tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201813259809227412024-03-14T23:11:22.326+11:00RAY Norman 7250EDITORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260522232661545871noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620181325980922741.post-11824967654866202952014-04-24T13:30:00.014+10:002023-08-18T13:53:21.297+10:00Current Activities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<!--EndFragment--><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><b>Ray Norman</b> – <i><b>Artist, Metalsmith, Networker, Independent Researcher, Launcestonian, Cultural Theorist, Cultural Geographer and a hunter of Deep Histories. </b></i></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"> Ray is Co-Director of <i>zing</i><b>HOUSE</b>unlimited, a lifestyle design enterprise and network offering a range of services linked to contemporary cultural production and cultural research. </span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><b style="color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">Roles:</span></b><span style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">Researcher, Designer & Maker, Graphic Design and Web Design Facilitator.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Ray is currently operating as an <b><i>'advocate'</i></b> for local governance and specifically interested in <b>placemaking, placescaping </b>and the <b>CULTURAL</b><i>landscaping</i> that is facilitated largely by local governance. </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Ray was </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;">a co-founder the<b> <a href="http://thenudgelbahinstitute.blogspot.com/">NUDGELBAH INSTITUTE</a></b> devised to be network of research networks and to be a diverse vehicle through which place oriented scholarship and cultural endeavours can be acknowledged, honoured and promoted.... </span><b style="color: #666666;">ON</b><i style="color: #666666;">line</i><span style="color: #666666;"> LINK – </span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://raynorman7250.blogspot.com.au/">http://raynorman7250.blogspot.com.au/</a></u></span></span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 16.8px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 16.8px;">The institute's vision</span><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 16.8px;"> was for it to be a rhizomic network of research networks and researchers </span><span style="color: #339999; font-style: italic; line-height: 16.8px;">– <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">education institutions, museums, cultural orgainisations, heritage networks, cultural producers, galleries, publishers, et al</span></span> </span><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 16.8px;">– that was devised to be a vehicle through which <b>place oriented scholarship</b> and cultural endeavours can be acknowledged, honoured and promoted.</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 16.8px;">In 2013 with Prof. Bill Boyd & Ray co-edited</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8px;"><a href="http://coolabahplacedness.blogspot.com.au/p/coolabah-vol-11-2013-conte.html"> COOLABAH</a></b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 16.8px;"> an online journal emanating out of the Australian Studies Unit at Barcelona University. </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8px;"><i><a href="http://coolabahplacedness-images.blogspot.com.au/p/tasmanian-shell-necklace-research.html">[Image Links]</a></i></b></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8px;"><br /></b></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 16.8px;"><b>Ray currently participates in various research networks to do with placemakling, placemarking, placedness and cultural landscaping.</b></span></div>
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<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Cultural Producer in Residence for CATCHMENT<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>43</i></span> ...<span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">ava</span></i><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">GO</span> </b><span style="color: #990000;">Projec</span>t ... <b><i><a href="https://ar7250project.blogspot.com/p/avago-concept.html">LINK</a></i></b></span></span></li><li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Co-convenor/Collaborator <span style="color: #cc0000;">ECHO</span></b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">7250</span></i><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span>Digital Journal... <i><a href="https://echo7250.blogspot.com/">LINK</a></i></b></span></span></li><li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Collaborator - C43 Community Housing Cooperative ... <i><a href="https://echo7250.blogspot.com/p/a-housing-cooperative.html">LINK</a></i></b></span></span></li><li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Collaborator - CONSULT</b><i>white</i><b> ... <a href="https://whiteconsult.blogspot.com/"><i>LINK</i></a></b></span></span></li><li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Facilitator – The CL</b><i>network</i><b> ...<i> <a href="https://homeless7250.blogspot.com/p/placement.html">LINK</a> </i></b></span></span></li><li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Data Collection</b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> – </i>Bridge 73 ... <b><a href="https://bridge73tasmania.blogspot.com/">LINK</a></b></span></span></li><li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Coordinator/Facilitator – BANANS</b><i>now </i><b>... </b></span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="https://bananasnow.blogspot.com/">https://bananasnow.blogspot.com/</a></span></li><li style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Cultural Producer </b>maintaining a studio at the<b> <i>zing</i>HOUSE </b>while also networking with other producers .. </span></span><a href="http://thezinghouse.blogspot.com/">http://thezinghouse.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Local Governance Advocate – <i><a href="https://raynormanadvocate.blogspot.com/">LINK</a></i> </b></span></span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #666666;">Collaborator</span></b> – <a href="https://tasmanianantipodeanelginmarbles.blogspot.com/" style="color: black;">Tasmanian Petroglyph Research Group</a> – <b><i><a href="https://tasmanianantipodeanelginmarbles.blogspot.com/">LINK</a></i></b>.</span></li>
<li style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Facilitator</b></span><b style="color: #666666;"> </b><span style="color: #666666;">- </span><a href="http://thequeensmusingplace.blogspot.com/">The Queen's Musingplace BLOG</a><span style="color: #666666;"> - </span><i style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">A musing on musingplaces from Launceston</span></i></span></li>
<li style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Facilitator </b>– I<a href="https://institute43.blogspot.com/">NSTITUTE43</a>– </span><i>an online social network</i></span></li>
<li style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Researcher</b> – <a href="http://networkedmusers.blogspot.com.au/">Netwoked Musingplaces</a> - <i>a nudgelbah institute project</i></span></li>
<li style="color: black;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>CO</b><i>curator - </i><a href="https://ozmedals.blogspot.com/"><b>OZ</b><i>medals Network Project</i></a></span></li>
<li style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Curator</b> – <b><a href="http://collectelevens.blogspot.com.au/">COLLECT</a></b><i><a href="http://collectelevens.blogspot.com.au/">elevens </a>– an idea museum</i></span></li>
<li style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b style="color: #666666; line-height: 18.48px;">Facilitator</b> – <a href="http://auxiliarymuseumtasmania.blogspot.com/">the<b>AUXILARY</b></a><i><a href="http://auxiliarymuseumtasmania.blogspot.com/">museum</a> – a digital museum</i></span></li>
<li style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Researcher</b><i> – </i><a href="http://tasmanianshellnecklaceresearch.blogspot.com/">Tasmanian Shell Necklacemaking</a><i> – fieldwork & online investigation </i></span></li>
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EDITORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260522232661545871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620181325980922741.post-74933797588587762932014-04-24T10:52:00.002+10:002023-08-18T15:31:18.030+10:00Resume<div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: justify;">
Ray Norman was born in <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyogle">Kyogle</a></b> northern New South Wales and spent his childhood in <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullumbimby,_New_South_Wales">Mullumbimby</a></b> on the Brunswick River. Like many Australians of his generation he has moved around Australia living in metropolitan and regional cities and towns. While his primary practice has been as a 'cultural producer' most recently he has been engaged in research relevant to place, placescaping, placemaking and placemarking.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">QUALIFICATIONS:</span></b><span style="color: #666666;"> Ray undertook an apprenticeship in jewellery & metalsmithing and holds the relevant trade certificate. Concurrent with his apprenticeship he studied sculpture, drawing & ceramics part-time in the evenings at the </span><b><a href="http://www.nas.edu.au/">National Art School</a></b><span style="color: #666666;"> in Sydney. His most recent academic qualification completed was a <b>Master of Fine Arts Degree by Research</b> </span><a href="http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2009handbooks/courses/2953.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><i>(Monash University)</i></a><span style="color: #666666;"> gained in 1995.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">E</span></b><b><span style="color: #990000;">XPERIENCE:</span></b><span style="color: #666666;"> Upon completing his apprenticeship with Magnus Goldring Pty Ltd in Sydney in 1967, Ray later worked as a designer jeweller for</span><a href="http://www.dhub.org/articles/825" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><b> Anina</b></a><span style="color: #666666;">, a leading Sydney boutique retail jewellery outlet at the time. In 1969 he founded and managed the </span><b><a href="http://www.sturt.nsw.edu.au/about/jewellery">Sturt Metal Studio</a></b><span style="color: #666666;"> a production and training workshop at Sturt Workshops in Mittagong until 1984. At Sturt his duties included studio production, the provision of studio based vocational training, teaching secondary education classes, community classes and conducting special workshops & seminars as well as playing a joint role in the overall administration and management of Sturt Workshops – </span><i style="color: #666666;">a division of Winifred West Schools</i><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></div>
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In 1974 Ray received an international study grant from the <a href="http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/about_us" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><b>Australia Council</b></a>. He undertook a special program of study at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Polytechnic" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Birmingham Polytechnic</a> in the UK within the <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_School_of_Jewellery">Birmingham School of Jewellery & Slversmithing</a></b>. He was a foundation member of the Crafts Council of Australia <i>(now <b><a href="http://www.craftaustralia.org.au/">Craft Australia</a></b>)</i> and he served on several boards and committees until he moved to Tasmania. He was also a foundation member of the <b><a href="http://www.jmgansw.org.au/">Jewellers & Metalsmiths Group Australia</a></b> and coordinated the group's inaugural conference at Sturt in 1980. </div>
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When Ray moved to Tasmania in 1984 it was to take up the position of Senior Project Officer<i>(Visual Art & Crafts)</i> at the <b><a href="http://www.arts.tas.gov.au/">Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board</a></b> where he administered the Tasmanian Government’s Visual Arts and Crafts Grants & Loans Program, Art for Public Buildings Scheme and the Arts Based Industries Program.</div>
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In 1986 Ray took up a lecturing position in jewellery and metalsmithing in Launceston at the TSIT School of Art – <i><a href="http://www.utas.edu.au/tasmanian-college-arts">now University of Tasmania's College of the Arts</a></i>. During his time at the University of Tasmania he organised several national conferences as well as participating in and curating a number of exhibitions several of which toured nationally and internationally. In latter years he Chaired the University Gallery Committee and served on the NETS Tasmania <a href="http://netsaustralia.org.au/whats-on/">(<i>National Exhibitions Touring Support Tasmania)</i></a> Management Committee.<br />
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Since leaving the University of Tasmania late 1996 Ray has been involved in a range of research projects, as a research associate in<b><i> 'cultural geography'</i></b>, related to current cultural production. Primarily, the projects related to place, placemaking and placemarking. Mostly these projects were associated with <a href="http://scu.edu.au/about/"><b>Southern Cross University</b></a>. A key element of this research has been focused upon the concept of <a href="http://mycommunitytasmania.blogspot.com.au/2010/07/concept-of-community-of-ownership-and_28.html"><b>Communities of Ownership & Interest</b></a> relative to the concept of cognitive ownership relative to<b><i> 'place'</i></b> in the various ways that can be understood.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: justify;">Much of this work is in the field of <b>CULTURAL</b><i>landscaping</i> as a particular focus. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: justify;">Since the mid 1990s Ray has maintained an active research profile relative to<b> 'Materiality and Design'</b> that has taken him into fields beyond <b><i>'studio practice'</i></b> and often within the region of architectural practice. </div>
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Ray has also maintained a research project focused on shell necklace making in Tasmania and the ways this activity has become a <b><i>'cultural marker & marker of place'</i></b> and the ways the necklaces have become cultural identifiers for Aboriginal & settler communities in Tasmania and in various ways.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Throughout his career Ray has been included in major exhibitions that have toured nationally and internationally. He is represented in major public collections throughout Australia, notably the <b><a href="http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=99306">National Gallery Canberra</a></b>, and has carried out many major commissions for both private clients and public institutions. He has also conducted many sessional workshops and has given papers at various conferences in his field throughout Australia.</span><br />
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