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Wooloo.org is a Berlin-based artist-led organisation providing opportunities for networking and exhibition for visual artists. Their aim is to foster new and relevant opportunities for emerging artists, collaborating with curators and art institutions around the world. In June 2008 Wooloo organised NEW LIFE BERLIN, a contemporary art festival dedicated to new modes of moving and existing.
Curated from their online art community, NEW LIFE BERLIN connected the critical resources of a global network of artists with a specific geographical location of importance to today's cultural production. NEW LIFE BERLIN investigated the much-discussed 'online community', raising questions about its effectivenessand exploring how it is bound and governed. In contrast to traditional art festivals and biennials NEW LIFE BERLIN did not represent a set of cultural conclusions, but created a model for a fluid cultural landscape.
Artist Maria Amidu was awarded the first OZ residency, from January - March 2008. Maria was resident in a new purpose-built studio complex in Parramatta built by Parramatta Artists Studios. The residency is also provided in partnership with ACAVA. As a part of her residency, Maria was asked to send updates about her time in Australia to be published on the Artquest website.
Download the first journal here - DownUnder:
Download A Backward Glance (March 2008):
Download Reflecting from May 2008:
All articles copyright © Maria Amidu 2008
Forum is Artquest's peer mentoring groups for established visual artists and craftspeople in London. Forum provides a space for established visual artists to engage in constructive, rigorous and critical discussion on their practice. In the 2007 / 2008 project, the Lead Artists were: Will Clifford, Veronique Chance and Helen Rousseau, Ruth Beale. Related articles and events include the Setting up a peer-mentoring group article in the Manage your career section of this site.