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Fringe Furniture 33
Registration Info Pack
Major Government Partners
Supported by
Fringe Furniture 32, Melbourne Fringe 2018.
Photo by Kristina Arnott.
Fringe Furniture 32, Melbourne Fringe 2018.
Photo by Kristina Arnott.
FRINGE
FURNITURE 33
UNITE
When: 12 - 29 September 2019
Where: The Abbotsford Convent
Who: Open to all Australian-based artists and designers,
both emerging and established
Cost: $95 Independent Registration
for independent / individual designers
$185 Commercial Registration
for organisations and/or registrations made on behalf of a
business
Female-identifying designers eligible for a 15.3% Fringe Furniture
for Gender Equality discount
Register: https://melbournefringe.com.au/participate/in-fringe-furniture/
Contact: Brigit Ryan - Fringe Furniture Coordinator
T: (03) 9660 9600
E: projects@melbournefringe.com.au
KEY DATES
Registrations open 5 June 2019
Registrations close 30 June 2019 @ 11:59pm
Delivery of works 6 – 8 September 2019
Exhibition opens 11 September 2019
Exhibition closes 29 September 2019
Works collected 30 September 2019
ABOUT
MELBOURNE FRINGE
Melbourne Fringe is a celebration of cultural
democracy and art for everyone. By embracing
diversity and a spirit of independence,
we create a unique space for artistic self-
expression linked to the life of our great city.
We’re here to challenge perceptions and shake
up the hierarchy, to be brave and unafraid, to
explore the boundaries of what art is and can
be. And what’s more, everyone’s invited.
That’s why Melbourne Fringe is the most
adventurous, inclusive, all-encompassing
multi-artform festival in Australia. Every year
we feature more than 6000 artists from every
discipline, performing 400+ events in over 160
metro and regional venues to an audience in
excess of 300,000 people.
Melbourne Fringe is the place to go for pure,
unadulterated, uncurated and unexpected
artistic discovery. We help artists develop and
provide a platform for a vast, diverse range of
voices, in celebration of the idea that when we
come together, we create meaning, and beauty,
and laughter. This is art by the people, for the
people, with the people, so come on in, people.
This is Melbourne Fringe.
Giorgia Pisano, Gesso.
Photo by Kristina Arnott.
ABOUT
FRINGE FURNITURE
Eamon Riley, Bar-code.
Photo by J. Forsyth.
From the reassuringly practical to the confusingly obtuse, Fringe Furniture has seen it all. A
boundary-pushing showcase of cutting-edge design, this is no Ikea showroom (though you might still
find something comfy to sit on).
Established as an experimental playground, Fringe Furniture is a standout exhibition of emerging and
market-ready design and has provided a platform for artists and designers to exhibit their work for
33 years, making it one of the longest design events in Australia.
Artist and designer, Bruce Filley conceived Fringe Furniture in 1986 with a vision of establishing
a public forum that presented alternative ideas in furniture design. Throughout its history, Fringe
Furniture has continually interrogated this vision by showcasing contemporary works that push
boundaries and offer new possibilities.
Fringe Furniture is an open-access event, meaning that anyone can register to exhibit work.
This open-access policy results in established and emerging designers coming together, with a
combination of experimental and functional works and the presentation of fresh ideas alongside
refined forms. The breadth of talent and skill that Fringe Furniture attracts can genuinely be
considered a barometer for the city’s vibrant and cutting-edge design community.
Register at https://melbournefringe.com.au/participate/in-fringe-furniture/
FRINGE
FURNITURE 33
UNITE
Sawdust Bureau, Ply Parasite.
Photo by J. Forsyth.
Object design has the unique opportunity to bring people together.
Through the different elements of design – lighting, furniture, tableware, sculpture, and other
unimaginable things – we are able to celebrate our individuality and our differences, while
acknowledging the things that bind us together.
With Melbourne Fringe’s relocation to Trades Hall – we focus on the power of collective action as a
social movement to explore the individual versus the collective, as we come together, united, to shift
and change perspective – seeing things differently to help re-vision our futures, together.
What is the power of the object to give voice to the marginalised, to create change and to be a
vessel for radical ideas? How might design be used as a political force to bring people together?
We are ready to explore all of this and more this year, are you with us?
Register at https://melbournefringe.com.au/participate/in-fringe-furniture/
FRINGE FURNITURE
GENDER EQUALITY
Fringe Furniture 32 Award Winners
Photo by JW Forsyth.
Following last year’s roaring success, our Fringe Furniture for Gender Equality initiative is back.
Gender might be just a construct, but it’s a construct that sees men paid more than other genders
in many industries – and the design industry is one of them. Thanks to the support of the Naomi
Milgrom Foundation, Fringe Furniture is actively supporting gender equality in the design sector.
To help redress the balance, we are offering:
• A 15.3% discount off your rego fee if you are female identifying or non-binary. This figure
represents the current gender pay gap in Australia.
• Four mentorships dedicated to female identifying and non-binary designers. The program pairs
industry leading female identifying designers with emerging designers.
• A public talk by an industry leading female identifying designer.
• Additional profile-raising opportunities, including artist tours of the exhibition led by female
identifying and non-binary participants. Go on, spruik your work.
The best bit? This initiative works. Last year, we successfully increased representation of female
identifying and non-binary artists in Fringe Furniture and provided them with key professional
development opportunities. And that’s what this initiative is all about.
Equality.
That’s it. Just equality.
WHO CAN TAKE PART? Fringe Furniture is open to all Australian based artists and designers, both emerging and established. For established practitioners, Fringe Furniture is a yearly catalyst for experimentation providing a place to present new prototypes or explore ideas that are free from the restrictions of the commercial environment. For emerging artists/designers the exhibition is a valuable platform for generating exposure, building mentoring opportunities and expanding networks. Fringe Furniture designers also have the opportunity to participate in a Mentorship Program, win Fringe Furniture Awards, deliver talks about their work, and participate in the delivery of Tactile Tours. All Fringe Furniture participants also receive a Melbourne Fringe Artist Pass, granting them access to hundreds of Melbourne Fringe Festival shows for free. What kind of work can I submit to Fringe Furniture? While we’d love to see as many pieces as possible created in response to the provocation, Unite, Fringe Furniture is also open to new or existing works that have nothing to do with this theme. Fringe Furniture is as much about showcasing the most innovative and up-and-coming work as it is about exploring and pushing the boundaries about what we mean by “furniture”. Show us your experimental forms and materials, your non-functional or functional objects, your wearable and ephemeral works. If you are not sure whether your art form or design fits give us a call to talk about it! Fringe Furniture is also open to pieces that can be displayed in outdoor spaces. If your work can withstand the elements, this is a great opportunity to situate it in an unusual context throughout the grounds of the Abbotsford Convent. How much does it cost? Registration for Fringe Furniture costs $185 for organisations/designers working for organisations or $95 for independent designers. The registration fee must be paid at the time of registration. Thanks to the generosity of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, female-identifying designers will receive a gender pay gap discount of 15.3% off full-price registrations, making their registration fee $156.70 or $80.50 independent. For more information, see the Fringe Furniture for Gender Equality section above. For Fringe Furniture 2019 multiple entries per artist or designer will be accepted, and all subsequent entries after your first will incur a fee of $95. If you’d like to submit more than two works, please contact the Fringe Furniture Coordinator before completing your registration to discuss this. Exhibition space is limited so get in quick to avoid missing out! How can I find out more? Feel free to contact the Fringe Furniture Coordinator with any questions you have by calling (03) 9660 9600 or emailing projects@melbournefringe.com.au
RALPH MCLEAN MICROGRANTS Do you need some help covering your rego fee? Our newly expanded Ralph Mclean Microgrants for Fringe Furniture program offers free registrations for artist and designers who are facing structural disadvantage. This includes designers from diverse backgrounds and identities like artists who are from the LGBTQI+ community, artists who are Deaf or have a disability, First Nations artists or artists who are culturally and linguistically diverse. We also recognise that some artists face other disadvantages, the things that make it an unequal playing field, like being a single parent, or a carer, having no financial support from family and friends, or a lack of access to education. Then these microgrants are also for you. These are just some of the things that create obstacles for artists who want to participate in the Festival. This is by no means an exhaustive list and if you are unsure, just ask us. Ralph Mclean Microgrants is our way of making sure that anyone can participate in Fringe Furniture. Who was Ralph? Ralph Mclean was a Fringe board member, all-round legend and a champion of diversity in the arts. The Ralph Mclean Microgrants program was established with the generous support of his friends and family to help continue his legacy. Successful applicants will have their Fringe Furniture Registration fee covered for their proposed project. To apply, click here or go to https://melbournefringe.com.au/participate/in-fringe-furniture/ Fringe would like to thank the family and friends of Ralph Mclean, Michael Agar and Caroline Farmer, Tamara and Mark Boldiston, Jason Craig, Dan Koop and Maggie Maguire OAM for their amazing support of this program IMAGES All designers must submit at least one hi res image as part of their registration. Think carefully about making time to photograph your work, either finished or as a work in progress. A good image/s of your finished work can convey the aesthetic and features of your piece, the story you are trying to tell and the properties of the materials you have used. If you are in the process of creating a new work for Fringe Furniture, please include an image that conveys a sense of the work in progress. This could be a sketch, a design or a photograph of the work in progress. Once the work is completed please send through a hi-res image of the finished work. Your image/s may be used in the exhibition brochure, online and for publicity purposes. If you have any questions about images, please contact the Fringe Furniture Coordinator.
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM As part of Fringe Furniture, registered artists can apply for our Mentorship Program. This program supports six emerging designers and artists to develop their artistic and professional practice by connecting them with industry professionals. As part of the Fringe Furniture for Gender Equality initiative, four mentorships will be offered to female identifying or non-binary participants in 2019. What is involved? • Each mentee will have a one-on-one session with a mentor to foster personalised advice and engagement. • Mentees will participate in a series of three seminars, one with each mentor. In these seminars mentees engage with each of the mentors as a group. • Mentees will be asked to participate in a public artist talk at the end of the Fringe Furniture exhibition in which they will be asked to reflect on their experience. Who are the mentors? Three mentors are selected from a cross-section of the design industry with areas of expertise including design, manufacture, business management, and marketing and development. The 2019 mentors will be announced soon. Past mentors have included: • Kate Stokes – Coco Flip • Tara Wilcox and Nicola Grey – Redfox and Wilcox • Dale Hardiman and Adam Lynch – Dowel Jones Things to consider when applying for the mentorship: • What do you hope to achieve from the mentorship? • What particular areas would you like to develop? • How much time do you have to commit to the mentorship? How to apply: To apply for the Fringe Furniture mentorship, please answer the relevant questions when you complete your registration. You’ll be asked: • How would you describe your design practice? • What have you witnessed in contemporary design lately that has challenged or influenced your practice? • Have you had previous experience of a professional development opportunity? If yes, can you describe this experience and what you got out of it? • What do you hope to achieve and/or learn from the Fringe Furniture Mentorship Program? • What are you most interested in learning from the mentors? What areas of design practice would you like to develop? Register at https://melbournefringe.com.au/participate/in-fringe-furniture/
AWARDS PROGRAM
Fringe Furniture recognises design excellence and innovation through a tailored awards program
that is made possible by the generous support of industry and community. The 2019 Awards will be
announced at opening night.
2019 Awards – for information on selection criteria, head to
https://melbournefringe.com.au/participate/in-fringe-furniture/
• Award for Design Innovation
• Circular Economy Award
• The Craftsmanship Award
• Award for Lighting Innovation
• Emerging Designer Award
• Best Student Design Award
• The Production Ready Award
• Unite Award
FRINGE FURNITURE TOURS
Tactile Tours
In 2019 we’re delivering our Fringe Furniture Tactile Tours program once again. Tactile Tours are
designed to introduce blind and low vision visitors to experience and enjoy the exhibition. Led by
an experienced accessibility guide, visitors will be encouraged to engage with the works through
informed discussion and touch.
Fringe Furniture designers are encouraged to participate in our Tactile Tours program in a number of
ways. You can:
• have your work included as part of the tour - this means it may be touched and handled by tour
attendees (taking into account any handling instructions you provide)
• attend a free Audio Description training session in which you’ll learn how to describe your work
in ways that make it more accessible to audiences with Vision Impairment
• offer to give a short artist talk during a Tactile Tour
• attend a Tactile Tour as an audience member or as an assistant
Please register your interest in any or all of these opportunities by answering the relevant questions
in your registration.
Artist Led Tours
Three artist led tours of Fringe Furniture will be taking place during the exhibition period. This is an
opportunity for artists to discuss their work with the public, gain skills in public speaking and for
audiences to learn more about the object and process of design and creation.
Of the three tours, one will be led by female identifying designers as part of the Fringe Furniture for
Gender Equality program.
If you are interested in participating in the artist led tours as a speaker or a spectator, you can
register your interest during the registration process.FRINGE FURNITURE 2019 – ARTIST AGREEMENT
VENUE
Venue: Rosina Auditorium, Abbotsford Convent
Address: 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford 3067
DATES
Launch: 11 September 2019
Exhibition: 12 – 29 September 2019
Opening times: 11am – 5pm, Wednesday to Sunday
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
Fringe Furniture is open to anyone who has an interest in entering a work, but inclusion in the exhibition is
restricted to those who agree to abide by the following conditions.
Please carefully read the following pages before you submit your online application. If you have ANY
questions feel free to contact us.
ARTWORK DISPLAY & INSTALLATION
While Fringe Furniture is a non-curated event and anyone can submit their work, the layout of the Fringe
Furniture display is determined by Melbourne Fringe. Melbourne Fringe retains creative control for the
overall layout and installation of the exhibition.
Due to space constraints, there are restrictions on works with a footprint bigger than 2 square metres and
heavier than 30kg and your work must fit through a door 1400mm x 2440mm. If your work exceeds these
restrictions and you wish to participate in Fringe Furniture you must speak to Melbourne Fringe
before submitting your registration.
PLINTHS
All exhibitors have the option to supply their own plinth/s for their work/s to be displayed on. If your work
is not suitable for a plinth or you would prefer it not to be displayed on a plinth, please advise us of your
preference in the Registration Form.
Please note that while we will endeavour to use your plinth in the display, Melbourne Fringe reserves the
right not to include the support in the exhibit for reasons of risk and safety management or display integrity.
Please note:
• Plinths must be provided by the exhibitor
• Plinths must be within 10% of your item size
• Plinths must be white
For items to be displayed at ground level the plinth should be 100mm high and the width and depth should
adequately stage your piece.
For items to be displayed at table height the plinth should be 900mm high and the width and depth should
adequately stage your piece.
Materials should be lightweight (eg. 5mm MDF) and painted white, unless discussed with Melbourne
Fringe. Heavy objects may require a plinth made from thicker MFD, ie. 10mm, or alternatively, white painted
MDF sheet at the same width and depth of your work can be laid below your work. Please discuss this with
Melbourne Fringe as required.LIGHTING, WORKS THAT REQUIRE POWER AND HANGING OBJECTS
Where possible, lighting will be suspended from overhead beams (subject to space, layout, design and
OH&S concerns).
If the work you are submitting is a light or other work that requires power, please enter as much information
as possible in your registration form, including the amount of power your work requires.
Please note:
• It is the artist’s responsibility to ensure all operational, electrical work has been tested and tagged
by a certified electrician or test and tag ticket holder PRIOR to delivery to the Fringe Furniture
exhibition.
• All electrical cords must be 2-3 metres in length.
Please contact the Fringe Furniture Coordinator on projects@melbournefringe.com.au if you have any
queries or concerns regarding installation of your work.
OUTDOOR WORKS
Fringe Furniture is open to pieces that can be displayed in outdoor spaces around the Abbotsford Convent.
If you are interested in your work being installed outdoors, please answer the relevant questions when you
complete your registration form.
Installation of your work will be dependent on it meeting size or weight restriction requirements and
installation guidelines as provided by the Abbotsford Convent.
Please note that these works will be in the elements and accessible to an audience that is inquisitive and
likely to want to interact with outdoor works. While all due care will be taken, Melbourne Fringe and the
Abbotsford Convent cannot accept responsibility for damage to works.
ENTRIES
The Registration Fee for entry is $185 for organisations or $95 for independent designers.
Female-identifying designers will receive a gender pay gap discount of 15.3% off registrations, making their
registration fee $156.70 (Commercial) or $80.50 (Independent Designer). For more information, see the
Fringe Furniture Females in Design section above.
If you are submitting multiple works, each entry after your first will be charged at the rate of $95.
While Melbourne Fringe will endeavour to exhibit all works submitted, Melbourne Fringe reserves the right
NOT TO exhibit certain works on the grounds of limited exhibition space or related risk, safety and display
issues that conflict with The Abbotsford Convent’s exhibition policy. Any affected entrants will be notified
and any Registration Fees paid will be reimbursed.
PAYMENT
Payment must be made at the time of registration. Payment is made via credit card using PayPal.
SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
The Abbotsford Convent is visited by a range of artists, community members and families. Whilst we will
provide ‘Do Not Touch’ signs for fragile items, it is important to remember that the space is a hands-on
environment which encourages visitor interaction. All works should be mindful of the environment they will
be displayed in. If you have any specific instructions for the handling, installation and display of your work
please outline them when you register or contact Melbourne Fringe to discuss.
Melbourne Fringe’s Risk Management Consultant will inspect each work submitted for inclusion in Fringe
Furniture to assess risks. All work submitted must be of exhibition standard, be ready for display and should
not be in a form that may cause harm to persons or damage to any other work.
If your work includes any electrical components you will need to ensure a qualified electrician has carried
out a certified inspection, and that the work is tested and tagged. Any work that does not comply with these
requirements may be withdrawn and not displayed. Entrants will be notified by the Melbourne Fringe and
any Registration Fees paid will be reimbursed.
If you are unsure, please contact us to discuss your work. On request, we can also provide further
information on the risk management requirements.“G” RATING
Once again, please remember The Abbotsford Convent is an environment visited by a broad audience
including families with children. The Abbotsford Convent is open to the general public so works must
comply with their standards and requirements. If there are any issues you will be contacted and advised
directly.
Works will be assessed by Melbourne Fringe prior to installation and those works deemed challenging to
this rating could be removed from the exhibition. Entrants will be notified by Melbourne Fringe and any
Registration Fees paid will be reimbursed.
As above, if you are unsure, contact us to discuss your work. On request, we can provide further
information on the venue’s standard exhibition policies.
PUBLICITY IMAGES
Melbourne Fringe requires at least 1 high resolution image of each entry as part of the registration process.
Please provide the highest quality images you can in either JPG or TIF format. The minimum resolution is
300dpi.
Melbourne Fringe works throughout the year to promote our participating artists, and Fringe Furniture is
no exception. Over the years Fringe Furniture has established contacts and generated growing interest by
local and national design media. By providing us with high quality images of your work as early as possible,
you will help us to promote Fringe Furniture and the work of everyone involved.
It is recommended you use a professional photographer, as the quality of the image will improve your
chances of print media accepting your work for publication, or of the image being included in the exhibition
catalogue. The better the image, the better your artwork will be represented!
However, even if you have not completed your work by the time registrations close on 2 July 2019, it is
important to provide us with an image of your work in progress to give us an indication of how the finished
work will appear. This could be a simple sketch or an image that conveys the aesthetic and/or features of
your piece or even the story you are trying to tell. Images of unfinished works will not be used in publicity
opportunities, but please send whatever you have to help in planning the installation and layout of the
exhibition.
As part of the Conditions of Entry and by providing us with an image you understand that these may be
used in the Fringe Furniture 2019 Exhibition Catalogue, on our website and for publicity purposes.
In addition, you agree that Melbourne Fringe may reproduce the work or any part of it, only for the purposes
of:
1. Fringe Furniture publicity and critical review
2. Melbourne Fringe publicity, documentation and reporting to our partners, including government
3. Inclusion in a non-commercial image archive
TRANSPORT, DELIVERY AND COLLECTION
Each entrant is responsible for transport of their work to and from the exhibition space, at the date and
time nominated by Melbourne Fringe. All costs associated with delivery and collection must be paid by the
exhibitor.
All work must be delivered to the venue as arranged with the Fringe Furniture Coordinator between 6 -
8 September and collected on Monday 30 September, as instructed by Melbourne Fringe. There is no
availability for storage at The Abbotsford Convent after this date.
Once registrations are finalised Melbourne Fringe will contact the artist regarding delivery times and
locations.
All day parking is available in the car park directly across from the Convent on St Heliers Street. At present
the machines accept cash only. There is limited drop off space in St Heliers Street. All cars must dispatch
work as quickly as possible.
Delivery and collection is via the front entrance. Please ensure your work can be moved safely through the
front door which measures 1400mm (w) x 2440mm (h). If you have large work, please discuss this with
Melbourne Fringe.Please note:
• Protect your safety while you’re installing!
• Whether you are just dropping off your work or installing it, appropriate clothing must be worn on site at
The Abbotsford Convent at all times.
• Shoes must cover all sides of the foot, i.e. boots or runners. Thongs or sandals are not acceptable
INSURANCE
Due to the enormous variety of works exhibited, Melbourne Fringe does not insure your work. Any umbrella
policy negotiated by Melbourne Fringe would result in excessively high costs being passed on to you,
as Melbourne Fringe would have to seek coverage for every possible exhibited work. Each exhibitor is
responsible for insuring their work against damage during transit to and from The Abbotsford Convent, while
it is being installed and de-installed, and throughout the duration of the Fringe Furniture 2019 exhibition.
If your piece is fragile please indicate this so we can try to ensure it is handled with extra care. We may also
ask you to install your own work if it is very fragile.
Please note that while all care is taken, Melbourne Fringe and The Abbotsford Convent cannot
accept responsibility for damage of work during the exhibition display period.
PARTICIPATION DURING THE EXHIBITION
As part of your involvement in Fringe Furniture, we ask exhibitors to take part in supervising the gallery
space during the exhibition. It is a rare opportunity to see how audiences interact with your work. We will
have Melbourne Fringe Volunteers as well as exhibitors supervising the exhibition space. Please indicate in
the online registration form the times that you would be available to participate as an invigilator.
SALE OF WORK
All work included in Fringe Furniture can be advertised for sale. The sales process will be managed from
start to finish done by Melbourne Fringe, including collection and freight (unless otherwise requested).
Melbourne Fringe will take a 15% commission on items sold from the exhibition, please factor this into your
nominated sale price. Sale prices should include GST, if you are registered for GST.
If you do not want to sell your work please indicate that it is “N.F.S” (Not For Sale) in the online Registration
form.
SUBMITTING YOUR REGISTRATION
If you have any queries or concerns about any aspect of the exhibition of your work, please contact the
Fringe Furniture Coordinator. In the event of a dispute that cannot be resolved within Melbourne Fringe to
your satisfaction, both parties will agree on an external mediator as a means to resolution.
In submitting your registration to exhibit your work in Fringe Furniture as part of the 2019 Melbourne Fringe
Festival, you warrant that the work is able to be exhibited in a public space both legally and safely, and you
take full and final responsibility for this. You, the Artist, warrant to Melbourne Fringe that you have obtained
all necessary licenses, permissions or any other relevant intellectual property rights that might be needed
for the exhibition of your original work. The Artist will indemnify Melbourne Fringe in respect of any claims,
damage, loss, liabilities, costs, charges or expenses that are suffered or incurred by Melbourne Fringe as a
result (whether directly or indirectly) of the Artist’s failure to obtain all such necessary licenses, insurances
or permissions. The Artist also indemnifies Melbourne Fringe against any and all claims, actions, damage,
loss, liabilities, costs, charges or expenses that are suffered or incurred by Melbourne Fringe as a result
(whether directly or indirectly) of any act, default or negligence of the Artist, its artists, agents, employees or
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