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A unique contemporary art space incorporated in the everyday premise of a car park will be launched in Perth July 25.
The Condor Tower car park, over the last 12 months, has been transformed into a celebration of modern art managed by the creative collective ololo.
ololo has brought together over 50 local and national artists to reinvent what’s normally regarded as a uninspiring, desolate space.
Featuring young to established artists including: Stormie Mills, Reka One, Creepy, Yok, Pat Doherty, Daek, DrewFunk, Trevor6025, Kid Zoom, Timothy Rollin, Hurben, Showbiz, Shime, Jodee, Knowles, THNK, RegID and Griv.
Support and celebrate this important street space meets art movement that has been labelled one of the largest permanent spaces in the southern hemisphere!
Saturday, July 25
Public: 6pm –11pm
Condor Tower Car Park, 26 St Georges Tce, access through the side.
OBJECTS
A. Ellipso puzzle $330, Ricarda
B. Goblet candlesticks designer Justin Parker & Andy Kovel for Esque Design, $295 each, Test Tube
C. Body decorative oil $94.95, Cocoon
D. Black Honey designer Arik Levy for MGX by Materialise $695,Test Tube
E. Clear vase $29.95, Empire
ACCESSORIES
A. ‘Monies’ horn necklace from Copenhagen $1,198, Ricarda
B. Sophie Kyron earings $198, necklace $265, Empire
C. Sophie Kyron pendant $290, Periscope
D. Zip belt $230, Ricarda
E. Cloth velvet scarf, $175, Dilettante
FOR HER
A. Flounce gathered pants and cami $245, Cocoon
B. Chaka 3 bird feather vintage trim hat $240, Libertine
C. Vivienne Westwood bag $685, Dilettante
D. A’N'D stiletto heel clutch $365, Dilettante
E. Fashion Sensitive Plant cow hide bag $340, Libertine
F. Costume National boots $766, Dilettante
G. Laura B oro handbag gold mesh, $845, Dilettante
FOR HIM
A. Alessi lint shaver $69, The Good Store
B. Number (N)ine belt $415, Zekka
C. Raf Simons sunnies $420, Zekka
D. Y-3 Honja Low silver shoes, $395
E. Comme de Garcon socks $40, Zekka
F. Huellas cups and sauces designer Martinez Fayo & Ortiz Ferrer for Industreal $180 set of 2, Test Tube
G. Menu Wine Thermometer $50, The Good Store
H. Naef object puzzle $310, Ricarda
ASSORTED IDEAS
A. The Galvanic spa is a home spa that rejuvenates your skin with products that have been clinically proven to drive into the source of ageing skin and slow the process down. Using all natural products this technology is cheaper and a natural solution to using Botox. In addition, there are 3 other heads to help cellulite management, hair rejuvenation plus manage fine lines and wrinkles making it a perfect gift for him or her. RRP $665 to order - Buy Galvanic Spa
C. Chocolate coated nougat soft or hard $19.25; hard or soft plain nougat $18.50, Simon Johnson
D. Assorted Moroccan bowls $38.50, French napkins $27.50 each; Simon Johnson board lge $55
E. Bloom gift card $10, Test Tube
F. Support the arts, tickets to the Perth International Arts Festival start from $14 per ticket.
STOCKISTS
Perth International Arts Festival - http://www.perthfestival.com.au/
Cocoon boudoir + bath - 337 Churchill Ave, Subiaco. Tel +618 9388 7224
Periscope - 30 King St, Perth. Tel +618 9321 6868
Dilettante - 575 Wellington St, Perth. Tel +618 9322 2717. www.dilettante.net
Zekka - 74 King St, Perth. Tel+618 9481 1772. http://zekka.com/
Libertine - S5, 595 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley. Tel +618 9328 1717
Test Tube - S6, 595 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley. Tel +618 9288 1118. www.testtube.com.au
The Good Store - 363 - 367 Albany Hwy, Victoria Pk. Tel +618 9361 8271. www.thegoodstore.com.au
Empire - 381 Scarborough Beach Rd, Osborne Pk. Tel +618 9443 9779. www.worldofempire.com
Simon Johnson - 169 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco. Tel +618 9388 7780. www.simonjohnson.com.au
Ricarda - 91 Waratah Ave. Tel +618 9389 9494. www.ricarda.com.au
At home spa - Buy Galvanic Spa
Green Ochre 2000, Gordon Bennett, Photography: John O’Brien
Shows On
National Gallery of Victoria Touring Exhibition presents Gordon Bennett - Gallery of WA
Beccy Blair - Gadfly Galleries
IMMERSE - Grad show for ECU students - Spectrum
Vote online for your favourite Indigenous artist in the WA Indigenous Artist Art Award.
Jurek Wybraniec
Click through to get full details.
Over the last 6 months around 500 people associated with the arts and cultural industries have got together to discuss important cultural issues designed to create a new vision for arts and culture in WA.
Hear the launch report inspired by these talks. This is a chance to hear and involve yourself in this important process.
The first talk: A cultural compact for Western Australia the 10 year challenge Phase 1: Perth.
Venue: His Majesty’s Theatre, Hay Street, Perth
Date : Thursday, 13 November 2008
Time: 4.30pm Registration
5.00pm Presentations commence
7.00pm Close
To register your interest to angie.jones@committeeforperth.com.au
Refreshments and canapés will be served at the conclusion of the formalities.
To find out more about this group go to - www.committeeforperth.com.au.
Artrage celebrate its 25th anniversary with the most comprehensive and eclectic line up seen in their history.
So come celebrate its birthday which celebrates Perth’s cultural canvas.
RED SHOES, Image: Nic Montagu
Continue reading ‘ARTRAGE 2008 - The Silver Festival Schedule’
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) presents
IN THE BLINK OF THE NIGHT: AN EXHIBITION OF CAPTURED DREAMS
Perth Cultural Centre, James St, Northbridge
Dates: Opening Night, 17 Oct, 6pm. Season: 18 Oct–23 Nov Tue–Thu & Sat–Sun 11am–6pm, Fri 11am-9pm
This is a creative cross pollination with six young photographers who worked with artist Poppy van Oorde-Grainger and photographer Michael Ellis to capture images of their dreams.
Supported by Healthway and YMCA, Stereoscope concept and production by Steven Aiton
ANDY CULT CHARACTERS
The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex, 233 James St, Northbridge
Dates: 18 Oct, 6pm, 19 Oct–2 Nov, Wed–Sun 12–5pm (exhibition also open during select Silver Club nights)
Candy Cult in a collective exhibition combines over twenty characters that feature graphic design, street art, illustration, paper craft, comics, toy-making and animation.
Cute and fun!
www.candycult.net
IT’S COLD UP THERE
The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex, 233 James St, Northbridge
Dates: OPENING: 18 Oct, 6pm. SEASON: 19 Oct–1 Nov | Wed-Sun 12–5pm(exhibition also open during select Silver Club nights).
It’s Cold Up There is designed to engage the viewers in sublime, embodied and beatific works. Digital film artist Kate Faulds produces layered works using synthesized digital video, animation and drawing which are then projected onto multiple surfaces.
WASTELAND & ARTRAGE present
AGAINST THE GRAIN
Level 1, 44 King St, Perth
Dates: OPENING: 22 Oct, 8pm, SEASON: 22 Oct–5 Nov
Wasteland in association with Artrage will illuminate their Wolf Lane wall with a Laser Tag and Schmigloo show by Reka One. See abstract fantasy characters which represent humour, menace, pop icons, love, hate, life, death, greed, charity, folk-lore & fairy-tale.
Supported by Perrier, Redback, Puddle Jumper and Wasteland. \ 
Image: (c) Yann Arthus-Bertrand. FIELDS OF TULIPS NEAR LISSE, NEAR AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (52°06’ N, 4°42’ E))
EARTH FROM ABOVE
Perth Cultural Centre
James St, Northbridge
Dates:15 Oct 2008–end Jan 2009
Earth from Above is an aerial portrait of our beautiful and inspiring planet. This ambitious project was the brainchild of French photographer
Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the result a thought-provoking, educational and entertaining exhibition.
See the show 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in an open-air exhibition featuring 120 large-scale images.
This show has been proudly supported by principal sponsors, the Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation and BHP Billiton, Earth from Above aims to stimulate awareness, discussion and ultimately the adoption of more sustainable practices.
Spectrum Project Space presents
CAMERALESS
221 Beaufort Street, Northbridge
Dates: 25 Oct–16 Nov, Wed–Sun 2–6pm
Cameraless explores photo process without a camera to produce art pieces. The show explores techniques using photosensitive surfaces to capture images.
Go to www.scca.ecu.edu.au/projects/spectrum for more information.
THE BOOTH
Popping up all over the festival The Booth is your mobile confession outlet for festival pleads.
Your priest and her video camera are there for you. Confess as many times as you like. Priest Jen Jamieson has been known to weep, be kind, flirtatious, serious and angry but mainly she listens.
Jen Jamieson’s The Booth first appeared in the festival club in 2002. It returns in 2008 as a mobile unit that pops up all over the festival, so get your confessions ready.
Dates:
17 Oct | Cultural Centre, 18 Oct | The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex, Candy, 24 Oct | Cultural Centre31 Oct | The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex, 1 Nov | Northbridge Festival, 2 Nov | Northbridge Festival, 7 Nov | The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex, 8 Nov | The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex,
LASER TAG
Graffiti has varied views within our community - is it art or vandalism?
Local artist Jerrem Lynch was inspired by new tech graf artist James Powderly’s visit to Perth. Lynch has adapted some of his new technology which you can find in three installations over the festival.
Dates:
17 Oct - Cultural Centre, 22 Oct - Wolf lane outside Wasteland, Wolf Lane Happening8 Nov - The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex.
Image: Keg de Souza
SCHMIGLOO
A giant portable igloo called Schmigloo will become the festival landmark bar. Popping up at various locations over the festival and created by ex-pat Keg de Souza and a team of creatives.
Let the Schmigloo blow you away!
Dates:
17 Oct , Cultural Centre,18 Oct, The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex, Openings &22 Oct, Wolf lane outside Wasteland, Wolf Lane Happening, 24 Oct, Cultural Centre 31 Oct, Cultural Centre1 Nov, Northbridge Festival, 2 Nov, Northbridge Festival, 7 Nov, Cultural Centre 8 Nov, The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex.
James Angus Bicycle, Wonderlust
PEOPLE POWER IN THE CULTURAL CENTRE
James St, Northbridge
Dates: 17 Oct - from 6pm, 24 Oct - from 8pm, 31 Oct - from 8pm, 1 Nov - 1–11pm, 2 Nov, 2–5pm7 Nov - from 8pm
The Cultural Centre is the heart of the SILVER ARTRAGE Festival 2008.
Key performances over the festival are at PICA, The Blue Room and The Rechabites Hall, with other programs extending up William Street and James Street to The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex,
In our pursuit to make Perth a livelier cultural city a free program that activates the area is designed to generate good times, generate discussion about issues of sustainability, and generate electricity…
So support Artrage, the environment and Perth’s cultural industries move to bring people into Perth’s cultural area by visit the precinct multiple times over the three weeks.
ARTERIAL COLLECTIVE
Level 1, 267 William Street, Northbridge
Dates: 18 Oct–26 Oct, Mon–Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 12-5pm
Tickets: Free entry
The first exhibition from Cameron Campbell, Pete Long, Jessie Singh and Nisha Ariyaratne an emerging contemporary artistic collective. Their ideas respond to forging bonds between other artists, galleries, art forms and countries, creating relationships outside of genre or geography.
WWW.GINGERSGARAGE.COM.AU , WWW.ARTERIALCOLLECTIVE.COM
Sponsored by Spicers Paper, Supported by Coopers Brewery, Madfish, Advance Press GEON, Cut & Paste, RTR & DIK
SPLIF RETROSPECTIVE
233 James St, Northbridge
Dates: 9 Nov, 6pm for BBQ, films start at 8pm
Tickets: $2
To celebrate this special Artrage year SPLIF (Screening Perth’s Local Independent Films) is presenting a night that celebrates a collection of some of our best short films made in WA from 2001 - 2007.
Ivan Borgnino’s opens his personal vault so bring your beanbag for a bbq and film night, Low Budget! High Adventure!
SymbioticA - The Centre of Excellence in Biological Art presents
SILENT BARRAGE
The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex, 233 James St, Northbridge
Dates: 7 Nov, 6–10pm
Walk into a public lab for the exhibition Silent Barrage. The night showcases sixty sculptural robotic objects, all responding to electric activity occurring in a living network of rat neurons.
Silent Barrage culminates six years of research by Phil Gamblen and Guy Ben-Ary with the aim to discover the artistic and philosophical implications of an entity made of a ‘living brain’ controlling a robot body.
Blackbox @ The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex
Supported by the Department of Culture and the Arts, WA and The Australia Council. 
MOBILE WORKS
SILENT DISCO
Get down in your own silent groove which when Artrage present Silent Disco. Grab some head phones, choose your channel and your beat.
Several different RTR DJs will be in charge of the mix your in charge of your grooves.
Dates:
17 Oct - Cultural Centre,18 Oct - The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex, Candy, Openings & t - Cultural Centre,31 Oct - Cultural Centre,1 Nov - Northbridge Festival, 2 Nov - Northbridge Festival, 7 Nov - Cultural Centre, 8 Nov - The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex.
BOX
The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex, 233 James St, Northbridge
Dates: SEASON, 7 Nov–23 Nov, Wed-Fri 12-5pm, Sat and Sun 2-6pm
Breadbox is combining their extreme and eclectic past shows in a Silver Artrage exhibition called Box. One box, over seven years, with one hundred plus exhibitions featuring more than thousand artists. The result a large-scale installation made up of 1000’s of boxes.
Look out for the limited run of select box designs that are available for sale. 
Image: Shaun Ferraloro
CONTROLLED RIOT
233 James St, Northbridge
Dates: 8 Nov, The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex,
Experimental crowd control performances will be featured at the closing party and performed by Electro-punk Tomás Ford and his army of minions. Expect frantic DIY spectacle.
Keith + Lottie present
BITTERSWEET NOVEMBER
276 William Street, Northbridge
Dates: 27 Oct–14 Nov, 11am–6pm daily
Bittersweet November is a celebration of the joys of instant photography in the wake of Polaroid deciding to quit photography after sixty years.
SILVER CURATORS TALK : 1983–1999
Perth Cultural Centre, James St, Northbridge
Dates: 18 Oct | 2.30–3.30pm
Tickets: Free
Join the curators and friends on the floor as they explain how they shaped past Artrage exhibitions and the period of Perth visual cultural history.
Emerge Art Soace presents
ANNA SABADINI
23 Brisbane Street, Perth
Dates: 15 Oct–2 Nov, Wed–Fri 11am– 4pm, Sun 2–5pm
The first solo exhibition by Anna Sabadini’s which explores her Italian heritage.
Central TAFE Art Gallery presents
REVEALED : EMERGING ARTISTS FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S ABORIGINAL ART CENTRES
12 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge
Dates: 27 Oct–8 Nov, Mon–Sat 10am–4.45pm, Sun variable
See the lattest works from regional Aboriginal artists, which will be on sale Saturday November 1 at the Northbridge Festival weekend.
ABD the Gallery presents
BUILDING BLOCKS
240 Lake Street, Northbridge
Dates: 24 Oct–9 Nov, Thu–Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 12–5pm
Building blocks is a three-dimensional exhibition by Leigh Claessen which reflects an urban existance.
Click through to find out how you can participate in the following creative call outs!
ArtBound Sculpture Award – At Southbound Festival (Jan 09)
The Missing Link Festival - Spectrum Project Space (Dec 08)
Unwrapped – Designer Markets in Subi (Dec 08)
ARTRAGE – Entertainers & Market Stalls (Nov 08)
Rod Laws sculpture ArtBound 2008
Continue reading ‘Creative Call Out – Unique Ventures for WA Designers’
CUT & PASTE launch their 5th DVD magazine Friday September 19 at the Bakery.
Now a year old CUT & PASTE 5 will feature nearly two hours of interviews, short films, film clips and live footage, taken over the last few months. Highlights include Punk Icon Don Letts, Stones Throw label head Peanut Butter Wolf, Grandmaster Roc Raida, and LA rap pioneers People Under The Stairs.
Local views come from Snowman, with their clip for We Are The Plague, Next Big Thing finalists Boys Boys Boys, plus the successful 2008 RTRFM In The Pines. Also featured is Playwright Luke Milton who talks about his theatre projects, as well as two short films courtesy of FTI and Kill Teen Angst’s film clip for their track The World Or Nothing while Paper Chain founder Kit Pop takes us through his diverse Mixtape.
In this issue a new 4-panel booklet is inside with one-off designs specially published for CUT & PASTE.
Support the local DVD mag by getting down to The Bakery on Friday Sept 19 at 8pm. For $10 you can enjoy live music, film and art. Sydney DJs Catcall and Sleater Brockman will be flying in. Plus Diger Rokwell, Naik and Emcee Able with his band and Travis s. Live-art will be on offer from Ololo & Guests, plus Luke Milton’s: Across Hellfire in the Director’s Showcase room will screen. CUT & PASTE 5 is available for free at all cool retail spots around town.www.cutandpastedvd.com.
Tickets available at the door.
The Bureau of Ideas was established in Perth as a forum for free-thinking ideas.
The Bureau’s series of topical talks span into conversations on visual arts, performing arts, architecture, photography, film, design, music, philosophy and science.
On August 25 the topic is ‘Too much art’? This examines the loss of ideas, difference and excess in art.
Speakers include: Robert Cook, Kate McMillan, Marcus Canning and Daniel Palmer
Venue: Hyde Park Hotel, 331 Bulwer St, (corner of Fitzgerald) North Perth
Ticket prices: $15/$10(concession). Available on the door
Food service available from 6pm to 9pm, bar open until late
To find out more on this group and to join go to: www.thebureauofideas.com
Perth Waterfront Development Plans
Recently I attended ‘Create a Vision for Arts & Culture for Perth’ workshop run by the Committee for Perth. The day was exhausting but inspiring with nearly 200 artists and arts related industry members discussed ideas to create a greater vibrancy in our art and culture industries.
Ten major themes were developed on the day and I thought mystylelocal readers would like to view and comment.
The 10 major themes include:
Continue reading ‘Creating A Vision For Perth Arts & Culture Industries - Have Your Say’
June 5 is Environment Day. To keep the green message a central topic of debate the Conservation Council of Western Australia is having just that - a debate.
‘Is Green The New Black?’ will have top WA comedians and environmentalists mixing the real issues with a tongue and cheek humour. Steve McKiernan says, “I’m calling on Perth’s eco-fashionistas to come along and show that you can be green and look good at the same time.” Nicole Hodgson, for the negative, retorts - “All you genuine greenies, pull on your op shop gear, cycle down on your bikes and show them that being green has nothing to do with fashion.” Fellow team member and comedian Werzel adds, “Black is mysterious and elegant. Green has all the mystery and elegance of koalas gettin’ jiggy.”
Earth Hour wants to congratulate all who turned their lights of on March 29.
As opinion readers of mystylelocal.net, help activate a new wave of arts and cultural based activities in Perth by sending a clear message to our Premier that we want him to manage this portfolio after the next election. ‘Creativity defines us’. FORM (the organisation behind Creative Capital), believes that if we want to strengthen WA’s arts and cultural future, then it should go to the top of the government’s agenda. FORM is interested in what you think – and has started an online survey where you can have your say. It’s time to step up and take 5 minutes to support this idea so creativity gets the profile it deserves. Click here to leave a message and to find out more.
To continue your cultural ambassador’s role email your friends and colleagues urging them to act.
I appreciate your time.
Jenn Hiller
Founder mystylelocal.net
Field of Ideas is a street art installation by Japanese artist Junko Maruyama, produced by Form.
Lotterywest has granted $100,000 to long term arts and culture projects – have your say on how they spend it by either attending a one day workshop or completing the online survey.The Committee for Perth is a taskforce of people working within the arts and culture sector. They have been given the job of managing this fund and want your opinions on where the money goes.
Continue reading ‘Art & Culture given a 100k boost to Perth - give your op on how to spend it’
Have your say in the planning process to transform Perth’s uninspiring and under utilized foreshore.
The foreshore project will be developed in two stages with Stage 1 focusing on the William Street corridor from Mounts Bay Road to the river, the Esplanade and the waterfront between William Street and Barrack Square.
The second development of Stage 2 will offer a combination of hotels, apartments, offices, restaurants and cafes which are linked by footpaths and bike lanes along Mounts Bay.
On February 13 the Premier announced a $9million commitment to commence initial land development works this year on the Northbridge Link project, with completion expected in 2012.
The concept designs were developed by national architecture firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall. This follows a $2million detailed feasibility study done last year. I’m glad to know the firm responsible for the design of the Perth Convention Centre wasn’t involved.
As opinion leaders mystylelocal.net encourages you to visit http://www.perthwaterfront.com.au, view the design and comment before March 25. Please consider commenting on the swan island idea…
Premier’s office - 9222 9475
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure’s office - 9213 6400