The Australia Project is encouraging Australian creatives to explore and redefine clichéd national stereotypes in the hope of revealing a unique perspective on contemporary Australian culture.

We are seeking individual responses, personal opinions and social commentaries that best describe your view of Australia today. The emphasis is on YOU. Creatively express YOUR view of contemporary Australian culture.

The news source for the discerning viewer, delivering a bulletin to restore your faith in the fourth estate; make you nod your head to the beat, even as you shake it in disbelief. An off-beat musical, current-affairs programme, ‘Rap News’ is responsible for turning bollocks-news into socio-poetic/comedic analyses which everyone can relate to and understand.

View Episode 4: Wikileaks vs The Pentagon – the WWWAR on the Internet
View Episode 5: WIKILEAKS & the war on journalism
View Episode 6: Wikileaks’ Cablegate: the truth is out there

Rap News is written and created by Hugo Farrant and Giordano Nanni in a home-studio/suburban backyard in Melbourne

Space invaders surveys the past 10 years of Australian street art. Featuring 150 works by over 40 Australian artists, this exhibition celebrates the energy of street-based creativity and recognises street stencils, posters, paste-ups, zines and stickers as comprising a recent chapter in the development of Australian prints and drawings.

A major strength of Australian street art is its ability to mix pop-culture imagery with political messages. From hard-hitting protest to political satire, clever combinations of sarcasm, mockery and parody, the means to mix art, politics and the street press is now in the hands of a new generation of Australian artists.

National Gallery of Australia: Parkes Place, Canberra
30 Oct 2010 – 27 Feb 2011

Participating on the tour is a once in a life-time opportunity to intimately engage with East Timorese culture and tradition whilst sharing in an unforgettable journey with like-minded people.

Leaving mid Sept 2010, (exact dates to be confirmed) the trip will run for 10-12 days and take participants from Dili, through Baucau and Los Palos and provide an opportunity to travel to the remote mountainous area of Ilioma where we will participate in workshops demonstrating the traditional art of tais weaving followed by a trip to the stunning waterfalls in Viqueque.

Combining city and rural travel, hiking, critical reflection of sustainable development practises, opportunities to share in culture, tradition and learning the tour is a unique and very special experience for all involved.

Please get in touch if you are interested to find out more: Alicia Crawford- alicia@etwa.org.au 0407 905 617

Pranks, Hoaxes, Graffiti and Political Mischief-Making from across Australia. Book to be launched on Saturday 3rd Oct at the This Is Not Art Festival, Newcastle. Thursday the 5th Nov at the Bella Union Bar, Melbourne. Saturday the 5th Dec at the Red Rattler, Sydney.

Calls for Proposals are now open for inclusion into This Is Not Art 2009 Festival Program! If you work, think, play or study in creative, intellectual or artistic practices then… We want you! Submissions close MARCH 31ST, 2009