Little Big Shots - Opens next week

Amran’s Film (Ethiopia, 2005)

Still Australia's major international film festival for kids, Little Big Shots is an inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival of the best in local and international children's features, shorts, animations, documentaries and, amazingly, child-produced films.

Perfect for kids and teenagers aged from 2 to 18, Little Big Shots will screen over 90 films from 25 countries and inspire discussion of world cultures, language, cultural diversity, emotional intelligence and human values.

Little Big Shots kicks off in Melbourne next week. Other venues to follow.

Melbourne

4- 9 June 2008
ACMI Cinemas, Australian Centre for the Moving ImageFederation Square, MelbourneTickets: $6 per sessionBookings: (03) 8663 2583 or via ACMI online ticketing

Warrnambool Fun4Kids Festival
Sunday June 29 to Sunday July 6, 2008
Artspace – Little Big Shots Movie Lounge
For more details of Warrnambool's Fun4Kids festival, visit http://www.fun4kids.com.au/

Frankston
Thursday July 3 to Sunday July 6, 2008
Boulevard Events Centre
444 Nepean Highway, Frankston

Sydney

September 17-21, 2008
Sydney Opera House Studio

Campbelltown Arts Centre
July 10-12, 2008
Casula Powerhouse
June 16-18, 2008

Visit Little Big Shots for more information.

MCA Family Day

Museum of Contemporary Art, 2008

SUNDAY 1 JUNE 10.30- 3.00PM
Explore the MCA's Autumn Season exhibitions with this fun-filled day for all the family packed with hands-on art activities, family-friendly tours, storytelling and competitions.
ADULTS $20/$15 MCA MEMBERS
CHILDREN $15/$12 MCA MEMBERS (UNDER 12YRS)
DISCOUNT: $10/$8 PER HEAD FOR GROUPS OF 4 OR MORE
Bookings: mailto:education@mca.com.au?subject=CURRENCY:%20FAMILY%20ART%20DAY%20Web%20RSVP&body=Name%3A%20%0D%0ANumber%20of%20Tickets%3A%20%0D%0AAre%20you%20an%20MCA%20Member%20or%20Concession%3F%3A%20%0D%0APostal%20Address%3A%20%0D%0ADaytime%20Contact%20Number%3A%20%0D%0A or 02 9245 2484
For more information: http://www.mca.com.au/default.asp?page_id=13&content_id=3874

Museum of Contempory Art
140 George StreetThe Rocks NSW 2000Australia

EXPERIMENTA PLAYGROUND

Shadow Monsters Philip Worthington, Shadow Monsters (2005) UK. Still image from interactive installation. Courtesy the artist. Photo by Andrew Lloyd.

EXPERIMENTA PLAYGROUND :: Free media art exhibition
Escape into Experimenta Playground, an exhibition of artworks that beg to be touched and invite your interaction.

Ever wanted to play with puffer fish and electric eels without getting wet?
How about watching your shadow take on monstrous features as it grows scales, teeth, eyes and horns?

Experimenta’s touring exhibition is a digital media playground of interactive artworks, video installations, short films and extreme art on screen by over 30 Australian and international artists.

Performance Space and Experimenta invite you to experience contemporary art like never before!

EVENTS & PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Launch & opening night party
Wednesday 7 May 6pm
FREE. All welcome

Artist and Curator Floortalks
Saturday 10 May, 2-3pm

Visit the website for images, descriptions, bios and information on artist and curator talks;
http://www.experimenta.org/playground-touring/--
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Dates:
Opening Wednesday 7 May 6.00pm
Exhibiting 8 May - 7 June Wed-Sat 12-8pm

Cost: Free
Venue: CarriageWorks
245 Wilson Street Eveleigh
Please visit the website for a map and directions.http://performancespace.com.au/location.php

NATIONAL DATES:
Samstag Museum of Art, Adelaide ::30 Aug- 17 Oct 08
WA Museum, Perth:: 15 Nov 08 - 1 Feb 09
Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria :: 25 April - 7 June 09
Albury Library Museum, 25 July- 7 Sept 09

For school bookings contact:Bec Dean becd@performancespace.com.au 02 8571 9111
To download a visit the resources at Experimenta or call Experimenta on 03 9650 9977

SHORT Launch - NSW May 4, 2008

Via Alley, Black & Blue Gallery, TwoThousand and NowNow present the launch of SHORT Art Colouring Book Launch

Sunday, May 4, 2008
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Black & Blue Gallery, 302/267-271
Street: Cleveland Street, Surry Hills
City/Town: Sydney, Australia

SHORT is a limited colouring book featuring a strong contingent of international artists. SHORT lets big and little kids alike get creative with a limited edition colouring book.

The publication features contributions from a large number of globally recognised and local artists such as Perth born and NYC-based Deanne Cheuk, German skate fiend Stefan Marx, San Fran-based artist Mike Giant, Sydney graphic artists We Buy Your Kids, PAM’s Misha Hollenbach and French illustrator Genevieve Gauckler.

The book came about when VA Editions editor Edward Davis couldn’t find anything inspiring
to give his two little kids. So he decided to contact a range of artists who ended up crafting 82 pages worth of colouring templates.

Composed in beautiful black and white paper with saddle stitch binding, each page provides the opportunity to collaborate with each artist in a uniqueway. SHORT is limited to 1000 copies world wide, and each edition comes with a complimentary poster by Stefan Marx and Chris Hopkins.

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RRP: $20AUD
Book specifications:
ISBN 978-0-9804558-0-9
Saddle Stitch binding - 82 pages, plus colour-in poster by Stefan Marx and Chris Hopkins
find SHORT at: dobry den / via alley / ariel books / mca / genki / alphaville / metropolis / bertula / don't come / folio books / colette (fra) / analogue books (uk)