The Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre has an opportunity for an experienced writer to formulate a 500 word companion text for an upcoming exhibition, The Feminine Art of Shooting – Beth Kay.
Beth Kay is a Mount Gambier artist working in painting and digital media. Completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at RMIT in 2022, Kay is an emerging artist in Mount Gambier who has developed and extended her painting practice into sport and the art of shooting. Having spent hours at the shooting range honing her target practice skills, Beth began employing the rifle as a powerful tool in her creative practice.
Beth has developed a practice that incorporates both the design of the target and the guns associated to raise broader questions about the gendered practice of marksmanship, the target as an image and the act of shooting itself.
Beth Kay: The Feminine Art of Shooting will showcase a collection of new works, including large, suspended prints and small handmade drawings and notes to be on display in the Margaret Scott Gallery at The Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre from 15 June to 28 July 2024. The exhibition will be suitably accompanied by touring exhibitions Natalya Hughes: The Interior and Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collection in the adjoining galleries.
Key elements of work will include:
This essay will be published online and copies will be available to visitors during the exhibition period. First draft is due 23 May 2024 and final draft is due 3 June 2024.
If you are interested in this opportunity please submit a short outline of your writing experience within a public gallery long with your CV. The 500 word piece will be paid at $1 per word to total $500.00 (plus GST).
For more information or to submit your EOI please contact Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre Team Leader Exhibitions and Collections Chris Clements on 08 8721 2405 or email cclements@mountgambier.sa.gov.au
The Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre, in association with Museums and Galleries Queensland, is offering a professional development opportunity for two emerging artists to work with Australian artist Natalya Hughes on her touring exhibition The Interior. This is a great opportunity for an emerging artist to learn professional practice alongside a high-level Australian artist and her team.
Directed by the artist, the project involves the painting of a large bespoke mural directly on the gallery wall and working with Natalya to place other sculptural artworks inside the gallery.
The project will take place over two days - 11 and 12 June 2024 at The Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre. The exhibition will be displayed from 15 June to 28 July 2024.
The successful applicants will:
If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit at least five images of work you have produced along with your CV by 1 May 1 2024. Artists will be paid a fee of $300 each for their work.
