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Deathbot Gift Card Release
Posted 4 January 2010
Introducing OnWilliam Gift Cards!
The OnWilliam gang have been busy gearing up for Christmas and are excited to announce the launch of OnWilliam Gift Cards!
Northbridge is not just a place to drink, or to shop, or to wander galleries - an OnWilliam gift card lets your chosen one have a taste tester of it all!
Buy and spend them at 12 Northbridge locations - on your favourite food, drink, art, clothes, shoes, tickets and more.
There is always something different do, see and discover OnWilliam.
For more information please visit www.OnWilliam.com.au/giftcard
Student Alleyway
Posted 13 December 2009
Fashion on the Outskirts
Voting has now closed and the votes have been tallied, it was a close competition and we hope fun was had by all.
Thanks to all for participating and being a part of the first ever Outskirts Festival, we hope to see you again next year!
OnWilliam Magnet Set
In celebration of Outskirts, OnWilliam are pleased to present their second free collectable magnet set. This limited edition set has been designed by Northbridge artist Deathbot and is available to collect from this Saturday until they run out.
Visit the Outskirts Map to scout for collection points.
POPSICLE!
The OnWilliam POPSICLE! bus hits the streets tomorrow for a 7 day tour. The mobile retail store is packed full of WA designer goodies and visits a different CBD location daily throughout the Perth Fashion Festival. It then packs up shop and disappears forever.
Visit www.OnWilliam.com.au/Popsicle for location details and designer profiles.
Outskirts
OnWilliam are proud to present Outskirts as part of this years Perth Fashion Festival program!
The new one-day-only Outskirts festival sees Northbridge burst at the seams as local artists and designers take to the streets to celebrate spring, fashion and the place they call home.
A massive lineup of 50 events will keep you busy, as you follow amazingly illustrated Outskirts map from place to place, discovering Perth Fashion Festival's fullest fringe program to date.
You're invited to shop at designer pop up stores, dress up to get photographed in your favourite outfit, listen to live music, watch aerosol artists sketch local designers latest collections, collect a free set of artist magnets and view fashion students newest creations ... just to name a few!
Visit www.OnWilliam.com.au/Outskirts for the full program, and make sure you get down to the hood this Saturday to celebrate the Outskirts - because its on the fringes where it all begins.
Iris Award 2009
Belinda Mason, Ramesh. Winner of the 2008 Iris Award
The 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 Perth Centre for Photography and be a contender for this major photo media award.
FIRST PRIZE $1500
STUDENT PRIZE $500
COMMENDATION PRIZE $250
For more information and entry forms click here.
Two Models Required
Garment Design Opportunity for State Theatre Centre
The Department of Culture and the Arts is inviting interested designers to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to design the uniforms for the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, currently being built on the corner of Roe and William Street. This invitation is extended to individuals or a collaboration of two or more designers.
Downloads:
Detailed Design Brief with relevant project information and requirements for submissions: Design Brief
Additional Information: Branding Statement
Important deadlines
1. If you are interested in submitting a response to this EOI, please send an email to stcwa@dca.wa.gov.au by 4.00pm on Friday 26 June 2009. This need only be a brief email indicating your intention to submit a response for this project.
2. Complete submissions addressing the design brief are due to stcwa@dca.wa.gov.au by 4pm on Friday 24 July 2009.
3. The submissions will be evaluated by a panel and respondents will be advised of the outcome of their response by the end of August 2009.
If you have any queries about this project please don't hesitate to contact:
Denise Johnson
Senior Corporate Affairs Officer
State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
Department of Culture and the Arts
Level 7, Law Chambers, 573 Hay Street, Perth WA 6000
A: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre, WA 6849
P: +61 8 9224 7410
F: +61 8 9224 7311
E: denise.johnson@dca.wa.gov.au
W: www.dca.wa.gov.au
Retail and Office Spaces For Sale
The Hive - 440 William Street
Space Now Selling . Green Building . Quality Finishes . Spaces from 48m2 - 357m2
Visit www.440william.com for all the details.
For Lease
Posted 5 June 2009
Need Studio Space?
Posted 22 May 2009
Karl Williams has been running the McNess Studios for almost 6 months, they have a great group of people and are having heaps of fun working together taking their work in new and exciting directions. He is now looking to open another space, one that is larger than McNess but similar in tone/angle. The new space he estimates will house 35-40 YOUNG artists/designers/photographers/architects/film makers etc.
He is looking for EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST; meaning please contact him (details below) if you are interested in a space and meet the following criteria:
- Under 30 (exceptions may be made)
- Work in a creative field
- Able to pay $50-$60 a week + a $200 start up fee
- Willing to commit to a lease of at least 6 months
- Will use a studio at least 15-20 hours a week
As this is a larger space he will be exploring the possibility of facilities (pending interest/demand) such as:
- Practice rooms
- Dark room
- Gallery
- Photography studio
- Photocopy room
- Showroom/screening room/meeting rooms
- Internet access
If you are interested please email Karl at karlwilliams333@gmail.com
The Markets at the Cultural Centre
Posted 21 May 2009
6000 is more than just a postcode...
Posted 15 May 2009
Off the back of the hugely popular ThreeThousand (Melbourne) and TwoThousand (Sydney) online weekly arts and entertainment magazines, comes SixThousand. Set for launch on July 1, 2009, published by Melbourne's Right Angle Publications (creators of WON magazine, NowNow and Lost And Found) and the advertorial direction of Frunch, SixThousand's layout will directly follow the Thousands' over east. Its content will be comprised of words, art and photography care of SixThousand's Perth creative team; in combination with written syndications from Melbourne and Sydney.
Now is your chance to get involved in the Perth leg of this seminal publication series. Please email Danielle if you:
+ would like to write for SixThousand (place 'Contributer' in subject line, attach work sample + resume)
+ want to advertise your business/event in SixThousand (place 'Advertiser' in subject line, with company details)
+ want to contribute artwork/design/photos to SixThousand (place 'Art' in subject line, attach work sample + resume)
+ want to receive SixThousand updates, and the very first edition of SixThousand in July ("I'm in!" in the subject line)
+ general enquiries welcome
Windows on William : WAMi Festival Edition
The On William Designer Garage Sale!
Kiss My Camera Showcase
2009 WAMI FESTIVAL - KISS MY CAMERA SHOWCASE
A Showcase of Western Australia's Musical Moments.
Music lovers, photographers and photo-media artists in Western Australia are invited to enter the inaugural Kiss My Camera showcase, which will be exhibited as part of the 2009 WAMi Festival. The Kiss My Camera showcase will be exhibited at the Western Australian Museum - Perth from Thursday 23 April to Sunday 28 June 2009. The showcase will then tour to selected museums in regional Western Australia!
Images of Western Australian musical moments are invited. The images can be from any year but must feature a Western Australian artist or location. All images fitting the criteria will be considered including live music shots, portraits, press images, fan material and photo-media works.
Four prizes will be awarded, which include:
Grand prize,
Portrait prize,
Live Music prize, and
The foodchain prize for a photographer under 25.
All the major prizes are to be unveiled soon! But in the mean time, check the archives or head to a gig this weekend to capture a Western Australian musical moment for the Kiss My Camera showcase.
Kiss My Camera application kits are available from www.wam.asn.au.
Submissions close at 6pm Wednesday 1 April 09.
Kiss My Camera is presented by WAM with support from the Western Australian Museum - Perth, The Perth Centre for Photography and foodchain.
Situate - an International Sculpture Competition
Situate is an international sculpture competition for Perth, Western Australia.
Forrest Place, which is the location of a proposed major multi-million dollar upgrade, has been announced as the site for the artwork.
Situate has been designed to encourage innovative partnerships between creative minds from a range of disciplines.
$1 million is being offered for an artwork to transform the city landscape and represents a new challenge to public art and its interaction with the built environment in WA.
For more information and to register your interest, go to the situate website.
StyleAID 2009 - seeking emerging fashion labels
It's that time of year again - StyleAID 2009, Western Australia's premier fashion event is looking for four Western Australian emerging fashion labels/designers to be presented on the runway alongside the 12 established Western Australian fashion designers.
StyleAID has now been running successfully for the past 11 years and in this time we have introduced to the runway many of Western Australia's outstanding designers such as One Fell Swoop, Of Cabbages and Kings, Belle Bijoux and Alister Yiap. We would love to hear from you if you are new to the industry or are launching a new label!
The event will be held at the Burswood Resort in the Grand Ballroom on Friday 31 July, we will bring together the best of Western Australian fashion to assist in raising funds for education, prevention, care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS here in Western Australia.
All four emerging designers will have the opportunity to be featured in the popular StyleAID website www.styleaid.com.au, be included in the StyleAID magazine style program, Box magazine editorial as well as presenting your collection on the runway.
For more information please download the attachment and see how you can become one of the 'StyleAID Emerging Designers of 2009'.
Visions of Vincent Photographic Competition 2009
For entry forms and conditions of entry click here. Entry forms and the matt boards are available from the cashier at the Town of Vincent administration building (corner of Loftus and Vincent streets, Leederville. If you have any questions please call Jill Symons, Town of Vincent Community Development Officer.
tel: 9273 6557
fax: 92736099
email: jill.symons@vincent.wa.gov.au
2009 Creative Challenge Call Out
City of Perth Supporting Small Business
Posted 4 December 2008
The City of Perth is offering cash grants of between $500 and $2,000 to small businesses within the City of Perth for the 2008/09 financial year. The grants may be used to assist with business start-up or expansion, buying equipment or for other business-related projects.
What are the objectives of the program?
1. support and encourages small businesses;
2. encourage innovative and creative small business projects;
3. support businesses that demonstrate a notable benefit to the city's people and/or business communities.
To find out more download the Information Kit and Application Kit
Artrage Call Outs
Posted 18 September 2008
Northbridge Festival Performer Call Outs
Are you a natural born entertainer? Then the Northbridge Festival has the stage for you...
ARTRAGE are looking for all styles and sizes of performers & groups to appear across various stages throughout James St amidst a bustling street market on Saturday November 1st, with slots from 1pm - 11pm.
There are ten mirco-stages to program and the aim of the game is diversity & difference, eclectic & hectic, short, sharp, fast & furious.
5-30 mins.
Professionals, amateurs, bedroom geniuses.
To apply email hello@artrage.com.au with the subject heading "PUT ME ON A STAGE" by 30th September to receive an application pack.
Street Market Trader Call Out
Got something you want to sell to over 20,000 people in a day?
ARTRAGE are calling for unique and quirky traders to join in on the fun in the Northbridge Festival Street Markets.
Located down the centre of James Street and surrounded by hours of eclectic performances, the Street Market runs from 1pm-11pm and attracts thousands of people for their unique charm, colour and collection of interesting traders.
To apply email hello@artrage.com.au with the subject heading "TRADER DELIGHTS" by 30th September to receive an application pack.
ARTRAGE & Northbridge Festival Volunteer Call Out
ARTRAGE is seeking skilled and reliable volunteers with vivaciousness & verve to work as part of the hard-core /big-fun ARTRAGE team assisting with the 2008 festival season.
If you have particular skills and talents to offer or simply want to gain experience, email hello@artrage.com.au with the subject heading "I LOVE TO VOLUNTEER!" by 30th September to receive an application pack.
The On William Designer Garage Sale!
Magnets on William : Collect Them All!
Visit the Popsicle website here.
View and Print an On William Map here.
Popsicle is now open!
Popsicle! is now open for business!
Visit before the 14th September, before it disappears until next year...
Northbridge Community Forum
Participating in the City of Perth Community Forums is an excellent way to have your say and catch up on issues and activities relevant to the City.
The next Northbridge Community Forum is to be held at 6pm on Monday 6th October 2008, at the Brass Monkey, Corner of James and William Streets, Northbridge.
Topics to be discussed are
- Safety and Security
- Draft On-Street Parking Policy
- Update on the Strategic Planning Process
- Update on the Northbridge Piazza
- Update on the Link Project
If you have a question or issue you would like discussed please email forums@cityofperth.wa.gov.au
Windows on William : Artist Call Out
Posted 28th July 2008
Download the Application Pack.
Popsicle : Designer Call Out
Posted 10th July 2008
Popsicle: On William
Presented by The William Street Collective, Popsicle is a pop-up retail event that is the first of its kind in Perth.
Held as part of the 2008 Perth Fashion Festival this September, Popsicle will house the current ranges of emerg-
ing designers and established businesses in an empty warehouse space in Northbridge's fashion precinct.
The retail space will offer a unique shopping experience providing a platform for designers to secure immediate
sales and generate further interest in their brand from retail buyers and other industry professionals.
Collaboration between a group of interior designers, architects and retailers will transform the disused building at
214 William Street into Popsicle, which will stay open only for the duration of the Perth Fashion Festival, 2008.
To find out more download the Application Pack
Welcome
Posted 7th July 2008
We are proud to present our new website for your enjoyment! Click on the calendar entries above to see what special events are happening in Northbridge right now. Have an explore around and print off a shopping map, view profiles and info about creative people and places to visit and find out how to get involved in Northbridge's creative community.