Uchiwa Japanese Fan Charity Exhibition

Uchiwa Japanese Fan Charity Exhibition
Location: Espionage Gallery,
Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall,
Adelaide 5000
(entrance off Lindes Lane)
Time: Thursday, 05 May 2011 18:00

http://espionage-gallery.com/



Espionage Gallery in collaboration with That Fresh have joined forces to help the people of the Tohoku region of Japan in the wake of the recent Disasters which have befallen Japan. In an effort to raise money in help of support for disaster relief, Espionage Gallery and That Fresh purchased 50 blank Japanese Uchiwa Traditional fans and gave them out to 50 artists from accross Australia and New Zealand.

These 50 fans were painted or decorated by some of Australia's leading artists in an effort to help raise funds. The fans will be for sale for 1 week at Espionage Gallery for the set price of $60 per fan. 100% of the funds raised from the sale of the fans will be donated directly to the Japanese Red Cross in an effort to fund disaster relief.

The Exhibition will run from the opening night on Thursday the 5th of May at 6pm until the following Thursday and the gallery will be open from 12 noon - 6pm everyday.

some of the artists in the exhibition include:

APESEVEN, KITTY HORTON, AIDA SABIC, BEC WINNEL, KAITLIN BECKETT, JACK DOUGLAS, DRYPNZ, REBECCA MURPHY, ARAMAS, JOSHUA MIELS, JOEL VDK, DAN WITHEY, ARISA YAMAMOTO, MAT HEDE, REM, KATE KOWLAND, DANIEL PURVIS, GENEVIVE DAWSON SCOTT, MADISON BYCROFT, CIARNE BRAES CHAPPELL, MATT WALKER, ELISA MAZZONE, SUSAN CATT, DAYBOT, GREG EDEN, FRUZSI KENEZ, KATE GAGLIARDI, DANIELA CATALANO, STEVE O CONNOR, JOHN WILLANSKI, ASHOWKA CHOWTA, MATT HEALEY, NISH CASH, SALLY JO COOK, STACIE REEVES, HALEY ROBERTS, ELYSE WILLIAMS, RACHEL STRZELECKI, SEBASTION BLAZELY, HANNAH PEDLEY, STACY ALEXANDROU, OLIVIA ANDREULA, DONOVAN CHRISTIE, CHRISTINE SMITH + MORE

LIVE DJ'S ON THE NIGHT

Impact 7 - Melbourne

IMPACT 7
International Multi-disciplinary Printmaking Conference
27 - 30 September 2011
Monash University, Melbourne Australia

http://www.impact7.org.au

IMPACT 7: Intersections & Counterpoints will focus on the multiple identity of the print, exploring the cross-disciplinary nature of printmedia internationally and in the context of the Asia-Pacific region. Printmedia will be explored as a heterogeneous, diverse and all pervading aspect of contemporary culture. Often located at the intersections of disciplines and media, it is also a powerful political vehicle, generating discourse and debate by virtue of its wide dissemination and ability to offer counterpoints to the norm. The conference addresses practitioners, writers, critics, artists, theorists, and others working in the broad fields of print-related research. It aims to provide a platform in which practitioners and researchers can engage in a mutually productive exchange. Media identified by the conference will include but not be limited to:

Printmaking, Photography, Graphic Design, Architecture, Drawing, The Artist’s Book, Text, Animation, Film and Digital Media, Jewellery and Metalsmith, Glass, Ceramic and Textile

more info: http://impact7.org.au/themes.html

A gentle reminder that paper abstracts are due: Friday 30 July 2010.

call - Artists Books QLD

5th Australian Artists' Book Forum
Artspace Mackay is calling for abstracts from potential speakers for the 5th Australian Artists' Book Forum and workshop proposals from artists for associated events.

For important dates and more information on the forum and the associated Libris Awards for 2010 as it comes to hand, visit www.artspacemackay.com.au.

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5th Australian Artists' Book Forum
Artspace Mackay, Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 April 2010

The 5th Australian Artists' Books Forum, to be held at Artspace Mackay on Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 April 2010, will again bring together artists, curators, writers, academics, students and collectors to discuss artists' books and book arts in Australia. The two-day forum builds on the success of previous conferences held at Artspace Mackay and again expects to attract speakers and delegates from across the country. Part of a larger, overall program for the gallery, the 5th Australian Artists' Book Forum will be complimented by workshops and masterclasses; the announcement of the 2010 Libris Awards: Australian Artists' Book Prize winners and exhibition of the finalists' works; an exhibition by 2008 Libris Award winner Deanna Hitti and displays drawn from the Mackay Regional Council's significant collection of artists' books.

2010 Libris Awards
The Libris Awards: Australian Artists' Book Prize has now opened for 2010 entries. Closing date for pre-selection is 4 December 2009, with finalists' works exhibited from 9 April - 23 May 2010, as part of the biennial Focus on Artists Books Program at Artspace Mackay. Winners announced at the exhibition opening on Friday 9 April 2010. Entry forms will be available to download here at our website very shortly, or contact: artspace@mackay.qld.gov.au

Artabase

Artabase provides free email lists for artists to learn about arts opportunities occurring around the world.

The email lists allow arts workers to send their media releases or public updates to one email address and reach an international audience.

We welcome arts related postings that

• Call for artistic works, papers, collaborations and proposals
• Announce artistic competitions
• Offer educational and career opportunities within the arts

By subscribing to a list you will receive all postings in the form of an email to your nominated email account. You can choose to receive each email individually or condensed into a daily digest. Only subscribers can send to the list, however you can edit your options so that you do not receive any incoming emails.

http://artabase.net/

Exhibitions listing
http://artabase.net/listings/exhibitions/currently_on

Centre for Contemporary Photography - melbourne

The Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP) is one of Australia’s premier venues for the exhibition of contemporary photo-based arts

CCP is currently calling for proposals for the 2010 exhibition program from national and international artists and curators. The Exhibition Proposal Guidelines are available at the CCP website. The deadline for proposals for exhibition at CCP in 2010 is 1 May 2009.

CCP is also delighted to announce a new exhibition opportunity: artists are invited to explore the CCP Shop Space. CCP welcomes innovative submissions for this unorthodox exhibition space—artists may make use of the shelves, plinths and/or LCD screen, there is no hanging space on the walls.

Exhibitors in all the exhibition spaces receive an art loan fee at the conclusion of their exhibition. Art loan fees are as follows: Gallery One $700, Gallery Two $700, Gallery Three $1,400, Gallery Four $700, CCP Shop Space $300 and Night Projection Window $500.

CCP will provide a $3,000 exhibition fee, as well as applicable gallery art loan fees, to one proposed curated exhibition selected by the Exhibition Advisory Committee.

Please read the Exhibition Proposal Guidelines on the CCP website for more information.

Firstdraft - calls

Firstdraft Emerging Arts Writers Program

Firstdraft is pleased to announce the new Firstdraft Emerging Arts Writers Program. The Emerging Arts Writers Program has been developed by Firstdraft in collaboration with runway in order to provide support for emerging arts writers in Australia and generate structured opportunities for critical dialogue surrounding contemporary art practice. Firstdraft and runway aim to encourage excellence in arts writing practice and increase professional development opportunities for emerging arts writers through a process of mentorship and the provision of remunerated publishing opportunities.

We are now calling for applications for the 2nd half of 2009 Emerging Arts Writers Program.

The program includes a 3-month writing mentorship with an established arts writer. Firstdraft and runway will negotiate the mentorship with your nominated arts writer on your behalf.

The program also provides:

· Publication of a critical review, interview or short essay in runway

· Printed publication to accompany an exhibition of your choice in the second half of the 2009 Firstdraft exhibition program

· The opportunity to interview Firstdraft Studio artists to be published on the Firstdraft Studio blog and/or the annual Firstdraft Studio Publication

· Writers’ fee of $500

· Critical dialogue and discussion with Firstdraft artists and directors and runway board over a 3-month period

To download an application form, or for more information, visit: http://firstdraftgallery.com/050%20Information/004%20Forms/index.html

Applications close: 15 May 2009 at 6pm

FREE HELP!

An information day for second half of 2009 applicants will be held at Firstdraft Gallery on Saturday 25 April from 3pm. Come and get some info and tips on how to write a killer application for Firstdraft. Hear from Firstdraft Directors, as well as artists and curators who have recently completed the exhibition, curators and studio residents program. We will also be launching the Emerging Arts Writers Program.

Firstdraft is a non-profit gallery run on a voluntary basis by a group of practising artists and curators. It is one of the longest running and most successful artist-run spaces in Australia. Firstdraft asserts the importance of contemporary art production, dissemination and discussion in society, providing a stimulating exhibition space that is professional and accessible for a diverse range of artistic practices and projects.
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The deadline for proposals to Firstdraft's Jun-Dec 2009 Program is Friday 15 May 2009.

Emerging Curators Program:
• A three-week exhibition in the whole gallery (including promotion and opening costs).
• Access to and assistance with Firstdraft's equipment and resources.
• Funding and assistance for the production of a small catalogue to accompany the
show and towards curatorial costs.
Download the application form here

Exhibition:
• Exhibition proposals are invited from individuals and groups, artists and curators.
Download the application form here

Emerging Artist Studio Program:
• A studio space on the ground floor of Firstdraft for eleven weeks.
• A three-week exhibition at Firstdraft upon completion of the program.
Download the application form here

116-118 Chalmers St.
Surry Hills NSW 2010
t: +61 (0)2 9698 3665

mail(at)firstdraftgallery.com

Drawing - Manifest OHIO

The International Drawing Annual publication was conceived as an extension of Manifest's Drawing Center mission to promote, feature, and explore drawing as a rich and culturally significant art form through the pursuit of scholarly activities.

The goal of the International Drawing Annual is to support the recognition, documentation, and publication of excellent, current, and relevant works of drawing in the United States and beyond.

This supplemental resource website offers biographical information and artist's statements for each of the artists included in each annual volume of the exhibition-in-print. One image from each artist is also provided for reference relative to their information.

2009 CALL FOR ENTRIES (coming soon!)

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http://www.manifestgallery.org/nda/index.html

TAP Gallery - Darlinghurst

TAP Gallery is an 'open policy, artist-run collective' providing a forum for emerging artists to exhibit and promote their work. The Gallery is also a venue for visual and performing arts events.

Here you will find information on our many shows and events. We have art exhibitions opening every wednesday, and new shows in the theatre. There are many events going on to partake in, such as our 'Sketch Club' for life drawing, 'Club Tap' for Poetry & Song writing, and 'Caught Short' evenings of film. TAP also holds several annual Art Prizes.

Both the Exhibition Space and Theatre are available for hire from our services page.

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We have two new sections opening soon. Our PROFILE pages where artists can permenantly exhibit all of their best works, and our online STORE were you can buy art from our talented local artists. Please contact us if you would like further information or would like to be included in either section.

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In conjunction with World Environment Day, TAP Gallery annually holds the Environmental Art Award. We aim to highlight problems and solutions for looking after this amazing planet of ours.

First week of June
Entry fee: $25 per work per metre.
30% commission on sales [15% of which goes to an environmental organisation of the artist's choice]
Theme: The Environment.
Prize: $1000 in prizes

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As part of the Kings Cross Culture Festival, TAP Gallery holds the IMAGES OF THE CROSS Art Prize. Artists are invited to enter works themed upon Cross.
Every October/November
Entry fee: $25 per work per metre. 25% commission on all sales.
Theme: Images of the Cross:
Open to interpretation - 'Cross' can be anything from good old Kings Cross, to religious connotations, to simply being angry.
Prize: usually $1000 in prizes.

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Every January, TAP Gallery holds the annual Amnesty Internation FREEDOM Art Award. Artists are invited to enter works based on Freedom and Human Rights, or the lack of it. 15% of all sales goes toward the amazing job that Amnesty International does to protect the rights all over the world.

Every January
Entry fee: $25 per work per metre.
30% commission on sales [15% of which goes to Amnesty International]
Theme: Freedom and human rights.
Prize: $1000 in prizes.

Curatorial Practices Conference

Conference
16 -18 April 2009
Artspace

Spaces of Art
An international conference on institutional / post-institutional curatorial and related practices in contemporary art
Convenors: Reuben Keehan and Blair French

In April 2009 Artspace will bring together key figures in current debates on institutional / post-institutional practices in contemporary art from Asia, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand in a two and half day conference at Artspace and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Within recent curatorial debates, the term ‘new institutionalism’ has described a tendency toward the incorporation of the principles of institutional critique into institutional practice. Particularly visible in Europe, the new institutionalism has its origins of the shift of key independent curators into directorial roles in the late 1990s, but also in the perceived need for galleries and museums to provide a more sympathetic platform for the increasingly participatory, process-based and self-reflexive practices of contemporary art. With its emphasis on transience, open-endedness and social experiment, and its placement of discursive activities such as education and publishing on equal footing with the more conventional exhibition function of galleries, the new institutionalism draws as much from the working methods of artist-run initiatives as it does from social and cultural theory.

The past few years have seen this tendency widely discussed and just as widely critiqued, resulting in emergent discourses that might be characterised as ‘post-institutional’. Rather than simply rehearsing these accounts of the new institutionalism, however, Spaces of Art will instead seek to use it as the platform from which a series of questions about current institutional practices may be asked at three overlapping levels—globally, regionally and locally—with a specific focus on their potential to inform artistic and curatorial strategies in Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

Participants include: EMMA BUGDEN (Director, Artspace, Auckland); CLAIRE DOHERTY (Curator and Senior Research Fellow, Situations Program, University of West England, Bristol); ANTHONY GARDNERHEEJIN KIM (Curator, International Projects, Insa Art Space, Seoul); LEE WENG CHOY (Co-artistic Director, Substation, Singapore); MARIA LIND (Director, Graduate Program, Center for Curatorial Studies and Art in Contemporary Culture, Bard College, New York); SIMON MAIDMENT (Director, Satellite, Melbourne); HANNAH MATHEWS (Independent Curator, Melbourne); NINA MÖNTMANN (Hamburg-based independent curator; Professor and Head of Department of Art Theory and the History of Ideas at the Royal University College of Fine Arts [KKH] in Stockholm); AARON SEETO (Artist, Director Gallery 4A, Sydney); and SIMON SHEIKH (Berlin-based critic, curator; Assistant Professor of Art Theory and a Coordinator of the Critical Studies Program, Malmö Art Academy in Sweden). More to be confirmed.

Full conference details and registration forms available from Artspace and online at www.artspace.org.au from late February 2009.

'Save the Net' II

The Australian Federal Government is pushing forward with a plan to force Internet Service Providers [ISPs] to censor the Internet for all Australians. This plan will waste tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and slow down Internet access.

Despite being almost universally condemned by the public, ISPs, State Governments, Media and censorship experts, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is determined to force this filter into your home.

ANAT urges all Australians to join in the protest against the plan.

NATION-WIDE PROTESTS: Sat Dec 13

ADELAIDE 12 Noon @ Parliament House
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=39343300875

Brisbane 11am @ Brisbane Square
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=42526399601

Melbourne 12 Noon @ State Library
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=46838735931

Sydney 11am @ Town Hall http://www.nocensorship.info/forum

Hobart 11am @ Parliament Lawns
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=39329861995

Perth 12 Noon @ Stirling Gardens
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=42526399601

ANAT supports the safety of children online, but calls for the
Australian Government to listen to the concerns of the Australian
people. There are technical issues. There are free-speech concerns.

For more information visit Australians Against Internet Censorship
(AAIC) http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35119201737&ref=mf

Call - Bonnets & Boats, Sydney

BONNETS & BOATS BY CHRISTINA HENRI - ART RE-TELLING CONVICT WOMEN’S STORIES

Bonnets & Boats will re-connect convict women’s history and their stories to the English settlement of Australia. It will engage descendants of convict women transported to Australia and allow them to tell their stories handed to them from generation to generation. Christina Henri will be running a series of cloth bonnet making workshops with descendants of convict women from the local community in Parramatta. These bonnets will feature in the exhibition at Parramatta Artists Studios and other exhibitions spaces across Australia. Each bonnet will commemorate the life of a convict woman.

When: 5 September – 10 October 2008
Workshops: 11am – 4pm, 16 August, 11am – 4pm, 23 August and 11am – 4pm, 6 September 2008 (Max 20 per workshop, bookings essential).
Where: Parramatta Artists Studios, 45 Hunter St Parramatta
Cost: Free
Enquires and bookings: Parramatta Artists Studios on 9687 6090

Further information: www.parracity.nsw.gov.au

New Prints - NY

Alysia Kaplan: Silkscreen on ultrachrome inkjet. Edition of 3

International Print Center New York presents NEW PRINTS: Spring 2008 in its gallery at 526 West 26th Street, Room 824, in Chelsea.

http://www.ipcny.org/exhib/exhib_cur.htm

On view from May 1 until June 7, 2008, the show consists of forty-three works by forty-one emerging to established artists, selected from a pool of approximately 1,500 submissions.

NEW PRINTS: Spring 2008 is the twenty-seventh presentation of IPCNY’s New Prints Program, a series of juried exhibitions highlighting contemporary prints made within the past year by artists at all stages of their careers. The exhibition represents a cross-section of some of the most exceptional printmaking today, continuing IPCNY’s commitment to provide an ongoing exhibition venue for contemporary prints and a major source of information about artists working in the medium.


Matthew DiClemente: Patriot Nuclear Submarine 1/8 scale wooden model kit, 2007
Laser cut balsa wood, serigraph package. Edition of 20

The complete artists’ list for NEW PRINTS: Spring 2008 is as follows: ADÁL, Romeo Alaeff, Rosaire Appel, Matthew Benedict, Laura Berman, Brad Brown, Lisa Bulawsky, Suzanne Caporael, Maria de la Providencia Casanovas, Teresa Cole, Damian Cote, Hope Dector, Lesley Dill, Tomory Dodge, Cecilia Enberg, Joe Fig, Frank Gehry, Torrie Groening, Denise Hawrysio, Arturo Herrera, Nathaniel Hester, Jim Hodges, Mel Kendrick, Mark Klett, Joyce Kozloff, Karen Kunc, Nichole Maury, Julie Mehretu, Jacques Moiroud, Jiha Moon, John O’Donnell, Paul Henry Ramirez, Elaine Reichek, Jenny Robinson, Ruth Root, Susan Rowland, Ed Ruscha, Patricia Spergel, Hester Stinnett, Randy Wray, and Melinda Yale.


Elaine Reichek:Collections for Collectors: Spring 2007.
Digitized embroidery on linen. Edition: 13 (series of 17)


A variation of NEW PRINTS: Spring 2008, selected by Ms. Hammond, will be presented uptown at the New York School of Interior Design from June 17 – July 24, 2008.

... Taken together, the two presentations of NEW PRINTS: Spring 2008 include the work of seventy-five artists from across the country, thirty-six of whom work independently. Other countries represented include Canada, England, and Sweden.

view prints (note that there are TWO exhibition sets)
ww.ipcny.org/exhib/exhib_np/edit_np_sp08/edit_np_chlst_sp08_01.html



Willie Cole: Por la Mesa de Mi Abuelita, 2007
Pigmented cotton linter and polyester yarn with embossing.


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It would be impossible for any one exhibition to survey an international crossection of "the most exceptional printmaking today", even a virtual one. It would, however, be interesting to take a survey of who these artist/printmakers might be.

Who would you include, and why? Please comment.

print biennials

(2005) 2007 Engraving International Biennial "Josef de Ribera", Spain
(30cmx42cm to 70cmx100cm)


(2004) 2007 Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Japan
(paper size not to exceed 40"x40" / 100cmx100cm)


(2005) 2007 International Biennial of Mini Prints, Macedonia, also on SMTG
(max print 15cmx15cm, max paper 20cmx20cm)

(2004) 2007 Tallinn Print Triennial, Estonia
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(2005?) 2008 International Experimental Engraving Biennial, Romania
(minimum size 40cmx30cm; experimental techniques & materials only)

(2007) 2008? Internationale d'art miniature

(2007) 2008 LESSEDRA World Art Print Annual - Mini Print, Bulgaria
(max 29cmx23cm paper)

(2007) 2008 Cadaques Annual Miniprint International, Spain
(image max 10cmx10cm / 3.9"x3.9", paper max 7.1"x7.1" / 18cmx18cm)

(2007) 2008 International Small Engraving Salon Carbunari Florean Museum, Romania
(max 17cm)

(2006) 2008 Seoul Space Print International Biennial, Korea
(max 110cmx80cm)

(2006) 2008 Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (BIMPE), Vancouver, BC, Canada
(max print 10cmx15cm, max paper 8.5"x10")

(2006) 2008 International Miniature Art Biennial, Quebec, Canada
(max print 7.5cmx10cm / 3"x4", max paper 15cm x 20cm / 6"x8")

(2006) 2008 Iowa Biennial Exhibition
(max 3.5"x3.5" / 9cmx9cm)

(2006) 2008 Biennial of Miniature Art, Czestochowa
(max 10cmx10cm, but matted to max outer dimension of 20cmx20cm)

(2007) 2009 International Biennial of Engraving, Italy

(2007) 2009 Brugge Graphic Artes Biennale, Belgium
(this year's theme was "Lace and Lacemaking")

(2007) 2009 International Prints Biennale Gunlan, China
(30cmx30cm to 100cmx100cm)

(2007) 2009 Bienniale de l'Estampe de Saint-Maur, France (also on SMTG )
(maximum size 56cmx76cm)

(2007) 2009 Biennale International de Gravure, Belgium
(max 100cmx70cm)

(2007) 2009 MGLC Biennial of Graphic Arts, Slovenia (also on SMTG)

(2006) 2009 International Print Triennial Krakow, Poland
(paper size 50cmx50cm to 150cmx150cm)

(2007) 2009 Novosybirsk International Biennial, Russia
(sizes for outer dimensions 70x90, 60x80, 40x60, 80x100 cm, minimum 30 x 40 cm)

(2005) 2009 Tokyo International Mini Print Triennial, Japan (also on SMTG
(info from 2005 competition)

(2007) 2009 Biennale Internationale d'Estampe Contemporanie, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada (also on SMTG)
(max paper 100cm)

(2007) 2009 Dry Point Graphic Art Biennial, Yugoslavia
(max 80cmx112cm, DRYPOINT ONLY)

(2006) 2009 International Artist's Book Triennial, Lithuania (also at SMTG)

(2007) 2010 Lahti International Print Triennial, Finland
(I've linked to the 2007 rules for reference; image max 17cmx20cm, paper max 30cmx35cm)

(2007) 2010 International Triennial of Stage Poster, Bulgaria

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SMTG Biennial of Print Arts website:

(2007) 2008 Actus Magnus "little m" International Exhibition of Miniatures, Lithuania
Info from the 2006 competition

(2006) 2008 Baharat Bahavan International Biennial of Print, India
Info from the 2006 competition

(2005) 2008 Egyptian International Print Triennial Cairo, Egypt
Info from the 2005 competition

(2006) 2008 International Engraving Biennial, Spain
Info from the 2006 competition
(minimum 50cm, max 170cmx100cm)

(2006) 2008 International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition, Taiwan
Info from the 2006 competition

(2007) 2009 Biennale Internationale de la gravure et des nouvelle images de Sarcelles, France
(2007 entry info in English)

(2007) 2010 Le Locle Print, Switzerland, but also at Musée des Beaux-Artes
Info from the 2007 competition

5th artists' books + multiples fair

5th artists' books + multiples fair
Brisbane, Australia
7-9 September 2007

Venue:
University Art Museum
The Mayne Centre
University of Queensland, Brisbane

Organiser: Noreen Grahame
Grahame Galleries + Editions
http://www.grahamegalleries.com/?page_id=3

The 5th artists' books + multiples fair is open for selection to artists
and publishers of artists' books and multiples (multiple: small three
dimensional editioned work).

More information about 5th artists’ books+ multiples fair brisbane (PDF document 356kb)

educational use

Much of the site content is intended as an online arts educational resource.

If you are an educator and are referring your students to the site, can you let me know please?

I'd like to meet my readers and it gives me good feedback on site usage. It also helps me plan future content.

I'm tweaking the comment controls to make it easier to reach me.

blakkbyrd

Museums and the Web 2007

Join hundreds of your colleagues at the only annual conference exploring the on-line presentation of cultural, scientific and heritage content across institutions and around the world: Museums and the Web.


** MW2007 Papers: Now On-line **
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/speakers/index.html

The first of the papers to be presented at Museums and the Web 2007 are now available on-line. Follow the links from the speakers list or click on any highlighted title in an Abstract to view the full paper text. (All papers will be available on-line before the meeting.)

http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/speakers/index.html

Bearman, Nicole

Australia

Design Hub - an online magazine and portal to the collections of the world's design museums

Demo.

Brownbill, Jonny

Australia

Audiences, Visitors and Users: Reconceptualising users of museum on-line content and services

Paper

Chan, Sebastian

Australia

Radical Trust: The state of the museum blogosphere

Mini- Workshop

Chan, Sebastian

Australia

Tagging and Searching - serendipity and museum collection databases

Paper

Chan, Sebastian

Australia

Design Hub - an online magazine and portal to the collections of the world's design museums

Demo.

Nevile, Liddy

Australia

Forum for Indigenous Culture Building and Preservation

Professional Forum

	Peacock, Darren	Australia	Content Management: Strategies and Systems - FULL	Workshop
	Peacock, Darren	Australia	Audiences, Visitors and Users: Reconceptualising users of museum on-line content and services	Paper

Russo, Angelina

Australia

Planning Social Media for Museums - FULL

Workshop

Suliman, Joy

Australia

Facilitating Access: Empowering small museums

Paper

Watkins, Jerry

Australia

Planning Social Media for Museums - FULL

Workshop

Williams, Shirley

New Zealand

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand:

Demo.

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Museums and the Web 2007
April 11 - 14, 2007
San Francisco, California, USA
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/




** Pre-Register for MW2007: April 6, 2007 Deadline **
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/register/index.html

Register for MW2007 before April 6, 2007 to take advantage of the reduced pre-registration rate. You can also register on-site. Download the PDF Registration Form from the web site before you come.


** Participate in the Crit Room or Usability Lab **
This is your last chance to volunteer your site for the Crit Room or the Usability Lab. If you'd like instant feedback from your peers, this is the way to get it. Email mw2007@archimuse.com with an indication of why you are interested.


** See You In San Francisco **
If you are planning to come to MW2007, make your hotel reservation right away. While there is no more space in the Westin St. Francis, you can get the special MW rate at the Omni San Francisco. Reserve before March 27th from http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/SanFrancisco/MeetingFacilities/MuseumsandtheWeb4.aspx

We hope to see you in April.

jennifer and David
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Jennifer Trant and David Bearman
Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2007 produced by
April 11 - 14, 2007, San Francisco, CA Archives & Museum Informatics
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/ 158 Lee Avenue

UP FOR ADOPTION

Galleries the world over have works in their collections that cannot be put on show because they need conservation treatment and/or new frames. Inevitably, only those needed for immediate display are given priority, which means that other equally valued works are forced to languish in storage until funding and time can be found for treatment.



Auckland Art Gallery is following the lead set by Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, and placing a group of paintings, sculptures and frames UP FOR ADOPTION, including works from the Mackelvie Trust Collection as the Gallery is responsible for their care. We are asking members of the public to sponsor works in need of treatment, and individuals or groups are welcome to take part.



In return, your name will appear on exhibition labels when the works are displayed. Mary Kisler, Mackelvie Curator, International Art will be available to discuss the significance of the work you want to adopt, and you will have an opportunity to meet with the conservator responsible to hear about the treatment process; receive a report summary; and a photograph of the finished work and frame. When the Gallery re-opens, a special event will be held to thank you and your fellow contributors.

We hope these works will find their way into your hearts.

• View works up for adoption
• Conservation - What is it?
• Conservation treatments - What do they involve?
• Causes of deterioration

If you are interested in adopting an artwork. Please choose an artwork and click the link to submit an enquiry.

Alternatively you may view works up for adoption in the Auckland Art Gallery, on the 1st floor, in the exhibition Passion and Politics: Two Centuries of British Art. You can also instantly adopt an artwork through the Gallery shop.

For more information about the Up For Adoption scheme please email, upforadoption@aucklandartgallery.govt.nz

http://www.aucklandartgallery.govt.nz/activities/adopt/default.asp

Australia's convict heritage

Port Arthur Historic Site (Tasman Peninsula)

Australia's convict heritage goes global

The Australian Government, in partnership with relevant state and territory governments, is preparing a nomination for World Heritage listing of 11 of Australia's convict sites as an exceptional example of the global story of forced migration.

The sites that are expected to be collectively nominated for the World Heritage List are:

• New South Wales: Old Government House (Parramatta in Sydney), Hyde Park Barracks (Sydney), Cockatoo Island Convict Site (Sydney) and Great North Road (near Wiseman's Ferry)
• Norfolk Island: Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area
• Tasmania: Port Arthur Historic Site (Tasman Peninsula), Cascades Female Factory Site (Hobart), Darlington Probation Station (Maria Island), Coal Mines Historic Site (via Premadeyna) and Brickendon-Woolmers Estates (near Longford)
• Western Australia: Fremantle Prison

The Department of the Environment and Heritage welcomes comments from interested groups and individuals on the 11 places that form the Australian convict sites nomination. Please contact: WHConvicts@deh.gov.au
or
World Heritage Team
Heritage Division
PO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2600

More information:

• Australia's convict heritage - photographs
• Australia's convict heritage goes global, media release - 12 January 2007

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Port Arthur Historic Site was one of the places we visited this month.

It cost $25 each to get in. This included

- Site entry fee, {some of the buildings were closed}.
- An interactive exhibiton {disney ride} which we didnt do. It would be suitable for keeping school tours entertained.
- A 45 minute tour which we also didnt do. If you wanted the audio gude self tour it cost extra.
- A ferry ride to the island, which we didnt do. If you wanted to get off and see the island, that cost extra, and you were given an allocated time to take the cruise which didnt necessarily suit.

We would have preferred the choice to select which components of the site entry we actually wanted to see and pay for.

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This card set was on display in the governer's house. Can anyone identify it and provide any information please?

call - MINI PRINT 2007

HAPPY PRINTMAKING 2007!!!

Happy New Year 2007!


Wishing you Health, Good Luck and Success

I would like to invite you to visit our
Printmaking Project
with exhibition, printed catalogue, web presentation...

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Dear Friend of Printmaking,

if you like to be a part of the

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please have a look at the conditions for participation
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Looking forward to our good cooperation in the New 2007!

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Lilith

Lilith is a fully refered journal committed to publishing articles and reviews on women, gender, sexuality and related issues. We encourage contributions from both new and established scholars in these fields, as well as postgraduates.

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Lilith: A Feminist History Journal is a fully refereed journal committed to publishing articles and reviews in all areas of feminist history. The editorial board is currently seeking articles for the next issue, to be published in 2007.

We seek historical work of 6000 words (including end notes) focusing on women, gender, sexuality and related issues. Submissions considered for publication are assessed via a double-blind peer review process.

We encourage contributions from both new and established scholars in these fields, as well as postgraduates. All submissions should be based on substantial, original historical work.

Please ensure you read the style guide thoroughly before submitting your work.

Submissions of one hard copy and one disc copy (Word 6 or later), plus 150 word abstract,

should be sent to the address below by:

March 2007

Lilith: A Feminist History Journal

Department of History

University of Melbourne

Victoria 3010 Australia

Fax: 61 3 8344 7894

http://www.history.unimelb.edu.au/lilith/