re:make project

I am working on a new project with Vanessa Berry. We have been rescuing discarded art works from the streets in our neighbourhoods. We will matching 12 found art pieces with 12 emerging and established Sydney artists to give them a new life. The new artworks will be sold at an exhibition in early 2014 with funds raised to be used to develop an art workshop program at East Sydney High School.

You can find more about our project here: re:make and follow us on twitter and facebook.
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We will revealing our found artworks and artists very soon!

April: Our month

In April  we are:

• Turning 5! This month it will be  five years ago my family and I created our first Arts Rocket posts. 
• Getting interactive  at the Opera House with   Escape from Peligro Island  
• Surviving  Lord of the Flies at New Theatre
• Checking out the redesigned Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
• Teen and Dad catching the Joy Division Doco with Peter Hook Q&A for The Moshpit Experience
• Having Stop-animation and claymation fun at the Maritime Museum 
• Viewing the  Jitter screenings in Bondi Beach (and hopefully a swim prior)
• Making cupcakes at Sparkle Cupcakery

Wishing you an amazing April!

x

Sculpture by the Sea - Bondi Beach and beyond

Photography by Fiona Hueston

Today we headed out to the Sculpture by the Sea before the crowds hit it over the weekend.
Sculpture by the Sea is a wonderful way to spend time with your family....fresh air, exercise and interactive art.

Unfortunality not all of the Sculptures are interactive. I found it hard to keep up my 4 year old to keep him off the Sculptures that could not be touched ( even though they seemed to be tempting children to climb all over them). It does add an little element of stress to the day because their are adults there without children who feel they need to enforce the no touching rule by yelling or frowning. Not a very nice to experience art as a child.

On a positive note our family favourites:

The Bush Ranger: fantastic for kids to run in and out of the over sized helmet.
Ode to joy: This one is very hidden but is well worth looking for.
Underfoot: They loved pretending the creatures were real
Form of Scenery : Beware, kids love it but are not allowed to touch.
Humpback gunship: One of the most kid friendly sculptures. The kids climb into a metal whale and come out at the mouth.
New nomadic Home: I could not get my 4 year and 7 year old out of this piece. really wonderful>would love to have this in our back yard.
You want to do what??!! (Tow an iceberg from Antarctica) . Great interactive piece on the beach at Tamarama.

My favourite:
Bjorn Godwin:
if you need an extension of time to pay, press#

Check it all out and enjoy. We will go back to experience it all again.

For more information visit:
http://www.sculpturebythesea.com/

Don't Miss- Sculpture by the Sea

Bert Flugelman AM tetrapus
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2007
Photo by Jamie Williams

This was our first year at Sculpture by the Sea and we all loved it. We started off at Bondi and walked along the cliffs to Marks Park and met up with some friends. It was great to see the kids interacting with some of the pieces. I would recommend starting at Bondi, take a picnic lunch for Marks Park and then follow the trial on to Tamarama for a cool down swim. The exhibition is FREE and is running from the 1 Nov- 18 Nov.