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The gate has shut and the yard is littered with ideas, plans, suggestions and elaborate schemes. We now have the task of sifting through the mail, of picking apart the various projects, papers, presentations, performances, exhibitions and installations that people … Continue reading →

Due to overwhelming demand and public protest, we are extending our deadline for submissions for the 2010 festival to: WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL We already have an inbox brimming with incredible proposals, but because we understand that people (a) forget, (b) … Continue reading →

Sound the bugle, Critical Animals is calling for proposals for the 2010 festival. Applications close Wednesday 31 March. Deadline for applications extended to WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL Critical Animals is the creative research arm of This is Not Art, held each … Continue reading →

From the Open Fielders: . Open Fields 2010 is now calling for submissions. This inaugural unthemed academic camp will be held at the University of Technology, Sydney, and Serial Space Gallery, April 28-30, 2010. It has been our intention to … Continue reading →

Critical Animals, the 3-day creative research symposium that takes place annually in Newcastle as part of This is Not Art, is looking for a Co-Director for the 2010 and 2011 festivals. The position information can be found here. If you … Continue reading →

Participant-photographer Tim Wright took the following shots during the Stanzas in Meditation in the Park event.

As separate from the Critical Animals survey, a This is Not Art survey can be completed here, for those conscientious procrastinators among us. If you only complete one survey, however, we’d prefer it be the Critical Animals one, but don’t … Continue reading →

Calling all Steinians, To coincide with Stein 09 festivities, Critical Animals is hosting a public reading of Gertrude Stein’s Stanzas In Meditation in its entirety. The continuous audition of the work will be an act of criticism emphasising certain of … Continue reading →

To mark the end of Critical Animals we are holding Diversity Dinners on Sunday 4 October, an event to bring people, food and stories together. This should be a lovely opportunity to debrief on the festival, as well as take … Continue reading →

Using but a modicum of layout knowledge, we have put together both the Events and Visual Arts programs in a more consumable format, for those of you who like to print things off and read them, rather than scroll a … Continue reading →