Patrick Francis at Arts Project Collins Place Pop-Up Exhibition 2016
Group exhibition at Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne CBD: July 28 - Aug 31, 2016
Open Mon-Sat 11am-6pm Free admission
There's a fair in there: our guide to Melbourne Art Week
CATHERINE ASQUITH
http://visual.artshub.com.au/news-article/features/visual-arts/catherine-asquith/theres-a-fair-in-there-our-guide-to-melbourne-art-week-251793
A sense of community spirit and collaboration sees Melbourne's visual arts community step up to fill the void left by the collapse of Melbourne Art Fair. The 2016 Melbourne Art Fair was cancelled earlier this year after after several galleries withdrew their applications to participate.
For the uninitiated, the art fair model or art event, these occasional ‘pop-ups’ scattered throughout the calendar year, may be viewed as a type of user-friendly adjunct to the more formal gallery infrastructure, and perhaps in a way, yield to the public sensibility of ‘browsing’. Less obvious maybe is the aspect of ‘audience participation’ at these types of events; one’s attendance actually constitutes a conscious decision to engage with the visual arts. It’s certainly a step in the right direction to unravelling the sometimes complex or challenging nuances of the contemporary art scene.
But, in what can only be described as an extremely positive manifestation of ‘community spirit’, some enterprising individuals and collectives from the Melbourne visual arts sector have initiated and will be hosting a virtual plethora of art and art-related events in the third week of August this year, at the time the big fair had been scheduled to occur
Satellite fairs, art events and artist talks, forums and panel discussions, a street party, an “arts-speed-dating” event curated exhibitions and even an arts-related, ”progressive tasting degustation”, will be happening. What’s not to like?
FLAIR MELBOURNE
A type of collegiality underscores FLAIR Melbourne (18 – 21 August). According to Donald Williams, Director of Global Art Projects (GAP), this new event “all happened very quickly” but nevertheless with a great deal of dexterity; ensuing dialogue amongst the art affiliates at the top end of Flinders Lane on how best to ‘fill the gap’, allowed a revised focus on marketing the arts. As Jane Scott, Director of Craft notes, “it’s nice to collaborate with one’s colleagues” as such opportunities are quite rare. Flair Melbourne is an amalgam of artists, galleries, restauranteurs and musicians, and has been curated by ARC ONE Gallery, Arts Project Australia (supported by NKN Gallery), Craft, fortyfivedownstairs and Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.
Top Picks From Melbourne’s Newest Art Festival, Flair
16TH AUGUST 2016 BY ANTHONY MORRIS - URBAN WALKABOUT
https://www.urbanwalkabout.com/australia/melbourne/melbourne-cbd/art/festival-event/article/top-picks-from-melbournes-newest-art-festival-flair
Taking place over four days in and around the top end of Melbourne’s creative hub, Flinders Lane, Flair is an exciting new art event designed to provide a showcase for the city’s vibrant arts community. Curated with an eye to displaying the best of Melbourne’s current arts scene, the handy collection of galleries and art spaces at the top end of town make it the perfect way to take in a range of the city’s most exciting art whether you’re an artist or an arts lover.
Arts Project Australia will be holding a pop-up gallery at Collins Place from Thursday the 18thto Sunday the 21st, showcasing over thirty artists from the renowned center of excellence, it promises to be a dynamic and evolving curated exhibition. Artists whose work will be featured include John Bates, Boris Cipusev, Alan Constable, Patrick Francis, Rebecca Scibilia and Cathy Staughton, amongst others. They’ll also be hosting the Here and Now exhibition at the Melbourne on Collins Sofitel, focusing on twelve artists from Arts Project Australia.
Also hosted by Arts Project Australia at Collins Place is a series of forums, including “Art is Created by Artists” on Friday August 19th, where a panel of speakers will look at participation in the arts by collecting art, and “Collecting as a Passion” on Saturday August 20th where Sue Roff, Executive Director, Arts Project Australia will be in conversation with one of Australia’s best known and loved collectors of contemporary art, Peter Fay. There’s also two talks with artists: Megan Sloan and Katherine Hattam will talk together about their recent collaborationTelltale on Saturday August 20th, and Alan Constable and Peter Atkins will talk about their recent photographic effort Polaroid Project on Sunday August 21st.
Ground Level, Shop 20, 45 Collins St, Melbourne
CATHERINE ASQUITH
http://visual.artshub.com.au/news-article/features/visual-arts/catherine-asquith/theres-a-fair-in-there-our-guide-to-melbourne-art-week-251793
A sense of community spirit and collaboration sees Melbourne's visual arts community step up to fill the void left by the collapse of Melbourne Art Fair. The 2016 Melbourne Art Fair was cancelled earlier this year after after several galleries withdrew their applications to participate.
For the uninitiated, the art fair model or art event, these occasional ‘pop-ups’ scattered throughout the calendar year, may be viewed as a type of user-friendly adjunct to the more formal gallery infrastructure, and perhaps in a way, yield to the public sensibility of ‘browsing’. Less obvious maybe is the aspect of ‘audience participation’ at these types of events; one’s attendance actually constitutes a conscious decision to engage with the visual arts. It’s certainly a step in the right direction to unravelling the sometimes complex or challenging nuances of the contemporary art scene.
But, in what can only be described as an extremely positive manifestation of ‘community spirit’, some enterprising individuals and collectives from the Melbourne visual arts sector have initiated and will be hosting a virtual plethora of art and art-related events in the third week of August this year, at the time the big fair had been scheduled to occur
Satellite fairs, art events and artist talks, forums and panel discussions, a street party, an “arts-speed-dating” event curated exhibitions and even an arts-related, ”progressive tasting degustation”, will be happening. What’s not to like?
FLAIR MELBOURNE
A type of collegiality underscores FLAIR Melbourne (18 – 21 August). According to Donald Williams, Director of Global Art Projects (GAP), this new event “all happened very quickly” but nevertheless with a great deal of dexterity; ensuing dialogue amongst the art affiliates at the top end of Flinders Lane on how best to ‘fill the gap’, allowed a revised focus on marketing the arts. As Jane Scott, Director of Craft notes, “it’s nice to collaborate with one’s colleagues” as such opportunities are quite rare. Flair Melbourne is an amalgam of artists, galleries, restauranteurs and musicians, and has been curated by ARC ONE Gallery, Arts Project Australia (supported by NKN Gallery), Craft, fortyfivedownstairs and Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.
Top Picks From Melbourne’s Newest Art Festival, Flair
16TH AUGUST 2016 BY ANTHONY MORRIS - URBAN WALKABOUT
https://www.urbanwalkabout.com/australia/melbourne/melbourne-cbd/art/festival-event/article/top-picks-from-melbournes-newest-art-festival-flair
Taking place over four days in and around the top end of Melbourne’s creative hub, Flinders Lane, Flair is an exciting new art event designed to provide a showcase for the city’s vibrant arts community. Curated with an eye to displaying the best of Melbourne’s current arts scene, the handy collection of galleries and art spaces at the top end of town make it the perfect way to take in a range of the city’s most exciting art whether you’re an artist or an arts lover.
Arts Project Australia will be holding a pop-up gallery at Collins Place from Thursday the 18thto Sunday the 21st, showcasing over thirty artists from the renowned center of excellence, it promises to be a dynamic and evolving curated exhibition. Artists whose work will be featured include John Bates, Boris Cipusev, Alan Constable, Patrick Francis, Rebecca Scibilia and Cathy Staughton, amongst others. They’ll also be hosting the Here and Now exhibition at the Melbourne on Collins Sofitel, focusing on twelve artists from Arts Project Australia.
Also hosted by Arts Project Australia at Collins Place is a series of forums, including “Art is Created by Artists” on Friday August 19th, where a panel of speakers will look at participation in the arts by collecting art, and “Collecting as a Passion” on Saturday August 20th where Sue Roff, Executive Director, Arts Project Australia will be in conversation with one of Australia’s best known and loved collectors of contemporary art, Peter Fay. There’s also two talks with artists: Megan Sloan and Katherine Hattam will talk together about their recent collaborationTelltale on Saturday August 20th, and Alan Constable and Peter Atkins will talk about their recent photographic effort Polaroid Project on Sunday August 21st.
Ground Level, Shop 20, 45 Collins St, Melbourne
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Acrylic on canvas 80x80cm
Acrylic on Paper 56x76cm
Acrylic on canvas 60x90cm
Acrylic on Paper 35x50cm
Acrylic on canvas 40x40cm
Acrylic on canvas 60x60cm
Patrick Francis - Art Month, Sydney, March 2015
Patrick Francis solo - Arts Projects Australia 2014
Patrick Francis - Indian Link Magazine 2014
Absolutely Awetistic Arts - Art Exhibitions
Patrick Francis - Out of the Blue Exhibition
Patrick Francis - Melbourne Art Fair 2014
Patrick Francis solo - Little Woods Gallery 2014
Patrick Francis - APA/Melbourne Art Fair 2014
Patrick Francis - MIRA Award Winner 2014
Lesley & Patrick Francis - Amazon Books
Patrick Francis - SafARI 2014 Academia
Patrick Francis & Friends Exhibition 2015
Patrick Francis - Face 2 Face Exhibition
Patrick Francis - Arts Project artwork
Patrick Francis - Live Guide Australia
Patrick Francis - Herald Sun News
Patrick Francis - Art & Australia
Patrick Francis - Artist & Athlete
Patrick Francis - Melbourne Now
Patrick Francis - Backyard Opera
Patrick Francis - Art on Youtube
Patrick Francis - Buried at Sea
Patrick Francis - Tea Towel
Patrick Francis - Art
Absolutely Awetistic Arts - webs
Patrick Francis - Art Exhibitions
Patrick Francis - SafARI 2014
Patrick Francis - Pinterest
Patrick Francis - Art Blart
Patrick Francis - Amaze
Patrick Francis - Raven
Patrick Francis - Victorian Young Achiever Awards 2014
Patrick Francis - Vic Multicultural Award Winner 2014