Hello Art Enthusiasts!

My name is Tali Dunnage-Burke and I am excited to be acting in the position of Community Engagement & Events Officer for 2012 whilst Elly Murrell is on maternity leave.

SoCA is currently working on some exciting new projects for 2012. We are updating the SoCA eNewsletter and contacts list so we can continue to send you news on our exciting new exhibitions, workshops and community art activities in 2012.

If there have been any changes with staff positions at your organisation, please reply tali.dunnageburke@jcu.edu.au with any updates so that we can ensure that we are sending our news to interested parties.

Most importantly, if YOU have any news from your Arts Hub or wish to enquire on collaborative opportunities such as workshops, exhibitions or community activities please do not hesitate to contact me.

We look forward to working with you to keep our arts community on the main agenda in 2012.

Regards,

Tali Dunnage-Burke

BNMA (JCU), BNMA Hon (JCU)

Community Engagement &

Events Officer

School of Creative Arts

Townsville Qld 4811 Australia

Telephone (07) 4781 3142

Mobile 0422 525 219

Facsimile (07) 4781 3169

Email tali.dunnageburke@jcu.edu.au

www.jcu.edu.au/soca

Exhibition: Dark Euphoria- Unclassified Media

ends Fri 4 Nov, 2011 

Media artist Mitch Goodwin presents the creative component of his doctoral research, Dark Euphoria – The Neo Gothic Narrative of 20^th Century Technoculture. A harrowing assemblage of the darker tendencies of the contemporary digital aesthetic and the larger meta-narrative of the mass media network. Plugin, Search, Download, Escape.

free admission, all welcome. BRING YOUR IPHONE!!!

eMerge Media Space
School of Creative Arts Complex, DA300
James Cook University

gallery hours: Mon- Fri 8:30am – 4:30pm

For more info contact gallery@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142

Exhibition:  Who Art We?  JCU Graduate Exhibition

Fri 4 – Sun 20 Nov, 2011

We are art. We are students (but not for long). Join us as we enter the world of art showcasing the best of the Bachelor of New Media Arts degree from James Cook University 2011.  This is no conventional exhibition; you will discover the diversity and passion through the graduating student’s creations, catering for all visitors’ tastes.  Enrich your senses as you experience the various disciplines of our degree.

OPENING EVENT: 7pm Fri 4 Nov, 2011     refreshments provided, all welcome

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Cnr Denham & Flinders St
Townsville City

gallery hours: Mon – Fri 10am – 5pm, Sat – Sun 10am – 2pm

See  here  for poster or here for student’s exhibition website.

For more info contact soca.events@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142

Creative Exchange Event:  Scarecrow Productions & Up & See Hear Us (film, magazine & exhibition launch

5pm – 7pm Fri  11 Nov, 2011

Scarecrow Productions are launching a short animated film ‘Live a Little‘ at 6pm. While the team from UP Magazine will launch their magazine at 5:30pm which focuses on the local visual arts, photography, illustration, graphic design, painting and installations. Followed by ‘See Hear Us’ an exhibition of Indigenous art  at 6:30pm.

free admission, licensed bar, all welcome

Old Courthouse
Corner of Sturt & Stokes St
Townsville City

For more info contact soca.events@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142

Creative Exchange Event:  Gelato & Amalfi (fashion show)

6:30pm – 8pm Fri  11 Nov, 2011

Blakke Productions are organising a mini fashion show titled Gelato & Amalfi. The clothing range is by well known fashionista Katelyn Aslett and Miss Elsie’s Wardrobe. Lookbooks will also be on display throughout the night.  Live music by Elle Graham, Ashley Sorenson and more!

free admission, refreshments provided, all welcome

Katelyn Aslett (Artisan Couture)
345 Flinders St
Townsville City

For more info contact soca.events@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142

Creative Exchange Event:  Townsville Nightlife Captured (photography & live music)

9:30pm – late Sat 12  Nov, 2011

The Consortium Nightclub is a popular venue, and we aim to showcase our business by presenting an event there. Be Scene will have drink cards from the venue to be given away as prizes as well as wearing our own merchandise for promotion. We will be taking photos and handing out promotional material to enhance website awareness. This event will hold a well-known artist performing on the night, which will be the ultimate attraction for attendance.

free admission with a Be Scene wristband, licensed bar, all welcome

Consortium Night Club
159 Flinders St (East)
Townsville City

For more info contact soca.events@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142

Creative Exchange Event:  Children & Zombies (book launch)

3pm – 6pm Sun 13  Nov, 2011

Children and Zombies: A launch event of two very different books presented by Dead End and The Journey of Brannue.

Dead End is a graphic novel based in and around Townsville. It incorporates familiar Townsville landscapes, landmarks, and businesses. The graphic novel is based around a horror genre in which a group of uni students and Townsville residents band together to survive when an unknown virus turns the population into bloodthirsty cannibals. The Journey of Brannue is an illustrated folktale created specifically for contemporary digital platforms aimed at children reading at home or along with family who are 7 to 12 with a secondary target audience of students from 12 to 16 when implemented into an educational setting.

free admission, refreshments provided, all welcome

Artspaced Inc (Dancenorth)
Corner of Stanley & Walker St
Townsville City

For more info contact soca.events@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142

Creative Exchange Event:  Hairy Faces (fashion show, artists book launch)

5pm – 6:30pm Fri  18 Nov, 2011

An event including fashion, video projection, book displays by two innovative project groups Little Wolff & Moustachey Publications. Both groups will be selling their creations at the event.

free admission, all welcome

RSVP by Wed 16 Nov to moustachey@gmail.com

The Sweatshop
Flinders St East
Townsville City

See  here for poster

For more info contact soca.events@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142

Creative Exchange Event:  Labyrinthine, Inhaus  & Madraw (live music & launch of albums & films)

7pm – late Fri  18 Nov, 2011

Live music and launch of albums recorded by Labyrinthine Productions  with film screenings of  ’Slop Rock- Go Go’ by Inhaus Entertainment and ’The Bedevilled’ by Mad Raw from 7:15pm (doors open at 7pm for the film screenings, and 7:30pm for the bands)

Live music includes the following bands:
7.45pm False Reflection
8.30pm Dawn & The Dogs
9.15pm Amagon
10pm Heathen Dogs
11pm Asylum

Tickets for Labyrinthine Productions are $15 (on door) or $10 (presale). Tickets available at The Venue, SoCA Admin Office (JCU) and online.

Licensed bar, 18 + event (bring ID)

The Venue
719 Flinders St (West)
Townsville City

See  here  for the Labyrinthine poster

For more info contact soca.events@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142

Creative Exchange Event:  Sounds Like Light (projection & live performance)

6:30pm – late Sat 19 Nov, 2011

Sounds Like Light is a one-night only projection exhibition featuring live performances by local musicians. The experimental collaborative project will feature projections created by emerging young artists and local musicians to create innovative motion graphics and short films. The event will also play host to launching the Cereal Box website.
Artists will be collaborating with other artists, musicians and space and light itself to create progressive works of video art to be projected throughout the venue, creating an ambient immersive environment.

Bands include: The Medics | Jarrod Mahon | Elle Graham | The Pöpli Kids | Pretty Visitors | The Bear Hunt | Cahill Kelly | Uncle Friday | Castle On a Hill

$10 entry, at the gate

Licensed all ages event, though minors are encouraged to be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Turf Club
Cluden Racecourse
Townsville

See  here  for poster

For more info contact soca.events@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142

Workshop:  Independent Musicianship / Music Industry

3-5pm Sat 3 Sept, 2011

This workshop is funded by the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) and is a Queensland Government and Townsville City Council partnership to support local arts and culture. This workshop is a QandA format where the audience (YOU) will be able talk to experts and to ask questions relating to the music industry.
There is plenty of good, local talent in Townsville and this workshop will give them an opportunity to learn better ways to be successful. The local musician Tabi Sari, with the support of Umbrella Studio and JCU, has organised for two internationally respected individuals to be available to answer questions on the 3rd of September. The two individuals are Ash Grunwald and Carl Gardiner.

Speaker 1: Ash Grunwald has independently developed a respectable career as a musician playing some of the largest festivals nationally, and he tours internationally regularly. His determination is irrepressible and inspiring! His application was rejected five years in arrow before finally being accepted on stage at the Blues n Roots Fest in Byron Bay. It’s a good example of setback, setback, setback, setback, setback and then bang… “Great! Let’s make this one count!”
Speaker 2: Carl Gardiner is the Managing Director of Mushroom Marketing, which is the Strategic Marketing arm of the Mushroom Group, Australia’s largest Independent Music Organisation. Working with business partner, Michael Gudinski, Carl has been involved in the success of some of the largest musical events and bands to rock Australia. In March 2009, both Carl Gardiner and Michael Gudinski were instrumental in the creation and success of Sound Relief which raised over $8million for charity. Carl continues to work with established artists as well as Corporate and Government clients, but also works on projects that support the ongoing development of emerging musicians and songwriters.
Speaker 3: Tabi Sari aka Paul Finn, is a local musician researching Independent Musicianship at JCU. His research aims to establish what is important when being a musician in the contemporary environment as a professional musician. He has a background in print media and was the front of a local band before becoming a solo musician. He has developed a national network of industry representatives and is keen to share his strategies for securing funding from sources such as RADF.

Why is this workshop timely? Think about where technology is taking the music industry. Technology has changed the landscape and the major labels are no longer as dominant. Now, success as a musician boils down to getting off your ass and doing it yourself! This is at the heart of what the workshop is all about.

FREE WORKSHOP

Rehearsal Room DA302-016
School of Creative Arts complex
James Cook University
Townsville

For more info contact paulfinn83@hotmail.com

Exhibition:  Idau Matana: a different eye  &   Cariz Cumbal

 Wed 7 – Wed 14 Sept, 2011

A double photographic exhibition titled ‘Idau Matana: a different eye’ by Tali Dunnage-Burke (SoCA honours student) & ‘Cariz Cumbal’ by Raul Posse (SoCA Photomedia Lecturer).

Tali’s exhibition description: Changes in visual culture have brought many freedoms in personal, political and cultural expression.  This exhibition explores the social interactions captured through Tali’s film camera, a rich visual narrative of pre and post-colonial perceptions of Paua New guinea, her family and family affinities during the 1960s and 70s.

OPENING EVENT: 6pm Fri 9 Sept, 2011     refreshments provided, all welcome

eMerge Media Space
School of Creative Arts complex
DA300
James Cook University
Townsville

See Tali’s invite  details here

See  Raul’s invite details here

For more info contact gallery@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142 or www.jcu.edu.au/soca/gallery/

Fundraising event: bake sale 

10:30am-12:30pm  Wed 7  Sept, 2011

SoCA’s Creative Exchange production groups ‘Little Wolff’ and ‘Moustache Publications’ are spoiling us with delicious cakes. Support them by buying as many as you can eat on Wed 7 Sept at both SoCA and the Refect areas. All funds raised go towards some fantastic arts projects! See poster here.

School of Creative Arts complex AND the JCU Refectory
James Cook University
Townsville

Exhibition: Noeme: the essence of photography   &   Unravelling Rope: a metaphorical journey

Fri 16 – Fri 30 Sept, 2011

A double honours exhibition titled ’Noeme: the essence of photography’ by Ann Vardanega (photography) & ‘Unravelling Rope: a metaphorical journey’ by Dana Green (print making and drawing).

OPENING EVENT: 6pm Fri 16 Sept, 2011     refreshments provided, all welcome

eMerge Media Space
School of Creative Arts complex
DA300
James Cook University
Townsville

See Ann’s invite details here

See Dana’s invite details here

For more info contact gallery@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142 or www.jcu.edu.au/soca/gallery/

SoCA Alumni event

4pm Sat 17  Sept, 2011

JCU’s School of Creative Arts (SoCA) graduates are invited to our first official School Alumni event, in our new building at the front of the Douglas campus in Townsville. This is a great chance to hear about the direction of the School, see firsthand our specialist facility, while you’ll also have the chance to talk to some current students who will be working in the various spaces at this time. This session is planned for 4pm, we’ll finish our session by 5pm with some drinks and nibbles and an opportunity for you to chat to former colleagues and lecturers.

School of Creative Arts
James Cook University
Townsville

RSVP is essential by Mon 12 Sept, 2011, please RSVP online here

For more information contact soca.events@jcu.edu.au ph 4781 3142

 Professor Ryan Daniel

It’s hard to believe but we are now into our second semester of teaching, art-making and research activities in both Cairns and Townsville. This semester we have welcomed many new students to the School, with about 50 starting mid-year across Cairns and Townsville in the Diploma, Degrees and Honours programs. We’ve also welcomed some new Masters and PhD students to the School.

 In recent months we have hosted and presented some fantastic events and activities, with “Artiz” one I am particularly proud of, given it is the first time it has been held outside of Brisbane and there were more high school students applying for this intensive art-making program than we could cater for! You can read more about Artiz in this newsletter but it was certainly a very exciting time for approximately 40 high school art students from the North Queensland region.

 There are some other exciting activities developing in the School as well, and in particular, we are planning towards our first “Winterschool” on the Cairns campus in June/July 2012. Over a 6-week period, we will be running six intensive subjects, including Printmaking, Photoshop, Performance Writing, Photography and in a very exciting initiative our first ever offering of “Nature Photography”, led by the world famous photographer Jürgen Freund. If you’ve not seen any of Jürgen’s work, please visit his website at http://jurgenfreund.com and I’m sure you’ll be blown away by the images. The “Winterschool” will be open to JCU students, high school students in the “gifted and talented” program, as well as community members interested in taking a short course of study. For more details, please contact me directly at Ryan.Daniel@jcu.edu.au.

Finally, we have also planned for our first Alumni event to be held on the Townsville campus in late September and next year we plan to host an event on the Cairns campus. We’ve emailed and snail mailed all of our Alumni about this event, so if you haven’t yet received your correspondence, do get in touch with us as it may be your details in our system need updating. It’s very exciting to meet our Alumni and did you know the School has over 1400 graduates and counting?

Best wishes for the second half of 2011 and I look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events.

 Regards,

 Professor Ryan Daniel

Research Award

Congratulations to our own Head of School Professor Ryan Daniel who was recently awarded the Research Award for the best article by an Australian author published in the Australian Journal of Career Development in 2010.

The article was published in volume 12(2) and was entitled “Career development and creative arts students: An investigation into the effectiveness of career theory and WIL (work integrated learning) experience on practice”.

Citation Award

Another congratulations goes to Mitch Goodwin, Course Coordinator of the Bachelor of New Media Arts as a recent recipient of the 2011 FLBCA Citation Award. There are only 3 awards given to the faculty each year. Mitch was given this award for his outstanding contributions to student learning by implementing programs and initiatives which engender community engagement and industry relevant assessment outcomes and learning experience for NMA students.

A glimpse of China

In September 2010 SoCA visual arts lecturer Dr Anne Lord, along with local artists Sylvia Ditchburn and Barbara Pierce, were invited by the Cultural Department of Foshan (Townsville’s Sister City in Guangzhou Province, China) to participate in the annual Quise Autumn Festival in their city.

The two week trip included visits to the Foshan University and the Foshan Art Institute, meeting the Chinese artists/lecturers to observe their work and studios.

 “The people in Foshan went out of their way to welcome us and share their culture. When I asked what we could do in exchange they said let people know about Foshan,” said Lord.

This lead to the exhibition titled Glimpse of China: Townsville artists celebrate Foshan Autumn Festival currently showing at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.

The exhibition showcases artworks by the three artists, reflecting on their individual experiences in China.

On display at the Access Gallery, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery until Wednesday 10 August.

 Award winning photos

SoCA honours student Ann Vardanega came home with 3 silver medals (2 in the fine art category) at the latest Australian Professional Photography Awards one of the country’s largest professional photo competitions. Ann is an active member of the AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography). Keep an eye out for her award winning photos!

A Step Beyond

A JCU Master of Creative Arts graduate and renowned local artist Alison Annesley has her latest watercolour creations highlighted in a stunning exhibition at Pinnacles Gallery.

Born in China to Missionary parents, interned in Japanese POW camps for 3 years, and repatriated with just the things she wore has had a profound influence on how the Alison Annesley pursues her art. A Step Beyond is, in effect, an expression of her art journey: a passion to see the beauty all around her in the simple things, to capture the essence of the subject, and to continually learn how best to express that essence through the medium of Watercolour.

Take a step beyond and visit Pinnacles Gallery while this exhibition is on display. Ends Sunday 21 August.

See here for some examples of SoCA student’s artworks.

Artiz Review

40 senior high school students from across Queensland, some travelling as far Toowoomba and Mt Isa converged at JCU’s School of Creative Arts, Townsville campus, in late June this year for the Artiz – Young Artist Development Program.

JCU Mackay High School Art Competition

 As a lead up to Artiz, JCU held an art competition for Mackay secondary school students with the prize being an all expenses paid trip (including the registration) to participate in the Artiz program at Townsville’s SoCA.

The winning artwork is prominently displayed at JCU’s Education and Research Centre at the Mackay Base Hospital for a year.   

This is the first year this initiative has been organised by JCU with the theme being ‘healthy living in the tropics’.

The chosen winner was year 12 student Chloe O’Shea from the Mackay North State High School for her work titled ‘Freedom’; a photograph taken of Chloe’s friend swinging mid air into the Ross River.

“ Artiz was an amazing experience. The program allowed me to work with a range of artists and staff from the School of Creative Arts (SoCA) which helped to develop my understanding of the arts. I was able to meet new people from around Queensland who, like me, would like to use their artistic abilities in a creative career. The program allowed us to talk to those who had successfully made a career involving the arts.”

 “By attending the program I have made a decision for my own future that may result in studying at SoCA after seeing what is on offer for me. Overall, it was an amazing experience and I can’t wait to be a part of what Flying Arts have install next.”  Chloe O’Shea, 2011.

The runners up award for the competition went to student Kate Neal, who also had her Artiz registration fee waived, courtesy of JCU.  

Open Day

Open Day is the perfect opportunity to get a good insight into university life at JCU as it opens its doors to the public.

Don’t miss visiting the state-of-the-art School of Creative Arts facilities where you will learn more about the study options in this area, see demonstrations and displays of student’s work and talk to staff and graduates one-on-one.

Cairns Open Day is Sunday 21 August 10am-2pm

Townsville Open Day is Sunday 28 August 10am-2pm

For more information contact the Community Engagement & Events Officer or ph 4781 3142        

Europe Study Tour

Students from the School of Creative Arts at James Cook University and students from Queensland College of the Arts at Griffith University have just returned from a three-week, action packed study tour in Europe. This study tour is the third in a series run by the School of Creative Arts, previous tours have visited the Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany and Italy. On this tour there was intentional focus on looking at art and culture in central Europe focusing on formal study at the University of Applied Sciences Wurzburg FHWS. Here students undertook short courses in German Culture, Geography and Economy: 03 (GCGE) & Design Project Photography: 06 (GPAFO) which they will use for credit transfer to the equivalent of one 3 credit point subject in their degree.

10 students from both Townsville and Cairns participated in the study tour along with some members from the local community and past students. The Queensland College of the Arts had 20 students who have a strong interest in museum studies and came from a range of disciplines including painting, jewellery, sculpture, drawing and interior design. This cross institutional collaboration proved very effective with students from both universities sharing ideas and experiences. This Students were immersed in a European cultural exchange through visiting art galleries, museums and key architectural features as well as undertaking a ‘street art tour’ in Berlin and spending a full week at the Venice Biennale. Students were also able to squeeze some shopping in Milan and enjoy the cultural experience of Prague with its extraordinary architecture and regional cultural history.

The tour began in Frankfurt moved to Wurzburg then on to Prague and Berlin, spending a week at the Venice Biennale with an open ticket for exhibition venues and endless rides on vaporettos (Venice’s water taxis). Apart from field work observing artworks and institutions the students were required to undertake a photographic project based around a conceptual premise and developing at least 50 images which are linked in some part of their travel. The lecturer, Waldemar Salesski had a follow-up meeting with the students in Berlin showing them some of the less educational parts of the city! He will travel to Australia for a review of their photographic projects in mid August. Hopefully we will be able to organise a guest lecture by Waldemar for staff and students at both the Cairns and Townsville campuses.

We also intend to produce a number of slideshows of work from the tour and will try to run the knees on display monitors throughout the School of Creative Arts. A big thank you to all of the JCU students who worked so well as a team throughout the tour.

Associate Professor Stephen Naylor
Tour leader for the 2011 European Study Tour.

Come see the Best

The annual Best of Student Show (BoSS) is an open invite (but for one night only) to see the very best of student’s creations from semester 1 this year.

See what the Bachelor of New Media Arts students at JCU do from all year levels across the degree; from digital sound to video production, visual arts to photo-imaging.

BoSS is on from 5-8pm Friday 29 July in the eMerge Media Space, SoCA (Townsville campus).

MUSIC       BBQ      PERFORMANCE       SCREENINGS

Attracting international interest  

The 2011 Screengrab New Media Arts Award and associated exhibition is a “call out” for challenging creative works by media artists who have a yearning for the past and seek to examine the future. Digital practitioners from around the world (including Germany, USA, Hong Kong, UK, Italy, France, Portugal, Taiwan, Canada, Spain, Sweden, Shanghai, Brazil, Netherlands, Romania, Tajikistan and Australia) working in screen based media submited works on the theme of the Nostalgia.

All forms of screen based media have been submitted including multi-channel video, digital illustration, audio sculpture, photography, generative media, 2D & 3D animation. Over 100 entries were submitted, however only a handful of these are shortlisted for the actual exhibition. There will only be one winner who recieves the AUD$2000 prize courtesy of SoCA, JCU.

Screengrab launches at 6pm on Friday 12 August in the eMerge Media Space, SoCA (Townsville campus). There’ll also be a special performance  by local electronic outfit the Popli kids!

Taking photoshop to the next level

In May this year Umbrella Studios collaborated with SoCA, JCU to present a workshop on the Art of Blogging. This was such a success that we thought it’s time to run another workshop for the community.

Adam Brown, New Media Arts lecturer at SoCA will present a two hour workshop titled Photoshop as a Creative Tool to introduce you to creative ways of using Photoshop.   Rather than working towards a fixed template, we will explore how to use this powerful software in ways which lead to unpredictable, inventive and process driven results.   Combining elements of intermediate level technique with ideas drawn from fine art practice, you will experiment with image capture, manipulation and output.  Examples will be given of potential directions which will allow you to extend your creative vocabulary as a maker of images.  

Indicative Content:

• Capturing texture and surface using a rostrum camera
• Imaging basics refresher:  layers, file formats, sizing and interpolation.
• The construction of an image which combines perspective renderings with trompe l’oeilelements using found, captured and sourced images.
• Using layers, blending, layer masks.

$25 for Umbrella members $35 for non-members  

This workshop is aimed at an intermediate level of photoshop skills!

The workshop is from 6-8pm Wed 24 Aug, 2011 in the SoCA Mac Labs (DA301)

Spaces are limited, bookings are essential ph 4772 7109 or email here

Funding offered for travel to see art!!!!!!

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery trainee Matt Clark had booked his first trip to the Brisbane galleries and was saving for the 2011 Venice Biennale, when he tragically died in October 2009. To remember him, the Matt Clark Travelling Scholarship was established by donations given by the arts and broader community. 

The aim of the scholarship is to benefit young artists, supporting them to travel to art events and exhibitions outside of Townsville broadening their experiences in the arts with the total scholarship funds being $1000.

The 2010 recipients of the inaugural Matt Clark Travelling Scholarship were:

  Jordan Grant for $500 to attend the Sydney Biennale.

•   Kyana Pike and John Bradshaw, a joint application receiving $250 each to assist with costs to attend the Canberra Print Symposium

Application deadline is 5pm Mon 3 Oct, 2011

For an application form or for more information contact ptrg@townsville.qld.gov.au or ph 472709011

Enrol 2012

If you are considering studying at the School of Creative Arts, James Cook University in 2012 then apply though QTAC.

The deadline is Fri 30 Sept, 2011.

If you require more information about our courses and study options you can download our latest brochure here otherwise visit our website here or contact the SoCA admin office here.

Creative Arts student’s thoughts about life, love and studying at SoCA

 See here  for their testimonial

And don’t forget to check out the What’s On section (under categories, top right corner of this eNews)…

Exhibition:  BoSS – Best of Student Show

5-8pm Fri 29 Aug, 2011  

The Best of Student Show (BoSS) showcasing the very best of student’s creations from semester 1 this year. Come and see what the Bachelor of New Media Arts students do from all year levels across the degree; from digital sound to web design, visual arts to photo-imaging.

eMerge Media Space
School of Creative Arts complex
James Cook University
Townsville

For more info contact gallery@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142 or www.jcu.edu.au/soca/gallery/

Exhibition:  Screengrab – New Media Arts Award

Fri 12 Aug - Fri 23 Sept, 2011  

Screengrab’s annual exhibition and new media arts prize invites digital practitioners from across the globe working in screen-based media to submit works on the theme ‘Nostalgia’. Winner of the 2009 Townsville Arts Awards, this show is not to be missed!             

OPENING: 6pm Fri 12 Aug (includes a special performance by the Popli Kids)

eMerge Media Space
School of Creative Arts complex
James Cook University
Townsville

For more info contact gallery@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142 or www.jcu.edu.au/soca/gallery/

Workshop: Photoshop as a Creative Tool

6-8pm Wed 24 Aug, 2011  

This two hour workshop with Adam Brown, New Media Arts lecturer at SoCA, JCU will introduce you to creative ways of using Photoshop.   Rather than working towards a fixed template, we will explore how to use this powerful software in ways which lead to unpredictable, inventive and process driven results.   Combining elements of intermediate level technique with ideas drawn from fine art practice, you will experiment with image capture, manipulation and output.  Examples will be given of potential directions which will allow you to extend your creative vocabulary as a maker of images.  

Indicative Content:

• Capturing texture and surface using a rostrum camera
• Imaging basics refresher:  layers, file formats, sizing and interpolation.
• The construction of an image which combines perspective renderings with trompe l’oeil elements using found, captured and sourced images.
• Using layers, blending, layer masks.

$25 for Umbrella members $35 for non-members   Intermediate level

SoCA Mac Labs DA301
School of Creative Arts complex
James Cook University
Townsville

Spaces are limited, booking is essential ph 4772 7109 or email here

Presented by Umbrella Studios and SoCA, JCU.

Festival:  CIAF – Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

Fri 19 - Sun 21 Aug, 2011  

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) is a unique three-day event that merges an art market with a celebration of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures    

For program of events see here

Cruise Liner Terminal
Cairns
For more info visit CIAF 

Festival:  Strand Ephemera

Fri 2 - Mon 12 Sept, 2011  

Strand Ephemera is a dynamic 11 day festival of contemporary art. Presented along the length of the Strand, Townsville’s idyllic beachfront, the festival is complemented by a dynamic program of events, art workshops for the general public, guided tours and an extensive education program. First initiated by Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in 2001, this is the sixth incarnation of Strand Ephemera.

“Ephemera” was and is the creative element to be interpreted by artists in any possible way.  It can simply refer to the short life span of the exhibition, or as an encouragement to be innovative in the use of materials – accessible, organic, or as some artists interpret the brief, to produce work that disintegrates over the period of the exhibition. 

Strand Ephemera provides an opportunity for residents and visitors to engage with contemporary art, enriching the community with its diversity and imagination.

For program of events see here

The Strand
Townsville
For more info visit PTRG

Exhibition:  SoCA Staff Show

ends Fri 13 May, 2011  

An exhibition by 3 academics at the School of Creative Arts, Dr James Brown, Dr Anne Lord and Adam Brown.

eMerge Media Space
School of Creative Arts complex
James Cook University
Townsville

For more info contact gallery@jcu.edu.au

(Next) Exhibition:  Electro Fringe

Fri 20 May – Sun 3 July, 2011  

An electronic arts exhibition of cutting edge Australian artists, curated by Electrofringe and SoCA.

OPENING: 6pm Fri 20 May (officially opened by Cara-ann Simpson from Electro Fringe and Mitch Goodwin from SoCA)

Artist talk by Toy Death: 7pm Fri 20 May

eMerge Media Space
School of Creative Arts complex
James Cook University
Townsville

For more info contact gallery@jcu.edu.au or ph 07 4781 3142

For more info see the invite or the media release

Workshop:  Artiz – Young Artist Development Program

Tues 28 June – Fri 1 July, 2011 

This year the annual gathering of gifted and talented young artists aged 15 -18 years old from Queensland high schools around the state takes place in Townsville, in conjunction with James Cook University.

This four day visual arts event features a stimulating program of hands-on creative experiences as well as information, expertise and resources to provide students with a full picture of training, education and career opportunities. Top line artists, arts educators and special guests will all contribute to a high quality program designed to provide a platform for future practice, education and career.

This is a must do program for young artists looking for professional training and career direction. It is run as a non-residential day program with students committed to the full four days of activities.

Deadline for registration Mon 13 June

School of Creative Arts
James Cook University
Townsville

Brought to you by Flying Arts Qld in partnership with SoCA / JCU.

For more information and to register visit the Flying Arts website here.

Workshop:  An introduction to Screenprinting

10am-2pm Sun 15 May, 2011  

Learn the art of screen-printing. This is a fun, hands on workshop to get a good taste test of this popular form of art and design.

Must bring something fabric to print on to ie. white t/shirt, calico bag, pillowcase

$5 cash only (on the day)

Bookings required online here as places are limited to 15.

Cereal Box
(new) Artist Run Initiative
365 Flinders Mall
Townsville CBD

For more information ph 0466 532 722

Gala:  Celebrate 25 Woman (fundraiser)

Sat 21 May, 2011  

Join us for an evening of spectacular art and entertainment. Sip Champagne on arrival and enjoy light fare provided by our major sponsors The Townsville Brewery and Horizon Gourmet meats. Canapés, champagne on arrival, vintage cocktail bar (cash only). We will be presenting Raewyn Hill, Artistic Director of Dancenorth’s new work, Mass. Nicola Leahey will perform a solo of an excerpt of MASS exclusively for the 25 Women Gala. Monica Cazzulino sings New York show tunes. There‘s song siren Kate Martin, comedy with cultured hosts Todd Barty aka Xander Zanii and Lily Von Liebershienaka Melinda Arndt , Little Nemo Jazz quartet, silent auction of eight covetable fine art pieces, artwork for sale, a cache of goodies for raffle and many more delightful surprises. Bring a companion for a romantic night, your jazz loving partner or a group of friends who enjoy dressing up , dancing and networking with other art and music lovers. Riasing funds for the Townsville Women’s Centre.

GALA: 7:00-11:30pm, Sat 21 May

Tickets: $70

Dress: cocktail / formal after five

Artspaced Inc
Dancenorth (School of Arts Building)
Cnr of Walker and Stanley St
Townsville CBD

For more info see  here 

Exhibition:  Paper Bird

Fri 27 May - Sun 3 July, 2011  

A Main Space exhibition of artworks by Hannah Murray and Jo Lancaster, utilising non-toxic intaglio printmaking, drawing and collage, represents a mutual association with the symbolic and aesthetic qualities of birds and their habitats. Paper Bird includes artworks created in collaboration.

OPENING: 7pm, Fri 27 May

There will be a Coffee Concert / Artist Talk to coincide with this, 7pm Tues 31 May at Umbrella. See here for more info.

Umbrella Studio
482 Flinders St
Townsville

For more info see here

Exhibition:  In the Japanese Manner

Fri 20 May – Sun 14 Aug, 2011  

In the Japanese manner: Australian prints 1900 – 1940 presents prints produced in the first half of the twentieth century inspired by ukiyo-e, traditional Japanese woodblock prints.

The exhibition features works by significant Australian artists including Paul Haefliger, Margaret Preston, Thea Proctor, Ethel Spowers, Lionel Lindsay, Violet Teague and Napier Waller. Their works have been selected from the signature exhibition The story of Australian Printmaking 1801–2005 celebrating the National Gallery of Australia’s twenty-fifth anniversary and generously sponsored by The Gordon Darling Foundation and Hindmarsh.

The artists selected for In the Japanese manner: Australian prints 1900 – 1940 have all been influenced by traditional printing techniques and/or the broader stylistic and aesthetic qualities characteristic of Japanese prints. Many of the artists experiment with colour and composition to create images reflecting both the natural world and the society they inhabit, adapting the style and technique of Japanese woodblock printing to form a distinctively Australian aesthetic.

 OPENING: 7pm, Fri 20 May

Exhibition floor talk at 6pm, Fri 20 May.  For more info see here

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Cnr of Denham St & Flinders Mall
Townsville

Film:  Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival

Fri 3 & Sat 4 June, 2011  

The Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival is about to kick off their national tour. Dancenorth will be hosting this FREE festival  

THE TOUR IS PRESENTED BY BLACKFELLA FILMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH GENERATION ONE, SCREEN AUSTRALIA, THE NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE, SBS, SCREEN NSW, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, NITV, AND THE SOLID STATE.

Tickets are free and are available on the door on the night. Box Office and bar open from 5.30pm (limited to 200 per night)

Dancenorth
School of Arts Building
Cnr of Walker and Stanley St
Townsville CBD

For more info see here

Exhibition:  Mousai – 21st Century Muse

Thurs 7 - Fri 28 April, 2011  

Angeline Ignatius showcases her works in Mousai: 21st Century Muse where she explores the connections of art and mysticism through the metamorphosis from the classical Greek muses to the modern day world. This exhibition fulfills components of Angeline’s Bachelor of New Media Arts Honours degree.

OPENING: 6pm, THIS Thurs 7 April (to be opened by Dr Anne Lord)

all welcome, refreshments provided!

eMerge Media Space
School of Creative Arts complex
James Cook University
Townsville

For more info here and here

Music & More:  A Night In The Woods

Fri 8 April, 2011  

This special event features the launch of local musician Elle Graham’s brand new CD, a gypsy market and a unique experience of ‘nature inside a box’….Licensed bar.

$5 entry (doors open at 6pm, music from 8:30pm)

Cereal Box
(new) Artist Run Initiative
365 Flinders Mall
Townsville CBD

For more info see here

Exhibition:  Pigs and Reindeer and a lot of Wasted Youth

Fri 15 April – Sun 22 May, 2011  

A Main Space exhibition of mixed media works by ex- SoCA student Angela Hughes, investigating the human relationship with animals.

In conjuntion with this exhibition at Umbrella are the following shows: Necromancing by Harry Hummerston, Paradoxymoron by James Ellis and Collected Leavings by Annette Sibson - an exhibition not to be missed.

OPENING: 7pm, Fri 15 April (to be opened by Professor Robyn McGuiggan, ProVice Chancellor of Faculty of Law, Buisness & Creative Arts)

Umbrella Studio
482 Flinders St
Townsville

For more info see here

Workshop:  Zookini Ceramics

2:00pm – 4:30pm Sat 16 April, 2011  

An exciting workshop designed for adults with renowned ceramicist Jenny Orchard. You will be given an insight into Jenny’s practice and techniques and create your own animal totem sculpture from clay.

Cost $50 (includes all materials)

Places are limited to 50, email Angela Cheung to register (bookings are essential) 

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Crn of Denham St & Flinders Mall
Townsville CBD

For more info see here

Music:  Salt Water Band

8pm, Wed 20 April, 2011  

Saltwater Band, one of Australia’s most well-known indigenous bands will hit  Townsville soon. The band consists of eight Yolngu musicians from Galiwink’ku Elcho Island, lead by Manual Dhurrkay [pronounced door-kay] and Gurrumul Yunupingu. Often referred to as the Lennon and McCartney of N.E. Arnhem Land, songwriting duo Manual and Gurrumul combine traditional songs with reggae/ska-influenced pop.  The latest album for Saltwater Band, MALK, released in September 2010 features guest vocals from Natalie Pa’apa’a [Blue King Brown] on the title track. While the track Compass has been strongly supported with national airplay on triple j and extensive airplay on community radio nationally. MALK has held a position on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart since its release and peaked at No.6 over the summer break.

Tickets $22.50 / $27.50

Townsville Civic Theatre
Boundary St
Townsville  (next to Reid Park)

For booking info go here

Competition:  Tum Tum Pa

1pm, Wed 20 April, 2011  

A national drumming contest using nothing but classroom materials right here at JCU. Great prizes, including a trip to Brazil, brought to you by Red Bull. To enter, just turn up to JCU’s Market Square by 1pm Wed 20 April.
Market Square Undercroft (near refect)
James Cook University
Townsville Campus

For more info check out here  or here

Workshop:  Clay Making

9:30am – 12noon, 2nd Sun of each month, beginning Sun 10 April, 2011

This is a chance to escape for a couple of hours and enjoy a bout of creativity in sculpture. Morning tea provided.

Cost $45 (includes clay and firing)

Places are limited, email Sue Tilley to register (bookings are essential) 

Studio 2
486-488 Flinders St
Townsville CBD

For more info see here

Competition:  Library Hack (Ideas)

Have you got a great suggestion for a new and innovative way to use library data but maybe not the technical skills to bring that idea to life? Submit an idea for an application or data mashup to be eligible for this prize. Your idea might then be developed by someone else as an application or mashup as part of Libraryhack. For inspiration have a look at the list of data sets. You can enter as many times as you like.

Prize: $1000 for the best idea for a mashup or application

Deadline for entries: Sat 30 April, 2011

For more info check out here

Exhibition:  Conceptual Exploration in Ink

Tues 29 March – Sun 17 April, 2011  

See JCU’s Bachelor of New Media Arts student, Jasmine Martin’s illustrations, using ink and digital media, in the PTRG Stairwell space.

Jasmine Martin is also currently developing her own illustrated children’s book titled Whimsy Girl.  She has pursued her passion for art because, “a lot of my art is created through what could be considered an ‘inner need’.  As I have grown and developed as a person, so has my artwork. “My artwork consistently changes, and is shaped by my personal life experiences. The art I create is an expression, and quite often an emotional release. Therefore, as a creative practitioner it has been in my keen interest to experiment with different mediums, styles and expressive techniques, to broaden my creative scope as an artist.”
Gallery Director Frances Thomson said that “the first solo exhibition represents an important step in a young artist’s development. Perc Tucker Regional Gallery is happy to host that first step for Jasmine Martin, an enthusiastic artist within our community who has a close association with the Gallery.”

OPENING: 6pm, Tues 29 March

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Cnr Denham St & Flinders Mall
Townsville

For more info see here

Exhibition:  Mt Isa Perspective

Sat 26 March, 2011  

An exhibition by Vince Bray, Jill O’Sullivan and Shirley MacNamara.

OPENING: 6:30pm, Sat 26 March (to be opened by Dr Anne Lord)

Gallery 48
2/48 The Strand
North Ward

For more info see here 

Guest speaker / Movie:  An Evening with David

6:30pm, Sat 26 March, 2011  

David Stratton has been the face of film in Australia for over 25 years. His knowledge of film and the reviews he gives alongside Margaret Pomeranz on the ABC TV show ‘At the Movies’ are the one thing many people want to hear before deciding what they will see at the cinema.  David will present a night of film appreciation and discussion at JCU. At 6:30 PM he will start talking about his interests in film and introduce his Mystery Movie. After the movie, there will be a chance to discuss the movie and any related topic to David’s work. This dialogue will continue with drinks and a few nibbles in the courtyard of the School of Creative Arts.

Tickets $30 (includes drinks and nibbles)

HLT (Sir George Kneipp Auditorium)
James Cook University
Townsville campus

For more info see here

Magazine launch:  Mayhem Variety Show

6pm till late, Sat 26  March, 2011  

Never just a magazine launch – this event has comedy by Josh Wade and Laurence Page, artistic death of Kandi Warhol, music by Sarah Murr, the Doc Moores and the Truants….

PLEASE NOTE DATE & VENUE CHANGE

$10 entry (at the door)

The Exchange Hotel (upstairs)
Flinders St
Townsville

For more email Celeste 

Music:  Farewell gig ”I Am Everest”

from 7pm Fri 1 April, 2011  

A hard core night saying goodbye to I Am Everest. Other bands include Ghosts of Japan, We Came From The Depths, Live As A Monster and Before the Harvest. This is an all ages event and is drug and alcohol free.

$10 entry

Cereal Box
(new) Artist Run Initiative
365 Flinders Mall
Townsville CBD

For more info see here

Exhibition:  Mousai – 21st Century Muse

Thurs 7 - Fri 28 April, 2011  

Angeline Ignatius showcases her works in Mousai: 21st Century Muse where she explores the connections of art and mysticism through the metamorphosis from the classical Greek muses to the modern day world. This exhibition fulfills components of Angeline’s Bachelor of New Media Arts Honours degree.

OPENING: 6pm, Thurs 7 April (to be opened by Dr Anne Lord)

eMerge Media Space
School of Creative Arts complex
James Cook University
Townsville

For more info here and here

Music & More:  A Night In The Woods

Fri 8 April, 2011  

This special event features the launch of local musician Elle Graham’s brand new CD, a gypsy market and a unique experience of ‘nature inside a box’….Licensed bar.

$5 entry (doors open at 6pm, music from 8:30pm)

Cereal Box
(new) Artist Run Initiative
365 Flinders Mall
Townsville CBD

For more info see here

 Professor Ryan Daniel

We are off and running now with another busy semester of teaching, art-making and research activities in both Cairns and Townsville. This year we have welcomed 169 new students in our programs, our biggest first year intake since the School was established in 2006. It is therefore a very exciting time for both new and returning students in terms of the level of activity in the School and it is very busy every day in our newly refreshed computer labs and other specialist spaces. This semester also marks the roll out of our refreshed subjects, with ‘Introduction to New Media’ and ‘Art, Artist, Environment’ proving to be very popular and engaging.  The ‘AAE’ field trips to Orpheus Island, Undara Caves, Ravenswood and urban locations will be fantastic opportunities for students to engage in the environment and to consider how artists work across different locations.

There are always great things happening here with such a wonderful team of staff. Ms Katja Fleischmann was recently selected as the most outstanding “Early Career Researcher” for the Faculty of Law, Business and Creative Arts. This is a major achievement and we sincerely congratulate Katja whose research outputs are significant. I would also like to applaud and thank Elly Murrell and Mitch Goodwin, two staff who have led the development and implementation of the ‘Cereal Box’ arts space in the mall. This is a truly fantastic initiative and one that will make a major difference to the life of our Mall. Do visit the Cereal Box when you can!

 Best wishes,  Ryan

Thinking “inside” the box

SoCA’s Community Engagement & Events Officer, Elly Murrell is the proud Co-Founder and Manager of Townsville’s newest alternative multi-arts venue Cereal Box. She shares this pride and joy with other Co-Founder and 3^rd year New Media Arts student Robert Crispe along with a small collective of young artists called ETC (the Emerging Townsville Creatives).

Cereal Box is part of the Renew Townsville initiative, with the main organisers being New Media Arts lecturer Mitch Goodwin and interior designer Donna Sutherland. Renew Townsville is a not for profit company with an aim to fill vacant shop fronts in the CBD (some awaiting re-development) with artists, cultural and community groups for short-term leases.

Elly and the team worked hard in the heat of summer (with a few portable fans and a good CD player) to convert the former Williams Shoe store in Flinders Mall into a funky unconventional gallery space. Stinky carpet was ripped up, adhesive glue scraped off, shelving was torn down to make way for roller brushes of dripping fresh paint, concrete sanders and window cleaning to get the roller doors open to the public for the launch event in late February this year.

Although there is a strong team of SoCA and TAFE arts students and young arts workers involved in Cereal Box there is always room for more creative input and energy;  to get involved contact Elly or Robert or join the Cereal Box facebook page.

Keep posted for exciting events, workshops and other happenings at “the box”!

 A taste of behind the scenes

New Media Arts graduate Rachel Britton gives us an insight into her exciting internship in the film industry: 

In November last year I was a part of the Graduate Exhibition, Introspect at the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, and was lucky enough to have been awarded a prize.  The award was for a one week internship at a production house in Sydney called Lit Up Digital and Rusty Gate Films. In late February this year I headed down to Sydney to complete my week of placement. 

My week was very exciting and I had a fantastic time trying new things, putting my skills into practice and making contacts. During this week we went on a production shoot for a new music video clip for Jetty Road.  I edited a promotional clip for a young fashion designer that highlighted the main points of their fashion show held the week before I arrived. And throughout the week I was able to assist from the initial stages of editing to the completion of an episode for a new show on Arena, called Park Street.

What I got out of it the most was the ability to network with a variety of people within the industry and understand how powerful a tool social networking will become. Working for a company like Lit Up Digital and Rusty Gates is somewhere I’d like to be career-wise. Everyday they are editing/filming/interacting with fresh and stimulating materials and creative ideas, which makes it a very appealing career choice indeed.  

See here for some examples of SoCA student’s artworks.

Artiz – Young Artist Development Program

This year the annual gathering of gifted and talented young artists from Queensland high schools around the state takes place in Townsville, in conjunction with James Cook University.

       For more information visit the Flying Arts website here.

School Workshops at SoCA

Would you like to bring your senior creative arts students to SoCA for a tour of the wonderful state-of –the-art facilities, get an overview of our innovative courses and perhaps a taste test of an activity related to what we teach?

If you can organise your own transport for a group of up to 25x students (years 10-12) who are considering tertiary studies in new media arts or who are just generally interested in creative arts then we may be able to offer you this experience at SoCA. Activities could include something from the following:

 Visual Art- etching, oriental brushwork, tempera, water-colour, print techniques, digitally manipulated painting…
Media Design- design for digital media, design for mobile devices, Photoshop 101, intro to Cultural Jamming, video techniques…
Theatre- acting for camera, writing for screen, character voices, improvisation…
Music / Sound- sequencing sound design (Reason), intro to sound recording, looping (Garage Band), drum beats (Reason), Sibelius notation…
Photography- lighting techniques, basic capturing….

Places are filling up fast so contact the Community Engagement & Events Officer today or ph 4781 3142 to discuss the possibilities. 

Raw & Ready

If you haven’t been to Studio 2 yet (next door to Umbrella Studio on Flinders St West) then now there is an even more reason to visit.
Amongst the range of student works on display includes SoCA’s New Media Arts 3rd years Alan Junior and Jasmine Martin.

The exhibition is on display until Wed 13 April. Studio 2 is open Mon-Fri  9am-4:30pm and Sat & Sun 9am-12noon.

For more information visit their website here.

Imbrication: power and politics

Another exhibition not to be missed is Creative Arts PhD student Jan Daly’s display of intriguing works in the Main Space at Umbrella Studio.

The exhibition titled Imbrication: power and politics is on show until Thurs 10 April.

Jan explores themes of cultural equality and identity through use of digital images.  Contemporary theory regarding the politics of difference underpins the exhibition ‘Imbrication: power and politics’ that explores ‘power’ as manifested in visual art practice. Using culturally specific symbols and metaphors to construct an East-West paradigm, the artist controls the outcome of the visual dialogue using contemporary design principles. ‘Knowledge is power’ and this exhibition provides a concrete medium for examining multiculturalism in Australia.

For more information visit Umbrella Studio open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sun

Got a great creative idea for a project but need money to make it happen? 

The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) program supports professional artists and artsworkers to practice their art, for and with communities, resulting in mutual development of the professional artists/artsworkers and communities in regional Queensland. RADF is a Queensland Government and Townsville City Council partnership to support local arts and culture. It offers funding to individuals and community groups for one-off, short term activities and employing professional artists, and arts and cultural workers.

The deadline of Fri 28 March is fast approaching for this round, so start preparing now!

For more information visit here  or make an appointment with the Grants Officer

Creative Arts student’s thoughts about life, love and studying at SoCA

 See here  for their testimonial

And don’t forget to check out the What’s On section (under categories, top right corner of this eNews)…

Guest Lecture:  MAAP

3-4pm Tues 15 March, 2011  

Special guest lecture by the Director of MAAP.  Multimedia Art Asia Pacific is a Brisbane based not-for-profit organisation that develops critical exhibition and research initiatives to engage the region’s major and emerging practitioners and producers. MAAP is a platform for contemporary art development, presentation and critique. MAAP operates internationally as a team of agents, researchers, artists and curators.  Since 1998, we have produced 7 international media art festivals across Brisbane, Beijing and Singapore.In addition, MAAP supports a community of visual artists with Media Bank equipment loans, online resources including artist and curatorial networks.”

HLT
DA26
James Cook University
Townsville campus

For more info see  here

Music:  Bandawalla Moons (Harmony Day)

7pm Fri 18 March, 2011  

One of the winners of this year’s TSV Arts Awards – TMPAS the Townsville Music & Performance Arts Space is hosting yet another amazing event full of live music, markets, dance groups and more.

Free entry!

Picnic Bay Surf Club
The Strand
Townsville

For more info see here  

Magazine launch:  Mayhem Variety Show

7pm Fri 18 March, 2011  

Never just a magazine launch – this event has comedy by Josh Wade and Laurence Page, artistic death of Kandi Warhol, music by Sarah Murr, the Doc Moores and the Truants….

$10 entry

PJ’s
(next to the Mansfield Hotel)
Flinders St West
Townsville

For more email Celeste 

Special Event:  Pinnacles B’day Bash

4-11pm Sat 19 March, 2011  

Celebrate Pinnacles Gallery’s 15th birthday…so many cool events from mural painting, street art films, awesome live music by Heath Mackay and Kate Martin. And of course a chance to see Urban DK – one of Townsville’s best street art exhibitions!

Free entry!

Pinnacles Gallery
Riverwway Arts Centre
20 Village Blvd
Thuringowa

For more info see here

Workshop:  Felting

10am Sat 26 March 26, Sun 3 April & Sat 9 April, 2011

Learn how Katelyn’s felt designs have made her internationally renowned and have her described as a champion of textiles. Workshops are limited to small numbers so that we can be flexible with what we make. Here are a few ideas of what can be done..
* Bring in an old wool or cashmere jumper with holes and we will fix the holes with felted wool patches and patterns.
* Choose to make a scarf with full wool or with a silk base.
* Make a bag, cushion, wool hat or toys, or a pair of slippers
Wear old clothes that can get a bit dirty. Also bring a plate of food to share as it is an energetic workshop and you will need to keep your energy up (some people consider it an exercise class)

$75, includes all materials

Katelyn Aslett Couture
345 Flinders Mall
Townsville CBD

For more info see here

Music:  Farewell “I Am Everest”

7pm Fri 1 April, 2011  

A hard core night saying goodbye to I Am Everest. Other bands include Ghosts of Japan, We Came From The Depths, Live As A Monster and Before the Harvest. This is an all ages event and is drug and alcohol free.

$10, limited entry

Cereal Box
(new) Artist Run Initiative
365 Flinders Mall
Townsville CBD

For more info see here 

Music:  Battle of the Bands (regional finals)

6-11pm Sat 9 April, 2011  

The Youth Network NQ are hosting the regional finals of this year’s Battle of the Bands…don’t miss it.  This is an all ages event and is drug and alcohol free.

$10

PCYC
Wellington St
Aitkenvale

For more info see here