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Submit Your Own Silent Film For Our Show In June!


We are excited to announce we will be having  Magnificent Revolution Cinema install two bikes and small screen in our gallery for the ENTIRE duration of The Silent Era Show!
So we are putting the call out to any film makers who would like to submit their own silent film. 

So email us at subjecthive@gmail.com with a bit about yourself and what you would like to do. 
We will make sure we get in contact with you as soon as we can in regards to the show.
We would prefer the film be between 3 - 10 minutes max but if you have something that is a bit longer still let us know anyway. We may still want to use it!

 It is a $5 entry fee to submit your film and applications close on the 6th of May!
Though you do not have to have your film ready and in at ARThive till around the 27th of May.

Word Hurl Anti-Slam goes into the jungle!



Emerging from the fronds, tiki torch in hand Word Hurl Anti-slam in April has been sucked by leeches, bitten by snakes and narrowly avoided being eaten by monstrous poisonous plants to bring you some brand spanken spoken word goodness. Some come, oh yes, please do and if inspiration takes hold bring a piece about the jungle.

DATE/TIME: Sunday April 29 from 7pm
LOCATION: ARThive. Level 1/111 Hunter Street Newcastle (Access via Morgan Street)
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Grant Hunter - It's Only Madness...


It's Only Madness was an exhibition of 21 paintings of Batman villains by Grant Hunter which showed at ARThive from Feb 5 - Feb 25 2012.

Grant Hunter. Langstrom
Acrylic On Board. 50x50cm. ©2012

Grant Hunter. Sionis
Acrylic On Board. 39x49cm. ©2011
 Grant Hunter. Crane
Acrylic On Board. 39x49cm. ©2012
 Grant Hunter. Nigma
Acrylic on Canvas. 40x40cm. ©2011
Grant Hunter. Napier
Acrylic On Board 50x50cm. ©2012

Grant Hunter. Dorrance
Acrylic on Board. 137x100cm. ©2012
Grant Hunter. Isley
Acrylic On Canvas. 50x70cm. ©2012
Grant Hunter. Dekker
Acrylic On Board. 39x58cm. ©2012
Grant Hunter. Zsasz
Acrylic On Canvas. 40x40cm ©2012
Grant Hunter. Wesker
Acrylic On Canvas. 20x25cm. ©2012
Grant Hunter. Gold
Acrylic On Canvas. 20x25cm. ©2012
Grant Hunter. Hagen
Acrylic On Board. 50x50cm. ©2012


Grant Hunter. Quinzel
Acrylic On Board. 50x50cm. ©2012
Grant Hunter. Jones
Mixed Media On Canvas. 50x60cm. ©2012
Grant Hunter. Cobblepot
Acrylic On Canvas. 50x60cm. ©2011
Grant Hunter. Day
Acrylic On Board. 45x29cm. ©2012
Grant Hunter. Dent
Acrylic On Canvas. 35x45cm. ©2012
Grant Hunter. Fries
Acrylic On Canvas. 45x45cm. ©2011
Grant Hunter. Fugate
Acrylic On Cavnas. 35x46cm. ©2011
 Grant Hunter. Al Ghul
Acrylic On Canvas. 76x100cm ©2012
Grant Hunter. Tetch
Acrylic On Canvas. 51x60cm ©2012

Artist Call Out For Our Silent Film Themed Exhibition In June!


Shana is a huge silent fan fanatic so to tie in with the return of Australia’s Silent Film Festivals June 30th screenings Shana is curating ARThive’s first silent film themed exhibition in June!

We are inviting local artists to apply be a part of it! We welcome a diverse variety of art to our gallery so don’t be shy to email us at subjecthive@gmail.com with some images of your previous works and a bit about yourself. We will make sure we get in contact with you as soon as we can in regards to the show.

It is a $5 entry fee and 15% commission fee if you sell your work during the show.

Applications close on the 6th of May! Though you do not have to have your artwork ready and in at ARThive till around the 27th of May.

There is a huge range of silent films to get inspiration from besides the obvious Chaplin or Keaton. There is horror, surrealism, comedy, drama, action etc. You can find rad short films that are experimenting with special effects etc. Also think of things like sets, props, camera equipment used also.
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