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culture.gov.au | July 2008

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July - light, trace, memory, and innovation There has long been a fascination with light in both Australian art and also design. The work of Harold Cazneaux, the 'father' of Australian modern art photography, is celebrated for its embrace of natural light. Conversely, Australian lighthouse designers focused on the extent of the reflections of prisms of light, engineered to extend as far as possible out to sea. Nearly 100 years ago, light on silver gelatin bonded to celluloid film captured the imagination and inventiveness of Harry Julius, Australia's first animator. Light, poetry, trace and memory are explored this month on screen and online as well as in choreography, installations, objects and forums. Your ideas are also sought for how the critical role of innovation in creative industries can be supported by government investment. New and revised Australian Stories Animation in Australia Australian lighthouses Harold Cazneaux	Quick links Home News feed Australian Stories News Design & architecture Digital media & film Festivals & conferences History & identity Indigenous arts Language & literature Performance Resources & funding Sport & recreation Visual arts Websites - new
Featured event Vivid, National Photography Festival - Canberra 11 July - 12 October 2008 Held in Canberra for the first time, Vivid celebrates the vital role of photography in Australian life and history. Over fifty national and ACT-based institutions are collaborating to present exhibitions, conferences and a range of events for photographers, photographic historians and everyone with an interest in photography. More...
Featured website australianscreen australianscreen is a promotional and educational resource providing information about the Australian film and television industry, from its earliest days to the present. You can view clips from Australian animation, feature films, documentaries, TV programs, shorts, home movies, newsreels, advertisements, other historical footage, and sponsored films produced over the last 100 years, with curators’ notes and other information about each title. The site currently contains 2,178 clips from 1,123 film and television titles, and is constantly being added to.
News snippets Design and architecture culture.gov.au/news/design.htm Melbourne International Design Festival - Melbourne 17-27 July 2008 The Melbourne International Design Festival will feature a range of Australian and international public exhibitions, forums, design shows, workshops, competitions and installations. More...
Digital media and film culture.gov.au/news/digitalmedia.htm Revelation Perth International Film Festival - Perth 3-13 July 2008 The Revelation Perth International Film Festival seeks to showcase the progressive, individual and signature driven work from the international film community across all genres, formats and durations. More...
Festivals and conferences culture.gov.au/news/festivalsandconferences.htm Brisbane Festival 08 - Brisbane 18 July - 3 August 2008 Brisbane Festival is one of Australia's leading international arts festivals. Held biennially, the festival places great emphasis on creating new work, accessibility and facilitating exchanges between local, national and international artists and companies. More...
History and identity culture.gov.au/news/historyandidentity.htm The Song Company: Waltzing Matilda - Various locations in New South Wales 26 June - 28 July 2008 The Song Company's costumed entertainment of many of Australia's most famous and best loved songs includes no less than four versions of Waltzing Matilda. More...
Indigenous arts and culture culture.gov.au/news/indigenousarts.htm Yunumu: The Garrawurra Artists of Milingimbi - Collingwood, Victoria 12 June - 5 August 2008 Mossenson Galleries in conjunction with Milingimbi Art and Culture are proud to present Yunumu: The Garrawurra Artists of Milingimbi, a new exhibition curated by Ruth Nalmakarra. The works that Nalmakarra has selected for Yunumu are a perfect reflection of continuity and celebration. More...
Language and literature culture.gov.au/news/languageandliterature.htm Poetry and the Trace: An International Conference - Melbourne 13-16 July 2008 This conference broadly investigates the relationship between poetry, trace and memory and whether collective and private pasts and subjectivities can find articulation through the flexible forms of poetic language. More...
Performance culture.gov.au/news/performance.htm VX18504 - Sydney 23 July - 2 August 2008 In this exuberant and thought-provoking blend of theatre and dance, Meryl Tankard explores the origins of conflict in our society, from childhood cruelty and backyard brawls to the ravages of war. More...
Resources and funding culture.gov.au/news/resourcesandfunding.htm Creative Industries Innovation Centre Proposals by 14 July 2008 The Creative Industries Innovation Centre has funding of $17 million over four years and will help creative industries Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) make a larger contribution to the Australian and global economy. The Centre will have a strong commercial focus and deliver professional business advisory and related business development services to target SMEs across Australia. More...
Sport and recreation culture.gov.au/news/sportandrecreation.htm The Imparja Camel Cup - Northern Territory 12 July 2008 An annual camel race event with stalls and rides, belly dancers and a large variety of food and drink stalls with several bars, band, along with Camel Cup souvenir stalls. More...
Visual arts and crafts culture.gov.au/news/visualarts.htm Warren Langley, Six Works About Light - Sydney 8-26 July 2008 Warren Langley creates site related works for the built environment and natural settings. Glass and light are often the principal materials. These works define and reinforce their immediate locations, providing focus and drama in their settings. More..
Websites - new culture.gov.au/news/websites.htm Culture Victoria Culture Victoria (CV) is a collaborative partnership that uses broadband to deliver media-rich experiences of collections, culture and communities in Victoria. With a wealth of previously unseen digitised material, CV provides access to collections, research material, expert advice from curators and artists, and a listing of over 700 of Victoria’s collecting organisations. More..
Portal news The Culture Portal and Teachers' Toolkit Two of our new articles on the Culture Portal, Lighthouses and Lighthouse design, were featured in the latest edition of Teachers' Toolkit. Teachers’ Toolkit is a full-colour magazine (with a supporting website) published four times per year and distributed to approximately 8,000 primary schools and into the hands of over 80,000 primary classroom teachers throughout Australia. Subscribe to our RSS news feed for all the latest weekly updates on news and events - and pass the word on to others about how the Portal promotes arts, sport and culture news and events. Feedback is welcome - just email editor@culture.gov.au.
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