And we're off!

Opening night went fabulously - thank you so much everyone who made it out on a cold, wet Thursday night to see the works and celebrate.


Obligatory photo of the artist; I'm the one leaning on the distinguished guy at the right.

We had surprisingly few (read: none) hitches - my nightmares of frames falling off the wall overnight, or images sneaking out of their mats didn't eventuate, and everyone seemed to have a good time. Next time I'll take the day of an opening off, and probably the day after as well - I was pretty tired and sore the next day; but I'm so very happy. Thank you, everyone.



The exhibition will run for the next four weeks, so if you couldn't make opening night, make sure you drop in and take a look.

There are more photos from the opening in the main gallery; click through any of the images, or click here to see them. Most of them weren't actually taken by me; we handed the camera around quite a bit.

Just a little further

One day to go. We managed to get all the works signed and re-framed, and only broke two frames; not bad going, all things considered. Next time I'll know better.

I’m having a small hanging party tonight; four of us are going to hang the images, and then go have dinner somewhere. It should be good! I’m looking forward to seeing how the works look on the wall.

Tomorrow night at 6pm we open, and I try to talk intelligently about my work; hopefully without babbling too much. See you there!




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Finally, the exhibition announcement!

Newtown by Night

An Art Exhibition featuring new photographic works by Arwen O'Connor.

Date: 18 June 2009

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Location: Berkelouw Books, 6-8 O'Connell Street Newtown, 2042


Berkelouw Books invites you to attend the opening night of the exhibition Newtown by Night. The exhibition will showcase dramatic photographs of the backstreets of Newtown taken by local artist Arwen O'Connor. Come along and support local artists!

It's been a while coming, and I'm nervous (and excited) as all hells. If you're in the area, and available on Thursday the 18th, come along to the opening, and see the new works. All images will be for sale, too, so if you're looking for the perfect subtle, loving, urban commentary, make sure you come and have a browse.

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Gargoyle, Enmore backstreets.

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St Joseph's church, Newtown.

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Worn stone steps, St Joseph's Church, Newtown.

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St Joseph's Church, Newtown

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Sunday morning conversation, cafe, Newtown.

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Terrace houses, Newtown.

Today is the 30th of November. Why is that significant, you ask? Because that means I've made it through NaBloPoMo, or National Blog Posting Month - a bloggy version of NaNoWriMo.

To celebrate, the first person who comments can choose the shot of their choice from the blog so far, and I'll send them an 8 x 10 copy to do with as they will (although I'd prefer framing and admiring, rather than using as a dartboard, personally). Lj readers, please click through and comment on the blog rather than the feed; otherwise it gets confusing!

Yay!

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Impromptu drumming session, Newtown

I was wandering home on Sunday afternoon and I came across these guys sitting in the town square, outside the disused porn theater. They were happy to have their photos taken, on the condition I sent them copies as well; they wouldn't even take money. Fabulous drumming too - it was great to see them so into it! And they drowned out the classical guitar player who gets paid to sit and strum outside the cafe across the road, which is always a plus.

EDIT: This picture is actually heavily cropped by blogger's default page width; click through to see the full size.

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Powerlines and a rainy day in Newtown.

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Newtown at dusk.

Playing with night photography is fun! It's not something I've done before - I'm planning on doing more of it. That being said, this is the theme I've found the hardest . I'm only just starting to get ideas about things to do - and it's already Friday! I knew this theme would be a challenge, and I've been learning a lot from it. Hopefully I can come up with something interesting for tomorrow and Sunday as well.

What have people thought of this week's shots so far?