national institute of creative arts and industries, university of auckland, new zealand
The University of Auckland / National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries / Elam School of Fine Arts
The University of Auckland was founded in 1883, and is New Zealand’s largest university with over 39,000 students. The National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries (NICAI) is the University’s creative disciplines faculty, including the Schools of Architecture and Planning, Music, Dance Studies, and the Elam School of Fine Arts. Elam was founded in 1890, and its alumni include many of NZ’s most prominent artists.
About the Window project at the OSTRALE´011
Contemporary art and project space, Window, exists in two states: in its physical location in The University of Auckland's General Library Foyer, and in the dedicated Online space which runs a complementary programme. Hosting shows that are both internally curated and generated by our collaborators, Window aims to showcase a diverse range of ambitious and engaging projects, artistic or otherwise. Window is currently run by Melanie Bell, Rebecca Boswell, Alex Davidson, and Sue-Li Tasker Yeo. It is administered under the umbrella of the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries (NICAI), and is supported by the resources, both human and financial, of The University of Auckland.
Window was founded in 2002 by Stephen Cleland, Michelle Menzies, and Luke Duncalfe; three students from Elam School of Fine Arts. The idea for the space arose from the sense that Elam and its attendant art community was isolated from and inaccessible to larger audiences. The project sought to address this introspectiveness by creating a situation where artists, writers, academics, engineers – anyone with a good idea – could display works and interact with audiences.
This objective has seen a series of subtle revisals since Window’s beginnings, as successive generations of curators at the helm have influenced the direction the Window project has taken. Although the project is permanent, it was anticipated from the outset that it would adapt and evolve, to maintain relevance for audiences as well as those who run it. The beauty of this is that the project outlives the involvement of its initiators or the set of people running it at any given time.
Window
5 Alfred Street
General Library Foyer
The University of Auckland
www.window.auckland.ac.nz
Biographies
Sue-Li Tasker Yeo
Sue-Li completed a BFA (Hons)/BA at The University of Auckland in 2009. She supports her volunteer work at Window with part time jobs in the Education and Arts Administration sectors.
Melanie Bell
Melanie joined Window at the beginning of 2010, after completing her BFA (Hons) at Elam School of Fine Arts in 2009, where her final presentation was based in painting and video. More recently she has completed an internship at the New Zealand contemporary art magazine Art News, and exhibited paintings at Enjoy Public Art Gallery in Wellington, NZ.
Alex Davidson
Alex completed her BFA (Hons) at Elam School of Fine Arts in 2010. She is currently undertaking a semester of study at University College London, as part of the BA component of her conjoint degree in which she majors in Philosophy.
Rebecca Boswell
Rebecca completed her BFA (Hons) in 2010. Currently finishing a BA majoring in Sociology at The University of Auckland, she continues her own art practice and an interest in social and cultural theory that informs art and art theory.
For an archive of online exhibitions further back, please visit http://window.auckland.ac.nz/archive.html
exhibitions at OSTRALE´011
the OSTRALE´011 took place from July 1st until September 4th 2011 and presented 158 artists from 24 nations in the particular exhibition venues of the erlwein-slaughterhouse. The IAM project was shown for the first time at “heuboden west 2” on 600 m².
the students of the first seven art schools realized their projects in a wide variety of media. some of the projects communicated directly with the particular space and the history of the venue.
nanyang academy of fine arts, Singapore
faculty of art & design, bandung institute of technology, indonesia
university of auckland, new zealand
faculty of fine arts, marmara university, istanbul, turkey
e. geppert academy of art and design, wrocław, poland
faculty of fine arts and design, j. evangelista purkyne university, ústí nad labem, czech republic
acting iam art schools
01.07.11 - 04.09.11
In Any Case
Ostrale'011, Dresden
Henry Babbage and Nell May, Kah Bee Chow, Richard Bryant, Eleanor Cooper, Anya Henis, Zac Langdon-Pole, and Imogen Taylor Curated by Melanie Bell and Alex Davidson
Photos: Melanie Bell, Alex Davidson and Antonis Minas
