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culture.gov.au | April 2008

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April - awareness of the surreal April arrives with an awareness of 'a world where incongruity becomes ... commonplace'. The landscape of ANZAC day is represented in the surrealist style of 'illogical, unexpected juxtapositions'. A new kind of imagery and a fascination with an awareness of paradise lost and found is showcased in Sighting the Whale, Sydney, and at Wilin Week, Melbourne. An awareness of the surreal is celebrated with the POPS parachuting championships, Brisbane, while potters will connect with the earth and fire of wood kilns in Mittagong, NSW. Addressing this 'pervading enigma' in Australian life is a short film festival in Sydney, and the 2020 Summit in Canberra with Cate Blanchett. *Russell Drysdale. New and revised Australian Stories Darwin bombing Australian surrealism Women in action As well as ANZAC Day	Quick links Home News feed Australian Stories News Design & architecture Digital media & film Festivals & conferences History & identity Indigenous arts Language & literature Performance Resources & funding Sport & recreation Visual arts Websites - new
Featured event Australian Surrealism: the Agapitos/Wilson collection - Canberra 15 February - 11 May 2008 This exhibition, drawn from the recently acquired Agapitos/Wilson collection of Australian Surrealist art, shows the extraordinary breadth of surrealist practice in this country from the 1920s to the 1950s. More...
Featured website Forlano Design Penelope Forlano operates Forlano Design, a design consultancy practice. Her work has been selected for various international and state exhibitions and has recently received an Australian Design Award.
News snippets Design and architecture culture.gov.au/news/design.htm AGIdeas 2008 International Design Week - Melbourne 28 April - 1 May 2008 AGIdeas 2008 International Design Week presents a large and diverse program, demonstrating design excellence from a broad range of the creative industries. More...
Digital media and film culture.gov.au/news/digitalmedia.htm Show-Fest 08 - Sydney 28 April 2008 Show-Fest is a unique short film festival that showcases the diverse talents of members of the Networking Action for Filmmakers & Actors (NAFA). More...
Festivals and conferences culture.gov.au/news/festivalsandconferences.htm Sturt Pottery Woodfire 2008 - Mittagong, New South Wales 18-21 April 2008 An international conference aimed at exploring current research and trends in wood-firing pottery. More...
History and identity culture.gov.au/news/historyandidentity.htm Sighting the Whale: New works from Primrose Paper Arts - Sydney 15 March - 4 May 2008 This exhibition examines our historical and contemporary attitudes towards and relationship with the whale and the whaling industry in Australia. More...
Indigenous arts culture.gov.au/news/indigenousarts.htm Wilin Week 2008 - Melbourne 21-24 April 2008 Wilin Week is an annual Indigenous festival hosted by the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). More...
Language and literature culture.gov.au/news/languageandliterature.htm All the Wild Wonders - The Children's Book Council of Australia 9th National Conference and Expo - Melbourne 2-4 May 2008 This conference will provide those interested in children's literature with an opportunity to explore issues formally and informally. More...
Performance culture.gov.au/news/performance.htm Katherine Country Music Muster - Katherine, Northern Territory 2-4 May 2008 The Katherine Country Music Muster is three days of non-stop music at one of the best country music festivals in the north. More...
Resources and funding culture.gov.au/news/resourcesandfunding.htm 2020 Summit - Canberra 19-20 April 2008 Actor Cate Blanchett will be part of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Australia 2020 Summit in April. More...
Sport and recreation culture.gov.au/news/sportandrecreation.htm 9th World Parachutists Over Phorty Society (POPS) Meet and Championships - Brisbane 25 April - 3 May 2008 The POPS Meet and Championships is a nine day international skydiving event, complete with nine competition events and up to ten state, national and world record attempts. More...
Visual arts and crafts culture.gov.au/news/visualarts.htm FotoFreo: The City of Fremantle Festival of Photography - Fremantle, Western Australia 5 April - 4 May 2008 FotoFreo is a biennial international festival of photography to showcase the work of photographers, generate an awareness of and a discussion about their work, and create a forum for the exploration of ideas and issues relating to the practice and art of photography. More..
Websites - new culture.gov.au/news/websites.htm Crawl - news for artist run initiatives Crawl is an online news resource for Artist Run Initiatives around Australia. More...
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