Artist Sheila Newman will be the artist-in-residence at Oak Hill Gallery in Mornington from Wednesday, July 31st to Tuesday, August 6th, 2024. This timely residency comes as the Victorian government prepares to impose significant population growth and high-rise development in the fragile and biodiverse region. Newman's exhibition will feature striking portraits of former M.P.
Sustainable Population Australia is pleased to announce the auction of the 4 piece art work “Encroachment” by noted Kimberley artist and SPA member Jackie Ellis.
Sustainable Population Australia is pleased to announce the auction of the 4 piece art work “Encroachment” by noted Kimberley artist and SPA member Jackie Ellis.
You can view this beautiful and thought provoking group of paintings on the SPA website auction page http://population.org.au/auction. The works will also be on display at the SPA AGM on April 14th 2012 at the University of Technology, Sydney.
The four, oil on canvas works will be sold as a single item. Any bids equal to or in excess of the reserve price of $700 will be accepted. We invite you to visit the SPA website link above to view the art work and see how to make a bid. The closing date of the auction is April 30th.
This is a great opportunity to purchase art portraying the sequential effects of population growth in a wilderness environment. To view a wider range of Jackie’s inspiring work, her background and achievements please visit her website www.journeyfree.com.au
All proceeds from the auction will go to the Sustainable Population Fund for SPA’s continuing work. Our thanks to Jackie Ellis for her very generous donation.
It's 40 years since Rod Quantock first graced the stage and The Herald (remember the Herald) said ...
"Quantock is an amiable buffoon." An incisive wit, as well, the once ubiquitous bedroom-dwelling Captain Snooze, grown up now, pops up in surprising places, defending the undefended and attacking the indefensible. How could a comedien not get involved in Victorian politics?
Rod's new show is called, "First Man Standing".
'First Man Standing'
Playing:
Wed to Sat, 6 Aug to 6 Sept, 8:00pm
Trades Hall, Carlton
Tickets: $20 - $35
Bookings: comedyattrades.com.au or 03 9659 5699 or at the door. (Rod recommends 'at the door')
The Play and folklore exhibition at the Victorian State Museum is a really interesting one because it testifies to the disappearance of accessible natural places for children, without consciously linking this to overpopulation and development, currently rampant in Victoria.
Ironically it uses photographs by Jim Quirk, the father of SPA Victoria President, population activist, Jill Quirk. The photographs are of his children, whose play he minutely and lovingly documented during the 1950s in Victoria.
These pictures will seem incredibly familiar, perhaps achingly familiar, to many people who grew up during that time in Australia. Jill's father, Jim Quirk, was a bank manager who loved wildlife and, like his daughter, worried greatly about the impact of overpopulation on natural spaces and freedom. He was also an expert colour photographer.
A photograph of Jill and her sister - where, I wonder?
Here is a worthwhile quote from a part of the exhibition:
"Not only do children have less freedom than they once did, but there are also fewer natural spaces available to children to play. Robert Pyle, an American naturalist and writer, explained that a sense of place is gained through intimate contact with natural landscapes, emphasising the importance of the ‘presence of special places and the liberty to encounter them at will’. He argued that as children’s actions are limited by regulations in genuinely wild areas such as national parks, we should be protecting small pockets of unofficial countryside – such as overgrown vacant lots or abandoned buildings – where children can play and explore freely.5"
The exhibition is by museum curator, Carla Pascoe.
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