Sunday, June 1, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
The last days.....
Well we had a wonderful performance evening on Wednesday - 50 -60 people turned up to listen to poetry, watch films and see three books being launched!
A reminder, Metonymy the exhibition will be on today and tomorrow (Saturday) from 3 pm - 8 pm. So please remind your friends and family to come. Entry is free. The Metonymy publication (featuring the work of all 27 pairings to complete) will be there for sale along with other merchandise - $8 to artists involved in Metonymy, $12 to members of the public.
Taking down work: This will be this SUNDAY, from 11 am. If you are exhibiting please come and take down/collect your work then. Let us know if you can't and we will make alternative arrangements - please note we don't have anywhere to store your work after Sunday.
Afterwards, some of us will be going over to Fordes Bar on Anzac Ave - Judith McNeil (one of the Poetry Live poets is having a poetry book launch there at 4.30 with music and food, and it's a cosy place to hang out, so come and join us if you want.
After a small breather (!) we are going to start planning for next year's Metonymy.... and applying for funding this time... so stay tuned!!
Renee
A reminder, Metonymy the exhibition will be on today and tomorrow (Saturday) from 3 pm - 8 pm. So please remind your friends and family to come. Entry is free. The Metonymy publication (featuring the work of all 27 pairings to complete) will be there for sale along with other merchandise - $8 to artists involved in Metonymy, $12 to members of the public.
Taking down work: This will be this SUNDAY, from 11 am. If you are exhibiting please come and take down/collect your work then. Let us know if you can't and we will make alternative arrangements - please note we don't have anywhere to store your work after Sunday.
Afterwards, some of us will be going over to Fordes Bar on Anzac Ave - Judith McNeil (one of the Poetry Live poets is having a poetry book launch there at 4.30 with music and food, and it's a cosy place to hang out, so come and join us if you want.
After a small breather (!) we are going to start planning for next year's Metonymy.... and applying for funding this time... so stay tuned!!
Renee
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Metonymy performance evening - this Wednesday 21st
Starts at 8 pm at Cross St Studios, 27 Cross St, Newton.
Entry by koha, suggested $5.
The lineup so far is:
MCs Renee Liang and Christian Jensen
Spoken word/music/staged performance: Andra Jenkins, Michael Onslow-Osborne, Renee Liang + Cat Auburn, Shane Hollands, Doug Poole and Penny Howard, Carolyn McIvor, Miriam Barr, Daniel Larsen and Christian Jensen.
Video collaborations: Miriam Barr and Kate Barton, Daniel Trotter and Jonathan Fletcher, Cellulite Rose and Daniel Larsen
Book Launches: Dogmatism by Chris Kirk and Michael Botur, Cardiac Cycle by Cat Auburn and Renee Liang, Pathways by Makyla Curtis and Erin Gaffney.
The Metonymy Exhibition will be open for viewing from 3 pm. Open 3- 7 pm Wed-Sat (closes Saturday).
Entry by koha, suggested $5.
The lineup so far is:
MCs Renee Liang and Christian Jensen
Spoken word/music/staged performance: Andra Jenkins, Michael Onslow-Osborne, Renee Liang + Cat Auburn, Shane Hollands, Doug Poole and Penny Howard, Carolyn McIvor, Miriam Barr, Daniel Larsen and Christian Jensen.
Video collaborations: Miriam Barr and Kate Barton, Daniel Trotter and Jonathan Fletcher, Cellulite Rose and Daniel Larsen
Book Launches: Dogmatism by Chris Kirk and Michael Botur, Cardiac Cycle by Cat Auburn and Renee Liang, Pathways by Makyla Curtis and Erin Gaffney.
The Metonymy Exhibition will be open for viewing from 3 pm. Open 3- 7 pm Wed-Sat (closes Saturday).
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Metonymy Invite & Details
Metonymy Exhibition Opening Cross Street Studios
Wednesday 14th May 6pm
Performance Evening Wednesday 21st May 8pm
Gallery open 3 - 8pm Wednesday - Saturday
Cross Street Studios
Upstairs, 27 Cross Street, Newton
(There is a parking building down the Mercury lane end of Cross Street)
Wednesday 14th May 6pm
Performance Evening Wednesday 21st May 8pm
Gallery open 3 - 8pm Wednesday - Saturday
Cross Street Studios
Upstairs, 27 Cross Street, Newton
(There is a parking building down the Mercury lane end of Cross Street)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Metonymy Gig - May 10th!!
Well after a fun night last weekend at the Metonymy Poetry Slam it's the turn of the musos to support us... Come along to our fundraiser gig on May 10th, this Saturday. All money taken at the door will go to funding the exhibition and publication.
Only $5, London Bar, 8 til late
with:
Samuel Braverman (acoustic)
Craig Humphries (acoustic)
SCRAM (spoken word to music)
The Lastimes (rock)
Only $5, London Bar, 8 til late
with:
Samuel Braverman (acoustic)
Craig Humphries (acoustic)
SCRAM (spoken word to music)
The Lastimes (rock)
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Gmail issues
We're having a few issues with not all emails we send out via Gmail being received.
So please check your spam folders, and if at all possible set metonymy emails as 'not spam'.
If you need to contact us urgently, PLEASE feel free to call or text Hannah-May on 021 263 9013 (please call after 5 as she has one of those 'real' jobs).
So please check your spam folders, and if at all possible set metonymy emails as 'not spam'.
If you need to contact us urgently, PLEASE feel free to call or text Hannah-May on 021 263 9013 (please call after 5 as she has one of those 'real' jobs).
Update - submissions
MAY 1st SUBMISSION DEADLINE
- Statement (if applicable)
- Photographs of work/still images - must be 300 dpi minimum (see email for delivery address if file size over 3megs)
- Work Title
- Dimensions of work
- Ideas on installation
- Any other works (poems perhaps) to go along side the images that you might like to appear in the publication as a part of your work. (Please note, if works are too long, excerpts may be taken)
These are for our reference so we start getting an idea of what this exhibition will look like and can start sourcing materials for presentation/hanging. And so that the publication can be put together in time for the exhibition. Just email these through to us at our email address, metonymy08@gmail.com. (Or post images to delivery address. If you need this address again, please send as an email)
The panel have requested to see the actual works which we are still working out the logistics of, but will get back to you about this soon. It is likely we will be asking for you to deliver works to Cross Street Studios by a date between the 5th and 9th of May, so please be prepared for this.
If you are creating products for the merch table we will need these by the 12th with a detailed description and pricelist.
If you are planning a performance for the performance evening (21st May) please advise us with estimated duration.
- Statement (if applicable)
- Photographs of work/still images - must be 300 dpi minimum (see email for delivery address if file size over 3megs)
- Work Title
- Dimensions of work
- Ideas on installation
- Any other works (poems perhaps) to go along side the images that you might like to appear in the publication as a part of your work. (Please note, if works are too long, excerpts may be taken)
These are for our reference so we start getting an idea of what this exhibition will look like and can start sourcing materials for presentation/hanging. And so that the publication can be put together in time for the exhibition. Just email these through to us at our email address, metonymy08@gmail.com. (Or post images to delivery address. If you need this address again, please send as an email)
The panel have requested to see the actual works which we are still working out the logistics of, but will get back to you about this soon. It is likely we will be asking for you to deliver works to Cross Street Studios by a date between the 5th and 9th of May, so please be prepared for this.
If you are creating products for the merch table we will need these by the 12th with a detailed description and pricelist.
If you are planning a performance for the performance evening (21st May) please advise us with estimated duration.
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