Skin GallerySummer Group Show + Julie Clarke B & W photographs

I couldn't get to the opening of the Skin Gallery Summer Group Show (curated by Aliey Ball & Kim Anderson) now showing at Level 1, 80 Drummond Street, Carlton until 15 January, because my body just couldn't cope with Thursday's 40C degrees temperature, so I'm grateful to Kim Anderson who took this photograph of my works insitu and to Aliey Ball who has just informed me that the Honorable Heidi Victoria, Minister for Arts & Culture, admired my photographs and the exhibition overall. If you get a chance go along and have a look at the other beautiful works - various media. All works are for sale.

Julie Clarke photographs at Skin Gallery Summer Group Show 2013/2014: Photo of works taken 
by Kim Anderson

MELBOURNE NOW: EGYPT & SYRIA PROTEST FEDERATION SQUARE 25 AUGUST 2013

I haven't really been feeling very well over the past week or so, but dragged myself into Federation Square, Melbourne on Sunday afternoon to hear the talk given by Peter Tyndall and John Nixon in association with the Mix Tape exhibition at the National Gallery of Vitoria.  When I went outside, I was caught up in the huge protest against the recent atrocities in Egypt and Syria. The speakers delivered some stirring thoughts, the crowd was filled with passion and emotion, the police were standing by. I spent about 40 minutes walking through the crowd to identify those who looked calm amidst the rally cries and concentrated primarily on depicting, young people together, older people and men grouped in one spot. Here are some of the images.