Castlemaine Art Museum (CAM) invites the community to come along tonight to celebrate the opening of two major exhibitions presented as part of the 2023 Castlemaine State Festival.
Join them for the opening of David Rosetzky’s highly anticipated Air to Atmosphere and For the Love of Song by local printmaker David Frazer tonight, Friday March 24 from 6.30pm.
Air to Atmosphere explores the diversity, trauma, resilience, and pride of the LGBTQIA+ community.
David Rosetzky, in collaboration with members of the community in central Victoria, including &so, Eden Swan, Terence Jaensch and Rhett D’Costa amongst others, has created a major new work, commissioned by CAM which spans across the Stoneman and Benefactor Galleries, including live performance, and a major Terrace Projection every evening at dusk.
Two years in development flowing from Rosetzky’s renowned practice in video and performance, this large collaborative and multi-disciplinary work includes photography, filmmaking, performance, publishing, music, song, choreography by Jo Lloyd and social events created with and about local artists and community members. Community members can catch an artist talk with Rosetzky next Saturday April 1 from 12 noon.
David Frazer’s For the Love of Song is a passionate and unique collaboration between the renowned printmaker and local artist and some of the most iconic Australian and International songwriters of a generation: Paul Kelly (Aus); Don Walker (Aus); Nick Cave (Aus/UK); Nick Lowe (UK) and Tom Waits (USA). Two great artforms entwine – image-making and song writing – together they reach into our hearts in profound ways. Frazer’s most recent collaboration with Tom Waits is a world premiere.
Frazer told the Mail he always wanted to be a songwriter and this was the next best thing.
“I am using this old fashioned medium to illustrate the text and bring the lyrics of the songs to life. I find each song is packed with imagery,” he said.
“There is 10 years worth of images and books here. I started out with Paul Kelly back in 2014, then Cold Chisel’s Don Walker and the iconic ‘Flame Trees’ and ‘Pool’ one of his solo projects and then continued to explore the theme of ‘heartbreak’ with the work of Nick Cave and Nick Lowe.
“My latest works have seen me come back full circle to where it all began – Tom Waits. My former school teacher took my best mate and I to see Tom Waits in concert at the Dallas Brooks Centre back in 1981. This work is unusual as unlike the others it celebrates love and in particular the love story of Tom Waits and his wife Kathleen Brennan and my former teacher and his wife,” David said.
“I was really thrilled to be able to make contact with Tom and Kathleen to share the latest project and they told me they both love handmade made books made using wood cut and type. It was destiny!” he said.
Be sure to catch For the Love of Song in CAM’s Sinclair Gallery.
Casey Rice will be performing a live DJ set at tonight’s opening on the CAM terrace in Lyttleton Street from 6.30pm.
Drinks will be provided thanks to local winemaking co-operative Boomtown Wine alongside bar and brewery Love Shack Brewing Company. Light refreshments provided by Murnong Mammas.
To reserve your free ticket to tonight’s event visit Eventbrite.
