Power Shift 2010 – Youth Summit for Climate Change and #Sustainability

The Australian Youth Climate Coalition is a coalition of Australia’s largest youth organisations and over 50,000 young people from across Australia. Their mission is to build a generation wide movement to solve climate change before it’s too late, through bringing about short term political impact and long term cultural change.

AYCC plan an innovative youth summit to be held in  Geelong that hopes to change the way young people see the climate crisis. Offering new skills, connecting with other awesome people and giving you the power to make a difference.

Come to Power Shift 2010 in Geelong from to August 14 to 15.

Why now? Because there will be a federal election in the next few months and at the moment, neither major political party has a strong climate policy.

That’s just not good enough! The AYCC has a positive, achievable vision for Australia’s renewable energy future, and Power Shift will give us the skills to turn this into reality.

Shift the power to a clean, sustainable future, and tell me more about Power Shift 2010.

Power Shift is part conference, part festival, part training, part celebration of the power of young people to change the world, and so much more. Listen to amazing keynote speakers, participate in hands on workshops, connect with people from your region, hear live music and make new friends. Join a generation-wide movement and gain the new skills, resources and networks you need to lead creative climate actions in your community.

AYCC can’t announce the speakers just yet, but last year they had Al Gore (via video), Tim Flannery, Senators Nick Xenophon and Christine Milne and Brooke Satchwell from Neighbours.

#TRANSBIOTICS. Temporal stability points

XII International Festival for New Media Culture
ART+COMMUNICATION 2010
in collaboration with „Textures” – the 6th European meeting of the Society for Literature, Science and the Arts

Riga, June 14 – 20, 2010

This year the Festival for New Media Culture „Art+Communication” will focus on the emerging biotechnologies as means for artistic expression as well as challenge to the constantly changing materiality in arts. Festival programme with its title “TRANSBIOTICS. Temporal Stability Points” will take place in collaboration with a large scale academic research event – „Textures” – the 6th European meeting of the Society for Literature, Science and the Arts which is devoted to exploring materials, structures, surfaces and interfaces transformed by the networked media.

The main event of the festival is the biotechnology art exhibition “TRANSBIOTICS” which will be held June 15 – 20 inkim? Galleries at Spikeri. Although using technologies and scientific discoveries in art is not a novelty, using “live matter” in creating artworks can be considered as an unusual practice. The exhibition will feature a collection of international biotechnology artworks which will be made available to Latvia’s audiences for the first time.

More information – http://rixc.lv/10

Experimenta – Immersion – NGV – #Kids Corner

Step into the ocean and use your shadow to interact with sea creatures without getting wet! Experimenta are pleased to announce that from June, Immersion, an Experimenta New Visions Commission will be installed at the NGV Children’s Gallery as part of an Light Play, an exhibition that explores multiple perspectives on light through interaction, education and play. Immersion is an interactive artwork by Australian artists Angela Barnett, Andrew Buchanan, Darren Balingall, Chris MacKellar and Christian Rubino.

June – 7 November 2010 FREE!

Open 10am – 5pm. Closed Mondays

Birthday Suit – the Winter 2010 #fashion offering from the #Kingpins

Jordan Graham for Birthday Suit 2010

The Emperor got around in his birthday suit when two sneaky weavers promised him the finest suit of clothes from a fabric invisible to anyone who was an incompetent ninny. Ninny he was – not because he couldn’t see the fabric, but because he trusted a pair of mimes. Mimes are creepy, everyone knows that.

This Birthday Suit collection is the opposite of invisible. Where some collections have one story behind them and others have none, the Winter 2010 offering from transgressive drag all-femme improv group The Kingpins has about five different narratives underpinning its hitched full petticoats, butterfly ikat prints and trademark catsuits. It’s wild west crossed with ancient tribal and a touch of S&M.

Hitting the racks this week, get your hands on the Smokin’ silk tee , or the teal corduroy jumpsuit and you’ll guarantee your crown jewels are well and truly covered with the most outlandishly stylish of threads. You’re no ninny in the nuddy.

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Artist Film Workshop #meetups #melbourne

The Artist Film Workshop is a new open collective with screenings and  workshops happening in Melbourne. If you are an artist working with film (or want to), come along to the first gathering / screening: 8pm  Thurs 24 June at TAPE Space, 1/81 Bouverie St Carlton, Melbourne.

Bring something  to show if you have it, whether finished or in progress. 16mm, super 8  and 8mm all catered for, and special requests can be accommodated. Or  just bring yourself and see what it’s about.

http://artistfilmworkshop.org/

7 Evils in One! #exhibition #melbourne

11th June to 24th June, 2010

The title 7 Evils in One! is derived from the work of American artist and comic book illustrator Robert Crumb (Fritz the Cat, Mr Natural). Crumb’s work is widely recognised for it’s distinctive style and subversive, satirical content.

In 1994 Kitchen Sink Press commissioned Robert Crumb to design the packaging of a chocolate bar using his character, “Devil Girl”. On the back of the wrapper of Devil Girl Choco Bar the ingredients were listed:

7 Evils in One! 1-Delicious Taste; 2-Quick, cheap buzz;
3-Bad for your health; 4-Leads to hard drugs;
5-Waste of money; 6-Made by sleazy businessmen;
7-Exploits women.

The above tongue-in-cheek anti-marketing statement sets the scene for what to expect from these seven artists. With a range of popular culture influences from; comic books, cartoons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Spiderman, basketball cards, heavy metal paraphernalia, toys from the 70’s and all things mystical and psychedelic, these artists revel in childhood fantasies whilst poking fun at Western culture.

Don’t miss the opening night performance by Melbourne band Love Connection and many thanks to Androniki Douramakos for her mountain installation.
Opening Thursday 10th June 6-9pm.

THE ARTISTS

JAMES BLAGDEN
Brooklyn artist James Blagden is inspired by popular culture and it’s many diverse sub-sects. His major clients include the New York Times, MTV, Vice and Nike.

KELIE BOWMAN
Kelie is the founder of Cinders Gallery in Brooklyn. She uses her time drawing, painting, making murals and killing time at Cinders gallery.

COUGAR FLASHY
Cougar Flashy was born in Illinois and now lives in Melbourne. He is forever drawing, creating comics, writing songs and collaborating with friends.

PATRICK KYLE
Canadian artist Patrick Kyle is the founder of Wowee Zonk a comic book anthology featuring contemporary comic strips by Toronto artists. His clients include Vice and Rice paper magazine.

MICHAEL FIKARIS
Melbourne artist Michael Fikaris paints and illustrates. He has self-published his own Froth comic since 1991 and is the founder of Silent Army a publication showcasing the work of young emerging artists.

JOANNA ANDERSON
Joanna is a Melbourne based illustrator. Her focus on characters ranges from human portraits, depictions of animals and the creation of letters. She has illustrated for the National Gallery of Victoria.

MARK SILIPO
Melbourne’s Mark Silipo is the man behind Magic Sweater. He is a freelance illustrator and maker of zines. His self-published zine is called Teen Vomit.

Curated by: Louise Klerks

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The iDress & iTee – iPad compatible iClothing – designs by Davina Reichman & Luke Staley

iPad Fashion Clothes

Now the iPad has launched, iClothing innovates with fashion and technology by bringing the two together with a flair of style. Ordering the iDress and iTee is easy and online at www.iclothing.com.au.

The Unisex iTee comes in white and black. The protective almost invisible front pouch store and carries your iPad with you on the move. Perfect for men and women with a digital lifestyle. Made from 100% cotton jersey, the simple tee has never been so technologically compatible.

The iDress is a black, above the knee, short sleeved dress with a built in protected pocket to carry and store your iPad without hindering your movement or style. Constructed out of durable cotton sateen, the iDress is the perfect work/day dress, comfortable and iPad compatible.  From the office to the cocktail lounge, read your iPad comfortably on your way to the next party in town.

“iTee & iDress feature reinforced padded pouches which are comfortable and almost unnoticeable. Perfect storage for the iPad.” says Davina Reichman, Managing Director, iClothing.

“Developed with the digital lifestyle of Apple lovers in mind, they are 100% Australian made and designed.” says Luke Staley, Creative Director.

ABOUT DAVINA REICHMAN
Davina Reichman, Managing Director of iClothing and Fashion Entrepreneur, developed the unique concept of iClothing. Davina graduated in 2006 as a Master of Business Administration (MBA), specialising in Strategic Management (UTS) and holds a Bachelor of Computer Science (USyd). Davina is the Managing Director of Being Born Again Couture – www.beingbornagain.net

ABOUT LUKE STALEY
Luke Staley is the Creative Director of iClothing and the founder of Alconleigh. Alconleigh’s design philosophy is grounded in timeless elegance, luxury and wearability. It’s for women of spirit – women who are not afraid to be women.

The Light in Winter – Federation Square installation

4 June – 4 July 2010, FREE

From large-scale light installations, projections and torch-led tours to Indigenous storytelling and Sudanese hip-hop, The Light in Winter celebrates the warmth of  community and shared cultural experiences.

Directed by Robyn Archer, this free, month-long program also features a new, specially commissioned work, Solar Equation by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer – one of the world’s greatest installation artists.

The Light in Winter is proudly supported by The City of Melbourne. To find out more about what’s happening in Melbourne this winter, visit www.thatsmelbourne.com.au.

Solar Equation - Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

While Lozano-Hemmer has toured the world with his many works, Solar Equation marks his Australian debut. This specially commissioned piece is a faithful three dimensional simulation of the sun that uses live mathematical equations to simulate the turbulence, flares and sunspots on the sun’s surface. MORE

Solar Equation – Julie Renouf

As part of Federation Square’s Environmental Sustainability policy, the energy that is used to power The Light in Winter, the Big Screen and all external events at Fed Square, comes from wind-generated, Green Power.

10 transforming youths by Philip Brophy #Melbourne #signal

10 transforming youths

Commissioned as part of City of Melbourne’s Public Art Program this four screen graphic animation was conceived as the inaugural screen based Signal artwork. Active at night, the work marks and transforms the site by presenting a poetic and elegiac panorama of youth portraiture. The effect is in stark contrast to the city’s mediascape saturated with images of youth as portrayed through corporate marketing.

This commission evidences Brophy’s conceptual concerns with contemporary media expressed through a sharp pop sensibility.

Screening: 3 June to 18 July, visible after dark
Artist Talk: Thursday 17 June, 6 – 7.30pm
Practical Demonstration: Saturday 26 June, 4– 6pm

Both events are free but RSVP essential as places limited, bookings via signal@melbourne.vic.gov.au

Semantic Clutter – 11 sound and new media artists #Melbourne #liquidarchitecture

Semantic Clutter is the creative detritus as generated throughout the artists work process. It is their fleeting ideas, forgotten moments of genius and experimental experiments that fall by the wayside during their pursuit of the elusive final piece.

In alignment with the Liquid Architecture ethos, eleven Sound and New Media Artists will inhabit West Space Gallery over a period of 17 days to question, construct and collaborate amongst themselves. Punters are invited to experience their Semantic Clutter on a first-hand basis via a range of openhouse events. These include opening and closing night performances, alternating exhibitions and an unlocked rehearsal door where you may stumble across a “Work In Progress”.

Selected artists include:

Martin Kay
Kit Webster
Alister Mew
Kirri Buchler
Tessa Elieff AKA Tattered Kaylor
Matt Tierney AKA M Leaf Tierney
Lizzie Pogson
James Wright
Paul Candy
Adam Hunt

Opening Drinks: Thursday July 1^st 5–7pm, free entry

Closing Performance: Saturday July 17^th, $5 entry

Semantic Clutter will run from July 1^st to July 17^th inclusive. Detailed programs with Who/When, Performance/Exhibition times/Opening hours are available online at http://www.westspace.org.au/ and http://www.liquidarchitecture.org.au/

Flyers will be lurking at West Space gallery and other Liquid Architecture events.