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Our incredible AD Emily Sexton outside our 2014 Festival Club Shebeen
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Hello dear Pegboard readers,
As some of you know, the 2014 Festival was my second and final with Next Wave. And what a high to go out on! Many of you have been sharing stories with me about what a fun and exciting time you had at the Festival. I also had a brilliant time. It was perfect, I loved every minute. Our artists and team pulled together something that exploded my expectations; indeed, one of my great highlights was that despite working on the festival for over two years, I felt like I learnt a lot about art from this Festival, and the role it plays in contemporary life. My happiest place is when I am discovering something new - and so in that way, the 2014 Festival was one of my happiest, and proudest, ever creations.
So it's time for me to take a risk, be brave and look out to the unknown. A grand experiment. I can talk underwater to artists and the community about why this is important, and now I have to follow my own advice. It's a kinda weird feeling, but I am going to try!
And it is so important for Next Wave to honour its intention, and always make space for new people and new ideas. Which is what we are now doing. I will hand-over to the next Artistic Director in August.
Looking backward for a moment and reflecting on the extraordinary people who are my predecessors in this role, I think we can all be very confident that the next Artistic Director, together with the Executive Director and Board, will successfully lead the company towards the 2016 Festival.
If you would like to apply for one of the best jobs the Australian arts scene has to offer, all the details are here.
Meanwhile, we are of course pretty busy at NW HQ at the moment; a mix of reflection, analysis and tidying up, while also celebrating the opening of 5 Next Wave 2014 projects at Metro Arts in Brisbane last night.
We have had a great response so far to our Festival Survey, but we would love to hear more about your experiences at the Festival. Go on, you even get a prize!
See you very soon!
Emily Sexton
Artistic Director
Next Wave
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Next Wave News
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Be our new Artistic Director
Next Wave’s Board is now looking for an exceptional individual to lead Next Wave in partnership with our Executive Director. For three decades we have shaped the Australian arts landscape through imagination, bold ideas and an obsession with the new. For an artistic visionary who is creative, strategic & entrepreneurial, this is your dream job.
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Win a 2 night stay at Art Series
Help us make Next Wave better! Take a few minutes to complete our super-easy Next Wave Festival Survey and you could win two nights at ANY of the super-luxurious Art Series Hotels across Australia.
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Help get MAXIMUM to Avignon
After a debut season at NWF14, choreographer Natalie Abbott is now preparing to take her epic dance-endurance piece MAXIMUM to the Avignon Festival. She needs your help to get there, so show your support for this amazing project and donate to her matched-funding Pozible campaign.
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Text Camp Typewriter
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Next Wave Suggests
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Why Not Walk Backward? Performance Event
This Sat 24 May the artists & invited performers will rework pieces from Australia's often forgotten history of performance art.
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NWF14 projects at Metro Arts
Five fantastic Next Wave Festival 2014 projects have made their way up to Brisbane for a brand new season on now at Metro Arts. Check out Megan Cope's The Blaktism, Ryan...
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Deep Soulful Sweats at DARK MOFO
The girls get their sweat on one more time in June at DARK MOFO in Tassie on the night of the winter solstice. If you missed their amazing NWF14...
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Everything Else
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The Rap Guide to Evolution – Enter to Win
Following Melbourne Fringe’s sell-out The Rap Canterbury Tales, award-winning performer Baba Brinkman is back with The Rap Guide to Evolution at The Arts Centre Melbourne this June 6 & 7. Part TED Talk, part theatre; Brinkman interprets Darwin’s Theory through rapid fire rap. Book before 25 May and go in the running to win a $50 Arts Centre Melbourne gift voucher. All tickets $20.
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Melbourne Fringe - Uncommon Places
Submissions are now open for Melbourne Fringe Festival’s Creative Program Keynote Project: Uncommon Places. Exploring the concept of the “Third Places”, the project invites emerging artists to create site-specific works throughout the City of Melbourne at locations where people gather, converse, catch up and hang out.
Applications close Friday 30 May
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Open Call for China Residences
Applications are now open for China Residencies’ Two to Three program. Three Australian artists will be selected to complete a 4-8 week funded residency at a number of galleries across China between September-December 2014. The program covers flights, visa and accommodation costs, as well as a stipend.
Applications close Sunday 15 June
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PICA Proposals
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) is accepting proposals for studio residencies, creative development and the presentation of new work for their 2015 artistic program. Proposals are welcomed from individuals or artistic teams that push the boundaries of their artform, are conceptually, formally, technologically or curatorially ambitious.
Applications close Monday 16 June
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Next Wave Pegboard
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Every two weeks the Pegboard features Next Wave news, art-related events we recommend, and info on upcoming openings and opportunities.
The next Next Wave Festival is in 2016
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