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Welcome to the March edition of the Creative Mandurah Newsletter. You can quickly scroll to content sections using these quick links:
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NEW Youth Judging Event, Wearable Art Mandurah
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, Saturday 24 March.
Due to the high number of youth entries, Wearable Art Mandurah are presenting a second judging day, exclusively for designers aged 18 and under.
If you are in a role that nurtures creative young people – or are a creative young person yourself, request a free VIP ticket to watch the live judging. Tickets are limited.
Email to request your free tickets.
Have a look at this short video clip to see what happened at last year’s judging day. |
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Image of Kitchen Couture by Sophie Lance. Winner 2017 Youth Award presented by Reading Cinemas
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WEARABLE ART MANDURAH SHOWCASE
Tickets on sale 9 March
BOLD! EVOCATIVE! BREATHTAKING!
The body is a vehicle and the stage a canvas for encouraging new ways of viewing the world, through revolutionary works of art for the body.
"An event that is exciting, innovative and spectacular, putting Mandurah on the map!" Hon. David Templeman MLA, Minister for Local Government; Heritage; Culture and the Arts and Leader of the House.
Watch a one minute clip of the 2017 Showcase
6.30 pm Saturday 9 June: Wearable Art Mandurah Awards Showcase
2.00 pm Sunday 10 June: Wearable Art Mandurah Showcase
Tickets on sale here
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The Big Draw
Stretch Arts Festival 2018 – applications for project facilitators are now open
If you have an innovative and engaging idea that will encourage festival goers to make a mark and get drawing, then become a Big Draw facilitator!
The Big Draw is a fun, colourful and energetic event aimed at arts education to promote visual literacy and the universal language of drawing as a tool for fun, learning, expression and invention.
Facilitator fees and material costs will be paid.
Register your details and your idea here.
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Twilight Parade and Footprint Workshops
Stretch Arts festival 2018
Get ready and set for Stretch‘s water themed Twilight Parade with lantern and costume making workshops at the Stretch Tent at Crabfest!
On Saturday 17 March, bring your empty plastic bottles the Stretch Marquee at Crab Fest and use the lids to make a giant plastic footprint to contribute to one of many that will march through the Stretch Arts Festival site. Then on Sunday 18 March we will use the rest of the bottle to make fantastic lanterns for the Twilight Parade!
To find out more about the Footprint project, contact Jodie Davidson jodiedavidson@live.com.au
To find out more about the Twilight Parade, contact Cerrie Beech
rovingmad69@gmail.com
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Trickle to a Torrent Twilight Parade
Join the magic of the Stretch Arts Festival – Twilight Parade 2018
The City of Mandurah and the Stretch Arts Festival invite your school or community group including art, dance, circus, music schools and water based sports and environment clubs to get involved, registrations open now.
The parade will be held on Saturday 5th May, 5.30pm – 6.00pm, weaving its way along the foreshore. The theme is Waterways - exploring our local historical and contemporary connection to our waterways through sound and movement.
If you would like to take part in the parade, which is strictly no vehicles, we encourage you to get a group together. Check out these great ideas below!
- Create a lantern from a water bottle, illuminate with an LED light
- Get crafty, decorate your uniform or make a costume for your marchers to wear
- Use umbrellas and add solar lights and fabric
- Attach colourful Bali style flags to your bicycle, wheelchair or prams
For more information or to register contact the Twilight Parade Coordinator
Cerrie Beech
Creative Producer / Roving Mad Entertainment
E: rovingmad69@gmail.com
M: 0413 503 508
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Pixelism
By Paul Fleetham
Exhibition Dates | Fri, 9 February – Sun, 4 March
CASM presents award winning Mandurah artist Paul Fleetham in his first solo exhibition, Pixelism, featuring prints and projection of his vast collection of digital artworks. Join CASM and Paul to discuss his creative journey and practice techniques.
“I love the freedom to explore down whatever path the ART wants to go. The style is then not the most important aspect of art making to me. There is only creativity and different ways of expressing it. So while I consider myself to be predominantly a Digital artist who uses a computer and graphic programs to create with, I usually call myself a Pixelist, which I think has a softer edge to it and is a better fit.”
Gallery Hours | Wed – Sun, 10am – 4pm
63 Orsmby Tce Mandurah
Visit the website for more information.
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The Projection Project | Other Worlds
Contemporary Australian Video and Sound Artworks
Video art is a truly contemporary art form, which is growing in popularity, diversity and complexity. A collective of WA artists will showcase video art pieces in Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah’s first ever dedicated video art exhibition.
Works by Tomás Ford, Leon Ewing, Rhys Channing, Jake Steele, Nicholas Gardiner and Lee Kennedy interpret the theme of ‘Other Worlds’.
Guest Speaker Roly Skender, professional projection artist
Artist talk | Thurs, 29 March, 6pm
Special thanks to John Curtin Gallery for the projector loan
See website for more information
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Projectioneering Workshops with Roly Skender
Presented by CASM and ART ON THE MOVE
FREE | 13- 25 years | Sun 1 April | 10am – 2pm
FREE half day workshop to learn the bright art of ‘Projectioneering’ with Roly Skender, including an introduction to projection mapping and interactivity using Touch Designer software, discussion of projector and screen types, plus practical skills for using projectors as a tool for making and presenting art.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop (if available), a phone/camera and a USB storage device for saving your work. Content developed may be featured at the Masterpieces 2K18 exhibition and the 2018 Mandurah Stretch Arts Festival.
Light lunch Provided
25+ years | Sun 31 March| 10am – 4pm
Learn the bright art of ‘Projectioneering’ with Roly Skender, including an introduction to projection mapping and interactivity using Touch Designer software, discussion of projector and screen types, plus practical skills for using projectors as a tool for making and presenting art. Create and film your content ideas and complete a presentation demo.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop (if available), a phone/ camera and a USB storage device for saving your work. Content developed may be featured at the 2018 Mandurah Stretch Arts Festival.
Cost: $95
BYO share lunch
Morning tea and tea & coffee provided
Venue: Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah, 63 Ormsby Tce Mandurah
See website for more information
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Masterpieces 2K18
Art Exhibition and Competition | 13-25yrs
Applications now open
Applications are now open for the Masterpieces 2K18 Art Competition and Exhibition.
A prize pool of $2,000 is available for artists aged between 13 and 25 years.
All art forms are accepted including painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, textile, installation and jewelry. The new category of Digital Media includes digital painting and prints as well as film and video art.
Categories for entry are:
- 13-15 years
- 16-17 years
- 18-25 years
- Digital Media
Applications close | Fri, 30 March, 5pm
CASM Masterpieces 2K18 Application 2018
For more information please visit www.artspacesmandurah.com.au
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CASM Cultural Eco Garden
Free Workshops with Karen Morgan
Create individual plant labels and stepping stones with local artist Karen Morgan in the lead to the 2018 Mandurah Stretch Arts Festival.
Sat, 7 April, 1 - 4pm | Clay plant labels workshop,
Sun, 8 April, 9am - 12noon | Clay plant labels workshop, CASM
Sat, 14 April, 1 - 4pm | Mosaic stepping stones workshop
Sun, 15 April, 9am - 12noon | Mosaic stepping stones workshop
Places are limited. Call Karen on 0447 772 887 to book a spot.
63 Ormsby Tce Mandurah
www.artspacesmandurah.com.au
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CASM Cultural Eco Garden
Notes from the Garden
“Hi everyone,
We hit the ground running last week in our first garden session for 2018, with Nanci and her lovely children helping to build bush log shelters for our frog ponds, to give them more protection. There are now also 4 arches in the garden for climbers to cover.
There is more planting to be done, bush tucker to be tasted, and an exciting new Noongar language project to get started on! Hope you can join us.
Please bring your hats, water bottles and slap on some sunscreen.”
March CASM Cultural Eco Garden volunteer sessions:
Tues, 6 Mar, 10.30am - 12noon
Tues, 20 Mar, 10.30am - 12noon
All the best,
Helen Coleman
CASM Cultural Garden Manager
For further information about the project and volunteer group contact Helen Coleman on
coleman_clan@bigpond.com or ph: 0427 383 620
63 Ormsby Tce Mandurah
www.artspacesmandurah.com.au
Image features Xanthe Turner
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CASM Workshop Space
Evening Hire Available
The recently renovated CASM Workshop Space is available to the creative community for hire Monday – Sunday from 6pm – 10pm.
Join the hub of local artists and artisans facilitating or learning through CASM.
Contact CASM for further details during office hours: Wed – Fri, 9am – 4pm.
PH| 9550 3989
Email casm@mandurah.wa.gov.au
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Saturday Art Class for Teenagers
These classes provide an experimental creative space for students aged 12 -16 yrs
Lessons focus on composition and creation of unique independent work, as well as the fundamental elements and principles of art and design. Students will make, and respond to, a wide range of artwork as they explore their individual projects and visit local exhibitions as a group. They will take part in sharing time and be exposed to a variety of mediums and techniques.
Saturdays 10am -12pm at the CASM workshop
$30 per week
For more information or to register contact Kate Capone:
Ph 0412 195 897
Em kmcapone@bigpond.com
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Upcoming Events Calendar
1 - 4 March
Last days of Pixelism by Paul Fleetham, CASM
Fri, 9 March
Wearable Art Mandurah Showcase tickets on sale, MPAC
Fri, 16 Mar, 6pm
Launch – The Projection Project | Other Worlds, CASM
Sat, 24 March
NEW Wearable Art Mandurah Youth Judging Event, MPAC
Thur, 29 Mar, 6pm
Artist talk – Projection, Behind the Scenes, CASM
Sat, 31 March
Projectioneering Workshop, 25 yr +, CASM
Sun, 1 April
Projectioneering Workshop, 13 – 25 years, CASM
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