Footscray Art Crawl as part of Westside Discovery Tours 28JUNE14

If you missed West Projections don't fret, join the free Footscray Art Crawl as part of Westside Discovery Tours on the 28th of June.

We will begin at Trocadero Art Space with a committee member talk on the current exhibitions, followed by Five Walls Projects who have a curated show by Kieran Boland of 11 video artists, on our way to our next  destination we will see some public art of Footscray, in a lane way we will visit Colour Box Studio artist Tasha Whittle painting a large scale mural called "Cosmic Forest" accompanied by a jazz pianist, a new addition to our art crawl will be the Art Room situated at the Cotton Mills with an introduction by Erika Gofton and a short walk along the river will bring us to our final space Footscray Community Arts Centre.

Bookings can be made http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.aspx?Page_Id=10713.

Instruction Songs continue in Maddern Square, Footscray.

West Projections maybe finished but not the sound piece Instruction Songs by Faux and Co. 
Instruction Songs is a series of public announcements installed at Madden Square. Playing over an 8 hour cycle, a Footscray Market spruiker will call-out instructions to the public on the hour from 2pm to 9pm each day. From how to flee an oppressive regime, to how to communicate in sign language, each broadcast presents a different set of instructions.

6th of JUNE guided walk a roaring success

Here are some photos of the 6th of June guided walk of West Projections courtesy of Colour Box Studio. These enthusiastic participants braved the cold to hear the artists talk about their projections. Starting at Trocadero Art Space to Five Walls Projects to Faux Pho Studios to 100 Story Building to Footscray Animated Mural Project and finishing at Ruffian Gallery. Join us on the 14th of June which is the last night of West Projections. RSVP onfootscray@gmail.com.au

Vanguard video projections viewed after dark in Footscray.

WESTSIDE Discovery Tours

Come join me on two art crawls facilitated through the Maribyrnong City Council. 

19 FEB - Bring your bubs 11am - 1230pm

22 FEB - Footscray Art Crawl 11am - 1230pm

Bookings can be made on http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.aspx?Page_Id=10335

Bring Your Bubs

A toddler and bubs friendly tour of Footscray’s arts scene that will take in galleries, artist-run spaces and public art. Run by Culture Mamas, the tour will be tailored to meet the needs of parents and small children, with time for toilet stops and a pram-friendly path.
When: Wed 19 Feb at 11am – 12.30pm
Meet at Trocadero Art Space, level 1, 119 Hopkins Street, Footscray
FREE (Bookings required, limited to 12 adults plus children)

- See more at: http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.aspx?Page_Id=10335#sthash.sS1QZoiH.dpuf

Bring Your Bubs

A toddler and bubs friendly tour of Footscray’s arts scene that will take in galleries, artist-run spaces and public art. Run by Culture Mamas, the tour will be tailored to meet the needs of parents and small children, with time for toilet stops and a pram-friendly path.
When: Wed 19 Feb at 11am – 12.30pm
Meet at Trocadero Art Space, level 1, 119 Hopkins Street, Footscray
FREE (Bookings required, limited to 12 adults plus children)

- See more at: http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.aspx?Page_Id=10335#sthash.sS1QZoiH.dpuf

Bring Your Bubs

A toddler and bubs friendly tour of Footscray’s arts scene that will take in galleries, artist-run spaces and public art. Run by Culture Mamas, the tour will be tailored to meet the needs of parents and small children, with time for toilet stops and a pram-friendly path.
When: Wed 19 Feb at 11am – 12.30pm
Meet at Trocadero Art Space, level 1, 119 Hopkins Street, Footscray
FREE (Bookings required, limited to 12 adults plus children)

- See more at: http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.aspx?Page_Id=10335#sthash.sS1QZoiH.dpuf

Bring Your Bubs

A toddler and bubs friendly tour of Footscray’s arts scene that will take in galleries, artist-run spaces and public art. Run by Culture Mamas, the tour will be tailored to meet the needs of parents and small children, with time for toilet stops and a pram-friendly path.
When: Wed 19 Feb at 11am – 12.30pm
Meet at Trocadero Art Space, level 1, 119 Hopkins Street, Footscray
FREE (Bookings required, limited to 12 adults plus children)

- See more at: http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.aspx?Page_Id=10335#sthash.sS1QZoiH.dpuf

MultiSTORY Crawl

Images, Maps and Bibliography for MultiSTORY crawl.

Map of Kulin Nation

Forges 1909

Forges 1920

Forges on Fire 1945

Map 1950's

Footscray Railway 1910

Footscray Railway 1910

Railway Station from gardens 1910

Footscray Railway Gardens Reserve 1910

Footscray Railway Reserve Gardens 1910

Footscray Railway Gardens Reserve 1940

Bowling Pavilion 1959

Footscray Post Office 1906

Footscray Post Office and Telephone Exchange 1966

Binks Ford 1980's

Exhibition show 1914

St John's Church 1880

Michaellis and Hallenstein Co. 1987

Meat Preserving 1900

Australian Meat Preserving Company 1873

Apollo Candle Works 1900

William Angliss and Co. 1923

Cuming and Smith Co. 1920

Cuming and Smith Co. 1929

Bluestone Quarry 1890

Bluestone Quarry 1890

Regatta 1881

  

Maribrynong River 1927

MUA Horses 1998

MUA dispute 1998

Map from Draft Structure Plan.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Footscray Historical Society. (1998). Images of the West: the Footscray Historical Society pictorial collection on CD-ROM.

John Lack, Jack Armstrong, Ian Secomb, Bob Hayes, & City of Footscray Historical Society. (1974). Places of interest in old Footscray. In CIty of Footscray Historical Society (Ed.).

Lack, John F. (1991). A history of Footscray. North Melbourne, Vic.: Hargreen

City of Footscray,.

Maribyrnong City Council. (2013). Footscray Draft Structure Plan.  Retrieved from http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.aspx?Page_Id=9438.

Michell, H. . (1909). Footscray's first fifty years Footscray, Vic. : The Advertiser.

Mitchell, Roger, Frey, Debra, & Footscray Historical Society. (2005). Footscray & Yarraville : a pictorial record Footscray Historical Society,.

Picture Victoria.  Retrieved 2013 http://www.picturevictoria.vic.gov.au

Presland, Gary, & Footscray Council. (1997). The first residents of Melbourne's western region. Forest Hill, Vic: Harriland.

Seelaf, George, & Footscray Council. (1989). Footscray : a pictorial record of the municipality from 1859 to 1988: City of Footscray.

Trove.  Retrieved 2013 http://www.trove.com.au

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I want to acknowledge the traditional owners past and present of the land, the Boon Wurrung and Wurrundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation.

Big thanks to the Footscray Historical Society particularly Ethel, Steve and Barbara, Meredith at Footscray Library, journalist Ben Millar from the Maribyrnong and Hobson Bay Weekly and historians John Lack and Gary Presland for their abundant information whom all helped to contribute to this MultiSTORY crawl. I also want to thank Marcia and Madeleine from Big West and Brendan Lee.