11th August, 2022

NCAT Photography trainer Ali McCanns new body of work ‘Joy’

NCAT Photography trainer Ali McCann has a new body of work entitled ‘Joy’ which will be shown in the upcoming group exhibition ‘States of Disruption’ at the Centre for Contemporary Photography opening tomorrow, Friday the 12th of August from 6-8pm. Come along and show your support!

States of Disruption investigates the destabilisation of the image and the self in the post-truth age, through the catalyst of photography in the ‘now’. This exhibition brings together twelve Australian and international artists working in screen and photographic practices set against the backdrop of the vast social, cultural and economic disruptions that have occurred over the last two years, as well as the ongoing re-evaluation of how the visual operates in a constant process of disruption.

States of Disruption charts the fragility of the assumptions that our reality is predicated upon, and amplifies an array of voices: from the wary and questioning to the comic and exultant.

11th August, 2022

PENUMBRA, a gelatin silver print exhibition and silent auction

NCAT Photography students are exhibiting as part of a group show entitled PENUMBRA at Missing Persons next Friday the 19th of August for one night only from 5:30 - 8:30pm. PENUMBRA is a group exhibition of emerging artists currently undertaking a Certificate IV and Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging at NCAT Photography, all of whom are practiced in the art of analogue photography. PENUMBRA is a gelatin silver print exhibition and silent auction, with all proceeds to be donated to the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service. The exhibition is for ONE NIGHT ONLY with the silent auction to begin at 6:00pm and conclude at 8:00pm. Winning prints to be paid for and collected on the night.

Missing Persons
37 Swanston Street, Room 11–12, Level 4
Nicholas Building

Exhibiting artists
Angus Armstrong
Abhi Biju
Callum Bardon
Monique Dudley
Cody Fusca
Hanako Muller
Dylan Negri
Amity Poskitt-McDonald
Annabelle Skinner
Bingham Thurgate
Rhiannon Winter
Morgan Wyley

 27th July, 2022

RITUAL / METHOD / PROCESS

Following on from last weeks exhibition installation, we’re excited for the Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging students group exhibition RITUAL / METHOD / PROCESS to open this Friday July 29th at @offthekerb from 6-8pm. All are welcome! The exhibition runs until Thursday the 11th of August.

Off The Kerb
66B Johnston St, Collingwood

Exhibiting artists
Callum Bardon
Amity Poskitt-McDonald
Rhiannon Winter
Morgan Wyley

 3rd June, 2021

Work Brief: Exploring Concepts

As part of their exploring concepts work brief, Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging students were tasked with thinking creatively and constructively in their use of diverse lighting configurations. Using a range of lighting modifications, students reconstructed lighting from religious art and appropriated lighting set ups from contemporary photographers.

 19th May, 2021

NCAT Photography Trainer: Marcus Newman

NCAT Photography trainer Marcus Newman has been steadily working on a new series of chemigrams. Marcus is an award-winning photographer from Melbourne, Australia. Exploring alternative processes, his work bridges the gap between the analogue and digital.

A Chemigram is an experimental camera-less photographic technique. Experimentation and manipulation of light-sensitive paper creates a unique one of a kind image. Light, resists (oil, sunscreen, tooth paste, etc) and photographic chemistry all have different effects on the media. The work is then digitised and manipulated using a range of digital techniques.

May 17th, 2021

NCAT Tertiary Programs

NCAT is a most unique institution, fostering creativity and applied learning with a suite of tertiary qualifications for adult learners at Certificate IV and Diploma levels. Students can access Design and Visual Arts Folio Preparation, Visual Arts at Diploma level at NCAT Create, Music industry and Sound Production at NCAT Music, Photography at NCAT Photography and Instrument Making at NCAT Guitar Construction. NCAT truly is an amazing place with talents and dedicated trainers. It is so deserving of its reputation as an educational influencer.

 May 10th, 2021

Industry Speaker: Lilli Waters

It was an absolute pleasure to have Lilli Waters visit us last week as a guest speaker for our students. Thank you for your incredibly candid insights into your practice as a fine arts photographer, we’re all still reeling from the presentation of your work.

Lilli Waters (born 1983, Armidale, NSW) is a fine arts photographer whose work explores the human condition through dramatic images of the female form in haunting, windswept landscapes. A Lilli Waters image has a painterly quality, evoking the Pre-Raphaelites with macabre, foreboding elements, a jewel-like palette and sensitive use of light. Waters makes use of translucent fabrics and long hair to obscure the identities of her subjects, suggesting that the image might be just as much a mirror for the viewer, as it is a portrait.

Lilli’s work has been exhibited to much acclaim in Italy, Germany, Japan, the UK, the US and Australia. Her images have appeared in publications around the globe – including Vogue Living (Aus), Belle Magazine (Aus), Art Aesthetica (UK), Austrian Living (Austria), Jane by the Grey Attic (Aus) and The Opera Magazine (Germany) as well as appeared in feature films, including Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed (USA). She has been a finalist in the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize (2021), Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art (2021), Fisher’s Ghost Art Award (2020), Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize (2020), Du Rietz Art Awards (2020), Percival Photographic Art Prize (2020), National Portrait Prize (2019), Australian Photography Awards (2018) and Art Aesthetica Art Award (2018).

Lilli is represented by Curatorial & Co. gallery in NSW, and Metro gallery and Modern Times in VIC.

April 26th, 2021

Industry Speaker: Belinda Richards

NCAT Photography students recently had the pleasure of hearing Belinda Richards, founder of Frog Dog Studios talk about her process and practice, with insights into managing a photographic business, navigating the industry and entering competitions. Belinda is an alumni of our Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging Course and has become an incredibly successful photographic artist, specialising in pet photography and digital manipulation. Belinda has won numerous state, national and international awards, including the 2019 AIPP Pet / Animal Photographer of the Year. Thanks again Belinda!

 April 19th, 2021

Not Standing Still: New Approaches in Documentary Photography at the Monash Gallery of Art

Earlier this month students visited the Monash Gallery of Art to see ‘Not Standing Still: New Approaches in Documentary Photography’, with works by Cristina De Middel, Laura El Tantawy, Dana Lixenberg, Max Pinckers and many more; curated by Daniel Boetker Smith, Pippa Milne and Gareth Syvret as part of Photo 2021.

Photo 2021 is produced and curated by Photo Australia and is Australasia’s largest and most significant photography event. In collaboration with over 40 cultural institutions, museums, galleries and universities, the Festival features free exhibitions, outdoor displays and artist commissions in Melbourne and across regional Victoria, alongside events and education programs.

March 31st, 2021

Industry Speaker: Kiah Pullens

A big thank you to Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging alumni Kiah Pullens for visiting our students this week to talk about process and practice. As part of Photo 2021, Kiah recently exhibited at Sutton Project Space with Guy Grabowsky in a show titled ‘Neither Here nor There’. Pictured here are photos from ‘The Seduction of Darkness’, a body of work created whilst Kiah was studying a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) at the Victorian College of Art.

 March 18th, 2021

Chemigrams

As part of the Contemporary Photo Practice class, Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging student Talia Luppino has created a beautiful series of Chemigrams using shaving cream and sunscreen amongst other household items. A Chemigram is a means of creating an image on light sensitive paper, without the need of a camera.

 November 10th, 2020

End of Year Folio Reviews

Congratulations to all Certificate IV and Diploma students for completing their end of year folio reviews. The students presented folios to an incredibly high standard that were carefully considered, produced and resolved. We look forward to welcoming back our Certificate IV students in 2021 and wish our Diploma graduates every success as they go on to further education and enter the workforce.

November 2nd, 2020

‘Restricted Access’

NCAT Photography are excited to announce that ‘Restricted Access’, a virtual exhibition and fundraiser by Certificate IV and Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging students is now live.

In previous years students have contributed black and white photographic artworks which were exhibited and auctioned off as a method of raising money for a charity of their choosing. This year 100% of the proceeds will go to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) from a virtual exhibition and fundraiser. The ASRC is Australia’s largest human right organisation providing support to people seeking asylum. They are an independent not-for-profit organisation whose programs support and empower people seeking asylum to maximise their own physical, mental and social well being.

With a target of AUD$500.00, we ask that anyone who can make a donation do so via the “Donate to the ASRC” button.

October 8th, 2020

‘Persona’

Due to Covid-19, our Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging students had to think outside the box when it came to exhibiting their mid-year show this year. Students and trainers collaborated to create a virtual exhibition, ‘Persona’, which carefully considered the layout, size and sequence of the artworks. Congratulations to all of our Diploma students on curating their first virtual exhibition.

September 3rd, 2020

Virtual Information Evening

On September 2nd, Program Leader Irene Alessandro lead a virtual information evening about NCAT Photography’s course offering for 2021.

July 15th, 2020

Mid-year Folio Reviews

Congratulations to our Certificate IV and Diploma students for completing their mid-year folio reviews. The students presented a variety of works using multiple materials; from portraiture to urban landscape, inkjet prints to gelatin silver. We can’t wait to see what they produce for their end of year folio.

Well done everyone!

October 10th, 2019

2019 Bowness Photography Prize

We would like to extend a huge congratulations to current Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging student, Rochelle Marie Adam for her selection as a finalist in the prestigious Bowness Photography Prize. Her gelatin silver print, Milo at my place, 2019, from the series ‘Untitled (women)’ is being exhibited at Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) alongside other finalists from October 5th to November 17, 2019. Such an incredible achievement. The opening and announcement is tonight at the MGA. We are crossing our fingers for you Rochelle!

Rochelle Marie Adam’s website

March 6th, 2019

2019 National Photographic Portrait Prize

Congratulations to 2018 NCAT Photography student Rosa Spring Voss who was named one of thirty finalists in the 2019 National Photographic Portrait Prize for her striking portrait of her mother, ‘That’s Not my Mother’, 2018. The portrait was chosen from over 3,000 entries!

If you are in Canberra, you can check out her portrait along with the other finalists at the National Portrait Gallery until April. The show will then tour around the states through 2019.

Once again, congratulations Rosa!

Rosa Spring Voss’ website