Hamilton’s Spark To Ignite The City

Hamilton’s Spark To Ignite The City

Wintec’s International Festival Of Media, Arts And Design, Promises More World Class Talent

What Is Spark Festival?

Wintec’s annual, week-long celebration of creativity which brings artists, filmmakers, musicians, authors, photographers, designers and media personalities from the four corners of the globe to share their worlds with Hamilton.

The festival offers a series of talks, workshops, exhibitions and screenings designed to stimulate ideas and nourish the mind concentrating on the issues facing those working in the creative industries.

Primarily staged for Wintec School of Media Arts students, along with their peers at the University, SPARK has increasingly attracted audiences from all over New Zealand. While SPARK is hosted by Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology) it is not only for students. The SPARK events are open to the public, and at no charge but are on a first in first served basis. If you have ever been interested in the ‘media and creative industries’ come along to gain some first hand knowledge from respected practitioners who can demystify this world for you.

WHAT’S THE 07 PROGRAMME HAVE TO OFFER? A diverse range of speakers, film screenings and exhibitions make up this year’s programme and includes:

Daphne Carr music journalist and author from New York city, USA Lucia Koch painter based in Sao Paulo, Brazil Joe Lambert digital storyteller from San Francisco, USA Kaye Schumack mixed media artist, Australia Screening new works by One.dot.zero, London, England and The Bolivarian Dream, from Latin America Luke Thompson, singer songwriter - Wellington, New Zealand An exhibition of paintings by Seraphine Pick, New Zealand

For a more detailed programme visit the Spark website: www.spark.net.nz

WHEN & WHERE IS SPARK?

Monday 6th August - Friday 10th August 2007

Venue: Wintec School of Media Arts Studios, Collingwood Street (Block R) , Hamilton plus other central Hamilton locations to be advised.

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