The This is Not Art Festival takes place from September 30th until October 4th showcasing the talents of over 300 young digital artists, writers, media makers and electronic musicians from around Australia. This is Not Art is an umbrella term for six different festivals and this year will offer over 250 free panels, presentations and workshops, four concerts and a huge festival club in and around City Hall, the Honeysuckle Precinct and the Civic Arcade, Newcastle. This is Not Art is organised by the Newcastle based non-profit arts collective Octapod.
This year the festival incorporates,
The National Young Writers' Festival (NYWF) – Not just writing, but writing in new forms such as poetry, hip-hop, writing for performance, comics, journalism and spoken word.
The National Student Media Conference – brings together student media producers, editors, journalists and writers for five days of learning, collaborating, skills sharing and networking.
Sound Summit – New and experimental independent electronic music, encompassing artists, record labels, producers, musicians, and industry types.
Electrofringe – Investigating new ways of using electronic and digital technologies to facilitate new types of art and music, from sound, video, gaming, online performances and audio visual integrations.
Critical Animals – Post graduates working in fields of creativity and critical thought get together for a rowdy discussion.
EAR (Environment Awareness Raising) Festival – For the first time, EAR joins TINA. to raise the bar on environmental thinking and activism.
W: http://www.thisisnotart.org
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