Hommage a Monsieur Paul Hoban

"I have decided not to enter the exhibit at west torrens library and the outsider art festival i have too much on and have been instructed by Paul Hoban and Colin Rhodes not to go through with it since it will collide with my Sydney residency applivcation and do not wish this to happen! Any enquires please talk to Paul Hoban thank you!"
Jungle Phillips

This is what I call person centred approach - to tell someone what they can and cannot do. My sincere appreciation, Paul Hoban and Colin Rhodes.

I saw Jungle on Thursday when he showed me his latest painting - Patch Kat - really nice. He also gave me the list of paintings for the show on a piece of paper. He was very excited.
He was also excited about the Sydney residency, but very worried, as he wasn't sure if it's going to happen. I see Paul's blackmail attempt as despicable.

Anyhow, Jungle Phillips will be in the Outsiders Festival with the pieces in my collection and in this book:http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2509377

SAMO in Adelaide

With so much money spent on an otherwise obscure event, the Government and the Department of the Premier (and Minister for the Arts) could have asked for some cleaning up after so many months of neglect. It would have been nice for the space to have been offered to other artists willing to show their works.
Renew Adelaide? Not yet.

I take it as a compliment from Russell Starke

"On Saturday afternoon one of the exhibitors, a Donovan Christie came in demanding to take his paintings and threatening to kick doors in if staff did not let him. I am sure you will agree that this is not acceptable behaviour and, that my staff should not have been subjected to this sort of outburst. When rung on Saturday there was a need to defuse the situation so I told staff to let Mr Christie take his paintings. On inspection this morning there appear to be four works missing and minor damage to one other work that was above one of Mr Christie's. If we are to allow this exhibition to continue I need an assurance from you that this sort of incident will not occur again otherwise, there will be no other option but to close it immediately."

Shane Cathcart
Manager Community Services
City of West Torrens

Donovan Christie:

"I needed them for a gallery exhibition where im under contract now.

I don't see how any are missing or damaged as a receptionist from the library escorted me in and helped me down with my works and i showed all my names on each of the works and she also let me out of the auditoriom and library as it was after hours so i dont see how any went missing or damaged... I don't know why this is such a big deal, i simply needed to pick up my paintings by a deadline and did so with no trouble."

Donovan's work can be seen at the Greenhill Galleries until 26 October.

The Outsiders Festival - Adelaide 2010
29 August - 26 September
The West Torrens Auditorium
1, Brooker Terrace, Hilton, 5033
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=226981983501&ref=ts

Nicole Cornes earns $ 93000

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/adviser-nicole-cornes-earns-93000/story-e6frea83-1225887537671

I have no problem for people to earn a crust, nor for people to go on recruiting trips to resolve the skills shortage issues in Australia. I don't want a job that pays $100k, I would be happy to just have a part time job to be able to buy more art and painting materials.
Is that too much to ask, Honourable Mike Rann?

Property Council's George Inglis calls Adelaide a 'pathetic backwater' on Twitter

"We had a chance to make this city great, but now parochial bullshit and political pettiness has killed it.

"Let's all move to Melbourne and let this sh!thole fester in its own juices.

"It's easy to blame Nth Adelaide & parklands nuts for our problems, but when we all want everything for nothing, nothing will happen."

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/oval-shock-bill-could-hit-700m/story-e6frea6u-1225885216534

I know it sounds harsh and I am fighting so hard to change this view in my blog, but I must admit sometimes it is so difficult.

I cannot find a job in this town, the grant I've applied for has been rejected and I get no support from the government for the Outsiders Festival.

New hope

I read with joy this article.

I sincerely hope that something good will come out of this.

I am increasingly optimistic about the future of this town.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/new-art-gallery-director-nick-mitzevich-wants-blockbuster-art-exhibitions/story-e6frea83-1225870753426