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etcc exhibition

etcc is 
a 
series 
of
 exhibitions 
that
 are 
remixed
 and
 remixable
 –
legally.
 
 In
 2011
 etcc
 will
 host
 three
 consecutive
 exhibitions
 in
 Sydney,
 Brisbane
 and
 Melbourne
 featuring
 a
 body
 of
 new
 works
 that
 explore
 the
 realities
 of
 copyright
 in
 the
 visual
 arts.
 By 
hanging 
the
 polarized
 copyright
 debate 
on
 the
 gallery 
wall
 the
 works
 challenge
 piracy,
 appropriation,
 inspiration,
 legal
 licensing
 and 
the
 freedom
 to 
create.

Each
 artist
 will
 take
 Creative
 Commons
 licensed
 images,
 create
 a
 new
 work 
based 
on 
those 
images,
 and 
in 
turn
 license
 their 
image 
for 
others 
to 
remix
–
legally.
 Through 
this
 process,
 the
 project
 utilizes
 emerging
 copyright
 practices
 to
 demonstrate
 new
 models
 of
 distribution,
 collaboration
 and
 commerce.

etcc
 invites
 artists
 to
 look
 at
 ways
 to
 legally
 reuse
 work
 and
 encourages
 the
 creative
 community
 to
 better
 understand 
both 
their 
inherent 
rights
 and 
potential 
alternatives 
to
 the
 blanket 
of
 “all 
rights 
reserved”
copyright
 law.
 The
 audience
 is
 also
 asked
 to
 appreciate
 the
 artistic
 process
 where
 one
 creation
 is
 transformed
 into
 something
 entirely
 new
 whether
 obviously
 or
 conceptually;
 all
 playing
 with
 the
 notion
 that
 most
 works
 are
 derivative
 in 
nature.

I’m really excited about my piece I’m creating for this show. It’s mostly thanks to the inspiration image (above) I’ve chosen to remix. Its from Danielle Helm. You can visit her Flickr page here. I’ve felt a strong need to create an image with a girl wearing a mask. Not sure why. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been feeling like hiding away from the world lately. Maybe there is a subconscious connection! So here’s my final piece… “Wherefore Art Thou” (sorry for the bad phone photos, I’ll share a high res scan of it soon)

Sydney – Opening night Friday 13th May 6-9pm aMBUSH Gallery, 4 James Street, Waterloo.
Brisbane – Shooting Gallery in Spring Hill.
Melbourne - Rancho Notorious.

EDIT: Here are some photos from the show…

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Get Trucked Exhibition

Work in progress of my cap.

Just Another Agency is bringing back everyone’s favourite Trucker Cap exhibition ‘Get Trucked’ at No Vacancy.

Get Trucked is an annual group exhibition featuring customised trucker caps. Where artists of different styles and mediums donate their time to create originals works on the caps which are then sold with all proceeds going to help raise money for Cancer Awareness. (Here you can see images from past events on Get Trucked’s Flickr)

This year they have chosen Camp Quality as their charity to support. Camp Quality is the children’s family cancer charity that believes in bringing optimism and happiness to the lives of children and families affected by cancer through fun therapy. All caps will be priced at $60.

Featuring - 23rd Key – Aida Sabic – Aramas – Ash Nolan – Askem – Ashlee Duggan – Bec Winnel – Beccy Brown – Caitlin Rigby – Cam Scale – Cuz – Does – Drypnz – Dvate – EW- Ethics – Fat Ankle – Gary Seaman – Georg Whelan – George Nova – Heesco – Isis – Jack Douglas – Jessica Singh – Joske – Jumble – Just Alice – Kaitlin Beckett – Ken Taylor – Matt Dunn – Marine – Mike Watt – Nate Holmes Trapnell – Nathaniel Eckstrom – Pierre Lloga – Rebecca Murphy – Sear – Shida – Sirum – Stopem – Viet My – Zoran Nova & More!

Opening night 12th May 6-9pm @ No Vacancy Project Gallery (Federation Square) and runs from 8th-15th May.

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