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

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!

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 Victoria is pleased to announce the launch of its new publication “The Case for Export” which aims to provide a collection of case studies featuring emerging and established designers who share their insight regarding their expansion into the overseas market.

A collection of case studies featuring designers and agencies that have taken an export path, The Case for Export provides insight into some of the skills required to export design, including some of the opportunities available and pitfalls to avoid. It also includes tips for exporting and a comprehensive list of guides, grants and assistance offered by government and business associations, making it a valuable resource to assist emerging and established designers to export with confidence.

It can be accessed at designvic.com/thecaseforexport

Media agency FrankVizeum has gone on a “graffiti rampage” tagging up the strizeets with their logo “We are a new type of agency that goes beyond the world of advertising’s traditional media planning and buying dictate which is too often stuck in the old paradigm.” and according to their website…

It’s time for a change.
Don’t you think?
 

read all about it on mumbrella.com

Who said most Melbourne Cyclists were tossers riding through the streets with fixed gears?, and what does cycling have to do with design you may ask, well looking at this sexy new website called Boutique Cycles one could argue everything. Alot of designers seem to ride a trusty pushy on their way to work, and not only does it help the environment, but it also keeps you fit enough to deal with those pesky clients.

Boutique Cycles is a user submitted gallery dedicated to custom and boutique bikes. The site has been lovingly crafted by two bike enthusiasts from Sydney, Australia.

We hope Boutique Cycles will inspire you to take pride in your bike/s and ride them as often as you can. You can register to comment on the bikes in the gallery and also upload photos of your own bike.

http://www.boutiquecycles.com

The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize is the first and only national prize for small sculpture up to 80cm in any dimension, and has prizes totalling $13,000!

Entries close for pre-selection: Friday 14 August 2009
Preliminary judging: August 2009.

Finalists works to be delivered between: 19 – 20 October 2009
The 2009 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Exhibition: 23 October – 1 November 2009

For entry forms, latest information and frequently asked questions please visit:
http://sculptureprize.woollahra.nsw.gov.au
Email: sculpture@woollahra.nsw.gov.au

With just two days until opening, Creative Sydney has announced additional participants in its three week program of talks and performances taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art and The Roxy in Parramatta from May 27 – June 12 during the Vivid Sydney festival of music, light and ideas.

The full program can be found at the Creative Sydney website.