PROGRAMS_
Alchemy_
Date 8th May 2000
Tags et, curatorial
ANAT's 2000 International Masterclass for New Media Artists and Curators commenced at the new Brisbane Powerhouse - Centre for the Live Arts.
For five intense weeks (from 8 May to 9 June 2000) artists, curators and theorists came together to germinate and hothouse their ideas, test their hypotheses, develop new processes and create new works, within the context of an intensive learning environment.
Participants were provided with 24-hour access to a lab, performance space and workrooms in the exciting new Brisbane Powerhouse - Centre for the Live Arts.
Highly experienced curators and artists provided training and led workshops for participants, within the context of a critical production site. The Masterclass engaged with a diverse range of topics from science discourses to indigenous issues to curatorial practice and a component of the masterclass was dedicated to performance and hybrid practices.
Tutors included Alexei Shulgin, Nina Czegledy, Mongrel, Geert Lovink, John Tonkin, Rea, Mike Stubbs, Sara Diamond, Tess de Quincy and Laura Jordan, Marko Peljan, Blast Theory and Shuddhabrata Sengupta.
Participants for this inaugural International Masterclass were:
Brook Andrews (NSW), Bruce Gladwin (Vic), Caroline Farmer (SA), Chris Dempsey (Qld), Christian Thompson (Vic), Christiawan (Indonesia), Deborah Lawler-Dormer (NZ), Dena Curtis (NT), Edwina Bartleme (Qld), Gongxin Wang (China), Grisha Coleman (NY), Hartanto (Indonesia), Jane Schneider (Qld), Jenny Fraser (Qld), Jernej Kozar (Slovenia), Jo Law (WA), Kamal Krishna (Qld), Keith Armstrong (Qld), Kelli Mccluskey (WA), Kim Machan (Qld), Lisa Anderson (Qld), Mae Adams (Vic), Mari Velonaki (NSW), Maryanne Lynch (Qld), Megan Rainey (SA), Mike Stubbs (UK), Monica Narula (India), Partha Pratim Sarker (Bangl.), Patricia Adams (Qld), Peter Toy (WA), Raewyn Turner (NZ), Raul Ferrera (Mexico), Rebecca Youdell (Qld), Rolando Ramos (NSW), Sam James (NSW), Sarah Ryan (Tas), Sarah Neville (SA), Sheridan Kennedy (NSW), Shilpa Gupta (India), Sophea Lerner (NSW), Steve Bull (WA), and Vanessa Mafe-Kean (Qld).
To culturally contextualise the project, satellite events - combining fora with open days streamed live to the web - giving the public and media an opportunity to view the work-in-progress produced by participants. Alchemy was made possible with the generous financial assistance of the Daniel Langlois Foundation, the Young and Emerging Artists Initiative (an initiative of the New Media Arts Fund of the Australia Council, the federal government's arts funding and advisory body), and the Australian Film Commission. Alchemy has received further support from Arts Queensland, the South Australian Government through Arts SA, Arts Tasmania and the NSW Ministry for the Arts. Apple Computers (Australia) Choice Connections, Macromedia and Adobe are sponsoring the event.
