Live Red Art Awards Exhibition & Festival

Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 12:30 to 20:30

The Live Red Art Awards and Festival is a new arts project that seeks to promote and recognize art that investigates a radical social and political perspective.

The LRAA promises to be a fearless, inspiring convergence of all those who are interested in the collision of social change and jaw-dropping art.

A prize of $3000 (with a people’s choice award of $500) will be awarded to an individual artist or group of artists whose work of art best reflects the motto: “Another world is possible, but we must fight for it”.

Entries are open to artists across Australia. A condition of entry is that, regardless of the type of art entered, it must be protest art. It must also be able to be performed, installed or mounted by the entrants at the festival itself — hence the concept of “live red art”.

The exhibition/festival will feature art as diverse as:
- visual art
- performance art
- time-based art
- photomedia
- street art
- textiles
- theatre

There'll also be a zine fair and live music.

All the artworks will explore how we can live together in a new way; have the potential of having a mass impact; and aim to inspire social change and raise political awareness. LRAA presents a unique opportunity for local artists and cultural activists who recognise the connection between art, culture, social life and political change.

Entries are open now until September 1 - go to the website for more info on how to submit an artwork.