One could mistake Sarah for a passionate youth arts enthusiast previously kicking around at Vibewire Youth Inc and TINA. However we here at The Edge have discovered her true passion: coffee. Roasting, brewing, grinding and percolating techniques are fervently discussed and argued by Sarah and The Edge team. You can count on Sarah to fb you and entrance you with her world of social media junkies. As The Edge’s Master of Facebook, Sarah guarantees loads of opportunities to chat and post on The Edge and connect with other Edge friends and fans.
Friend of The Edge and Queensland zinester Jeremy Staples has posted his last blog entry about his time in Japan. Here’s a taste: Seeing girls skip, dance and sing on the streets for no apparent reason while the male hosts hustle the corners became a regular sight when I tried to find Irregular Rhythm Asylum [...]
1-2:30pm Saturday 14 August 2010 Where: The Edge Who: Artworkers Alliance Cost: Free Book: sold out! Presented by the Artworkers Alliance and The Edge, this workshop is aimed at artists who don’t think they are particularly computer savvy. It will cover: How to make images web ready How to resize and crop images How to [...]
Friend of The Edge and independent publishing extraordinaire/zinester from way back Jeremy Staples has been traipsing around Japan for the last few weeks meeting with as many cool people as he can.
12–2pm Saturday 31 July 2010 Where: Lab 1, The Edge Who: Sandra Landolt Book: cinesparks@screenqld.com.au Get your hands on cameras, tripods and wind-up toys with Edge Catalyst Sandra Landolt.
Surroundings 5.1.3 is an audiovisual performance and interactive installation at The Edge on the first weekend in August 2010. Inspired by the cultural icon of the Australian backyard, the project includes two performances and an interactive exhibition, all free entry. The artist The man behind Surroundings 5.1.3 is Richard Byers, one of The Edge’s four [...]
1–4pm Saturdays 7 August–2 October 2010 Who: Beh Wattenburg, Edge Resident Where: The Edge Basement Cost: Free Bookings: book.it@edgeqld.org.au 10 weekly workshops creating and destroying, learning and jamming with electricity, electronics, programming, sound, light and hacked toys. If you’re the kind of person who gets on with gadgets or wonders what makes things go, then [...]
4–6pm Tuesday 3 August 2010 Who: Stephen Stockwell, Edge Catalyst Where: Lab 1, The Edge Cost: Free Bookings: book.it@edgeqld.org.au The internet changed journalism. When profits fell staff cuts ensued and for a while it all seemed rather bleak. But with the capabilities of the internet being realised we’re beginning to see a light at the [...]
7:30–9:30pm Wednesday 28 July 2010 Where: Auditorium and River Lounge, The Edge Book: cinesparks@screenqld.com.au First there’s a screening at GOMA and then there’s a party over here at The Edge. Image from Dear Lemon Lima
10am–12pm Saturday 31 July 2010 Where: Lab 1, The Edge Who: Andrew Gibbs Book: cinesparks@screenqld.com.au Come along and explore the possibilities of working with digital video and sound. In this workshop we will produce and re-mix an audiovisual collage from scratch. Learn skills in filming, editing, sound production, VJing and animation and become a super-star-audiovisual-ninja-attack-robot. [...]
When: 19 July – 1 August 2010 Where: The Edge, Bay 5 Virion is a screen-based digital art exhibition with works being played at variety of sites around Brisbane—including The Edge—until 1 August 2010. Each screen around town will play a compilation of diverse images and video that represent a wide and integrated range of [...]
Performances: Friday 6 and Saturday 7 August 2010 Exhibition: Sunday 8 August 2010 Who: Edge Resident Richard Byers, Aphonia, Arongo Te Whiu and Hannah Shepherd Cost: Free Bookings: book.it@edgeqld.org.au Inspired by the Australian icon of the common backyard, Surroundings 5.1.3 is a surround sound, surround video performance and exhibition project being held at The Edge. [...]
6–8pm Wednesday 21 July 2010 Who: Triptych Concepts Limited Cost: Free Bookings: contact@triptychconcepts.com.au Triptych Concepts Limited invites you to attend a test screening of the pilot of a new web/TV show, The Verge. Come along to get a sneak preview of the first full episode and give your feedback. We will also be announcing a [...]
Designing worlds and narratives across multiple platforms 1pm–6pm Saturday 17 July 2010 Who: Hoodlum Media Cost: $95 Bookings: www.qwc.asn.au or 07 3842 9922 Digital technologies allow audiences to access media anywhere, anytime. Many storytellers are taking advantage of this new found freedom by creating innovative stories that move between media platforms to create rich, interactive [...]
2pm–5pm Saturday 24 July 2010 Facilitator: Jason Nelson Cost: Free Bookings: email The Edge This is an advanced workshop exploring the creative/artistic use of Adobe Flash and related software packages. Net artist Jason Nelson will guide participants through building and breaking interactive techniques within Flash, exploring both its myriad of uses and its dangers and [...]
You may remember this idea from such internet polls as this one. Well, we listened to you, thought about what you said, and decided we could change for you. Starting on Thursday 1 July 2010, The Edge will have new opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 12–8pm Sunday: 12–6pm Monday: closed to the public but still [...]
