Artlink essay on contemporary dance

Posted on November 22, 2015 by julesmojo

Artlink is a magazine that continues to go from strength to strength and has a new lease of life under current Editor Eve Sullivan. I was invited by Eve to make a contribution to the September 2015 issue on the ‘Performative’.

The piece is entitle PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY DANCE with a focus on multidisciplinary approaches to working across contemporary dance and visual arts. The essay looks at the lineage of collaborations between visual artists and contemporary dancers/choreographers and recent projects of choreographers such as Garry Stewart and Antony Hamilton.

Stelarc wins Australia Council Award

Posted on April 7, 2015 by julesmojo

On March 19th I had the pleasure to present Stelarc with the Australia Council Outstanding Achievement Award for Emerging and Experimental Arts. Bringing individual art form awards together for the first time, the inaugural 2015 Australia Council Awards combine long-standing lifetime and significant achievement awards in music, literature, community partnerships and visual arts, with new awards in theatre, dance, and emerging and experimental arts.

The award ceremony was held at the Carriageworks Sydney and Stelarc was overjoyed to receive the award. As one of Australia’s most distinguished artists working in the field of art and technology, it was a real privilege to present Stelarc with this award in my role as Chair Emerging and Experimental Arts Australia Council.

Stelarc with Julianne Pierce at the Australia Council Awards exhibition.

ISEA2014 Dubai

Posted on December 1, 2014 by julesmojo

In 2013 I resigned as Chair of ISEA International (the governing body of International Symposium on Electronic Art). I joined the ISEA board in 2002 and I continue to support the organisation through membership of the International Advisory Committee. ISEA2014 Dubai was the first ISEA to be held in the middle east and the hospitality and generosity of the hosts was really something special.

Augmented Terrain receives production funding

Posted on November 25, 2014 by julesmojo

‘Augmented Terrain’ has received production funding through Creative Australia (Australia Council for the Arts). This is great news and the installation will be produced during 2015 and premiering in 2016.

Congratulations

Posted on November 28, 2013 by julesmojo

I am delighted to be working with Josephine Starrs and Leon Cmielewski on their new project ‘Augmented Terrain’. Congratulations on receiving Creative Australia funding from the Australia Council.