Future Canvas News

Hey all,

Welcome to the Thread, a weekly heads-up on what what’s going down in Future Canvas’ Docklands.

You might have heard on the grapevine that we have set up these blogs. Keep an eye on this space for details of the upcoming Future Canvas Party, Reforestation Space Blitz and other green hot stakeholder developments.

Upcoming events
Thursday March 19: Reforestation meeting.

Friday April 24: Future Canvas Space Launch: Join us for a night of celebration as we toast the opening of the FC space at the Docklands.

Saturday May 3: FC Space Blitz: Join us for an adventurous day of fusing art, gardening, composting and sculpture creation at Shed 4.

How you can help out
Friday April 24: Future Canvas Space Launch: We need door people, bar people, catering people, sound technicians, artists, event organisers, publicity/promotions helpers, muscle power for set up and pack up...and of course we welcome any form of sponsorship for the event! Contact joel.carnegie@futurecanvas.org

FC Space Blitz: FC Space Blitz: May 3 2009: We need marketing people, events management people, promotion people, postering people, letter drop, furniture makers, carpenters, artists, gardeners, Bolsheviks or just about anyone Contact melissa.schellekens@futurecanvas.org

Future Canvas: If you are a grant-writing guru, finance person, film person, artist, it or web person, marketing person or just about anyone Contact melissa.schellekens@futurecanvas.org



Future Canvas

The last couple of weeks has been busy for Future Canvas generally:

· Future Canvas has launched three videos on You-Tube...the first of many to come! These You-Tubes are about Re-designing the Home for sustainability, Natalie Portman’s new vegan fashion line and the Futurelab event in May 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFLft_BdmU4
· We have begun the process of visioning the future of the Shed 4 internal space. The goal will be to enrich the cultural and community fabric of the Docklands and Melbourne more broadly through: providing artists, performers and designers with a forum through which to perform or exhibit their works, providing organisations with a space in which to conduct activities which have a connection to sustainability and housing a cafe/nursery for use by visitors to the Space and existing tenants of the Shed 4 precinct.
· We have formed a joint venture with Bicycles for Humanity which ships containers of used bikes to Namibia for a second life. This is conducting their first bicycle round up on 21st and 22nd of March at 170 Edward St East Brunswick. http://www.bicyclesforhumanity.com/
· Future Canvas gave an interview to 3CR on the Tuesday Hometime program, March 10, this will appear as a podcast, shortly at http://www.3cr.org.au/podcasts

Reforestation

The last couple of weeks has been busy for Future Canvas’ Reforestation Project. Some of the highlights include:

· Visits to the site by Melbourne City Councillors Cathy Oke and Kevin Louey
· Preparation of incredible, inspiring three dimensional images of the
garden by Karen at ARG Architects (to be posted soon)
· Submission of a grant to the EPA for funding of the space
· Meetings with Ecovantage, the Docklands Hub and Melbourne City Council
· Alongside the Garden site, the Victorian Eco Innovation Lab showcased
designs for the exciting and innovative E-Gate project
http://ecoinnovationlab.com/