Edward Cole understood that books encouraged community. The businessman could rub shoulders with the tramp in his Arcade. Now, in an age of division and isolation, more than ever we need spaces which facilitate community; light-filled cathedrals dedicated to the love of knowledge and stories, and their power to cross borders, politically, ideologically and culturally. By Cherie Gilmour
Jason Phu awarded $80,000 Mordant Family Moving Image Commission for young Australian artists
Leading Melbourne-based visual artist Jason Phus multi-disciplinary practice includes drawing, installation, painting and performance.
MELBOURNE
.-ACMI announced Jason Phu as the latest recipient of the Mordant Family Moving Image Commission for young Australian artists. The commission supports artists under 35 to create moving image works that reference contemporary social, cultural or political issues with energy and originality. It will see three artists selected over three years, each receiving $80,000, with the commission worth $240,000 in total.
Now in its second year, the Mordant Family Moving Image Commission for young Australian artists further extends the impact of ACMIs vibrant commissioning program that has seen 20 artists receive commissions worth more than $1 million over the past three years and reflects the longstanding partnership with Catriona Mordant AM and Pr