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silent auction of three artworks

one hundredth gallery is for everyone new to art.

As a part of introducing new art and new artists to the public, we are very excited to test a not-so-new way of selling artwork.

The three artworks you see below are for sale via a silent auction.  The three pieces are framed acrylic on cardboard paintings from 1998 and 1999. All three paintings are extremely vibrant; are of generous proportions and can be viewed in the gallery at 49 Porter Street, Prahran.

Whilst a reserve price has not yet been set, the artist is keen for these paintings to go to a good home.

You’ve got to be in it to win it, so please get your bid in by 4.00pm 31 July 2011.

Not so fine print – Your auction bid includes GST. Successful bidders may pick the artwork up from the gallery. Postage and Handling costs are additional to the winning bid. The artists reserves the right not to sell the artworks if expectations are not met. The highest bid (at any point in time) for each artwork will be posted on this website.  All bidders will be informed if their bid is surpassed up to one hour before the auction ends. No artist was harmed in the making of this auction.

Larger images and details can be found by clicking on the images below or by clicking on the i symbol in the top left hand corner of the pictures above.

Please click here to bid on one of these artworks.

 

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for everyone new to art

My eyes were helped open yesterday. That’s not to say that they were closed before; it is just that I have been struggling to clearly articulate exactly what one hundredth gallery’s brand is.

From the start, we have been using the line ‘dedicated to aspiring and emerging artists’, because that is exactly what we are. The problem with this line is that it doesn’t really explain what we ‘do’.

one hundredth gallery has two primary markets (1.artists, 2.public), and finding branding that suits both has eluded us for the past six months.

Enter Bambi Gordon from the The Woo (The Small Business Marketing Agency). An artist in her own right and a lover of the arts, Bambi has been a huge supporter of one hundredth gallery from the start. She believes in our vision and can see our objectives… maybe a little bit clearer than we can!

In a one-hour conversation yesterday, Bambi helped articulate exactly what one hundredth gallery is all about; but before I share that with you, I need to share with you what one hundredth gallery is not.

one hundredth gallery is not –

  • a traditional gallery
  • a place for pomp or ceremony, or art wank
  • a gallery that requires the public to have any knowledge of art
  • a retail shop for dime-a-dozen wall decoration

one hundredth gallery is –

  • a meeting place for artists and the public
  • a safe place for artists to market their work
  • a safe place for the public to learn more about (and buy) local art
  • for everyone new to art

Snap! That final bullet point is actually what one hundredth gallery is all about! (Thanks Bambi!)

We are for everyone new to art.

New artists. Artists new to galleries. People that are new to art. People that are new to galleries. People that have never been into a gallery before. People that want to know more about art but are scared of traditional galleries. People that want to know what to buy, how to buy, how to exhibit, how to hang.

We’ll put the fun back into art and help you enjoy the gallery experience. We’ll even make you a cup of green tea whilst we’re at it!

one hundredth gallery is for everyone new to art.

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one hundredth gallery just got better

One of the major benefits of being a small business is the ability to change quickly when necessary, and when people ask nicely. There are no committees to run proposals past and no boards to seek approval from.

Whilst we have only been around for 6 months, and only 1 month in our physical gallery we are very keen to adapt to what artists are asking for; so long as it does not dramatically change our raison d’être.

With this in mind, I’m pleased to announce that we will now take artist bookings for one-week exhibitions, rather than having a fortnightly minimum.  As you would expect, this also brings the cost down considerably… to as low as $65 for an exhibition wall! Discounts of 15% will be offered to artists who exhibit for 2 or more weeks, OR who choose to book an entire room or rooms within the gallery.

Weekly exhibitions will run for 4 days, Thursday to Sunday and will be supported with website, facebook, twitter, and Art Almanac promotion. We will consult with artists on all other promotion requirements.

one hundredth gallery is dedicated to the exhibition and sale of artwork by aspiring and emerging artists, and we also work with established artists who are trying something new.

We hope that by offering the option of weekly exhibitions, that we will be able to provide the opportunity of artwork exhibition to a greater number of artists.

Details of our new pricing can be found here.

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the substation contemporary art prize 2011

http://thesubstation.org.au/

A National $5,000 non-acquisitive cash prize for contemporary visual art. Formerly known as the Williamstown Festival Art Prize, The Substation Contemporary Art Prize is open to all mediums across the visual arts including, painting, drawing, photography, print, sculpture, installation, digital and video performance and aims to encourage innovation in contemporary art practice.

Finalists of the prize will participate in a public exhibition that will inhabit the industrial exhibition spaces of The Substation, Newport. This prize has a National reach and is open to artists from around Australia and elsewhere.

Dates

  • 3 September – 25 September 2011
  • Winner announced at opening reception Friday 2 September 2011

Awards

  • $5,000 Winner
  • $1,000 People’s choice
  • $1,000 ‘The Westie’ Hobsons Bay City Council award for local artist

Judges

  • Alex Baker, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, NGV
  • Karen Quinlan, Director, Bendigo Art Gallery

Curator

  • Jessica Bridgfoot

Entry Fee

  • $25 non refundable
  • up to two separate entries per artist

Application Dates

  • Applications close 5pm Friday August 5  2011
  • Finalists notified Friday 12 August 2011
  • Works to be received by Friday 26 August

Contact

  • Please direct all inquiries to the curator, Jessica Bridgfoot: Jessica.bridgfoot@thesubstation.org.au
  • P +61 3 9391 1110

History of the Prize

The Substation Contemporary Art Prize showcases excellence in contemporary art across all mediums. The Prize has evolved from the Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize which was held at The Substation from 2002 – 2010. The Substation would like to acknowledge the work of the Williamstown Summer Festival and its Committee of Management who oversaw the development and successful delivery of the Art Prize throughout its long history.

 

 

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our new exhibition

If you are unable to make it to one hundredth gallery by 10 July to see our new exhibition, here are some photos of what it looks like.

Four works by Deborah Zibah, and one by Mark Harman grace the front room, and four paintings from 1998 and 1999 by yours truly are in the middle room.

Please click on the images below for close ups.

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now showing > deborah zibah

Deborah Zibah is an exuberant character, driven by passion and purpose in an irrepressible quest for excellence in her work ethic and personal life. Born in Zimbabwe, Africa, Deborah works and lives in Perth, Western Australia. Currently, she is working extensively with bitumen and grass tree resins, which she collects herself from the Australian bush. She is a prolific painter and is constantly experimenting with new materials and concepts. Though she has a strong sense of form, not to mention exceptional drawing skills, the process of surface texture takes priority for her at the moment.

Deborah’s work exudes strong form, with no apologies for the intensity of colour bombarding the viewer’s senses.  There is constant longing to experiment with new materials, to discover new concepts and fuelled impetuousness as each boundary is blistered and fresh ground is ravished.  It is Deborah’s passion, her love, and what she does best.

For me, life has to be lived extravagantly, to the nth degree, and I am constantly striving for better, more effective ways to visually demonstrate me experience and appreciation of nature and its Creator – Deborah Zibah.

Deborah has 5 artworks on exhibition and for sale at one hundredth gallery until 10 July 2011.

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now showing > wolfgang glowacki

Wolfgang Glowacki is a Tasmanian and Australian wilderness landscape photographer. He specializes in Tasmanian landscape photography and wilderness photography. Be inspired by the amazing landscapes, intricate details and incredible macro.  His photography has received numerous awards and his photographs have been published extensively in a large variety of media ranging from calendars, books, advertising and the publications of Australian  Geographic, Wild magazine, 40 Degree South and many more.

“Thank you for having a look at my photographic art. I’d like to introduce you to the natural world I know. Come follow along on my journey. Explore, consider, and take something with you. This is nature through my eyes. These photographs do not arise from any particular desire to see the world through a lens, but rather from my deep passion for this land we call wilderness. It has shaped every aspect of my life. I wish to show you the amazing, beautiful and powerful forces that have created the Earth we live on.”

I particularly enjoy doing macro photography.  I find myself looking at the world in a completely different way than with any of my other work.  There is so much in the small details of nature that can be missed if you don’t REALLY stop to take it all in.  For this kind of work you have to sit back and absorb the wilderness a while, clear your mind from the office stress, the traffic and mobile phones you left behind and then the details begin to reveal themselves.  Sometimes, I find, the beauty is in the little things.” – Wolfgang Glowacki

Wolfgang has three framed works on exhibition at one hundredth gallery until Sunday 26 June.

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open day for artists

As you know, one hundredth gallery in Porter Street, Prahran is positioning itself as the Australian gallery for aspiring creatives to exhibit their work.

This Saturday (25 June) we will hold an open day for anyone who has ever thought about showing their pieces to the public. Creatives across all mediums – photography, film, paint, digital, sculpture, fashion (the list is endless) are encouraged to come and talk about the commercial potential of their work and what it takes to have an exhibition.

You’re invited, even if you have never exhibited before.

Who: Aspiring and emerging creative types

What: Gallery open day for future exhibitions

Where: one hundredth gallery | 49 porter street | prahran

When: Saturday 25 June 2011, 12 noon – 4pm

We look forward to seeing you there!

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now showing > michell guo

Born in Beijing to an artist father and actress mother, Michell was immersed in classical music and fine arts through her childhood years and was formally trained as a concert pianist.

Moving to Melbourne in the early 1990’s from a foreign country resulted in the inevitable language barrier.  It was during this period of adjustment that Michell learnt to rely on her non-verbal senses, expressing herself in pictures with a simple point-and-shoot camera.  It was during her architectural studies that Michell’s passion for photography blossomed.  In 2008, Australia and the GFC crossed paths and she suddenly found herself unemployed with a bruised confidence and unsure about the future.  At this point, Michell truly immersed herself in photography.  She packed a digital SLR camera and left for Japan to find herself…

The ‘eye for detail’ inherited from her late father and no formal training in photography resulted in a refreshing and sensitive approach.  Years of classical still-life, life drawing and oil painting combined with strict architectural training have given Michell an innate ability to find the ideal composition, angling and lighting to sublimate any subject matter. She is able to quickly hone in on the soul of an image and turn it into a reflective, meaningful piece of work that evokes feeling and thought from the viewer.

Michell has three artworks on display and for sale at one hundredth gallery until 26 June 2011.

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now showing > kylie mouat

Born in New Zealand and now residing in Melbourne, Kylie is a very strong, passionate and eclectic artist who has lived all over the world.  She has a background in both visual and performing arts and her artistic pursuits have many common threads.  It is her ability to use these in her paintings that gives her abstract work a point of difference.  She creates both a sense of movement with her juxtaposition of texture and colour, often rendering the viewer with unexpected emotion.

Kylie has very strong environmental principles and creates her paintings using existing materials, such as the last two inches in a tin of house paint and timber off-cuts from a construction site.  Her inspiration comes in many different forms including street characters, popular culture, human expression, advertising layouts, and multicultural philosophers – it’s all part of the fabric of life and the decisions we make.

Kylie has five artworks on display and for sale at one hundredth gallery until 26 June 2011.

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