Nexus Festival explores creative arts and visual culture
The Nexus festival is a two day celebration of narrative visual culture. It will address and explore the connections and emerging relationships between various aspects of visual culture, providing a fertile ground for cross-pollination, inspiration and innovation. It provides opportunity for the community to engage with masters in the field through hands on workshops, forums, exhibitions, screenings and performances. The …
Student writing and design showcased in INfusion 46
Infusion 46, written, edited and designed by Professional Writing and Editing students , was launched late July at Collingwood NMIT with some great readings, cake, and even a few cameras. With this 46th issue of the Professional Writing and Editing flagship publication, it’s clear the magazine is getting better and better, both in the quality of the writing published and …
Illustration Creative Forum: Design in 20th and 21st century with Mimmo Cozzolino
The Bachelor of Illustration Creative Forum in July features Italian born Australian graphic designer and artist Mimmo Cozzolino. The work of Cozzolino as an artist and graphic designer spans over 40 years from the early 1970s onwards. He and Fysh Rutherford were responsible for collating the work Symbols of Australia which was published in 1980. Cozzolino is currently interested in …
Landlocked – an exhibition by NMIT Visual Arts students interpreting the local landscape
Students from courses across the Visual Arts Department travelled to the Yarra Bend in March this year to spend the day drawing, painting and photographing the site. The works were further developed in a variety of media back in the studio. A selection of the final images will be shown in an exhibition at the Bundoora Homestead Access Gallery from …
Nexus Festival to celebrate multiple aspects of visual culture
The festival will celebrate multiple aspects of visual culture but also address and explore the connections and emerging relationships between them, providing a fertile ground for cross-pollination, inspiration and innovation. There will be exhibitions, screenings, a book fair, panel discussions and masterclasses. GUESTS INCLUDE: BRUCE MUTARD Graphic Novelist The Sacrifice MIRRANDA BURTON Comix, Animation Disney COLIN WILSON Comic Artist 2000AD, …
Illustration Creative Forum with Chris Dyson
Chris Dyson is a leading innovative Melbourne artist, musician and educator. His work expresses many facets of the world – commenting on human conditions, interior states, urban and natural environments.
Chris has been playing in bands and painting sin…