The Centre for Creative Arts, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, La Trobe University invite you to a public lecture:

Mark Amerika: “Remixthecontext: the transmedia artist in network culture”

The lecture will be followed by a Conversation between Mark Amerika and Dan Angeloro (Soda_Jerk)

When: 15 November 2011, 6.30pm
Where: Village Roadshow Theatrette, State Library Victoria, Melbourne
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/visit/how-get-here

Remix is a widespread practice of recombining existing material to make something new —including covers, sampling, mash-ups, smash-ups, cut-ups. Mark Amerika looks at how new media artists, many of whom identify with the historical avant-garde, are expanding the forms of remix art to foreground an anti-disciplinary [anti-authoritarian + interdisciplinary] approach to both contemporary practice and theory. Amerika will discuss his experimental art, theory, and pedagogy, including his recent projects Immobilité and remixthebook.

Mark Amerika is a cult novelist, media theorist, web publisher, VJ artist, and remix artist. He has been named a “Time Magazine 100 Innovator” as part of their continuing series of features on the most influential artists, scientists, entertainers and philosophers into the 21st century. Amerika is widely exhibited internationally, with solo exhibitions at major art galleries and biennales. He is Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Colorado, Boulder and Principal Research Fellow at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne. http://markamerika.com www.remixthebook.com

Dan Angeloro is one half of Soda_Jerk, a collaboration working together since 2002. In their video installations and performance lectures, Soda_Jerk work with audiovisual samples to create speculative narratives that interrogate historical events and cultural trajectories. Soda_Jerk are the recipients of the 2011 Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship and a 2011 British Council Realise Your Dream Award. http://www.sodajerk.com.au

For futher information, please contact
Norie Neumark, Director, Centre for Creative Arts
n.neumark@latrobe.edu.au
or Natalie Pirotta, Coordinator, Centre for Creative Arts
CentreCreativeArts@latrobe.edu.au

Industry Engaged Learning invites all current and former Swinburne students to go into the running to win fantastic prizes by simply sharing their IEL Experience. Whether you have done a Capstone, Internship or IBL placement – to enter, simply tell us about your IEL experience in 500 words or less and an iPad2 could be yours!

Competition Terms

Entries must be a maximum of 500 words (not including title) and must refer to an IEL experience undertaken as part of your university studies at Swinburne. IEL experiences include Industry Based Learning, Industry Placements, internships, capstone and study tours and must have a direct connection to the student’s area of study.

While you are free to write your entry as creatively as you wish, all entries must contain the following:

• A description of your IEL experience (what, where, and when of your placement/experience)
• What you learnt from your experience
• How the experience allowed you to connect your academic studies to real world practice
• How it influenced your career aspirations

Along with your entry, you must include the following:

• Your name, details of the degree you are studying/studied and telephone contact details
• A photograph of yourself -either a photo of yourself undertaking your IEL experience or a portrait photograph are appropriate

Prizes

1st Prize Apple iPad2 16G WiFi

2nd Prize $100 Coles Myer gift card

3rd Prize $50 Coles Myer gift card

Email your entry in Microsoft Word format and your photograph in JPEG format to iel@swinburne.edu.au by 5pm on Monday, 31 October 2011.

Entries will be judged on writing style, creativity and effectiveness. Please read Terms and Conditions for full terms on this competition. If you have any questions regarding this competition please contact IEL on 9214 4973 or email iel@swinburne.edu.au.

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The Emerging Writers’ Festival is an independent arts organisation based in Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas.

Their objective each year is to promote the interests of emerging writers and improve their opportunities for professional development as well as their engagement with the broader public.

Each year it is their mission to offer professional development, networking and new audience engagement opportunities to writers at all stages of their career, to broaden their skills and experience.

The festival has a big, diverse and entertaining program taking place in various locations across Melbourne, including an online portal, featuring thirty-odd events on their website and Twitter.

There are also writer’s workshops, giving you the opportunity to learn from industry professionals and gain the skills you need to be a successful writer in whichever genre you choose. From the craft of writing, industry insider information and a ‘Business of Being a Writer Masterclass’, to tutorials on new writing forms, there’s sure to be a workshop in their toolkit to help build your writing career.

The festival celebrates writing in all its forms. Whether you’re a journalist, blogger, song writer, poet, novelist, comedian, publisher, playwright or essayist, this is the place for you!

Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity to rub shoulders with industry insiders, gain more knowledge, and challenge yourself.

The festival runs from May 26 to June 5 2011. Please visit the website for more details.

NYWM Mission and History

National Young Writers’ Month runs from June 1 – 30, 2011. It is a month where young writers can set themselves a writing goal, and with the support of the National Young Writers’ Month community, reach that goal. For more information on NWYM, visit  http://www.expressmedia.org.au/nywm/, where you will find forums, blogs, writing exercises, interviews and articles all designed to give young people the tools to reach their own ambitions.

NYWM events in Melbourne

Get Comical!

Comic Workshop 1:

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a comic strip worth?  Comic and visual artist Anthony Woodward discusses telling stories with images and creating your own comics.

When: Sat 21^st May at 1:30pm-2:30pm

Where: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Cost: $20 per person. Number strictly limited

Comic Workshop 2:

Are comics and zines ready for the digital age?  Do they translate to the screen? Can you take your paper into pixel? Comic and visual artist Anthony Woodward tackles these questions and more.

When: Sat May 21^rd at 3:00pm-4:00pm

Where: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Cost: $20 per person. Number strictly limited

Get Involved!

Writing Season

‘Tis the season to be writing: Write Across Victoria has officially opened, Voiceworks are looking for quality contributions and National Young Writers’ Month is just around the corner!  How can you get involved?

When: Mon 23^rd May at 5:30pm-7:00pm

Where: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Cost: $20 per person. Number strictly limited

Make a Splash in June!

Big Splash 1: Innovative Storytelling

Join ABC Open’s Ann Chesterman, Freeplay Independent Games Festival Co-Director Paul Callaghan and creator of mystoryworld.com.au Matt Blackwood as they talk about innovative ways to share your story, from using new media to writing for video games.

When: Sat June 11^th at 10:15am-4:30pm

Where: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Cost: $40 which includes lunch. Numbers strictly limited to 20 people

Big Splash 2: Just do it! Creative Writing.

How can you avoid procrastination when you’ve got a day job, uni schedule, family, friends, and other interruptions? Authors Lisa Dempster, Steph Bowe and Toni Jordon give out some great tips on starting (and finishing!) that piece of writing.

When: Sat June 18^th at 10:15am-4:15pm

Where: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Cost: $40 which includes lunch. Numbers strictly limited to 20 people

NYWM Ambassador for Victoria

Thomas Banks

Thomas Banks lives with a disability, cerebral palsy, but his energetic personality and his encouraging nature are the things which make him successful in what he does. He’s a writer, performer, disability advocate and he’s the main driver in organising a small writers’ festival for young people in the Golden Plains Shire. He loves to live life freely and grabs every opportunity with both arms. He’s a natural social networker.

About Express Media

Express is here for young writers, and operates under the values of: artistic diversity, opportunity for development, professional excellence and accessibility through engagement. It is recognised as the peak organisation for young writers in Australia, and presents an annual artistic program that aims to develop creative skills and build capacity among young people:

• Publications: Voiceworks national youth literary magazine and Buzzcuts arts reviewing website
• Awards: John Marsden Prize for Young Australian Writers
• Training and development opportunities: NEWS National Editors Workshop and Skillshare, workshops and panel sessions in diverse writing and media forms
• Resources: Write In Your Face grants program and information for young writers

Express Media is based Melbourne with a reach into the youth literary and creative communities across Australia. It has members and subscribers from all states and territories, and its flagship project, youth literary journal Voiceworks, is stocked in more than 100 stores nationally. Its audience and membership is made up of young people across Australia (including secondary students, tertiary students and young people not in formal education), established writers, educators, librarians, youth workers, parents and supporters.

Links for NYWM

• NYWM website: http://www.expressmedia.org.au/nywm/
• NYWM email address: nywm@expressmedia.org.au
• Twitter account: @nywm

Contact

• Express Media website: http://www.expressmedia.org.au/
• Phone: (03) 9094 7890
• · Address: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne Victoria 3000
• Email:  programmanager@expressmedia.org.au

Check out Rebecca’s restaurant review on the Cuisine website produced by students in Digital Media Production.

http://motif.swinmc.net/cuisine/2011/04/04/toorak-village-pizza/

If you’re one to be impressed by men spinning life-sized cubes over their heads, alien-like acrobatics or blindfolded bounding acts from an eight metre high spinning ring, then The Great Moscow Circus will undeniably tickle your fancy.

As the circus began their anticipated introduction to an audience ranging from screaming infants to screaming grandparents, a cloud of fog entangled the stage.

Snow that resembled that of Edward Scissorhand’s creation poured down from the ceiling while rainbows tainted a cushioned stage where two Russian children exchanged a game of catch.

Coupled Russians made their way through the fog until only a single man was left speaking of the cold Russian Sea. A beautiful fire costumed woman created the perfect contrast against a white sheet that she lifted up with her as she flew to the top of the ceiling.

The first act to follow consisted of two men, two women and a manipulative pole. The two men held each side of the pole as each of the women took it in turns jumping and performing their acrobatics mid air. For a split second it appeared as if one of the women had failed to master her correct landing point, though in the end she landed flawlessly without any cuts or bruises.

When Alfredo Silver first hit the stage he juggled three bowling pins with hands as fast as lightening. He later moved on to juggle five pins without the slightest imperfection. The pressure was on when he wowed his audience by juggling multiple fire rods underneath his legs.

Charlene left the audience feeling about as twisted as she literally was positioned during her act. She managed to put her legs behind her head whilst simultaneously climbing through her twisted rib cage – a thing no ordinary person could even attempt to achieve. The words double jointed do not even begin to label this girl’s abilities. She also managed to consistently hula hoop 15 hoops at a time on her body without dropping a single hoop.

Two men put their jumping abilities to the test as they leaped onto a ten metre high piece of long fabric from the opposite side of the stage. A hoop was raised 8 metres high in front of the fabric. One of the men jumped through the hoop, onto the fabric without touching any of the hoop’s diameters.

In defiance of typical circus traditions, the only animals that were thrust into the limelight were four miniature horses. They followed each other in circles repeatedly and froze at certain moments. One of the horses decided to blaze its own trail by defying its instructor, which collected quite a few laughs from the audience.

Charlene made a return and performed on a white piece of fabric connected to the ceiling. She stunned her audience yet again by doing the splits mid air, in between the sliced pieces of fabric. Connecting herself to the fabric from her mere foot, she hung from the ten metre high ceiling while her audience clapped with astonishment.

The Great Moscow Circus magic show varied from a man metamorphosing into a woman, to a woman disappearing and reappearing onto a bed. This reappearing woman was packed away into a box that was then stabbed with knives where she was magically unfolded. The audience was left speechless and even more confused when a man suddenly appeared in a cage that had been filled with fire.

The ever-so-believable famous two headed human statue act won a lot of laughs from the audience with its wit and clever coordination.

The outrageous Ringmaster took on the hilarity of a clown and performed what he said was “the fastest somersault in the world” which was nearly as fast as Alfredo Silver’s juggling hands.

Australia’s Got Talent 2009 finalist, William Campbell excitedly took to the stage with his diabolo juggling performance.  He spun his multiple diabolos on a single string amidst all of the twisting and throwing.

The Grande finale consisted of four Brazilian Motorbikes inside a splitting “Globe of Death”. This act definitely made the audience cringe as each motorbike entered the globe travelling at 80 kilometres an hour. In the centre of all the madness stood an untouched woman screaming for joy each time the motorbikes spun around the globe passing each other by.

When the fourth motorbike was introduced to the team, the globe split open while the motorbikes continued ceaselessly to circulate the perimeters. This uniquely talented circus ended on a defiant note as well as a conquering note promising to return to Australian shores with all new tricks and material in two and a half years.

The Great Moscow Circus is currently stationed at Epping Plaza until the 15^th of May and is then moving to Brimbark from May the 18^th. If you are interested in experiencing all of the mania for yourself visit your local Ticketek stall or simply check out their website:

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/

Football Federation Victoria is currently seeking journalism students to write match reports on Women’s Premier League games.

This is a part-time, modestly paid position and will require you to travel to various metropolitan Melbourne football grounds and compose detailed match reports of about 400 words.

Any audiovisual and/or photography skills will also be an advantage. There may also be opportunities to travel to regional areas to report on matches as well as write feature articles.

Before starting, you will participate in a workshop with an experienced women’s football journalist who will give you advice on how to get the most out of your experience. This is a great opportunity to have your work published widely and add to your writing folio, all while raising the profile of women’s football in the lead up to the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany.

Please contact communications@footballfedvic.com.au if you are interested.