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10/07/10 0 comment/s post a comment
Goodbye Mimi
Saturday 10th July saw the close of the exhibition at the Albany Public Library. The work had to be de-installed and packed well ready to be freighted to IASKA head-quarters in Perth. I was very thankful for Anne Walmsley's assistance on the day. All in all the exhbition and Mimi's residency was a resounding success with many artists having personal one on one studio visits with Mimi, 2 artist ...Read more ►
01/07/10 0 comment/s post a comment
Artist Talk for Denmark Arts
Straight after the workshop finished with Nikki and her students, Mimi was given a slight break before she gave an artist talk where she presented different aspects of her work to the Denmark Arts group. The group engaged with Mimi, asking many questions which created interesting discussions. Thanks Mimi.Read more ►
01/07/10 0 comment/s post a comment
Denmark High School Workshop
Art teacher Nikki Green was delighted when Mimi agreed to do a workshop with her year 8, 9 and 10â²s in the last week of term. Denmark is a coastal town 50 klms west of Albany. In the week leading upto the workshop two students took advantage of their extra time to work on some ideas with great results. The materials required for the workshop were photos of the landscape including the ...Read more ►
29/06/10 0 comment/s post a comment
Opening Night
After months of hard work, two visits to Albany and a few anxious moments, opening night was immanent. Albany Public Library and their staff were so professional on the night that the exhibition went smoothly as planned. The event was very well attended by the Library's readership plus local artists and members of the community - 46 people in all. The exhibition was opened by Billy Wellstead, ...Read more ►
24/06/10 0 comment/s post a comment
Mimi revisits Port of Albany
Mimi catches up with Dylan down at the port, team member of the George Vancouver Pilot Boat, who tookMimi out on their boat last year during the first part of her IASKA residency to view the harbour and landmarks from a different perspective. Mimi took many photos on the day and returned to her Sydney studio to produce the work. Mimi has invited Dylan and the crew of the Pilot Boat to her ...Read more ►
17/06/10 0 comment/s post a comment
Mimi Returns to Albany
Mimi returns to Albany this week to complete her IASKA project. Mimi's art work, a six metre long drawing of the Albany coast from the harbour, will be on display at the Albany Library from Tuesday June 29 to Saturday July 10.Mimi will give a talk on her art practice and the development of her work in Albany at the Vancouver Arts Centre on Saturday 3 July 1pm - 2pm.Image above: Mimi Tong: View of ...Read more ►
07/06/10 0 comment/s post a comment
Mimi Tong: Albany
Sydney artist Mimi Tong will return to Albany in mid June to complete the second stage of her large-scale drawing project, a six metre long hand drawn coastal profile of Albany as seen from the Princess Royal Harbour. The finished drawing will be exhibited at the Albany library for two weeks from June 28 to July 10.In late 2009, Mimi spent a month in Albany as part of an IASKA residency. During ...Read more ►
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Mimi Tong
Mimi Tong's Albany project culminated in the exhibition of a major new work, a six metre long drawing of the coastal profile of Albany as seen from the Princess Royal Harbour. The work was inspired by the maritime explorers who created the first recorded views of the Albany coastline from sea and informed by debate within the town about developments along the waterfront. Much of Mimi's research ...Read more ►