How’s this for a mouthful: “Tour de Force is a project developed by artisan and Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, curated by Megan Bottari and toured by Museums and Gallery Services Queensland. The exhibition tour is supported by Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian […]
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This Is Not Happening
This Is Not Art is in trouble. The iconic experimental arts festival that has electrified Newcastle every year since 1998 is under threat following an eleventh hour funding announcement of the not-so-helpful variety. Sheesh. When I took the gig as co-director of Critical Animals (one of TiNA’s sub festivals) I certainly never thought that a […]
You Are Here – In Real Life
You Are Here feels like an eternity ago now. I keep catching myself saying ‘last year’ when referring to it, when it was, in fact, just over two months ago. Sheesh. I’ve been wanting to look back over my experience of producing the festival here on the blog, but where do I start? How about […]
Free Falling
In March Useless Lines received the following comment on the blog in relation to M16 Artspace in Griffith: m16 is in free fall ………… stragetic plan – lost or given up – board disconect – no communication / gallery fee rip off for incomplete service – no/ little advertising / crap signs / no marketing […]
Print Makers Vs. Musicians
Ahh. An old building is ripe for the taking in Canberra and everybody wants it. In this case at least ‘the arts’ got a look in from the outset, in line with the ACT Government’s dream that the Kingston foreshore should magically become an ‘arts precinct’. (Sarcastic? Me?) Many of you will know that particular […]
I, Pecha Kucha
As I clawed my way to the end of the You Are Here festival I was approached by Glen Martin, Pecha Kucha Canberra coordinator and all-round creative powerhouse, to give a presentation about my experiences. I said yes immediately because I felt like debriefing after the festival and, well, I guess I like the sound […]
The Awful Truth About Freelancing
Recently I bought groceries on credit. It was a pivotal moment, and as I swiped that plastic I experience a flash forward montage detailing the beginning of the end. I’d always scoffed about people shopping on credit, never thinking for a second that I’d be doing the very same. But only recently I’d taken a […]
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Critical Animals 2011: Calling For Proposals
Nerd alert!! Critical Animals, the critical research component of This Is Not Art, is now seeking proposals for this year’s instalment of the festival. A coincidence that you are reading this now and that I am a co-director? Probably not. Hop on over to the CRITICAL ANIMALS SITE for all the whats, whens and hows. […]
Yolande Norris 