July 2010

A BIG WELCOME TO ALL MEMBERS FOR THE NEW LOOK PINBOARD!

We will be sending out the pinboard once a month now so if you have an exhibition or event or something to add for the next Pinboard, send it now! office@illustratorsaustralia.com - thank you to Martin from Still Moving Design for his continuing work with IA.

EXHIBITION HAPPENINGS!

Victoria

An exhibition featuring Australian and international illustrators opens next week in B Space Gallery at NMIT's Fairfield campus. The curator is Illustrators Australia committee member Stephen Pascoe, who has organised the exhibition as part of his Masters Research project at Monash University.

Invited illustrators have responded to the theme, Illustration in a Culture of Vulnerability.

Each artist has produced a visual in response to brief, and formulated a statement to accompany the visual. Analysis of the illustrative pieces and commentary will provide the platform for Stephen's research.

Artists featured in the exhibition/research project include:

Vince Agostino, Mandy Browne, Clinton Cahill, Matt Clare, Sue Coe, Eva Collado, Warren Crossett, Dabs & Myla, Kim Evans, Jeff Fisher, Dean Gorissen, Andrea Innocent, Benjamin Johnson, Max Maxfield, Paul McDermott, Stephen Pascoe, Jody Pratt, David Sandlin, Caroline Stirling, Anna Walker, Beck Wheeler

Opening is 6.00 pm, Thursday 29 July, B Space Gallery, NMIT Fairfield campus.

The show will be opened by culture commentator, curator and lawyer Laz Dobelsky. There will also be a musical performance of a piece written for trumpet and piano by the exemplary vulnerable artist, Dimitri Shostakovich, featuring acclaimed trumpeter (Black Arm Band) Eugene Ball.

No parking problems, come along and view unique art and talk with illustrators.

Victoria

IA member ANNIE WHITE has selected artwork from her book 'Mbobo Tree' on display during Term 3 (July 12th- September 17th) - written by Glenda Millard

Dromkeen-National Centre for Picture Book Art
1012 Kilmore Road, Riddells Creek VIC 3431
For more info: www.scholastic.com.au/common/dromkeen

BITS & BOBS

BOOK 11 IS BEING CHICAGO SCREWED AS YOU READ THIS! Should be out in next week or 2 for members that participated and to the industry!

The IA committee and members thank Daniel Atkinson for the amazing amount of work that went into analysing and collating all the info from the Pricing Survey earlier this year, it was sent out to members last week and while it is not the bible of pricing it is a valuable resource to have on hand for all of us. Copyright of IA and for members use only!

All the prints from the Sydney & Melb shows have now been sent back, so please check your mailboxes for any slips Aust Post may have left you, thanks again for participating in these fantastic exhibitions which are so popular with industry and the public, lets keep Illustration out there!

In the next few days you will also be receiving your wood to enter the 9x5 exhibition in September! If for some reason you don't get one, contact the office. Those of you that have renewed in the last month or two will notice a sticker added to their renewal! The IA platty is now in sticker form to send out with renewals and new memberships! This has caused much excitement in the office! There are many members now driving around with platty pride!

Desktop's Create 2010 call for entries close on Friday July 30th
For more info: www.createawards.com.au

CONGRATULATIONS FROM IA

WA member ALASTAIR TAYLOR for winning the people's choice award at the recent Melbourne A3 show for his print 'Why is your baby so ugly?' - he wins a set of 5 Madman DVD's thanks to Madman entertainment.

Donn Pattenden's piece (Sushi-zume (Packed in Like Sushi) also polled well.

You can view these images on the website:
http://a3show.illustratorsaustralia.com/

Liz Brown (people choice voter) from Chadstone, Vic was the winner drawn from the box - Liz won an IA pack!

CAL

Copyright Agency Ltd: Resale Royalty Scheme Information Sessions

CAL will be hosting a series of information sessions on the Australian visual artists' resale royalty scheme during July, August and September. Artists who attend these seminars will be able to find out what the scheme means for them and what they need to do to participate.

Sessions will be held in all the Australian capital cities

For more info about times and dates go to this CAL website link: http://www.copyright.com.au

Note that the information on CAL's website includes times for both kinds of sessions (artists and art market professionals), so be sure to register for the correct one.