Amusing Joan Sutherland related joke headline removed at request of lawyers...
A letter to the People:
So there is life after death!
Gay Bash proves the naysayers wrong with a huger than huge comeback for Mardi Gras.
On March 7th, they're taking over the entire Oxford Hotel to celebrate this gayest of all nights.
And as always, they've come up with a brilliant theme for the night - RICH/POOR.
Think Liberace, Orphan Annie, Scrooge McDuck, Les Miserable, the Great Gatsby... you get the picture.
We have 5 tickets to giveaway to the first 5 that can answer this question correctly:
WHO IS RICHER AND WHY? (EXPLAIN YOURSELF)
1. Oprah Winfrey.
2. Mary Kate and Ashely-Olsen combined.
3. Zsa Zsa Gabor.
4. William Gates III.
5. Donald Trump.
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MEDIA RELEASE
23 February 2009
Penrith art project transforms waste into large-scale installations and wearable art sculptures
Sydney, Australia: Penrith is hosting a new contemporary art project which raises questions about society’s relationship to the production and consumption of waste. Taking its name from Penrith’s postcode, the Activate 2750 project presents eight days of sculptures, processions and performances created out of commercial and industrial waste.
Artist Ash Keating collaborated with waste management company SITA for the project to create a series of artworks which raise awareness about waste and recycling.
Keating will create a large-scale installation on the front lawn of Penrith’s Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre using three truckloads of SITA’s commercial and industrial waste. The waste pile will be manipulated by the artist and illuminated at night for the duration of the project from 26th February until Friday 6th March 2009.
Pieces of the recyclable material will also be fashioned into wearable costumes which will be worn by local performing artists to create moving ‘waste creatures’. These wearable sculptures will be paraded in three processions throughout Penrith City Centre and train station, Westfield Plaza and Mulgoa Road Superstore District in the week commencing Tuesday 3rd March 2009.
Activate 2750 will culminate in a final performance on Friday 6th March from 7pm until 8.30pm outside the Joan Sutherland Centre for Performing Arts. This fantastical mixed media finale involves sculptural installations, video, performances, lighting effects and music.
Keating describes the project as aiming to raise community awareness about waste and recycling, explaining: “My art practice is interested in natural environmental issues and particularly the effects that globalisation has on the natural world.”
During the final performance all the waste materials recycled in the event will be placed into large bulk bins, ready for delivery to the Elizabeth Drive Landfill. SITA trucks will then collect the bins which will be then returned to landfill, raising further questions about the ongoing cycle of the creation and disposal of human and industry waste.
Activate 2750 project is facilitated by the Penrith Performing and Visual Arts Ltd and Penrith City Council and has been organised as part of the C3 West cultural partnership, between the MCA, Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, Casula Powerhouse and Campbelltown Arts Centre, which brings together community, culture and commerce to create art projects in Western Sydney.
KEY DATES:
Sculptural Installation:
The commercial and industrial waste which will form the basis of Ash Keating’s sculptural installation will be onsite at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre on Thursday 27th February. The artist will work with an assistant to manipulate this waste into a sculptural work, situated at the Joan for the entire project period. Public will be able to view the installation and also a team of artists working onsite at the Joan from 27th February until 7th March 2009.
Procession & performance dates:
Tuesday 3rd March, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Procession 1 – Mulgoa Road Superstore District, Mulgoa Road
Wednesday 4th March, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Procession 2 – Penrith City Centre, performers to travel up one side of High St, rest and return
Thursday 5th March, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Procession 3 – Performances in and around Westfield Shopping Centre, and Penrith Train Station. Procession start at exterior of Westfield, walking through the Westfield to Riley Street and through to the train station before returning through Westfield.
Friday 6th March, 7:00pm – 8:30 pm
Final project Performance- Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre.
8:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Several smaller performances continuing into the early evening including by Russ Kitchin and Ash Keating.
Tuesday 3rd March, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Procession 1 – Mulgoa Road Superstore District, Mulgoa Road
Wednesday 4th March, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Procession 2 – Penrith City Centre, performers to travel up one side of High St, rest and return
Thursday 5th March, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Procession 3 – Performances in and around Westfield Shopping Centre, and Penrith Train Station. Procession start at exterior of Westfield, walking through the Westfield to Riley Street and through to the train station before returning through Westfield.
Friday 6th March, 7:00pm – 8:30 pm
Final project Performance- Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre.
8:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Several smaller performances continuing into the early evening including by Russ Kitchin and Ash Keating.
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The Tiny Stadiums Festival
Blue ribbon artists cramming big experiences into intimate spaces
LAUNCH: Tuesday Feb 24th at 6pm
At the corner of Prospect st and Erskineville road: (The Pink Cake Shop..see it here)
Join us for the beginning of our unique festival.
www.tinystadiums.com.au
Blue ribbon artists cramming big experiences into intimate spaces
LAUNCH: Tuesday Feb 24th at 6pm
At the corner of Prospect st and Erskineville road: (The Pink Cake Shop..see it here)
Join us for the beginning of our unique festival.
www.tinystadiums.com.au
Feb 24th -March 8th,
Curated by Quarterbred, presented by PACT and supported by The City of Sydney..
Curated by Quarterbred, presented by PACT and supported by The City of Sydney..
Highlights include...SMELL-O-VISION DOUBLE BILL
Two shows for $15/$18!
Holiday by spat+loogie and Asisthesis by James Brown
25th Feb – 7th March. Wednesdays - Saturdays
Both shows twice a night 7pm and 8.30pm.
At Pact 107 Railway Pde Erskineville STRICTLY LIMITED AUDIENCE
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL call PACT on 9550 2744
Two shows for $15/$18!
Holiday by spat+loogie and Asisthesis by James Brown
25th Feb – 7th March. Wednesdays - Saturdays
Both shows twice a night 7pm and 8.30pm.
At Pact 107 Railway Pde Erskineville STRICTLY LIMITED AUDIENCE
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL call PACT on 9550 2744
QUARTERBRED SYMPOSIUM FREE EVENT
SAT 28th 10am-4pm. At Erskineville Town Hall.
VIDEO HERO
A curated video ensemble hand picked by Di Smith. Will be played on loop at the The Rose of Erskineville! Video art at the pub!
ERSKINEVILLE VILLAGE LIVE ARTS WEEKEND FREE EVENT
SAT + SUN March 7th and 8th 2-5pm
Experience giant kaleidoscopic dynamite, karaoke massage, video heros, delicate displays and interactive word games as artists take over shop fronts, pub televisions parklands and the local Town Hall. Let the HI VIS DANDIES show you around!
DVD LIBRARY FREE EVENT
An archive of the most innovative national and international arts projects.
At Erskinveville Town Hall.
Check out our full program at www.tinystadiums.com.au
SAT 28th 10am-4pm. At Erskineville Town Hall.
VIDEO HERO
A curated video ensemble hand picked by Di Smith. Will be played on loop at the The Rose of Erskineville! Video art at the pub!
ERSKINEVILLE VILLAGE LIVE ARTS WEEKEND FREE EVENT
SAT + SUN March 7th and 8th 2-5pm
Experience giant kaleidoscopic dynamite, karaoke massage, video heros, delicate displays and interactive word games as artists take over shop fronts, pub televisions parklands and the local Town Hall. Let the HI VIS DANDIES show you around!
DVD LIBRARY FREE EVENT
An archive of the most innovative national and international arts projects.
At Erskinveville Town Hall.
Check out our full program at www.tinystadiums.com.au
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