News Items: January - February 2004

UOW student exhibits at 2004 Milan Spring Salon.
University of Wollongong MCA (research) student from the FCA, Graeme Hindmarsh, was selected as a finalist from a field of 2630 designers and institutions from 96 countries in the 2004 Macef International Design Award. The theme of the competition, "H2O on the table", required participants to design innovative objects for the table that contained water and culminated in an exhibition of the finalist's designs held at the prestigious Spring Salon in Milan, Italy Januaru 30th - February 2nd 2004.
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FCA - School of Music and Drama Presents... THE BACCHAE
Directed by Linda Nicholls-Gidley
Performances:Saturday 14th February @ 6pm, Tuesday 17th February @ 8pm, Wednesday 18th February @ 8pm. At the Performance Space (BLDG 25)
Ticket prices are $10 Adult, $8 Concession
Tuesday 17th and Wed. 18th February @ 2pm: Shows are FREE
At the McKinnon Lawn Amphitheatre (for Orientation Week).
Weather permitting. Otherwise at the Performance Space (BLG 25)
For Bookings please call 4221 3996 (Brooke)
> Information about the play: http://www.uow.edu.au/crearts/performances/Bacchae.html

8 years after its commencement - 5 years after its completion - 3 years and 3 awards after Book One: Alan Wearne and ABC Books invite you to the launch of:

The Lovemakers
BOOK TWO
Money and Nothing

Wednesday 25th February 5.30pm for 6pm.
Faculty of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong (Foyer area)
To be launched by: Vanessa Badham

Exhibiting at the Long Gallery: Artist - Mukesh Sharma. Curated by Judy Bourke
From 19th January to 21st March 2004, Opening Thursday 19th February at 12:30pm.

Tracking Cloth Symposium - March 26th - 28th 2004
University of Wollongong and Wollongong City Gallery.
Tracking Cloth examines the hybridisation of textiles in contemporary Australian practice with a focus on the influences from cultures other than ones own, through the interface of travel, migration and trade. Practitioners, researchers and students are invited to the symposium to expand the dialogue surrounding the exhibition. Tracking Cloth will close at Wollongong City Gallery on March 28, 2004.
To receive a registration form contact Emma Rutherford
viae-mail (emmar@uow.edu.au) or by phone: 02 4221 5217 or 4221 3996.

International and Postgraduate Enrolment Day is 17th February - See Olena for details.
The Postgraduate Research student Welcome Day is on 9th March - See Dale for details.

In The News:
Chris Mead, Lecturer with the FCA School of Music and Drama, has an article in 'Dialogue', The Australian Playwrights' Centre publication (Conference Issue), regarding his work as the Conference Curator, and the selection process of the plays submitted. There was also a news article in the Australian (Monday 9th Feb) on a similar theme.
Mukesh's artwork (Long Gallery) was previewed/mentioned in Saturday's Mercury.
An article about Andrew Schultz being commissioned by the Song Company and ABC Radio to compose a 50 minute interpretation of the ancient Song of Songs, was published in the Mercury Jan. 22nd.
Van Badham (PG student and playwright) was featured in the Mercury (9th January), regarding her writer in residence role (to begin March), at the London Academy of Music & Drama (LAMDA).
Rie Natalenko (DCA student in Creative Writing) was featured as the recipient of the 2003 Inside Film (IF) award, in an article in the Mercury, 6th January.

Welcome to New Staff:
Amanda Lawson - Head of School of Visual Arts and Design
Brogan Bunt - lecturer in Digital Multimedia
Robyn-Roelandts - half-time lecturer in Dramaturgy
Mark Haslam - half-time lecturer in Dramaturgy
Chris Mead - lecturer in Acting
Linda Nicholls-Gidley - lecturer in Theatre
Shady Cosgrove - lecturer in Creative Writing