Host Flickerfest in your Town in 2011

Flickerfest is Australia's only Academy® Award accredited and BAFTA-recognised International Short Film Festival and National Tour. In 2011 Flickerfest is celebrating 20 years of bringing the best short films from around the world to our shores.

In 2010 Flickerfest visited WA for the 16th time and screened in Perth, Broome and Albany, taking a number of fantastic international and Australian short film programmes to the big screen at each venue.

Flickerfest will visit WA again in 2011 and are keen to hear from any regional, country or remote areas that would be interested in hosting Flickerfest in their local cinema or screening centre. In Albany for example, working with Great Southern Factor, in 2010, Flickerfest screened outdoors at the Grassy Knoll, in the centre of town, to a very appreciative audience that spanned young people all the way through to seniors.

If you would like more information about hosting Flickerfest in your town or region, please contact the office in Sydney on 02 9365 6877 or by emailing tour@flickerfest.com.au

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Exhibition Opportunities Galore at the Bunbury Regional Art Galleries

Keep your eyes out as the Galleries are soon to release the forms for submissions for the following exhibitions:

The South West Showcase (exhibiting August - September 2011) Entries close 17/09/2010

This opportunity offers a supported solo (or small group) exhibition to South West artists which highlights innovation and excellence in regional visual art practice. An excellent opportunity for mid-career artists seeking to advance their practice to a new level or for senior artists wishing to exhibit in their home region. All media will be considered while innovation and experimental practice will be highly valued.

Christmas Shop (exhibiting December 2010 - January 2011) Entries close 24/09/2010

The Christmas Shop exhibition aims to increase practitioners access to new markets with their work, which is an excellent opportunity for designers and craftworkers and also emerging artists. Many senior artists use this as an opportunity to make accessible, affordable and often smaller works and thus attracting new markets to their ongoing practice. Works of all media, including, but not limited to, glass, ceramics, woodwork, textiles, sculpture, jewellery, photography and works on paper will be considered for inclusion. The exhibition offers Christmas shoppers the chance to consider the purchase of original objects and artworks as gifts for the holiday season.

The South Western Times Survey (exhibiting February - April 2011) Entries close 08/10/2010

The South Western Times Survey is one of the most exciting features of the Bunbury Regional Art Galleries' annual calendar. As the region's premier visual arts exhibition, the Survey sets out to showcase the diversity and quality of South West arts practice. Excellence is recognized each year with cash prizes and acquisitive awards. All artists who enter this exhibition will become part of the region's most significant visual arts event. Selection into the Survey is an aspirational exhibition and is always a highly competitive process, however certainly worth the opportunity.

Each exhibition takes a different position thus covering the range and diversity of artists within our region, so check it out and apply for the exhibition most suitable to your arts practise.

The South West Showcase is now open: To submit download the proposal form or calling Lauren on Ph 9721 8616.

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South Western Times Survey 2011 - Call for Curator Submissions

We want you! The Bunbury Regional Art Galleries are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced Curators (or Curatorial teams) to work on the renowned South Western Times Survey 2011.

Next year represents a new era for this highly anticipated exhibition. After the success of 2010 and the feedback received from all involved the structure of the Survey has been revised, ensuring delivery of an exhibition that is a genuine articulation of the diversity and quality of contemporary South West Visual Arts practice.

Artist selection will be based on expressions of interest received that detail their practice and experience rather than on the entry of individual works.

The successful Curator will be expected to deliver three key components

· Advice regarding the selection of artists and composition of the exhibition.

· A feedback statement for each submitting artist.

· A brief essay about the works selected to be included in the catalogue.

Application Process

Applicants will be required to submit the following:

· A Curriculum Vitae detailing relevant experience and qualifications,

· A proposal of no more than one A4 page that details the intended approach to this project. The proposal should demonstrate the applicant's understanding of regional art practice, with particular emphasis on the South West, and relevant contemporary issues.

· All applications must be received by the Bunbury Regional Art Galleries no later than 5pm, 31 August 2010.

For further information, please download the Curator Brief below or feel free to contact the Bunbury Regional Art Galleries on either 9721 8616 or mail@brag.org.au.

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