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A Festival First: World Premiere of Contagion
The River City's
biennial celebration of art and culture kicks off on 18
July, with the world premiere of UK artist Gina Czarnecki's
major new work Contagion
at The Block (Creative Industries Precinct).
A significant coup for QUT, Czarnecki has
chosen Brisbane over her native UK to debut the work because
of its growing international reputation as a contemporary arts
hub.
Contagion is a cutting edge installation which
relies on audience interaction to influence the intensely
visual and sonic environment.
Exploring elements of
biotechnology as art, the installation draws parallels between
the biological spread of disease and the dissemination of
information, ideas and beliefs in society.
Contagion is open from 19 July to 3 August
(Tues-Sun), 11am-5pm. Visit www.ciprecinct.qut.com
for more info.
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Art Museum
2 George Street, Brisbane
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Finding the Funds: Financial support for artists
Wed 30 July, 6-7pm
Learn about different sources of work, the major
funding bodies, how to attract sponsorship and form
partnerships with other artists and organisations.
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The Kimberleys
Wed 30 July, 6-7pm
Learn about different sources of work, the major
funding bodies, how to attract sponsorship and form
partnerships with other artists and organisations.
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creative industries precinct
Cnr Kelvin Grove Road and Musk Ave
Kelvin
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Getting Published
Thurs 29 July, 5-6pm @ the glasshouse
Linda Funnell from HarperCollins and David Reiter from Interactive
Publications provide valuable advice to budding
young writers on how to build a profile and get their
work published.
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Back to Base
Wed 6 August, 5-6pm @ the glasshouse
Krome Studios Level Designer Gaute
Rasmussen talks about his role in building game worlds
from the foundation up. He will also announce the winner
of the concept art competition.
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Gardens Theatre
2 George Street, Brisbane
(next to City Botanic
Gardens)
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'Camino Real' by Tennessee Williams
19-23 August, 7.30pm
Tickets $12-$18
Williams' rarely-performed and wildly
absurdist play Camino Real will be directed by guest
Tony-award winning Broadway director Mel Shapiro.
The crossroads of Camino Real is a hellish refuge for
all the world's cast-offs, terrorised by farcical group
of tyrants.
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creative industries precinct
cnr Kelvin Grove Road and Musk Ave,
Kelvin
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'The Narcissist'
From 7 August
Xavier is a
narcissist. He is a jaded, single, urban
professional living in New Farm for whom middle age
looms, and the prospects of finding a psychosexually
well-adjusted partner are beginning to fade. Enter
Bronwyn, an equally committed boozy malcontent and his
best friend who challenges Xavier to a duel - "Six weeks
to bag a man! No ifs, no buts, no limits, no boundaries
and no rules!" The gloves are off - whoever scores
first, wins!
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Spirit Figures
Until 27 July
Celebrates NAIDOC Week, which commemorates the
history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people.
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Kumamoto Artpolis: Architecture through
Communication
Until 27 July
Highlights the progressive works of key architects
responsible for the birth of modern Japanese
architecture.
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Sidney Nolan: A Poetic Vision
Until 17 August
A prolific painter, draughtsman and printmaker, Nolan
produced some of the most iconic images in Australian
art.
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creative industries precinct
cnr Kelvin Grove Road and Musk Ave,
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Contagion
19 July to 3 August @ the block
World premiere of Gina Czarnecki's
newest work, an interactive video installation drawing
parallels between the nature of biological infection and
the spread of information, ideas and beliefs.
Presented by QUT and Brisbane
Festival 08.
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Big Square Eye
19 July to 3 August @ the block
A massive multimedia artwork by the young people of
Brisbane and regional Queensland, presented by Brisbane
Festival 08.
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creative industries precinct
Cnr Kelvin Grove Road and Musk Ave
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