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We are currently planning our next KUK Newsletter and I wanted to invite KUK members to contribute to it.

It could be:

a piece of work you've finished or are in the process of making
a piece of writing, poetry (Melpomuse? PoppyKat? other Shakespeare wannabe among us?)
photos (perhaps of a recent journey... @haikugirloz?? :)
news
upcoming event
tutorial (@pupsinmelb??)
interesting tit bit (@mixhelle you're full of great gems the world needs to know about)
a great market you know about

This month we will be visiting the National Gallery of Victoria.
We will be meeting at 1pm outside the front waterfall windows. We will then go to the cafe and have lunch, then wander around and soak in a bit of inspiration.

We will meet back at the gift shop to have a look at the range of wares available and hopefully show KUK crafters the level of quality required to sell at one of Melbourne's premiere art and craft outlets.

For those who wish to continue chatting we will have a coffee and discuss what members would like to do on future KUK Live days.

Details:

30 April 2011

KUKs is aimed at anyone who loves making stuff.

It is a chance to bring along all those projects that have been gathering dust in the cupboard or under the bed and work on them with some of the best, funniest, cleverest people in Melbourne. Even if you feel like you can't make a thing but would love to start learning this is also for you. There will be people to teach you and materials/equipment to play with.

This is a pre-launch invite to our online friends because our space is limited and we wanted to give our friends the first opportunity to participate.

Recently I have had cause and pause to think about problems and in particular what maketh a real problem in our lives.

I left last Monday to travel to Paris for my birthday. Frequent flyer points were used. This signifies an awful lot of economic activity that I have been in a position to undertake. Granted, I have worked and on occasion quite hard to earn those points. But to have a job that paid me money, is in the majority of the world not a privilege people are afforded. This is a first world privilege.

The Connect Now Conference was held at Sydney University 7-9 April 2010. I had the priviledge of working on the registration desk and meeting most people who attended. For a social butterfly this was sheer heaven.

Connect Now rewrites the conference rule book. People who attended were from a broad cross section of small and large business, public relations, marketing, design, programming, media, education and non profit sector. What other conference can boast such a broad cross section of people?

Whilst people's backgrounds varied the driving sentiment of the conference was first and foremost about community. Everyone felt the lerve in the room and left feeling invigorated and inspired.

The first Finders' Market was held Sunday March 14, and will continue 1st Sunday of the month. This new market will offer stalls selling, collectibles, antiques and treasures, nic-nacs and bric-a-brac of all kinds, plus valuations.

The market will be run by Mario Kery (who most of you will know from the ‘Next to Nix Flea Market’ on the ground floor of the Convent building) and Toula Karayannis of Digital Kulcha (Convent Tenant in C1 12).

If you would like to become stall holder or would like more information visit: http://www.findersmarket.com.au/

Visit Digital Kulcha's online shop for a range of products to suit a range of needs.

If you have something you would like us to design, contact us on +61 3 90105432 You too can have a personalise product. It's easier than you think!

Suburban Gladiator

Ordinary Visionings

There are many things around us that we ignore because they are 'ordinary' or utilitarian. I'm keen to sharpen our vision of the world around us and to see beauty in even the most pedestrian of things. Photo Essay: Peripatetic Visionings Vol. 1 2010

by Phil and Scotty (Phillip Stokes Studio - Abbotsford Convent www.philipstokesstudioglass.com.au)

We are pleased and very proud to announce that the For Art’s Sake Auction held on the 8th of November raised $16,284.20. This money will be donated to Regional Arts Victoria based in the Murrindindi Shire this week. Marilyn Gourley is the Arts Recovery Project Officer, the position funded by Regional Arts Victoria, post fires and based in the Murrindindi Shire. Marilyn will distribute the funds to arts projects and artists within the bushfire affected areas.

Our aim is to gather a truly significant collection of Australian Art for the “For Art’s Sake” Auction. The Auction will present art works across many mediums by internationally recognised artists from across Australia and New Zealand.