1 Artist Information Overview Victorian artists are invited to propose light-based artworks/projects that respond to the theme of stories of place for the Nillumbik Digital Agora project. Successful artists will be commissioned for the concept, development and installation of their artwork/project. The artworks/projects will form a program of unique, site-specific installations alongside a major new commission by lead artist, Yandell Walton. The artworks/projects will be exhibited in public spaces in each of Nillumbik’s largest townships (Diamond Creek, Eltham, Hurstbridge, St Andrews) at night over the course of September 2019. Background The Wurundjeri-willam clan of the Woi wurrung speaking people are the traditional custodians of the area known today as Nillumbik. The Shire of Nillumbik is a northern outer-suburban/rural (interface) municipality of Melbourne. It has the Yarra River as its southern boundary and extends to Kinglake National Park in the north. The Shire stretches from the Plenty River and Yan Yean Road in the west to Christmas Hills and the Yarra escarpment in the east. The Shire covers an area of 431.94 square kilometres and has an estimated population of 64,280 who live in close-knit communities which range from typical suburban settings to remote and tranquil bush properties. The Nillumbik Shire has been well-known over many decades as a municipality with connections to a large number of painters, sculptors, potters, writers and other creative people including Clara Southern, Walter Withers, Justus Jorgensen, Clifton Pugh, Tim Burstall, Alistair Knox, Gordon Ford, Sue Ford, George Baldessin, Debra Halpern and Alan Marshall. The Shire of Nillumbik does not currently have a dedicated gallery space for the presentation of the arts. The Nillumbik Digital Agora project aims to redefine Nillumbik’s gallery as the community realm. The Nillumbik Digital Agora project is supported by the Victorian State Government through Creative Victoria’s Creative Suburbs Program and in partnership with the Centre for Projection Art and the ACMI X.
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Artist Information
Overview
Victorian artists are invited to propose light-based artworks/projects that respond to the theme of
stories of place for the Nillumbik Digital Agora project.
Successful artists will be commissioned for the concept, development and installation of their
artwork/project. The artworks/projects will form a program of unique, site-specific installations alongside
a major new commission by lead artist, Yandell Walton.
The artworks/projects will be exhibited in public spaces in each of Nillumbik’s largest townships
(Diamond Creek, Eltham, Hurstbridge, St Andrews) at night over the course of September 2019.
Background
The Wurundjeri-willam clan of the Woi wurrung speaking people are the traditional custodians of the
area known today as Nillumbik.
The Shire of Nillumbik is a northern outer-suburban/rural (interface) municipality of Melbourne. It has
the Yarra River as its southern boundary and extends to Kinglake National Park in the north. The Shire
stretches from the Plenty River and Yan Yean Road in the west to Christmas Hills and the Yarra
escarpment in the east. The Shire covers an area of 431.94 square kilometres and has an estimated
population of 64,280 who live in close-knit communities which range from typical suburban settings to
remote and tranquil bush properties.
The Nillumbik Shire has been well-known over many decades as a municipality with connections to a
large number of painters, sculptors, potters, writers and other creative people including Clara Southern,
Walter Withers, Justus Jorgensen, Clifton Pugh, Tim Burstall, Alistair Knox, Gordon Ford, Sue Ford,
George Baldessin, Debra Halpern and Alan Marshall.
The Shire of Nillumbik does not currently have a dedicated gallery space for the presentation of the
arts. The Nillumbik Digital Agora project aims to redefine Nillumbik’s gallery as the community realm.
The Nillumbik Digital Agora project is supported by the Victorian State Government through Creative Victoria’s Creative Suburbs Program and in partnership with the Centre for Projection Art and the ACMI X.
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Curatorial theme
Artists are invited to develop light based artwork/project concepts that explore the curatorial theme of
stories of place.
The ancient agora provided the backdrop for community conversation, the sharing of ideas and debate
in the public realm. The Nillumbik Digital Agora will use contemporary creative media to generate and
exchange information in public space.
By offering experiences - spatial, social, technological, conceptual or experimental - artists are asked to
respond to the theme utilising contemporary light-based media that include but are not limited to
concepts around:
- Local history
- Urban legends and myths
- Social memory
- Identity and belonging
- Alternative narratives and untold histories
- Contested histories
- Multiple realities
- Ecological and geographical shifts
- Real and imagined narratives and places
- Virtual and physical places
- Future narratives
Artwork/Project scope
Artists are asked to propose light-based contemporary artworks/projects that respond to the curatorial theme around the notion of stories of place, in one (or all) of the following categories:
Experimental: Artworks/projects which challenge the everyday understanding of the use of light as a medium that are innovative, possibly interdisciplinary and/or explore the use of new technologies and media.
Visual Arts: Projects which illuminate building facades, walls, windows, footpaths, objects, in between spaces or the natural environment, and are highly visible to audiences.
Performative: Projects that incorporate a performative element.
Community: Socially engaged, participatory and community led, projects that work with the township’s unique community to demonstrate their distinctive identity and/or features.
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Things to note
Artists are encouraged to be experimental and innovative.
Individual and/or artist groups are eligible to apply
Any creative discipline that incorporates the use of light and/or is visible at night is eligible to apply.
Projects/artworks need to demonstrate a clear connection or reference to the curatorial theme.
Concepts should be site specific for the designated locations in one or more of the townships of Diamond Creek, Eltham, Hurstbridge and St Andrews.
The artworks/projects will be presented in each of the townships in turn over the course of September 2019.
Projects are encouraged (but not obliged) to incorporate a community engagement component.
Artists are encouraged to discuss their ideas and requirements with Council prior to submission or, if
possible, attend the Artist Information Forum.
Artist Information Forum
Friday 1 March
7pm – 9pm
Banyule Nillumbik Tech School
61 Civic Drive, Greensborough
To assist artists with their expressions of interest this artist forum will provide more detailed information
about the Nillumbik Digital Agora, project partners and light-based contemporary art practice in public
space.
The evening will include presentations by lead artist, Yandell Walton, the Centre for Projection Art and
ACMI X as well as demonstrations of projection equipment and previous projects by Little Projector
Artists are asked to develop a unique artwork/project for one (or more) of the selected sites.
Diamond Creek
Diamond Creek is a suburb located 23km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. . At the 2016 Census, Diamond Creek had a population of 11,733.
Eltham is a suburb of Melbourne located 25km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. At the 2016 Census, Eltham had a population of 18,314.