The 2011 Australian Stencil Art Prize and The Outpost Project

The Australian Stencil Art Prize is an annual stencil exhibition that is this year taking place in collaboration with The Outpost Project which is a HUGE urban art festival in Sydney Harbor on Cockatoo Island. The event goes from 4th of November until December 11th. If your in Sydney at any stage during that time I highly recommend you check this out as this years line up includes some of Australia's best stencil artists:


23rd Key Aaron James McGarry Adam Obscene BAT Boo dale Danny Guinsberg DEAKZ Earwig El Lobo FUKT Gabriella Szablewska Giselle Baron Harry Warne Jared Gibson Jason McLeod Jay Medlen Jessica Row Jimmy Neilly Joshua Smith Justin Garnsworthy Karren Torrisi Katherine Jukes Lorenzo Fontana Michael Duncan Miss Link MR SWEET Ms. Slice Nick Hore Nigel Sense PAWA Pixel P Poncho Army Ralf Kempken Robyn Cross Shanta Skallywag TERRIBLE HORRIBLE Teschi Veronica O'Leary

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Australian-Stencil-Art-Prize/483252160716

You can also check out the complete finalist gallery here.

http://www.australianstencilartprize.com/?page_id=1199

And here is a link to the Outpost Project.

http://outpost.cockatooisland.gov.au/

Paradise Hill

Paradise Hills First Birthday is being celebrated this month with a lottery fundraiser, exhibition extravaganza!
With artists including....
 Kevin Chin, Rus Kitchin, Jasper Knight, Morten Lassen (Denmark), Justin Lee Williams, Song Ling, Josh Lord, Aaron McDonald,  Krishnamurti Suparka, Alisa Tanaka, Mark Threadgold, George Whelan, Paul White, Xoy Zoy and many more, wih Bands and DJ’s taboot, this is sure to be a very cool event.

When: Saturday, 17th of September. 7pm till late!
Where: Paradise Hills Gallery, 1-9 Doonside St, Richmond, Victoria

This week at the Bend

With last week's NoteMaker sale still in mind, we present to you this week's calendar courtesy of a 2011 Moleskine diary. 

Peter and Paisley Present: Two Knights Only

1000£Bend regulars Peter and Paisley are performing a comedy show at ours as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival and we can’t wait for the medieval spectacular these two gentlemen will bring.

Directed by Harley Hefford, their show fortunately runs for more than just two nights but does indeed only feature two knights. It tells a tale of epic medieval adventure featuring an array of characters played by Peter and Paisley themselves. Let yourself be whisked away a few odd centuries and delight in what only two men pretending to be knights, as well as peasants, villains and kittens (so we’ve been promised) can offer.

Check out their official Fringe Festival page for tickets, or for fun medieval facts and more info, check out their Facebook and event page.

Show runs from 19^th September til 9^th of October, upstairs at the Bend. 

introducing ROBERT SCHOLTEN: 1000 Pound Bend Cafe Arist of the Month

 

1000 Pound Bend is excited to have Robert as September's cafe artist. All of his works are for sale. Come on in, grab a coffee and check out his amazing pieces.

Robert Scholten is an artist based in Melbourne, Australia. With diverse influences such as ukiyo-e, typography, comics, printed ephemera and flemish paintings (to name a few), Robert integrates the contrasts of human experience in his own visual style - the sublime and the profane, the reality and the immaterial - while having a lot of fun in the process! His work invites you into a layered world of weird fantasy mixed with comic realism, building strange narratives within the viewer.

Bioperspective

Here’s something for all you scientifically inclined art aficionados. Biomedical artist Beth Croce, the brains behind Bioperspective, creates fine art and jewellery with a biological perspective in mind. What results are pancreas cufflinks and uterus earrings to sketches of human skeletal bats.

You can check out her website here, but you can also see her jewellery range in the flesh at the Bend as we play host to Melbourne Spring Fashion Week’s ‘Spotlight Emerging Designer Exhibition’. Beth, as well as 11 other local designers will be showcasing their SS11 range for the next two weeks. Come by and see the hard work of Melbourne's emerging fashionistas.

The show runs from 29th August until 11th September.

Pound's Cafe Artist: Cassandra King

For the last couple of weeks, mixed media artist Cassandra King, has graced Pound's cafe wall. Studying Illustration at NMIT, King uses a variety of mediums and finds inspiration in trying new and unconventional mediums. Her works are 2D and influenced by her surroundings.

"I am passionate about travelling and I often find myself in different places. This change of scenery forces me to notice things that may seem part of the everyday to others."

Be sure to take a look at her work. All pieces are for sale, $50 for the smaller pieces and $80 for the mediums.

I Wish I Were Near.

Some Beautiful imagery to inspire your weekend. Photographic work by London based photographer Nadav Kander
Enjoy.

Craft Hatch Market

Leggings by Captain Robbo

Exciting things are happening this coming weekend at 1000 Pound Bend. The Craft Hatch Market is permanently moving to our gaff and its inaugural time here will be happening on Saturday 13^th from 11am to 4pm.

Craft Hatch is well known for showcasing the hard work of emerging designers and it offers the public first dibs to the most freshest and innovative pieces, including clothing, stationary, homewares and plenty more. 

Head over to Craft Victoria for more info on the designers or on becoming a stallholder yourself!

Street Shot II

Folks! You are all welcome to attend the opening of Hepatitis Victoria’s Street Shot 2011 Exhibition on Thursday 28th July from 3pm @ Thousand £ Bend Gallery!

The exhibition highlights more than 50 photographic works taken by young people across the Victorian community who have participated in the Street Shot Photography Competition this year. Young people received education about hepatitis C, transmission and prevention and their works highlight the key health and social learnings gained from participating in this year’s competition conducted by Hepatitis Victoria (www.hepvic.org.au).