Monday May 14, 1.13pm. The British Council wants to send you to the UK armed with $10K to work with people who’re clever, just like you. Whatever you do - from visual art to publishing, film to fashion, design to digital media – if you’re good, you could win. Watch the video here and then head here to enter. Good luck!
Tuesday May 8, 11:30am. RAW started in the US as a platform for “emerging” (yes we know the term is tenuous) artists to showcase their work and network with other creatives. They’re launching in Brisbane in June, and they’re looking for artists across mediums (photography, performing arts, visual art, music, fashion, hair and makeup) to submit their work for consideration. You can submit work by registering here. The launch showcase will take place at Oh Hello on June 27. Follow them on Facebook or Twitter, and keep your eyes peeled on The Thousands Brisbane for future info.
Tuesday 8 May, 10.02am. Newcastle’s annual festival of independent and innovative music Sound Summit (in cahoots with This Is Not Art festival) is gearing up for September 27 – 30. Now is your time to (apply to) shine, if you are a musician, producer, artist, filmmaker, author, journalist, publication or fan and feel you have something to contribute to workshops, events, panels or musically. Take part as a speaker or as a musician and get you application in by Friday 25 May.
Friday 20 April, 10am. The only thing better than going to a garage sale is conducting a garage sale. Because you make money, not slough it off on records you’ll never listen to. Knowing this, don’t you think you should register for the national Garage Sale Trail? One hot day in May (Saturday 5 May to be exact) when thousands (literally, thousands) of makers, creators and people who just plain want to offload some shit unite in a celebration of community, sustainability and micro-enteprise. Well, micro-enterpriser, you only have (as of this moment) 14 days left to register your sale. We like the whole thing so much we are a media partner so we’ll probably be there taking photos of you and your old washing machine, you guys look great BTW.
Tuesday April 17, 5.55pm. In case you didn’t know, we here at The Thousands have been using Rdio for months (we’re not in the 90s, doodles). Chateau Rdio is coming to Brisbane on Saturday May 4 and we’re curating DJs! Us, along with VICE, Cobra Kai, Time Off and more. Oh, and Goldfields, Bleeding Knees Club, Velociraptor, and Cannon will be playing. And it’s all happening at Coniston L. We’ll let you know more when information comes to hand, but for now, just RSVP here.
Thursday April 12th, 4.02pm. Red Robin Supper Club is on again! If you missed out last time, make sure you get in early this time. Rory and crew are taking bookings now. It’s happening on Sunday April 25, the sittings are 1.5hrs each and the first one starts at 5.30pm, the next seating is 7pm, and one more at 8.30pm. And they’re only taking tables of 6 or less. To book a table, just send an email booking (specifying time / amount of people) to redrobinsupperclub@gmail.com. Check out their facebook here.
Wednesday 28 March, 4.40pm. Susie Lau aka Susie Bubble aka Style Bubble is coming to Australia. Thanks to Portable, you can see her in Brisbane on Friday 27 April at The Edge, SLQ, where she will discuss where she bought this necklace. Hopefully there will also be time to hear her thoughts on “the current fashion landscape in 2012, identifying how fashion designers and retail brands can position themselves globally by working with online publishers, bloggers and social media channels to create real connections with audiences.” After her presentation, Susie will take questions from the audience and attend a networking drinks event. Tickets are now on sale here.
Wednesday 28 March, 4.38pm. A megathrust earthquake hit Japan a little over a year ago. I knew that! Well of course you did. It’s all we talked about at the time. Now we don’t talk about it so much, but that doesn’t mean the Japanese people are out of the thick of it. Things are still being cleared, rebuilt and relocated. Remember Japan is a set of well-designed t-shirts, posters and soon tote bags that want us to remember March 2011. All proceeds go to CRASH Japan and all items (where possible) are made via locally sourced workmanship and environmentally friendly materials. Everything is available online from here.
Wednesday March 28th, 9.02am. A new cafe/bar/hang is opening next month in Woolloongabba. It’s called Pawpaw and it’s going to be the bastard casual off-shoot of Green Papaya. Get it? They’re looking for a shit-hot barista to brew perfect Campos coffee, and a couple of floor staff that must be available weekends and good times. E-mail Gina at enquiries@greenpapaya.com.au if you’re interested.
Monday March 19, 3:30pm. If you fancy a bit of arts writing, especially the critical kind, The Maximillian are looking for you. on their interim blog they have written about issues surrounding arts practice from all around the world, whether it be about sincerity in art, local issues, or artists working with sustainability in Thailand. Their official website is launching in June! You can submit a proposal by filling out the submission form, sending examples of your previous work and your CV to submissions@themaximilian.com by Sunday April 15.