Media Makers Weekend Workshops

sQuareOne's Media Makers Workshops are on again this year, with a great line up of fun workshops with those in the know how.
Registration forms can be downloaded from our website, s1.org.au

Time Saturdays, 10am – 4pm
Where sQuareOne, 525 Harris Street, Ultimo
Cost $25

1) Freelance Writing & Blogging - Saturday April 20
With: Rachel Hills, media commentator, Assistant Editor at NewMatilda.com and former editor the Vibewire Interface Anthology

2) Make Your Own Zine - Saturday April 26
With: Daniel O’Toole from OhReally Magazine

3) Public Relations for the Up & Coming - Saturday May 3
With: Mel Tait from Porter Novelli Public Relations and former PR Coordinator This Is Not Art Festival

4) Improving Your Website - Saturday May 10
With: Peter Cossey from Foreys For You and Leigh Grey-Smith from Vibewire.net

Places are strictly limited, so register today to avoid missing out!

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sQuareOne Seminars

In 2008 sQuareOne is launching a seminar series on the first Wednesday night of every month. Each topic will have a panel of diverse speakers and the audience is invited to start the conversation. All events begin at 6:30pm.

April 9 - Music Licensing: What are your options?  What is the role of copyright licensing for the music industry of the future? Come and find out what is happening and available for musicians managing their content in the digital world.
Speaker: Elliot Bledsoe, Creative Commons Australia

May 7 - Independent Publishing - Today with super efficient computers, Internet and self-publishing software, anyone can create & distribute their own blogs, magazines and zines. In fact, there is a burgeoning following for alternative, independent
press. Come and hear the panel, all independent publishers, discuss the trials and tribulations of their projects.
Speakers: TBC

June 4 - Creative Sydney - How are young artists, social entrepreneurs and media makers contributing to this city's creativity and what more needs to be done? We will have an excellent panel discussion on a hotly debated topic close to everyone's heart.
Speakers: TBC

July 2 - Comic & Graphic Novels - Comics have come a long way since the days of Peanuts, and continue to be inspire cult followings. Come along and a range of independent, up & coming comic creators, writers and designers to talk about the ins and out of their work.
Speakers: TBC

Please RSVP to s1@vibewire.net and check the website or Facebook site for details & updates!

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Horizon Foundation ‘Social Innovation’ Scholarship

Do you have an important message you wish to share with the rest o society?

We are looking for young creatives who are passionate about a social issue and want to spread their ideas and increase awareness by reaching out to wider audiences.

Thanks to the generous support of the Horizon Foundation we are offering an additional ‘Social Innovation’ scholarship to a social entrepreneur who wants to take an innovative approach to addressing, highlighting and advocating around issues in their community, drawing people in rather than switching them off.

The scholarship aims to support a young individual or team over the course of 4 months working on a project that draws attention to a social issue and contributes to social change.

Selection criteria:

- The project has to represent an innovative and creative idea or approach to a social issue using media as a tool.

- You can work in a team or as an individual and you have to be between 18 and 30.

- The project has to be outcome focused, that is, contribute to social change in one way or the other.

- In your application you have to outline a project plan that allows you to complete your work within the 4 months of the scholarship based on 2 days per week residency at sQuareOne (access Wednesdays to Saturdays).

- The sQuareOne team will support you and find a mentor with expertise in the field that you are working in.

To apply for Horizon Foundation ‘Social Innovation’ scholarship download the application form from our website. Applications close Sunday, May 16, 2008 and the program starts in June.

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sQuareOne ArtCycle Launch

At sQuareOne we have an amazing office, but no art on the walls! We are excited to launch a bi-monthly rotating exhibition called ArtCycle, where young emerging artists will have the chance to exhibit their works in the sQuareOne space.

The first exhibition will be extra special as we have joined forces with the Pine Street Creative Arts Centre. One artist will be chosen from the smARTarts 2008 Festival to be the first artist to launch the sQuareOne's ArtCycle.

This includes a two month exhibition space in the sQuareOne space in Ultimo and an opening night celebration. This exhibition will run from May - June 2008.

Following on from this, artists are invited to send in application form and attach some pictures of your work for consideration. We're looking for unique works that have a youthful and modern feel that will fit in with the sQuareOne culture. It can be painting, graf art, photography, printmaking, graphic design, sculpture, textile art...it's up to you!

The area you have to work with consists of six window panels, each being 240 cm long by 80 cm high. The arrangement and installation of the works is up to the artist. We encourage you to come and visit the space to see where the work will be displayed, before submitting your pieces.

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sQuareOne Magazine Project

An exciting new project is the sQuareOne Magazine, which will showcase the talents of young people in Sydney. The magazine will focus on the positive contribution young people are making to our community. It will profile and explore the community of young creative and social change agents who work in and around sQuareOne, including community workers, social entrepreneurs, filmmakers, musicians, designers, event organisers and more.

The magazine will be developed entirely by participants who will go through a series of workshops to gain a range of media skills, guided by experienced facilitators and trainers. Workshops will focus on Writing, Interviewing & Editing; Photography; Graphic illustration; Layout & Design; Project Management. The end product will be a collaborative publication about young people created by young people.

The program will run from May - July 2008.
Applicants must be 16 to 20 years old, no need for experience (that's what you'll be learning!)
Applications close on 30 April 2008. There are limited places available.

Email us if you are interested in becoming part of the team working on this exciting project (s1@vibewire.net).

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sQuareOne Shop

sQuareOne is opening a little shop for funky products by young designers and artists, from t-shirts to badges, patches to paintings, zines to jewellery. If you'd like to have your merchandise stocked at the shop, send us an email at s1@vibewire.net or (02) 9660 6591.
Or come by and pick yourself up something beautiful!

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Please visit the website: http://s1.org.au for more details