Nick Cave Exhibition, Perth | 23 May to 19 July

The exhibition opens in under two weeks and it is free. If you're keen, you may be interested in joining the exhibition curator, Janine Barrand, in the gallery as she discusses working with Nick Cave on the exhibition.

Discussion: Saturday, 23 May 2009, 11.30am and 1.30pm. Free!
Western Australian Museum, Perth @ the Cultural Centre

Check out the website for the exhibition online, and for more info.

http://nickcave.equhost.com/

Issue #5 Launch Party | Sunday 24th May

Join us at Bar 459 on Sunday 24th May to get your latest (and last?) copy of mayk, issue number 5.
We'll be there from 7pm onwards, so bring your mates and have a late Sunday sesh. Bit short notice but time is of the essence. The week after the launch Tegan will be jet-setting around the world, and Lauren will be off to Melbs to visit Jules, so no mayk people will be in town.

Mayk #5 | The Summer That Was

In the process of folding and stickering issue number 5 - soon available at the usual outlets or, if you email us, via post. Stay tuned for the launch party, tentatively booked in for Sunday 24th May. Also stay tuned for further developments with mayk... independent publishers or book projects anyone?!

Something in the Water - Wednesday 13th May

The dramatic rise of a distinguished and fertile music scene in Western Australia is undeniable. This film searches for answers within a labyrinth of theories, facts and opinions for just what is responsible for the sudden explosion of success in WA music. Is it the distance, the environment, the community or something else responsible for the sparkling talent pool? This rockumentary explores the history and the environment behind the golden age of home-grown and nationally acclaimed talent in Western Australia. Using live and archival footage, director Aidan O'Bryan presents the Perth bands of the past, the present and the future who have made and will keep WA a key source of world class music as well as minerals. His interviews with influential personalities and musicians give an insight into what it was that finally ignited an original music scene that had taken only tentative steps since its birth from punk in the late 70s. What made it possible for bands today to overcome the 'tyranny of distance'? Who laid the foundations for the explosion, and why didn't they succeed when others did?

Something in the Water airs on ABC2 this Wednesday from 9:30pm.

Kate Rowe and Ryan Morrison: House Concert - Saturday May 9th

Singer/songwriters Kate and Ryan been on tour for 3 months now... and this is the last gig of the entire Australia wide tour!
So come & listen & celebrate this Saturday night - it's a house concert.. probably acoustic and definitely with a grand piano.. (oooh)
Ryan will be playing first, then the delightful Kate Rowe will play some songs too.

Kate Rowe and Ryan Morrison
House Concert at ‘Albedo’
6 Monaco Avenue, North Lake
Saturday 9th May 
Doors at 7.30pm - Music at 8pm
Tickets: $15 /$12 Gyan 0415 995 121
www.katerowe.com
www.ryanmorrison.com.au

Windows On William WAMi Edition | Friday May 8th

Come and celebrate the opening of Windows On William with a street wide party from 6-9pm.

This years Windows on William helps to celebrate WA's music industry, joining with the WAMi Festival and showcasing collaborations between local artists and musicians in shop windows.

Check out The Butcher Shop (you know the 'old' Kieth+Lottie)where the talented duo of Drapht and Fudge will be performing.

Visit all 14 installations and collect your free art/recipe card set from each location.

The Windows On William After Party and Love is My Velocity Cookbook II Launch starts at 8pm at the Hellenic Centre, Parker Street Northbridge. $10 tickets at the door, the lineup includes Abbe May, The Tigers, 6s & 7s, the Bank Holidays and more.

Visit www.onwilliam.com.au/wow for all the details and to print your map.

AGDA Poster Annual | Sampling the Future

The key objective for the AGDA Poster Annual is to promote graphic design to the Australian public.

The brief is "Sampling The Future." Society is in a continual state of flux. We are now dominated, by five major global conditions:
• Climate change,
• Diminishing fossil fuels,
• Globalised economic crisis,
• Generational change, and,
• New technologies,

Using the poster format demonstrate how design holds the potential to lead the parallel trajectories of business, science and society towards a common future. Judges will look for entries that best demonstrate creative thinking, innovative practice, and insightful analysis.

Please note, that the submission deadline is Friday 5th June at 5pm.
http://posterannual.agda.com.au/