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Free Admission to Spark 07
Free Admission to Spark 07
http://www.spark.net.nz
WHAT:
Spark is an annual, week-long international
festival of media, arts & design. It’s a celebration of
creativity involving international and New Zealand artists,
musicians, filmmakers, authors, photographers, designers,
and media personalities. The festival comprises a series of
presentations, workshops, exhibitions, events and screenings
designed to inspire, stimulate ideas, and nourish creative
thinking.
This year, Wintec is throwing open it’s doors to Spark 07. Tertiary students, academics, high school groups with teachers, and members of the public are all welcome to come to Spark 07 free of charge. Organised by Wintec’s Centre for Creative Industries with support from the Schools of Media Arts & Communication, the festival runs for 5 days from August 6-10. This year’s presenters include Jan Wilker (graphic designer, New York), Lucia Koch (installation artist, Brazil), Joe Lambert (digital storytelling activist, Berkley CA), and many more.
WHERE:
Wintec, Collingwood St, Hamilton, New Zealand, & other
CBD venues
WHEN:
August 6-10 2007
WHO:
Jan Wilker
| Graphic Designer |
Beck Cole & Warwick Thornton |
Filmmakers |
Peter Williams | TV Presenter |
Nova
Paul | Filmmaker |
Anna Miles | Art Dealer |
Elisabeth Smolarz | Artist |
Lucia Koch | Artist |
Joe Lambert | Digital Storytelling Activist |
Daphne
Carr | Music Journalist |
Malcolm Rands | Ecostore
Founder and CEO |
Douglas Lloyd Jenkins | Design Writer
|
Luke Thompson | Singer Songwriter |
PLUS:
UK
Digital Film Festival | one.dot.zero |
Latin American
Film Festival | The Bolivarian Dream |
Ramp Gallery -
Exhibition Opening | Seraphine Pick |
Victoria Cinema |
Beck Cole & Warwick Thornton Film Showcase |
Ward Lane -
Live Music Gig | The Weather & The Gills |
Waikato Museum
| Existence Exhibition Curators Floor Talk |
Waikato
Museum | Trust Waikato National Contemporary Art Award
|
PLUS:
So much more...
http://www.spark.net.nz
For group bookings or for any further information contact festival organiser Susanna Wilford:
E:
Susanna.Wilford[at]wintec.ac.nz
T: (+64) 07 858 7508
M: (+64) 027 22
55500
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