Big hART GOLD News

GOLD-CROP at CarriageWorks 20 Nov - 2 Dec

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

3 tonne of dirt, 1200 photos, 25 short films and 600 metres of fencing wire create a lush field of images that celebrate rural communities across the Murray-Darling Basin. Since 2006 farming families have shared stories with Big hART’s team of artists, culminating in this unique installation and an interactive website.

Recent coastal rains may mean that water restrictions have eased...

Remember Us? We Grow Your Food

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

COP15 Copenhagen and the Emissions Trading Scheme are prominent in politics and the media but where is the human face of climate change?

GOLD-CROP is an installation at CarriageWorks by award winning arts and social change organization Big hART, that provides a window into the lives of farming families living in the food bowl of regional Australia during tough changing times.

GOLD-CROP in Sydney Oct 2009

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The GOLD-CROP installation opened at Fraser Studios in Chippendale today as part of the City of Sydney's Art and About Festival. GOLD-CROP has evolved with the addition of fence posts and wire on which the large photo prints are hung. A path created by the fences and the crop, leads through the red soil.

GOLD-CROP will be open to the public from 10am - 4pm on Saturday and Sunday Oct 10 &a...

GOLD Photo Competition

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The GOLD Team invites you to enter a series of Photo Competitions that we are running throughout 2009 by sending us your images.

The GOLD project is recording the stories of individuals and families from across the Murray-Darling Basin, creating an extensive collection of personal portraits through a variety o...

Trundle Bush Tucker Prep

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The GOLD team comprising of Sarah (Davo) Davies, Chris Saunders and writer James Waites are in Trundle this week in preparation for Bush Tucker Day on Sat Sept 5.

This is the second visit that Davo and Chris have made to Trundle in recent weeks. We were here...

GOLD Website Updated

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Welcome to the new version of the GOLD website. The new look has come about after much consultation and discussion with various users and project partners. We have retained the design by Makeshift but changed much of the layout and way of presenting material.

The forum GOLD Conversation has undergone significant improveme...

GOLD-CROP on show in Bethanga

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Over 150 people visited the GOLD-CROP on Easter Saturday at the Bethanga Gymkhana near the Hume Weir in Victoria. The installation looked exquisite

Big hART Wins Award

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

It has been a rewarding week for one of the country’s most prolific arts and social change organisations. Big hART, who recently commenced work in the Mildura Wentworth area with their GOLD project, has won the highly prestigious Group Award in the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards announced on Friday. Earlier in the week Bi...

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 GMT

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