SELECTION CRITERIA:
Clarence City Council accepts applications from local, interstate and overseas artists, curators, arts collectives, and organisations.
Applications to exhibit can be for solo shows, shared space solo shows or curated group shows. (Note: A limited number of solo shows are programmed each year). The curatorial committee prefers applications based on new work or substantially reworked exhibitions.
Assessors will consider the following criteria:
• strong conceptual basis
• quality of design and production
• original and distinctive work
• relevance and timeliness to the Clarence community
WHAT YOU GET
All exhibitions are supported by Clarence City Council.
Council provides:
• Approximately 4 week exhibition, free of charge [includes 1 week in total for install / de-install]
• Installation and de-installation of the work with the assistance of experienced staff
• 25% commission on sales compared with industry standard 40%
• Design and distribution of an email invitation
• Email to our mailing list of art industry professionals and the public
• Advertising and marketing of exhibition on our social networks and in local newspaper, and inclusion in the program’s electronic and hard copy newsletters
• Presence on the Arts and Events website www.clarenceartsandevents.net
• Exhibition opening, including refreshments, including staff for opening night
• Staff for invigilation of the exhibition (Wednesday-Sunday)
• Curatorial and professional advice
• AV equipment such as flat screen monitors and projectors are available.
• Exhibitions will be open to the public for visitation 11.00am to 5.00pm Wednesday to Sunday (closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, between Christmas and the first week of January and over Easter and public holidays). Openings are the first Thursday night of the exhibition period from 5.30-7.30pm, unless otherwise negotiated.
THE GALLERY SPACES
Rosny Farm Arts Centre is a unique cultural centre in the City of Clarence. The site has important historical roots as a fine example of an early walled farmyard containing a beautiful heritage listed sandstone barn and farm cottage. The site itself represents the opportunity for artists to consider outdoor installation/exhibitions in a variety of media.
The Barn at Rosny Farm is a multi-purpose, small capacity arts venue situated in the cultural hub of Hobart’s Eastern Shore. The venue is a c1818 stone barn which has been tastefully refurbished to retain its colonial aspect whilst catering to a broad range of arts based activities. The Barn is suitable for larger scale exhibitions and installations by negotiation.
The Schoolhouse Gallery is the newest building on the Rosny Farm site and is a replica of a schoolhouse that was built at Osterly in central Tasmania in 1890. The Schoolhouse Gallery hosts approximately 14 exhibitions annually ranging from professional artists to community groups and schools. The Gallery also hosts associated arts workshops and a very popular and vibrant school holiday arts program.
The Council Foyer is a high-traffic space within the Clarence City Council chambers. It is a singular wall that will do well with paintings, prints or photographs.