I have decided to deviate a little from my usual bi-monthly deviants feature this month, instead giving a brief advertisement to the collage magazine project 'Collagista!' for those of you interested in collage or assemblage art.

The zine is dedicated to promoting and supporting contemporary collage art in all its forms and is distributed, bi-monthly, in both digital (PDF) and printed form. The inaugural issue was released on the 28th September this year with the second issue due to come out this month, on the 28th.

The magazine, while starting quite small, hopes to become a repository of collage related information, including exhibition opportunities and details, competition opportunities and details, essays, reviews and a selection of artists works and statements.

While 'Collagista!' does have a website currently under construction (www.collagista.com) it is being distributed digitally via blog and email at the moment.

To download the first issue or for more information, please visit the following blog site:

[link]

To subscribe to the magazine or if you have any questions, please send an email to:

collagista@hotmail.com


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DEVIANTS FEATURE:

To celebrate the continuation of the 'Collagista!' magazine project, I have decided to feature nothing BUT collage art. I hope you all enjoy the following work as much as I have done.


*triscuitbox






~andrei75






`De-Profundis






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WEB PAGES WORTH A VISIT:



Alison Alder, our screen print teacher in first year

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My friend and Illustration teacher Franki Sparke

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Excellent resource for woodblock printers interested in the Japanese style,

(www.woodblock.com)

"Fink", a design company based here in Canberra who struggle hard to create some really unique, interesting work. They have and need a lot of support in their efforts to forge an Australian design/design market.

(www.finkdesign.com)

A local press, described as "Ampersand Duck, a diverse press based in Canberra, Australia". Run by our book studio lecturor, Caren Florence. If ou are interested in book making, book binding etc it is worth checking out.

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BLOGS WORTH A VISIT:

I must note that I usually don't like blogs particularly, but, over time I have come across some that I have found funny, useful or interesting and so have compiled a (very) short list here for your entertainment. They really are worth a visit, I promise!


The following is the blog of a textile artist (Fiona Rutherford) who came to teach at out textiles workshop during the tapestry convention last year, her work is really interesting and worth a look.

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An excellent collage blog, maintained by ~aprileelcich

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My friend Bettina Kurnik has kept travel blogs on and off for some time and are also well wortha visit!

([link])

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EXHIBITS WORTH A VISIT:


* ANU School of Art Graduate Exhibition, over 150 students showcasing their graduate/post-graduate work throughout the school. 4-13th December.

* AIDA TOMESCU: Paintings and Drawings, an EXCELLENT exhibition.
1 October–8 November

* ANU INDIGENOUS ART COLLECTION
12 November–20 December


* Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Graeme Townsend - paintings
5 November - 24 November 2009

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