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Arts House EOI

Boni Cairncross — Sat, 11 May 2013 09:42:38 +0000

Arts House are calling for Expressions of Interest for Season 1 2014 (January to June) with a presentation focus on live art and a CultureLAB development focus on dance. Support through our EOI usually consists of a contribution of up to $30,000 for presentations (including in-kind support) and $12,000 for CultureLAB’s (including in-kind venue support). ...

This is Capital City

Admin — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:22:31 +0000

This is Capital City is on sale now at La Boite Indie (May 8-25) – book here. In the urban surrounds of the Kelvin Grove Village, solo audience members embark on a journey into an imagined world called Capital City. Armed with a supplied mobile phone, you are charged by city officials to investigate the ...

WeTubeLIVE – Dance Massive

Admin — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:42:23 +0000

LALA speaks with Ben Speth about his live project WeTubeLIVE, which was presented by Dancehouse at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne as part of Dance Massive. How did you come to the idea of WeTubeLIve? i worked for many years in nyc in the film/tv business and have made several feature films. back then, making ...

Proximity Festival – Perth 2013

Admin — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:56:38 +0000

Proximity Festival is the first platform in Australia dedicated to the creation and presentation of one-on-one intimate artworks. An artist run initiative led by co-curators James Berlyn and Sarah Rowbottam with provocateur Kelli Mccluskey, Proximity provides critical peer support, encouraging artists from all disciplines to experiment with new modes of practice in the creation of ...

ABR Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship

Admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:41:27 +0000

The editor of Australian Book Review, announced details of the second ABR Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship. The theme this time is the performing arts. ABR seeks proposals for a cogent, entertaining article on any aspect of the performing arts (music, theatre, dance) – either a profile of an individual or a discursive essay. The article ...

Critical Animals // Call for proposals

Boni Cairncross — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:57:35 +0000

Call out for proposals for Critical Animals is now open until April 1st, 2013. Critical Animals is a Creative Research Symposium held annually as part of This is Not Art (TiNA). We are now calling for proposals from individuals and collaborators to participate in Critical Animals 2013. This is Not Art and Critical Animals will ...

LANND // Call for Live Artists

Boni Cairncross — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:42:45 +0000

CALLING ALL LIVE ARTISTS!!! Do you make work that’s hard to describe? We want to hear from you! WHAT IS IT? The Live Art National Network Development project is a call out to all artists and event makers who work in the field of Live Art, performance art, and action art… or whatever you ...

Performance, the Body and Time in the 21st century

Admin — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:38:06 +0000

CALL FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PROPOSALS Performance, the Body and Time in the 21st century 26-27 June 2013 Hosted by: exist www.existenceperformanceart.wordpress.com Queensland College of Art http://www.griffith.edu.au/visual-creative-arts/queensland-college-art Venue: Queensland College of Art, Project Gallery Griffith University 226 Grey Street, South Bank Qld 4101 This two-day symposium will explore issues surrounding Performance, the Body and Time ...

Running up that hill

Admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:44:10 +0000

LALA talks with Tristan Meecham about the third incarnation of FUN RUN, which opened the Sydney Festival on January 5th this year. His alter-ego ‘Humps’ ran a marathon on a treadmill during the work. Why running? What is it about running that is so important for the work? The important thing about Fun Run is ...

Netwalking with Simon Pope

Boni Cairncross — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:39:19 +0000

Throughout March and April, UK-based media artist Simon Pope will be holding a series of workshops and master classes. Presented by the ADA Network, Pope’s ‘The Netwalking Tour will focus on the themes emerging from Pope’s recent projects such as The Memorial Walks (2008), A Common Third (2010) and Memory Marathon (2010). These projects involve ...