SHOPFRONT
Contemporary Arts for under-25s
As the year draws to a close Shopfront brings together months of creative development in the residential and outreach programs with our final shows and events of the year. There is a big news announcement and a little taste of what’s to come in 2012…
It is with sadness that we announce Nerida Woods’ resignation from her role as General Manager at Shopfront. For seven and a half years Nerida has guided Shopfront through significant growth to create one of the most stable, vibrant and holistic youth arts companies in Australia. Shopfront is very lucky to have had such a talented, rigorous and passionate GM contribute to its path and progress as a company. Her partnership with TJ Eckleberg was one of legend; a mutually inspired partnership that really brought new opportunities to the Shopfront co-op, restoring the building, creating vibrant strands to the program and more than doubling annual revenue and partnership investment in the company.
The contribution Nerida made to so many young people’s lives in terms of growth, confidence and creativity within the company is testament to the hard work and solid line she took, holding steadfast to the core mission at Shopfront and keeping everyone focused on the main game. Nerida is making time to take stock before embarking on new creative challenges, following her passion and ability as an advocate, writer and producer in community arts and theatre. The whole staff and community of young people and artists at Shopfront will miss her insight and guidance keenly and wish her all the best. Nerida will support Shopfront during the transition to a new General Manager in the New Year and we will announce an opportunity to come together to bid her farewell.
Saturday night marks the celebration of 2 years and 2 terms of creative development in the Shopfront Studio. Join us at Shopfront for the screening of rough cuts from the latest screen stuff produced by the inaugural RAW Film Project with directors Brendon McDonall & Eddi Goodfellow. Audiences will have score cards just like they do in Hollywood
Special added features of the night:
The best of Shopfront Studio short films from 2009 – 2011
+ Director Brendon McDonall’s short film The Law featuring Shopfronter’s Giaan Drennan, Angelina Tsingano Cortazzo, Ethan Pastore, Nicholas Pastore and Anouk Etienne
Entry by Gold Coin Donation
On the October long weekend, Bodylines was invited to lead a Master Class at The Loft Youth Centre as part of the Crack Theatre Festival happenings. Led by Margot Politis and assisted by Shopfronters Chloe Lozelle and Angellica Clayton-Spray, we had a great time meeting and dancing with other artists from around Australia. We also had the great opportunity of participating in the workshop led by renowned integrated dance company Restless Dance Theatre, from Adelaide, and later sat on a panel with Restless to discuss accessibility in theatre to an audience of fresh and vibrant emerging artists. Here’s what Chloe had to say about her experience: “One thing I learnt at the workshop was showing initiative and helping others who were having trouble. This gave me an opportunity to show myself to other people and teach them new things. I would definitely love to do this again, because I had such a great time, made new friends and have made new opportunities for myself in the future”. The experience has certainly put Shopfront’s Bodylines Movement Ensemble on the map when it comes to integrated theatre that is making waves in New South Wales.
Thank you to all who completed the online survey to assist us in the future development of Shopfront’s annual workshop program. The response has been fantastic and we are considering all your feedback as we prepare to roll out the exciting opportunities that will be on offer in 2012. Check it out at Shopfront’s Fair Day on Sunday December 11 from 12-3pm.
If you missed out on completing the online survey before the competition closing date (November 11) and want to give us feedback on Shopfront’s residential program we invite you to fill out the super-quick survey Here
The winner of the Hoyts Cinema Pass is Anthony Clayton-Spray
Hurstville Civic Centre
Presented by Shopfront and The St George Domestic Violence Committee. Young people from Georges River College (Hurstville Boys), Kogarah Intensive English Centre and MTC Work Solutions (Youth Connections) have been creating songs, videos, performances and artworks that will be showcased in this event. These participants were invited to take their own and others’ experiences and transform it into performance and art, offering new ways of looking at this issue with fresh eyes in finding new solutions. Last year’s event was applauded for its humour and energy in dealing with a subject most of us prefer to avoid.
Register your attendance: Mortdale Community Service
Hurstville Civic Centre
FREE EVENT with lunch provided
MacMahon Street, Hurstville
(02) 9579 6322
What happens in the imaginary places we escape to? What do we take with us as we grow up? What’s left behind?
Over 16 weeks 25 young people have worked with a team of professional artists to create, devise and perform their own work. Island incorporates puppeteering, music, video, and model-making with live performance. Join us for a fantastic season of performances for all ages.
Island has been created through Shopfront’s workshop program. This annual program offers 4 terms of workshops that give young people aged 8-25 the opportunity to create new work through a range of art forms including video, sound, performance and puppetry. Junior Ensemble runs during terms 3 and 4 and participants become eligible to take part in this program by completing a workshop in either term 1 or term 2.
Dates & Times:
School Show – Friday 2 December, 1pm
Matinee Show – Saturday 3 December, 2pm
Evening Shows – 1-4 December, 7pm
Tickets:
$5 Preview (Dec.1)/ $18 Adult/ $12 Concession/ $55 Family
School Groups – $10 Students (accompanying staff FREE)
Bookings: (02) 9588 3948/ admin@shopfront.org.au
* 2012 creative opportunities will be announced. Sign up for Term 1 & Term 2 workshops *
Celebrate the end of year at Shopfront’s Fair Day. Enter the Fair and cut loose!
Turn up sharp at 12noon for a feast of short works by our resident young artists; from Bodylines’s liquid moves to the orchestrated chaos of Scott Witt’s stage combat intensive. Take a pew at the outdoor Banquet table for a few toasts to the Old Year, some collective nosh and improper interruptions from the Cardboard People Parade. Follow a trail into the Universal Zoo, assisted by ghoulish guides. Cruise Shopfront, see the Raw ‘11 Films at your own pace, attend a Shopfront Slideshow Snapshot, do some Christmas shopping for handmade gifts, have your fortunes read, bob for apples, or just relax, meet friends and neighbours. YES, it is catapulting towards the end of the year and this is our way to celebrate among the 2011 Shopfront community.
$5 ticket entry to the Fair plus bring a plate of food to contribute to the Banquet Table
Congratulations to all ArtsLab11 on creating a fantastic season of work in Slow Reveal. A big shout out to tech. production whiz Kevin Ng, volunteers – Sophie Pekbilimli, Max Paul, Tasha Dal Bianco, Caitlin McHugh & Marco Romeo Nunez, Photographer Yann Audic, Shopfront staff, season director Michael Pigott and artist mentors. A big thankyou to all the audiences who came along! We’d love to hear your comments… add a mini review via twitter @shopfrontarts #Artslab11, or on the facebook page, or on the artslab blog at www.artslab.shopfront.org.au
Inspired by the work you saw in ArtsLab this year? Shopfront is offering a 6 month residency for an individual or small collective with a new work proposal. Applications close 7 Dec. More details Here
There is one story which no one else can tell. One story that you’re the best at telling.
All About Me is a residency geared at creating new work using each artist’s own experiences as a unique starting point. Take the next step in your creative practice, and start the year with a bold statement of who you are and where you come from.
The development of this new work will coincide with a series of workshops which explore a wide range of artistic practices in telling our own stories lead by the team from The Horses’ Mouth Festival
This YAK residency will offer plenty of opportunities to start new creative partnerships, get to know the Sydney theatre & arts scenes during Festival season and enjoy the peak of Summer together.
Curators Zoe Norton Lodge and Tim Spencer will guide the artists through the development process which will culminate in a showing of their new work.
To be a part of this great opportunity and the first project of 2012, please submit a one page application which briefly describes your preliminary thoughts about the work you would like to create as well as your previous artistic experiences. Submit your artistic statements by the 2nd of December to yak.events@gmail.com . Small groups and individual artists under 26 years welcome to apply.
YAK is a DIY initiative run by emerging artists based at Shopfront.
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