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Floortalk - Beyond Real Part 2, Making a Scene
19/11/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

Floortalks at 1 pm on the first Saturday after each exhibition opening at ACP are becoming increasingly popular. The Beyond Real Making a Scene artists Brendan Lee, George Parkin and Rose Farrell and curator Alasdair Foster introduced gallery visitors to the works and their history Saturday 19 November.

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George Parkin and Rose Farrell discuss the making of their work Random Acts with gallery visitors
ACP director and curator Alasdair Foster introduces Rose Farrell and George Parkin.
Brendan Lee with still images from his video work Shootin' From the Hip, a 52 min dual screen projection
Floortalk visitors with Natalie Brem's Art Crawl group listen in on Alasdair Foster's presentation of the works on loan from NGA.
Floortalks at ACP increase in popularity.

Opening - Beyond Real Part 2, Making a Scene
17/11/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

A great crowd turned up for the opening night of the second part of Beyond Real Making a Scene at Australian Centre for Photography Thursday 17 November 2005.

The 56 works exhibited span a period of two centuries' photomedia tableaux practice with artists from Australia, US and Europe. With a majority of the works on loan from National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, Sydneysiders are given a great opportunity to view this selection of the collection together with works by Rosemary Laing, Arthur Tress, Calum Colvin and others.

Beyond Real artists Rose Farrell and George Parkin and Brendan Lee from Melbourne visited and met with Senior Curator of Photography from National Gallery, Gael Newton. Beyond Real is curated by Alasdair Foster and runs til 24 December.

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NGA Anne O'hehir, Beyond Real artists Rose Farrell and George Parkin, NGA Senior Curator of Photography Gael Newton, Beyond Real artist Brendan Lee and ACP director Alasdair Foster.
Sydney photographer Ian Dodd and Alasdair Foster in Gallery One
George Parkin and Gael Newton in Gallery One. Calum Colvin's work Narcissus seen in the back ground.
Brendan Lee talks with Alasdair Foster
Crowding up at ACP. Curatorial Manager Bec Dean in conversation with gallery visitors.

Lecture - Martin Parr
13/10/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

There was an overwhelming response to Martin Parr's ACP lecture on Saturday 8 October. Martin Parr talked about his career and generously shared his experiences as a photographer followed by questions from the audience and book signing.

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The lecture took place at Paddington & Woollahra RSL to accommodate the high demand.
Trent Parke, Minutes to Midnight artist and Luke Roberts, Beyond Real artist
Robert McFarlane, critic and photographer, Dean Sewell, photographer and Martin Parr
Martin Parr signs books for his fans

Floortalk - Beyond Real Part 1
13/10/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

The Beyond Real floortalk was held Saturday 8 October 2005 offering an informal introduction and discussion with the artists Peter Burke and Luke Roberts, and Gael Newton from NGA and Alasdair Foster, ACP director and Beyond Real curator. These free, informal floortalks are held the first Saturday after every exhibition opening.

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Gael Newton, senior curator of photography at National Gallery of Australia and Alasdair Foster, ACP director and Beyond Real curator, discuss the works on loan from NGA
Peter Burke talks with floortalk guests about his 3x6 meters billboards Honesty™ and Revelation™ exhibited in the foyer at ACP

Opening - Beyond Real Part 1
13/10/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

Beyond Real, the two part exhibition presented under a partnership agreement with National Gallery of Australia was opened Thursday 6 October 2005 with a speech by Rupert Myer. The exhibition features photomedia tableaux of the 20th and 21st centuries with international and historical works on loan from the national collection together with works by contemporary Australian artists Peter Burke, Ray Cook, Luke Roberts and Polixeni Papapetrou. The exhibition runs until Saturday 12 November.

See Also: Transcript of opening speech by Rupert Myer

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Gallery visitors view the work of Bernard Faucon
Joanna Capon and Andrew Horsley
Rupert Myer, Gael Newton (NGA and Joanna Capon (ACP chair)
Gael Newton with Martin Parr, who was visiting Sydney for his ACP lecture on 8 October
Rupert Myer and ACP director and Beyond Real curator Alasdair Foster
Bill Nuttall introduces Beyond Real artist Peter Burke to Martin Parr

Floortalk - Art ConneXions
04/09/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

Art Connexions Floor Talk at Australian Centre for Photography Saturday at 1pm, September 3, 2005. Shaun Gladwell, Art ConneXions artist, talks with gallery visitors about his experience and the artists' works made during residencies in Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Sydney earlier this year.

Opening - Art ConneXions
04/09/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

Art ConneXions was officially opened by Rainer Manke, director of Goethe Institut Sydney. Guests at the opening included the artist Shaun Gladwell, Katie Major from Sydney College of the Arts and Nicki Novy from the Goethe Institut. The exhibition is accompanied by a beautifully made catalogue which is available in limited release from ACP reception.

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Bec Dean, Katie Major and Nicki Novy
Teche Noble, Shaun Gladwell and Alasdair Foster
Mr and Mrs Rainer Manke
Guests at the Opening

Floortalk - Malice in Wonderland
02/06/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

ACP was bursting at the seams when 300 people came along for the floortalk by celebrated Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf and exhibition curator Paco Barragán. In the end the artist gave two one-hour-long presentations, guiding his audience through the exhibition Elegance and Perversity and discussing his beautiful but disturbing images.

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Erwin Olaf
Erwin Olaf talks about his controversial image of Diana
Exhibition curator Paco Barragán
Visitors arriving at the centre
Erwin Olaf describing the making of his series Mature

Opening - Elegance & Perversity
02/06/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

Kicking off with close to 500 guests, Elegance & Perversity has seen a fantastic response from both media and public alike. The exhibition by Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf and curator Paco Barragán, 'The Men in White', marks the end of our Winter season. It's a show not to be missed and continues at the ACP until August 28.

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Alasdair Foster and Tugi Balog
Guests arriving for the exhibition opening
Erwin Olaf and Paco Barragán
Erwin Olaf and Tony Oxley
Elizabeth Ann Macgregor and Anna Waldmann
Bec Dean and Omur Foad

Floortalk - Mirror Worlds
02/06/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

The Australian Centre for Photography holds floortalks every Saturday that follows an exhibition opening. Mirror Worlds curators Zoe Butt from Queensland Art Gallery and Bec Dean (ACP) presented the works to a large crowd in an informal floortalk Saturday May 28.

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Zoe Butt from Queensland Art Gallery

Opening - Mirror Worlds
02/06/2005 - Images © Adela Andelic, Text Marie Lodge

Mirror Worlds contemporary video from Asia opened on Thursday 26 May to a young crowd. The work by eight artists comprises the first all-video art show at Australian Centre for Photography. Mirror Worlds kept the crowd interested with the art works and their varied subject matters, humour and styles.

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Joanna Capon, Chair of board of directors & Alasdair Foster, Director ACP
Mirror Worlds at ACP

Art ConneXions
26/04/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

Jay Yao (Canada/Philippines) and Nicola Meitzner (Germany) have been on a residency in Sydney working with local artist Shaun Gladwell. The residency is part of a pan-Asian project called Art ConneXions. Shaun will go next to Kuala Lumpur and Jay to Manila. Meanwhile other residencies are running in Auckland, Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Melbourne and Singapore.

Initiated by the Goethe-Institut in Asia, Art ConneXions involves residencies for 18 artists in nine locations in the Asia Pacific region, integrating German artists with those from Asia, Australia and New Zealand. In Sydney, Art ConneXions is curated by the Australian Centre for Photography and hosted by Sydney College of the Arts and Sherman Galleries. The work produced on this residency, along with that from residencies in Kuala Lumpur and Manila, will be shown at the Australian Centre for Photography in September 2005.

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Nicola Meitzner
Shaun Gladwell
Jay Yao

Floortalk - PNG
01/04/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

The floor talks are held the first Saturday of the exhibition period at 1 pm at Australian Centre for Photography. The informal nature of the floor talk gives gallery audiences a chance meet with the artists. Here Paul Blackmore and Stephen Dupont talk about the making of their work and answer questions about their images of Papua New Guinea, Saturday 9 April 2005.

New Staff
01/04 /2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text Alasdair Foster

The ACP is pleased to welcome three new staff members. Dale and Bec join us from Perth and Torunn from Oslo.

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Torunn Momtazi (Program Coordinator), Bec Dean (Curator) and Dale Hollingsworth (General Manager)

Opening and Floortalk - Sticky Fingers
14/03/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

The ACP Gallery was again filled to capacity, with a record breaking crowd for the opening night of Red Eyes Sticky Fingers 24 February. Artists from the exhibition met with gallery visitors at the floor talk Director's Cut Saturday 26 February.

Beer 'n' Yarns
14/03/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP Program

Trent Parke and Narelle Autio captivated their audience with Beer 'n' Yarns at Paddington & Woollahra RSL Thursday 3 Feb

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Narelle Autio and Trent Parke
Audience at the RSL

Floortalk - Minutes to Midnight
21/02/2005 - Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text Marie Lodge

ACP was filled to capacity for Trent Parke's floor talk on the 8th of January. Visitors were eager to hear Trent discuss his work.

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Crowd attending floortalk
Trent Parke with crowd
Trent Parke discussing his work

Opening - Minutes to Midnight
21/02/2005 - Images © Alen Jerinic, Text Marie Lodge

Trent Parke's Minutes to Midnight exhibition opened on the 6th January to a busy night. Record numbers turned out for the opening of the show and have continued throughout the exhibition. The Magnum photographer's images of an intense and darkly beautiful Australia, captured during a two year road trip, proved to be a winner with both the public and the press.