Rockport Publishers/Quarry Books have revised the submissions deadline for their Steampunk-themed volume. Get your high-res, Neo-Victorian goodies into them by September 1 and join the mad parade.

Open to artisans of:
Costumes and Garments, Accessories, Vehicles, Jewelry, Time Pieces, Gadgets and Contraptions, Head Gear, Artwork & Home Decoration.

To read all the information on how to enter, download this pdf  (FIXED, thanks DOM :)

Check it out timelords!

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.

www.australiacouncil.gov.au

TMOD are excited to be launching their new range of interactive scratchie cards, rip cards and a new edition of interactive TMOD puppets for 2010.
The scratchie cards are A6 postcards that come with a metal charm slotted into the card, which is used to scratch off the silver layer to reveal the hidden image, and the gift and art cards are available with messages such as ‘happy birthday’ and ‘thank you’ .
For more information check out tmod.com.au

If you considering a career in Game Design or development, then you should head over to AIE on the 22^nd of August for their open day.

The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) is Australia’s most awarded specialist educator, getting graduates into the world of 3D animation, game programming, visual effects, game design and development since 1996.  AIE is nationally accredited under the Australian Qualification Framework and has campuses in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.

AIE’s three Campuses are holding an Open Day on Sunday the 22^nd of August from 10am to 3pm. Visit www.aie.edu.au  for more information on your local Campus.

The Bike Rack As Art Competition is presented by the Powerhouse Museum (the “Musuem”), Sydney, Australia and the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA), as part of the NSW BikePlan. The Museum is part of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Australia’s leading cultural institution dedicated to celebrating human ingenuity. The RTA is the NSW State Government agency responsible for improving road safety, testing and licensing drivers and registering and inspecting vehicles, and managing the road network to achieve consistent travel times.

www.dhub.org

Thanks to Kent for the heads up

Friend of the Federation Yiying Lu, creator of the famous Fail Whale has recently partnered with LTL PRINTS to bring you some delightful new wall graphics for your…wall. So if you want to add some colour and life to your room, why not check them out, TWEET, TWEET!

Read Yiying’s interview about the wall graphics here

Just Another Agency is a creative management agency like no other.

Founded to support, encourage, nurture and provide opportunities for some of the industry’s best creative talent. 

With their hands-on approach, Just Another Agency internationally represents a select group of photographers, illustrators, designers, street and fine artists. 

Currently Representing: Aramas, Bec Winnel, Caitlin Rigby, Dave MacDowell, Jack Douglas, Kaitlin Beckett, Kirpy, Kitty Horton, Luke Ryan, Nicole Reed, Nom Kinnear-King, Sirum One. 

As well as an extensive group of collective artists.

So, if you are looking for an artist for a commercial or non-commercial creative project, then Just Another can help you. 

www.justanotheragency.com.au

Crawl was started in January 2007 by Nicholas Hudson-Ellis in response to a need within the Artist-Run-Initiative (ARI) community for a new type of arts organisation. An organisation that exists to promote ARIs and the artists who they exhibit.

In the world of the commercial art galleries, there is an abundance of press coverage and cash to go around. But within the ARI community, the very group of people who need the most support, and indeed who produce the most engaging and avant-garde work there is limited support.

crawl.net.au

Fans of the Mighty Boosh, and Noel Fielding in particular, might be curious to hear about an exhibition of his art works that opened recently—in a Soho patisserie, of all places.

The artist and comedian paid homage to singer Bryan Ferry with some of his paintings in a series sub-titled “Bryan Ferry vs. Jelly Fox” and handed out Ferry masks to the first 100 visitors to the exhibition. He also played badminton in the street outside and was seen sporting a variety of outfits and pancake face makeup.

Whatever he’s on, I want some.

The paintings themselves are quite interesting. Very bright, quirky, bold and I would imagine quite saleable. The works are available for purchase through his art dealer and I imagine they will sell like hotcakes—or maybe just cakes? They are in a patisserie after all.

Visit his agent’s website: Hooligan Art Dealer

The Secret Life of Things is a set of short animated videos exploring the hidden environmental impacts of everyday things. Each video comes with a free pack of learning resources to inspire and engage budding designers and product developers with life cycle thinking and eco-design.

thesecretlifeofthings.com