Campbell: free range september

Yea, there's even moresome going on in September at free range. Come and see the brand new space, it's all a finished and looking mighty pretty, ready for your arts projects. We're accepting applications for next year so write to info@freerange.org.au to get a copy.

James: Perth Bursts in September 2009

Hey Guys,

For all those pussies who think Melbourne is God's gift to the world, yet are too scared to move there and suck the fun out of that poor city instead of ours, please look away now because this will only give you more to whinge about.

Perth Now has a fairly incomplete yet overwhelmingly large list of activities to do in 'dullsville' in September. I wish I had the time or the money to take a look at half of the things on the list. However, have no fear as one commenter points out though, the list is completely useless since a lot of it has to do with the PFF and I guess that's culturally invalid? They probably should have hosted the PFF in Melbourne instead... that would have been way more awesome because Coles and Woolworthes and supposedly many more large corporations are open 24hrs there!

Cut and Paste is covering some of the PFF on their video blog. I've embedded their latest video below.

James: Around Perth Winter 2009

Although the current group of Elusive Isolation contributers seem to be having a sleepy winter (I know I've only now got something to update on) Perth continues to have some cool stuff going on.

Dropstitch has some cool photos from the Condor Tower project. It all looks pretty awesome. I remember when I used to take the train a lot more I always wished that people would paint more murals on all the grey concrete girders and walls of the freeways like the one of the children under the mitchell freeway on wellington st that has been there for years.

The Condor Tower project seems to be really going for that idea with success. From my basic understanding it is being orchestrated by the Ololo production group. Check out their site and give them some big ups.

I've also joined the Theatre and the Colour Passion group on facebook. It's organised by Mischa Ipp and Sarah McKellar and the basic motive is to get more people from Perth going to Theatre, especially younger people with not much money.

They try to organise discount tickets to a theatre show on the last Friday of every month. They also try to organise an exclusive Q&A with the cast and crew after the show! Not sure if they are doing it this Friday because they had the last one on July 3rd but do join the group!

This is especially good if you are one of those people who are like 'Oh, I always mean to go but never get around to organising it or finding someone to go with.' Now you have no excuse! Just keep the last friday of the month free, follow the updates on the group and invite your friends. Check it out!

Campbell: Milk and Sleep

Elizabeth's first exhibition since returning to Perth after completing two international residencies in San Francisco, USA and Oaxaca, Mexico.

In her latest work Elizabeth Marruffo continues to develop her unique visual language while considering the new life and old deaths that motherhood brings.

Being held at the HQ Gallery at 60a Frame Ct in Leederville the opening will be from 2-6pm with original works and prints available for purchase. It will be open weekdays, 9-5 until the 18th of June.
Come down for a hot chocolate and a nap.

Check the events page for updates on images and to let us know if you're coming.  Go behind the scenes on her blog.

Claire: LIMV cookbook II

Prepare your tummies! the Inter Collective is doing a live food installation for the Love Is My Velocity Cookbook II involving many bread makers, electric knives, and fresh loaves. The big event is this Friday 8th May at the Hellenic Centre for the launch at 8pm. There are more details on the LIMV website about specifics and other stuff. The installation will also be running for the duration of the Cookbook exhibition, which is held at 214 William St Northbridge (the old bank). BREAD!

Campbell: in dreams i

I've got a show coming up which is opening on the 4th of April.
It's going to be totally awesome so you should all come. The opening is in the afternoon, so come down after lunch or before you head out for the night.
RSVP on facebook.

James: Backyard Beer and BBQ Film Festival

I'm having a BBQ this saturday night. I'm building an outdoor cinema and I'm showing a few short films that are some of the most unique (not exactly perfect) you'll see in Perth and you won't see any of them at a WASA screening. It's a free private function in my backyard so the worries of liquor licenses, copyright issues and door fees are absent.

It will likely rain, the projector will likely break down and nobody will come but that's life. For those who do come though, they will be part of a unique event that can't be seen anywhere else in the world and at no other point in time.

Start Time: Saturday, February 28 at 5:30pm
Where: Leederville

BYO: BBQ produce.

Briony: Exhibition

Hey If you peeps get a chance, come and check out my exhibition in Leederville, Perth, Western Australia. Or save it for the big night on the 13th of March, which will be really cool.

Claire: a few things

Thought some of you might be interested to know that the Fremantle Arts Centre has FREE studio spaces in their amazing building which they let out to artists for a short residency period. Obviously you have to go through an application process and be selected, but it's not hyper exclusive or anything, and free!

Also Artsource is currently gathering expressions of interest in studio spaces - go to their website and complete the short survey... it will help them to gather information about how many people in Perth are seriously interested in studio space, how much they can realistically afford, and what kind of space/location they would be interested in. Do it!

Also the Inter Collective is doing an installation in Wolf Lane/Munster Lane for a function for the Planning Institute of Australia TODAY. We've had all sorts of trouble... the City of Perth has a ridiculous amount of restrictions and limitations on pretty much everything anyone ever does in our city, so our initial plans have shifted out of the laneway completely into the alfresco area of Aldas, but we're doing something nonetheless. Come by and have a look, it might only be up for this afternoon (from about 5), and it's a private function, so this is an unofficial invitation, but you can see it from the laneway anyway. I'll post photos later hopefully.

ALSO I've been involved in the art side of things for the Vice Chancellor's EP launch coming up on Thursday 26th Feb at the Bakery. Come down to check out all the artwork for the EP (there are 7 different artists involved) as well as heaps of stuff on the night like live projections, interactive sound-stallations, good MUSIC... etc etc. Woo!