We, Ingrid and Lance, work collaboratively, creating experiential, interactive participatory art. We are informed by psychogeography. We believe in 2018 to be extreme is to be anti-spectacular, is to be intimate and personal in real time and face to face.
Matt is a multimedia projection artist based in the Geelong region. He combines his passion and skills in film-making, photography, animation and music to create a visual delight of projection art in public spaces. Matt recently was commissioned by the Borough of Queenscliff to showcase his projection art on the Town Hall building in Queenscliff as part of their 150 years Celebration festival 2013. At this yearโs Geelong After Dark event he will be showcasing his work at two different locations in Geelongโs CBD. He will use the theme of Fire and Water to project textures and moving images to create a visual blend of light, colour and some illusion.
Photo by Graeme Harris
The Deadly Dance Troupe consists of Aboriginal children growing up connected and sharing their traditional stories through dance. The children have been performing traditional dance for 3 years and will treat us to the creation dance, show-off dance and the cleansing womenโs dance on Saturday following the Welcome to Country and speeches. The Deadly Dancers came 2nd in their category at the VLGA Victorian Reconciliation Week Hart Awards in 2015 so we look forward to seeing this performance from our local young talent.
Photo by Ketut Sewitra
Norm Stanley is an Australian didgeridoo player who uses the instrument to express native australian animals. He is a cultural educator at Narana Creations and Stolen Generations Officer for Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative.
Photo by Ketut Sewitra
Nick Wilson is a Puppet Designer/Builder, Workshop Facilitator for Snuff Puppets, Footscray.
Photo by Ketut Suwitra
Snuff Puppets artistic director, production manager and tour manager as well as puppet designer and builder, giant puppet performer and roaming showsโ director. Building new puppets and progressively developing designs and techniques with for the past 15 years he was also member of the original team that developed the Peopleโs Puppet Projects format making Snuffโs performance style and giant puppets spawn around the globe.
Noise Scavengers are a constantly morphing group of young people from Geelongโs northern suburbs who have been collaborating with James Hullick and the Click Clack Project for a number of years. Industrial, experimental and unpredictable, Noise Scavengersโ latest incarnation could be terrifying or very zen.
A Noise Scavengers quartet performed at Sonic Flock in the Melbourne Festival alongside professional musicians and artists including Ros Bandt.
Marine Puppets at Geelong After Dark 2015
Photo by Brien Cohn
Dan Goronszy creates unusual arts experiences that provoke big conversations about humanity and the world. She is a multi-disciplinary artist drawing on participatory installation, puppetry and physical theatre to connect with audiences who may not seek out arts experiences.
Geelong After Dark Shadow Puppets
Photo by Victoria Strachan
In 2015, James Pratt, Kaz McGlynn, Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School and Barwon Heads Primary School created โMarine Puppets After Darkโ for Geelong After Dark.
Raft & Jetty Rig by Howard Hughes
Photo by Anne Buckley
Howard started his career in Queenscliff as a boat builder where he specialised in building timber boats. He then moved onto construction work in the commercial industry working on large scale developments and projects. Howard then made the transition to the domestic industry over 20 years ago where he now specialises in architectural homes around the coast.
Howardโs meticulous attention to detail and craftmanship which he developed whilst a boat builder is reflected in the homes that he builds and quality that he delivers in every project. Being a member of the Alternative Technology Association, Howard is up to date with the latest technology and environmental practices that support a sustainable future.
M~M2009 Bird image by Liz Talbot
Photo by Bindi Cole
Lizz Lethlean has a 20+ year background in the performing arts, specialising in theatre and puppetry. As a member of Handspan Theatre, international touring formed the backbone of her performance work. Her freelance career includes working as a performer, singer, puppeteer and image maker. Lizz continues to fuse her performance and teaching skills to create theatrical experiences for and with people of all ages. For Connecting Identities, Lizz has contributed the bird puppet imagery for Mouth to Mountain.
Benjamin has combined a passion for sculptural form with a pragmatic rural sensibility throughout his 16-year international career producing civic sculptures in stainless steel, wood, stone and ice. As director of Agency of Sculpture, he consolidates a network of sculptors and craftspeople to harness natural forms into works of astounding beauty meeting the requirements of civic works of lasting significance.
Michele Fifer Spooner has worked for 30 years as a visual arts practitioner, and with Handspan Theatre for 20...
Flags by Kathryn Williams
Photograph by Gloria van der Meer
Artist - Ward Flags
Colour, textile and natural fibre, natural dyes are Kathrynโs inspiration. Spending 25 years specialising in silk, breeding silkworms and researching Sericulture. The bulk of her work is based on a close working relationship with clients requesting individual commissions, realising their visions.
Liz McGrath is an artist and teacher focused on positive community engagement, and committed to finding ways that enable others to access art experiences.
Photo by Nikole Ramsay
Margie is an artist and researcher known for creating large-scale ceremonies alongside diverse communities both nationally and internationally. Utilising fire, ritual-art forms, design thinking, trans-disciplinary performance modes and collaborative processes. Her work over the past 25+ years has ranged from intimate indoor events, to exuberant street theatre productions, street art installations and epic-scale community ceremonies in many Arts Festivals and Community Gatherings.
Margie recently completed a PhD on Composing Contemporary Ceremony, whilst continuing with her freelance artistic practice. She performs a mentorship role for young and emerging artists, and has an ongoing commitment to reconciliation, the recognition and respect of Indigenous cultures, and championing the rites of humans, other entities and the environment in her works.
Originating from Zimbabwe, now living in Australia, Gilbert Douglas is one of Southern Africaสผs most respected contemporary dance choreographers and teachers.
