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Melbourne Design Market, Stallholder Applications Now Open

Sep 27, ’10 1:15 PM

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The Melbourne Design Market is a one of its kind event that continues to be the place to be and be seen. For stallholders it provides the opportunity to get your new products and ideas out to over 10,000 stylehunters in just one day. Since 2005 the Melbourne Design Market has been popping up twice a year and transforming the Federation Square Car Park into a design show presenting some of this country’s greatest creative enterprises.

For shoppers the Melbourne Design Market is the place to see a fantastic array of merchandise, acquire the latest must-have pieces and enjoy the party-like atmosphere. For successful stallholders it’s a day of sales, orders, and most of all, meeting new clients and receiving valuable feedback on your business.

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Do you have a new product or idea that you want to get to the people who’ll appreciate it? Then go to www.melbournedesignmarket.com.au now to look through the FAQs and make your application.

Distinguishing the Melbourne Design Market from all others is a rigorous selection procedure for prospective stallholders to ensure the quality and diversity of the products on offer. Given that it’s such a successful forum to launch new products, the market receives many more applications than can possibly be accepted.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 5PM FRIDAY October 15, 2010

More information here

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Creamier – Contemporary Art in Culture

Sep 27, ’10 11:57 AM

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The latest in the Cream series which brings together 100 of the most exciting contemporary artists emerging today, each chosen by prominent international curators. Each artist spread includes a newly commissioned text written by the curator who selected the artist, as well as full-colour images illustrating the most recent works by the artists, from exhibitions all over the world. Additionally, each curator chooses a key creative work for the Sources section. Fields of cultural activity such as cinema, literature, theory, music, design and architecture have become both subject and referent for artists, and the Sources section will reflect the heterogeneous nature of what influences contemporary art today, providing readers with a broader historical and cultural perspective and insight into the curator’s influences

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Creamier, Contemporary Art in Culture: 10 Curators, 100 Contemporary Artists, 10 Sources, Phaidon

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Creamier, Contemporary Art in Culture: 10 Curators, 100 Contemporary Artists, 10 Sources, Phaidon

Creamier follows the award-winning Cream (1998), Fresh Cream(2000), Cream 3 (2003) and Ice Cream (2007)

Creamier can be purchased here at Phaidon

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Illustrators Australia (IA) 15th Annual 9×5 Exhibition

Sep 14, ’10 10:57 AM

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Semi-Permanent Melbourne 2010 – Launch

Sep 13, ’10 11:01 AM

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Run in conjunction with Melbourne’s GPO and Ambush Gallery, the Semi-Permanent Launch consists of a popup gallery featuring the work of Beastman & Shannon Crees, an exhibition of Semi-Permanent speaker work, and art created for the launch by the Everfresh Studio crew. There will be bands, DJ’s and plenty of drinks.

Melbourne’s GPO, 350 Bourke St, Melbourne
15 September 2010. 6pm to 10pm. Free.

More information here

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AGDA Poster Annual

Sep 7, ’10 12:42 PM

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Inaugurated in 2009, and open to both professionals and students, the key objective of the AGDA Poster Annual is to promote graphic design to the Australian public as a voice for economic, socio-political and cultural change.

Entrants are asked to respond to a brief demonstrating their creative thinking, contemporary practice, as well as insights to issues or themes identified in the brief. Following a 3-person jury review, 30 finalists will be shortlisted. An additional panel consisting of a wide range of national and international designers and design-related personalities will each select a personal choice, 
and provide a brief rationale for their choice.

This year these 30 posters will form the AGDA Poster Annual Exhibition along Southbank in Brisbane during Icograda Design Week in October.

Competition closes today, however short extensions may be granted by contacting communications@agda.com.au

More info here

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Gorker Gallery: Jae Copp

Sep 6, ’10 1:32 PM

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“My Illusions Architect” is a new series of works that sees the introduction of a dramatic and exciting Jae Copp. For the past 12 Months Jae has undergone an experimentation process of both medium and technical skills, involving various paper treatments, hand stitching and intricate brush based illustrations. Jae has long used allegories and abstract twists to take personal and social views both good and bad out of context, into a surreal, and at times almost semi- nonsensical way. Through this series the artist evokes stories of a non-definitive space in time that that reflect a post-apocalyptic era, as central figures take form to mimic learning’s of a bygone civilization, in pursuit of redeeming social harmony, respect and understanding for one another and responsibility for the planet they now inhabit. Armed to the teeth with the much needed strength and environmental compassion, his characters begin repairs on the broken in prospe cts of a new beginning.

‘My Illusions Architect’ RUNS UNTIL THE 19 SEPTEMBER
GORKER GALLERY
OPENING HOURS 
3PM – 7PM WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY 
11AM – 7PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY
WINE TASTING WEDNESDAY THE 16 SEPTEMBER 
(BROUGHT TO YOU BY AUSTIN WINES)

See more of Jae’s work here, and at Gorker here

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Madman Reel Anime 2010

Aug 25, ’10 12:37 PM

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During September in select cinemas around Australia, Madman presents REEL ANIME 2010, showcasing five of the freshest anime feature films this side of Tokyo.

Following the sold-out success of the 2008 Showcase, which featured ‘The Girl Who Leapt Through Time’ and ‘Appleseed: Ex Machina’, this latest crop of films has something for everyone: from the rebuild of the Evangelion universe, ‘Evangelion: 2.0 You Can [Not] Advance’ and ‘Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone’; the masterful storytelling of ‘Summer Wars’ (from the director of ‘The Girl Who Leapt Through Time’); the adrenaline fueled ‘Redline’; and the thrilling ‘King Of Thorn’.

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Summer Wars, Reel Anime 2010

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Redline, Reel Anime 2010

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King Thorn, Reel Anime 2010

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Evangelion: You Can [Not] Advance, Reel Anime 2010

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Semi-Permanent, Melbourne

Aug 18, ’10 10:23 AM

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Semi‐Permanent a celebration of all things art and design is back in 2010 to inspire Melbourne’s thriving creative community yet again. While some may think it’s the forum where design nerds gather to fight against the evils of Comic Sans, Semi‐Permanent offers an eye‐opening insight into the broad streams of design, and where those varying crafts can take you.
Designed to inspire and educate, renowned artists and specialists in their field will come together at the Melbourne Convention Centre on Friday 17 September and Saturday 18 September to share their knowledge and passion for their work. Semi‐Permanent Melbourne 2010 boasts a line‐up of 12 speakers including newly announced Simon Allen from Academy Award winning animators Pixar, photographer Claire Martin, Art Director for Girl Skateboards Andy Jenkins, UK post production house Framestore, Melbourne based visual artist Leif Podhajsky and creative agency and artists representatives Big Active.

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Brought to life by Sydney’s Design is Kinky, Semi‐Permanent is a conference which unites exceptionally talented artists and designers to speak at a conference which sits within a broader program of side events including exhibitions, workshops and parties. “It’s not only our speakers that make the event special. It’s the atmosphere and spirit that the audience brings with them,” said Design is Kinky’s Andrew Johnstone. “It’s a casual atmosphere where new friends are made and new colleagues discovered. It’s this that sets Semi‐Permanent apart from other conferences, a shared feeling that you belong to a community.”

Now in its eighth year and with 22 conferences under it’s designer belt, Semi‐Permanent is the internationally acclaimed conference of its kind, year on year, proving an exciting line‐up of talented speakers spanning the art, film, motion graphics, illustration, photography, and visual effects disciplines.

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Framestore, Semi-Permanent 2010

Semi‐Permanent is on at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday 17 September and Saturday 18 September 2010. The official program is yet to be released but for regular updates and tickets check here

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Eric Yahnker

Aug 18, ’10 10:07 AM

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Cheddar Jalapeno Cheetos with Geraldo Features, colored pencil on paper, 30 x 22 in.  (76 x 56 cm.), 2009

Eric Yahnker was born in Torrance, California. He received his B.F.A. in animation from the California Institute Of Arts and studied journalism at University of Southern California.  Recent solo exhibitions include Nervous Surf, Galerie Jeanroch Dard, Paris, Naughty Teens/Garbanzo Beans, Ambach & Rice, Seattle, Piano Man (For Guitar), Jack the Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, and Dolly Parton Behind A Tree, Kim Light Gallery, Los Angeles.  His next solo exhibition will be at Kunsthalle L.A., Los Angeles, January 2011.  He currently works and resides in Los Angeles, California.

See more of Eric Yahker’s work here

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Data Flow 2

Aug 18, ’10 10:06 AM

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International interest in the sophisticated and aesthetic visualization of complex information made Data Flow a bestseller. Today, more and more graphic designers, advertising agencies, motion designers, and artists work in this area. New techniques and forms of expression are being developed. Consequently, the demand for information on this topic has grown enormously.

Data Flow 2 expands the definition of contemporary information graphics. The book features new possibilities for diagrams, maps, and charts. It investigates the visual and intuitive presentation of processes, data, and information. Concrete examples of research and art projects as well as commercial work illuminate how techniques such as simplification, abstraction, metaphor, and dramatization function. The book also includes interviews with experts such as The New York Times’s Steve Duenes, Infosthetics’s Andrew Vande Moere, Visualcomplexity’s Manuel Lima, ART+COM’s Joachim Sauter, and passionate cartographer Menno-Jan Kraak as well as text features by Johannes Schardt about the challenges in creating effective information graphics and about the relationship between complexity, clarity, content, and innovation.

Offering practical advice, background information, case studies, and inspiration, Data Flow 2 is a valuable reference for anyone working with or interested in information graphics.

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See more at Gestalten

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No Vacancy: Planetes – New Works by Acorn

Aug 11, ’10 1:20 PM

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The word “planetes” is Greek for “wanderers,” just as planets wander across the sky. The drawings presented in this show portray nomadic peoples roaming, gathering, and socializing in a seemingly endless forest where all possibilities are considered. Drawings from the forest series are an ongoing project, and they themselves are always expanding, evolving and changing with experience and time. “Embracing a new, folksy, semi-spiritualist aesthetic, Acorn’s show is an obsessively drawn world of beings who are roaming, gathering and socialising in a seemingly endless forest where all possibilities are considered. Here modern tribalism is evoked and the force of folk art mixes with hyper-detailed penmanship.” Gemma Jones, The Vine

Originally from the west coast of North America, acorn has been working and living in Melbourne for more than two years. With a focus on traditional mediums he has spent most of his drawing time developing his craft with an ensemble of pens and inks. The characters and patterns in his work stem from no single culture or religion, but are part of an ongoing focus for creating something unique all together. An endless task.

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No Vacancy Gallery
34-40 Jane Bell Lane, QV, Melbourne
Opening night: Thursday 12th August: 6:00pm ‐ 9:00pm
Exhibition Runs Untill: 12th – 22nd August
Trading Hours:
Monday: Gallery Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 12:00am – 5:00pm

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No Vacancy: Wooden Foundations

Jul 1, ’10 12:06 PM

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Bonsai (Scottie Neoh), OH54 (Paul Milecharane), Nails (Niels Oeltjen) and Twoone (Hiroyasu Tsuri) are Wooden Foundations. Sharing the common bond of the spray can, these artists have each developed vibrant art and design practices. For this show they will create an installation which explores artistic oin-gallery collaboration as an extension of their street-based collabs.

As collectors of miscellany and users of recycled material in their artwork, the collective has gone one step further and committed to creating installation almost entirely out recycled/reclaimed/re-used material.

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No Vacancy Gallery
34–40 Jane Bell Lane, QV, Melbourne.

Opening night: Thursday 1st July: 6:00pm ‐ 9:00pm
Exhibition Runs Untill: 2nd July – 16th July

Trading Hours:
Monday: Gallery Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 12:00am – 5:00pm


View the project evolution here
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EVERFRESH: BLACKBOOK

Jul 1, ’10 11:53 AM

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Illustrated with striking, candid photography, EVERFRESH: BLACKBOOK provides a rare and exclusive insight into the life of the studio, the artists behind the work and the culture of the elusive underground art world—a world usually cloaked in anonymity.

The group known as Everfresh—artists Sync, Phibs, Reka, Rone, Wonderlust, Prizm, Meggs, Makatron and The Tooth—create works which fuse intense colour, intricate line work, iconic characters and visual narratives, using the most diverse street art and graffiti techniques. The Everfresh crew are the key players that continue to shape Melbourne’s dynamic and prolific street-art scene.
Everfresh Studio is an explosive hub of creation and activity, inconspicuously located in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Collingwood. Behind an unmarked factory door, Everfresh artists conceive, develop and collaborate to produce their now internationally renowned work for the streets, as well as fine art for exhibition in galleries and to furnish the art market’s growing appetite for street art.

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T-post: Wearable Magazines

Jun 30, ’10 4:53 PM

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T-post works a lot like a magazine subscription. Every five weeks, subscribers from over 50 countries receive a new issue/t-shirt in the mail. The offbeat news story is printed on the inside back of the shirt. And a graphic artistʼs interpretation of that news story is printed on the front. For subscribers, the comment “Nice shirt” now becomes an invitation to tell the story behind the design and create dialogue about an interesting world event.
More than just an innovative social brand, T-post is also an environmentally conscience one. To reduce waste, T-post is only sold online to subscribers using the principles of on demand manufacturing, i.e. making only what consumer’s want. Additionally, shirts are sweatshop-free, often organic, and printed with eco-certified inks.

For more information:
See their site here, their YouTube, and Facebook

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Gorker Gallery – The Forty Thieves 3: The Third Offence

Jun 30, ’10 4:35 PM

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Gorker Gallery 2nd Birthday celebrations will be kicking off this Thursday 1st July with The Forty Thieves 3: The Third Offence

The Forty Thieves 3: The Third Offence group exhibition is the third installment of the popular annual group exhibition series ‘The Forty Thieves’. Curated by Luke Matthews and Lauren Biedrzycki, The Forty Thieves 3: The Third Offence showcases an exciting line-up of forty of the best leading local and international street and fine artists, each asked to create a work in the theme of a mug shot.

ACORN // ALASTAIR MOONEY // BEC WINNEL // BEN FROST // BRETT CHAN // BRETT MANNING (USA) // BRIDGE STEHLI // CAMELLIE (UK) // CAT RABBIT // DARREN HENDERSON // DEB // DREWFUNK // EAMO // EARS // HAW // ILYA MILSTEIN // JAGI // JAMES JIRAT PATRADOON // JULIA RICH // JUSTIN LEE WILLIAMS // JUSTIN WALLIS (USA) // KAREENA ZEREFOS // KELLY THOMPSON (NZ) // MAKATRON // NATE HOLMES TRAPNELL // NIOR // OTIS CHAMBERLAIN // REGAN TAMANUI // RIK LEE // SASKIA PANDJI SAKTI // SEAN MORRIS // SEAN EDWARD WHELAN (JPN) // SLOW DEATH // STABS // STEFF WILSON // SUTU // TOBIAS J // TRISTAN JALLEH // TWOONE // VEXTA

Be prepared to see some of the finest, dirtiest, and in some cases most unsuspecting crims around. To help with the celebrations, Gorker Gallery will be hosting it’s very own mug shot wall, complete with a special guest photographer to snap away at all the opening night repeat offenders.

More info here

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