Month: September 2014

Bent out of shape for nothing

While we complain about our precious gadgets there are people in other countries fleeing from war and suffering from poverty and hunger. I know, a bit of a cliché isn’t it? Kind of like when parents tell their kids to finish their dinner because there are kids in other parts of the world starving. Apple announced their new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on September 9 2014. The Apple fans seem to have loved it as Apple sold over 10 million sets in three days. Unfortunately a few snafus made Apple fans take to social media to complain...

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The Presence of Prehistoric Pictoriality

Free Public Lecture: Whitney Davis, Professor of History and Theory of Ancient and Modern Art, UC Berkeley, and Visiting Professor, University of York. This lecture addresses one of the most well-established and influential ideas about prehistoric (and specifically Paleolithic) pictorial representations, namely, the idea that their original makers and beholders did not take them and use them as pictures ‘in our sense’ but instead considered them to be ‘the things themselves’, that is, the objects depicted, such as bison and other animals. But how do we reconcile this idea with the visible activity of mark-making and of ‘painterliness’ –...

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September Westender online

Download the September edition of Westender online here. The full edition is here as a single pdf file, page by page for ease of reading on your tablet, phone or computer screen. Read the domestic violence feature, make the lentil rissoles, a catch up with the action on Kurilpa Riverfront Renewal Masterplan. Stay in touch with your community through Brisbane’s Urban...

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West End Festival Program released!

The Festival Program is finally OUT in digital format and ready for you to download here: Happenings Program _ Digital Note this document is optimised for online viewing and isn’t great for printing. Our printable program will be put up very soon, along with our festival site map. We’re just waiting on a few teensie weensie details to get sorted! Thanks for your patience! And congratulations to all the festival volunteers (yes, volunteers) who have made this happen! And of course, to all the artists and organisations who will be a part of the event on the day. The...

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24 days of free music for G20

Brisbane’s iconic music scene will be celebrated with 24 days of free live music acts as Queensland prepares to welcome the world’s leaders for the G20 Summit. Arts Minister Ian Walker said from October 24 to November 16, hundreds of Queensland’s most talented musicians will take to stages across the city and suburbs of Brisbane to perform solo, collaborative and one-off shows as part of the G20 Cultural Celebrations. “There will be 4,000 delegates and about 3,000 media who will visit Brisbane during the G20, making it a once in a generation opportunity for Queensland,” Mr Walker said. “In...

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