what’s on in Adelaide SA

The South Australian School of Art Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition 2005
9-17 December 2005
Opening: 6-10pm Friday 9 December 2005
Kaurna Building UniSA City West Campus, Fenn Place, Adelaide
Gallery opening hours: 10am-4pm Monday to Saturday
The SASA Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition 2005 will be opened at 6pm on Friday 9 December by The Honorable Minister Hill and the Head of School, Kay Lawrence.
The exhibition will showcase work from 71 graduating students from the South Australian School of Art, UniSA. The students represent varied visual art disciplines including ceramics, glass, drawing, jewellery, new media, painting, photography, textiles, printmaking and sculpture.
The exhibition will position cutting-edge work in a high profile, critical context, which will assist students in their transition from study to professional practice.

www.mercurycinema.org.au
ADELAIDE CINEMATHEQUE 2005 - SURREAL CINEMA
DEC 1 - DEC 8   7:30pm
The Master of Surreal Cinema DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID (PG) 1 DEC
THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTY (18+) 5 DEC
UN CHIEN ANDALOU (18+) 8 DEC
SPELLBOUND (PG) 8 DEC Final night party includes drinks and food.
Admission - Cinematheque members or $18 on the night! bookings 84100979.
ADMISSION BY MEMBERSHIP ONLY - FULL PASS $25/$18
COMING UP NEXT AT  POP CORN TAXI 14 DEC 7:30pm
DOGS IN SPACE with Director Richard Lowenstein (Meet the filmmakers, seminars and screenings)
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A rare retrospective screening of the 80's Australian cult classic, DOGS IN SPACE (Rated R18+), with an on-stage chat with its writer/director,
RICHARD LOWENSTEIN.
The film tells the story of a share house in Melbourne at the end of the 1970's. A time when radical student politics shared a roof with
musicians, artists and drifters and 24 hour drugs and parties. A narrative told in episodes, like a pub yarn, about Sam (played by Michael Hutchence) and
his world of unmade beds and other bad habits. DOGS IN SPACE boasts an impressive soundtrack with songs from Iggy Pop, Gang of Four, Nick
Cave, Ollie Olsen, Michael Hutchence and the Little Bands. 

Wed. 14 December 7:30pm 2006 at Mercury Cinema
Tickets: $15/$13 Book on 84100979
GODZILLA FINAL WARS
30TH NOV 7:30PM AND 6TH & 10TH DEC 7:30PM ONLY!
Godzilla: Final Wars has been touted by Toho Pictures as not only the most spectacular Godzilla film ever, but the last in the hugely popular
series.There's a huge degree of fun to be had, particularly during the culminating
scenes with Godzilla, Gaigan, Gidorah and Mothra all battling it out and ripping each other's body parts off amid much mass devastation.
Ten monsters one planet. The last Godzilla film to be made ever? To celebrate the Godzilla's 50th Anniversary Director Ryuhei Kitamura
has combined the best elements of the previous 27 Godzilla films into one explosive film.
Simultaneously around the world, ten monsters begin to attack major cities.
The Earth Defense Force are struggling to maintain control when the mysterious aliens, the Xilians, arrive and destroy the monsters. They
offer the people of Earth a peace treaty. The question is, can they be trusted?
Wednesday 30 November 7:30pm, Tuesday 6 December 7:30pm,
Saturday 10 December 7:30pm.

For further information about the Mercury Cinema email cinema@mrc.org.au

13 Morphett Street Adelaide tel 08 8410 0979/1934

Candles Of Hope Gathering - Thursday 1st December
On the eve of the scheduled execution members of the Adelaide community will gather together for a “Candle’s of Hope”event  to show support for Van Tuong Nguyen and to make a stand against the death penalty.  
Please join us at 7.30pm
Thursday 1st December - Victoria Square, Adelaide
Speakers include local members of parliament and community leaders.
Nothing is “irreversible”; while Van is alive there is hope. Amnesty International Australia is stepping up the campaign to save the life of Australian Van Tuong Nguyen whose execution date has been scheduled for Friday 2 December 2005.
At this gathering you will be given the opportunity to light a candle for Van, sign a letter to the Singaporean Government, write a message to Van’s family and call on the Australian Government to take a clear and unequivocal stand against the death penalty
We can still make a difference!
Please also note that Amnesty also has Yellow Ribbons for people to wear in support of Van Nguyen.   Contact the office or collect one at the Candle’s of Hope event on Thursday.
For further information please call us in the Adelaide Amnesty Activist Resource Centre (08) 82215979 or sant@amnesty.org.au
Amnesty International Australia, 1st Floor, Torrens Building, 220 Victoria Square
Adelaide  SA  5000
Phone:  08 8212 0766

All I want for Christmas is…

 ·       Some of our most popular exhibition artists exhibiting brand new work created especially for Urban Cow.

 The artists asked to participate in ‘All I want for Christmas is…’, the first Annual Urban Cow Xmas Show, have already come to the party, delivering delightful new works ready to be revealed this Thursday.

 Urban Cow Studio celebrates the beauty, skill, and unique qualities of the hand produced item. Established over ten years ago, Urban Cow Studio has become the hub for locally produced art and designer objects. Showcasing work from over 150 South Australian artists, it maintains an eclectic mix of both functional and desirable items. It is the only Craft Mark registered retail outlet in South Australia other than the Jam Factory.

 And remember, if you looking for something that is not “run of the mill”, is very personal, and more than a little bit special Urban Cow Studio has all you want for Christmas Shopping!

 

Urban Cow Studio, 11 Frome St, Adelaide 5000

08 8232 6126

At this time of the year, you may be searching for Christmas gifts for friends and loved ones, many of whom seem to have everything they need.
Here is an option you might like to consider: buying a part of a lifeline for an Afghan orphan girl, on their behalf.
RAWA (http://www.rawa.org), the inspirational feminist, Afghan, women’s organisation that has been working for women and girls in Afghanistan and the refugee camps of Pakistan since 1977 has many orphaned girls who are in great need of support. Afghanistan remains a country of extreme hardship,
despite little information of Afghans’ plight being reported in the media and Afghan women and girls remain amongst the most disadvantaged, insecure and poorest of any around the globe. Also, the basic human rights we take for granted are still a pipedream for the majority of women and girls.
A gift to a RAWA orphan is a gift of life and the possibility of a better future. A girl in a RAWA orphanage receives not just food and somewhere to live but the chance to be educated by RAWA teachers, where the empowerment of girls is a priority and tolerance, inclusiveness and caring for others are key aspects of the educational experience. Afghanistan can well do with RAWA educated girls: leaders of the future.
A gift voucher for ANY AMOUNT is available but some suggestions are:
$25       Cost of food, clothes and education  for one child for ONE WEEK
$50       Cost of food, clothes and  education  for one child for ONE FORTNIGHT
$100     Cost of food, clothes and education  for one child for ONE MONTH
If you are able to forward this information to others who might be interested, it would be very much appreciated.
For further information or to purchase a voucher, please contact:
Onnie Wilson, RAWA Supporters Melbourne mok@connexus.net.au
C/o PO Box 160, Belgrave 3160    (03) 9822 8858

NEW LAND GALLERY - Thursday 1 December, 2005 at 6pm

 To be opened by:

 Mr Steven Riley, General Manager of the South Australian Museum with Guest Speaker Dr Graham Williams, Lifeflow Meditation Centre

 EXHIBITION DATES: 20 November 2005 - 8 January 2006

 This exhibition is a profile of an environmentalist and artist with painting, sculpture, textile and design from the last 30 years.

 Garry Duncan has lived on South Australia’s Murray River, most of his life. His paintings capture the essence of the natural environment in strong colour, texture and design. Rich in detail they make powerful statements.

 Garry has exhibited throughout Australia and overseas, with at least one solo or major show a year since 1977 as well as participation in many joint exhibitions and events. He has worked on numerous commissions of major public works throughout Australia as well as wine labels, illustrations and book covers. He is a frequent guest artist and speaker for environmental projects and was a member of the judging panel for the 2004 Waterhouse Prize.

 He has been a consistent supporter of wetlands conservation and uses his artwork to create visions of how the land once looked and may look again if pollution and degradation ceased.

 

In the next two weeks Parliament will have a crucial opportunity to get politics out of medicine.
In Australia, decisions about the availability of all medicines are made by the experts at the Therapeutic Goods Adminstration (TGA) - except for one.
Bizarrely, since 1996, the Federal Health Minister has become the only person who can approve pharmaceuticals, such as RU 486, that can be used to end pregnancies. Medicine has been placed at the whim of politics.
Today GetUp and Reproductive Choice Australia have launched a national campaign to take the regulation of RU486 out of the hands of politicians, and place it back in the hands of the impartial medical experts at the TGA.
Please click the link below to sign your name to support this important campaign.
www.getup.org.au/campaign/GetPoliticsOutOfMedicine

Million Mothers March

 Reject Howard’s Christmas presents!

 Unite to give each other support

 Friday 2 December 2005 – 12 noon on Parliament lawn, Canberra  

 10 years ago the Million Man March of protest and unity converged on Washington DC .

 Now it’s the turn of all Australians who don’t accept the Howard’s government’s proposed laws on Workplace Relations, Welfare and Terrorism to show our faces and our feelings.

 Why Mothers?  Many of us are mothers.  Most of us had mothers.  Mothers will be disproportionately damaged by the Welfare and Workplace changes.  But not only mothers.  Millions of people in will be adversely affected by these unmandated inhumane laws.

 And with the Terrorism sedition provisions you will lose the right to even read about it!

 Mothers, fathers, kids, people will have to work in even more substandard conditions and for even less money.  Individual workers will lose their rights to get together and act for each other. 

 The Government wants to push all of these changes through by Christmas. 

 What a wonderful selection of presents for mothers, children, and people who are disabled, pensioners, workers, or unemployed!

 Unwrap the packaging and what do you get?    All this legislation has horrible consequences – not unforeseen either.  Anyone can see the disadvantages sole parents and their children will suffer under the wicked Welfare to Woe package.  It won’t just mean losing out on payments.  People will lose current benefits such as health care cards, transport concessions, and access to public housing.  Parents in particular -will end up being minus almost everything except the kids they are trying to look after!  

 Anyone who has a heart – anyone who had a mother or has been a child – anyone who is half way human – come and march on Parliament House Canberra this Friday 2 December 2005.  We will convene at high noon – 12 midday on the lawn outside the public entrance. 

 If you want to help with transport or discuss this idea, please contact Ariel, by email at mongrielle@bigpond.com or phone 02 9326 2960 or 0411 852 452

REELANIME

 Showcasing Japan’s Freshest Anime And some classics from the vault

Screening at Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas

December 8 - 14

 THE COMPLETE LINE-UP:

 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence: M, 99 min

 Millennium Actress: M, 87 min

 Appleseed: M, 103 min         

 Ghost in the Shell: M, 79 min

 Escaflowne: M, 96 min

 ALL FILMS WILL BE SCREENED ON 35MM PRINT, IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

 

 

As the profile and enthusiasm for Japanese animated films and culture grow stronger within the loyal fan community, and begin to evolve amongst arthouse cinema goers, REELANIME is being launched in 2005 with the aim to produce an ongoing showcase event, one that celebrates the latest as well as the classics – on the big screen with big sound, and all on 35mm print.
The lead title within the showcase will be the eagerly anticipated Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (screening for the first time in Australian cinemas), directed by the award-winning Mamoru Oshii and in Official Selection at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Accompanying Innocence will be Oshii’s hugely popular and now cult classic, Ghost in the Shell.
Also showing in REELANIME will be Appleseed, an awesome display of the very best in CGI animation; the unforgettable Millennium Actress (from the director of Perfect Blue, Satoshi Kon); and Escaflowne, based on the phenomenal anime series of the same name.

The Reelanime Showcase will open on Thursday, December 8 with a special opening night party:  drinks and sushi followed by a screening of Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence. 

 Tickets for all sessions in the Reelanime Showcase including the opening night are on sale now from the Cinema Box Office.  More detail about each film and the complete schedule are available at www.palacenova.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas Rundle Street Adelaide  SA 5000  T:  08 8232 3434