On Saturday 26 May, get set for Sew & Tell, a Handmade & Hand-me-down Fair will fill Bangalow’s historic A&I Hall with a kaleidoscope of crafty, vintage and thrifty goodness. Tory Bauer and Gabe Cramb, curators of the inaugural event, collectively have over 25 years experience working in the fashion, film and music realm, however it was their mutual love of hand-made and vintage finds that brought the duo together. “We initially met when we… Continue Reading…
If you love music and are into art then this is the night for you! Twisted Tales is a multi art form collaboration between Yunyu (a former triple j unearthed winner) and New York Times #1 Best Selling Manga Artist Queenie Chan and leading animators from around the world. The result is the compelling corruption of childhood fairytales launching them into a modern paradigm. Yunyu meshes her songs with contemporary animation and manga art to give a… Continue Reading…
Recently our friend Chad Kolcze had a chat with Gold Coast based visual artist Troy Archer, here’s the story of Troy’s passion for art life and other things. Your profile as a visual artist has been steadily growing over the years, can you tell us where, how, what, with has lead the steady incline? To be honest, i think that if there was were any specific things that lead me to my cataclysmic rise to… Continue Reading…
Jeff Raglus requires little introduction. His pop, slash, graphic, slash primitive iconography is instantly recognisable and wonderfully familiar. From his early days airbrushing boards and designing band posters to the 90′s where he worked as a Mambo designer, Jeff has maintained an ongoing passion for the brush. ART PARK gallery is hosting Pugnacious, showcasing a bunch of Jeff’s new small works. The exhibition opens at 6pm Friday the 11th of May and runs ’till the 25th. See you there at 5/11 Banksia… Continue Reading…
Local photographer Glenda Hubbard or Butterfly Blue to her online followers shares some more of her muted, poignant, textured, images of Byron Bay and surrounds that leave us feeling just a tad warm and fuzzy on the inside. Read more about Glenda in her Common Ground BIO and follow her HERE. Thanks Glenda!
Local Lennox Head filmmakers Stephen Jones and Chilean born Tatiana Velasco will launch show ‘El Mar, Mi Alma‘ this weekend at the Pighouse Flicks on Saturday 14th April (7pm) and Monday 16th (4:30pm). Tickets are $12.50 and can be bought HERE. Shot entirely on 16mm, the film captures the essence of coastal Chile via a surfing journey led by Dave Rastovich joined by some of the worlds top surfers including Joel Parkinson, Dane Ward, Chris… Continue Reading…
Bimblebox is a peaceful 8000 hectare sanctuary in central-west Queensland. A remnant of semi-arid woodlands, it is home to a rich diversity of birds, reptiles and other animals, including endangered species. Back in 2000, the rapacious land clearing sanctioned by the Queensland government was off the Richter scale. The potential for Bimblebox to face this same fate motivated a group of concerned local individuals to petition for the area to become a Nature Reserve. Paola… Continue Reading…
Last night ‘s opening of the 6th Byron Bay International Film Festival didn’t disappoint. First up the fabulous Garrett Kato performed to an audience that fell in love with him, J’aimee Skippone-Volke, Festival Director welcomed all and introduced the first film of the festival – a brilliant short, The Maestro directed and produced by Adam Anthony. Well worth seeing. Opening night’s feature film was Face to Face by Australia’s most acclaimed playwright, David Williamson, it… Continue Reading…
