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ausculture newsletter September 2006

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September sees the celebration of the 50th anniversary since UTECOM and SILLIAC, the first full-blown computers got going in Australian universities (11 and 12 September) and since television was first broadcast in Australia (16 September) - a month to reflect on emerging and merging media across the culture sector, and how this has contributed to the emergence of an Australian identity.

This is Not Art Festival 2006 (28 September, Newcastle) will see 'hundreds of emerging young writers, media & music makers, artists, experimentös & activists in workshops, panels, presentations & forums: stepping up, dizzy & electrified, to make their mark.'

Meanwhile, throughout September, the six artists in Artifice associated with the Queensland Centre for Photography (QCP), have drawn pictographic histories by merging the fields of photography, painting, advertising, and popular culture, to create images beyond the realm of the everyday.

Merging and innovative also describes the design and architecture of a new Parramatta rail station and bus interchange link for emerging travellers - a 70 metre long art wall described as 'a rare example of urban coherence'. Merging emerging talent with world class improvisation for a new Australian jazz sound is the Mike Nock Trio Australia Tour (17-29 September).

Ngapartji Ngapartji, an inter-generational language-based theatre arts project based in Alice Springs, merges the ancient vowels of Pitjantjatjara with online learning as a pre-requisite for audience engagement for its world premiere as a full scale production at the Melbourne International Arts Festival. In contrast, from the temporal to the physical, Deniliquin is hosting a merging of 'utes' for a World Record Ute Muster.

Check out our new Australian Stories
Popular Australian Television
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au./articles/populartelevision/

Australian Comedy
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au./articles/comedy/

Australian Humour
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au./articles/humour/index.htm

Featured Site
This is Not Art Festival
http://www.thisisnotart.org/

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Snippets from our regularly updated News pages for September 2006 http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/
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History and Identity
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/museums.htm

On the Box - great moments in Australian 1956-2006

Both the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Melbourne) and also the Powerhouse Museum (Sydney), are currently presenting interactive exhibitions and events for the 50th anniversary of Australian television broadcasting. http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/onthebox/
http://www.acmi.net.au/tv50.jsp

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Design and Architecture
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/design.htm

Parramatta Rail Station - Sydney

Parramatta has linked its rail station with bus interchanges as part of an upgrade which has seen a number of new buildings designed by Hassell linked by a 70 metre ling art wall designed by McCregor Westlake Architecture. The result has been described as 'a rare example of urban coherence' (Paul McGillick, Indesign). The wall is an artistic form as well as acting as a retaining wall, platform edge and as a mask for other services.
http://www.mwarchitects.com.au/
http://www.indesign.com.au/main.cfm?page=issue

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Festivals and Conferences / Digital Media and Film
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/festivalsandconferences.htm
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/digitalmedia.htm

This is Not Art Festival - Newcastle
28 September - 4 October

This is Not Art Festival 2006. Join hundreds of emerging young writers, media & music makers, artists, experimentös & activists in workshops, panels, presentations & forums: stepping up, dizzy & electrified, to make their mark
http://www.thisisnotart.org/

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Language and Literature / Indigenous
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/languageandliterature.htm

Ngapartji Ngapartji Theatre Arts Project - Online Pitjantjatjara Language Course
May 2006 - February 2007

Ngapartji Ngapartji is a long term inter-generational language-based theatre arts project based in Alice Springs in which the audience is encouraged to learn Pitjantjatjara online beforehand. The commitment to a six-month online language course in Pitjantjatjara takes about one hour per week. Ngapartji Ngapartji will have its world premiere as a full scale production at Melbourne International Arts Festival in October 2006, followed by Perth in 2007.
http://www.ngapartji.org/update_jan06.html

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Visual Arts and Crafts
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/visualarts.htm

Artifice: recent Queensland photography
17 August - 29 October

Artifice showcases several photographic artists associated with the Queensland Centre for Photography (QCP), as part of the inaugural Queensland Festival of Photography. The exhibition considers the notion of truth in photography within the context of highly controlled, artificial scenarios and practices. The exhibition includes Maurice Ortega's Billboard series and Marian Drew's Australiana series.
http://www.artmuseum.qut.com/exhibit/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=6545

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Performance
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/performance.htm

Mike Nock Trio Australia Tour
17-29 September

Since his first recordings with the Three-Out Trio in 1960-61, Pianist/composer Mike Nock has remained at the forefront of Australasian Jazz. The current Mike Nock Trio is a classic jazz ensemble features two young musicians - bassist/composer Mike Majkowski and drummer James Waples. Touring nationally: Cairns, Perth, Adelaide, Devonport, Hobart, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Townsville, Canberra and Kiama.
http://www.jazz-planet.com/artman/publish/article_23.shtml