On 13 August 2014,  37° 48′ S: artists navigate MELBOURNE was officially launched at the  Sofitel Melbourne on Collins by the office of the Rt. Hon. Cr Robert Doyle, Lord Mayor of Melbourne.  Cr Beverley Pinder -Mortimer officiated.

37° 48′ S: artists navigate MELBOURNE  (co-curated by Carmel Wallace, and Dianna Gold, Director of Dianna Gold Fine Arts Pty Ltd.) is an exciting and provocative visual art project exploring life in Melbourne through street-art practices and traditional printmaking techniques. 

The twelve  project artists are:  Angela Cavalieri, Bindi Cole, Carmel Wallace, Cat Poljski, Debra Luccio, Eolo Paul Bottaro, Heather Shimmen, Regan Tamanui aka HA! HA! Judy Holding, Marco Luccio, Rona Green, Rone.

Watch the short 37° 48′ S: artists navigate MELBOURNE film clip; view the photos of the event taken by Aldona Kmiec; and visit project’s public FB page for updates.

2 May – 22 June 2014 Horsham Regional Art Gallery 

Cover image by Carmel Wallace, from the exhibition ‘Trajectories’, to be shown 24 July to 30 August 2014

‘Flowers for Gardens’ cloak:  velvet, silk, embroidery, flowers from various materials  (detail), 2013,  modelled by Arna-Marie Sagen.   Photograph by Carmel Wallace.  This work was created by Carmel Wallace for One River, a Centenary of Canberra project, proudly supported by the ACT Govt. & the Aust. Govt., the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, The Sidney Myer Fund and the Australia Council for the Arts.                         

Exhibition: 15 May – 3 June 2013; Performance: Saturday 1 June 2013 from 4-5pm

The Art Vault, 43 Deakin Avenue, Mildura, Victoria, Australia

Lake Suite is a visual and musical interpretation of life around Lakes Mungo, Hattah and Hawthorn. It explores the environmental, social and cultural significance of these lakes with deep connections across place and time.  The project includes an artist residency and evolving exhibition over three-weeks at The Art Vault complex in Mildura. The local community is encouraged to engage with the developing exhibition and influence its outcome. People of various ages, interests and expertise will contribute to the work, joining excursions and workshops; telling stories of their connections to one or more of these lakes; and visually expressing their stories in their contributions to the cloaks.The form of the cloak was chosen as an ideal repository of memories, allowing expression not only of outer, public narratives, but also of inner, often hidden and more personal stories.  The event will include a performative introduction of each cloak by a member of the local community along with a musical presentation of Lake Suite composed for the project by Ben Rogers, Nikki Scarlett & Jack Rogers. 

If you are interested in participating in the Lake Suite project, email: cmwallace@ansonic.com.au

See: One River Project Website