Eureka Art Award Winner I am very pleased to announce that I have just won the Ballarat Arts Foundation 2013 Eureka Art Prize for the portrait of Molebatsi titled ‘Molebatsi in a traditional xhosa outfit’ which I took during pop up studio residency at Backspace Gallery in Ballarat in 2012.
Artist Statement “The Truth is that we all are fragmented. Some more than others. That there are thousand pieces to one’s story and so we should not be judgmental. What you see is what you get but if you look deeper you’ll see more.” Interview with the Artist Aldona Kmiec 1. What surprised you about…
Exhibition | Download an Artist catalogue UnitingCare Ballarat begins a unique artistic project, Under the Floorboards, with the first of 12 artist residences commencing on Monday 30th July. Under the Floorboards is a collaborative project in which renowned Western District artists will create works based on their experiences at one of the diverse programs provided by…
Ballarat Foto Biennale 2013 Australia, a New Chapter The journey is always different.. Close your eyes and listen Venue:: The Forge Pizzeria 14 Armstrong St Nth Ballarat VIC Explore a collection of large format fine art portraiture work shot in a studio as well as one of my most amazing photo-treasure finds ever – old photographs found…
ABC Ballarat Lily Partland interviewed participants of We R You faces Ballarat public art project. Great stories from great people – thank you again for your participation, energy and sharing your beautiful stories. The City of Ballarat’s arts and culture unit has been working with various community groups and services on an inclusive public art…
Last Installation of We R You Faces – completed Ballarat, you are amazing! 🎉 Public art is alive in our city! Head down to Bakery Hill and check out 29 metres of powerful portraiture—you might even spot your own face among the artworks! Our biggest outdoor We R You Faces installation now graces the SportsBiz wall…
We R You street art project Great news! Yesterday we’ve finished installing new faces on the coarse brick wall of The Lane – George Hotel laneway between Armstrong/Lydiard St Nth. A couple of iPhone shots below, more to come.. The Lane street art project. A comment that has just arrived: “The laneaway looks great Aldona, I…
Photography Exhibition & Open Studio “My Australia is one outcome of Aldona Kmiec’s ongoing inquiry into the nature and meaning of ‘multiculturalism’ in contemporary Australian society. Working with local culturally diverse communities, Aldona creates images that are sometimes straightforward and at other times atmospheric and abstract. Taken together, her body of work is a narrative…
Street Art Ballarat – We R You project Our Faces Our Community Happy smiling faces are staring at Ballarat pedestrians thanks to a new paste-up photography project, We R You street art project recently started in Ballarat. We’ve just pasted up posters on the Blockbuster building corner Camp/ Mair St. Come & join us, tell…
Best Shots 2012 What a year… Met more people in one year than I could afford to print business cards for! 😉 But all happy. Everyone reflects on 2012, so why not – it’s a great chance to get all the archives together and clean up my desktop yay! Enjoy the story & I look…
The Ballarat Courier newspaper edited out some important words, so I’m posting a full text here. Name: Aldona KmiećAge: 35Occupation: Professional photographer, Multicultural Ambassador for the City of Ballarat (2012–2014) What are your hopes for the future of Ballarat? More openI’d like to see Ballarat liked more by its own people. For those with international…
Uniting Care Ballarat, Under the Floorboards Everyone’s journey is different, A red carpet is rolled out for some. Whilst others trod under the floorboards, Away from the lights and the sun… UnitingCare Ballarat’s unique project, Under the Floorboards, welcomes Ballarat Artist Aldona Kmiec as the first artist-in-residence at the agency’s busy Outreach Centre in Dana…
Under the Floorboards Everyone’s journey is different, A red carpet is rolled out for some. Whilst others trod under the floorboards, Away from the lights and the sun… UnitingCare Ballarat begins a unique artistic project, Under the Floorboards, with the first of 12 artist residences commencing on Monday 30th July. Under the Floorboards is a…
I have recently submitted a short piece of creative writing on the topic of migration to a writing contest run by a Polish publishing house in Brisbane, Favoryta.Com. My Migration story as well as over twenty other Polish migrants in Australia has been beautifully published in a softcover book My Migration – Moja Emigracja. With…
International Black and White Spider Awards My artwork ‘Cafe in Soler’ grabbed a Winning Honourable Mention in a Professional Fine Art category and another Nomination in a Silhouette category at 7th Annual International Black and White Spider Awards! 8,223 entries were received from 72 countries and The Awards Jury representing the industry’s biggest names honoured 180…
MEDIA RELEASE The 2011 AOP Open Exhibition has now been launched online, and the Public Vote is officially open! Polish born artist photographer Aldona Kmiec has been living and working in Ballarat for over a year now. The artist assimilated to a different culture and the local community quite rapidly and has been working on…