This Is Not Art 2008: 2 - 6 October
This Is Not Art is Australia’s premier independent, emerging and experimental arts festival held in Newcastle, Australia.
Positions Available
This Is Not Art is looking for committed people to fill key organisational (volunteer) roles for 2008. Its an amazing opportunity for you to get involved in a vibrant, independent national festival, meet amazing people, develop your skills - everything except get paid!
So, if you're a keen and committed character who wants to roll up their sleeves and get involved in the country's most exciting cross-practice arts festival we want you to join our team. Getting involved at this stage means you can contribute to planning, promoting and developing the festival – a perfect opportunity to get hands-on experience, test yourself, or share your talents. More ...
For opportunities to join the National Young Writers' Festival, Electrofringe, Critical Animals or Sound Summit teams contact the festival's directly.
Call for Proposals: 2008
The first proposals deadline has now closed - thank you for your inspiring ideas and for being so whacky and amazing. The Directors are now looking at submissions, developing the ideas and curating a program of events - we can't wait to see what's been thrown into the mix!ELECTRO-ONLINE AND ELECTRO-PROJECTIONS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE BY THE 31ST OF MAY 2008. See www.electrofringe.net for more details on how to submit a proposal - summary here.
Getting a gig at This Is Not Art
Electrofringe and Sound Summit curate a series of gigs and special performances, to allow presenting artists a performance opportunity at the festival. Electrofringe gigs are by invitation only and are drawn from the festival program. Proposals to Electrofringe are now closed. So, maybe next year! Sound Summit programming arrangements are different but you will need to submit an Expression of Interest along with a sample of your work – head to the Sound Summit website.
Running a special event
For a special event to be considered it must be a fully formed project proposal, and submissions are closed.
How good was TINA07?
Check out last year's shenanigins here:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/nightair/stories/2007/2037988.htmLaptop audio mulch-verk, slam poets and circuit bent Barbie dolls!
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Make sure you sign up for email updates and news so that you can hear all about cool TINA stuff throughout the year, and be the first to hear about TINA08.Sponsors & Supporters
This Is Not Art is produced with the support of The Octapod Association Inc, Tourism NSW - Regional Flagship Events, Newcastle City Council and ArtsNSW.

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