March 2009

ICE is moving to Parramatta Arts Precinct

Refugee Allstars!

» Refugee Allstars is a FREE two-week hip-hop music and mini-film making course for young people from refugee backgrounds. Learn about song writing, music recording and filmmaking with professionals and receive a Certificate of Attendance at the end of the course, along with a copy of your song and digital story. More »

KP11: Producing Communities

» The full DVD of Ali Kadhim’s Urban Jungle is being shown on loop on a large plasma screen in a new exhibition hosted by the Australia Council. The KP11: Producing Communities exhibition features work from 11 Australian arts and cultural development organisations that receive Key Producer funding from the Australia Council. More »

ICE is moving to Parramatta Arts Precinct

ICE and Switch will shortly be moving to the heart of Parramatta. We will occupy our new space – at 8 Victoria Rd – from March/April, thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta. The move brings ICE close to Parramatta’s major cultural institutions including the Riverside Theatre, Parramatta Heritage Centre, Parramatta Park and the beautiful St Patrick’s cathedral. More »

Share your news and events on Artfiles

The Artfiles website has recently launched a great new feature! You can now upload your own news and events directly to the website. If you’re holding auditions, advertising a position, promoting an event, having an exhibition, looking for collaborators or have any other news that is of interest to the arts and cultural world of Western Sydney we’d love to have you share it on Artfiles. More »

ICE supports the International Women’s Network

ICE’s Youth Digital Culture’s Coordinator, Maria Tran, recently participated in the Lilla: International Women’s Network Creativity Workshop retreat in the Blue Mountains. This gathering brought together practicing and emerging musicians, artists, writers and other creative storytellers to explore the connections between social justice and creative expression. More »

CREATE Media!

Calling young refugees with a story to tell and a business to build! Are you interested in film, radio, music or the internet? Do you want to learn how to launch your own digital-arts project? This could be your big break. More »

Script Development Workshop with Alex Weinress

Switch Academy will be running a Script Development workshop over four days from April 21-24 at Vinegar Hill Memorial Library and Community Centre. This four-part workshop will look at scriptwriting and production techniques to help you get your story finalised and ready for the production phase. More »