July, 2010
This Is Not Art Festival is preparing a squadron of locals in the upcoming weeks to get together all our energies and great company- to boost this baby back off the ground- we're talking art-making, flags, zines, rostering, fun times, promotion-- local knowledge! The day will be a FUN meet'n'greet, open discussion - let's plan more of our assault on the city! |
This Is Not Art invites Students of Event Management, Public Relations, Project Management and Music Industry studies from TAFE and University to complete Professional Work Placement with the festival in 2010. It's an amazing opportunity for you to get involved with a vibrant, independent national festival, meet amazing people and develop your skills. So if you're keen to get involved in the country's most exciting cross-practice arts festival we want you to join our team. Getting involved at this stage means you can contribute to planning, promoting and developing the festival – a perfect opportunity to get hands-on experience, test yourself and share your talents. |
Culture Hunter now has a team of writers who are keen to review your production or exhibition. We are interested in covering local theatre, music, visual and performing arts, festivals and events, and unconventional venues. If you are putting something on and would like the added promotion of a unique review or published interview about your work, please contact info@culturheunter.org with your production's details. |
Following the success of modest in May, Culture Hunter's Arts Unearthed program is currently preparing for its second exhibition. Arts Unearthed is designed to support emerging artist to get their work 'out there.'
To express your interest in being a part of this exhibition, contact content@culturehunter.org
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Culture Hunter is currently seeking writers from across the Hunter to attend events, exhibitions and theatre productions and contribute news, reviews and interviews for the culturehunter site. The focus of this voluntary position is to report on news, create reviews and conduct interviews on Hunter-based productions, exhibitions and events to be published on the Culture Hunter website.
Contact info@culturehunter.org for more information.
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Each month we profile one of our members...introducing Bernadette Smith
Bernadette has been a practising artist and art educator for over 20 years and works in photography, painting and screen. She has a Master of Fine Art in Film from San Francisco Art Institute and a Graduate Diploma from City Art Institute, Sydney. Bernadette’s art practice includes documentary film and photography as well as experimental film, performance, art photography and painting. Bernadette's art and film can be viewed online at http://www.artofbernadette.blogspot.com/ and http://vimeo.com/12607096. |
A big thank you to all our generous contributors who donated their fabulous and inventive interpretations of coasters for our 2010 Fundraiser exhibition, and to those who supported us by purchasing. It was a fun and inspiring show, and well over $800 was raised. This money will go towards gallery running costs as well as funding a new prize PODspace will offer, to be announced for 2011.
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Octapod successfully applied to receive the assets of CCDNSW (which unfortunately has had to wind up). Christina went on a big road trip to Sydney to pick up the goods including a data projector, video camera, IMacs and office furniture. We have been rearranging the office to accommodate our new stuff. We now have some things to giveaway to our members and community supporters - filing cabinets of various sizes and some stationery items. If you are interested in any of these items, contact Christina: podadmin@octapod.org or call 4927 0470. |
CALL OUT: for budding photographers with camera phones. PODspace Gallery will be hosting an upcoming exhibition based on photographs taken exclusively with a camera phone. Contact us at podspacegallery@yahoo.com.au if interested.
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This position has been readvertised and now offers a $1000 fee. This Is Not Art is looking for a committed (and savvy) person to fill a key organisational role for 2010. This is an amazing opportunity for you to get involved in a vibrant, independent national festival, work with amazing people, develop your skills while meeting like-minded folk who are passionate about the arts! So, if you're a keen local who wants to roll up their sleeves and get involved in the country's most exciting cross-practice arts festival we want you to join our team. Getting involved as the Volunteer Coordinator means you can contribute to finding a (big) team of handy volunteers to plan, promote, develop and manage the festival – a perfect opportunity to get hands-on experience, test yourself, or share your talents. Volunteers Coordinator– a key HR role where you get to find, organise and manage the festival volunteers who will run the bar, set up our venues, hang the banners and survey our audience. You will be organised, approachable, resourceful and intuitive. Role Description |
OPERATIONS MANAGER WANTED Brief The primary purpose of this position is to support the Festival Coordinator in planning and managing the delivery of the TINA festival- in particular to assist with general festival logistics and venue management.This is a part-time contract position ($4950+gst). On average you will work 14 hours per week leading up to the festival, increasing to 30 hrs per week commencing on the 27 2010 (festival week). The role also requires that you attend a de-brief meeting on Sunday 31th Start date: Week beg Mon 19 July End date: Sunday 31th of October 2010 The position is a Newcastle-based role, with an office provided by The Octapod Association. Submit a copy of your resume (including 2 referees), showcasing your experience and skills, with a cover letter outlining why you want the gig and how you fit the bill. Applications close: 5pm Friday 9 July, 2010 |