06 PM | 19 Jul

SoundLab final call

1. soundobjects for curated SoundLAB exhibition deadline 31 July 2007 http://netex.nmartproject.net/?p=112

2. soundart for SoundLAB Edition V http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=24 deadline 1 August 2007 —————————————————

1. soundobjects for curated SoundLAB exhibition deadline 31 July 2007 ————————————————— in April 2008, SoundLAB will be exhibited in the framework of a digital art festival in Valencia/Spain including a number of selected physical soundobjects.

SoundLAB is looking for proposals of individual soundobjects or smaller installations for being included in this 4 weeks lasting show.

Specifications and entry form are available on http://netex.nmartproject.net/?p=112 ———————————————

06 PM | 17 Jul

MAAP – Mentor Program

MAAP – Multimedia Art Asia Pacific is calling for applications from young and emerging media art curators and practitioners working with a focus on projects that intersect or consider connections with the Asia Pacific regions to undertake a three-month mentorship.

The mentorship enables an emerging artist or curator to explore new creative directions, to expand technical skills and increase knowledge of networks, debates and business practice. Applicants are invited to select a mentor and develop a program of activity spanning a three-month period. The mentor may be accessed locally, nationally or internationally. If required MAAP can provide contact details of suitable mentors who are willing to participate in the program.

Applicants must be Australian media art practitioners or curators who are 30 years or under. The mentorship will provide a fee for the mentee ($7,200 excl GST) and a fee for the mentor ($1,800 excl GST). The mentorship program should be completed by February 2008.

Other Australian Media Arts organsiations ANAT, d.lux and Experimenta are also offering mentorships: + ANAT will encompass distributed, portable, online, wearable, gaming, mobile and emerging platforms, contact Gavin Artz manager@anat.org.au + d.lux will hold their mentorship inside Second Life or a similar online virtual community, contact malcolm@dlux.org.au for more information + Experimenta’s focus is on Site Related and/or Public Work, contact kentia@expeirmenta.org for more information.

MAAP APPLICATIONS CLOSE Friday 17 AUGUST 2007 For further information, guidelines and an applications form please contact:

Kim Machan, director kim@maap.org.au MAAP-Multimedia Art Asia Pacific

06 PM | 17 Jul

Mick Harvey – a bad seed?

Once a Bad Seed…

If you’re a music lover, then you need to know rock’s ultimate wingman, Mick Harvey. As a member of Australian post-punk rock group, The Birthday Party, Mick Harvey claimed a spot in music history. His long and distinguished career has included stints as an accomplished arranger and film composer, as well as producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer. And then there’s the small fact that he’s been working together with rock ‘n roll god, Nick Cave, from the start. In other words, he’s a pretty big deal.

Mick’s highly-anticipated fourth solo album, Two of Diamonds, is an eclectic collection of songs that he has interpreted in his own distinct and emotive style—some are his own, while others cover distinguished songwriters, like PJ Harvey (who he collaborated with on her album, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea).

RANDOM TANGENT: Nick Cave was once romantically linked to PJ Harvey. Wonder who introduced them…

06 PM | 17 Jul

Mobilehaiku

Mobilehaiku threeshotmovies

EVERY TUESDAY AT 11 PM

TAVERN & FAIR Tavern & Fair will be screening films on Tuesday Nights after 11pm. Anybody/Everybody can participate.

CONDITIONS Ø All films must be shot with a mobile phone camera. Ø They can contain no more than three cuts. The object is to create a sequential narrative in Real Time without montage. The competition is titled: “A MOBILE HAIKU” Ø The films can not be x rated. Ø The films must be betwwen 1 to 3 min playtime. Ø Each film should have a title. Ø Only one film from each participant at any one screening. Ø For the screening to take place there must be at least 10 movies on the night.

Email your footage to claypots@bigpond.net.au by Saturday each week for screening following Tuesday. Subject: Mobile Haiku and clearly state your name and details with your entry.

PRIZE MONEY At the end of each session there will be a winning entry decided by popular audience response. Prize money is $50 For the winning entry. Every three months the week’s winners are screened in a Final. The prize money is $500 to the winning entry.

— Hernan Palacio Managing Director Fiesta Grande Events www.fiestagrandeevents.com www.myspace.com/instituteofpataphysics patanet@gmail.com mobile 0419 105 127 Po Box 1167 Brighton Rd, Elwood Melbourne 3184 VIC