Craft-O-Saurus!

The Western Australian Museum is hosting a craft day on Sunday 1 July and encouraging Perth sew-ers to come along and make toy dinosaurs.

It’s a free event and hand sewing is encouraged – so no machines please!  But knitting, crocheting, hand sewing etc. are all good. Craft kits will be available to purchase for those who don’t have supplies.

You can register for the free event at http://museum.wa.gov.au/whats-on/craft-o-saurus

Made on the Left Winter Market Poster!

With acceptance letters going out this week, it's time to unveil the poster design for our Winter market...

Ta da!


Artwork by Lorelee Gobetti.

Help Tell the World About Etsy

Want to be part of sharing the Etsy story?

Take a picture of yourself or someone you know holding an Etsy item in front of a local landmark and post it to Instagram with the hashtag #EtsyEverywhere or our new Flickr pool by June 18, 2012 (US TIME) for a chance to be included in a new video project.

To find out more about the project click here.

Help us show the world our wonderful Etsy community — a incredible network of creative small businesses and passionate shoppers.

Wireless Hill Centenary Event call for stallholders

The City of Melville is still seeking stall holders for the Wireless Hill Centenary Event. Artist and community group stalls are welcome to apply.

The Wireless Hill Centenary is a significant historical event celebrating 100 years of wireless telecommunications. The Wireless Hill station was the first station opened in Australia and is now the only surviving station of its kind. Activities on the day of the Centenary event will include music, displays of telecommunications memorabilia, vintage car displays, children’s tradional games and craft activities, animal farmyard and pony rides, bush poets, indigenous activities and much more.

The details are:

EVENT: 2012 Wireless Hill Centenary
DATE: Sunday, 30th September, 2012
VENUE: Wireless Hill Park, Telefunken Drive, Ardross
EVENT TIME: 12.00noon to 5.00pm
STALL COST: Free

If you're interested in applying or would like further information, please contact Kate Schilling at the City of Melville for the application form.

International Postcard Swap

Want to be a part of an international exhibition? If you are aged between 5 - 26 you can create a postcard to send to the UK for the Handmade Postcard Swap!

The Handmade Postcard Swap is in its second year and is being organised by Schoolswaps. This year’s exhibition theme is ‘Let me introduce myself’.

To participate all you have to do is create a postcard (should be 15cm x 13cm in size) using any materials you like (paints, fabrics, inks). Just make sure that it represents you!

To find out more about the project head to the School Swaps website.

If you are interested in participating you can send or drop your postcards into Propel by FRIDAY 15th JUNE. They will send them off to be exhibited amongst others from around the world at the International Youth Arts Festival in the UK! Check out the Propel website for more info.

PCP Photography Workshop Series applications open

Table Talks is a new Perth Centre for Photography initiative containing a series of 4 artist talks and fortnightly interactive workshops set to inspire young photographers to develop their art practice and make invaluable connections within the Perth art scene.

Running from 4th July through to 31st October, 2012, Perth Centre for Photography will be hosting fortnightly workshops to a group of 15 local photomedia based artists who will be invited to show and discuss their work. On a Monthly basis where workshops and artist talks coincide, the guest artists will attend the workshop prompting discussion and allowing Table Talks members to gain invaluable feedback from industry professionals.

Guest lecturers will include: 

• Dr Juha Tolonen (incredible urban landscape photographer)
• Claire Martin (Photojournalist - had a show 'Slab City' in foto freo 2 years ago which put her firmly on the map. She's now being published all around the world and working for some amazing agencies)
• Daniel King (Melbourne based portrait photographer. He's coming over to talk about indigenous culture and the arts)
• Bo Wong (kick ass perth photographer, just had a show in foto freo)

The workshops have been designed for artists to create the strongest body of work they can throughout the four month long series utilising feedback gained from peers and professional artists. The program will culminate in participating artists exhibiting selected images for a month long group exhibition in November at PCP.

The criteria for selection will focus on people who possess a sound understanding, enthusiasm and a commitment to the art form of photography; people who are willing to have a say to assist other artists develop their practice and reach their artistic goals; established, burgeoning and emerging photographers are also welcome to apply. We are strictly limited to 15 places.

To be considered for this exciting new program please submit an entry form by Monday 25th June 2012, 12 pm (WST). Submission is free.

Cost of series including exhibiton, for successful applicants, is $200 or $190 for existing PCP members.

Click here for to register your application.

For more info, email tabletalks@pcp.org.au or 'like' the facebook page 

Paper Mountain: Proposal Call Out!

Paper Mountain is an Artist Run Initiative with studios & a gallery/project space, located in William St, Northbridge. 

They are seeking proposals for solo and group exhibitions, projects and performances, for July – Dec 2012. Selection is based on the strength of the application, suitability of the project for the space and the resolution of the ideas underpinning the artist’s practice. The program is open to practicing artists and curators of any medium.

The next deadline for receiving proposals is June 30, 2012.

To download an Applicant Info Pack (includes gallery dimensions and hire info) and a Proposal Form, head to their website: http://www.papermountain.org.au/proposals/

For all proposal enquiries and submissions please email proposals@papermountain.org.au

Western Australian Handmade

To celebrate the very first Western Australia Day on Monday 4th June, here is a selection of items from WA designers!

Double Barred Finch by Natasha Muhl 

Australian Sandalwood Incense Sticks by Green Ritual 

Chunky Knit Cowl by Petrafanella 

Driftwood, Pebble and Amazonite Necklace by Eden Dreams

Australian wildflower photo by Blackcurrant Photography 

Cotton Tote Bag by Me and Tata

Designer Sport Club Fan Scarf by Sally Anna

Delicious & Nutritious Cookies from Crossman Cookie Company

To find these and other talented Western Australian designers on Etsy, use the "shop local" search function. Go WA!

Artist Callout for Spectrum Project Space

Edith Cowan University Spectrum spaces are inviting all the Creative artists/designers to exhibit their artwork in June at the ECU Mount Lawley campus.

Spectrum Project Space is an exhibition and performance space situated on the Edith Cowan University (ECU) Mount Lawley campus.

Spectrum Project Space encourages proposals from artists that engage with the multi-disciplinary philosophy of the space. To find out more about the goals of Spectrum Project Space visit http://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/communications-and-arts/spectrum-project-space 

Details 

Install: 4th to the 6th of June 

Launch: 7th June 

Deinstall: 28th to the 29th of June.
Description: Corridor with displayed hanging work. Row of seating underneath space.
Dimensions: width 7000mm, height 2900mm.
Preferred artforms: 2-D works, 3-D works, installation.
Technical specifications: Work must be hung from tracking at top of space. Hangers and wire can be sourced from Spectrum Gallery.
Maintenance: The walls need to be kept very clean.

To download the proposal form, go here.

or for more information, contact: Suki Huang

Made on the Left Winter market announcement!

It may only be Autumn but to us at Made on the Left it feels like Christmas, having just received the gift of this market’s lifetime – a wonderfully supportive partnership with the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia! This incredibly beautiful building has become Made on the Left’s new home and we couldn’t be more chuffed.  First of all we'd like to say a massive thank you to the staff at the State Theatre Centre for offering up their stunning venue for you and all your customers to enjoy, and also for answering our endless queries.

Now for the next big announcement – July market applications are now open!  So if you live in Western Australia and design and manufacture your own products within WA, apply away!  Unfortunately we’re still unable to open applications up to food vendors, as well as vintage and second hand products.

This will be our first market at our new location, so it’ll all be a test to see how we can get the best out of the theatre.  With this in mind, we welcome constructive criticism, but please remember that we are all unpaid volunteers who do what we do out of love for WA and the unique designers who live here.  For some volunteers this will also be their first market, so please be patient with the process.

So go forth and apply!  Applications close 5pm, 14th of June.

Email Admin with any questions that haven’t been answered here or on the Application Form.

Please note: ensure your images are less than 1 mb each or the application will be rejected. Not sending in images and asking us to search through the internet for them will greatly reduce your chances of being accepted.