IMPACT 7 - Intersections & Counterpoints

From 05.12.2014 Conference

Australia

Organised by , the IMPACT conference is a biennial international multi-disciplinary printmaking conference, originating from the Centre for Fine Print, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Previously it has been held in Finland, Germany and Poland, Estonia, South Africa, UK, and next will be Australia.

IMPACT 7 will focus on the multiple identity of the print, exploring the cross-disciplinary nature of printmedia internationally and in the context of the Asia-Pacific region. The conference addresses practitioners, writers, critics, artists, theorists, and others working in the broad fields of print-related research. It aims to provide a platform in which practitioners and researchers can engage in a mutually productive exchange. Media identified by the conference will include but not be limited to: printmaking, photography, graphic design, drawing, the artistÂ’s book, text, animation, film and digital media, jewellery and metalsmith, glass, ceramic and textile

IMPACT 7 will reflect on the activities of an international community of artists, writers and designers. The conference will bring indigenous, migrant, and regional voices to the fore, with a focus on cultural diversity, creative collaboration, the artistsÂ’ book, and communication in digital networks.

www.impact7.org.au

Call for papers & Proposals

Monash University invites artists, curators, print studios, writers, academics, collectors, students and industry to participate in IMPACT 7: Intersections & Counterpoints.  IMPACT 7 is calling for:

• Papers and Themed Panels
• Individual and Group Exhibitions
• Academic Poster Presentations
• Open Portfolios
• Demonstrations and Workshops
• Master Classes (to be conducted in collaboration with the Print Council of Australia throughout regional Victoria)

Conference themes

IMPACT 7: Intersections & Counterpoints will focus on the multiple identity of the print, exploring the cross-disciplinary nature of printmedia internationally and in the context of the Asia-Pacific region. Printmedia will be explored as a heterogeneous, diverse and all pervading aspect of contemporary culture. Often located at the intersections of disciplines and media, it is also a powerful political vehicle, generating discourse and debate by virtue of its wide dissemination and ability to offer counterpoints to the norm.

Conference programme

The four-day event, to be held on the Monash University campus (Caulfield), will comprise the presentation of:

• Papers and Themed Panels
• Exhibitions
• Academic Poster Presentations
• Open Portfolios
• Demonstrations and Workshops

Keynote speakers

• Brook Andrew
• Professor Paul Coldwell
• Professor Johanna Drucker
• John Loane
• Mike Parr
• Professor Teal Triggs
• Trent Walter

Find out the full details at www.impact7.org.au

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For more information, please contact:

Ms Laura A. Taylor
Project Manager IMPACT 7
T: +61 3 9903 4034
F: +61 3 9903 2759
E: Laura.Taylor@artdes.monash.edu.au

About Monash University

Monash University is unique amongst the worldÂ’s major research universities for its diverse communities and its campuses and centres across four continents. As probably the youngest institution in The Times Top 50 in the world, it has 55,000 students from over 130 countries. An energetic and dynamic university, Monash is committed to the highest aspirations in education and research.

Monash University, Faculty of Art and Design
900 Dandenong Road
Caulfield East
Victoria
VIC 3145
Australia
W: www.monash.edu.au