THE BEST DAMN COMEDY UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY UNION SHOW EVER UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY UNION TIME 7PM DATE THU 8 SEPT VENUE MANNING BAR TIX $10 ACCESS Access Desk TIX $15 GENERAL Access Desk AWARDS 2011 AWARDS 2011 Photography • Art PhotographyLiterature • Music • Art Literature • Music OFFICIAL OPENING & OFFICIAL OPENING & - AWARD CEREMONY AWARDTuesday CEREMONY6 September - By Popular Demand Tuesday6pm 6 September 6pm FEAT. EXCERPTS FROM EXHIBITION EXHIBITIONOF FINALISTS OF5-23 FINALISTS September KANYE THE MUSICAL 5-2310-5pm September 10-5pm Verge Gallery VergeJane Foss Gallery Russell Plaza JaneThe University Foss Russell of Sydney Plaza TheE 9563 University 6218 of Sydney ET [email protected] 6218 Twww.usuonline.com [email protected] www.usuonline.com GREG FLEET JON DORE MATT OKINE GEN FRICKER MICHAEL HING (Australian Comedy Legend Triple M, The (Canadian Megastar, Conan, How I Met (MC: Comedy man about town, Can of (Indie musical comedian , Project 52, Raw (Project 52, Hing & Magee, Sydney Comedian Footy Show, Greg Fleet’s Big Love, Stand Your Mother, Comedy Central Presents Jon Worms, Last Comic Standing, Sydney Comedy National Finalist, 2011, Gen Fricker of the Year Nominee 2011, I’m Only Doing This Up Australia, Thai Die) Dore, The Jon Dore Television Show) Comedian of the Year Nominee 2011) Has Too Many Feelings) Because They Won’t Let Me Be A Rapper) 31 AUGUST - 9 SEPTEMBER www.vergefestival.com President’s Welcome PALM Judges The University of Sydney Union proudly presents our annual Photography, Art, Litera- Photography: Anna Kucera ture and Music Awards Exhibition! Photographer and photo researcher. Anna is a Sydney based artist who uses the pho- The PALM Awards is an opportunity to celebrate the diversity of talent amongst our tographic medium to explore and create artistic, documentary and commercial works. student community. 2011 is the 51st year of the PALM Awards, and every year the After completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at the College of Fine Arts (UNSW) spectacle of creativity continues to grow. It is appropriate then that the showcase is with First Class Honours, Anna went on to refine her technical skills, completing held within our Verge Gallery, now in it’s third year, operating on the very purpose that Certificate IV in Photo Imaging at Ultimo TAFE, simultaneously working as a freelance students deserve greater opportunity to exhibit their work and talent. photography assistant for some of Sydney’s best commercial photographers. Anna is currently working as a photo researcher at Fairfax Media. Each year, these Awards have attracted an even bigger cohort of applications and this year we had a huge range of entries across our nine categories. This included works in a range of mediums including sculpture, jewellery, visual art, photography, multi- Art: Ann Stephen media, installation, classical and popular music composition. Dr Ann Stephen is Senior Curator, University Art Gallery & University Art Collection, the The PALM Awards is also an opportunity for student artists from all of Sydney Uni- University of Sydney. She has worked for three decades as a curator and art writer. versity’s campuses and faculties to be recognised and acknowledged by industry Among her most recent exhibitions are: Mirror Mirror: Then and Now, 2009-10; Can- professionals and the greater community. Each year the eclectic mix of student works nibal Tours, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne 2009; and Modern times: The demands an even more discerning and high calibre panel of judges. It is fitting then untold story of modernism in Australia. Stephen has written widely on the visual arts, that we have been fortunate this year to have Judith Beveridge, Rebecca Johinke, Ian her books include: On looking at looking: The art and politics of Ian Burn, 2006; Mod- Maxwell, Anna Kucera, Ann Stephen, Greg Shapley, Daniel Rojas and Rebecca Young ernism & Australia: Documents on Art, Design and Architecture 1917-1967, 2006 and on board to lend their expertise. Modern Times: The untold story of modernism in Australia, 2008, both coedited with On behalf of The University of Sydney Union, I would like to thank you for supporting Andrew McNamara and Philip Goad. the 2011 PALM Awards. Literature - Poetry: Judith Beveridge Lecturer in the University of Sydney Department of English. Judith Beveridge has been writing poetry since 1974 and has published three books of poetry. In 2005 she was awarded the Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal for excellence in literature. Since 2002 she has been teaching poetry writing at postgraduate level at Sydney University, having Sibella Matthews also worked at Newcastle University and UTS. She has written reviews and articles for President, University of Sydney Union major literary journals. From 2001-2004 she was a member of the Literature Board of the Australia Council Her poetry has been translated into several languages including Arabic, Chinese, German and Spanish. Literature - Prose: Rebecca Johinke Lecturer in the University of Sydney Department of English. Rebecca is currently the Director of the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and the Director of the Bachelor of Arts and Sci- ences (BAS). Dr Rebecca Johinke has broad-ranging interests but two main areas of teaching and research: the rhetorical context of writing and contemporary Australian Studies. She is currently working on several projects examining the rhetorical context of writing and is interested in ‘experimental’ writing. Rebecca has recently published Entries two journal articles about Australian film and completed a book chapter entitled ‘Wel- Photography - Environment/People come to Hell: Nick Cave and Ghosts… of the Civil Dead’ which will soon appear in an edited collection about Nick Cave. 1 Dead. Vonne Patiag 2 Three Men and a Horse William Pitt 3 Daylight Sights 53 Evan Noga Literature - Drama: Ian Maxwell 4 Daylight Sights 24 Evan Noga 5 Tom Bryden Williams Pro Dean (Teaching and Learning) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Ian 6 The Rooftop Explorer Safira Blom Maxwell is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts School of Drama, where he 7 Burning Skies Safira Blom majored in Directing. Subsequent to that training, he embarked upon academic work 8 A Queen Kade Denton at the University of Sydney, where he completed his PhD–an ethnography of Hip Hop 9 Nighttime Markets 13 Evan Noga culture in the suburbs of Sydney in the 1990s–in 1997. Ian is Chair of the University’s 10 Convergence Liam Cameron 11 Untitled maritza noa-cabrera Human Research Ethics Committee and Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning 12 Where Are the Cities? Tina Sun in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He is also President of the Australasian 13 Where Music Comes From Tina Sun Association for Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies and a Vice-President of er- 14 Only You Valeriya Shvets formance Studies International. 15 Makhtesh Valeriya Shvets 16 Life Through the Macro Safira Blom 17 Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Natasya Soetantyo Music - Classical Composition: Daniel Rojas 18 Climb Eleanor Barz Daniel Rojas is a composer, pianist and Associate Lecturer of Music Teaching and 19 Vision Eleanor Barz 20 Fly Eleanor Barz Learning at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. His research focuses on the indige- 21 Filipino Pantry Diana Kalkoul nous, folk and popular music of Latin America - particularly Salsa, Tango and Peruvean 22 Tatay Ko (My Grandfather) Diana Kalkoul Andean music - and how these can serve as a resource for composition and improvi- 23 One Helluva Tumbleweed Ben Bramble sation. Rojas has won several composition prizes and awards and keeps busy as a 24 Hovering Over Hoover Ben Bramble composer, currently working on a number of commissions for Australian and interna- 25 Summer in North Carolina Ben Bramble tional artists. He has received performances by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, 26 Rasta Gaze Kimberley Low Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Youth Orchestra and various ensembles and 27 Venice Beach Cricket Kimberley Low soloists. 28 He Cannot Keep Up Anymore Liam Cameron 29 Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made Of Kimberley Low 30 Fathers Kade Denton Music - Popular Composition: Rebecca Young Rebecca entered the music industry at the age of 20 whilst completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at COFA. She began with an internship promoting Sydney club night Purple Sneakers that developed into a part time job assisting with the day-to-day manage- ment of indie/punk band Philadelphia Grand Jury. This year she moved into a new role as a junior booking agent at Artist Voice and works with a roster that includes the likes of Empire of the Sun, Paul Kelly, Cloud Control, The Jezabels, The Naked and Famous, The Panics, Kimbra, Sparkadia, Oh Mercy, Husky and many more. 32 Four Generations Matthew Willem 57 Blue Slide Anna McMahon 31 Ancient Horns, Wool and Snow Matthew Willem 62 Light Study # 3 Anna McMahon 33 Standing Alone Sophie Armitage 64 Tram 1 Peter Rolfe 34 Solitary Confinement Liam Cameron 65 Tram 4 Peter Rolfe 35 A Shy Greeting Lara Rotrakarn 66 Blanket Peter Rolfe 36 Silence Before The Storm Lara Rotrakarn 67 Advantageous Abandonment Diana Kalfas 37 Aeroplane Emily Gittoes 38 At the Edge Lawrence Art - Environment and People 39 Tokyo Skyline Maintainence I Matthew Willem 72 Orange and Blue Anna McMahon 41 Lidia Peter Rolfe 74 Vicky Cecilia Castro 40 My Canvas Youngtae Kim 75 Ecstasy Bevan Botha 42 Checkout Peter Rolfe 76 Homme Fatale II Bevan Botha 43 Blue and Orange Light Fire Anna McMahon 77 Homme Fatale Bevan Botha Photography -