Sheila Autonomista Festival 2010

Wed Mar 31 2010 - Mon Apr 5 2010

Sheila Autonomista is an indie, non-profit, queer women's art and music festival held across 3 venues - Alpha House, Kudos Gallery and The Red Rattler. The art exhibitions, Scabaret, Academy Broads Film Night, and Scooter are open to everyone. All workshops and Gurlesque are open to women / trans only.

Wed 31st March
8pm - late Scabaret: "Maybe We Can't" - Entry $12/$10
Sheila’s twist on the classy show biz staple, cabaret. This year we present the absurdity of the mass media terrain with a day in the life of the tele-visual flow. The mis-use and abuse of the most accessible collective medium: television.

Thurs 1st April
7pm - late Beats & Bleeps - Entry $12
Sheilas.Art.Technology.Dancing
Featuring: Press Eject, Kate Carr, Agent Autochord
DJ Huckleberry Spin, plus more tba
projections by female new media/video artists

Friday 2nd April
Workshops and discussions are by donation.

11am - 1pm
Vegan cooking
newly vegan and don’t have a clue in the kitchen? looking to expand your repertoire and impress friends / family / lovers? we will cover some basics of a healthy, nutritious vegan diet (with treats of course!), and then a practical, interactive lunch menu (ie cooking and eating!). gluten free and raw options will be incorporated

1pm - 3pm
Unity of oppression discussion with Katrina Fox
Looking at the intersections between women’s rights, queer/trans rights, animal rights, environment issues, race issues etc. A panel of speakers talk about each of the above, then throwing it open to audience for discussion on how they interlate and how we can work together to achieve goals

3pm - 5pm
Electronic music speed dating
Interested in making electronic music? At this workshop you’ll find out how to push all the right buttons from a diverse crew of ladies making music of the digital kind. Prepare to get nerdy.

8pm - late
Academy Broads film night
Academy Broads Short flicks by women and trans followed by feature film

Pixel Pirate II: Attack of the Astro Elvis Video Clone
A REMIX BY SODA_JERK AND SAM SMITH
An hour long narrative remix video constructed from samples pirated from over 300 film and music sources. Think of it as a sci-fi / biblical epic/ action movie with a subplot of troubled romance, starring Elvis Presley, Moses, The Hulk, Monkey, Batman & Robin, Michael Jackson and The Ghostbusters.

Sat 3rd April
Workshops and discussions are by donation.

11am - 1pm
Acrobalance
Come and get up close and learn to trust each other in this acro balance class. This beginner's class will look at all sorts acro-balance and pyramid building in a way that challenges your usual inner balance! Wear comfortable clothing.

1pm - 4pm
Live sound mixing workshop
Learn the basics of setting up / checking vocal mics, mic-ing up a drum kit, how to mic up a guitar or bass amp and use DIs to amplify keyboards etc.
No experience necessary!

4pm - late
Scooter show - Entry $15/$10
hours and hours of ladies up on stage rocking their guitars, keyboards, drums, etc. from sweet indie pop, to brutal hardcore and vast, sweeping improv, there's something for everyone in the diverse line-up of amazing women and fabulously pro-fem men.
featuring: Elise & Jem, Bare Arms, Alphabet Snakes, Lara, Katalea Sweet, Chako Paul City, Camilla, Kyu
stay late for dj Alicia and more dancing fun times to be announced!

Sun 4th April
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS - CLOCK BACK AN HOUR

Workshops and discussions are by donation.

11am - 1pm
Putting anti-racism into action
hey white kids!
People of colour did not invent racism. they're not responsible for it and they don't benefit from it. White people do.
we think taking responsibility is so much better than useless, paralyzing guilt. This workshop is about learning and practicing some strategies to challenge racism where we find it - in our communities, workplaces, schools, neighbourhoods - in places we live in and amongst people we see every day.

This is a *practical* workshop for white people challenging other white people about racist or offensive behaviour. this includes how to be challenged about something dodgy you said/did without having a meltdown - cos we've all be miseducated about race and superiority, none of us are perfect.
Most of us have talked about this before. How do we take it out of the workshop and into the world we live in?

*this is a workshop for white people to take responsibility for educating ourselves and each other, rather than having people of colour do it for us*
we know its scary to upset people who might feel defensive and angry with you.
its better to take the risk and say/do something, than be afraid and do nothing.

1pm - 3pm
An introduction to digital photography
This Course provides an Introduction and overview of photographing, processing and retouching of digital images.
The emphasis is on the investigation of digital photographic techniques pushing your camera to get the best results possible.

The following basics will be covered;
- Learning photography foundations; Aperture, shutter speed and ISO
- Editing large amounts of images efficiently in Adobe Lightroom.
- Basic photoshop techniques; layer masks, liquify, airbrushing and tweaking colour and exposure.
Please RSVP to marnievaghn@hotmail.com">marnievaghn@hotmail.com
Bring along a digital SLR camera & a laptop if you have one. Not essential.

3pm - 5pm
Stencilling

7pm - 1am
Gurlesque “April Fools” - Entry $25/$20
A feminist wonderland of bent burlesque and strip-tease for women and trans as part of the 2010 Sheila Autonomista Festival. Hosted by Sex Intents, feat Celia Curtis, Stranger Danger and Mighty Hermaphrodity, Lauren La Rouge, Ginger Snaps, Singing Sadie, KK No Pants, Venus Vamp, plus more... with DJ Charlie Villas.

Monday 5th April
4pm - 6pm
Safe Blood Play
This workshop teaches you the skills to safely engage in blood-based play, with a focus on play piercing. Play piercing is the insertion of hyperdermic needles underneath the skin for sensation and to draw blood. The workshop involves a discussion of safe practices including cross contamination prevention and exploring the personal psychological impact of play piercing. It also involves a play piercing demonstration by Bernadette and Gretchen. Attendees will learn how to acquire and safely handle sharps and other consumables and be exposed to the exciting art of blood play.

Other events not at The Red Rattler:
Tues 30 March
5-7.30pm "Women In Piracy" exhibition of women artists using found, adapted and stolen media and ideas. Tina Fiveash, LadyPenelope, The Kingpins, Brown Council and more. Curated by Marcel Cooper. Kudos Gallery 6 Napier St. Paddington. 11am - 6pm Wed to Fri 11am - 4pm Sat, continues to 10 April. closed Good Friday.

Wed 31 March and Mon 5 April
6pm - 8pm
Profiler - Exhibition opening and closing
Alpha House (Lvl 1, 226 Union Street, Erskineville)
women & trans multimedia exhibition soundscapes, performances, happenings look for updates www.readbeard.org curated by REadbEaRd Shannon Johnson & Rosanna Eid opening night drinks and performances InREal: Alpha House Artist Coop. Lvl 1, 226 Union St Erskineville.
Exhibition hours: 4-6pm daily, 31 March to 5 April.

http://scooter.org.au/sheila.html