New Zealand underwear company, Thunderpants have launched their latest ‘colour me’ range – underwear and clothing covered in mushrooms of all shapes and varieties. For every pair of the fungi filled Thundies sold throughout April, one dollar will be donated to SAFE, Save Animals From Exploitation, NZ’s leading animal advocacy organisation. Designed to unleash customers creative side these organic fair trade undies can be custom coloured to create a one-off unique pair.
Since 1932 SAFE has been defending animals against cruelty and abuse and making significant improvements to the lives of animals by raising awareness, challenging cruel practices and changing attitudes. SAFE is a non-profit charitable organisation funded by the good will of the community.
The launch of this design also coincides with Thunderpants leap into trading solely online as they cease to wholesale to over 80 retailers throughout NZ and Australia from 1st April 2018. A decision made by the company in order to meet the ever growing demand for these awesome undies, while still remaining ethical and NZ made.
As part of Critical Animals Festival, Speak Easy is a participatory art and research project presented by the Socio Creative Trust, a collective of artists with the core members being Susie Anderson, Melissa DeLaney, Beck Pope and Gemma Robertson.
Speak Easy incorporates art, wellness, sustainability and is a curated conversationdinnerperformance. Festival goers are invited to anonymously sign up to the dinner to take part in a curated discussion. The Socio Creative Trust will facilitate conversations around the festival’s key theme of “Possible Futures”.
This performance will be broadcast online and the audience encouraged to participate through social media. A publication documenting the conversation will be created post-event and distributed to both attendees and the virtual audience members….”
An Image To Be Shown in the Upcoming Mura Gadi Exhibition
“Finding Balance: Mura Gadi evokes the geographical region surrounding Canberra, especially Namadgi National Park. ‘Mura Gadi’ translates from the Ngunnawal language as ‘pathways for searching’.
The work explores a connection to place on a personal level, considering the human relationship to the landscape and natural environment with need to be aware of our imprint upon the land and its affect on climate, estuarine and terrestrial environments.
Finding Balance: Mura Gadi is a meditation on experiencing the landscape by walking and inhabitation. It combines a range of media gathered via a hand held device, including photographs, audio, GPS coordinates and video.
In late August I am having an exhibition at the Belconnen Art Centre, titled “Finding balance: Mura Gadi”. I am seeking some financial support to help pay for the exhibition and publication costs associated with the show.”
DRAW #2
1st Prize (male) metal merch pack (Soundworks touring)
1st Prize (female) metal merch pack (soundworks touring)
2nd Prize metal music pack (CDs, cassettes, merch etc)
DRAW #3
1st Prize Tattoo voucher courtesy of Down to Earth Tattoos
2nd Prize voucher for Mr. Nice Guy vegan cupcakes
3rd Prize DVD prize pack (over 25 titles)
