2020
Image by Thomas Henning with Wayang Polah and Survive!Garage
Rumah Lengger
We are proud to support Rumah Lengger, a foundation founded by Banyumasan dancer and choreographer Rianto to help preserve and support the new generation of creative art practitioners in East Java. This is a trailer of a film about 3 generations of Lengger dancers, a form of cross-gender dance unique to the area.
Production Image from What Am I Supposed To Do (WAISTD) 2019. Photo: Gregory Lorenzutti
Take Over! 2020
Take Over! is a unique partnership between Arts Centre Melbourne and Melbourne Fringe. The program supports visionary artists to push their creative boundaries. Through an open-call out to mid-career and established artists, the program has commissioned and presented three exciting and ambitious world premieres annually since 2017. In 2020, Take Over! is taking a different approach and will be both an online and live project. We are pleased to support the project together with Anne Runhardt & Glenn Reindel.
Collective-Kolektif: an Indonesia-Australia dialogue on artist collectives
19–20 March 2020
Hosted by Bus Projects and Liquid Architecture
‘Collective-Kolektif’ hosted Indonesian collectives including KUNCI Cultural Studies Center, Ace House, OMNI space, Ruang MES 56, and ruangrupa; alongside Melbourne-based groups, This Mob, Her Africa Is Real, All Conference, Hyphenated Projects, eleven-collective, and Sound School.
Artist collectives today can be understood as political, industrial, and artistic approaches to self-organisation with creatives collectivising with the aim of achieving forms of autonomy. Historically, a number of Indonesian collectives have formed out of friendships, shared ideologies or political agendas as well as the lack of public funding for developing the arts. Meanwhile, in Melbourne, the artist-run-initiative scene has typically functioned as an enabler or producer, with the founding of collectives making space for emerging and experimental practices post-university. However, Australia has seen a re-emergence of artist collectives as political acts of artistic independence and platforms for alternative narratives.
Through discussions, ‘Collective-Kolektif’ asked how and why artists work together; what are the conditions required for collectives to thrive; and what is the role of learning and exchange in collectives?
This 2-day discussion was hosted by Bus Projects and Liquid Architecture at their new location at Collingwood Yards. The event was a partnership between Project Eleven, All Conference, CAST Research and Public Engagement groups at RMIT University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Monash University, and the Asia Institute of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne, with support from The Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS).
Artist Residency - Dias Prabu and Australian Tapestry Workshop
Batik artist Dias Prabu undertook a 3-week residency with the Australian Tapestry Workshop in March 2020, following his solo exhibition at 16albermarle in Sydney. As part of his residency, he gave workshop on the art and techniques of ‘batik tulis’.
Image by Thomas Henning with Wayang Polah and Survive!Garage
HuRU-haRA at Asia TOPA 2020
Project Eleven is pleased to support HuRU-hARa at Abbotsford Convent from 20 February - 1 March 2020.
HuRU-hARa features avant-garde artists from across Australia and the Nusantara archipelago of South East Asia, drawing on lo-fi, DIY aesthetics and street culture to transform the Convent’s Industrial School and Sacred Heart courtyard into a living installation and non-stop party. From projections to pop up performances, the installation will evolve around a lo-fi dive bar and hotplate street eats, open from 7pm to late each night. HuRU-hARa will bring together experimental artists working in visual art, sculpture, video, live music, street and graffiti art, performance and dance.
Hades Fading - Asia TOPA 2020
La Mama Theatre
Indonesia Calling 2020
In association with the Australia Indonesia Arts Forum, 16albermarle Project Space, Indo Art Link and Project Eleven present Exhibition #4 Indonesia Calling 2020 featuring art from 29 Artists, 11 Collectives showcasing over 100 Artworks.
Indonesia Calling 2020 paints a picture of life in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic. It comprises a curated gallery exhibition featuring over 100 artworks by 29 leading artists from Bandung, Yogyakarta, Jakarta and Bali, and an online presentation, Pasar Seni (Indonesian Art Market) a web platform through which audiences can connect with 11 of Indonesia’s leading art collectives to learn about their work and buy art from their members.
Indonesia is among the 30 countries most affected by the pandemic, with the World Health Organisation confirming 361 867 cases as of Sunday 18 October 2020. By presenting a picture of life on the ground in Indonesia, the project aims to raise awareness in Australia and to encourage aid initiatives in any form. All proceeds from art sales will go back to the artists and their communities.
The title Indonesia Calling 2020 echoes an Australian documentary Indonesia Calling, directed by Joris Ivens in 1946. The film describes a great effort by both Australians and Indonesians to refuse the service of Dutch ships containing arms and ammunition destined for Indonesia to suppress the country’s independence movement. Inspired by a similar camaraderie, Indonesia Calling 2020 is our way to lend a helping hand to the Indonesian people.
Presented by the Australia Indonesia Arts Forum, Indonesia Calling 2020 is a partnership between 16albermarle Project Space, Project Eleven and Indo Art Link - three entities which have worked for several years to build connections between the arts and artists in Indonesia and Australia. The exhibition aims to strengthen links within these networks while supporting Indonesian artists, who in turn support their communities within the close-knit Indonesian art scene.