special events

photographers market

meet the artist

student of the year judging

festival launches

BIFB’09 offers a huge range of special one off events throughout the month. As well as those events listed below, most of the core program artists who are attending will present a range of artist floor talks and meet the artist sessions to accompany their shows. BIFB’09 is also offering supervised artist/curator floor talks for school groups midweek during the first two weeks of the Biennale. As well as the major launches associated with the Core Program, some fringe shows are having launches of their exhibitions throughout the festival period.

SPECIAL BIFB’09 MELBOURNE PREVIEW & MEDIA LAUNCH

Tuesday August 18th, 6.30 – 8 pm

ANZ Bank. Queens St Melbourne.

Admission only by invitation

A special preview of a selection of works by BIFB’09 Core Program artists

PORTFOLIO REVIEWS

Thursday and Friday September 3rd & 4th 10 am – 4 pm

St Patricks Community Hall

Open only to registered participants

Seventeen highly respected reviewers from across Australia and the world, including curators, gallery directors, and festival directors offer feedback and advice to photographers seeking comment on their folios in 20 minute, one on one interviews. There are a limited number of places still available. More........

MAPping BALLARAT LAUNCH

Friday September 4th, 4.30 – 6 pm

Ballarat Town Hall ‘A’ Hall.

Admission by invitation

Opening of this Core Program exhibition in the Town Hall for City of Ballarat councillors, personnel, MAP Group Photographers, their subjects and supporters.

BIFB’09 FESTIVAL LAUNCH

Friday September 4th, 6.30 – 8.00 pm

Ballarat Mining Exchange

Free

BIFB’09 kicks off with a major launch at the Mining Exchange. The official opening will be made by Curator of Photography at the National Gallery of Victoria, Susan Van Wyk. Emcee is ABC Sunday Art’s Michael Veitch

ALEX SYNDIKAS ART EVENT

Friday September 4th 8.30 – 9.30 pm

Art Gallery of Ballarat.

Admission only by invitation

Alex Syndikas will make his BIFB’09 show in situ in the Mars Gallery in the Art Gallery of Ballarat in front of an invited audience.

THE GALERIA BEZDOMNA

Hanging day Saturday September 5th, 10 am – 4 pm

Andersons Mill Smeaton

Absolutely free

The Galeria Bezdomna / Homeless Gallery is an open entry photographic exhibition which was born in Poland in 2003.

Since then , more than 60 editions of the gallery have happened worldwide. Galeria Bezdomna is totally open entry. Anyone can turn up on opening day with their photographic works and their tools, find a vacant space and hang their own impromtu exhibition. The only conditions of entry are : 1. Participants must conform to any restrictions imposed on

hanging methods [Andersons Mill is on the historic buildings register] 2. Must fill in an indemnity form. 3. Can only enter on ‘hanging day’. 4. Must not remove works until ‘closing day’. If you missed the closing deadline for fringe exhibition registration, this is your one remaining chance to become an exhibiting artist at BIFB’09. more............

THE ABC 107.9 BALLARAT SCHOOL PROJECT

Open 24/7 from September 4th

Myer windows, Central Square

Free

Ballarat students from all year levels were invited to participate in the photographic project ‘Looking at My World’

The results will hang for the duration of the festival in the MYER Storefront windows. more.....

INTIMATE MOMENTS – THE BOOK SHOW- ONE

Open daily from Saturday Sept 5th,

Art Gallery of Ballarat

Free

A display of photographic monographs and artist books by some of Australia’s most revered photographers and emerging bright lights on the Australian photographic scene. Show curated by Juno Gemes.

Photography publications are an essential part of the photography world. We know the work of great photographers throughout the history of photography mainly through publications. Viewing a photographer’s life work in publication is an intimate experience. It is through this experience of primary images that we educate our eyes and minds into the specific visual language of each photographer.

TRENTHAM FRINGE LAUNCH

Saturday September 5th 3 – 4pm,

Trentham Railway Station

Free

Official opening of he Trentham Fringe, a festival within a festival showing exclusively contemporary exhibitions of the historical, or alternative photographic processes by Australian and International exponents, as well as a jam packed program of workshops and events throughout Trentham, Trentham East and Tylden.

MEET THE ARTIST

Saturday September 5th 4 pm – 6 pm

Post Office Gallery

Meet Toowoomba’s Doug Spowart and Victoria Cooper at their exhibition BOOK: SITE at the Post Office Gallery

SPONSORS, ARTISTS & SUPPORTERS EVENING

Saturday September 5th 6 – 7.30 pm

Art Gallery of Ballarat.

Admission only by invitation

A special evening for BIFB’09 sponsors, Participating artists, venue owners, supporters and members.

KIRRIT BAREET EXHIBITION LAUNCH

Sunday September 6th 2 pm – 4 pm

Kirrit Bareet Aboriginal Centre

MEET THE ARTIST

Sunday September 6th, 4 pm – 6 pm

Gallery B1

Lauren Simonutti from the USA and Melbourne’s Samantha Everton welcome you to their BIFB’09 Core Program shows at Gallery B1

GOLD MUSEUM EXHIBITION LAUNCH & SPECIAL LECTURE

Monday September 7th, 6 pm – 8 pm

The Gold Museum, Sovereign Hill

Free

Launch of the exhibitions at the Gold Museum followed by a seminar presentation on Argentine Photography by Elda Harrington, Director of Encuentros Abiertos [the BIFB equivalent in Buenos Aires] and director of the Argentine School of Photography since 1987. She is also the president of Luz Austral Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting photography in Argentina. Ms. Harrington is an international curator and an independent photographer.

SCHOOL TOUR

Tuesday 8th September & Wednesday 9th September

Art Gallery of Ballarat

School tour of BIFB exhibitions in the Art Gallery of Ballarat. For times and bookings, contact the AGB Education

Officers on 5320 5782.

VAPS WEEKEND

Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th September

UB School of Mines Campus

Free

The Victorian Association of Photographic Societies have a gathering for camera club members from all over Victoria and a public exhibition of members work at the School of Mines in the Old Ballarat Gaol at the end of Lydiard Street South.

All welcome

STROKE EXHIBITION LAUNCH

Saturday September 12th 2 pm – 4 pm

Ballarat Health Services Queen Victoria Centre

Coincides with National Stroke week. Includes launch of Jens Waldenmaier’s Samsara exhibition.

MEET THE ARTIST & BOOK LAUNCH

Saturday September 12th, 3 pm – 6 pm

Mining Exchange

Lithuanian Photographer and festival director Mindaugas Kavaliauskas launches his book ‘Customs Ignored’ a collaboration between 8 Australian photographers and 8 Lithuanian photographers, and talks about his show ‘Portrait of Kraizai’ at the Mining Exchange.

ANZ/KODAK CAPTURE BALLARAT – photography challenge

Sunday 13th September 9am to 12noon

Participation by registration only

All amateur photographers can test their skills & try to ‘Capture Ballarat’ on a Sunday morning by visiting 6 selected landmark sites within the time period. Print your best 6 digital shots in the Mining Exchange.

Sausage sizzle lunch provided while your shots are judged.

Prizes valued at $2150. Winners announced and prizes awarded on the day.

AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTORS MARKET

Sunday September 13th 10 am – 4 pm

St Patricks Community Hall

Free

BUY – SELL – SWAP – TRADE. Around 40 tables with 1000’s of useable and collectable cameras, film, digital & video equipment, movie cameras and projectors, images, books & darkroom, valuations on any equipment.

SCHOOL TOUR

Tuesday 15th September & Wednesday16th September

Art Gallery of Ballarat

School tour of BIFB exhibitions in the Art Gallery of Ballarat. For times and bookings, contact the AGB Education

Officers on 5320 5782.

CAMERA HOUSE DIGITAL EXPO

Wednesday September 23rd, 12 noon – 6 pm

Thornton Richards Camera House

Free

We have invited representatives from Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Fuji, JVC and Tasco. During this time these people will be happy to demonstrate their equipment and answer any relevant questions you may have with regards to their products.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITY

Monday 21 to Friday 25 September

Art Gallery of Ballarat

School holiday photography course [TBC] For details contact the Art Gallery of Ballarat on 5320 5858.

AIPP VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENT OF THE YEAR JUDGING

Saturday October 3rd, 10 am - 4 pm

St Patricks Community Hall

Free

The Victorian Division of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography [AIPP] runs an annual competition to find the best tertiary level student from AIPP recognised Victorian photography courses . The public are invited to observe the judging process, which happens in front of an audience, and is educational, informing and sometimes entertaining.

BIFB’09 VOLUNTEER PARTY

Sunday October 4th 4.30 pm – 6

Mining Exchange

BIFB’09 volunteers only

Check the website for the various dates and times of fringe exhibition program show launches