Hours: Mon - Sat 10am - 6pm
Sun 12pm - 5pm

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Born and raised in Amsterdam, Amok's work first started appearing on the streets in 1996. Since then he has become a prominent figure in the Amsterdam graffiti and art scene.

He is known for his perfect colour combinations, original letter style and tropical feel pieces.His canvasses build on the years of technique learned from the streets, combining his love for lettering and colour in a simple and effective way. His canvases are bold, striking and carefully balanced. This collection is heavily inspired by his first encounters of Australian marine life.

The Butcher Shop is pleased to present Amok's first solo show, and the first exhibition in the stores newly renovated art space.

Opening night drinks Wednesday 22 July from 6pm.

Hours: 8.30pm - 10.30pm
Cost: $5
More Info: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6909932961&ref=ts

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Perth's freshest experimental stand up comedy room which has fast become a cult phenomenon.

Shapiro Tuesdays 8:30pm @ Lazy Susan's Comedy Den
Upstairs @ The Brisbane Hotel.

Cost: 0
More Info: http://pcp.org.au/index.php?content_id=1

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Perth Centre for Photography's closing date for exhibition proposals is 30 July 2009.
An independent panel of artists & art industry professionals will select successful applicants on artistic excellence and content in exhibition proposals and successful applicants will have the opportunity to exhibit at the Perth Centre for Photography in 2010.

Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 2pm-6pm
Cost: Free
More Info: www.scca.ecu.edu.au/projects/spectrum/

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OPENING EVENT: Friday 17th July at 6pm

Spectrum Project Space presents Nothing but Reality: My World in Paintings, a stunning solo exhibition by contemporary Chinese artist Xuning Wang.

The exhibition will showcase paintings that are representative of the artist's experiences of contemporary life in both
Australia and China and will feature new works from a series of paintings, The High Dam Makes a Great Lake, exploring the controversial Three Gorges Dam of the Yangzi River in China.

Speaking of his artistic process, Wang emphasises the value of sensibility and imagination: "Just as there are many ways of life, so to there are many ways of art…..I paint with what I have and what I have found in life".

Xuning Wang is from Beijing, China and is currently undertaking a PhD at Edith Cowan University (ECU) researching realism in art. His work has been exhibited widely including The Fremantle Arts Centre, The Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, the Australian National University, and various galleries throughout China.

Cost: 0
More Info: http://www.pcp.org.au/

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Perth Centre for Photography is seeking submissions for the seventh annual IRIS AWARD - the acclaimed Western Australian accolade for unique and outstanding portraiture in a photo-based medium.

Finalists will be selected to exhibit at the Perth Centre for Photography and compete for this important award.

Visit PCP's website for more information and to download an entry form.

Cost: varies
More Info: http://www.unwrapped.com.au/sundaybest.html

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The first ever 'Sunday Best' by Unwrapped looks set to attract stylish crowds in pursuit of the latest and most unique offerings from Western Australia's design stars of the future.

Now in it's third year as Perth's most successful designer market, Unwrapped is delighted to embark on a brand new collaboration with Perth Fashion Festival. Sunday Best by Unwrapped is a Sunday marketplace which will showcase uber-cool products including unique fashion, jewellery, homewares, accessories, skincare, illustration and original art from some of WA's best emerging design talent.

Stall holder applications will be accepted from Friday 10 July to Friday 31 July and are open to all WA designers that design and manufacture their products within Australia.

Perth Fashion Festival Director Mariella Harvey Hanrahan said the event gives up and coming WA designers a great opportunity to kick-start their career.

Spaces for Designer Stalls are strictly limited and applications close at 5pm on 31 July.
Apply now via their website: www.unwrapped.com.au/sundaybest.html

Cost: 0
More Info: http://www.pcp.org.au/

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Slight is a photographic installation evoking the artists profound contemporary isolation and unease through the study an depiction of transient light.

Artist talk/meet the artist: Sunday, 2 August at 2pm

Cost: 0
More Info: www.zebra-factory.com/five

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five explores ambiguity, minimalism and the frame in photography

Christopher Young is interested in who or what is not there, what he can't quite see and the helplessness of not being able to ground an image in a time line.
The images are an attempt to exploit this helplessness and the illusion of reality to create a more visceral, rather than intellectual, response to images.

Artist talk/meet the artist:
Sunday, 2 August at 2pm

Hours: 10am-4.45pm Monday - Friday
Cost: 0
More Info: www.gallerycentral.com.au

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Big Name No Blankets

Holly Story, Olga Cironis, Thomas Hoareau, Louise Snooks and David Turley are joined by Kay Lawrence (SA) and Fiona Foley (QLD). Artists who work with blankets and cases exhibit together in an exploration of the colonial and the domestic. Holly Story, Olga Cironis, Thomas Hoareau, Louise Snooks and David Turley (all WA) are joined by Kay Lawrence (SA) and Fiona Foley (QLD).

The title refers to the 1984 debut album by Indigenous musicians, the Warumpi Band. It was the first album produced by an Aboriginal band that charted in mainstream white Australian culture. The term seems to question the status of someone who is supposedly well known and respected but has a lack of material goods, measured here in blankets. It is open to interpretation.

Blankets and suitcases are familiar and practical staples of human existence, which can be seen as basic survival items that have remained pretty well unchanged over many years. They certainly have a domestic application yet due to various associations, they can be seen as politically charged.

Migration and refuge, homelessness, prison, colonisation, baggage, trade and loss can be seen in opposition to shelter, comfort and a sense of belonging or home.

Blankets as currency were an important part of economic exchange between indigenous peoples and white settlers all over the world. Stories of blankets infected with smallpox and given as gifts to Native Americans as part of a deliberate campaign to gain control of their land have never been proved or disproved. Blankets are still important commodities in remote indigenous communities, especially at funeral time. They are harder to obtain and easily destroyed in the harsh conditions of community life.

Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11am-6pm
Cost: FREE
More Info: www.pica.org.au

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Curator: Melissa Keys
Artists: Jemima Burrill (UK), Patty Chang (USA), Kelli Connell (USA), Futoshi Miyagi (Japan), Elise/Jürgen (AUS), Smith/Stewart (UK), Julie Traitsis (AUS)

Searching philosophical exchanges, fleeting glimpses and peep hole voyerurism Intimate Acts brings together a range of performative, video and photographic works that provide a glimpse into the nature of intimacy, desire and the suggestive power of the imagination. Drawing together National and International artists this exhibition will explore the social, physical and psychic relations between subjects.

Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11am-6pm
Cost: FREE
More Info: www.pica.org.au

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The exhibition comprises three elements:
Hold Everything Dear I
Hold Everything Dear II
Hold Everything III

Strangely beautiful and fascinatingly repulsive, Benjamin Armstrong's mysterious sculptural forms invite imaginative journeys, trigger our innate curiosity and provoke unanswerable questions. Benjamin Armstrong: Hold Everything Dear features three major new works by this leading artist including Hold Everything Dear I & II, which were recently presented in the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art's prestigious NEW09 exhibition and Hold Everything III which premieres at PICA.

Opening: Wednesday 17 June, 6pm

Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11am-6pm
Cost: FREE
More Info: www.pica.org.au

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Evoking 60s and 70s video art Adam Geczy's Concerts poetically explores creativity, collaboration, friendship and pedagogy. Described as the 'consummate videographic creation' by leading art writer John Conomos this enthralling and resonant installation by one of Australia's most thought provoking and inquiring artists is 'a clarion call to the importance of ideas, dialogue, history and politics in art'.

This exhibition is presented in partnership with the Lake Macquarie Art Gallery, NSW

Hours: Tuesdays 7.30 - 8.30pm
Cost: $160 inc GST for 6 weeks.
More Info: http://www.sugarblueburlesque.com/introToBurlesque.htm

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Our short course is an introduction to the fun and glamorous world of burlesque! The course is all about having fun whilst discovering, exploring and drawing out your sexy, sensual inner burlesque queen, in a playful, safe and friendly environment!

Consisting of six 1-hour sessions over six weeks, you'll be introduced to the history of burlesque, You'll learn how to be a glamour queen, including what to wear, how to walk (even in sky-high heels!) and how to exude confidence and sex appeal! You'll explore the art of the tease-artiste - how to play with a strap, peel a glove or strip a stocking to tantalise an audience... or just that special someone! And of course, we'll cover all the fundamentals of burlesque dance! You'll shimmy, shake, undulate, bump, grind, wiggle, jiggle, twirl and swirl your way through the classic burlesque moves and some fun group choreography. It's dead easy and a fun low-impact workout too!