Cementa 17: overwhelming the senses

Cementa 17 Gilbert Grace

Contemporary art festivals in regional NSW are few and far between, however, one that has put its stamp on the landscape is the biennial Cementa, starting in 2013. As an artist, you know an event is successful when you leave feeling like you were missing out by not being part of that year's program*. Cementa 17 has …

Time to get technical…and talk

Kim V Goldsmith digital media installation Artlands 2016

The creative bit is almost truly over in the creation of Volucres...now it's purely problem-solving and publicity...I guess it's now time to tell the story in its full glory.

You do what?

After a conversation with a fellow artist today, I was reminded that despite it being 2015 (yes, a new century and all), being a contemporary multi-media artist in regional Australia strikes some as just plain odd/curious/uninteresting - whatever word you choose to use. At a recent event I was introduced by a mutual acquaintance to a local …

The creative groove is returning

 It's a slow process, but the creative zone is still with me. The last couple of weeks have seen the video for the Cudgegong show come to be (better than just talking about it like it already existed). Then, on a road trip last weekend, I got another stills shot that I think will definitely …