c3 is an artist-led contemporary art space, located at the Abbotsford Convent arts and culture precinct in Narrm/Melbourne. Established in 2008, the gallery supports open, ambitious (or quiet), personal and critical approaches towards making and experiencing contemporary art. Risk, experimentation and direct audience engagement are encouraged. Central to c3 is the development of professional practice skills, mentorship and opportunities for artists/curators, and a focus on connecting critical practice with a large, diverse audience. The six-room gallery is housed in the main Convent building facing expansive gardens, Birrarung (the Yarra river) and adjacent bush parkland within its inner city location. The site has a multi-layered and complex continuing historical journey: a meeting point for the Wurundjeri and Kulin Nation peoples, settler occupation, a convent, a university, a large multi-practice creative precinct. The gallery has a reciprocal relationship with community, in that it simultaneously builds and is built by community, allowing for an open, nimble and active curatorial vision.
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- Arini Byng, the sound in the form of a word, 2017
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- c3, located at The Abbotsford Convent
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- Tracey Lamb, Tenuous Connections, 2017
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- Sean Meilak, Gardening is Not a Rational Act, 2017
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- Steven Rhall, Every1’s a Winger, 2018
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- Shay Colley, God Trap, 2017
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- Rebecca Thomas and Meredith Turnbull, SHE TURNS, 2017
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- C3 Foyer
Córtex Frontal is an AIR (Artist-In-Residence) programme hosted by Cortexcult-Associação Cultural, a non profit organisation located in the peaceful town of Arraiolos, in Alentejo region, Portugal. We welcome professional visual artists, writers, musicians, researchers and workgroups in search of time and space to reflect, discuss and create. Our mission is to promote and develop cultural projects, establishing a lively dialogue between artists from various disciplines. Call for applications is open year round for residency proposals in 2024, for periods from 4 weeks to 3 months. The Artist-In-Residence programme aims to bring together artists from different countries and disciplines for a concentrated period. There are two ways of being a resident artist at Córtex Frontal: 1 Annual grants for Portuguese and international artists. Open calls will be announced in our website. 2 By spontaneus application: Call open year round (fee required). Residency structure We offer a general structure to the resident artist that might vary according to each project: Regular follow up of the projects; Portfolio presentations; Networking and support with local and regional resources; Field trips to the natural, historical and industrial heritage of the region; Resident artist lectures in schools and university; Thematic workshops; Open studio. Some of the […]
