September 10, 11 and 12 saw the presentation of CIVIC ACTIONS: Artists’ Practices Beyond the Museum; a two-day conference presented by the MCA’s C3 West program in association with ICE and Parramatta City Council.I was fortunate enough to be asked to join the Front of...
“The photos have said who people are and perhaps who they want to be.” Pam Baitkin from Woodville Alliance at the exhibition opening Illuminate - Portraits From Urana Street. If you missed out on seeing the light paintings they’re on display until the end of September. You can also check...
[gallery ids="9817,9818,9819,9821,9822,9823,9824,9825,9826"] Leaving Parramatta Station in the morning, we eagerly head by train to Town Hall Station. Many elevator rides later, we successfully manage to push all our prams out of the station and stroll through Hyde Park. After plenty of selfies along the way, we finally...
In early 2015 light painting artist, Peter Solness, worked with ICE to engage men living in the Urana Street Housing Estate, Villawood, through a project aptly called Illuminate. Here are some thoughts from Peter and Project Producer, Christian Tancred on the process. Peter: In October 2014...
Arab Film Festival Australia kicked off with a huge crowd on Thursday 13 August, bringing over 700 people to the screening of Ghadi, a film from Lebanon, directed by Amin Dora who joined us for the opening (even took a selfie with the audience). To top...
[gallery ids="9835,9836,9837,9838,9839,9840,9841,9842,11916"] Every week the families at Auburn Diversity Services are revisiting popular nursery rhymes and transforming them with their personal expression through the Auburn Twinkles program, part of ICE’s Family Creative Hub. The last few weeks they added a touch of twinkle to the stars, revamping the...
When most people think of Mount Druitt, they think Bogans, unemployment, junkies and crime. And this is basically the picture depicted in the recent Mark Radomsky Produced Struggle Street that aired earlier this year. I was surprised at the response of many people who saw...
[gallery ids="9846,9847,9849,9850,9851,9852,9853,9854,9855"] Ever wondered what happens when contemporary artists from Western Sydney take ten year 9 and 10 students from Granville Boys down to the MCA Well… the short story is the students had a blast. The boys got to see ‘Energies’ by Joyce Hinterding and David...
The I have a Dream – Cranebrook project was my fourth experience of Penrith City Council’s Magnetic Places funding program - $8K each project. These four projects have seen ICE employ 11 Artists, 6 of who are Aboriginal artists. Given that a consistent KPI was...
[gallery] Last Saturday ICE had the rare opportunity to host Executive Producer John Tedesco from Gold Marquee and Writer/Executive Producer Sarah Smith from Cornerstone Pictures to hear pitches from Western Sydney screenwriters and storytellers. Originally planned for 20 pitches, local producers and writers jumped at the...
