OPEN PROGRAM

Congratulations to the 2019 Open Program People’s Choice winner, Donna Crebbin for her exhibition Element at Inexterior Cafe, 401 Mair St, Ballarat, there is still one more day to view!

Donna Crebbin was a 2018 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year finalist, and was named one of Australian Photography magazine’s top 50 wildlife photographers in 2017.

Donna’s exhibition Element walks us through twisting snow gums, tall mountain ash and snowy plains. These photographs visit heritage huts and follow Australia’s wild horses and other wildlife calling the mountains home in our coldest element. Discover a new insight into Mt Stirling (VIC), Kosciuzsko National Park (NSW) and Namadgi National Park (ACT).

MARTIN KANTOR PORTRAIT PRIZE The people have spoken and the winner of the People’ Choice for the 2019 Martin Kantor Portrait Prize is Steve Young for his photograph of Paul Kelly.  Steve explains, “During a conversation with Paul I touched on the prevalence of water in his recent writings to which he replied, “Everywhere I go, each new place, the first thing I do is go and find the water. Lake, river, sea”. And so it was that we ended up in familiar waters off St Kilda for our first photo shoot in back in 2014.” ALANE FINEMAN NEW PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD Congratulations to the inaugural Alane Fineman New Photography Award winner of the People’s Choice award, Anton Gautama for his series The Outsider. The subject of Anton Gautama’s work is The Satan Building. Located in Surabaya, Indonesia and built during Dutch colonialization in the early 19th century, the once abandoned building retains an eerie historical mysticism. In the 1960s under Communist brutality, the building became a place of political refuge for Chinese Indonesians fearing for their lives. Today, the building houses more than thirty impoverished families suppressed by dogmatic governmental policies. The Outsider explores the history, economy, and sociology of The Satan Buildings as a place of safety, refuge and community as the final series in a trilogy photobook project.   VOTER PRIZES Thank you everyone for voting, both online and in the exhibitions here in Ballarat. The three winners are: Open Program Voter / Mitchell Mcmillan Martin Kantor Portrait Prize Voter / Raj Sandhu Alane Fineman New Photography Award Voter / Faye Nathan Congratulations everyone! Acknowledgments We respectfully acknowledge the Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung people – traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work. Biennale Ambassadors: The Hon Steve Bracks AC Julian Burnside AO QC Tammy Gilson Her Hon Judge Sara Hinchey Peter Jopling AM QC Julie Kantor Natalie King The Hon Rob Knowles AO Mayor Samantha McIntosh Kate Torney James Valentine Image Credit 1. Donna Crebbin, Revered, 2017 2. Steve Young, PK in the Bay, 2014 3. Anton Gautama, The House Leader, 2018