2008 Next Wave Pegboard - 8 Feb

11 February, 2008

Friday 8 Febuary 2008
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Ahoy and welcome to the 2008 Next Wave Pegboard, Festival Edition.

If it’s 2008 it must be Festival year—and that means we must be busy. With a veritable horde of staff, interns and artists trudging through this office we already need to replace the lino! And other than making consistently nice cups of coffee we are also currently locking in the Festival program, finalising the timetable, updating our website, developing our new Festival brand and looking out for volunteers.

All the details below.

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Our Festival Website – The Beginning

As of today, we have switched over from our organisational website to our new 2008 Next Wave Festival website.

And, as we inch closer to May this site will morph into its own fully functioning beast. What you see now is static—come mid-April this site will be an all bells and whistles Festival Program with stylish wizzbangery like you’ve never seen before in websites (courtesy of our web dynamo Barking Sparrows).

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A Call-Out for Festival Volunteers

Doing something for absolutely no pay never sounded so good!
Volunteer at the 2008 Next Wave Festival this year and see the Festival show you are working on FOR FREE! Well, despite the fact that most of the Festival shows are free anyway, volunteering with Next Wave is still a great thing to do, and volunteer positions are now open.

We are now accepting volunteers for various casual shifts between 10–31 May 2008.

Applications close at the end of March 2008!

Download a Volunteer Registration Form here:
Click HERE for the PDF version.
Click HERE for the Word version.

For more info email our Festival Administrator, Mel Upton and attach your current CV.

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Nobody knows you better than I do – Pip Stafford

Next Wave Regional Kickstart artist Pip Stafford’s new video installation explores personal rituals and private habits.

On now until 29 Feb, 2008
Open daily till 6pm
At the vitrine Space, Platform, in the Degraves St subway (near the Sticky zine store)
www.pipstafford.blogspot.com

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Super Groupie – a Cecilia Fogelberg show

Cecilia Fogelberg, Next Wave artist, transplants the soul of the Australian rock icon into a mesmeric series of soft sculptures – her ‘top 10’ – that capitulate the hedonism and moral corruption of the country’s bars, hotels and sticky-floored band venues into the high-art arena.

On now until 1 Mar 2008
Tues – Sat 10am – 5pm
Craft Victoria, 31 Flinders Lane
www.craftvic.asn.au
www.ceciliafogelberg.com

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Brodie Ellis at Gertrude

Next Wave artist Brodie Ellis is currently exhibiting in Studio 12 at Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces.

Now until 8 Mar 2008
Tues – Fri 11-5.30pm, 1-5.30pm
Studio 12, Gertrude Contemporary Art Space
www.gertrude.org.au

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The Dirty Mile

Walk through Fitzroy’s Indigenous history to experience Indigenous peoples’ strong and continuing historical, cultural and emotional connection to this place – from its Woiwurrung beginnings right up to today. These snapshots of Fitzroy’s Indigenous history celebrate our social, political, cultural and sporting achievements set against the continuing theme of attempted dispersal of Aboriginal people – and their resolve for self determination. Featuring Next Wave Associate Producer, Lionel Austin.

23 Feb – 16 March
Thurs, Fri, Sat 7pm, with extra shows on Saturday, Sunday at 2pm
Performance starts at Carlton Gardens, top end of Gertrude St, off Nicholson St. Ends at Smith St
www.ilbijerri.org.au

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Mirrors and Windows: Shea Bresnehan

Next Wave intern Shea Bresnehan’s new photographic portraiture Mirrors and Windows opens this Sunday at Red Wall Gallery in Tasmania.

Exhibition opening Sunday 10 February at 6pm
Until 10 Mar 2008
Red Wall Gallery, Republic Bar & Café, North Hobart, Tasmania
www.sheabresnehan.com

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(From Australian Red Cross Victoria, supporter of the 2008 Next Wave Festival)

The breath of life

When Steve Perkusich saw his son lying face down and bloated in their swimming pool he was frightened but responded quickly by performing CPR. Steve says: “It took ages for him to respond, but finally I saw and heard his heart beat. It took 10-15 minutes for the ambulance to get here so we’re bloody lucky I’d done the first aid training.”

Red Cross first aid training saved his son’s life.

Call 1300 367 428 or visit www.redcross.org.au/firstaid to enrol in your first aid course.

Profits from Red Cross first aid training and products are used to support our work with vulnerable people across Australia and overseas.