Sunday Arts Magazine

Moran Arts Foundation is delighted to be calling for entries in the 2021 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Australia’s richest art prize. The prize invites entries of original works from Australian artists, capturing Australians from all walks of life, whether a public figure or not.  Leading Australian artists are among the Moran Prize winners who to date have included Peter Wegner, Ben Quilty, Prudence Flint, Robert Hannaford and Fiona Lowry.

The 2021 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize will be judged by Daniel Thomas AM, former Director, Art Gallery of South Australia, Tim Storrier AM, award winning Australian artist and Peter Moran, Moran Arts Foundation.

Entries for the 2021 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize close on Wednesday 29 September 2021 and the semi-finalists will be revealed on 14 October. The finalists will be announced on Monday 1 November and the winner declared on Friday 30 November.

Entry information is available online at www.moranarts.org.au

The Moran Arts Foundation is a philanthropic, not-for-profit organisation whose objective is to support the arts in Australia. Best known for the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the development of portraiture skills among Australian artists, the Foundation also fosters excellence in photography. The Moran Arts Foundation was established in 1988 by Doug and Greta Moran AO and their family in celebration of Australia’s bicentennial.

St Kilda watercolour artist Carin Lavery has published a 2022 Watercolour Calendar that brings

the community together, to support the community, with all profits donated to support refugees

and people seeking asylum. Available now at carinlavery.com

Carin has involved local residents in the creation of the calendar, which features 12 watercolours

of St Kilda’s stunning natural scenes, all nominated by local residents as their ‘favourite view’.

Also included are discount vouchers to promote local businesses.

All calendar profit is being donated to St Kilda’s Space2b Social Design program

‘Space2Fly’ which supports newly arrived migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum to start

their own enterprise to become financially independent. See their work at space2b.com.au

Carin said “With so many people struggling in this challenging year, I really wanted to benefit as

many people as possible, so that meant locals, businesses, social enterprise and people who

might be finding it particularly tough”.

Following a very successful 2021 calendar, from which Carin donated all profit to a local charity

supporting women and children experiencing domestic and family violence, this year, Carin

stretched further in her aspirations to provide community support.

As Carin explained “I tried to think from many angles for this one! Some people want Christmas

gifts, others want to support the important cause, our local businesses continue to need help, and

some people might just want to raise their spirits by looking at watercolours of our superb nature.

“So I packed in as much as I could into this venture, including painting 12 ‘favourite views’

nominated by people who know the area best – our local residents. I’ve also featured one very

talented Space2b artist/designer each month, each of whom has a CALD (culturally and

linguistically diverse) background”.

Carin believes that art can play an important role in raising the profile of important subjects and

in providing support. Similar to people in situations of domestic violence, COVID-19 can be

particularly challenging for refugees and new migrants. The impact of the pandemic was a key

factor in Carin’s choice of where to donate the profit this year.

“Space2b is an incredible local social enterprise, supporting over 200 people annually, from all

cultures, through work experience, product/business development events and mentoring. They

support people to move towards getting paid work, to feel included and part of a community – a

perfect fit for my community goal” Carin said.

Dr Judith Buckrich was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1950 and emigrated to Melbourne,

Australia with her parents in 1958. She has a BEd in Drama and Media Studies from Rusden

College (1977) and a PhD from the University of Melbourne (1997). Since 1991 she has

written 14 histories and biographies of Melbourne people and places. She won a 2016

Victorian Community History Award for The Village of Ripponlea and the 2018 Fellowship of

Australian Writers (Victoria) Award for non-fiction for Acland Street: the Grand Lady of St

Kilda. She is working on a history of the Yarra River toward an exhibition and publication at

the end of 2023.

Judith is the author of:

 Melbourne’s Grand Boulevard: The Story of St Kilda Road State Library of Victoria 1996

 The Montefiore Homes:150 Years of Care Melbourne University Press 1998

 George Turner: A Life (the subject of her doctoral dissertation) Melbourne University

Press 1999

 The Long and Perilous Journey: A History of the Port of Melbourne Melbourne Books 2002

 Lighthouse on the Boulevard: A History of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind Australian

Scholarly Publishing 2004

 Collins: Australia’s Premier Street Australian Scholarly Publishing 2005

 Design for Living: A History of Prahran Tech Prahran Mechanics Institute Press 2007

 Well Rowed University: Melbourne University Boat Club The First 150 Years MUBC 2009

 The Making of Us: Rusden Drama, Media and Dance 1966-2002 Lauranton Books 2015

 The Village of Ripponlea Lauranton Books 2015 – Winner of the 2016 Victorian History

Prize for a small run publication.

 The Political is Personal: A Twentieth Century Memoir Lauranton Books 2016

 Acland Street: the Grand Lady of St Kilda ATOM 2017 – Winner of the 2018 Fellowship

of Writers (Victoria) award for non-fiction

 The World is One Kilometre: Greville Street, Prahran Prahran Mechanics Institute Press

2019

 Upstream, Against the Current: The Story of Women’s Rowing in Australia Lauranton Books

for Rowing Australia 2020

Since the 1970s Judith has written her own one woman shows, short stories, feature articles

and essays. She has worked as an editor and translator, taught writing at Deakin University,

the Victorian Writers’ Centre and Melbourne University Union and curated exhibitions for

the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Museum of the Port of Melbourne and the Prahran

Mechanics Institute Victorian History Library. Judith has several entries in Remembering

Melbourne 1850-1960 and the Encyclopedia of Melbourne for which she was image researcher. She

was President of the Melbourne Centre of PEN for 15 years and International Chair of the

Women Writers Committee of PEN from 2003 to 2009. She was the President of the

Prahran Mechanics Institute Victorian History Library from 2018 to 2020.

An enchanting collection of annotated historical images and

contemporary photographs, revealing the change and development

that Melbourne has experienced over the years.

In 1835, as he walked the sacred grounds of the Boon Wurrung and Woi

Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations, John Batman wrote in his diary,

‘This will be the place for a village.’ That small village rapidly grew into the

vibrant city of Melbourne.

Historical photographs are a window to the past; a time capsule that

allows us to walk in the footsteps of our predecessors. Now, this collection

enables us to imagine strolling down Bourke Street in 1875, or catching a

Collins Street tram in 1910, or walking through the city’s inner suburbs

many years ago. As well, a series of then-and-now photographs reveals a

striking contrast between the Melbourne of yesteryear and the city we are

familiar with today.

Adapted from the popular ‘Old Vintage Melbourne’ Instagram account,

this book invites you to reminisce about and cherish the important

heritage of the city of Melbourne. Turn back the clock and immerse

yourself in these captivating chronicles of an incredibly diverse, unique city.

Stephen talks about films.

The Amazing Cannonball Flower are 3 comedians performing a mix of sketch, theatre and stand-up with

a lot of comedy and a lot of heart. Aarti Vincent – The Delhi Theatre Addict; Kru Harale – The Mumbai Drama Queen; James G Warren – The Hobart Golden Boy, come together in the melting pot of Melbourne to perform surreal, satirical and heart-warming skits.

We believe anyone can be anything. We dare to be amazing! Aarti Vincent is our visionary impetus,

Kru Harale is our vibrant innovator, and James G Warren is along for diversity. Come find out what

two Indian girls and a white guy bring to the world of drama.

WHAT WE DO:

Bouncing between standup, sketch and theatre, we’ll be performing the following skits:

‘The Art Of Seduction’ is an adaptation of a very heart-warming Russian play by Anton Chekov.

In the original play set in the 19th century AD, the seducer was a good old fashioned male; in this 21st

century adaptation our seducer is played by a female. Will she allure you, entice you or win your heart?

‘The Upside Down World’ is a satirical comedic take addressing the hot topics of diversity and sexism.

A world where women rule and white is no longer a privileged race. Will this straight white male tick the diversity box? Will he stand up for his ‘masculinist values’ and say no to sexual harassment?

TACF SQUAD:

Aarti Vincent, blissfully ignorant about her ‘person of colour’ identity, auditioned for a white British

character within weeks of arriving in Australia. She truly believes that ‘talent outshines ethnicity’.

“Aarti, carried off her role with such wonderfully involved look that she shone” – Indian Express

“Aarti is a great storyteller, weaving life events & experiences into her stand-up routines” – Glam Adelaide

Kru Harale has a vivacious energy that crackles through her routine as she describes

her perspective about Indians, Australia, Sex and more.

“Krutika is fearless and seems to be having fun on stage” – Theatre Now

“A comedy legend in the making” – Laugh Masters Academy

James G Warren is a white Tasmanian man who delivers mail for a living and performs

for the love of it. A Connoisseur of comedy, good friends and broccoli.

Australian born, Warren Wills has been based in London for 35 years, where he has worked tirelessly as a pianist, composer, music director, arranger, educationalist, working in both commercial and community theatre. He is a multi award winning talent and highlights in London include-;

Warren’s considerable achievements include:

   founder and creator ofHaringey Shed received the UK’s most prestigious awards – Philip Lawrence Award and Community Heroes, Dec 2009. This is a socially inclusive music theatre group for disadvantaged and disabled youth.

   Winner, Best Musical: Carling London Award 1992 for ‘PINMONEY OPERA’ which he co-wrote with Christina Jones. This was one of 7 operas that he and Christina created and presented with Babel Theatre company in the 90s in London.

   Runner-up, Critics Circle Award: 1993 for ‘JOSEPHINE’. The musical celebrating the life of Josephine Baker.

   Twice finalist for the Vivian Ellis Award: for ‘MOSCOW BELONGS TO ME’ and ‘HOUSE OF OBSESSION’,as put forward by Sir Tim Rice.

   Musical Director/Arranger of ‘SOUL TRAIN’: nominated for Olivier Award for Best Entertainment

   Composer of the Critics Choice piece ‘CARD INDEX’: written by Taduesz Rozevic, at the BAC .

   Warren has a worldwide record deal with Prestige with his releases, and currently has 25 albums out worldwide.

   Composed and plays keys on the album ‘LOST AND FOUND’ with SHARON D CLARKE, who this year won the Olivier Award for best actress in a musical for Caroline or Change

The amazing Jahman Davine, talks to the Sunday Arts Magazine team about his amazing life including being a Tibetan Monk.  WOW.  

These queen stories are not fairy tales for small children. They are true tales of real women that every young person should know. The clever and brave women in this collection had power and used it to achieve their goals. They would prove themselves pioneers, problem solvers, inventors and, often, incredible leaders. These fast-paced, action-packed tales are stories that have been lost; stories that have remained untold.

The follow-up title to Powerful Princesses, Courageous Queens contains 10 stories of female leaders throughout history. These are adventure stories, not encyclopaedia entries. This is more than an encyclopaedia of great women – these are adventure stories that take readers to the moment of crisis, of triumph, of revelation.

This is a collection of tales that allows for emotional exploration, character identification and stimulation of the imagination – from exploring what it was like for Queen Nzinga, who fought in a grueling war with the Portuguese, to contemplating Queen Elizabeth’s decision to never marry, and how Empress Leizu made an extraordinary discovery that shaped fashion today.

Revered solo artist and film composer David Bridie announces the re-release of the soundtrack for the 1999 feature film ‘In A Savage Land’, directed by Australian screenwriter and producer Bill Bennett. The soundtrack is built from samples of musicians and ensembles of Trobriand Island (PNG) recorded by David and his collaborators and is accompanied by a full orchestra and electronic textures. Awarded Best Soundtrack at the Australian Film Institute awards (1999), the film is now available for viewing on streaming platform STAN and the soundtrack for the first time since it’s initial release on CD in 2000, is now able to be purchased via Bandcamp.

Set in the 1930s and 40s, ‘In A Savage Land’ is an epic love story that explores the relationship between two newly married anthropologists who travel to the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea to study the sexual mores of a village. Their relationship begins to break down when the woman starts to question the validity of her husband’s work. She travels to another island to do her own research with a village of headhunters – but needs the help of a pearl trader to get her there. They begin to fall in love as war breaks out in the Pacific.

Of the soundtrack David says, ‘Bougainville drummer Ben Hakalitz and I wandered around the Trobriand Islands, recording stringbands, conch shells and old men and women singers, and these amazing loloni flute players-blowing through hollowed out paw paw stems. The other part of this soundtrack was fully orchestrated..big strings, oboe and clarinet and French horn wafts, chords and melodies. The third element was working up sound textures with cut up electronica bleeps and kundu rhythms. Director Bill Bennett and acclaimed sound designer Wayne Pashleigh pretty much gave me free reign. I assure you this is not always the case with soundtracks.’