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BIG SQUARE EYE will be a new massive multimedia artwork produced for Brisbane Festival 2008.
It will feature video works collaboratively developed by five young media artists and 15 specially selected young Queenslanders exploring youth cultures throughout the suburbs of Brisbane and regional Queensland.
More than 100,000 viewers will see the final work in diverse locations across Queensland and online.
We are holding 15 FREE video-art and animation workshops in 15 locations across Brisbane and Queensland in January and February 2008.
No video or animation experience is necessary and all equipment will be provided.
Workshops are suitable for ages 16-20 years. The workshops will be led by five of Queensland's most talented media artists: Kate Geck, Archie Moore, Andrew Gibbs, Alan Nguyen and Ross Manning.
To register your interest to attend one of the workshops, please email Vivian Hogg at vivian@brisbanefestival.com.au with ‘BSEWorkshop’ in the subject line. There are only 15 places available in each workshop.
The workshops will be held in the following locations:
Location |
Venue |
Date |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bundaberg | Tom Quinn Community Centre | Tue 15 Jan | 11am - 1pm |
| Caboolture | Transit Lounge | Tue 22 Jan | 1.30 - 3.30pm |
| Zillmere | Visible Ink | Wed 23 Jan | 1.30 - 3.30pm |
| Fortitude Valley | Open Doors | Thu 24 Jan | 12.30 - 2.30pm |
| Macgregor | Macgregor State High School | Wed 6 Feb | 2 - 4pm |
| Mountain Creek | Mountain Creek State High School | Thu 7 Feb | 10.30am - 12.30pm |
| Mount Isa | Good Shepherd Catholic College | Thu 14 Feb | 1 - 3pm |
| Mackay | Mackay Artspace | Mon 18 Feb | 12:30pm – 2:30pm |
| Kelvin Grove* | QUT Creative Industries Precinct | Wed 20 Feb | 11am – 1pm |
| Toowoomba | ‘The Shack’ – Toowoomba Flexi School | Thu 21 Feb | 10am – 12pm |
| Townsville | William Ross State High School | Mon 25 Feb | 1:30pm – 3:30pm |
| Kelvin Grove | Kelvin Grove State College | Wed 27 Feb | 1 – 2pm |
| Indooroopilly | Indooroopilly State High School | Thu 28 Feb | 6pm – 8pm |
* Available to students / service users of Beenleigh Adult and Youth Service.
Stay tuned for workshop details to be announced in the following locations:
Acacia Ridge
South Brisbane
“A dark room is cluttered with screens and monitors all bearing oversized eyes which blink intermittently, creating a visual staccato throughout the space. Occasionally, and without warning, a retina dilates and a cornea solarizes to reveal an interior video work.”
BIG SQUARE EYE will bring together young people from across Brisbane and Queensland to produce a DVD of 15 multimedia works for widespread exhibition during Brisbane Festival 2008.
A participant from each of the 15 workshops held in January and February next year will be selected to produce works for the exhibition. In April, they will participate in a four-day project induction to be held in Brisbane which will include video-animation skills development and work with the five media artists.
Each participant will then receive technical support to collaborate with one of the media artists to produce their own short (1-3minutes) video or animation artwork. All 15 final works will be compiled onto a DVD which will be exhibited at QUT Creative Industries Precinct and online and in retail outlets across Queensland as part of Brisbane Festival 2008.
BIG SQUARE EYE has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council
This festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council.