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ALGA to archive Beige club and community work

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Copies of (almost) every job from Beige’s large body of work for the gay/lesbian/queer community and businesses were delivered to the Australian Lesbian & Gay Archives on 20 December 2011. The collection comprised of dozens of posters, heaps (and heaps) of flyers and cards, and miscellaneous objects ranging from water bottles to never worn t-shirts. Clients include The Market Hotel, ALSO Foundation dance parties, Midsumma, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Rawhide Entertainment, Razor Promotions, Girl Bar and many more. The earliest item was our Chicks With Dicks flyer; the latest is the MQFF’s Movies Under the Stars 2012.

The collection represents 16 years of social history of Melbourne’s gay and lesbian clubs, bars and festivals. Evident are changes in how we represent ourselves and promoters’ language and levels of risqueness, as well as changes in printing, design and computer technology.

Nick at ALGA was thrilled with the collection, and said hopefully one day it can all be compiled into an exhibition! But for now it’s great to know it’s going to be properly recorded and looked after by the lovely professional people at ALGA.

Gratuitous Garland: A Botanical Metaphor

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By On 30 September 2011 In News With No Comments Permanent Link to Gratuitous Garland: A Botanical MetaphorPermalink

Gavin Brown and William Eicholtz are unique artists who have resolutely followed their own aesthetics, quite outside the tides of fashionable movements. Their long careers have consistently defied categorisation, challenged accepted tastes and standards, and delighted dedicated collectors. Firm friends since they first met in the early days of Melbourne’s ‘gender-bending’ nightclubs – when creativity manifested itself in many different guises – the artists have remained close throughout their ensuing art careers.

And yet, despite a friendship of almost 30 years, many individual exhibitions, and countless promises that they ‘really should have an exhibition together one day’, Gratuitous Garland is the first time their works have sat side by side.

Photographic manipulation and flyer by Beige. See it in our Portfolio here.

Exhibition details at www.fortyfivedownstairs.com/events/gavin-brown-william-eicholtz/

The Market’s Final Party

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By On 30 May 2011 In News With No Comments Permanent Link to The Market’s Final PartyPermalink

Beige client, the Market, has hosted its final party and closed its doors after more than a decade of successful trading. See our Final Party artwork in the Portfolio here.

Beige has been The Market’s main graphic designer since the club’s beginning, designing the logo back in 1999, and creating unique artwork for regular nights and special events ever since.

The website at www.markethotel.com.au, designed by Beige, will continue for a while to display photos and videos from the closing weekend, as well as a thorough archive of our design work in the Events Gallery.

 

Iconic Sun Theatre inspiration in Beige ‘West Hollywood’ artwork

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By On 28 May 2011 In News With No Comments Permanent Link to Iconic Sun Theatre inspiration in Beige ‘West Hollywood’ artworkPermalink

Yarraville’s Sun Theatre, the venue for the inaugural Melbourne Queer Film Festival ‘West Hollywood’ season of films, was photographed by Chris a few weeks ago, and is featured in our artwork for the event.

All films will show at the Sun Theatre, running from 3 – 5 June 2011.

See our West Hollywood items in our Portfolio here.

MQFF 2011 Program Guide launched

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By On 24 February 2011 In News With No Comments Permanent Link to MQFF 2011 Program Guide launchedPermalink

The 21st Melbourne Queer Film Festival Program Guide, designed and produced by Beige, was launched last night by Lord Mayor Robert Doyle at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.

View flickr slideshow

The Program is available around Melbourne, and also as an online e-mag. See it in our Portfolio listing here.

Miss Louise bag featured on ABC Collectors

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Beige creation, the Miss Louise shopping bag, was featured on ABC TV’s The Collectors (21/11/2008) as one of the favourite items in the collection of a designer bag fan.