March 2007
News and Events List
Contents
- Urban Fabric 1-24 March
- The Ghost Writer 2 March – 21 April
- Speaking Out on Climate Change 19 March
- Free Public Seminar – Pantomime Terror: UK Hip-Hop at War 22 March
- RMIT New Leaders Program 2007
- TAFE Development Centre Seminar
- Click here for Dynamic Korea
- Your Voice at RMIT - Focus Groups for Upcoming Staff Survey
- Public Lecture on Radical Media 16 April
- Talente 2007 Recognises RMIT’s Design Talent
- Creative Work: Call for Papers
- Design Graduates receive national accolades
Urban Fabric:
Greige is being exhibited as part of the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival.
Opening Night: 01 March
Time: 6.00-8.00 pm
Exhibition Dates: 1–24 March
Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri 12-6pm and Sat 12-5pm
Venue: West Space, 1st Floor, 15-19 Anthony Street, Melbourne
Website: www.westsp
Urban Fabric: Greige is a conceptual photographic installation of Melbourne’s mid-twentieth century corporate architectural façades by Peta Carlin that explores the relationship between architecture & textile design in the construction & representation ofthe city.
In the 1950’s, with the advent of prefabrication of building profiles, the curtain wall was rendered ubiquitous & the multi-storey office tower, the skyscraper, became the icon of new-found corporate wealth & prosperity. The neutral aesthetic of the International Style was established as the urban attire in cities across the world. According to Gottfried Semper, tapestries & rugs were hung by early nomadic peoples to generate spatial divisions prior to any permanent structure being erected. As such, it was the ornamental surface, the portable screen rather than the fixed wall that defined space.
Through Urban Fabric, the photographic medium recontextualises the architectural façade & generates a critical dialogue between textile design, architecture & photography, resulting in an installation of contemporary cultural artefacts that document the changing nature of our city’s streetscape, & the craft implicit within its production. The representation of the buildings as swatches indicates that future & further applications are immanent, regardless of surface or form. This is alluded to in the subtitling of the exhibition via the term ‘greige’, a textile production term, which refers to the unfinished nature of cloth, despite the fact that it may be brightly coloured.
The physical siting, the very installation of the images that constitute Urban Fabric, is reminiscent of a Guild Hall, a Mechanic’s Institute or Masonic Lodge. Operating as a microcosm of the city, through the invitation of practising architects, designers, artists & craftspeople to use the space during the course of the exhibition, the role of the city not only as the place of transaction, but more importantly of interaction is heightened, as the collaborative nature of creative enterprise is bought to the fore. The practitioners’ use of the space highlights their role in the design, construction & representation of the city, & demystifies their activities to a certain extent, as they are rendered public, & open to view.
Through Urban Fabric: Greige, the city, our city Melbourne is celebrated, the role of the arts in its design & construction is heightened, & the city’s status as the centre for creative investigation is reaffirmed. With graphics by AM Editions and embroidery by Robbyn McDonald.
For further information, please contact:
Peta Carlin on 0422 528 117 or email her at peta.carlin@rmit.edu.au
The Ghost Writer
Melbourne Theatre Company
Date: 2 March – 21 April
Venue: Fairfax Theatre
More information: www.mtc.com.au/whatson.aspx?eventID
Written by Ross Muller
Directed By Julian Meyrick
Composition & Sound Design by Darrin Verhagen
Lighting by Paul Jackson
Starring Margaret Harvey, Belinda McClory, Raj Sidhu, John Wood
Speaking out on Climate Change
Dr Rob Colman, one of the lead authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, will be speaking at a public forum to discuss the confidence, underlying science and the IPCC report process.
The IPCC was established under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environment Program to provide regular assessments for policymakers of the scientific, technical and socio-economic aspects of climate change.
What: Dr Rob Colman, Climate Dynamics Group, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, speaking on IPCC report
When: Monday 19 March
Time: 9.30am to 10.30am
Where: Building 8, Level 9, Room 42, 360 Swanston Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Friday 16 March to Lauren Hall, School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, Tel: (03) 9925 2232 or lauren.hall@rmit.edu.au
Free public seminar:
Pantomime Terror: UK Hip-Hop at War
(or Paranoia in London: ‘Lookout, he’s behind you!’)
This discussion addresses new work by diasporic world music stalwarts Fun-da-mental and the drum and bass outfit Asian Dub Foundation, relating to insurgency struggles, anti-colonialism and political freedom in the UK.
Presented by John Hutnyk, Academic Director of the Centre for Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and author of several books including The Rumour of Calcutta, Critique of Exotica and Bad Marxism: Capitalism and Cultural Studies.
Date: Thursday 22 March
Time: 4.45 - 6.00 pm
Venue: RMIT Research Lounge, Building 28, Level 5
All Welcome
Full details can be found by visiting the Globalism Institute website at http://globalism.rmit.edu.au/news/announcements.html
RMIT New Leaders Program 2007
In 2007 new and potential leaders are being offered the opportunity to participate in an action-learning based professional development program. Starting on Tuesday 20 March the New Leaders Program is a series of nine half-day sessions that combine learning across a range of topics from project management to innovation and initiative with some personally reflective based learning opportunities presented by a range of experts in their field.
Sessions are held on Tuesdays from 9.00 am - 1.00 pm. Further details on session outlines and key learning outcomes are available on request. Participants are encouraged to nominate a sponsor to support their action-learning projects throughout the year.
For more information please view the information flyer on the TAFE Professional Development website, http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/tafepd/content/07VETPP/07index.html.
To apply for this program please contact Rodney Noble, Manager TAFE Professional Development via ext. 58033 or email tafepd@rmit.edu.au.
[Source: Rodney Noble, TAFE Professional Development]
TAFE Development Centre Seminar: Diverse students - diverse needs - appreciating the differences
Cultural diversity, social economic diversity, learning difficulties and generation gaps are all issues facing teachers today. Accommodating the learning needs of each of these groups may be challenging. Where to start? This program is designed for teachers having to teach a broad range of learners often in the one class. This seminar will provide many examples of this diversity from students themselves and from leading experts and practitioners who have mastered this complex challenge.
Venue: To be confirmed
Cost: Free (limited numbers)
Organised by: TAFE Development Centre (TDC) http://www.tafecentre.vic.edu.au/profedseries.php
To register for this event, please visit the RMIT Open Program website.
For more information visit the TAFE Professional Development website. Direct any enquiries to Laura Snell via ext. 54576 or email: tafepd@rmit.edu.au.
[Source: Rodney Noble, TAFE Professional Development]
Click here for dynamic Korea
“My goal is to be the second Murdoch.” That’s the plan for RMIT University student Jessica Lee, publisher of Click: Dynamic Korea, the only Korean English language newspaper in Australia.
Ms Lee, who recently completed a Bachelor of Applied Communications (Creative Advertising), created Weekly Korea News as part of an undergraduate advertising project. The paper was a 24-page, black and white publication dealing with local issues in Australia and Korea.
In January this year, Ms Lee launched Click: Dynamic Korea; a colourful, English language paper which Ms Lee said provided a fresh look at Korean issues.
The name is meant to convey a young, modern and universal style that appeals to a wide range of readers.
For full story visit –RMIT Openline
[Source: Clare Cleghorn, Media and Communications]
Your Voice at RMIT – Focus Groups for Upcoming Staff Survey
You are invited to participate in a focus group to discuss and inform the development and successful implementation of the RMIT Staff Survey being conducted in April-May 2007. The more staff who complete the survey, the more we really know about what it's like working at RMIT today and what matters most to staff.
The survey has been designed with the help of a team of researchers and consultants from Voice Project at Macquarie University. The survey will inform strategies to support attraction, engagement and retention of staff and enable benchmarking against a broad range of Australian organisations and educational institutions.
These sessions will provide information and feedback on the following:
- Why RMIT is conducting a staff survey
- What we are trying to measure
- Timelines and how the survey will be conducted
- The survey provider - Voice Project
- Communication and marketing strategy
- Confidentiality issues
- How to encourage staff to undertake the survey
- How to be involved in the project (you can choose to be a survey contact and keep up-to-date with the project)
The focus groups give you an opportunity to find out about the survey in an informal interactive session and contribute to making this important RMIT initiative a success.
City Campus Focus Group
Date: Friday, 30 March 2007
Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Venue: Seminar Rooms 3&4, Level 7, Storey Hall
Building 16, 336-342 Swanston Street
Brunswick Campus Focus Group
Date: Friday, 30 March 2007
Time: 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm
Venue: 2&2C, Building 514, Brunswick Campus
Bundoora Campus Focus Group
Date: Friday, 30 March 2007
Time: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Venue: Research and Innovation Boardroom
Level 4, Building 215, Bundoora Campus
City Campus Focus Group
Date: Tuesday 3 April 2007
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Venue: People and Culture Conference Room
Level 3, Building 51, 80-92 Victoria Street, Carlton
Please RSVP to Angela A'Vard at angela.a'vard@rmit.edu.au to confirm a place.
If you can't make it to a focus group but would like to become involved to keep up-to-date with the project and support high response rates, email yourvoice@rmit.edu.au.
Go to www.rmit.edu.au/staffsurvey or email yourvoice@rmit.edu.au for further information about the survey.
[Source: Kellie Whitburn, People and Culture]
Radical Media
Date: Monday, 16 April 2007
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Radio Theatre (Building 9.1.24), RMIT University, City Campus (entry via Bowen Street)
John Downing is Professor of International Communication at Southern Illinois University, USA, and is the founding director of the Global Media Research Center at Southern Illinois University. Specialising in social and cultural theory, he has published extensively on such issues as racism in the media, and the international history of media forms.
This lecture is based on material from his latest book Radical Media: Rebellious Communication and Social Movements. It weaves an historical and international tapestry of radical media forms ranging from street theatre, culture-jamming, subversive song, underground radio, performance art, dance, and graffiti to video and the internet.
Bookings not essential.
Enquiries: leo.berkeley@rmit.edu.au
John Downing appears at RMIT as part of the RMIT School of Applied Communication’s involvement in the OURMedia VI International Conference being held in Sydney (9-13 April 2007).
[Source: Karli Lukas, School of Applied Communication]
Talente 2007 Recognises RMIT’s Design Talent
Eight successful artists will represent Australia at Talente 2007 in Germany and no less than five of these artists come from the School of Art at RMIT University. And thanks to the RMIT contingent – outside of Germany – Australia has the largest representation at Talente this year.
Talente, which takes place from March 8 to 14, is a highly competitive and internationally prestigious exhibition of new and emerging craft and design trends and talent. In 2007, 95 successful artists were selected from 27 countries.
RMIT’s School of Art, Acting Head, Kevin White, said: “This significant achievement celebrates and recognises the cutting-edge talent of these young artists and their ability to compete and excel in Europe’s largest craft and design event.
“The School of Art is immensely proud of their achievements and how each of them has demonstrated their capacity to significantly inform artistic and cultural development within both a local and international context.”
The five artists from RMIT selected to showcase work at Talente 2007 are:
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Ruth Andell, Ceramics.
Slip cast sculptural form covered with digitally generated decal imagery analysing spatial relationships, shift in perspective and architectural structures.
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Lucy Blackmore, Metal.
Manipulation of thin sheet copper with punches and paint to create highly textured and vividly coloured ‘bark vessels’.
- View Lucy’s work
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Danielle Lott, Jewellery.
Influenced by outsider art and Rorschach test, Danielle collects work from those external to the art world to provide starting points for her own work.
- View Danielle’s work
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Nina Oikawa, Jewellery.
Trapping ephemera in resin Nina makes her own precious stones for setting in her eclectic “fossil jewels”.
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Michelle Taylor, Jewellery.
Focusing on an individual character trait, layers of the light materials such as painted plywood and aluminium go into the production of these symbolic identity brooches.
- View Michelle’s work
[Source: Deborah Sippitts, Design and Social Context Portfolio Office]
The Journal of Creative Work Calls for Submissions, Reviewers and Editorial-Advisory Board Members.
“Every artist or author deserves a fair consideration to be published.”
The Journal of Creative Work, a division of Scientific Journals International (SJI), provides an efficient forum for publishing all types of creative works.
SJI has assembled an extensive and prestigious Editorial and Advisory Board (www.scientificjournals.org/editorial_board.htm). This initiative is driven by an overriding passion to assist artists and authors to cope with the "publish or perish" reality of the academia. We sincerely believe that artists and authors who have devoted months or years to a project, should not be shut out of the publication world simply because they did not follow some procedural or stylistic rules and guidelines or because their work did not fit in. All traditional journals have very rigid stylistic or procedural policies that unduly create artificial barriers and in effect retard innovation and creativity.
All journals of SJI maintain minimal procedural and stylistic rules, and accepts scientific and creative works that follow any style manual. A fair peer-reviewed evaluation system is used to select works for publication. SJI maintains a rapid electronic submission, review and publication process. Our capability for perpetual future accessibility and preservation is also extremely valuable to both authors and readers.
Our submission guidelines can be found at http://www.scientificjournals.org/submission.htm.
The Creative work can be any of the following types.
- Poetry: up to 3 poems in one submission (Microsoft Word or pdf format)
- Painting: up to 3 paintings in one submission (pdf format)
- Sculpture: up to 3 sculptures in one submission (pdf format)
- Craft: up to 3 crafts in one submission (pdf format)
- Photography: up to 3 photos in one submission (pdf format)
- Fiction (Microsoft Word or pdf format)
- Creative non-fiction (Microsoft Word or pdf format)
- Creative essay (Microsoft Word or pdf format)
- Critical essay (Microsoft Word or pdf format)
- Play/ Script (Microsoft Word or pdf format)
- Performances of dance, music, play, etc. (Windows Media Video or QuickTime format)
- Music composition (wav or MP3 format; notation in pdf format)
- Digital or multimedia works (films, online games, digital artwork, etc.)
Application form for Reviewers and Editorial Advisory Board can be found at http://www.scientificjournals.org/wanted.htm.
Current issues can be found at http://www.scientificjournals.org/current_issue.htm.
[Source: Deborah Sippitts, Design and Social Context Portfolio - On behalf of Neil A. Anderson, Scientific Journals International (SJI)]
Design Graduates receive National Accolades
Two alumni of RMIT’s Communication Design degree have been recognized as being among Australia’s top 40 design graduates of the year.
Monument magazine has recognised Communication Design graduates Henrik Josefsson and Linn Gravdahl's among Australia’s top 40 design graduates.
International students Henrik Josefsson and Linn Gravdahl have been recognized by Monument, Australia’s pre-eminent magazine of architecture and design. They feature in the March 2007 edition, in the article ‘The New Generation.’
They have been cited for work they completed as part of the third year of the Bachelor of Design in Communication Design.
Design lecturer Renato Gallina was thrilled that his former students have been recognised by a national publication. “They were passionate about design and very hard-working. It’s great to see them being acknowledged,” he said.
Hailing from Scandanavia, Henrik and Linn have both been employed by Melbourne design studios, and will no doubt make a great contribution to the vibrant local design culture.
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