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WECRE8

What we are creating?
A set of experiences, training events, networking meetings, media and music content and innovation agency designed to support young people to tap into the best leadership and innovation thinking and use these techniques, tools and mindsets to work together creatively on projects that a) give them a livelihood without fucking any else or the environment over b) tap into their deepest aspirations to do some good in the world c) connect them with youth brands and organisations that can help and d) ultimately make the world a better place through collaboration and creativity, wecr8 = Young people coming together to create a radically better world and their own happiness at the same time.

What do we need?
1) A brand logo, logotype, set of images, look and feel (with websafe colours) that bring the idea to life. A brand that will work predominately online / digital but must also work for print and in black and white.

A brand that can have various sub-brands such as;
wecr8 sound (this is the first idea we need)

2) A customised Ning site (or wordpress) that brings the brand to life once the concept has been chosen with simple navigation to be confirmed in the next two weeks.

What people should feel like when they see the brand? That the specific product, project or service is of the highest quality with subtle but fresh branding That they want to get involved in some way to get creating or helping others be creative

What is the deal?
The winning designer will have their name attributed on the website and all press releases and can use the ICA /NESTA / wonderinc on their client list. Plus they will be given a professional reference if required. If the winning designer can customise the Ning site fully as requested, they will receive a £200 payment. If / when we get more funding (we have BBC and government proposals out to develop this idea further) the winning designer will be given first refusal of further work on the project. We need initial design concepts by 17th July, final sign-off 24th July, full development of Ning site 7th August.

INSA NEW SOLO SHOW

Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places is a stunning new solo installation and exhibition by the infamous London-based artist INSA, and opens on 17th July in association with the Nike Sportswear IAM1 launch of the 2009 Air Maxim. INSA's first London show of 2009 promises to be a spectacular return in true INSA fashion, a multimedia mix of large scale installations, canvases, photography, prints, exclusive collaboration products and a stunning animation made up of 35 frames which were hand painted across east London in 7 days.

Location: 1948, Arches 477 - 478, Batemans Row, Shoreditch, London,
EC2 3HH

Public Show: 17th July - 26th July 2009

IAM1 x INSA from Protein® TV on Vimeo.

BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL

The Bicycle Film Festival celebrates the bicycle. Travelling the globe the San Francisco leg starts this week and will be in London in September.

Check out the programme and more info here

"We are into all styles of bikes and biking. If you can name it-Tall Bike Jousting, Track Bikes, BMX, Alleycats, Critical Mass, Bike Polo, Cycling to Recumbents- we've probably either ridden or screened it. What better way to celebrate these lifestyles than through art, film, music and performance? We bring together all aspects of bicycling together to advocate its ability to transport us in many ways."

RAVING 89 - GAVIN & NEVILLE WATSON

Gavin Watson aclaimed photographer and good friend of the network is releasing a new book with his brother Neville. Raving 89 features an amazing collection of photos from 1989, the year acid house exploded into a nationwide phenomenon.

Raving ‘89 takes you through a year of suburban raves, with 200 fantastic images collected together as if a single dramatic night – grimy warehouses, phones the size of bricks, smiles, hugs, lasers and dungarees, lives changed, faces lost in music, casualties, friends and general mayhem; with rogues and wrong’uns lurking in the corners, and more than a few crimes against fashion.

Acid house exploded in London and Manchester in 1988; then in 1989 the whole country “got on one” and went raving. Gavin Watson captures the revolutionary moment like no-one else, with intimate portraits of mates and strangers alike having the time of their lives. It's all here: the crowds, the lasers, the villains, the crimes against fashion. With hilarious recollections from Gavin and his brother Neville.

To get your hands on a copy and a free mix by Neville of classics from the era.

Pre order your copy here

PLA Y IT TWICE - QTIP

Back and touring the UK Qtip has been vibing up crowds with old classics and new tracks.

One listen to the frenetic drumming and strutting live bassline on one of Q-Tip’s tracks reveals that the American artist is on a mission to create original music as timeless as the tracks he used to sample once upon a time. It’s also obvious that the title of his latest album is no accident.

“The Renaissance is significant because for some time now people have questioned the integrity of hip-hop,” he reveals. “I feel like the time is ideal for something that has a revisionist spirit to it.”

Taking the same type of nonconformist risks as Stevie Wonder, John Lennon and the mavericks of other music genres, Q-Tip has always gone left when it comes to his position in hip-hop culture. If anyone can Qtip can. Join the Renaissance here

HUF PRO SKATE DECK SERIES

San Francisco based HUF have collaborated with 5 Professional Skateboard Legends, who are also talented artists, to create a Summer Board Series.

Each board is hand-screened, laser numbered and laser signed. Custom shapes were specified by each skater. Boards sell for $60. Quantities are limited.

Lance Mountain : 1/125
Natas Kaupas: 1/125
Tommy Guerrero: 1/125
Steve Olson: 1/100
Mark Gonzales: 1/150

More info here

STREET WEAR SALE - 4TH JULY VIBE BAR

Get your cash ready to grab some street styling bargains this weekend at Vibe Bar.

3RD, 4TH, 5TH JULY

Old Truman Brewery
91 - 95 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL
020 7247 3479

RAM JAM RODIGAN BRIGHTON SUMMER SPECIAL

"He may not be Jamaican born, but Rodigan’s acquired everything else to make his ascension to reggae royalty bona fide!"

At the age of approximately 15, Rodigan began buying records leading up to his first gig at the age of 16 in 1967. The first arena for Rodigan's DJ skill was a youth club playing to teenagers like himself. It was at this point in his life in 1968 that he acquired his well-known nickname of ‘Ram Jam'. Radio London gave him a shot in 1978 and He's been on the air ever since, spending over a decade at Capital Radio before moving to Kiss FM. He's clashed with every sound system of note, Stove Love, Kilimanjaro, Bodyguard and recently collaborating with dubstep heavyweights Breakage & Caspa, fueling his legendary status. David will be returning to Brighton for the first time in over 10 years alongside for what is sure to be a very special evening... TICKETS

'LOAD' Royal Albert Hall - PUBLIC OPEN DAY

'LOAD' PUBLIC OPEN DAY MONDAY 22ND JUNE - 12-9pm

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the amazing artwork commissioned as a permanent feature at the Royal Albert Hall. Read on for full info and images...

Over the space of 4 days the walls of the loading bay area, have been transformed by a team of 9 artists from the Wonderland Collective, depicting the 138-year history of this world famous venue.

The 10ft high murals, across a 1,125 square meter space are a graphical journey through some of the most memorable moments in the Hall's existence, the heritage of the Proms and a dedication to the iconic musicians to have graced the Hall's legendary stage, this includes; Jimi Hendrix, Pavarotti, Eric Clapton, The Killers, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Oasis, Cream and Dame Shirley Bassey to name just a few.

LOAD is the first ever event that will allow the public to experience the underground workings of the building, as it is used solely as an artist and production entrance. With approx 350 shows and events being held at the Hall each year, the artwork will welcome the thousands of individuals who make it all happen for years to come.

Throughout the last 138 years the Royal Albert Hall has been host to an unprecedented number of cultural milestones, LOAD fuses together this heritage and classic ambiance of the building with the recognition and signification of a contemporary grass roots culture.

The artwork incorporates the bold and beautiful techniques and styles that have evolved from graffiti and street art; with the main focus to produce a visual masterpiece that will stand the test of time and trends, a homage to the history and a symbol of the future for this cultural landmark.

A huge thank you to all involved in making this happen. All of the artists; Ben Slow, Eyesaw, Dan Kitchener, DBO, Snik, Blam, Grafter, Babel and Finbarr DAC. The Wonderland Collective, YRWALL, Lumacoustics, Tubourg, Sailor Jerry and all of the team at the Royal Albert Hall.

If you have an idea / project you want us to get involved with get in touch... we make it happen! info@daydreamnetwork.com

Photos by Sam Warren

FEATURED - M11X - SOLO SHOW

M11X aka Mikal Hameed
High Fidelity?
Solo Exhibition - June 20th—July 20th, 2009
70 Greenpoint Ave
(Between West St. and Franklin Ave)
Brooklyn NY 11222

NEW YORK, NY — Alphabeta Gallery is pleased to present High Fidelity, a solo exhibition of new works by M11X. For his first show at the gallery, this breakthrough artist has created a collection of original large-scale sound sculptures and mixed media sound paintings. HIGH FIDELITY will be M11X’s debut solo fine art exhibition, marking a highly anticipated event for this remarkably accomplished new artist.

With this collection the artist calls on us to forget our individualized nature and relationship with our headphones and demands that we start to share our music as it was meant to be; unplugged from our ears and free. M11X’s manifesto blends the iconic image of the boom box and alters the platform to which music is brought to the masses. Toying with the power of music and endless design possibilities he brings beats, rhythm, and life into painting, furniture, and mixed media sculpture.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their iPods, iPhones and other type of MP3 players in order to get the full experience of his work.

Born in Los Angeles, M11X moved to New York where he’s been residing since 1999. He is an accomplished designer and creative director where his work has been showcased on the movies and music videos he has been a part of.

The Alphabeta gallery is the first of it’s kind - a 5,000 square foot indoor and outdoor space, with completely renewable wall area for painting (live and pre-show), ventilation designed to handle aerosol fumes, and a raw energy built to foster a movement.

For more information visit www.alphabetanyc.com

RED FEDS

Students protested against the visit of Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi at the University La Sapienza in Rome Wednesday, hurling paint at police. During a forum, students asked Mr. Gaddafi about Libya’s human-rights record and what democracy means to him.

(Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

'LOAD' Open day 22nd June

The artwork has been started and all will be revealed very soon. Keep tuned for images over the weekend and for those who missed the last post...

PUBLIC OPEN DAY - 22nd June, free entry and for full info on this click here

Presented in partnership with the Royal Albert Hall one of the UK’s most treasured and magical buildings, LOAD is yet another ground breaking arts project from the Daydream Network. Over the space of 4 days the walls of the loading bay area, have been transformed by a team of 9 artists from the Wonderland Collective, depicting the 138-year history of this world famous venue.

The 10ft high murals, across a 1,125 square meter space are a graphical journey through some of the most memorable moments in the Hall’s existence, the heritage of the Proms and a dedication to the iconic musicians to have graced the Hall’s legendary stage, this includes; Jimi Hendrix, Pavarotti, Eric Clapton, The Killers, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Oasis, Cream and Dame Shirley Bassey to name just a few.

LOAD is the first ever event that will allow the public to experience the underground workings of the building, as it is used solely as an artist and production entrance. With approx 350 shows and events being held at the Hall each year, the artwork will welcome the thousands of individuals who make it all happen for years to come.

Throughout the last 138 years the Royal Albert Hall has been host to an unprecedented number of cultural milestones, LOAD fuses together this heritage and classic ambiance of the building with the recognition and signification of a contemporary grass roots culture. The artwork incorporates the bold and beautiful techniques and styles that have evolved from graffiti and street art; with the main focus to produce a visual masterpiece that will stand the test of time and trends, a homage to the history and a symbol of the future for this cultural landmark.

IT'S ALL ON TAPE - 'Ghost in a machine'

In a series entitled 'Ghost in the Machine', iRI5, otherwise known as Erika Simmons, has attracted a lot of attention for her amazing skill with a pair of scissors, a cassette tape and some glue. From Georgia in the US, iRI5 never took any formal art classes and has always enjoyed messing around with materials to see the outcome,

For my first portraits I would spend hours carefully gluing the cassette tape down, curling it and folding it into the shapes I desired, cutting as little as possible. I would twist the tape in places to give the illusion of a thinner line. I wanted it to look like the tape had sprung from the case mostly intact, revealing the "ghost in the machine."

MUSIC IS LIFE

Good tunes are now so easy to access and enjoy. These two sites offer a fresh dose of rare grooves and basslines. If your bored with your playlist - check them out and get your dancing boots on!

Nuts to Soup provides that day time get down funk, groove and niceness. Old school vibes, this will throw some classics you'll sure to be jamming to.

Love that Tune is a source of all things dutty and bass injected madness. These crazy kids give you all the wobble you'll need for a banging weekend.

Alphabet! Keychain Collection by Mike Davis

Tasty typograpic alphabetic. Keychains by Mike Davis of Burlesque Design originally created as a poster design and gift for his niece, these little letters are now a series of vinyl zipper pull keychains for Kidrobot. Each tiny colorful package contains a surprise letter.

Albertonomo - I want my 15 minutes of anonymity

'Philosophizing about the fact that everyone now has no privacy by choice, and applying the principles of pop art to warhol himself, I "re-wrote" his famous quote about the 15 minutes of fame.

This guys work is well work a look! albertonomo's

ARTISTS / COMPUTER GAME DEVLEOPER COLLAB PROJECT

Kongregate has just launched its latest developer-focused initiative, Collabs, a section of the site devoted to showcasing individual artists and musicians in order to foster further collaborations for new indie games.

To kick off the section, Kongregate's also giving away cash to top-rated submissions each week, who then go on to a final round with a grand prize of two MacBook/cinema display/[Wacom tablet/Ableton & Akai hardware] home studio centers.

See the new Collabs home for more details on that, and to browse the current art and music submissions.

MeWeCycle - Colette Paris

June 1st to 20th, colette presents MeWeCycle, a project curated by Karta Healy featuring a collection of designers’ work, based on their love of the bicycle and creative-recycling. A global movement that reduces landfills and brings waste to life. "There is no recycling without cycling and no cycling without recycling...”.

Available products, among others: Furnishings by Andrew Lang made of frames, by Richard Liddle made of recycled plastics, by Giles Miller & Darrion Wang made of cardboard, by Marie Christophe & Barbara Gilhooly made of metal, by Nick Rawcliffe from skateboards, by Sam Baron from wood ; Lighting by Michelle Brand & Joanne Riddle made of plastic bottles, by Lucy Fergus made of rubber silicone, by Lizzie Lee made of vintage lace and industrial sacks, by Lucy Norman from books and plastic bottles and by John Wishcuson from aluminium ; Clothing by Ryan Frank from office furniture, by David Guarino and by Sonjia Norman from Kimonos, by Jeremy May from mixed paper ; Bags by Tamara Fogle made of vintage grain sacks, by Marcella Foschi from cassette tapes, by Koji Kanayama made of bicycle parts, by TingLondon from seatbelts and by Karta Healy from sails and parachutes ; objects by Bomdesign made of Tetra Pak, by Kumvana Gomani made of pastic tubs and bottles, by Sante Kim from sake bottles, by Hannah Lobley from newspapers, by Graham Noble from computers and by Caroline Adriaansche from packagings...

BRAINSTORMER!

The Brainstormer is a fun little application designed by Andrew Bosley to generate random sketch topics by combining random words. Let’s give ‘er a spin:

Invention, Egyptian, fishing boat.
Remorse, colonional, zoo.
Conflict with a god, mechanized, attic.

This sort of thing is just as useful for writers, cartoonists, and anyone stuck in a rut who just needs that little seed of an idea to get going.

T MAGIC - Desktop collectibles

If you think the current economic crisis is a bad time for artists and their collectors, then think again. One of the UK’s most exciting street artist entrepreneur’s, T.Magic, is set to release a new collection of recession-inspired artworks entitled Desktop Collectibles.

T.Magic, inspired by Andy Warhol's ethos of accessible art, has created his first set of nine miniature canvases which each have depictions of his dark social commentary affirmations such as Pain Is My Glory and Success Is My Destiny along his most famous Art Is My Hustle.

The artist says, “The concept behind the Desktop Collectibles is all about creating accessible art and rethinking of your personal desktop space as your gallery.”

Each painstaking canvas (4x4 inch), supported with an easel, is meticulously hand crafted and took the artist 50 days to individually create the entire collection. Each mantra will be released in limited quantities of only 50 pieces worldwide and sold for £50 exclusively through his site www.artismyhustle.com

SOLVEIG / Brighton, UK

Solvieig has been painting with spray cans since aged 8, a regular at the Brighton spots such as black rock and Tanerland and numerous graffiti jams. Her painting style is distinctive, bright and colourful. Representing the next generation of Brighton's Heavy Artillery Crew, . I have just come across images of her first Tattoo aged 10, something truely incredible...keep tuned for more from this creative wizz kid

'At the beginning i was nervous and had butterflies but they went away and after a while it was fun... When i was doing the tattoo my eyes kept going all blurry because the gun was shaking my hand so much.'

Explaining her piece - 'I wanted to do a picture of two skeletons that have a hair salon called 'scare cuts' the skeleton on the left is not very good and is always messing up the hair cuts. the one on the right is the boss and drops the cups of tea when he sees what the other one has done. The dude with the glasses is cross because he is late for work as he only wanted a trim. The girl has accidently been turned into a blond amy winehouse. The black man likes his haircut though.'

METALLUMÂ- Echo Park

The Ronin Gallery is proud to present: METALLUM An Exhibition of Architectural Patterns on Found Metal Objects From mix media artists: Kofie and Codak

Friday June, 5th from 7-11pm.
The Ronin Gallery Â
1924 Echo Park Ave
Los Angeles CA 90026

FREE Soundtrack Download for the show here

EVENT - 'Meeting of Styles' 6th june

'Meeting of Styles'.
A two day live painting event of epic proportions on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th June 2009.

60 of the best aerosol artists from across the UK and Europe have been handpicked to represent the diversity and immense talent that graffiti art has to offer.

Taking over East London's Bacon, Cygnet and Sclater street in the heart of Brick lane this groundbreaking event gives passersby the rare and exciting opportunity to take a glimpse at this skilled underground art scene live in action.

NASH, DOES, BISER, WANY, ARYZ, HEAT, NYCHOS, PROBS, ZOMBY, TIZER, ZADOK, BLEACH, BONZAI, INSA, SOLO, BUSK, TWESH, ODISIE, ROID, SNUG, SKORE, AZTEK, EKTO, SUNE, XENZ, IZER, ARE, STIKA, TECK, RABODIGA, VIBES, TOWN, CHROME, INTRO, REPLETE, CHEO, SOKER, CASM, WISHER, JIVE, KEEN, SORN, NOIR, URGE, PRYME, MAC1, KRAH, SICK IR, SARES, COSH, JASIK, ALFA, RELAY, PREF, MAU MAU, SHOK, SKIRE, EBZKE, AMUK.

LOVE MUSIC HATE RACISM - Video by David Lodge -

This is a brilliant and powerful anti-racist music video produced by director David Lodge. Launched three days ago in Stoke, UK in front of 20,000 people - all of whom had gathered to celebrate multiculturalism and to take a stand against racism and fascism. More info on the festival and their on going work Here