Gifted Country – John Elliott’s Portraits of people who make Australian music

 Posted by John Elliott at 7:58 am  Exhibitions, Regional arts
Dec 272011
 

Gifted Country Chad and Tex

The Caboolture Regional Art Gallery. 4 Hasking Street, Caboolture. Queensland. May – June 2012.

This collection of portraits is of singer songwriters who inspire me with their songs.

These people make music that celebrates a sense of place and the Australian landscape.

The songs help define who we are and where we fit in the world.

The exhibition, in the very new Caboolture Regional Gallery will feature large-scale prints, memorabilia, moving images, data projection, virtual reality, performance and workshops.

Many images in the exhibition have never been shown before and some come from my archives throughout the years. Other images have been shot over the last couple of months especially for the exhibition.

John Elliott

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Luke Roberts Exhibition

 Posted by John Elliott at 9:21 pm  Exhibitions
Jun 082011
 

Luke’s exhibition ALPHA STATION/APLHAVILLE opens at the Australian Centre for Photography 6 to 8pm Thursday June 16.

I spent a couple of years working with Luke to produce many of the photographs in this exhibition including Pope Alice at Lake Galalee. This image may not make it into the ACP Exhibition – maybe too big for the space.

Pope Alace at Lake Galalee

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Australian Institute of Country Music

 Posted by John Elliott at 8:59 pm  Exhibitions, Music, Regional arts
Jun 082011
 

The Australian Institute of Country Music (AICM) is a not-for-profit incorporated association comprising of representatives of the Gympie business, education and general community. It was formed in 2001 and grew from an interest by local community members in value adding to the economic benefits brought to the region by the National Country Music Muster. One of the key aims of the AICM is to extend the duration and scope of country music events and activities and assist in building a stronger country music industry in Australia. The corner stone of the AICM’s aim is the creation of an integrated campus for the study, performance, manufacturing and commercialisation of Australian Country Music.

The new campus for AICM opens at the court house in Gympie on Friday night. I am pleased to exhibit a collection of country music legends at the AICM. My statement in support of the exhibition:

Country music and photography are two passions that drive my life. Photographing country artists is my way of saying ‘thank you’ to the singers for the music that sustains me.

All great country music has a respect for the past and I hope my photographs help young artists connect with what came before.

Lauire Cokell, Juliet Wookey and John Elliott at AICM

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The Last Show and Re-shoot exhibition featured on ABC News

 Posted by John Elliott at 10:36 pm  Exhibitions, Random
Mar 082011
 

In case you haven’t heard yet, my new exhibition has opened at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery. You can see some of the shots below.

The exhibition is called The Last Show and Re-shoot. The Last Show is a collection of photographs I took at the Toowoomba Show over 25 years ago. The 1985 Toowoomba Show was the last one at the old showgrounds. In recent years I’ve returned to photograph the Toowoomba Show at its new location to portray how it looks all these years later.

I have lived with the images from The Last Show for more than 25 years and they still speak to me. They evoke a real sense of being there. Matching them up with images I took at the 2010 Toowoomba Show contrasts the changes that have occurred over that time.

The real world fascinates me and I never felt the need to embellish what I see around me. Remarkably some of the images show great change while other things don’t seem to have changed at all.

ABC reporters Andrew Forster and David Iliffe interviewed me and posted a story online which includes some pics from the show, as well as an audio interview. Continue reading »

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