threads – the art of woman – exhibition #melbourne

Opening: Sunday 2nd May (4-6pm)
2 – 9 May
an exhibition by women artists exploring elements of the feminine, inspired by all that we are – light & shade: raw, real, beautiful, courageous, connected, generous, timeless…..now.

artists:
alison mcdonald
ann howie
caroline kennedy-mccracken
di calder
ember fairburn
fiona somerville
heather shimmen
jan harrod
jill noble
karan hayman
lisa walker
jacqueline tiepermann
judi singleton
kiyah ruby jones
louise owen
lucy pearce
nerina lascelles
ruby mackenzie
tina christensen
tiffany kingston calder
viviene gaye

BRIGHTSPACE  8 Martin Street St Kilda Melbourne Victoria 3182 Australia. 
T: 03 9593 9366  
E: bright@brightspace.com.au
W: www.brightspace.com.au

Terrordactyl Last Show! The Committal EP Launch! & Johnny Uppercut #Melbourne May 1st

Start Time: Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 8:00pm
Location: CHERRY BAR, AC/DC LANE, MELBOURNE

Description.TERRORDACTYL’s LAST SHOW?!
2 and a half years after the birth of the screaming devil fucking incarnation of so called music. it seems circumstances are against us continuing our campaign against the ear drums of the world.

goon explosions, sleeping in interstate gutters, glitter clouds, spandex, roadtrips, missing band members, freak outs and violence..its been fun

On May 1st we’ll bring our acid punk/prog/rock ( I still dont know how to sub genre it) to Cherry Bar for one last slam dancing salute to sonic oblivion

with special guests joining the party

!!!THE COMMITTAL’S EP LAUNCH!!!
After a handful of packed out shows at the end of 2009 and the addition of a new guitarist, Tim !POW! the Committal are all geared up to launch their EP.

Post Hardcore..Post Punk…Indie Metal. Whatever you call it, it’s going to hit you hard and make you throw your self in the air like you just don’t care.

All your friends will be talking about it May 2nd, so don’t miss out May 1st!

& JOHNNY UPPERCUT!

CHERRY BAR
AC/DC LANE, MELBOURNE
Doors Open @ 8pm
Entry is $12

Party – Night of Mayhem, May 1st, Sydney

Party – Night of Mayhem
Start Time: Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 9:00pm
Location: Sydney Park, St Peters, right near the train station

Description. A celebration of International Workers Day, a Celebration of Free Party Energy and the spirit of altruism. A Free Party For Everyone. A free party in Sydney Park. Meet at 9pm sharp in the brick pits in Sydney Park, and follow the crowd at 9.05pm towards a 12 volt powered party. OR FOLLOW THE MUSIC….
Seven sound systems, spontaenous stalls, weird installations in the middle of a circle of sound systems, a vego BBQ and all kinds of music from Breakcore to gypsy mashups. Or maybe we’ll chalk some arrows towards the party. Come one come all…. A Free Party for Everyone!

Social media for sustainability gatherings – free sessions with #Melbourne SM guru Keren Flavell

A recent addition to the networking events calendar is the Social Media for Sustainability meetup run by Keren Flavell. It happens every Thursday evening from 6-7pm at CERES Education Centre (Lee Street entrance), Brunswick, Melbourne.

Get together with people to discuss how social networking sites can help promote sustainability and other social causes.

It’s free to attend and a great way to meet like-minded people and learn something new.

Contact: keren.flavell@gmail.com

Join the meetup crew: http://www.meetup.com/Social-Media-for-Sustainability/

ONE SHOT! Football and Contemporary Art

Freddy CONTRERAS, Stud XI (detail), 1996 Mixed Technique (installation of 11 pairs of shoes with spikes), 250 x 500 x 45 cm © Leslie Artamonow

One Shot!

Japanese #Robot Genius Clones Model – introducing Geminoid F.

Japanese robot maker Hiroshi Ishiguro has unveiled his latest robot: Geminoid F. The robot is a replica of a 20-something woman who’s identity is being kept confidential. The robot is more advanced than the clone Ishiguro made of himself a few years ago, and can make much more convincing facial expressions. Is it even possible to see this without thinking about the 1975 movie, “The Stepford Wives”? 

Source Spectrum magazine

Open Call Cellsbutton#04: Invisible Cells, Yogyakarta International Media Festival

OPEN CALL CELLSBUTTON#04: INVISIBLE CELLS
YOGYAKARTA INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ART FESTIVAL
27 JULY – 7 AUGUST 2010. 
 
“That the modernist tradition of progress and ceaseless extension of the frontiersof innovation are now dead. Originality is dead. The avant-garde artistic traditionis dead. All religions and utopian visions are dead and resistance to the status quo is impossible because revolution too is now dead. Like it or not, we humans are stuck in a permanent crisis of meaning, a dark room from which we can never escape. Humans will not be visible, humans will be invisible.
(Inspired by Kalle Lasn’s Contemporary Society) – Irene Agrivina, 2010″ 
 
The House Of Natural Fiber (HONF) are proud to present Cellsbutton#04: Invisible Cells – Yogyakarta International Media Art Festival. Cellsbutton#04 will take the theme of “Invisible” as part of Education Focus Program curriculum in 2010. 
 
Cellsbutton#04 will consist 12 days duration of the festival, focussing on educative artistic activities engaging local and global development and application in art,science and technology. As an annual international community-base festival, Cellsbutton#04 will be a cross collaborative starting platform for  international artists, communities, scientists, researchers, lecturers,  inventors, theorists, activists practitioners, to exchange knowledge that beneficial for the society. 
 
Cellsbutton is an annual community-base organized international media art festival in Yogyakarta, Indonesia initiated by HONF.  

The House Of Natural Fiber (HONF) is a media art laboratory run by a community in Yogyakarta. They implemented a methodology called Open Community which is mostly concerned to the needs of cross-collaborative actions responding to technology development and practical use in daily life. 

 How to Apply
Please send an email to cellsbutton@gmail.com before 25 May 2010
an  A4 size pdf format files containing information of:
 1.    Applicant’s Name
 2.    Applicant’s Short Biography (100 words max)
 3.    Project Title to be presented in Cellsbutton
 4.    Project Description
 5.    Brief Explanation on how the project would be beneficial to local communities
 
 For more info and Terms and Conditions contact HONF 
 new media art laboratory (HONF)
 Jl.wora wari A80/6
 Baciro – Yogyakarta
 Indonesia
 T : +62 (0) 817468621
 F : +62 (0) 274 564276
 E : venzha@yahoo.com 
 venzha@natural-fiber.com
 URL : http://www.natural-fiber.com/
 
 http://www.myspace.com/electrocore_indonesia

Arlene TextaQueen – Social Engagement a new show of radical nudes

Description.SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT:
New work by Arlene TextaQueen featuring Textanudes of queer/radical/trans/burlesque performers from Sydney, New York, San Francisco, Montreal and Vancouver including CeliaCurtis, Annie Danger and Singing Sadie.

Opening features performance by featured portrait subject, Sydney’s one and only Singing Sadie.

@ Sullivan and Strumpf Fine Art
44 Gurner Street, Paddington, NSW

Opening Thurs 6-8pm 29th April.
Exhibition runs until May 16th 2010.

Burning Man Open Day #Melbourne – April 24th

Start Time: Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 2:00pm
Location: Pipemakers Park Melbourne

Description.MELBOURNE REGION ‘OPEN DAY’ SAT 24TH APRIL 2010

Wanting time to reconnect with the good energy left over from ConFest or Every Picture Tells a Story? Love Burning Man or want to know more about? Or just want to have a fun day with a great group of people? Then this is the event for you!!

Burning Man’s newly created ‘Melbourne Region’ is putting its name right on the Map, on Saturday 24th April 2010, with a wonderful afternoon and evening of activities at the Future Art Research Studio which is located in Pipemakers Park at the Living Museum of the West.

The day will be running from 2pm to Midnight with an entry of $10.

All money will go toward supporting regional activities and the upcoming Regional Burn in June.

Come and participate in a diverse range of entertainment and activities where you may find, Performers, Drummers, Comedians, a Burn School, Fire Twirlers, Movies, Costumes, Exhibitions, Musicians/Acts, DJs, Workshops & Talks, all gifted in the true Burning Man spirit.

Bring out your creative side and dress in your funkiest costumes!!

The day is a mini showcase of what you may find at Burning Man or any of the Regional Burns worldwide.

Everyone is a participant and there is always a space to welcome the stranger.

To be involved and placed on the program or even be part of the organising team, please contact:

Email: melbourne@burningmanaustralia.com
Website: http://burningmanaustralia.com

Tortuga Artists Road Trip – #Sydney – April 23rd

Start Time: Friday, April 23, 2010 at 6:00pm
Location: TORTUGA STUDIOS
Street: 31 Princes Highway, St Peters, Sydney, NSW

Description.Steeped with promise, danger and diesel, the open road snakes into the distance, a strap of liquorice writhing in the sun. It holds the allure of a destination unknown, punctuated by the roar of the road train, strings of redneck towns like gaudy necklaces, and the steady beat of the motor as you head outback…

ROAD TRIP
A Tortuga Studios group show
Over 35 emerging and established visual artists, photographers, sculptors, installation artists, multi-media, projection and film artists let loose in an inner city warehouse to explore a destination unknown.

Live music from La Mancha Negra and Glitch Jukebox
Opening night: 23rd April 2010 6pm – 10pm
Exhibition runs: 24th April – 2nd May 2010 By Appointment

Garth Knight, Jesse Cox, Jess Cook, Sam Ash, Johnny Bell, Elise Vaughn, Mini Graff, Will Coles, EARS, Shabnam Hameed and Madeleine Hetherton, Valentina Schulte, Perran Costi, Peter Strong, Jacq Sherry, Rachael Lafferty, Anthony Sawrey, Brian Paisley, Dillon MacEwan, Sergio Abugattás Tenaud, Pierre Cavalan, Jo Shand, Terry Archer, Alien Proof Construction, Marty Jay, Claire Conroy, Jess Pickford, Nicole Goldspink, Mark Swarz, Brent Reid, Ganbold Lundaa, Darian Zam, Azelia Maynard, Sarah Harvie, Andrea Davies, Kassandra Bossell, Justin Maynard, Alasdair Nicol, Hiske Weijers
and more…