11 June & 18 June 2009
"GO FONT UR SELF*" Exhibition

GO FONT UR SELF* is dedicated to exploring and pushing the diverse range of techniques employed in type design of past, present and future through original pieces of work from talented typographers worldwide.

18 June 2009 - 7pm
DONT COME
324 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

11 June 2009 - 7pm
PEER GALLERY
153 Bridge Rd, Glebe, Sydney

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30 May - 26 June 2009
"The Sounds of Ink"
Japanese Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition, Demonstrations and Workshops

Japanese calligraphy has a history of over 3000 years and is one of the most important art forms in Japan. Unlike oil painting in the western tradition, calligraphy uses soft brushes and papers, and once the ink touches the paper it can never be corrected. Each stroke, the moment, is the art and shows the artist's mind directly in the moment.

Calligraphy is words and words have power, so it is an immediate expression of the artist's thoughts, feelings and ideas just like music on paper. It has rhythm, tones and colours. The white paper is like a stage on which to play my poetic music, our instruments are brushes and inks. Traditionally, calligraphers use only black ink but the artists sometimes use watercolours, origami and kimono fabrics as well to bring their art closer to how they feel and what they want to share with others.

Exhibition
30 May - 26 June 2009
The exhibition is free entry and open during centre opening hours.
Mon - Thu 10am - 6pm, Fri 10am - 8pm, Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 12pm - 5pm

Level5, Australia on Collins
260 Collins Street, Melbourne
(03) 9650 4355

Workshops
27th June (Sat) & 11th July (Sat) 1pm - 2:30pm
You will create your own artwork using a brush, ink and washi paper.

'Made in Japan',
Level5, Australia on Collins,
260 Collins Street, Melbourne
(03) 9650 7303
*Bookings are essential. Please visit or call 'Made in Japan'

Demonstrations
5th June (Fri) & 13th June (Sat) 1pm - 4pm
Japanese artists, Junko Azukawa and Keiko Kobayashi, will create beautiful origami art and write Japanese script on hand-made paper or card in front of you. It is free event and everyone is welcome to come and watch them to create the artwork.

Level5, Australia on Collins
260 Collins Street, Melbourne
(03) 9650 4355