Sparkapolooza on Hiatus

Dear fellow creative kids,

Sorry it has been a little quiet here! Jo and I have been out and about in a little adventure that we haven't been able to keep up with briefs and submissions so we're taking a small break from Sparkapolooza. We'll be back soon and in the mean time, if you have any comments, feedback, suggestions or anything at all, please either leave us a comment or drop us a line at sparkapolooza [at] gmail [dot] com. See you all soon!

Much love,
Jo and Laura

Sparkmylane (Art for Cheapskates)

Hi everyone!

We've been a little quiet as of late but for good reason. Firstly one half of us (me, Jo) moved all the way from Sydney to Hanoi. The second reason is that we put on our first art exhibition! After all, there's nothing like leaving the country for an indeterminate amount of time to motivate you.

The art exhibition had the same intention as Sparkapolooza- to give people a reason and a deadline to create art. It also was based on the idea that art is for everyone. The art exhibition was held in a back lane of Newtown, hence the name Sparkmylane (Art for Cheapskates) and all art was for FREE. Yep. Free. Our biggest aspirations for the day were for the people to stumble across all the art and it put a smile on their face!

Thanks to all our contributors (Jay de Leon, Alice Tjitradjaja, Po Hilton, Lily Perthuis, Monika Jansch, Jessica Jean, Greer Cornish, Erin Costigan, Tim & Daphne, Hands On Cheeks Collective, Andrea Dell, Jenny, Janet Stone, Andy Chan & Mags) for their amazing works and everyone who came down on the day. A a special mention to Justin Bellchambers for being a massive help in the lead up too!

The rain held out for us and in the end we have over 30 artworks- all snapped up of course! For more, check out Sparkapolooza on Facebook. *Updated: more photos are also available at Andy's website*

A new brief up tomorrow!

Winner: SPACES by Frankie Magazine

It's time to announce one lucky winner for our first giveaway SPACES by Frankie Magazine! And the prize goes to....

Comment number 4 - Lauren Ellwood from curious constellation! Congratulations Lauren, please send us an email at sparkapolooza@gmail.com to claim your prize and let us know your detailed address.

Thank you to everyone who has participated! If you're not lucky this time, don't be too disappointed because we'll have more surprises coming up next year. So stay tuned, keep yourself updated on our blog, facebook or twitter and keep up your creative spirit and submissions! Can't wait to see what you all  come up with for our latest brief 'Up In The Air'.

Giveaway: SPACES by Frankie Magazine

Yes, we're very excited to host our very first giveaway ever! Christmas is just around the corner and we have something special for you Sparkapolooza contributors and readers. We have a copy of SPACES to give away to one lucky winner. It's the latest book published by our friend Frankie Magazine and it's packed with lots and lots of quirky houses, studios, cafes and shops interior awesomeness.

Now here is what you need to do to enter this competition:

1. Leave a comment on this post. But remember, you must be a subscriber to Sparkapolooza RSS feeds OR our follower either on Bloglovin' or Google Connect (please see the side bar to follow us on these two channels).

2. You can get an extra entry if you are contributing to our latest brief "It's Beginning To Feel Alot Like Christmas". Leave us a second comment on this post when you have submitted your work to our email.

Entries close on Thursday, 16th Dec 2010 and one lucky winner will be picked randomly, open for international readers as well. Good luck and we can't wait to see what you come up with for this brief!

*UPDATES: competition is now closed, one lucky winner will be announced on Monday, 20th Dec 2010. Thanks everyone!