CALL OUT FOR DIGITAL ARTISTS
We’ve teamed up with Pause Digital Festival to find creative digital artists to showcase at this year’s festivals - plus cash rewards!
Download the specifications here »
Applications close 15 August 2013.
Inflamed web of wool
Melbourne art duo, Nomad (Ara Dolatian and Michele Donegan) have installed one of their woolen webs inside the walls of The Atrium. Soon it will be populated by little woolen pom-poms made in a public workshop. Coming up with ways to use every nook and cranny at Fed Square is easy when Melbourne’s full of artists like Nomad.
Introducing Artbox - a portable and accessible device for exhibit-ready, high-resolution video art.
Created by a small group of innovative designers based in Melbourne, Artbox will be launching on our Big Screen with the video art show, One Hundred and Twenty Seconds, created by more than 50 local and international artists (Thursday 11 April, 6pm).
The launch will also kick off the Pozible campaign for crowd funding.
Lets make video art accessible to everyone - get behind Artbox for art’s sake!
Now Playing
Showing on the Big Screen this month is a documentary about High Fashion Low Countries - a project based in the coastal region of north western eastern Europe focusing on sustainable fashion.
Six emerging designers from Belgium and The Netherlands open their workshops and reflect on using innovative technology with traditional crafts in contemporary, sustainable fashion.
Film directed by Javier Barcala
Editor and sound designer: Georgie Pinn
© La Fortuna Studio 2012
Remembering Stickwork with Fan Photos
Stickwork was a 10m x 10m sculpture by US artist Patrick Dougherty commissioned by Fed Square’s Creative Program and Creative Production Services.
It took 3 weeks to build, 10 tonnes of willow tree sticks and sapplings, close to 2,000 hours work from Patrick and 70 volunteers and stood tall in the Amphitheatre for 5 months. More info and video at fedsquare.com/stickwork
Last week L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival’s inaugural Fashion Film Series was launched on the Big Screen. Our Manager of the Creative Program was also a part of the judging panel that chose three winning films out of over 50 applications from across Australia.
The winners are:
- Emma Mulholland 12/13 directed by Alex Goddard featuring Emma Mulholland
- ksubi kolors directed by Daniel Askill featuring ksubi
- Tomorrow’s Lovers directed by Folie à Deux (Christian Blanchard and Steven Protuder) featuring Catherine Leon, Livia Arena, Orri Henrisson, Neo Dia and Thursday Sunday
The films are screening on the Big Screen throughout March.
Creating new ways to use space - our artists-in-residence for the month will be fusing musical soundscapes, moving bodies and live painting to create performance art unique to the Square.
Meet our CEO Kate Brennan - here she talks with Creative Foyer about working in the arts, the power of the arts experience, her most memorable achievements and some handy interview tips for people who want to work in the arts.
Want to ask Kate a question? Feel free to ask one here and we’ll get back to you.
Melbourne embracing Stickwork with a pop-up silent disco!
Polyglot Theatre brought life-sized ants to the Square for the Puppets at Fed Square program. Watch what happens when children join their colony.
WARNING: Cute overload!
Turning the Square into a giant living room with video games on the Big Screen!
The crew from Freeplay Independent Games Festival are helping us host Indie Allsorts - a month of indie gaming combined with theatrical play! We’re playing Super Crate Box, Ninjas, Crayon Physics and much more »
We’ve teamed up with Melbourne’s Pop Up Playground to present a new festival just for big kids - yep that’s you! The Fresh Air Festival is your opportunity to play favourite games from your childhood and use the Square as a giant playground.
A great new series of free forums will soon begin at the National Gallery of Victoria. Talk art, design, architecture, fashion and everything that makes up Melbourne and the issues and subjects that drive our dynamic artistic community.
