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Artists dont get paid, they do it for the love, ask wutang.
Do you really expect to get paid? An economic study of professional artists in Australia (‘the artist survey’). This study is the fifth in a series commissioned by the Australia Council and conducted independently by Professor David Throsby from Macquarie University. Anita Zednik was the co-author of this study.
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MyPlace-MyFace contest controversy
Isabella Melody Moore & Amy Tuxworth are two women at the centre of a controversial decision allegedly by someone involved with the MyPlace-MyFace contest who deemed the photo “Bibs Hotel” which is the 2 women on a bed naked as allegedly inappropriate to win a prize.
Read all about what allegedly happend below, and make your own mind up.
THE Wesley Mission charity has been accused of censorship after blocking a “tasteful” photo of two topless women from winning a prize in a photographic competition backed by the City of Sydney.
Click for the Sydney Morning Heralds complete article by Adam Fulton
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Tony Abbott: the man your PM should be (Old Spice parody)
Another brilliant election animation, this time from Small Poppy TV.
Small Poppy TV is the cartoons of Julian Ellis and Adam Brodie-McKenzie. Julian whips up all the animation and artwork himself. Adam watches.
www.smallpoppy.tv
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The Abbott Family
The Australian Workers’ Union has just launched a new television advertisement, and put the ad out on YouTube, explaining that Tony Abbott and his family of political mates belong in a museum – they are throw backs to the weird world of the early 60s.
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Deb: Black and White Less is More @ MAYS Lane
MAY’S is proud to present a special print set release: Deb’s Black and White, Less is More
This is MAY’S first print release as the project evolves from the lane walls to gallery space, making their artists increasingly accessible and circulated. We are very happy to begin this venture with seven new, limited edition prints by recently featured Melbourne artist Deb. Read all about Deb: Black and White Less is More →
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Govt wants ISPs to record browsing history
First they wanter to filter the interweb, now they want to record every thing we do as well, seems like 1984 is closer than we think.
Read all about how the Government wants ISPs to record browsing history it on ZDNet
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iPad – iThink therefore iAm
Having been in this industry for many moons, I have witnessed many fads come and go and I have been part of creating hype for products and watching them fail and or succeed.
So it is with great interest personally and professionally to watch the way apple markets its brilliant products. Read the rest of iPad – iThink therefore iAm →
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Adam Pynacker v Sam Leach
The picture on the left was painted circa 1660 and is titled “Boatmen Moored on the Shore of a Lake” by Adam Pynacker.
The picture on the right won the $25,000 2010 Wynne Prize for an Australian landscape and is titled “Proposal for Landscaped Cosmos” by Sam Leach.
