Art Educators of the NT
Dear AENT member current, past & future
At this time we are unsure of what our annual exhibition may look like for 2020 and if it will happen at all.
In lieu of this we invite you to be involved in a Post Card initiative designed to draw us together in a time that we are unable to. We will be providing all interested parties 2 stamped blank water colour post cards for you to create an artwork on, any media & subject matter. One will be addressed back to us at AENT and be displayed collectively at our next physical exhibition, perhaps you could write a message to your future self…. The other can be to anyone that you would like to reach out to, family or friends far away, workers who have helped us get through this time etc.
This is an opportunity for us to stay connected in a tangible way now and into the future.
If you are an NT Arts Educator and interested please register by emailing arteducatornt@gmail.com and we will have some postcards sent to your school …or available in a school office near you for collection.
Many thanks
AENT
Postcards to be returned to AENT
date-stamped by 31.12.20
** TBC in 2020 **
Artist: Marianne Foster
Mediums: Acrylic on canvas
Dimension: 50cm x 50cm x 4cm
Artist Statement:
The Bird cage in the Darwin Botanical Gardens is a popular place to go with children. It has a very zen aspect to it when you are alone there. The bright green of the cage contrasting with the fallen tree which is utilised in the design, interests my facination mixing organic with man made shapes. I’m currently experimenting with colour schemes and brush.
Artist: alisondowell@aapt.net.au
Mediums: mixed media
Dimension: 30cm x 20cm x 20cm
Artist Statement:
There they go, that pair of scrubfowl, messing up my garden…!
Wait, is that their mound? You’re kidding! Its the size of my car!! Are they really chasing away their own young, and why are they screeching at them so loudly? And why in the middle of the night?! Why do they need to dig such a huge hole with those giant orange feet in the middle of my veggie patch? Why are they so indifferent to my efforts to make things nice?? Why???
Because they are native to this place. Indifferent to me, my garden, my borders, my rules… simply doing their own thing. On a land which after all used to be all theirs. Let them be.
Here is my loving tribute to the scrubfowl in all their messy, loyal, head bobbing, hesitant, natural, naughty, indignant, imperious, sleek, cheeky, noisy, beauty. ARGLE ARGLE ARRRRRK! ( …not that they care)
Artist: Amber Reid
Mediums: Acrylic on canvas
Dimension: 123cm x 6cm x 108cm
Artist Statement:
This work explores the colours and atmosphere of the water and human interaction within it.
There is nothing more freeing than jumping in to open water, a brief moment of flying through the air and having zero gravity when you hit the water. I want to capture a sense of movement and playfulness in the figures jumping through the water full of flecks of sunlit colour.
Artist: Marianne Foster
Mediums: Acrylic on canvas
Dimension: 50cm x 60cm x 2cm
Artist Statement:
Dogs have their own view on the world. I played with colour, fantasy and realism. I tried to capture that moment after a big walk when the dog is too puffed even chase a butterfly.
Artist: Kym Tucker
Mediums: Satay sticks, carboard, masking tape, sticky tape, toilet paper mache
Dimension: 24cm x 39cm x 25cm
Artist Statement:
Made during the Camp Dog workshop.
Brownie is my pet Beaglier that I adopted from a family that could no longer care for him. He has become my best mate and life is so much better with him in it.
The Arts Educators of the NT (AENT) turned 40 this year! We participate in collaborative workshops throughout the year, and our annual exhibition is an opportunity for sharing and extending of professional and artistic practice. The vibrant selection of art works from 30 AENT artists ranges in Medias and has become a local exhibition highlight. This year the event will also include a student artwork sticker exhibit from 10 participating schools. The AENT and its members support the intrinsic value of visual art education.
Thurs 26 July – Sat 11 August
**Opening event 6pm Thursday 26th July**
July 26th Opening at DVAA 6pm
(Thursday evening before Darwin Show Day)
For the third year the dynamic Arts Educators of the NT (AENT) hosts an exhibition featuring diverse works by members from all over the Top End. This vibrant selection of works ranging from drawings and paintings to sculpture and jewellery helps support AENT’s role in promoting the value of educating through art.
Thurs 26 July – Sat 11 August
**Opening event 6pm Thursday 26th July**
July 26th Opening at DVAA 6pm
(Thursday evening before Darwin Show Day)
The Art Educators of the NT (AENT) is a Professional Teachers Association for Visual Art educators. Focusing on visual art teaching practice.