2011 Exhibitions
The UNDERGRADUATE: Exhibition & Awards supporting Victorian tertiary visual arts students
6 July to 21 October 2011
FINALISTS: Ness Alexandra / Leonie Allan / Julie Andrews /Troy Argyros / Peter Austin / Kelly Brett/ Colm Connolly / Martina Copley / Tristan Da Roza / Jason Fujiwara / Lucy Hardie/ Heidi Holmes / Kathy Holowko / Ying Huang/ Nathan Jokovich / Martin Lang / Sandra Levin/ Kristin Lewis / Georgia MacGuire/ Marlize Myburgh / Jacquelyn Neale/ Naomi Nicholls / Aaron O’Brien / Ayfer Ocal / Laura Owsianka / Tricia Page / Julia Peardon/ Claudia Phares / Stephanie Jane Rampton / Johann Rashid / Trudy Rice / Anna Rowbury/ Senye Shen / Benjamin Silver / Caitlin Sivyer/ Madé Spencer-Castle / Prue Stevenson/ Lyndal May Stewart / Adie Teubert/ Josephine Trencher / Ri Van Veen/ Nicholas Werrett / Belinda Williamson/ Nicole Willis / Michelle Yann
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AWARDED ARTISTS:
HEIDI HOLMES: WINNER OF THE TOYOTA COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD partnered by ANNA PAPPAS GALLERY - $2000 Cash Prize from Toyota plus inclusion in a group exhibition in 2012 with one of Melbourne’s leading contemporary art galleries, Anna Pappas Gallery, Prahran.
SENYE SHEN: WINNER OF THE CITY OF PORT PHILLIP AWARD -A mentored exhibition at The Gallery, St Kilda Town Hall in 2012 including an exhibition budget of $1000 from Toyota.
MARTIN LANG: WINNER OF THE HOBSONS BAY CITY COUNCIL AWARD -A mentored exhibition at The Substation in 2012 includingan exhibition budget of $1000 from Toyota.
CURATOR Ken Wong JUDGES Anna Pappas - Director, Anna Pappas Gallery, Louisa Scott - Curator, Arts & Festivals, City of Port Phillip & Tania Blackwell - Coordinator Arts & Culture,Hobsons Bay City Council
The Butterfly Effect - emerging artists from the cities of Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip & beyond
30 March to 24 June 2011
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EXHIBITING ARTISTS Kim Anderson, Glen Barton, Wendy Beatty, Julia Bilecki, Graham Brindley, Robert Bruce, Melissa Cameron, Alexander Dathe, Lynda Dingley, Megan Evans, Kirstin Finlayson, John Gambardella, Matthew Harding, Jessica Honey, Caroline Ierodiaconou, Amaya Iturri, Anna Jacobson, Elizabeth James, Danuta Karski, Julie Keating, Amy Kennedy, Janetta Kerr-Grant, Philippe Le Miere, Jessica Ledwich, Rosie Lovell, Larissa MacFarlane, Christina Markin, Aaron Martin, Toby Matheson, Ian McKinnon, Louise Molloy, Rebecca Monaghan, Yuki Nakano, Hilda Nixon, Bradley O’Connor, Sharron Okines, Olga Pasechnikova, Shining Rainbow, Satu Rantanen, Anna Robertson, Debbie Robinson, Emma Rochester, D.M. Ross, Jack Rowland, Sarah Schembri, Robert Scholten, Ema Shin, James Tapscott, Daisy Watkins-Harvey, Michelle Watson, Dominique Wylestone, Jack Wylestone CURATOR Ken Wong
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Image That chair, a country road and a woman in a floral dress and red boots (detail) by Glen Barton
2010 Exhibitions
Of Snowflakes & Spacetime - life, symmetry & the evolution of the universe
27 October 2011 to 18 March 2011
Download Of Snowflakes & Spacetime exhibition catalogue here (pdf 2.9MB)
The Toyota Community Spirit Gallery presented the 6th Annual Indoor Outdoor Sculpture exhibition entitled Of Snowflakes & Spacetime - life, symmetry & the evolution of the universe and features the works of 69 Victoria sculptors. The event was officially opened by Dr Chris McAuliffe, Director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art at The University of Melbourne. The evening was hosted by Myf Warhurst and featured the announcement of the 2010 $10,000 Toyota Community Spirit Artist Travel Award. Find out more about the winner and the shortlisted artists here
Exhibitors HELEN ALEXANDER, JULIA M ANDERSON, CHARLES AQUILINA, MARYNES AVILA, ALIEY BALL, JODI BLOKKEERUS, DRASKO BOLJEVIC, CHERELYN BREARLEY, CARLISLE, KATRINA CARTER, VLADIMIR CHIROKOV, CONRAD CLARK, BETTY COLLIER, JULIE COLLINS & DEREK JOHN, TIM CRAKER, JIM CURRY, DALIA, ANDREI DAVIDOFF, REHGAN DE MATHER, REBECCA DELANGE, SEAN DIAMOND, MELANIE FITZMAURICE, AVIS GARDNER, MANDY GUNN, ROBERT HAGUE, CRAIG HAIRE, LUCIE HALLENSTEIN, PETER HANNAFORD, ASHLEE HOPE, NICK ILTON, GIOVANNA INSERRA, RUDI JASS, GABY JUNG, HANIF KHAIRI, MARCO LUCCIO, CRAIG MACDONALD, ANGELA MACDOUGALL, DAVID MARSHALL, SHEENA MATHIESON, JANICE MCCARTHY, CARRIE MCGRATH, SALLY MILLER, LENNI MORKEL-KINGSBURY, MTOKIO, TRACY MUIRHEAD, MIKE NICHOLLS, GAEL O’LEARY, MIRTA OURO, CRISTINA PALACIOS, HELEN PALLIKAROS, PENNY PARKINSON, JASON PATTEN, LOUIS PATTERSON, CHANDRA PAUL, CARMEN REID, FATIH SEMIZ, JULIE SHIELS, SHOSO SHIMBO, BRENDON TAYLOR, SHOLTO TURNER, MARY VAN DEN BROEK, RI VAN VEEN, SIMON VENTURI, KATE VIVIAN, LIZ WALKER, CARMEL WALLACE, ANTHEA WILLIAMS, KEVIN YOUNG curator KEN WONG. Download invitation here
PaRing Gallery - An exhibition building pathways between first Australian Culture and the Melbourne Business Community
7 July to 15 October 2010
Download PaRing Gallery exhibition catalogue here (pdf 2.3MB)
The Looking Glass - Reflections of the Modern World
24 March- 25 June 2010
An exhibition featuring 49 emerging artists from the cities of Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip & beyond.
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2009 Exhibitions
Hybrid
October 7 2009 to March 2010.
Hybrid is the fifth annual indoor outdoor sculpture exhibition at the Toyota Community Spirit Gallery and features the works of 60 Victorian sculptors
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Me and My Toyota 16 June to 25th September. The exhibition was officially opened on 16 June 2009. The winners of the three awards were: $2000 Major Prize Niningka Lewis, $500 Best historical story or image Edie Kurzer & $500 Best Toyota employee entry Gail McDaniel
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2008 Exhibitions
Fear Masks & New Beginnings 27 Feb- 28 May 2008.
Featuring 38 emerging artists from the communities of Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip & beyond.
The Money Myth - living and surviving in a world ruled by uncontrolled development and consumerism '
4 June - 26 August, 2008
Cryptozoology in search of the missing link
Exhibition featuring 56 sculptors. 3 Sept - 21 Nov 2008
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Change an exhibition by Toyota Employees, contractors, and their families. December 3, 2008 until April 2009
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Exhibitions 2007 & 2006
The Garden Path
3 October to 14 November 2007
An exhibition of indoor and outdoor sculpture.
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Crossroads
4 July to 26 September 2007
An exhibition exploring crisis and the need for change in the modern world.
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New Days
4 April to 27 June 2007
An exhibition of Emerging Artists from the communities of Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip and beyond.
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Small World
6 December 2006 to 28 February 2007
An exhibtion by Melbourne based Toyota employees.
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Symbiotics
6 September to 22 November 2006
The art of co-exisitance
An exhibition of indoor and outdoor Sculpture.
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Postcards from Tomorrow
7 June to 30 August 2006
Reflections and new directions on life, technology and nature
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Postmod
22 February to 31 May 2006
An exploration of Postmodernism.
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