Media corner the winner of the Packing Room Prize and her subject right after the announcement
Anne Fulwood, Trustee at the Art Gallery of New South Wales announced the Packing Room Prize winner
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Photos from Announcement of Packing Room Prize on 17 March,2010
Nafisa, winner of Packing Room Prize for 2010 with her subject Glenn.A.Baker near the winning portrait
Media corner the winner of the Packing Room Prize and her subject right after the announcement 
Anne Fulwood, Trustee at the Art Gallery of New South Wales announced the Packing Room Prize winner
Media corner the winner of the Packing Room Prize and her subject right after the announcement Anne Fulwood, Trustee at the Art Gallery of New South Wales announced the Packing Room Prize winner
17 March,2010 Announcement of the Packing Room Prize
The days fly by and it’s the 17 March. Media pack out the space; some journalists are easily recognisable to me as Angela Bishop, Network Ten’s Entertainment Reporter Daily Telegraph’s Elizabeth Fortescue and Sydney Morning Herald’s John McDonald.
I spot COFA’s Joanna Mendelssohn, she is reluctant to have her photo taken, but when Joanna hears it’s for the internship blog, she smiles and complies.
The atmosphere in the room is full of happy anticipation; those present admire and discuss the works of the selected finalists. Anne Fulwood, one of the Trustees at the Art Gallery of New South Wales announces the winner.
Nafisa, the Packing Room Prize winner gets cornered as journalists take a photo of her near her work, with her subject Glenn. A. Baker by her side. She is poised, if slightly terrified, while doing her best to look calm, maybe it’s just my imagination. After all, this moment is a massive highlight in her career.
Maybe Nafisa will enjoy remembering today’s events tomorrow. At the moment she is cornered with Glenn. A. Baker by the media, as close as physically possible near his portrait and what they say is getting recorded or madly jotted down. Meanwhile Nafisa’s subject is all smiles, he’s done this before and is used to being in the limelight and the media.
Children’s Medical Research Institute website (www.cmri.org.au/Nafisa-Archibald/default.aspx)described how the artist and subject met. “Three-time holder of the BBC Rock Brain of the Universe title, Glenn. A. Baker is renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of rock music. He has written books and magazine articles on the subject. He is also a widely read, award-winning travel writer. The subject and artist met a number of years ago through the work both do for Jeans for Genes, the fundraising arm of the Children’s Medical Research institute. Each year they secure celebrity jeans, which are then painted by selected artists and auctioned at a charity function.”
“We share a mutual love for travel and adventure, and I was intrigued by his boundless energy, enthusiasm and knowledge about all things to do with rock music,” Nafisa was quoted in the website article.
“The sheer size of the work makes you view it from a distance…yet the detail invites you to take a closer look, which reveals creative scrapings done with a razor blade,” the website article described.
“The black and white portrait is physically large and imposing, because the subject is a larger than life character.” The portrait was started before Glenn. A. Baker had open heart surgery and completed after. The artist commented that she was particularly interested in, “capturing Glenn’s strengths, his sense of humour and the twinkle in his eyes,” Nafisa was quoted in the website article.
The winner of the Packing Room prize receives $1000. The Packing Room prize was selected for the past 19 years by Steve Peters, the gallery’s head store man. The portrait was chosen by Steve Peters because, “it looks like Glenn. A. Baker and it looks good.”
A total of 2873 paintings were entered from all three prizes this year-up from 2692 last year. (The Diary, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March, 2010)
There were 849 entries for the Archibald, 798 entries for the Wynne Prize and 615 entries for the Sulman Prize. The Archibald and Wynne prizes are judged by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The judge for the Sulman Prize was artist Imants Tillers.
The Archibald winner receives $50 000, the Wynne Prize winner receives $25 000 for landscape painting or figure sculpture, the Sulman Prize winner receives $20 000 for subject/genre painting and /or mural work and Watercolour Prize (part of the Wynne Prize) winner receives $2000. (Media Release, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 17 March, 2010)
The suburban papers are eager to run an article about an Archibald finalist from their area.
After the announcement of the Packing Room prize, back in the Media Relations office, I email out a press release announcing the news and images of finalists’ works relevant to particular suburban or interstate newspapers, depending on where the finalists are from.
This year there are five finalists from Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, so the Wentworth Courier is interested in running a feature about them, with an interview of the finalists.
There are also finalists from Melbourne, South Australia, so it’s important to contact the relevant media in the area where the artists come from.
Before the announcement, my tasks included researching the contact details of the suburban papers in Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and other states, to have these readily available once the announcement of finalists was made, to make sure the relevant suburban papers receive the news as soon as possible.
The Archibald exhibition gets seen by a wider audience in Australia than other exhibitions. After showing in Sydney, it will tour regionally.
The exhibition’s touring schedule for 2010 is:
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery 5 June -11 July
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery 22 July-22 August
Tamworth Regional Gallery 30 August -24 September
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery 4 October-27 October
Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery 4 November – 5 December
Shoalhaven City Arts Centre 14 December-18 January 2011
Albury Art Gallery & Library Museum -27 January -3 March 2011
The next week is spent in anticipation of the announcement of this year’s Archibald Prize winner. During this time being present at the Artist’s Lunch is a highlight for me. Artists who are finalists in this year’s Archibald exhibition are gathered over drinks at the Art Gallery of New South Wales only a few days before the announcement of the Archibald winner, to give the finalists an opportunity to get to know one another.
I spot COFA’s Joanna Mendelssohn, she is reluctant to have her photo taken, but when Joanna hears it’s for the internship blog, she smiles and complies.
The atmosphere in the room is full of happy anticipation; those present admire and discuss the works of the selected finalists. Anne Fulwood, one of the Trustees at the Art Gallery of New South Wales announces the winner.
Nafisa, the Packing Room Prize winner gets cornered as journalists take a photo of her near her work, with her subject Glenn. A. Baker by her side. She is poised, if slightly terrified, while doing her best to look calm, maybe it’s just my imagination. After all, this moment is a massive highlight in her career.
Maybe Nafisa will enjoy remembering today’s events tomorrow. At the moment she is cornered with Glenn. A. Baker by the media, as close as physically possible near his portrait and what they say is getting recorded or madly jotted down. Meanwhile Nafisa’s subject is all smiles, he’s done this before and is used to being in the limelight and the media.
Children’s Medical Research Institute website (www.cmri.org.au/Nafisa-Archibald/default.aspx)described how the artist and subject met. “Three-time holder of the BBC Rock Brain of the Universe title, Glenn. A. Baker is renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of rock music. He has written books and magazine articles on the subject. He is also a widely read, award-winning travel writer. The subject and artist met a number of years ago through the work both do for Jeans for Genes, the fundraising arm of the Children’s Medical Research institute. Each year they secure celebrity jeans, which are then painted by selected artists and auctioned at a charity function.”
“We share a mutual love for travel and adventure, and I was intrigued by his boundless energy, enthusiasm and knowledge about all things to do with rock music,” Nafisa was quoted in the website article.
“The sheer size of the work makes you view it from a distance…yet the detail invites you to take a closer look, which reveals creative scrapings done with a razor blade,” the website article described.
“The black and white portrait is physically large and imposing, because the subject is a larger than life character.” The portrait was started before Glenn. A. Baker had open heart surgery and completed after. The artist commented that she was particularly interested in, “capturing Glenn’s strengths, his sense of humour and the twinkle in his eyes,” Nafisa was quoted in the website article.
The winner of the Packing Room prize receives $1000. The Packing Room prize was selected for the past 19 years by Steve Peters, the gallery’s head store man. The portrait was chosen by Steve Peters because, “it looks like Glenn. A. Baker and it looks good.”
A total of 2873 paintings were entered from all three prizes this year-up from 2692 last year. (The Diary, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March, 2010)
There were 849 entries for the Archibald, 798 entries for the Wynne Prize and 615 entries for the Sulman Prize. The Archibald and Wynne prizes are judged by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The judge for the Sulman Prize was artist Imants Tillers.
The Archibald winner receives $50 000, the Wynne Prize winner receives $25 000 for landscape painting or figure sculpture, the Sulman Prize winner receives $20 000 for subject/genre painting and /or mural work and Watercolour Prize (part of the Wynne Prize) winner receives $2000. (Media Release, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 17 March, 2010)
The suburban papers are eager to run an article about an Archibald finalist from their area.
After the announcement of the Packing Room prize, back in the Media Relations office, I email out a press release announcing the news and images of finalists’ works relevant to particular suburban or interstate newspapers, depending on where the finalists are from.
This year there are five finalists from Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, so the Wentworth Courier is interested in running a feature about them, with an interview of the finalists.
There are also finalists from Melbourne, South Australia, so it’s important to contact the relevant media in the area where the artists come from.
Before the announcement, my tasks included researching the contact details of the suburban papers in Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and other states, to have these readily available once the announcement of finalists was made, to make sure the relevant suburban papers receive the news as soon as possible.
The Archibald exhibition gets seen by a wider audience in Australia than other exhibitions. After showing in Sydney, it will tour regionally.
The exhibition’s touring schedule for 2010 is:
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery 5 June -11 July
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery 22 July-22 August
Tamworth Regional Gallery 30 August -24 September
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery 4 October-27 October
Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery 4 November – 5 December
Shoalhaven City Arts Centre 14 December-18 January 2011
Albury Art Gallery & Library Museum -27 January -3 March 2011
The next week is spent in anticipation of the announcement of this year’s Archibald Prize winner. During this time being present at the Artist’s Lunch is a highlight for me. Artists who are finalists in this year’s Archibald exhibition are gathered over drinks at the Art Gallery of New South Wales only a few days before the announcement of the Archibald winner, to give the finalists an opportunity to get to know one another.
Second Week of Internship in Media Relations Office at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
In the following week it was a pleasure to meet Andrew Taylor, who writes for the Sydney Morning Herald. He was going through story ideas with the Media Relations staff, what sort of articles could be done in the future as interviews with art collectors, curators at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and what themes to explore next.
Kym Elphinstone came in to meet the Media Relations staff. She is at the forefront of Public Relations for Art Month, held in Sydney for the first time this year throughout March. (www.artmonthsydney.com) Kym is also in publicity for Sydney’s 17th Biennale, 12 May to 1 August, 2010. Exciting times, talking about what will be exhibited at the Art Gallery as part of the Biennale. (www.biennaleofsydney.com.au)
Before the announcement of Archibald finalists, my duties during the internship included updating contact details of Art Gallery of New South Wales media contacts list. I struggle with labeling images of finalists’ works, which will be announced to the media on Wednesday 17 March.
The media at the announcement of the Archibald finalists for this year are each given a press release and a disc with images of the works by the 34 finalists out of 849 entries. The winner of the Packing Room Prize is announced on the same day. This all happens in the area where the Archibald exhibition will be held, with the finalists’ works already exhibited.
Kym Elphinstone came in to meet the Media Relations staff. She is at the forefront of Public Relations for Art Month, held in Sydney for the first time this year throughout March. (www.artmonthsydney.com) Kym is also in publicity for Sydney’s 17th Biennale, 12 May to 1 August, 2010. Exciting times, talking about what will be exhibited at the Art Gallery as part of the Biennale. (www.biennaleofsydney.com.au)
Before the announcement of Archibald finalists, my duties during the internship included updating contact details of Art Gallery of New South Wales media contacts list. I struggle with labeling images of finalists’ works, which will be announced to the media on Wednesday 17 March.
The media at the announcement of the Archibald finalists for this year are each given a press release and a disc with images of the works by the 34 finalists out of 849 entries. The winner of the Packing Room Prize is announced on the same day. This all happens in the area where the Archibald exhibition will be held, with the finalists’ works already exhibited.
Friday 5 March- Last Day for Submission of Entries for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes
Claire Martin expects it to be an exciting day. Last year an artist’s car broke down in the middle of the Harbour Bridge and he had a Good Samaritan to help him deliver the work in his truck, because the driver respected the importance of getting the work to the Packing Room at 20 minutes to five pm, right before the deadline for Archibald entries.
In the Packing Room this day is hectic with Channel Nine coming in to film last people delivering their works. Here I meet Penny Ghosn, news reporter for Channel Seven, who is also here to cover last minute deliveries. Penny shares with me the importance of correct make up application as she prepares for the filming of her piece to camera. The concept is similar to theatrical make up to make sure the journalist doesn’t end up looking green on camera. It is something the Channel Seven journalists have to learn how to do, as there is no make up artist following them around.
It is interesting to note that as a news journalist, Penny finds out on the day, what events she will be covering, considered ‘news worthy’ by Channel Seven. So she is an arts journalist today but next week it is a different story. The ability to think on your feet in this line of work is vital; it is admirable to see how quickly the report comes together and how fluently Penny delivers the piece to camera.
Towards the end of the day I meet a Channel Nine News camera man, who also wasn’t sure where he would end up today, but he is glad it’s here in the Art Gallery’s Packing Room.
Sydney artist Alan Jones stops for a chat with Claire Martin, after delivering his entry, saying, “You have to be in it to win it!” Reg Mombassa drops by to deliver his entry! He casually greets the Media Relations staff as he strolls past.
Sydney Morning Herald’s Adam Fulton, comes by the Packing Room late in the afternoon to see if there are any interesting last minute deliveries. His tips for a solid article are:
- Word the press release content and/or article content in an interesting, original way.
- Make sure the press release or article is about something your friends would love to hear about.
- The article content has to be something that makes people say,’ Wow! Go on, go on, and then what happened’?
However, in the case of the Archibald, its reputation has been set for 89 years of its existence. The nation is excited to hear, who the finalists are and who the winner will be.
There is an enthusiastic buzz in the air as the last minute entries are delivered. The Packing Room staff members are helpful and friendly. For Channel Seven, two of the Packing Room staff happily comply with requests to help create a colourful, dynamic background to Penny’s coverage.
At six pm I am at home watching the story on Channel Seven. Laugh if you like, but it’s exciting to be amid the news, steps away as ‘news worthy’ events are happening, as long as it’s not a disaster of any kind and no one gets hurt.
In the Packing Room this day is hectic with Channel Nine coming in to film last people delivering their works. Here I meet Penny Ghosn, news reporter for Channel Seven, who is also here to cover last minute deliveries. Penny shares with me the importance of correct make up application as she prepares for the filming of her piece to camera. The concept is similar to theatrical make up to make sure the journalist doesn’t end up looking green on camera. It is something the Channel Seven journalists have to learn how to do, as there is no make up artist following them around.
It is interesting to note that as a news journalist, Penny finds out on the day, what events she will be covering, considered ‘news worthy’ by Channel Seven. So she is an arts journalist today but next week it is a different story. The ability to think on your feet in this line of work is vital; it is admirable to see how quickly the report comes together and how fluently Penny delivers the piece to camera.
Towards the end of the day I meet a Channel Nine News camera man, who also wasn’t sure where he would end up today, but he is glad it’s here in the Art Gallery’s Packing Room.
Sydney artist Alan Jones stops for a chat with Claire Martin, after delivering his entry, saying, “You have to be in it to win it!” Reg Mombassa drops by to deliver his entry! He casually greets the Media Relations staff as he strolls past.
Sydney Morning Herald’s Adam Fulton, comes by the Packing Room late in the afternoon to see if there are any interesting last minute deliveries. His tips for a solid article are:
- Word the press release content and/or article content in an interesting, original way.
- Make sure the press release or article is about something your friends would love to hear about.
- The article content has to be something that makes people say,’ Wow! Go on, go on, and then what happened’?
However, in the case of the Archibald, its reputation has been set for 89 years of its existence. The nation is excited to hear, who the finalists are and who the winner will be.
There is an enthusiastic buzz in the air as the last minute entries are delivered. The Packing Room staff members are helpful and friendly. For Channel Seven, two of the Packing Room staff happily comply with requests to help create a colourful, dynamic background to Penny’s coverage.
At six pm I am at home watching the story on Channel Seven. Laugh if you like, but it’s exciting to be amid the news, steps away as ‘news worthy’ events are happening, as long as it’s not a disaster of any kind and no one gets hurt.
4 March-Second Day of the Internship
Complaint calls keep coming in about one controversial Archibald entry. The media attention to this entry is strong enough for New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally to comment on the portrait in question, where paedophile Dennis Ferguson is in the painting's background, with campaigner Brett Collins in the foreground.
"We all know sometimes art pushes the boundaries but I think this time it has gone too far…I think for most of the community, and I join them, this is a painting we simply didn't need to see," she said.
Asked if the NSW Art Gallery should be stopped from hanging the painting, Ms Keneally answered in the negative but said she wouldn't look at it. "It's been entered and I think the community will make their own judgment.” (www.news.com.au/national/dennis-ferguson-portrait-for-archibald-prize-a-step-too-far-says-kristina-keneally)
As the complaint calls keep coming in along with calls for the freedom of artistic expression, the media relations staff comment that this situation is an illustration of art doing it’s job by generating discussion and debate.
An anonymous caller offers $20 000 to buy the portrait in question. Another caller is disgraced that the portrait will be exhibited in the Archibald. The callers don’t realise that the judging will happen only in a few days and the portrait wasn’t hung in the exhibition.
It’s the afternoon of the second day of the internship and I am present at the interview of the artist responsible for the above mentioned controversial portrait. He is being interviewed for Channel Nine’s evening news. Apart from being a practicing artist he is also an art teacher; he is calm, composed and happy to explain his choice of subject matter. The public misunderstood the portrait’s intention. The artist’s intention was to portray figures from an event that received recent media attention but he is not supporting the actions of either of the subjects portrayed. In the long run, the portrait doesn’t get selected and any would-be riots are avoided.
"We all know sometimes art pushes the boundaries but I think this time it has gone too far…I think for most of the community, and I join them, this is a painting we simply didn't need to see," she said.
Asked if the NSW Art Gallery should be stopped from hanging the painting, Ms Keneally answered in the negative but said she wouldn't look at it. "It's been entered and I think the community will make their own judgment.” (www.news.com.au/national/dennis-ferguson-portrait-for-archibald-prize-a-step-too-far-says-kristina-keneally)
As the complaint calls keep coming in along with calls for the freedom of artistic expression, the media relations staff comment that this situation is an illustration of art doing it’s job by generating discussion and debate.
An anonymous caller offers $20 000 to buy the portrait in question. Another caller is disgraced that the portrait will be exhibited in the Archibald. The callers don’t realise that the judging will happen only in a few days and the portrait wasn’t hung in the exhibition.
It’s the afternoon of the second day of the internship and I am present at the interview of the artist responsible for the above mentioned controversial portrait. He is being interviewed for Channel Nine’s evening news. Apart from being a practicing artist he is also an art teacher; he is calm, composed and happy to explain his choice of subject matter. The public misunderstood the portrait’s intention. The artist’s intention was to portray figures from an event that received recent media attention but he is not supporting the actions of either of the subjects portrayed. In the long run, the portrait doesn’t get selected and any would-be riots are avoided.
3 March- First Day of Internship at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
I started my internship at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Wednesday 3 March, 2010.
The day I come in Edmund Capon, director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales is interviewed by Qantas in-flight program in the space where the Archibald exhibition will be held. There are a few Archibald entries out- the larger pieces, as the Packing Room staff consistently work on keeping the space in order. I am present at the interview with Claire Martin, Media Relations Manager just incase Edmund Capon or the journalist interviewing him need anything.
I am thinking- Wow! (Cheesy but true.)
The decision is up to the Art Gallery of New South Wales Trustees to decide on the Archibald winner and there are still many more entries to be delivered. The finalists will be chosen during the weekend on 6 or 7 March.
During the internship I worked mostly with the Media Relations Managers Susanne Briggs and Claire Martin. In her talk to the Marketing class at COFA last year, Susanne Briggs talked about the Bill Henson case and how it had to be dealt with. The Art Gallery of New South Wales was a protective layer between the artist and the public as calls of complaint kept coming into the Media Relations Office for quite some time.
The day I come in Edmund Capon, director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales is interviewed by Qantas in-flight program in the space where the Archibald exhibition will be held. There are a few Archibald entries out- the larger pieces, as the Packing Room staff consistently work on keeping the space in order. I am present at the interview with Claire Martin, Media Relations Manager just incase Edmund Capon or the journalist interviewing him need anything.
I am thinking- Wow! (Cheesy but true.)
The decision is up to the Art Gallery of New South Wales Trustees to decide on the Archibald winner and there are still many more entries to be delivered. The finalists will be chosen during the weekend on 6 or 7 March.
During the internship I worked mostly with the Media Relations Managers Susanne Briggs and Claire Martin. In her talk to the Marketing class at COFA last year, Susanne Briggs talked about the Bill Henson case and how it had to be dealt with. The Art Gallery of New South Wales was a protective layer between the artist and the public as calls of complaint kept coming into the Media Relations Office for quite some time.
Internship at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in March 2010
Susanne Briggs, Media Relations Manager of Art Gallery of New South Wales was a guest speaker at a Marketing class I took at COFA, as part of the Master of Art Administration in second session last year. Susanne talked in detail about what media relations do, her talk intrigued me and I thought the Art Gallery of New South Wales suddenly became a real and exciting option for an internship, where as before I just thought of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in awe.
I applied for an internship at the Art Gallery, it turned out the Media Relations office had a place for someone to help with the preparation for the Archibald 2010 in March, I was glad to get accepted.
What follows below is an account of the highlights of my internship in the Media Relations Office throughout March 2010 as well as the highlights from my internship at Art Moment Gallery, 99 Curlewis Street, Bondi Beach, from 14 April to 15 June 2010.
I applied for an internship at the Art Gallery, it turned out the Media Relations office had a place for someone to help with the preparation for the Archibald 2010 in March, I was glad to get accepted.
What follows below is an account of the highlights of my internship in the Media Relations Office throughout March 2010 as well as the highlights from my internship at Art Moment Gallery, 99 Curlewis Street, Bondi Beach, from 14 April to 15 June 2010.
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