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After taking part in a group exhibition at the Alibi Room early this year, Marty O’Hare was invited to host his own solo exhibition.

‘Someone’s Holding Their Breath’ is the follow up to Marty’s very successful first solo exhibition ‘I Thought it was Real’ at Juggler’s Art Space last year.

‘Someone’s Holding their Breath’ is a photography series that examines recognition in our surrounds.

‘Pareidolia’ relates to the tendency people have to liken the exterior world to what lies within ourselves, to transfer onto our surrounds those qualities with which we are intrinsically familiar.

This occurrence is linked to imagination and often manifests as ‘castles in the clouds’ or ‘monsters in the shadows’.

However, when scenes we encounter carry with them a sense of presence and generate an atmosphere of their own, when settings confront the viewer with a sense of the inevitable, the point at which reality ends and illusion begins is not so clear.

‘Someone’s Holding Their Breath’ opens at The Alibi Room, 720 Brunswick St, New Farm on Thursday 31 July at 7pm and runs until 21 August.

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AN EXHIBITION OF NEW WORKS BY JME POOL

SEASIDE ARTISTS GALLERY
Top Floor, Comino’s Arcade
133 Redcliffe Pde, Redcliffe 4021

Official opening: Saturday, 9 August 2008, 6pm

There is a sense of gentle vulnerability that flows intrinsically throughout the work of Brisbane artist JME Pool. Her sometimes unsettling imagery evolves from a place that is neither adult nor childlike, where creatures of the night creep menacingly from the woods to threaten the viewers own subconscious memories.

Hailed as one of Australia’s leading exponents of the “Spooky-cute” genre, JME Pool delivers work which skips around boundaries of good and evil and questions both childhood reminiscences and the adult conscience.

In this latest exhibition at Seaside Artists Gallery; ‘When the Carnival is Over’, JME Pool has taken these erstwhile dark memories and blended them with subtle religious symbolism and playful innuendo to form the axis of her unique world. The ‘Carnival’ symbolising the loss of innocence that occurs as the inner child becomes an adult in an often cruel and unfair world.

JME Pool states: “The child’s view of the world is very different to that of an adult’s. There is a certain innocence to their actions and very little cynicism. My aim is to draw the two ideas together. To create images of children that are, on one level innocent and naïve; yet still explore the innate scepticism of the adult perspective”

Having studied at the Berkenboom Technical Institute in Belgium, JME Pool’s works have been making their way into private collections both locally and overseas over a number of years. This has been boosted with recent showings in New York, Tennessee and Shanghai. In 2007, JME Pool’s work, “Toy Soldiers” was selected for the highly prestigious “Churchie National Emerging Art Exhibition”.

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Don’t forget that lip will be running another Get it out; Get it Published workshop for young writers (14-24yrs) in July. Writing articles and short stories for magazines and journals is a great place for novice writers to start building their writing portfolios. The workshop will cover:

• finding ideas and getting them down on paper
• gaining the confidence to call yourself a writer
• the craft of writing
• how to beat writer’s block
• the importance of editing
• presenting a professional manuscript
• finding the right markets
• dealing with editors
• developing a personal portfolio

This workshop will run from 1pm-5pm Saturday 5 July. Venue: ACT Writers Centre. Bookings ESSENTIAL. Phone 6262 9191

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Friday 20 June
8-10.30pm
The Big Damn Turboslam
Hip hop, funky beats and performance poetry! Featuring Miles Merrill, the one-man word hurler from Sydney (www.wordtravels.info). Open mic from 8pm. Poetry Slam from 9pm. Cash prizes. Cash bar operating.
MCs: Hal Judge and Julian Fleetwood. Bogong Theatre, Gorman House, Ainslie Ave, Braddon. FREE

Other youth events during the Festival:
Friday 20 June
9am-11.30am
Hip hop workshop with MC Karuna for ages 12-18.
Bookings essential on 6262 9191. Venue: Bogong Theatre, Gorman House Arts Centre, Ainslie Ave, Braddon. FREE.

Saturday 21 June
Zine Fair
Over 25 tables full of creativity!  Magazines, zines, cartoons, graphics, badges, buttons, posters and other crazy stuff.
QL2 Foyer, Gorman House, Ainslie Ave, Braddon. FREE

www.actwriters.org.au for full program of festival!

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Tomorrow there is going to be a zine fair at the Museum of Contemporary Art. I am having a stall selling lip so be sure to pop in if you’re in the area.
It is a FREE event and goes from 11am to 6pm.
There are set to be around 60 stalls.
You can sell, trade, browse zines, listen to live music and panel discussions.

The art gallery’s website is www.mca.com.au if you want to check that out.

I encourage everyone to come as it will be interesting and fun. Also the gallery space is just a really nice one. Maybe I’ll see you there?

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The ACT Writers’ Centre will be running the first Canberra zine fair in goodness knows how long on the morning of Saturday 21 June at Gorman House, as part of the Canberra Writers’ Festival.

Please email me or contact The Writers Centre - admin@actwriters.org.au / (02) 6262 9191 - ASAP to book a table!

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World Vision’s 40 Hour Famine is a chance to do just that! The 40 hour famine is one of Australia’s biggest fundraising events, giving you the chance to experience what going without something that you rely on - for 40 hours - is like for children in third world countries, who go without the same things everyday of their lives.

The 40 Hour Famine started in 1975 to raise money to help children, families and communities in desperate need. Today it continues to provide both short-term and long-term support as they tackle the causes of poverty in their community. This is your chance to take a step out of our first world luxury and do something worthwhile for people who truly need help. The 40 Hour Famine exists to educate young people on global poverty and motivate them to action through fundraising for World Vision projects. So what are you waiting for?

Check out the website for more details and to find out how you can be involved: 40hourfamine.com

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GEN Y – WHY NOT?
GETTING A GRIP ON GENERATION Y

They’re young and savvy with the world at their feet. But Gen Y is also grappling with a greater range of demands and expectations than any other generation before them.

GEN Y – WHY NOT? is a youth forum for everyone – young people, parents, teachers, students, and anyone who cares about shaping our community into a better, brighter and happier place in which young people will thrive.

In a short afternoon we will explore …

• Body Battles and self esteem
• The intergenerational divide, when parents just ‘don’t get it’
• Fatigue and student apathy in the face of politics
• Steering a path through the turbulent teens and twenties
• Policing the beat and dealing with youth alcoholism
• The challenges faced by Indigenous youth

Speakers: Prof Larissa Behrendt (University of Technology, Sydney); Ms Virginia Haussegger (Journalist, writer and ABC TV News presenter); Ms Jamila Helen Rizvi (President ANU Student’s Union); Ms Rachel Longhurst (Editor Lip Magazine, Canberra); Superintendent Matthew Varley (Crimes Prevention, ACT Policing

Saturday, 10 May 2008 – 3.00 PM to 5.30 PM
Theo Notaras Function Hall, 180 London Circuit, Civic Canberra City.

Free Entry. All are invited to attend.

Register your interest by email: forum.australia@hotmail.com or phone 0434604208, 62625966, 62888747, 0402141771

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International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900’s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialised world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. While there are many large-scale initiatives, a rich and diverse fabric of local activity connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women’s craft markets, theatric performances, fashion parades and more.

So make a difference, think globally and act locally !! Make every day International Women’s Day. Do your bit to ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding.

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

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Earth Hour is taking place on Saturday, 29 March at 8pm, local time.

We want all of you, your friends and your communities to help raise awareness to climate change by turning off your lights for one hour and changing all of your bulbs to energy efficient, compact fluorescents.

This symbol, the largest voluntary power down in the world, will show that united together we can each make a difference in climate change.

Sign-up to participate at www.earthhour.org

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