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culture.gov.au | March 2009

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Smart March – Adaptation and transformation Adaptation to Australian environments has contributed to transformations across both Australia's flora and fauna and also the lifestyle of modern Australian society. Adaptation created a unique new expression of culture just as much as the natural adaptation of the platypus created unique qualities in its species. Charles Darwin was moved to comment that the creation of species was surely the result of a single Hand. How else could two separate species that live on different continents come to use the same ingenious artificial contrivance? The relationship between adaptation and contrivance is explored with smart textiles in the new age of electronic culture or eCulture where fashion, art, design and technology intersect. Smart fashion takes on a new meaning when smart frocks combine with interactive textiles and cyber jewellery. A new culture of design is transforming and transmuting with diverse therapeutic benefits across society. New and revised Australian Stories The changing face of modern Australia Smart fashion: interactive textiles and cyber jewellery Australia's flora and fauna and Charles Darwin	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 Monthly call-out Screen Australia and ABC TV want to give the opportunity to media professionals to develop and produce Serious Games.

Featured event Ideas Festival - Brisbane 25-29 March 2009 The Ideas Festival—a five-day festival of ideas, innovation and invention—is about new ideas, old ideas in new manifestations and the exchange of ideas across sector, across industry, across generations and across the room. More...
Featured website SymbioticA ‘Adaptation’, SymbioticA’s long term art and ecology project, opens dialogue and debate surrounding human inaction, intervention, responses and responsibilities to the world at large. Expressions of interest are encouraged from practitioners from all artforms to undertake residencies.
Snippets Design and architecture culture.gov.au/news/design.htm L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival - Melbourne 15-22 March 2009 The L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival will include a business seminar with speakers including international industry icon Margareta van den Bosch, Creative Advisor for H & M worldwide and Fashion Designer Zhandra Rhodes. More...
Digital media and film culture.gov.au/news/digitalmedia.htm Lynette Wallworth, Duality of light - Adelaide 19 February - 24 April 2009 In Duality of Light, Lynette Wallworth specialises in the creation of immersive installation environments which offer a tactile gateway to the viewing experience. More...
Festivals and conferences culture.gov.au/news/festivalsandconferences.htm Ten days on the Island - Tasmania 27 March - 5 April 2009 Ten Days on the Island is celebrated as Tasmania's premier statewide cultural event. It attracts an audience of over 160,000 people at more than 40 locations across Tasmania. More...
History and identity culture.gov.au/news/historyandidentity.htm Darwin and Australia - Canberra 10 December 2008 - 29 March 2009 As part of the National Museum of Australia's Darwin exhibition, Darwin and Australia represents Darwin's experiences and encounters during his visit to Australia. More...
Indigenous arts and culture culture.gov.au/news/indigenousarts.htm Culture Warriors: National Indigenous Art Triennial - Brisbane 14 February - 10 May 2009 Culture Warriors: National Indigenous Art Triennial is the inaugural exhibition in a series by the National Gallery of Australia celebrating contemporary Indigenous Australian art. More...
Language and literature culture.gov.au/news/languageandliterature.htm Dust poems - Sydney 20 March - 30 June 2009 Dust Poems is being created in partnership with Sydney Olympic Park Authority. Exploring the words of truckies and their experiences of the road, the project commissions three truck-driving poets and three professional poets who work in non-trucking industries. More...
Performance culture.gov.au/news/performance.htm roadkill - Perth 25-29 March 2009 A couple are stranded in the middle of nowhere with a car that won't start next to a phone box that doesn't work - Roadkill. Produced by Brisbane Powerhouse and Dancenorth. More...
Resources and funding culture.gov.au/news/resourcesandfunding.htm Defying extinction: keeping museums and galleries alive - Sydney 3 April 2009 Museums & Galleries NSW and the Historic Houses Trust present Defying extinction: keeping museums and galleries alive, a seminar exploring creative and effective approaches to funding. More...
Sport and recreation culture.gov.au/news/sportandrecreation.htm 2009 FORMULA 1� ING Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne 26-29 March 2009 Melbourne gears up for the 2009 FORMULA 1� ING Australian Grand Prix which, this year, will feature drivers from all over the world, including against Australia's own Mark Webber, who will battle it out at speeds in excess of 300 kilometres per hour. More...
Visual arts and crafts culture.gov.au/news/visualarts.htm of art & music - Perth 13 February - 3 April 2009 of art & music brings together a select group of artists from around the world and celebrates the influences that visual art and music can have upon each other. More...
Websites - new culture.gov.au/news/websites.htm Collections Australia Network (CAN) March 2009 The CAN is the public gateway to collecting institutions across Australia including small to medium regional institutions. More...
Portal news A new system for self-updating the databases of the Grants and Services Finder and the Training Course Finder will be launched by the Culture Portal next week. If you are working in an arts and culture service organisation or are a training provider, and have a listing in one of our databases, please expect more information shortly. The secure logon system will allow organisations and providers to update their own service and training details. Last year, this unique service, offered by the Culture Portal, had tens of thousands of visits. The Cultural Ministers Council (CMC) is reviewing the Collections Australia Network (CAN). Submissions can be made to the consultant undertaking the review, Mary O'Kane and Associates until 3 April 2009. 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 and culture news and events. Feedback is welcome - just email editor@culture.gov.au.
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