 20 - Saturday 1 October
An exciting exhibition by three master print makers, bringing woodcuts, intaglio, collagraphs and cyanotypes into a new light.
The exhibition runs concurrently with IMPACT 7 printmaking conference hosted by Monash University.

Ding Liren
Landscape, Beauty, Context
Tuesday 20 - Saturday 1 October
Contemporary painting and watercolour on paper from China.
The final exhibition in a series in celebration of the Year of Chinese Culture in Australia.

Coming up in the Theatre

Fourplay 30 September - 9 October
This work by Catalan-Spanish playwright Sergi Belbel is the fourth play in Vicious Fish's four-play Bebel Project - an opportunity to see the kind of contemporary European theatre that seldom reaches our mainstage theatres. We're really looking forward to seeing this latest development from director Scott Gooding

Preview: Friday 30 September
Dates: Saturday 1 - Sunday 9 October
Times: Tuesday - Saturday 7pm, Sunday 5pm
Tickets: Full $27, Conc $17, Group 6+/Tight Tuesday $15

Whiteley's Incredible Blue 13 - 23 October
An extraordinary play by that master of poetic extravagance, Barry Dickins. It's Dickins at the height of his powers, interpreted by director Julian Meyrick and acclaimed actor Neil Pigot.with the Calvert, Fine, George jazz trio.
Only 14 performances! Tickets now available.

Dates: Thursday 13 - Sunday 23 October
Times: Tuesday to Sunday 8pm, Friday & Saturday 8pm & 10pm
Tickets: Full $45, Conc $37.50, Group 10+ $40

Bookings for all fortyfivedownstairs shows: www.fortyfivedownstairs.com tel 9662 9966

Public Arts Event

Arts Spring Clean

We've assembled a delightful dozen creative folk
and they want to meet you!

Artists operating across all disciplines will engage curious members of the public in performances, workshops and intimate face-to-face dates. This is a rare opportunity to blur the boundaries between Artist and Audience, involving makers of all backgrounds and persuasions.

- Mingle with Melbourne's makers
- Chat about their craft
- Work in tandem to tackle art based tasks
- Germinate, cultivate and collaborate

Dating spaces are limited. First in, best dressed.
Arrive 6pm sharp to avoid disappointment.

Bring a healthy dose of curiosity - but maybe leave your cheesy pick up lines at home...

Dates: Monday 26 September
Times: 6pm - 8pm
Tickets: This is a free event

Call for Entries

Entries for the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards 2012 are now open. Arts Victoria and fortyfivedownstairs invite Indigenous artists from Victoria to submit an entry.

In 2012, the prize pool exceeds $50,000 (yep, that's 50 thousand dollars!) comprising of five awards, including: Deadly Art Award, Koori Heritage Trust Acquisition Award, CAL Victorian Indigenous Art Award for Works on Paper and CAL Victorian Indigenous Art Award for Three Dimensional Works

This year we are hoping our new online application form will make the entry process easier to access for all artists. To enter visit www.arts.vic.gov.au/viaaentry

If you have any questions about the entry process, please don't hesitate to call Hannah Presley, Assistant Curator:
Telephone: 03 9662 9966
Email: viaa@fortyfivedownstairs.com
Website: www.fortyfivedownstairs.com

Another triumph for Patricia Cornelius and Do not go gentle...

Last week a group from fortyfivedownstairs was thrilled to accompany Patricia to the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, when she was announced the winner of the Drama Award. I think we all cried.

A wonderful reward for this magnificent play, which was presented by fortyfivedownstairs last year, with a brilliant cast, directed by Julian Meyrick.

So far, Patricia has been awarded the PatRick White Award for Drama, the NSW Premier's Literary Award, and now Victoria. Those of you who saw this very beautiful play are part of an extremely exclusive group - but we really hope that the major companies will take another look at this outstanding play. Incidentally, Do not go gentle... is also shortlisted for the Awgies (Australian Writers' Guild) and the W.A Premier's Literary Award... Fingers crossed!

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Since 2002 fortyfivedownstairs, a not-for-profit organisation, has offered an evocative urban space and a personalised servIce To an eclectic mix of artists for theatre, visual arts, forum, music and dance .

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