Design Federation

Nate Holmes Trapnell (aka. The Southpaw) is a talented Melbourne Illustrator & Co-currator of new Melbourne Gallery ‘Gorker’. One week after the succesful opening of the gallery’s group show, Nate has announced his debut solo-show ‘The Fine Line’.  It will feature some well-wicked large scale illustrations created with a trusty fineliner pen! Nate takes his comic book, graffiti & hot rod influences chews them up and spits them out with his own twist. Put this one in your diary kids!

Opening Night:
Thurs 3 July 6-9pm
Gorker Gallery
Corner of Gorr & Kerr St Fitzroy

Show runs:
3 - 23 July with wine tasting every wednesday from 6-7pm.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is an off-beat, cabaret-style piece currently showing at the Opera House. An entertaining performance blending genres, periods and mediums to titillate the eager audience, the play is the brainchild of new, UK performance group 1927 Cabaret which was born of the creative collaborations between designer/film-maker Paul Bill Barritt and writer, Suzanne Andrade.

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Creepy is having a show in Perth, entitled Let’s Start a Fire! It runs 25th of June ’til 11th of July at the Keith + Lottie Gallery. Also, why not visit Creepy’s website.

‘Prom queen’, ‘trailer trash’ and ‘sporty type’ are exposed in all their floral glory when Allure opens at Storm Gallery in Surry Hills on 16 June 2008.

Artist Sue Jardin has captured the erotic qualities of flowers and their lifecycle via 30 stunningly sensual and intensely vibrant digital photographs, exhibited for the first time.

Allure is a free exhibition at Storm Gallery, 2/65-67 Foveaux St, Surry Hills, from 16 June to 12 July 2008. All photographs are for sale. Ph. (02) 9211 3193

Sue Jardin will conduct a free gallery talk on Saturday 21 June at 2pm

http://www.suejardin.net.au
http://www.giclee.com.au

For all you Aussies in England feeling homesick, why not go check out ‘Golden Brown’, a show brought to you by Edtn magazine which features amongst other artists, 9 Aussies and 1 Kiwi!

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Contrasting notions of eternity with sequence NEVERNESS – Part 1 subtly frames the exploratory nature of a global group show. Although multiple perspectives inevitably create a kaleidoscope, a considered choice of photographers has developed an atmosphere where contrasts create harmony, and where the group and the individual are naturally balanced.

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Sideshow is an exhibition put together by a group of illustration students from NMIT.

The aim of the show is to raise funds for their combined end of year exhibition in August. The exhibition will showcase a diverse and innovative range of talent, at affordable prices. There will be raffles for show bags containing donated artworks, toys, badges and live painting performed by participating artists. The resulting piece will be included in the raffle draw. There will also be tasty tunes provided by DJ Little Cake, alcohol and cupcakes will be available for a gold coin donation. Exhibition Runs from 1st till 14th of June - Opening night 1st June 6-9pm. Hope to see you there.

696 Gallery
696 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC
http://www.696.com.au/

Screening tonight on ABC at 10pm will be a documentary about Bill Henson, entitled “The Art of Bill Henson”. Originally scheduled to air on Sunday Arts, the ABC has made a saavy move to keep up with the hype and instead has brought it forward. So if you know nothing about Bill Henson then its a great opportunity to see for yourself.

The good people at Villain are throwing yet another art show with an impressive line up as always. It’s easy to take for granted the calibre of artists these guys get involved in their group shows regardless of the medium they get them to work with. So get on down and check out some quality work and support the villain crew who are constantly cooking up new schemes and exhibition ideas which give many artists a forum to have their work shown.

Cut Outs @ Per Square Metre Gallery in Collingwood.

30th of May