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Welcome to the launch of CIA Studios website. We would like to thank the Department of Culture and the Arts for their generous support in this project to date.

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Studios and resources are available to hire to CIA Associates. Please contact us to enquire about booking.
 


There are multiple ways to be part of the CIA, it’s free to become a CIA Subscriber – giving you access to the CIA Press [e-newsletter], invites to in-progress showings, workshops and more.

For access to the buildings resources you can become a CIA Associate at the cost of $20 per quarter with benefits including; hire access to studios, equipment, public liability cover and use of the hubspace.

image: courtesy of hydra poesis

As part of it’s interdisciplinary focus the CIA provides ongoing support to WA based companies. There are currently two permanent hybrid artists groups in residence; Hydra Poesis [above], and pvi collective.

 

Associate benefits include subsidised access to studios, along with public liability cover and use of the main meeting room.


 

 
Resource Library

CIA Studios will be launching its resource library of documentation of artists work in 2008. The collection will include works on cd, dvd and vhs.



 
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Join the CIA Studios mailing list. This periodical e-newsletter provides you with information and events relating to the sector.



 

 

 

 

CIA Announcement
Do the Tank Man Tango

Tank Man Tango will be a monument to the Tiananmen Square protestors of June 1989, a memorial made up of dancing bodies in cities around the world. an echo across time and space, multiplied against forgetting; an image, a public participatory performance; an enduring archive.

On June 4 2009, forget to forget. Do the Tank Man Tango.

pvi collective are coordinating this event alongside resident CIA artists Hydra Poesis in Perth and hosting a rehearsal at CIA Studios on 3 June at 7pm. This will be followed by the public event on the 4 June.

you are invited to register to take part: Register now
rehearsal: 7pm 3 June 2009 @ CIA Studios, Westone, 480 Newcastle Street, West Perth [entrance via rear of building]
public event: 4 June 5pm, place TBA
more info: http://www.forget2forget.net

CIA Hubspace Talks Podcast
The Time Place Space Experience

With Bianca Martin, Jackson Castiglione, Jen Jamieson & Julie Robson
26 February 2009
Mp3 | 57 mins | Size 53mb

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CIA Hubspace Talks Podcast
Vernon Guest Talk

Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts Performance Program Manager26 March 2009
Mp3 | 45 mins | Size 39mb

click to download



image: courtesy of cia 2008
Inter Arts Self Initiated Residencies at CIA

CIA Studios have recently hosted two artist-initiated residencies as part of the Australia Council for the Arts, Inter Arts Office residency program. Artists included:

>> Jason Sweeney – Unreasonable Adults [sa]
>> Martyn Coutts – Deadpan [vic] oct - dec

Both Jason and Martyn made a significant impact on strengthening the evolving culture of CIA by undertaking workshops, artists talks and contributing to future planning sessions for CIA activities.

Responses from the artists regarding their time and experiences of CIA will be posted shortly...


 
 

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