Offcast/Castoff Project
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What is the Offcast/Castoff Project?
Do we care where they've gone, or just that they've gone?
Offcast/Castoff is the first major piece of self-penned work that artist Kate Buttery has undertaken. It is the culmination of her studies in the Theatre department at La Trobe University, and of her 23 years spent as a performer in the fields of music and theatre. Playwright Sarah Breen has come on board as Kate's artistic collaborator, as her fantastic knack for capturing the absurdities of every day life in her writing are perfect for what is at the heart of the Offcast/Castoff Project.
Behind everything we discard is a story. Offcast tells stories from the heart of Footscray.
When will the Offcast/Castoff Project be?
The Offcast/Castoff Project is already underway, discarded TVs are collected, rehearsals are underway, and some paste-ups have started around Footscray. It's a devised work, so it will evolve over the coming weeks and will be Installed and Performed in Effemera Gallery in October.
The Offcast Project is excited to announce our dates and venue.
October 17-21
Peformances: 7.30pm (2pm on 17th)
Offcast Gallery Exhibition: from 3.30pm (11am on 17th)
Pay what you feel
EFFEMERA GALLERY
66 Napier St
Footscray
Many thanks to Heather & Bill Horrocks for making this possible.
October 17-21
Peformances: 7.30pm (2pm on 17th)
Offcast Gallery Exhibition: from 3.30pm (11am on 17th)
Pay what you feel
EFFEMERA GALLERY
66 Napier St
Footscray
Many thanks to Heather & Bill Horrocks for making this possible.
What will the Pozible money be used for?
Offcast/Castoff is entirely self funded by the Head Artist, Kate. But there are things that need to be paid for and got to make a multimedia performance installation, and artists aren't all that flush. The money raised on Pozible will be used to pay for the following:
Production Manager/Publicist $500
Performance Venue $200Rehearsal Venue $300
Filming & Video Production $450
Tech/Operator $300
Lighting Designer $300
Posters & Flyers $200
Stationery and Photocopying $100
Petrol & travel $100
Phone & Internet $50
Equipment (leads, gaffa tape, other av stuff, etc) $100
Art supplies & t-shirts for merchandise $200
Props $100
Costumes $100
TOTAL $3000
Where is Offcast/Castoff at right now?
You can find out more about the project on our Facebook Page and on Twitter, and here are a few little tidbits of what we've been up to already...
Part of our paste up campaign:
Kate at work with the 'Rubbish Art'
Sarah at work with the 'Rubbish Art'
One of our 'Rubbish Art' Paste ups
Ok, so yeah it's more of a 'Held Up' than a 'Paste Up', so we pasted it to the building
And another 'Rubbish Art' paste up
These images, as well as being a little bit of free Public Art for Footscray, will also be part of the multimedia aspect of Offcast/Castoff, and will feature played through the backdrop of found TVs that will form part of our installation. We will post snippets of the multimedia here and on our Facebook page as they come to hand. The paste ups are just a tiny element of Offcast/Castoff. The project will feature local stories and images from Footscray, and will uncover hidden and possibly untold stories.
What else have the Offcast/Castoff artists been up to?
Kate's work crosses many platforms. Here are three of them...
Visual:
Untitled - Acrylic on Canvas, 2003
Poetry:
The wreck of Western Culture.
The Protestant ethic and the spirit of Capitalisma kind of violence causing death and saving lives.
Being and nothingness making history
Plays an equal music
Plays naked logic.
Utilitarianism, on liberty and considerations on representative government
beyond good and evil.
What fresh hell is this?
Vie de Bohème.
Book Spine Poem by Kate, ©2012
Spoken Word & Music
Kate's 'Nay Say' is on Soundcloud here
You can find more of her work at her website www.katebuttery.com.au
Sarah has most recently written, produced and starred in her full length play Apocatypical in the 2012 Melbourne Comedy Festival
Hear Sarah on Sunday Night Safran talking about Apocatypical here
You can find more information about Sarah's work at her blog
Our heartfelt thanks for your support.
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Our heartfelt thanks for your support, and a complimentary coffee with one of the Offcast artists to say hi and thanks in person.
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All of the above.<br /> <br /> Plus a genuine I heart Footscrazy sticker<br /> <br /> You can have your sticker delivered to you if you enter your shipping details, or you can collect it when you attend the installation in October.
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All of the above.<br /> <br /> Plus free entry to the Offcast/Castoff installation in October.<br /> <br /> You can have your sticker delivered to you if you enter your shipping details, or you can collect it when you attend the installation in October.
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All of the above.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Plus a hand printed 'Still Works' Offcast/Castoff t-shirt.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> You can have your t-shirt and sticker delivered to you if you enter your shipping details, or you can collect it when you attend the installation in October. Please remember to indicate what size (S, M, L, XL, male or female) you would like us to send you.
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All of the above.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Plus a limited edition hand signed print of Kate's 'Joy of Completeness'.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> You can have your t-shirt, sticker and print delivered to you if you enter your shipping details, or you can collect it when you attend the installation in October. Please remember to indicate what size (S, M, L, XL, male or female) you would like us to send you.
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All of the above.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Plus a DVD of the multimedia, installation, and performance of Offcast/Castoff.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> You can have your sticker, t-shirt, print and DVD delivered to you if you enter your shipping details, or you can collect it when you attend the installation in October. The DVD will be sent to you when it is released in December. Please remember to indicate what size (S, M, L, XL, male or female) you would like us to send you.
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Est. delivery is Dec 12