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$10,000 TOYOTA COMMUNITY SPIRIT ARTIST TRAVEL AWARD 2009

INFORMATION & APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE

All exhibitors in the Toyota Community Spirit Program are eligible to apply for the $10,000 Toyota Community Spirit Artist Travel Award. *

The Artist Travel Award is an initiative designed to provide artists with an opportunity to advance their career and expand their horizons through travel. The award invites artists to conceive a project involving travel either interstate or overseas that they believe has the potential to significantly enhance the development of their artistic career. There is also a $2000 encouragement award presented to one of the finalists. Applications close 21 August 2009.

You must download BOTH the Information for Applicants (pdf 264KB) and the Travel Award Application (word doc 276KB) documents

*Toyota employees are not eligible to apply.

If you have any problems downloading the documents, please email us


Damon Kowarsky - Winner of the 2008 Toyota Community Spirit Artist Travel Award

Damon has begun his travels as part of the Toyota Community Spirit Artist Travel Award. Damon will visit cities including Singapore, Cairo, Barcelona, New York and San Francisco. During this time he will undertake residencies, draw extensively in cities old and new, familiar and completely unknown, and present a solo exhibition at Solander Works on Paper Gallery, Wellington New Zealand.

His WorldNomads Travel Diary can be found here


About the Toyota Community Spirit Gallery

The Toyota Community Spirit Gallery is located in Toyota Australia's corporate headquarters in Port Melbourne at 155 Bertie Street.

The gallery aims to provide space for artists, especially emerging artists to show their work. The gallery opened in July 2004 and runs a continuous program of exhibitions. The program is focused on local artists but also includes works by regional and interstate artists. Currently the works of more than 380 artists have been exhibitied. The space is provided free of charge to exhibiting artists, no commission is charged on sales and Toyota provides an exhibition launch and develops a catalogue for each exhibition.

Artists who have participated in the progam are eligible to apply for the Toyota Community Spirit Artist Travel Award, a $10,000 award given to advance an artists career.

Toyota is working with the Hobsons Bay City Council, City of Port Phillip and Contemporary Sculptors Association on the Toyota Community Spirit project.

The Community Spirit Gallery is open to the public at Toyota Australia's Corporate Headquarters, 155 Bertie St, Port Melbourne Monday to Friday from 1pm to 5pm (closed on public holidays).

More information about Toyota Community Spirit here


2008 Exhibitions

fear masks & new beginning

 

 

Fear Masks & New Beginnings 27 Feb- 28 May. Featuring 38 emerging artists from the communities of Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip & beyond. Download Catalogue (4.36MB)

marika borlaseThe Money Myth - living and surviving in a world ruled by uncontrolled development and consumerism ' 4 Jun - 26 Aug. Download Catalogue (pdf, 4MB)

 

 

Cryptozoology in search of the missing link Exhibition featuring 56 sculptors. 3 Sept - 21 Nov 2008

Download Catalogue (pdf 6.1MB)

 

Change

Change an exhibition by Toyota Employees, contractors, and their families. December 3, 2008 until April 2009 Download Catalogue (pdf 1.8MB)

Exhibitions 2007 & 2006

The Garden Path
3 October to 14 November 2007
An exhibition of indoor and outdoor sculpture.
Download Catalogue

Crossroads
4 July to 26 September 2007
An exhibition exploring crisis and the need for change in the modern world.
Download Catalogue

New Days
4 April to 27 June 2007
An exhibition of Emerging Artists from the communities of Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip and beyond.
Download Catalogue 2.7MB

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.
Download Catalogue

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.
Download Catalogue

 


 

 

Toyota Community Spirit Gallery

CALL FOR ENTRIES - Entries close 22 July 2009

2009 Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

The annual Indoor Outdoor Sculpture exhibition is open to all Victorian based sculptors of any level of experience from emerging to established artists. The exhibition is designed to showcase the diversity and excellence of sculpture practice in Victoria. There is no cost to apply, no commission on sales and a small fee is available to successful applicants to assist with transport and installation. All successful applicants to the Toyota Community Spirit Gallery program are eligible to apply for the $10,000 Toyota Community Spirit Artist Travel Award. Applications close 22 July 2009

You must download both the Information for Applicants and the Application Form

Download Information for Applicants (PDF 1.5MB)

Download Application Form (Word Document 218KB)

 

Inaugural Toyota Community Spirit / Australian Academy of Design

Emerging Sculptor Award

This new initiative is a partnership between Toyota Community Spirit and the Australian Academy of Design in Port Melbourne.

The award is a sponsored solo exhibition (value $5000) for an emerging sculptor in the Clement Meadmore Gallery at the Australian Academy of Design. Submissions can consist of a selection of individual works or a single large scale installation in any medium. To be considered for this award, the applicant must apply for the 2009 Toyota Community Spirit Gallery Indoor Outdoor Sculpture exhibition and complete a separate application for the Emerging Sculptor Award. The award will be launched at the Sculpture & Curators Forum on 7 October 2009.Applications close 22 July 2009.

You must download both the Information for Applicants and the Application Form

Download Information for Applicants - Emerging Sculptor Award (PDF 168KB)

Download Application Form - Emerging Sculptor Award (word doc 184KB)

If you have any problems downloading the documents, please email us


Toyota Community Spirit Gallery presents

me and my TOYOTA an exhibition of images and stories celebrating Toyota's 50th Anniversary in Australia

Now Showing until 24 September 2009

Download Invitation (PDF 237KB)

Download Catalogue (PDF 3.2MB)

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

Toyota Australia, 155 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria (Melway Ref Map 2E B11) Inquiries Ken Wong 0419 570 846 Gallery Hours Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm or by appointment. Closed Public Holidays.

Exhibition features entries by Peter Andrianakis, Junko Azukawa, Lyn Baines, Kylie Baudino, Sue Bayre, Kylie Beard, Paul Benetti, Charles Betteridge, Cara Bowerman, Jackie Brennan, Jim Chan, Georgia Clark, Kim Cotton, Wendilyn Courtney, Verity Croker, Mary Currenti, Felicity Dalgleish, Kath Deighton, Jenny Fraser, Heather Gallagher, Laretta Goodacre, Andrew Green, Julie-Ann Hall, Kim Handley, Pauline Handley, Kathryn Harrison, Mark Hayward, Debbie Hill, Nicolas Hogios, Heather Horrocks, Carole Howe, Susan Jacobsen, Neale Jolly, Cyril James Kerinauia, Carol Kite, Edie Kurzer, John Langford, Niningka Lewis, Margareth Ljubinkovic, Lux, David Marshall, Dr John Martino, Andrew May, Gail McDaniel, Norma McGowan, MR2 Owners Club, of Australia - Victoria Branch, Susan Muldowney, Robert Murrel,Ilona Nelson, Monty Osewald, Bernadette Pilli, Jutta Pryor, Samuel Quadflieg, David Questa, Alex Reznick, Janet Riddell, Pauline Roberts, Darren Ryan, John Ryan, Vin Ryan, Libby Schreiber, Kylie Sirett, Elizabeth Slezak, Carolyn Smith, Robert Smith, Geoff Todd, Anna Tow, Chloe Vallance, Jannette van Eck, Phi Van Nguyen, Dorothy Varellas, Liz Walker, Louise Willis, Guy Willoughby, Emily Windon, Neil Woolmer, Valma Wroblewski, Veronika Zeil, Paul Zivanovic Curator Ken Wong