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July 16, 2005
Call For Sumbmissions: The Anti-Mascot Project
//THE ANTI-MASCOT PROJECT//NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL 2006
The Next Wave Festival is an established arts festival based in Melbourne, Australia, supporting emerging artists under the age of 30 working in a wide variety of art forms including the visual arts, experimental media, theatre, new music etc from around the globe.
In March 2006, the Next Wave Festival shall be launched alongside the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. In response to this, the chosen theme for Next Wave 2006 is 'empire games', the original name for the Commonwealth Games.
The Anti-Mascot Project was conceived in Melbourne, Australia as a proposed arts project for the 2006 Next Wave Festival.
The Anti-Mascot Project is a successful Next Wave Kickstart grant recipient. Kickstart provides financial assistance and support in developing an arts project for inclusion in the Next Wave Festival 2006.
THE ANTI MASCOT PROJECT
To work within the context of the Next Wave Festival's 2006 theme, 'empire games', the concept of the Anti-Mascot Project has been developed. The project stems from interests in character & toy design, consumerism and the use of symbolism in mainstream culture.
Participating project artists are given the opportunity to create their own original characters or 'anti-mascots'. Their work may examine and reflect upon the concept and meaning of a national mascot, analyse the use of character design and icons in consumer culture or perhaps utilise their own character as a means to respond to contemporary issues in their own society.
The anti-mascots may be political in stance but are also free to exist in an entirely different context of the artist's choice.
The Anti- Mascot Project will reference the merchandising and memorabilia existing in mass sporting events and contemporary culture through various project applications and outcomes. Utilising the artists' work, consumer goods will be appropriated and remixed to create an independent line of anti-mascot products - including handmade toys, badges, publication and stickers to be dispersed throughout Melbourne and participating overseas countries. Downloadable goodies could also be created, including desktop pictures, screensavers and stencils, ensuring the global dispersal of the Anti-Mascot Project.
The project has potential for expansion, including a curated exhibition with a gallery space in Melbourne, Australia. Interstate & overseas travel of the project could also occur. The opportunities for applications and outcomes are wide and varied and can exist in numerous contexts on a global scale.
The Anti-Mascot Project is an innovative, cross-cultural and collaborative arts project which values the voices of young people from many countries leading to original, diverse and engaging outcomes. It provides emerging artists the opportunity to make new work, reflect upon contemporary issues in their own society and expose their project outcomes to a broad and varied audience.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED ?
If you would like to submit work for inclusion in the Anti-Mascot Project you must be an emerging artist under the age of 30. Please contact Estelle Ihasz for current submission guidelines.
If you would like more information about the 2006 Next Wave Festival please contact Marcus Westbury, Next Wave artistic director.
CONTACT DETAILS
Anti-Mascot Project
Estelle Julia Ihasz
estelle (at) ihasz (dot) com
www.antimascotproject.com
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