Awards Shortlist

The following is a complete list of shortlisted nominations for the ArtsHub awards.

Here you can view the project title, project description, web link (where applicable), representative's name (where applicable), company name (where applicable) and project summary as provided by the nominee.

To vote, simply return to www.artshubawards.com

"Living Up To Our Name" - Polyglot's international residency and touring model
Theatre Program/Season
www.polyglottheatre.com
Simon Abrahams
Polyglot Theatre

Polyglot (which means "many languages") developed a cultural export model, which has seen our work performed in ten countries in five languages in the last two years.

Close My Eyes
Single Launch by the group Rudely Interrupted
http://youtu.be/8I550mx8QlI
Rudely Interrupted
Rudely Interrupted

Rudely Interrupted teamed up with Leo Burnett and Scope to produce a Cannes winning advert/film clip for Rudely Interrupted's single 'Close My Eyes'

Often I find that I am Naked
Play/Performance
http://www.oftennaked.com/
Jo Thomas
Jo & Co

Often I find that I am Naked is an independent production from Brisbane which has currently toured to 48 towns and cities nationally receiving critical and audience acclaim.

Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival
Festival
www.brwf.com.au
Brian Purcell
Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival

The inaugural Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival was staged in Bellingen, Coffs Harbour and Dorrigo in the mid north coast region of NSW over the week of April 5 - 10, 2011.

Season One 2011
Season/Program
www.mka.org.au
MKA: Theatre of New Writing
MKA: Theatre of New Writing

A three month season of four new plays, three Australian (Perth, Melbourne, Canberra), One international (Croatian) presented in a custom built pop-up theatre.

" Indig Anime " Alternative Hair Show Moscow Kremlin Palace
Charity Show by Gens Creatifs
http://yatv.ru/ru/tv
Peta-marie Rixon
Gens Creatifs

Show Producer representing Australia, at Kremlin Palace Theatre which raised 6,000,000 ruples for charity.

J.A.T.O By Vedrana Klepica
Play/Production
http://www.mka.org.au/?page_id=36
Tanya Dickson
MKA: Theatre Of New Writing

J.A.T.O - a daring and challenging work, both in style and in story. Semi-automatic streams of consciousness. Razor-wire sharp dialogue. Hailed by The Age as "..Taught, tight, terrific..."

Tom Tom Crew
Production/Show
www.tomtomcrew.com
Scott Maidment
Strut & Fret Production House

Raw energy personified, Australia's Tom Tom Crew smash together acrobatics, hip-hop and percussion to create an entertaining, adrenaline-fuelled spectacle - a circus show for the 21st century.

Cantina
Production/Show
http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/Event.aspx?EventId=395
Sarah Stewart
Strut & Fret

Strut & Fret’s international cast of curiosities make up a new show inspired by the Spiegeltent itself, The Dream Menagerie immerses its audience in a world of epic scale created within a bespoke and intimate environment.

DRAG
Play/Production
www.dqau.com.au
Dianah Star
The Blue Room Theatre

DRAG brought to audiences a production that explained what lies behind the wigs, lashes and makeup of a drag queen, being an ordinary male, in a fun and entertaining show!

Skin
Installation/Exhibition
http://echigo.australia.or.jp/en/diary.php
Kim Anderson
N/A
Skin was an installation project created during a residency in Echigo-Tsumari, Japan. It involved a combination of drawings, frottage and body prints on Japanese washi, culminating in a successful exhibition at Matsudai Nohbutai Gallery in Japan.

Appalling Behaviour
Play/Production
http://www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/appallingbehaviour
Dianah Star
The Blue Room Theatre

Written on the streets of Paris, direct from hit seasons nationally Awgie Award winning playwright and actor Stephen House takes you on an unforgettable journey into the seedy Paris underworld.

Scent Tales
Production/Play
http://www.blueroom.org.au/blueroomseasons/scenttales
Dianah Star
The Blue Room Theatre

Little y Theatre Company devised and produced a sweat, intimate theatre production, Scent Tales to a sell out season at The Blue Room Theatre. It used puppetry, poetry and smells to tell this delightful story 2 sisters and Love Bread.

Series of music and installation works by Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey
Series of works
http://madeleineandtim.net/portfolio/epi-thet/
Madeleine Flynn
Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey

A series of sound/music installation works that encourage listening to public and private space in unusual ways, with extensive collaboration across form.

The Book of Everything
Play/Performance
http://www.theatreofimage.com.au/coming_soon.html
Neil Hunt
Theatre of Image

Directed by Neil Armfield, this magical tale follows the story of a child who sees things others cannot imagine, and whose spirit and curiosity wins over those around him.

Waltzing The Wilarra
Play/Performance
http://yirrayaakin.asn.au/-WALTZING-THE-WILARRA,172-.html
Andrea Fernandez
Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company

Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company produced the world premiere of WALTZING THE WILARRA, a toe-tapping musical with comical bite, receiving rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.

Dancing Queen Parties
Entertainment/Performance
www.dancingqueenparties.com.au
Sophie Bowen
Dancing Queen Parties

Dancing Queen Parties is Australia's favourite (and original) children's dance party entertainment company. Our exceptional staff, all of whom are industry professionals, offer unique, quality dance themed kid’s parties for girls and boys alike.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Beethoven Festival
Musical/Performance/Festival
http://unbouncepages.com/beethoven-festival/
Merri Hagan
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents the musical event of a lifetime, an opportunity to be first in line to a rare musical experience: all nine Beethoven symphonies, over two unforgettable weeks.

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National Young Writers' Month
Project/Workshop/Festival
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=249382941770898&ref=notif&notif_t=event_invite#!/groups/165517226836831/
Joe Toohey
Express Media

National Young Writers’ Month was a month of online and offline activities launched in June 2011 for young writers around Australia to set and complete their writing goals.

Arts Alive
Radio Program
Arts Alive & Dr Vincent O'Donnell
Independent Media Foundation Inc.

Arts Alive is Australia's only arts and culture current affairs radio program.It has been top-rating program on the national Community Radio network for the past fifteen years.

"The Dream Machine" and "Move"
Play/Performance
www.projecty.biz
Tanje Ruddick
Project Y

Project Y brought together 60 dancers (aged under 25) and 5 of Melbourne's best emerging choreographers to create two brilliant new dance theatre works in June 2011.

Andante Workshop/Performances at Darwin Festival
Workshop/Performance
http://www.tashmadada.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=84
Deborah Leiser-Moore
Tashmadada

Andante gave NT artists and audiences the unique chance to experience the excitement, vibrancy, danger and cultural aesthetic of Younes Bachir's 14years working with the legendary Spanish company La Fura dels Baus.

Emerge Festival
Festival
http://www.multiculturalarts.com.au/events2011/emerge.shtml
Jess Fairfax
Multicultural Arts Victoria

Melbourne's rich cultural heritage comes alive with this colourful annual music and arts festival presenting amazing new refugee and emerging artists who have recently settled in Australia. Kicking off with a massive one-day cultural celebration at Fitzroy Town Hall on Sunday 19 June, Emerge Festival continues for six sensational weeks with a series of amazing performances and unique cultural experiences encompassing music, dance, visual arts, film, exotic foods, ancient crafts and ceremonies happening all over Melbourne.

CATAPULT: Creative and Cultural Leadership Program for Young People
Course/Program
http://www.stmartinsyouth.com.au/18-program/catapult-18/
Sarah Austin
St Martins Youth Arts Centre

CATAPULT is a one year admission based leadership program for diverse young people designed to foster professional skills, increase sector connection and to empower the critically engaged voice of young people.

Bachelor of Performance
Course/Program
www.aada.edu.au
Andrew Davidson, Head of Australian Academy of Dramatic Art
Australian Academy of Dramatic Art (AADA)

The Bachelor of Performance is a unique education for the Actor / Creator / Producer. A vital alternative to mainstream acting courses, it provides professional training for young and emerging independent theatre makers.

Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition 2011
Graduate Exhibition
http://www.helpmannacademy.com.au/page.php?parent=news&key=Grad%20show
Chris Bull
Helpmann Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts

The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition is a unique survey show featuring the work of the best and freshest visual arts talent South Australia has to offer.

2011 Blake Prize Publicity
Launch/Publicity Campaign
www.blakeprize.com.au
Siobhan Waterhouse
Mr. Fahrenheit

The Blake Prize is Australia’s most hotly-debated arts prize. 2011’s 60th anniversary was the perfect vehicle to drive media discussion about the prize and its place in Australian artistic history.

"The Business of Performance"
Project
www.ccdirections.com.au
Sally Arnold
Corporate Creative Directions

"The Business of Performance".The power of performing arts world thinking to transform, re-inspire business people. Translate performing arts expertise into business language to innovate and solve organisational challenges.

Candle Ends Mini Festival 2011 (#3)
Festival
http://newhollandtheatre.com/candle-ends-mini-festival/
Erin Voth
New Holland Theatre Company

CEMF creates a space for artists, director and writers to make exciting new performance. Artists perform for 10 min each night, creating an exciting melting pot of music, dance, theatre, spoken word and multimedia performance.

Short+Sweet script development forum
Project
http://shortsweet.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=scripts
Pete Malicki
Short+Sweet Sydney

A forum where writers of 10 minute plays can showcase their work, get peer reviews and learn from others.

Inkblot
Project
http://inkblotreview.blogspot.com/
Tim Alves
Inkblot

A website that responds with creative interpretations to art and literature in Melbourne and beyond . The responses are like an analysand intepreting the inkblots on a psychological Rorschach test.

Establishment of artsinterview.com
Launch/Establishment
www.artsinterview.com
Kim Goodwin
Arts Interview

Arts Interviews’ was established between October 2010 and March 2011 to provide a diverse, accessible and honest discussion of the experiences of Australian arts practitioners.

2011 Sydney Eisteddfod Boys Summer School
Course/Program
http://www.sydneyeisteddfod.com.au/index.php?cat=73
Loraine golden
Sydney Eisteddfod

The Boys Summer School, presented by Sydney Eisteddfod and Shore School. 6 days of Classical Technique, Contemporary Jazz and Pas De Deux for boys between 7 and 20 years old.

75 years anniversary
Anniversary Celebrating 75 years
www.nationaltheatre.org.au
National Theatre
National Theatre

Since 1935 The National Theatre has served this State & Australia establishing Schools of Opera, Ballet & Drama that have produced many great performers and performances

The Garden of Unearthly Delights
Festival
www.gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au
Sarah Stewart
Strut & Fret

Over the past eleven years, The Garden of Unearthly Delights has established itself as one of the most innovative and dynamic festival precincts in Australia. The Garden is at the very centre of the Adelaide summer festivals.

STVDIO ArtBreaks
Project
http://www.stvdio.com.au
STVDIO
STVDIO

STVDIO’s ArtBreaks are short-form television programs which film, explore and promote all matter of arts news including arts events, productions, exhibitions and festivals.

Anjum ( A token in Hindi )
Exhibition
www.nehaawasthi.com
Neha Awasthi
Neha Awasthi

Anjum was an art exhibition to bring a token from Indian folk art translated on canvas.

2010 Melbourne Festival
Festival
www.melbournefestival.com.au
Melbourne Festival
Melbourne Festival

Melbourne Festival is one of Australia's leading international arts festivals and has an outstanding reputation for presenting unique international and Australian events in the fields of dance, theatre, music, visual arts, multimedia, free and outdoor events over 17 days each October.

The Light in Winter
Installation Series
http://www.fedsquare.com/thelightinwinter
Kimberley Polkinghorne (Fed Square Pty Ltd)
Fed Square Pty Ltd

Federation Square produced a month long arts program, featuring more than 160 free events, forums, light installations, tours and community celebrations involving local artists, designers, regional communities and multicultural groups.

Blak Side Story
Multimedia Exhibition
www.blaksidestory.com
Footscray Community Arts Centre
Footscray Community Arts Centre

A multi-media exhibition exploring contemporary Aboriginal Identity and stories from Indigenous community members from Melbourne’s West.

Spinout
Educational/Workshop/Performance
www.theartscentre.com.au/discover/education/event.aspx?id=2295
Chris Thompson on behalf of the Victorian Arts Centre's Educatiuon, Families and Young People programme
The Victorian Arts Centre

An interactive Theatre Performance and Workshop Event toruing to secondary schools... One night in a country town, a 14 year old girl goes to a party with her brother... she gets smashed, so he sticks her in a taxi on her own and gives the dirver 20 bucks to tak her home... problem solved... unless she collapses on the back seat of the taxi... unless the taxi driver assaults her... unless her parents aren't home... unless... An innovative use of arts-based learning, Spinout encourages creativity, stimulates deeper thinking about social health and through its variety of delivery methods, engages students regardless of learning styles.

The Blue Room Theatre Program
Anniversary Celebrating 21 years
www.blueroom.org.au
The Blue Room Theatre - contact Di Star
The Blue Room Theatre

The Blue Room Theatre celebrated 21 years of supporting professional WA performing arts practitioners by presenting 339 performances/readings/works-in-progress/creative developments/workshops, supporting 283 artists.

INNOVATION

Human Interest Story
Play/Performance
http://www.lucyguerininc.com/works/Human_Interest_Story
Michaela Coventry
Lucy Guerin Inc

Using image, sound, language and movement Human Interest Story is a dance piece which explores the affects of the news cycle on our psyche and questions our ability to accept the reality of distant tragedy into the daily routine of our lives. Shifting between humour and anxiety it shows our varying responses to the stream of information that reaches into our domestic environments about newsworthy events in other places.

Indoor Laneway
Online Collaborative Project
http://indoorlaneway2011.org/
Robin Plenty
The Arts Centre

An annual online collaborative arts project between Victorian regional and metropolitan secondary school students. Participants respond to creative tasks on a project blog - the resulting works are curated and exhibited/installed at the Arts Centre.

Cuba is Japan - EP launch
Project/Release Launch
http://www.rachelservice.com/#1152070/Alpine-Areas
Rachel Service and Vanessa Smith
Fulltime Awesome

To mark the launch of vinyl & download only label, Alpine Areas, we took the creative of the crocheted packaging of the EP release literally, by staging guerrilla knitting sites in Melbourne two weeks leading up to the event. Hidden ‘knitted’ tickets were placed in locations around Melbourne to tie in with the creative of the 7” packaging. Those lucky enough to find tickets were granted free entry to the gig and made for innovative approach to launching an independent record label.

Real Estate 4 Ransom - Film Release
Project/Release Launch
http://www.rachelservice.com/#1957168/Real-Estate-4-Ransom
Rachel Service
Rachel Service

Real Estate 4 Ransom, a documentary about global property speculation premiering in Melbourne required promotional and publicity support to ensure ticket sales, raise awareness of the issues of the film & encourage distribution parties to screen the film. I used a four step approach to promote both the film and the screening over a six week period, incorporating public awareness, encouraging premiere attendance, rallying & distribution support. A series of PR stunts created unique content and media coverage.

Closer Sprint
Project/Workshop
http://www.medialabmelbourne.com.au/sprints/closer/
Pierre Proske
Media Lab Melbourne

The Closer Sprint was an intensive 9 day workshop which assisted in the development of three interdisciplinary projects investigating the relationship between the body and technology

Public Demands
Project/Exhibition
http://publicdemandsproject.com/public/
Jason Sweeney
n/a

Public Demands was a creative stand-off and endurance test between the artist, Jason Sweeney, and his audience who become the provocateurs and content providers – the ones who provided the creative fuel for art work to happen.

Temporary Gallery
Project
http://www.temporarygallery.com.au
Eric Rathmayr
Temporary Gallery

Temporary Gallery is an innovative online social news platform for visual and performing artists, art lovers, related industries and venues.

Heartstrings & Happiness - Architecture of Happiness
Project/Workshp/Installation
Annalise Rees
n/a
The 'Architecture of Happiness' was created working with community members and local school children, exploring ways in which constructed environments impact and influence emotional attachment to place.

Cirrus
Installation
www.christinafogale.com
Christina Fogale
Christina Fogale

‘Cirrus’ is an installation formed by thousands of hand folded origami chatterboxes. It works within the parameters of a modulated surface, where suspension allows the piece to stretch and interact with different intensities of light. The light filters gently through the matted opacity of the Tyvek sheets enlivening the density of the surface.

Kaldor Public Arts Project #24: John Baldessari's Your Name in Lights 2011
Project/Installation
http://kaldorartprojects.org.au/_webapp_1098370/JOHN_BALDESSARI_2011
Kaldor Public Art Projects
Kaldor Public Art Projects

Driven via a social media campaign, John Baldessari’s Your Name in Lights democratised fame and reflected on the changing cult of celebrity by giving 100,000 participants their 15 seconds.

'the cup project'
Project
www.thecupproject.com.au
Amy Craig
'the cup project'

'the cup project' is a youth initiative publishing creative works on takeaway coffee cups. It seeks to form connections between young, emerging creatives and their local coffee drinking community.

Suzumushi
Installation/Exhibition
www.kuuki.com.au/suzumushi
Priscilla Bracks
Kuuki

Suzumushi is a swarm of 55 illuminated, intricately patterned, stainless-steel crickets that read public catalogue searches at State Library Queensland. Search terms spread like memes through the wirelessly linked swarm.

spaced: art out of place
Project
http://www.iaska.com.au/
Marco Marcon
IASKA

An international biennial event featuring commissioned art projects which depict a range of local, social and environmental situations from 16 regional Western Australian communities.

This is based on fact
Presentation/Performance
http://www.toddanderson-kunert.com/index.php?/project/this-is-based-on-fact/
Todd Anderson-Kunert
NA

This project investigates how the viewer’s emotional response to a visual event can be altered by sound’s resonate tonality and it’s intrinsic relational and affecting qualities.

'The Lost Ones'
Artwork/Sculpture
Richard Hargrave
N/A

A resin crafted metallic particled indigenous tribal boy conceived and created in response to the foregoing historical statement ....'To the legion of the lost ones,to the cohort of the dammed, To my brethren in their sorrow overseas'.

Opening Notes Project
Project
http://www.cairnsfest.com.au/content/Article.aspx?ID=211e5889-c330-46c2-b304-168ca2d1fa9e
Cairns Festival / Cairns Regional Council
Cairns Festival

Opening Notes is an ongoing creative identity and awareness project that provides a well-designed package of Far North cultural content (music CD and booklet) to each of the 4,000 babies born in the region annually. It is presented on their day of birth, at their place of arrival.

Living Room Opera Series
Performance
www.chambermadeopera.com
David Young
Chamber Made Opera

CMO's innovative Living Room Opera Series provides the opportunity for high-risk works to be commissioned and developed within a low-risk and relatively low-cost environment, Never before have new works been conceived and realised within such a short period of time and with such rigour.

Water Wars
Play
http://www.umber.com.au/
Elaine Acworth
Umber Productions

Umber produced a vibrant, innovative new work on the war between neighbours over water usage – and did so sustainably, using less than 8 amps of power per lighting state, a world-first, (we believe).

Phonetic Pillows
Project
http://leighpymanproject.tumblr.com/
Leigh Pyman
N/A

Phonetic Pillows are an innovative and interactive learning resource that assists students to physically explore speech sounds. These learning resources provide an artistic development between a performer’s voice and body.

"THE LAST MAN TO DIE"
Performance
lastmantodie.net
Dianah Star
The Blue Room Theatre

"THE LAST MAN TO DIE" is an interactive performance/installation. Performance, percussion and art give a new perspective on life, science and the future of death on a computer-augmented stage.

Sud Stories
Performance
http://janettemcginty.tumblr.com/
Dianah Star
The Blue Room Theatre

Inspired by confessions from the Perth and UK public, Sud Stories celebrates our bath-time rituals. Embracing performance and live art, audiences were split over its use of fragmented focused episodes.

The Begin-Again
Installation/Performances
http://www.hurstville.nsw.gov.au/Begin-Again
Rebekah Schulz

Hurstville City Council in partnership with C3West (Museum of Contemporary Art)
The Begin-Again was a two-night art walk through Hurstville CBD. Created by Angelica Mesiti, it featured five site-specific works that involved more than 90 locals as performers in the story of their area.

MOON
Multimedia/Performance Production
http://www.theaustralianvoices.com/moon
Mr Dusan BOJIC
The Australian Voices

MOON is a 60-minute cross-genre, multimedia choral-theatre production developed by Gordon Hamilton for the internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble The Australian Voices as a truly innovative aural and visual experience.

Sundowner
Performance Work
http://www.kage.com.au/works.php?id=15
Simone Collins
KAGE (KAGE Physical Theatre Assoc. Inc.)

KAGE, in partnership with Alzheimer's Australia explored the difficult issue of dementia, creating Sundowner alongside people diagnosed with younger onset dementia, resulting in a moving study of love and memory.

Back to Back Theatre's Residency Model - THE DEMOCRATIC SET
Residency Model
http://backtobacktheatre.com/projects/show/the-democratic-set-residency/
Ms Alice Nash
Back to Back Theatre Inc

THE DEMOCRATIC SET is a residency model for creating short films and performances, to explore the belief that all people are, in principle, equal and should enjoy social, political and economic rights and opportunities.

Look Right Through Me
Play/Production
http://www.kage.com.au/works.php?id=16
Simone Collins
KAGE (KAGE Physical Theatre Assoc. Inc.)

Look Right Through Me transforms Michael Leunig's unmistakable world view into three dimensions and creates an emotionally charged performance landscape which uncovers simplicity and beauty in a world of darkness.

Spark_Lab's The Great Debate
Educational Project
http://www.pica.org.au/view/Growing+Future+Innovators/83/
Spark_Lab (contact person Tara Daniel)
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA)

A bold and brazen Spark_Lab event; students vs puppets, debating the controversial topic "Australia is an intolerant society".

Explosure experiences
Educational/Workshop
http://www.explosure.com.au/Explosure/Whats_been_on.html
Cressida Bradley
Explosure

Explosure inspires knowledgeable, confident and creative audiences. Experiences where participants see inside an artist's creative process and also express their own creativity. See, talk and make work with an artist.