This Sundays show @ UU presents London based artist Nom Kinnear King in an exhibition of her latest works Lucidia.
“Somethings old and somethings new, this exhibition of drawings and paintings by London based artist Nom, portray female characters teetering along between the real and imaginary, with red clown grins and pheasant moons.”

Opening Night Sunday 5th July from 6-9pm
@ Unpretentiously Underground
Studio 7A – 238 Brunswick st Fitzroy
Open Wed to Sat 11- 5

The Australian Film Television and Radio School has launched its brand new publication LUMINA – a Journal of Screen Arts and Business.

LUMINA offers a space for cultural reflection and analysis and was created to share the thoughts and ideas of people who want to have a dialogue about film and story – both the art and business of it.

LUMINA features articles, essays, interviews and reflections from the industry’s leading thinkers and practitioners. The first issue includes 5 controversial pieces on genre films under the heading ‘Genre is not a Dirty Word’, as well as contributions from David Stratton on the Origins of Horror and Vincent Sheehan on the necessity of producers to understand film distribution.

Other contributors to the first issue of LUMINA include Baz Luhrmann, Warwick Thornton, David Court and Jan Chapman.

To order a copy of LUMINA – visit your favourite bookstore and request a copy.

NITV presents Culture Warriors, a nine part series demonstrating the incredible range of contemporary Indigenous art practices and the world-renowned artists that create them, in an exclusive premiere on Sunday 12 July @ 7.30pm.

Culture Warriors, hosted and curated by celebrated Indigenous artist and curator Brenda Croft, features the work of twenty seven world-renowned Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from every state and territory of Australia.

This polished program demonstrates the incredible range of contemporary Indigenous art practices including painting on bark and canvas, sculpture, textiles, weaving, new media, photo media, print making and installation. It also features insightful interviews with the artists and a unique look into the fascinating world of Indigenous arts and culture.

After huge success at the National Gallery of Australia the remarkable exhibition of Culture Warriors will open to American audiences in Washington this September.

Culture Warriors draws inspiration from the 40th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum and pays specific tribute to a core group of artists whose careers span the four decades since the Referendum: Jean Baptiste Apuatimi, Phillip Gudthaykudthay, John Mawurndjul, Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek AO and Arthur Koo’ekka Pambegan Jr

NITV is broadcast free to air in various metropolitan and regional areas nationally, as well as via Channel 180 on Foxtel, Austar and Optus. Please refer to the website for full tune in details – www.nitv.org.au

Josh will be painting at MAY’S Lane, St Peters, Sydney, from Wednesday 29th to Friday 31st July, 2009.

Joshs’ canvas works provide an outlet for his social commentary views and often depict his thoughts on capitalist structures, their motivations and products. He will be painting a section of MAY’S Lane including a feature panel measuring 3600×2760mm

Event Details:
Artist Painting: 30-31st July, 2009
Opening Date: 6-8PM, 31 July, 2009
http://www.mays.org.au/

Entries for the inaugural Australian Web Awards are open.

This competition, which follows the highly successful WA Web Awards staged annually by the Australian Web Industry Association since 2005, is open to any web site primarily developed in Australia.

Entries from New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capitol Territory will be judged together in one group, while entries from Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Tasmania will be grouped in another. Western Australian entries will be judged separately, and National winners – the very best of the best from all three groups of the competition – will be honoured at the Edge of the Web conference in Perth in November 2009.

Applicants have until July 7 2009, to get their entries in. Submit your sites now!

A collection of photographs by renowned fashion photographer, Harold David.
…All about tracksuits and the people who wear them. read all about TRACKSUITS OF ST MARYS ►

The flambostic stylings of Courtney Wagner’ s new label, Capuche by Courtney, have come to the attention of Design Federation lately so we spoke to the woman hersef to find out the story behind the flair.

Wagner has been making unique kaftans for two years now, but it is only since the beginning of 2009 that her label Capuche by Courtney has been turning up at music festivals, the club scene and in the style stakes of local polka tournaments.

Read all about Capuche By Courtney ►

Byron Bay gig guide website Get Out in Byron Bay has announced it has a double pass to Splendour in the Grass to give away. “With headlining acts such as Bloc Party, Janes Addiction and MGMT, and the popularity of Byron Bay as a holiday destination, it is no wonder Splendour sold out in record time,” says online editor Kate Newton. If you missed out, visit getout.net.au for your chance to win.

Design:Made:Trade will showcase Australia’s small manufacturers, product designers, and design makers to an audience of manufacturers, retail and export buyers and the public.

Exhibitors who possess originality, commercial potential and innovation specialising in the following design disciplines will be exhibiting: Product Design, Graphic Design, Textiles, Lighting, Furniture, Fashion & Accessories, Hand Made Objects.

18 -19 July – Public days – $10 entry, no registration required.
Royal Exhibition Building
9 Nicholson St
Carlton Victoria 3053, Australia
+61 3 9270 5000

http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/designmadetrade