Friday, July 07, 2006

This week on SmartArts...

My guests were:-

9.15am

Sayraphim Lothian – 21 DEAD BUGS AS A GIFT - a unique project encompassing an album, zine and exhibition at THE ARTERY, Moore St, Fitzroy, from 11th - 23rd July. Opening night is Tuesday the 11th of July, 6-10pm.

9.30am

Artist Hazel Dooney – ‘Venus in Hell’ exhibition @ MARS GALLERY
[MARS] Melbourne Art Rooms
418 Bay St Port Melbourne
03 9681 8425
www.marsgallery.com.au

Melbourne Art Rooms is proud to announce VENUS IN HELL, an exhibition of new works on paper by the well-known young Australian painter, Hazel Dooney, along with photography and video by Hazel Dooney and Creed O’Hanlon.

10.00am

Stephen Banham from Letterbox – CHARACTER 3 - ACCIDENTS NOT SO GROTESQUE -
an exhibition and forum for anyone interested in design, visual culture and the unpredictability of life presented by RMIT Communication Design and Letterbox, as part of the Melbourne Design Festival.

Where: BMW Edge at Federation Square
When: 4pm-7pm, this Saturday 8th July

Convenor: Stephen Banham
Stephen Banham is founder of Letterbox. Throughout his 15 years of practice, Stephen has written and produced 12 publications on the cultural aspects of typography as well as lecturing on the subject at RMIT since 1991. He has spoken at design events from New York to Barcelona, New Zealand to Beirut.

10.15am

Director Sam Strong & writer/director/performer Olivia Crang - DEVELOPMENT DOWNSTAIRS @ 45 Downstairs.

A cultural smorgasbord of short works, and works in development erupts to warm the winter nights at fortyfivedownstairs. Directors David Symons and Robert Reid, writers Terry Jaensch and Lachlan Philpot, experimental musician Tom Fitzgerald are among some of Melbourne’s brightest talents showing new work at this intimate venue.

From global online writing projects, cross cultural poetry, inner city characters, a crime thriller cabaret and award winning musical composition, Development Downstairs will thrill, amuse and entertain.

July 6th – August 24th
Weekly at fortyfivedownstairs
45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
7.30pm
Tickets: $10

10.30am

Let’s Drive Tonight
An Exhibition on Zine culture. curated by Rudin Rashid
Exhibition runs July 7th - 28th
(best viewing times are 12- 6pm weekdays)

Let’s Drive Tonight is based on the wonderful world of Zines and features artists from Australia and abroad.

Artists include
Ultra Magnetic TC
Mark King
Order De Chico
K.E.
Thomas Jeppe
Ben Hoban
Asleep On The Bus
Serpents
Till Thomas
Les Thunderers

Opening Night Party
Friday July 7th
Free Entry 7-9pm
features giveaways, zines, art, drinks and thai food
all for your arty indulgence.

Afterparty continues in Revolver’s frontroom from 9pm – 2am with extra special guest bands EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING, WITCH HATS & MOTEL A-GO GO + DJ RANSOM

Revolver Upstairs, 229 Chapel St Prahran
Revolver Art Schmart is framed by Red Stripe

10.45am

Laurie Benson - curator, international art - PICASSO: LOVE AND WAR 1935-1945
30 June – 8 October 2006
NGV International
St Kilda Rd Melbourne

11.00am

Peter Rose – editor of Australian Book Review (ABR) – joined us for a new monthly segment that will feature book reviews as well as the latest news from the Australian literary world.

11.30am

Jeff Khan and Tai Snaith joined us for our fortnightly review of visual art, ART ATTACK.

2 comments:

davethescot said...

Happy Birthday dear sir, and I hope you get to the Shetlands at some time, it is truly a wonderous place, filled with all types of strang and curious people, with accents stranger than mine.

richardwatts said...

Thanks Dave - I aim to head back to Scotland and Ireland next year for at least six weeks, and the Orkneys and Shetlands are definately on my list...