Intention & Improvisation Exhibition
Blobology Exhibition
Is there room for another church in Hollywood?
Stations of the Kiwifruit
Geez magazine
Former cheif editor of Adbusters magazine has moved on to editing Geez Magazine.
"Geez Magazine has set up camp in the outback of the spiritual commons. A bustling spot for the over-churched, out-churched, un-churched and maybe even the un-churchable. For wannabe contemplatives, front-line world-changers and restless cranks. A place where the moon shines quiet, instinct runs mythic and belief rides a bike (or at least sits on the couch entertaining the possibility)."
They're up to issue #4. Check it out at geezmagazine.org.
Christmas Eve
An invitation from SPAM-friend Tina Plunket at Church...
Suitcase exhibition
38th Auckland International Film Festival
One of the few redeeming features of winter in Auckland is the Auckland International Film Festival. Yes, ladies and gentleman, stop wasting your money on food and rent, it's movie-time!
Where: At a theatre near you
When: July 13th - 30th 2006
Why: Cos lots of these gems won't be coming back.
[editor's note: If anyone wants to shout SPAM-ed to a movie this year, he has a copy of the festival guide and is happy to make suggestions....]
Writer's block
A group for emerging writers at St Paul’s once a month on last Monday of the month. We’ll be learning how to write and sharing our work.
Meets: 7pm Monday 26 June in new meeting room at St Paul’s
Cost: $2 to cover the coffee and cookies and photocopying
Leader: Kate Hannah
A usual meeting would take about an hour to an hour and a half, again depending on numbers. We would look at a piece of work (poem, miniature narrative, short story, excerpt from a novel, article etc.) and discuss briefly what elements of writing make it successful, or unsuccessful. We would then move into sharing our own work, either through a quick ‘then-and-there’ exercise that would draw upon the work discussed, or through work produced since the last meeting, or ‘free writing’ – writing that we have worked on alone, with no reference to exercises done within the group.
Guidelines as the sharing of work, and best ways to offer constructive criticism would have been discussed in the first meeting and agreed upon, so each group member will be equipped with the tools to ensure that their comments help their fellow members without damaging the ‘writing space’.
Come along on the night or contact Megan for more info. Church office phone 373 3268 megan(at)stpauls.co.nz
“I would hope that we would be able to work towards putting together a book of our work for others to read, and for members of the group to submit work to magazines, journals and competitions: both these goals will give the group a sense of how it feels to be a published writer, and the kind of work this entails. We will be able to draw upon competitions, opportunities and publishing venues to ensure that our group gets exposure and experience writing. Other events we could work towards include: a poetry-reading night at St Paul’s, or an exhibition in collaboration with some of the visual artists at St Paul’s” says Kate.
Auckland Festival of Photography
The Auckland Festival of Photography is a signature visual arts event that treasures a city abundant with great photographic talent. This fast growing annual festival programmes a multitude of exhibitions and events, encouraging more people to celebrate the art of photography through free public access.
Photography is a powerful visual art form that the Festival celebrates with CULTURE, IDENTITY, ART and PARTICIPATION events. The festival celebrates photography which reflects the vital personality of Auckland and invites all residents and visitors to experience this through the lens of the camera.
The next Festival will be held from 2nd June to 24th June 2006.
www.photographyfestival.org.nz
48HOURS film competition
48HOURS is officially NZ's largest film competition.
Teams have just 48 hours to create an entire short film this means writing, shooting and editing or die trying. Shorts are then seen in cinemas and judged by a huge appreciative audience. The top 8-12 from each city are chosen by a panel of judges to compete in their city's final. And then, the best short from each city competes in a live TV National Final on C4.
Shooting weekend starts: 7.10pm, Friday 26 May 2006
Auckland Final: Thursday 8th June, 8:00pm @ Civic Theatre, tickets from ticketek
National Final: Sunday 12th June @ 9pm televised on C4
Did any SPAMmers do this? Or win this?
yes. I think Alison T. was in a group. I don't know if they have made the regional finals or not.
Yes I did the 48 Hour Film comp again this year (for the third time). As always it was a mad, fun, sleepless time!
Our team was an awesome group of industry experienced individuals. We had the best hook ups with gear and resources, including a HD cam, sponsorship (oh my goodness an actual budget!) and one of our scriptwriters has had some of his previous shorts shown at Cannes.
The writers had come up with a couple of possible script ideas for every genre. We even did a dry run under competition conditions! I was really confident in our team and looking forward to acting in our short film.
And then, when the director and one of the writers went to the 48 Hours HQ to get the character, line of dialogue, and prop to include in the script, they pulled out of the hat the Peter Jackson wild card genre of...... puppet.
Can you believe it? PUPPET! We couldn't. But the art direction guy was stoked! He drove around Auckland like a mad hatter, knocking on friends’ doors, and got every toy and marionette he could find. With these our genius writers wrote the random masterpiece that is Robin and Robots Adventure, staring: Robin Slade Eternal Optimist (compulsory character) as a long neck tiger; a mechanical walking Robot with a thick French accent; a flying pig (yes it had mechanical flapping wings - brilliant); three wise men, which were actually two wise men and a gangster wise woman; and two Mexican dancing marionettes. Robin and Robot were on the quest to find Mirror (compulsory prop).
I was disappointed that I didn’t get the opportunity to act in our film, but we (the actors) did the voices of the characters, which was great fun. We finished shooting at 3am on Sunday, then our editor worked his magic, especially with the added sound effects. Despite, with less than 2 hours to go, the film refusing to dub down onto tape, we got it in on time. The finished product is a very polished and humorous puppet film, which was very well received at our heat at the Civic last Tuesday.
There was a record 150 teams in Auckland this year, and something like 400 teams New Zealand wide. Which, with an average of 15 people per team, is over 6000 sleep deprived film enthusiasts participating, and about 15 000 cans of V consumed.
I’m not sure if we got into the Auckland final, on at the Civic this Thursday, but regardless we had fun, made the best darn puppet film ever, and our team is keen to make another short film together. And, despite my lack of screen presence, I’m certain that Peter Jackson (who is one of the judges) will be blown away by my voice and cast me in his next film.
COEXISTENCE AUCKLAND
The Art of Living Together
Downtown Auckland, Feb – Mar 06
Exhibition “Coexistence” initiated and created by the Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, curator Raphie Etgar (www.coexistence.art.museum)
Coexistence was initiated by the Museum on the Seam in Jerusalem in 2001 and since then has been on an incredible global journey, hosted by numerous cities through out the Far East, Europe and America.
Arriving in NZ for the first time brought to you by Heart of the City, the exhibition will be on display in the historic Britomart Precinct, Downtown 10 Feb – 05 Mar 2006.
Coexistence is an international outdoor art exhibition that consists of 44 thought provoking posters (5m x 3m) mounted in a central, meaningful, open air location beyond the confines of a museum setting. The first 24 images were selected from artists around the world by an international jury and the rest of the art works have been added to the exhibition during its global journey.
The art works use universal images as a language to communicate with all ages, religions and nationalities. The exhibition encourages people to consider and discuss issues of tolerance and understanding in the hope of improving relations between people.
For more info go to Heart of the City.
Exhibition
JO CURRIE
MATT BUCHAN
TINA PLUNKETT
12TH DECEMBER
@ the bistro (next to Safran)
Davis Cres. Newmarket
6PM ONWARDS
all 3 three restaurants will be open
so come on down for a bite to eat
and a glass of of wine
and enjoy
All work will be for sale, so bring all you know that are looking to buy.
Labyrinth
The staff and Students of Unitec School of Design present the 21st Graduate Show Labyrinth. A showcase of Media Design, Photography, Interior, Jewellery, Object, and Painting.
26-30 November 2005
10am - 7pm daily
School of Design / Carrington Rd / Mt Albert / Building 1
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