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WALKABOUT ART PRIZE IN CONJUNCTION WITH NAIDOC WEEK OPEN TO ALL INDIGENOUS ARTISTS
An exciting Indigenous art expo is planned to be staged at TAP Gallery, which is a long running community gallery close to the Sydney CBD. The aim of this inaugural event is give emerging Indigenous artists a platform to display their work during the NAIDOC Week celebrations. The WALKABOUT Art Prize has the support of the City of Sydney and will be included in their 2010 program of events for NAIDOC Week. The event will be well promoted through Koori Radio as well as main stream media. The gala opening will feature a Presentation Night where the attending public are invited to vote for their favorite work in the 'People's Choice Art Prize'. An encouragement Award will also be presented to a young emerging artist. The evening will include a Smoking Ceremony, Welcoming Ceremony, special guest speaker, live Indigenous music and catering by Indigenous caterers. We expect over 500 to attend the Presentation Night and over 2,000 to view the exhibition during NAIDOC week. TAP Gallery is a large space with over 900 Sq meters to display artwork. It is aimed to show at least 100 Indigenous artists, giving them all an opportunity to sell their work. TAP Gallery has many Aboriginal artists on its data base, and will be reaching out to other organisations and the Indigenous community to source new talent The WALK ABOUT Art Prize is intended to be an annual event to placed on the official calendar. ART & CRAFT MARKET THIS SUNDAY 18TH JULY FROM 11-5PM
TAP 21ST BIRTHDAY SHOW MEDIA RELEASE
TAP TURNS 21 TAP Gallery will be celebrating the amazing 21 years of contribution to the arts & culture of independent Sydney next week, with a huge exhibition, open to all artists. Since TAP's inception in 1989 over 10,000 artists and performers have utilised the space in an extraordinary variety of diverse art practices. TAP has not only provided an exhibition space for visual artists, it has also supported the performing arts featuring contemporary dance events and given fresh Sydney play writes there first showing. Many experimental burlesque shows have been staged at TAP, as well as film, poetry & songwriting. You will witness some of these amazing & talented performers that have graced TAP Gallery on the TAPESTRY Night, TAP's 21st Birthday supper show. ARTISTS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT WORK The art exhibition opens Wednesday 21st July 6-9pm, and is free to the public to attend. All artists are welcome to participate and exhibit their work and all mediums including sculpture, photography, printmaking and painting will be on display. To celebrate TAP's 21st year this mini festival will culminating with a fantastic burlesque performance party on 24th July not to be missed. Performers on the program represent some of the finest in underground Sydney: Tug Dumbly, Benito Defonzo, John Maddox, Mia Mortal, Pterodactyl Man, and even manager Lesley Dimmick who has in the past graced the stages of night clubs such as the Manzil Room in the 80's will get up on stage. The Order of Perpetual Indulgence will give it's blessing and will be some special surprise in store with a warning of some nudity, so those guest who are easily shocked should leave it at the door. TAP Gallery has supported emerging visual artists & community groups since 1989. TAP Gallery: 278 Palmer St Darlinghurst (One block from Oxford St) YOUR INVITATION TO CELEBRATE 21 YEARS OF TAP SATURDAY 24TH JULY 8-11PM INCLUDES LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT - BURLESQUE, COMEDY, POETRY & DANCE + SUPPER SHOW
ECCO HOMO - BRENDAN O'DOWD
"Ecce Homo" is a Latin phrase literally translated as "Behold the man", it is therefore exquisitely suitable as the name of this exhibition of male nudes and painting of homo erotic themes.
ADAM MURPHY - FORECAST
Adam Murphy is originally from the Blue Mountains, New South Wales moving to Coogee, Sydney in his teens.
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