Ruth Höflich. Stills, The Problem of Outcomes (ongoing project) on show now @ Connors Connors
Art Programme (AP) is a small, arts' organisation based in Naarm/ Melbourne, Australia.
AP was formed in 2021 by artists and writers for artists, writers, thinkers, and filmmakers to come together to critically explore contemporary ideas and developments in studio practice, art, film, politics, and philosophy.
AP is a non-exploitative employer that respects the knowledges and specialisations of all its facilitators and participants.
We aim to keep our costs as low as possible, without compromising a fair renumeration for our presenters and guests. We support the Code of Practice established by the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) (Australia).
NEW INITIATIVE.
[AP] RESEARCH GROUPS
Bringing small-scale, intensive discussion groups together to explore specific themes related to practice or research.
AP has identified a gap in the learning community for supported research group environments that are responsive to ideas and projects that arise within research and practice.
Artists, writers, filmmakers and theorists can contact AP with a theme, and AP then works collaborates to facilitate an organised program for these groups, online or in-person, that includes reading lists, seminars and critical discussion.
These small groups are designed to offer ad hoc specialised learning experiences.
To request a research group, contact art programme with a description of the theme you would like to explore.
Our ethos
[AP] is a post-institutional collective with years of experience and specialist knowledges.
We recognise the limitations that institutions and bureaucracies place on creative thinking and are intent on maintaining a supportive environment in which all participants feel free to explore new ideas in confidence and without judgement.
This extends to our studio pracs and crits which are led by experienced artists who ensure that all feedback is constructive, empathetic, and relevant in the context of current contemporary art practices.
[AP] functions as a flexible organising system of unranked independent elements that can be arranged/rearranged, depending on the task at hand. As a ‘heterarchy’, we actively resist hierarchical ordering.
Angel Brennan, Planet Abstract I (2021) oil on linen, 125.5 x 146 cm.
Nicholas Mangan, Core-coralations, 2021, coral, aragonite, gypsum, steel, 110 x 62 x 62 cm (approx), including table.
Art Programme operates on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri of the Kulin Alliance and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders past and present.
We offer our ongoing support for the Victorian State Government's Treaty process and for Yarra City’s working group who is implementing the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) for the Council.