Cherchez la Femme III: Feminism and Sport #melbourne #feminism #geekgirl

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Gear up for the third instalment of Cherchez la Femme: Feminism and Sport. Is the Australian obsession with sport an intractable problem for the feminist project? Is it just institutionalised aggression, bloodlust and body fascism? Or can it be a space in which women take power, channel their own aggression, and feel part of a community? The panel will be made up of athletes, fanatical consumers of sporting coverage, critics of the elite codes, sporting enthusiasts, game-goers and all manner of other feminists for a full and frank appraisal of how women fit in to a discussion about sport and our society.

Speakers: Lisa Gye, boxer Mischa Merz, roller girl Genevieve ‘danger’ Berrick and Seb Prowse

Tuesday, July 6, 2010
7:00pm – 9:00pm
The Fox Hotel
351 Wellington St (cnr Alexandra Pde)
Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia
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HiGH ViZ Vogue – Bike #Fashion Jam #Melbourne #bicycles

DIY cycling gear workshop to keep the cops and the fashion police happy

11:00 – 13:00
Saturday 19 June 2010
Coburg Library
Cnr Victoria & Louisa Streets, Coburg

Craft Cartel, alarmed by sights of fluoro lycra clad cyclists and equally aghast at the thought of coming a cropper while partaking in our favourite form of transport, are proud to present a solution: High Viz Vogue, a DIY bike fashion workshop.

This event, part of the Moreland City Council Coburg Carnivale, invites members of the public to adapt helmets and other clothing bits they’d like to make roadway and catwalk friendly, or to start from scratch using supplied materials. Local designers Miss Viz will be on hand to provide guidance and there will be displays of innovative bike fashion solutions such as designer Ann Maher’s ‘biker bustle’.

The event will culminate in a fashion parade with prizes supplied by Crumpler and will be followed by a celebratory ride through Moreland to parade the new hip gear led by Sugar Spokes all female bike crew.

“We don’t think riders should have to choose between having a sore body and being an eye-sore,” says Cartel co-founder Casey Jenkins, “You can look hot while you’re cycling and still keep yourself safe, we’re going to show you how.”

Free! No experience necessary! All materials supplied. Ace prizes to be won.

Produced by Ann Maher, Rahne Widarsito & Casey Jenkins

Media contact: Casey Jenkins, casey(at)craftcartel(dot)com ph.0439 354 560

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Melbourne Craft Cartel
www.craftcartel.com
for crafty types who don’t dig rose-scented doilies

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

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

NO VACANCY GALLERY

34-40 Jane Bell Lane, Melbourne 3000. (enter from Russell St)
Phone: (03) 9663 3798
Email: info@no-vacancy.com.au
Web: http://www.no-vacancy.com.au/

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.

Museum Victoria is offering a $5,000 award for up to 2 young emerging new media artists

Museum Victoria are looking for innovative proposals for digital projects that can be exhibited online as part of a 3 year project called Talking Difference.

The aim is to inspire conversations between and within cultures about difference and commonality.

Your project could utilise any form of digital media. It could be a short film, interactive game, online interactive artwork, digital public art project, mobile phone application… the possibilities are endless.

 For more information and application form go to:
 http://museumvictoria.com.au/talkingdifference

#Melbourne – 100 proofs that Earth is not a globe

A cross-media, pseudo-spiritual journey in search of The Truth.

 6:30pm at the Next Wave Festival Club, Melbourne (for 7pm sharp space shuttle departure)
 6 performances only
 Wed 19 May – Fri 21 May 2010
 Wed 26 May – Fri 28 May 2010

Marking the much-anticipated debut performance season of Melbourne artist collective Tape Projects, 100 Proofs the Earth is Not a Globe is a live art installation and guided performance that is part science project, part religious intervention. Meet at the 2010 Next Wave Festival Club where your journey begins; a space shuttle will ferry you to and from state-of-the-art research facilities in a galaxy not too far away.

This secular and spiritual space mission will launch on six nights only – will you be aboard?
100 Proofs Artists: Jessie Scott, Eugenia Lim, Zoe Scoglio, Michael Prior, Lee Anantawat, Cait Foran, Tanja Milbourne.

 More Info:
 http://tapeprojects.org/
 http://2010.nextwave.org.au/