Saturday 29 May and Sunday 30 May 2004, 11am – 4pm, FREE Event
Art on The Rocks will transform this historic setting into an alfresco studio workshop. Wander through The Rocks and discover artists in action along the water's edge, cobblestone laneways and alleys of Sydney’s original art precinct.
Art on The Rocks is a celebration of public drawing, painting and music. Over 60 musicians from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music will provide a varied and inspired program of music that will complement the artists in action.
Artists will be competing for a $38,000 prize purse and all artworks will feature in the Art On The Rocks Exhibition.
Art on The Rocks Exhibition
ASN Gallery, Hickson Road, The Rocks
Friday 18 June – Sunday 4 July 2004
Entry is free & artworks will be available for sale.
Website: http://www.therocks.com/rocks/index.html
art, design, web culture, ideas, inspiration, community, lifestyle, environment
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Mark Goulthorpe - Variance: Evolution in the Digital Design Work of dECOi Architects
Wednesday 2nd June. 6.30 for 7pm. FREE Event.
Source 490 would like to present their first international guest for 2004 Mark Goulthorpe. Mark is an Associate Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and founded dECOi Architects in 1991, based in Paris and London.
Mark will look at the capacity of computational systems to model variance, and ask how architects are to think through the consequences of such shift to a topological paradigm? The talk will ask after natural evolutionary models, and draw parallels with speculative creative strategies in dance and music. It will be illustrated by examples of dECOi's most recent design projects, that begin to articulate not only the formal but also the technical potentials for a greatly enhanced formal opportunity in architecture.
When: Wednesday 2nd June 2004 Doors open from 6.30pm Lecture commencing at 7.00pm Where: Source 490 Level 1, 490 Crown St Surry Hills NSW 2010
RSVP: Strictly by RSVP only Monday 31st May 2004
A confirmation will be supplied via e-mail once an RSVP has been received. You MUST present this at the door to gain access. First 300 people only
a waiting list will be available.
Email: lectureseries@source490.com.au
Website: www.source490.com.au (Click on Lecture Series tab)
Fax: Jenny Morelli 02 9380 8429
Lucky Door: One person will receive a new release title donated by The Building Bookshop.
Voices of Hope Youth Arts Festival 2004 - Amnesty International
Theme: Stopping Violence Against Women: Everybody's Responsibility
Entries open to high school students. Otherwise, you can volunteer to help run the festival.
Every year high school students from all around the country participate in the festival by submitting works of art into one or more of our three different festival categories. That is, Literature, Arts/Multimedia, and/or Performance.
Entries can come in just about any form imaginable. Song, installation, poetry, flash animation, play, short story … whatever … it's all good to us. Give free reign to your imagination and fire up your passion for the protection of human rights and those denied them.
The Deadline: Friday, July 9, 2004.
The Reward: Thousands of dollars worth of prizes. National exposure and recognition
Victor Kelleher, award winning author for teenagers and adults has agreed to be the NSW Voices of Hope Literature judge in 2004. You’ve probably read his books Taronga and Del-Del here’s your chance to have your work read by him!!! (This is v.cool. I used to borrow all his books from the school library).
Website for more info: http://www.amnesty.org.au/whats_happening/youth_action/voices_of_hope
Entries open to high school students. Otherwise, you can volunteer to help run the festival.
Every year high school students from all around the country participate in the festival by submitting works of art into one or more of our three different festival categories. That is, Literature, Arts/Multimedia, and/or Performance.
Entries can come in just about any form imaginable. Song, installation, poetry, flash animation, play, short story … whatever … it's all good to us. Give free reign to your imagination and fire up your passion for the protection of human rights and those denied them.
The Deadline: Friday, July 9, 2004.
The Reward: Thousands of dollars worth of prizes. National exposure and recognition
Victor Kelleher, award winning author for teenagers and adults has agreed to be the NSW Voices of Hope Literature judge in 2004. You’ve probably read his books Taronga and Del-Del here’s your chance to have your work read by him!!! (This is v.cool. I used to borrow all his books from the school library).
Website for more info: http://www.amnesty.org.au/whats_happening/youth_action/voices_of_hope
The mass media's influence on modern architecture - free talk
Tuesday June 1, 2004. 6.30pm-8.00pm
Year of the Built Environment 2004 City Talks:
Architecture Media & Fashion: The mass media's influence on modern architecture
Speakers: Mark Wigley
Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, Columbia University
Author of White Walls, Designer Dresses
Beatriz Colomina
Professor of History and Theory at Princeton University
Author of Sexuality and Space
Elizabeth Farrelly
Architecture Writer, The Sydney Morning Herald
MC: Angela Catterns
Date: Tuesday June 1, 2004
Time: 6.30pm-8.00pm
Venue: Sydney Town Hall
Bookings: 02 8256 2222 or www.cityrecitalhall.com
City Recitall Hall Angel Place Box Office
YBE2004 City Talks are free events. Bookings essential.
Beatriz Colomina is presented by Biennale of Sydney, with the support of the Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW.
Year of the Built Environment 2004 City Talks:
Architecture Media & Fashion: The mass media's influence on modern architecture
Speakers: Mark Wigley
Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, Columbia University
Author of White Walls, Designer Dresses
Beatriz Colomina
Professor of History and Theory at Princeton University
Author of Sexuality and Space
Elizabeth Farrelly
Architecture Writer, The Sydney Morning Herald
MC: Angela Catterns
Date: Tuesday June 1, 2004
Time: 6.30pm-8.00pm
Venue: Sydney Town Hall
Bookings: 02 8256 2222 or www.cityrecitalhall.com
City Recitall Hall Angel Place Box Office
YBE2004 City Talks are free events. Bookings essential.
Beatriz Colomina is presented by Biennale of Sydney, with the support of the Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW.
Inner City Life Writing Competition 2004
"A literary competition for adults on the theme of "Inner City Life" organised by the NSW Writers' Centre, sponsored by the Village Voice, Gleebooks and Eastside Radio, and open to anyone from anywhere. The topic is "Inner City Life anywhere anytime", whatever interpretation YOU give to the phrase.
Categories: 1. Short Story maximum 500 words 2. Poetry maximum 20 lines
Conditions: You don't have to be an inner-city resident to enter. There is NO ENTRY FORM. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR ENTRY. On a separate sheet, write your name, address and phone number, along with the name of your story or poem. Entries MUST be typed. Entries will NOT be returned. Entries must NOT have been published before or won another competition. Cover sheet to specify exact number of words. Word limit is STRICT. You will be automatically disqualified if you exceed the word limit, excluding the title.
Entry fee is $5 per entry. You can submit as many entries as you like.
Judges will be Chris O'Donnell (NSW Writers' Centre), Roger Mackell (Gleebooks) and Norm Neill (poet).
Send entries to Inner City Life Competition NSW Writers' Centre PO Box 1056 Rozelle NSW 2039
Inquiries (02) 9555 9757 or email nswwc@nswwriterscentre.com.au.
Closing date: Entries together with entry fee must be sent by post and postmarked by 5pm on Friday 26 November 2004."
Website: http://www.nswwriterscentre.org.au.
Categories: 1. Short Story maximum 500 words 2. Poetry maximum 20 lines
Conditions: You don't have to be an inner-city resident to enter. There is NO ENTRY FORM. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR ENTRY. On a separate sheet, write your name, address and phone number, along with the name of your story or poem. Entries MUST be typed. Entries will NOT be returned. Entries must NOT have been published before or won another competition. Cover sheet to specify exact number of words. Word limit is STRICT. You will be automatically disqualified if you exceed the word limit, excluding the title.
Entry fee is $5 per entry. You can submit as many entries as you like.
Judges will be Chris O'Donnell (NSW Writers' Centre), Roger Mackell (Gleebooks) and Norm Neill (poet).
Send entries to Inner City Life Competition NSW Writers' Centre PO Box 1056 Rozelle NSW 2039
Inquiries (02) 9555 9757 or email nswwc@nswwriterscentre.com.au.
Closing date: Entries together with entry fee must be sent by post and postmarked by 5pm on Friday 26 November 2004."
Website: http://www.nswwriterscentre.org.au.
Teresa Cutter's - the healthy chef
Came across Teresa Cutter's recipe for a lean shepherd's pie in last week's Sunday Telegraph (tried the recipe and it's really yummy!). She's a qualified chef and a personal trainer and she's got some recipes and tips for healthy living on her website at: http://www.teresacutter.com. She's put out a few cookbooks as well so you can now cook and eat healthy yummy meals!
Monday, May 24, 2004
Snoopy plastic figurines
Saw an ad on TV about a series of Snoopy plastic figurines that come with McD's Happy Meals. Haven't been into a McD's for a while. May see if I can buy the Snoops series without the meal. They look really cute.
Sunday, May 23, 2004
Doll dress-ups - digital style
Liisa's Paperdolls features digital versions of stars such as Jennifer Garner, Hilary Duff, Paris Hilton, Kylie and many others and you get to put together their outfit by dragging the items from the clothes rack onto your star.
I 'dressed up' Jennifer Garner above :-). It's heaps of fun!
Link: http://dsturku.net/liisa.wrang
Osama: film review
Review by Fiona Prior
e: mccommissions@hotmail.com
Director: Siddiq Barmak. Winner of the 2004 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film
Set in pre-September 11 Afghanistan Osama is the story of the impossible plight of women under the Taliban regime. Although Osama is not a documentary the casting of non-actors (the majority recruited from the orphanages and streets of Kabul), the less than 'perfect-effect' cinematography and a total lack of expensive FX give this movie an authenticity that is unmistakeable...
Read the full review at: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/osama.htm.
Alternative Media talk
Photo taken with the Motorola A835 mobile.
(May keep taking my Kodak with me).
Went to the 'Alternative Media' talk as part of the Sydney Writer's Festival today. Session consisted of Harvey Pekar, Salaam Pax, and Kathy Bail. The session was held at the Sydney Dance Company.
There were roadworks going on so, and setup for a marathon, so a lot of the meter parking was not available. Ended up getting there before 1.30pm but the room of 400 capacity was already full! There was a long queue of people wanting to get in still.
In the end, they set up a speaker in the cafe area so the rest of people would still be able to hear the presentation. The place was absolutely packed. People were lining up for the talks.
After the presentations, the authors go to the Dymocks tent to do some book signing. I got American Splendor signed by Harvey Pekar :-).
How to turn CDs into MP3 files
I wanted to get a few songs onto the Motorola A835 mobile which is also an mp3 player.
Came across this article on the mp3.com site which was v.easy to follow. It suggests downloading Musicmatch Jukebox to get CDs into Mp3 format easily. Have now transferred U2's 'With or Without You' and Pete Murray's 'So Beautiful' over to the mobile via infrared. Will transfer a few more songs over later. Article at: http://www.mp3.com/tech/tutorials_00000001.php.
Came across this article on the mp3.com site which was v.easy to follow. It suggests downloading Musicmatch Jukebox to get CDs into Mp3 format easily. Have now transferred U2's 'With or Without You' and Pete Murray's 'So Beautiful' over to the mobile via infrared. Will transfer a few more songs over later. Article at: http://www.mp3.com/tech/tutorials_00000001.php.
Friday, May 21, 2004
Next Wave Festival: Unpopular Culture
Image: Tin Nguyen designed the
Next Wave Festival hard copy program.
Currently on! Check it out if you're in Melbourne! 18-30 May 2004.
Biennale of Sydney
International Festival of Contemporary Art: 4 June-15 August 2004.
51 artists from 32 countries show 220 works across 6 venues in Sydney with FREE ADMISSION to all venues. Website: http://www.biennaleofsydney.com.au.
Thursday, May 20, 2004
Talk is getting cheaper
Article in SMH on how to make cheap calls to people overseas using USB netphones. They link to http://mamakall.info for call rates and instructions on how to set up your netphone. Article at: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/03/1083436532461.html.
Lights, camera... DVD!
Article in the SMH on how the hobbyist can now make DVD videos easily and cheaply now with prices dropping for hardware and digital video editing software packages. Eg you can get Pinnacle Studio 9 for $249. Link: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/19/1084917646427.html.
Expressions of Interest: Architecture exhibition - Alts + Adds
"The Alts + Adds exhibition presents 20 individual projects that reveal that even the smallest solution can have an enormous impact. Focusing on built work commissioned as an alteration or addition to an existing building the exhibition will consider all types of homes whether freestanding house, apartment, terrace or semi.
The key aim of the exhibition is to bring architecture and design to the general public and to clearly demonstrate the advantages of high quality residential renovations. Selected projects will communicate the process leading to completion; the challenges, obstacles and successes. Additionally, wider reaching solutions that make a home more energy efficient, consider the heritage value of an existing house, incorporate emerging technologies, respond to the complexities of approval processes and add value to an existing home, are all of interest.
Four theme areas have been selected to help organise the exhibition content: sustainability, affordability, livability and antiquity
This exhibition is supported by a media partnership with Vogue Living, the Board of Architects and is an official event of the Year of the Built Environment 2004 in NSW.
If you think that you may have a project of interest please send an email to contact@m-arch.com.au requesting an Expression of Interest form. Submissions should be received by June 4 2004."
The key aim of the exhibition is to bring architecture and design to the general public and to clearly demonstrate the advantages of high quality residential renovations. Selected projects will communicate the process leading to completion; the challenges, obstacles and successes. Additionally, wider reaching solutions that make a home more energy efficient, consider the heritage value of an existing house, incorporate emerging technologies, respond to the complexities of approval processes and add value to an existing home, are all of interest.
Four theme areas have been selected to help organise the exhibition content: sustainability, affordability, livability and antiquity
This exhibition is supported by a media partnership with Vogue Living, the Board of Architects and is an official event of the Year of the Built Environment 2004 in NSW.
If you think that you may have a project of interest please send an email to contact@m-arch.com.au requesting an Expression of Interest form. Submissions should be received by June 4 2004."
Experimenta: Calling all Emerging Artists
EXPERIMENTA //
Call For Submissions: 2004 New Visions Commissions
"Experimenta is calling for proposals from emerging artists throughout Australia for the development of new media artworks for inclusion in our next major exhibition in 2005.
We are seeking new media art projects that explore the concept of illusions in all its forms - optical, sensory and aural. We are particularly interested in projects that not only evoke wonder, magic and mystery, but also attempt to uncover issues of social and political relevance.
What illusions exist in our world today? How do they affect our lives? What do they reveal about our current existence? What illusionary experiences can be created through media art works?
Seven projects will be funded and developed in collaboration with an industry partner.
To submit a proposal, download an application form from www.experimenta.org.
For further information contact Rebekah Malherbe on (03) 9525 5025 or email
rebekah@experimenta.org."
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EXPERIMENTA
where creativity and technology meet
www.experimenta.org
Call For Submissions: 2004 New Visions Commissions
"Experimenta is calling for proposals from emerging artists throughout Australia for the development of new media artworks for inclusion in our next major exhibition in 2005.
We are seeking new media art projects that explore the concept of illusions in all its forms - optical, sensory and aural. We are particularly interested in projects that not only evoke wonder, magic and mystery, but also attempt to uncover issues of social and political relevance.
What illusions exist in our world today? How do they affect our lives? What do they reveal about our current existence? What illusionary experiences can be created through media art works?
Seven projects will be funded and developed in collaboration with an industry partner.
To submit a proposal, download an application form from www.experimenta.org.
For further information contact Rebekah Malherbe on (03) 9525 5025 or email
rebekah@experimenta.org."
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EXPERIMENTA
where creativity and technology meet
www.experimenta.org
Adam Hill exhibition: New Koori on the Block
Adam Hill: Selected works
When: 18 May - 6 June, 2004. Tue - Sun, 8am-4pm.
Where: Washhouse Gallery, 711 Darling St, Rozelle, M: 0425 248 334.
Super Size Me - Movie
Saw Super Size Me at the Academy Twin, Oxford St, Paddington earlier (ie last night)- Cyclic Defrost promotion. It was a great doco. It had heaps of humour in it but the message runs deep. Morgan Spurlock is one v.talented director, writer etc...
The film should be compulsory viewing to every school-kid, parent, everyone really! I was feeling a bit whoosy/unsettled during the movie watching him eat McDonalds every meal for a month. Regardless of whether or not you eat 'fast foods' a lot or not, you leave the film feeling inspired to do some more exercise and to take the time to buy fresh fruit and vegies, and to cook healthy meals.
Super Size Me won the Best Director Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
The film's website is at: http://www.supersizeme.com and Morgan Spurlock's blog is at: http://blogs.indiewire.com/morganspurlock.
For more info of film screenings in Australia, go to Dendy Films at: http://www.dendyfilms.com.au.
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