Barbara Oehring Photography

Monday, March 18, 2013

CORANDERRK FESTIVAL

Coranderrk was a successful Aboriginal Station established in Healesville, Victoria in 1863.

To mark the 150th anniversary, the Coranderrk Festival was celebrated with music and activities on Saturday 16 March 2013.

Coranderrk, the festival site - a working paddock.

Watching the stage.

Author and historian Mick Woiwod talked about the story of Coranderrk.

Here he is being driven away by Allan Wandin, a descendant of William Barak, who settled at Coranderrk Station in 1863.

Native American Lakoda Robideau lives with his Australian wife in Australia.

He addresses the visitors from the festival stage.

Lakoda Robideau
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Alistair McLean, Kutcha Edwards band, gets ready for the performance.

Alistair McLean
© Barbara Oehring 2013

SKIN Choir compose and perform songs that are based around the themes of cultural identity.

SKIN Choir
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Camera woman
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Tepee session
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Rod Neason from the Coranderrk Festival team.

Rod Neason
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Heavy rain disturbs.

The festival cannot go on.

An impromptu performance of fire breathing after the concert had to come to an abrupt end.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

PEACE at Monash Gallery of Art

Monash Gallery of Art
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Jack Thompson, AM opened PEACE, a Degree South Collective Exhibition, at Monash Gallery of Art on 16 February 2013.

Jack Thompson
© Barbara Oehring 2013

The actor is also an environmental and indigenous activist. He delivered a thoughtful speech about Peace as a construct.

The exhibition PEACE features work by the eight distinguished photojournalists in the Collective:
Ben Bohane, Michael Coyne, Stephen Dupont, Sean Flynn, Ashley Gilbertson, Tim Page, David Dare Parker and Jack Picone.

Ben Bohane made a rare visit to Melbourne. He and Michael Coyne were present at the launch and talked about their respective images, of finding and documenting a moment of peace even in a conflict zone.

Jack Thompson and Ben Bohane
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Jack Thompson with two admirers
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Jack Thompson and friends
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Stephen Dupont, internationally acclaimed humanistic photographer and Degree South member visited the Gallery on 9 March 2013.

He gave a presentation about his work in Papua New Guinea as a Gardner Photography Fellow and his forthcoming exhibition and book for the Peabody Museum at Harvard.

Stephen Dupont
© Barbara Oehring 2013

PEACE is at Monash Gallery of Art from 8 February - 28 April 2013
860 Ferntree Gully Rd
Wheelers Hill, Victoria, 3150
www.mga.org.au

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

ANOTHER VIEW

ANOTHER VIEW is the title of my work in A Window on the World exhibition at Photonet Gallery.

Another view
© Barbara Oehring

My image is printed on archival Museo Silver Rag paper and mounted on aluminium composite panel. Size: 70x105 cm

The show opened on Sunday 3 March and runs until 23 March 2013.

MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER:
I will be in attendance on Sunday 10 March from 12 noon to 4 pm.

This exhibition by 14 women photographers celebrates International Women's Day. It is a fundraiser for UN Women.

The photographers invited to participate are Kirsten Bowers, Michela Cardamone, Maria Colaidis, Judith Crispin, Silvi Glattauer, Karena Goldfinch, Susan Henderson, Kallena Kucers, Helga Leunig, Margie McClelland, Sue Nicol, Barbara Oehring, Margot Sharman and Greer Versteeg.

Photonet Gallery
15a Railway Place
Fairfield, Victoria 3078 (Opposite Fairfield Railway Station)
Phone: 9018 3081

Gallery hours:
10 am - 4 pm Wednesday to Saturday
12 noon - 4 pm Sunday

Thursday, February 28, 2013

International Women's Day Exhibition

I am pleased to have been invited to participate in the 3rd annual women photographers exhibition to celebrate International Women's Day.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

STOP TIME: FERNTREE GULLY - The Opening

My photographic exhibition at Burrinja Café Gallery was officially opened by critic Peter Craven on 19 February 2013.

Peter Craven delivers his speech
Burrinja Café Gallery
Photo courtesy Helena Griffiths

My friends and guests were many and varied. They included Aboriginal activist and painter Shirley Angus; President, Monash Gallery of Art Friends, Godfrey Clay; and singer Judi Connelli AM.

I was honoured to have Laura Smyth MP, Federal member for LaTrobe, attend.

Many thanks to Peter Craven for opening my show, David Martin for his didgeridoo performance, Helena Griffiths for her offer to take photos on the night and my son Colin Oehring for acting as MC.

I thank all my dear friends for attending. You helped make it a very special night.

STOP TIME: FERNTREE GULLY will run until 17 March 2013.

Burrinja Cultural Centre
Cnr Glenfern Road and Matson Drive
Upwey VIC 3158

Melway Reference: Map 75 B12

Tue - Sun 10.30am - 4pm

Phone: 9754 8723

Email: events@burrinja.org.au

Website: http://www.burrinja.org.au/

Café Phone: 9754 5707

Thursday, February 14, 2013

A Poetic Tribute to Barry Jones

I was fortunate to be among the guests at A Night of Poetry for Barry Jones.

The Poetic Tribute was a belated 80th birthday treat for this remarkable and much loved man.

The booked out event was held at fortyfivedownstairs, Flinders Lane, Melbourne on Tuesday 12 February 2013.

The Chair of fortyfivedownstairs, Julian Burnside Q.C., curated a night of some of Barry's favourite poetry and music.

Barry Jones studies his poems before the start of the event.

Barry Jones
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Julian Burnside
Mary Lou Jelbart, Kate Durham, Christina Fitzgerald, Colin Oehring, Jill Singer

John Stanton opened the poetry reading with Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach" and ended the night with Cavafy "Waiting for the Barbarians" and "The Windhover" by Gerard Manley Hopkins as an encore.

The other readers were Race Matthews, Julian Burnside, Joan Grant, Marieke Hardy, Shane Maloney, Gareth Evans, Max Gillies, Peter Craven and Jill Singer.

Barry Jones read Yeats and Wordsworth on the night and his partner Rachel Faggetter also contributed.

The programme included performances by the Flinders String Quartet.

Biography as per programme notes:

Barry Jones is one of the more remarkable politicians to have sat in the House of Representatives in Canberra, a much loved and respected figure on both sides of politics. Born 11 October 1932, Barry is an Australian polymath: writer, lawyer, social activist and quiz champion. He is the author of Sleepers, Wake! (1982) which ran into 26 impressions and was the Ministr for Science from 1983 to 1990. Barry was the Australian Representative at UNESCO 1991-95 and the World Heritage Committee 1995-96 and is also the only person elected to all four of Australia's learned Academies.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Belgrave Survival Day 26 January 2013

The sixth annual Belgrave Survival Day was held among the trees in Belgrave's Borthwick Park in the Dandenongs.

I very much enjoyed the experience of attending the previous year's festival and decided not to miss it in 2013.

The atmosphere was again warm and inviting.

We were formally welcomed with a traditional Smoking Ceremony.