Fighting violence with fashion

Fashion designers are invited to participate in the White Ribbon Day fashion catwalk show in Sydney this November. White Ribbon Day is a charity that aims to fight domestic violence and is supported by The Body Shop.

If you’re interested in showcasing your label, or being a model on the catwalk, contact Sharon Garrard by email or on 0404 765 643 before August 31, 2008.

Go Green with Corel

Protect the Earth! Use Corel software! Win money! That’s the message for Corel’s Go Green contest, which is awarding a video story about the environment with a Corel software package and digital video camera.

To enter, download some Corel free trial software and construct a video that is either about the environment or about Earth Day. Upload your video to Youtube before August 31, 2008, register it online and get as many of your friends to watch it. Winning video is the one with the highest views. Get cracking!

McFarlane Prize 2008 nomination callout

Web geeks ahoy! The McFarlane Prize recognises excellence in web design, and is open for nominations for 2008. Recognising accessability, usability, coding, clever design and cultural impact, the McFarlane Prize awards Australian-designed sites at the Web Directions South Conference this coming September (awards them with what I’m not quite sure…)

To enter, check out the entry conditions and fill out a nomination form before 31 August, 2008.

God. That’s a badly pixelated header.

Rant about men

 

TheNovelette.com is for women and about women, and they want to hear about how you hate men. Well, not necessarily hate, but what you think of them anyway. Simply submit a 500 – 750 memoir, essay or short story on the topic of men, and you could win a $25/$50 gift certificate for Amazon.com or Barnes&Noble.com. Oh America!

Entries are due 20 August, 2008 and can be submitted online at TheNovelette.com

Windows on William artist call out

On William is a delightful little collective of shops situated on William St, in the Perth suburb of Northbridge. This November both the Artrage Festival and Northbridge Festival will be running in the area, prompting a Windows on William event.

Artists are invited to create window installations to feature in shops, galleries and other miscellaneous along William St. Free limited edition prints of installations will also be distributed.

To apply to be one of the 14 featured artists, download and submit an application form by the 21 August, 2008.

It’s Out of Controller!!

Out of Controller is a cool upcoming exhibit showing a range of work based around Nintendo characters. NERD YAY! Artists are encouraged to use a variety of mediums and to show what our pixelated friends get up to when the Nintendo’s turned off. Plus, there is over $4000 in cash and prizes to be won. DUBBLE NERD YAY!!

Work will be displayed in Melbourne’s FAD Gallery from 10 – 27 September, 2008. More information and entry details can be viewed on the website.

What’s your reason for workplace safety?

That’s the question that WorkCover Authority wants YOU to answer. But only if you’re aged between 15 and 25 and live in NSW. Create a poster that depicts your reasons for staying safe at work and you’ll be in the running to win up to $36,000 worth of prizes.

Entries can be submitted online, and are due by 25 July, 2008.

Hit the pavement with Chalk Urban Art Festival

The Chalk Urban Art Festival is back and bigger than ever, now running for four days from 4 -  7 September, 2008. They are currently on the search for 40 artists to transform the streets around Tumbalong Park, with the Champion Pavement Artist recieving $5,000 in prize money. A People’s Choice Award will also be available.

Artist applications close on 17 July, 2008 and the form can be downloaded from the website.

See the world through the eyes of women

If you’re a lady who likes to get behind a video camera, you should consider entering the World of Women (WOW) Film Festival. Female directors, producers, writers, editors and cinematographers are invited to submit short films up to 55 minutes in length, with key creative input by women.

The theme? To show the world through the eyes of women.  Selected films will be screened on the 1 & 2 October, 2008 in Sydney, and will travel to over 20 locations throughout Australia and overseas.

Regular deadline is 16 July, 2008, but they also have early bird and extended deadlines for the speedy and slow. Entry fees range from $15 – $60. To find out more, visit the website.

Design NSW travelling gypsy scholarship

The 2008 Design NSW: Travelling Scholarship gives one emerging NSW designer the chance to study their art in the UK with a bunch of mentors. It’s only open to designers who have less than 5 years experience in product and communication design (not built environment design). The lucky traveller will recieve $18,000 of financial support from the government, which is what we’d all like, really.

To enter you need to register with dhub, then complete your background profile and upload your entry and description of up to 3 designs. Applications close 14 July, 2008, so get cracking!