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| ACP Photography Talks |
The ACP presents a range of events over the Summer to expand your understanding of contemporary photography. 'Our Gallery Talks' allow audiences to hear first-hand from the artists and curators in the exhibition program. 'Afternoon Teas' are relaxed and informal panel discussions focussing on key issues in photomedia. In 'Talking Shop' events, established photographers talk in-depth about their practice. TALKING SHOP ANNE ZAHALKA Wednesday 13 February 6.30pm Portraiture for Zahalka has been a consistent, evolving and multi-layered practice. Tampering with truth in representation, blurring the boundary between reality and fiction, her work incorporates photomontage, double exposure, darkroom trickery and digital manipulation. In this talk Zahalka will discuss Hall of Mirrors, a retrospective exhibition of portrait works currently touring Australia.
TEA WITH... TOBIN
QUEER IS DEAD. OR IS IT BACK?
Sunday 24 February 3.00pm Back in the old days (the 90s) 'Queer Art' implied work that radically questioned mainstream representations of sexuality and desire. Where did all those queer artists go, and what did they actually achieve? Does Queer Art have any relevance any more? Cultural firebrand Tobin Saunders will host a discussion with controversial artist Scott Redford, Domino from Slit magazine, and NZ artist and performer Shigeyuki Kihara.
TALKING SHOP STEPHEN DUPONT: NARCOSTAN Wednesday 27 February 6.30pm Between 1993 and 2007, Stephen Dupont travelled to and from the landlocked and conflict-ridden country of Afghanistan. In this talk he will discuss NARCOSTAN, a major project about Afghanistan taken during magazine assignments as well as self-funded visits to the country, for which he recently won the prestigious 2007 W Eugene Smith Award for humanistic photography.
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About Australian Centre for Photography (ACP)
Established in 1973, the ACP opened the doors of its first gallery in Paddington
Street, in 1974. In 1981 the Centre moved to Oxford Street where it remains today.
It is now Australia's longest running contemporary art space.
It is the ACP's mission to promote and enrich the understanding of photo-based art
in Australia and this is achieved through a dynamic mix of exhibition, education and
publication. In its blend of activities and range of photographic media, the Centre
is unique in Australia.
ACP opened a Workshop in 1976. Originally in a separate building, this is now housed
within the Centre in Oxford Street and includes black and white and colour darkroom
facilities, a digital suite, lighting studio and library. In 1983 ACP launched the
journal Photofile. It is now the leading photo-based art magazine in Australia,
available through newsagents and specialist bookshops nationally.
Currently located in the heart of Paddington, Sydney's gallery district, ACP houses
two exhibition spaces; a foyer display area and a Project Wall for emerging artists;
an extensive workshop with comprehensive curriculum and public access facilities; a
specialist bookshop and library.
The ACP is a not-for-profit organisation supported by the NSW Government through the
NSW Ministry for the Arts, the Australia Council, the Australian Government's arts
funding and advisory body, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of
the Australian, State and Territory Governments. The ACP raises over half of its
revenue from non-government sources.
