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Congratulations to James Brickwood, who, in his first year selected as a finalist for Sydney Life - the photographic exhibition and competition run as a part of the Art & About Festival – has taken out the $10,000 first prize with his work Void. Brickwood’s grainy, black and white image captures the sweaty, hedonistic world of Sydney’s underground electronic music scene. The exhibition runs until October 23 in the central walkway of hyde Park North. For more information visit the Art & About website. A work by Dean Sewell titled The Wait also features in the exhibitions.

Tamara Dean’s Centre of The Universe (pictured) has been selected as a finalist in the 2011 Blake Prize for religious art. The Prize, established in 1951 is an open art prize that challenges artists to explore the religious and spiritual in art. It is open to all faiths, artistic styles and media. The Blake Prize Exhibition, featuring the work of all current finalists, is held at the National Art School in Darlinghurst NSW. For more information see the Blake Prize website.

Donna Bailey will be speaking tonight (Wednesday 7th) from 6.30-7.30 at The Art Gallery of NSW as part of the My Favorite Things lecture series. Anyone subscribing to Oculi’s Facebook page will receive the AGNSW Members discount upon entry. Click here for more info or to purchase tickets.

Set my soul on fire – Every year fans travel from the four corners of the globe in a rockabilly pilgimage to attend Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekend. Check out Steven Siewert’s latest here.

Slab City is a series of images documenting the people and land- scape of a small but committed community of squatters in the Colo- rado Desert of South Eastern California. Taking its name from the concrete slabs that remain from an abandoned World War II base. It is a tragic yet romantic landscape that commands its residents to possess the same balance of beauty and beast.

Claire Martin media release

Dean Sewell’s work ‘Gator study #1′  will be shown in ‘Zoo Air’ – Twenty artists from the 2011 Artists in Residence Program at Taronga Zoo. The University Gallery, The University of Newcastle, Australia. Exhibition Dates, 20 July – 13 August 2011

Tamara Dean Interview on 702am ABC Radio with Robbie Buck July 2011