Arts Thursday 2 March 2017

Presenter – Bronwyn Rennex
Today I’ll be talking about Art Month Sydney, which runs from the 1-20 March.

Art Month Sydney is a city wide festival that celebrates contemporary art and artists through a rich and diverse program of exhibitions, workshops, panel discussions, artists studio visits, tours, precinct nights and more. I’ll be interviewing Artistic Director Barry Keldoulis about some of the things you can see and do during the festival.

Later on in the program I’ll be speaking to interdisciplinary artist Tina Havelock Stevens about her practice, including her performances as White Drummer, in which she drums in locations such as the carcass of an airplane, a replica of her teenage bedroom and even underwater. I’ll play an excerpt from one of her improvised drumming performances.

We’ll also discuss the work that will be featured in the exhibition Double A Side at Darren Knight Gallery – a group exhibition which celebrates the energy and creative output of artists who have played in bands and musicians who have a visual art practice. From 04 March – 01 April 2017.

Tina

Tina Havelock Stevens
Urge to Submerge
Camera: Jackie Wolf

Finally – if you love the music I’ve played and want to find out more – here are some links…

WITCH nowagainrecords.com/witch-introduction/

SALOMA https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mengapa-Dirindu/dp/B00LB6PHSC

DUSTY RAVENS  https://www.dustyravens.com/

BONNIE RAITT https://www.bonnieraitt.com/discography/guest-discography

THE MUMPS https://www.facebook.com/The-Mumps-174783389200676/

For more information on Tina Havelock Stevens:

‘White Drummer’ Arts Feature, Tom Tom Magazine US, Words by JD Samson, Fall 2014 https://issuu.com/tomtommagazine/docs/issue19_hires  (Pages 10-12)

Feature Interview for Screen NSW, Screen/Video art Newsletter Edition, 2016 https://www.screen.nsw.gov.au/news/interview-with-tina-havelock-stevens-screen-video-art

Feature story ‘Sublimity in Rural Texas’, Realtime #135, 2016 written by Lauren Carroll Harris https://www.realtimearts.net/article/issue135/12418

Feature Review ‘A Storm, Untouched by theory’ , Realtime #136, 2016 written by Lauren Carroll Harris https://www.realtimearts.net/article.php?id=12445

Art Collector Magazine – ‘Curators Radar’ , Top Fifty 2017 written by Carrie Miller