UWA Transcending Borders. Enter Now. Closes Oct 31st.

(Ad poster by Eliza Wierwight)


Be sure to visit the official UWA Web site with all rules and details. http://www.uwainsl.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/transcending-borders-launch-of-uwa-art.html
Visit inworld here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UWA/128/128/24


On a personal note I will be helping to judge this round.  I have enjoyed perusing the art and machinima in the past and even won audience participation prizes. (this is a fun way to be involved and win even if not contributing to the actual contest --see their blog for details.)


Visit here: Part of their press release /initial info. about this states..."
"University of Western Australia (UWA) is happy to announce the launch of Machinima UWA VII and the 5th UWA Grand Art Challenge, with a starting prize pool of L$545,000 each. The theme is "TRANSCENDING BORDERS".  Sponsored by Tom Papas and SciFi Film Festival, LaPiscean Liberty, SL Artist, AviewTV, Arrehn Oberlander and MetaHarpers, Kip Yellowejacket and Virtlantis, Taralyn Gravois and Arts Castel Gallery, TheDoveRhone and Peace is a Choice and S&S Gallery of Fine SL Art, Barbie Alchemi of Creations for Parkinsons, Jon Stubbs, UWA Student Services, as well as the UWA Virtual Worlds Project.  The prize pool sits at L$1,090,000 (approx. USD 4,200).  We hope you are inspired by this to create many wondrous works of art and film as you have been through the years! (Please note the major rules and special prize guidelines as well as the Audience Participation Prizes for watching the machinima.  These will be on the UWA Blog and SLArtist)"

Easter Egg Hunt for L$ and Prizes at The Station Now!

Visit here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Station/187/89/1040




Welcome to The Station Easter Egg Hunt!  The hunt runs Tuesday through Saturday April 19th.  You will be searching for two types of eggs.  The golden eggs hold L$ and the multi-colored eggs have gifts inside.  Search the entire sim, ground level Dead City, sky level, The Floating City, and the many hidden areas around the sim to find thousands of Lindens worth of L$ and prizes, some small and some large.   The larger prizes may be harder to find, so enjoy exploring while hunting and have a great time.   Please join Miri's club group if you'd like to stay apprised of sim events.  Note: The ground level has some private residences and there will be no hidden eggs in these locations.  Please do not enter private rented residences.  The rooms that are NOT rented you may enter and search for hidden eggs. You can ride the human sling shot to get to the ground level and you can reach the sky level by taking a balloon ride up or enter the ground level fun house to teleport.  There are many hidden places in this sim.   If you have any questions please contact Kara Trapdoor, Enigmatic Deir or other sim staff if you see them around.  If an egg is not working properly, is emptied out, or there are other issues we apologize but this hunt is just for fun and no extra reimbursements will be made.  There are a lot of gifts and Lindens to find.   Thanks for visiting the sim and have fun!

The Skywalk Gallery Community Art Exhibit and Contest and This Week's Special Events Including Bon Jovi Tribute Concert at The Station

Visit here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Station/224/100/1025

The Skywalk gallery at The Station is kicking off the latest exhibit that will be a community exhibit  and photo contest.  All SL residents are welcome to participate and vie for the prizes.  What is love to you and how can you portray that in an image in SL?  When you think of love do you think of family, a partner, children, pets, nature, SL, food, money, friends?  What do you love and how can you best express that in SL?    This event is just in time for Valentines day and wouldn't it be a nice gift for that special someone to see themselves in your art exhibited or better yet receive the prizes?  See the rules for full details and lets have some fun with this. 

The Skywalk Gallery at The Station announces it’s January and February community exhibit and photo contest “What Is Love?”

Between January 5 and February 10th  2014 visitors to The Station Skywalk Gallery may place an original photo of the theme “What is Love” into one of the blank  photo boards in the Skywalk gallery for free to enter into the contest and exhibit. (See further instructions below). 

Contest prizes will be as follows: 
1st place “What is Love” image or words taken/created in any SL sim or first life=$1,000L  
1st place “What is Love” image taken in The Station sim=$1,000L
2nd place “What is Love” image or words taken/created in any SL sim or first life =$500L
2nd place “What is Love image taken in The Station sim =$500L
(All awards will be granted to the winner whose one name appears on the winning image regardless of avatars that may be in an image-please remember to follow TOS when taking pics.  Original work only)

Winners will be announced at a party around Valentines Day February 14th.   Winners need not be present to win.  Judges will include 3 members of sim management.   Open to all SL residents and although judges may place one photo each for fun and exhibit purposes only, they are not eligible for prizes.

Contest Rules:
*All photos should be placed into the photo boards on a first come first served basis -one photo per SL resident.
*Photos can be rough or edited images -standard photo board  size is: 3.4 x 5.65-come have a look and get info prior to making pics if needed.
*Be sure to place your full legible official LL name in the lower right hand corner of the photo for contest and exhibit purposes.  (If you don’t know how to add your name see sim mgt.)
*Photos should follow the theme designated and should be tasteful with no nude bits completely showing.  Tasteful nudes allowed, but be advised photos may be deleted if not considered in good taste by any of the 3 judges. If words are used in the images they must be deemed in good taste and sim mgt. reserves the right to disqualify and remove any image for any reason. 
*If all photo boards are filled in please contact one of the first 3 sim mgt. listed below and consideration may be given to adding more, but mgt. reserves the right to consider the boards filled on a first come first served basis in the skywalk area initially designated.
*Inappropriate use of the photo boards may result in sim discipline and disqualification from the contest.  The photo boards are to be used for this exhibit and contest in good taste, one per entrant.
*Words/sayings may be used as well as pictures/photos taken RL or SL, but all works must be original by the artist.
*Be creative and have fun, make it sweet, show your loved one how much you love them by making a pic with them, make it funny, is love about family?, children?, pets?, a beautiful scene?, show everyone what love is to you. 

Thank you in advance for your participation in this event and exhibit that should be fun and enjoyable for all.

Entrants retain the rights to their photos but first place winners will be asked for a copy of their photo to place into the Skywalk gallery museum being established.  Photoboards will be deleted upon completion of the exhibit, date yet to be determined, so please keep a copy of your own photo for your own use.

Instructions for photo placement:
Visit The Skywalk Gallery at The Station here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Station/159/197/1028
Locate The Skywalk Gallery group joiner and join the group to participate. Find a blank photoboard and follow the instructions on the board to place and lock your photo if desired.  Please note, once an image is placed and locked you will be unable to change it.

While visiting the gallery please also enjoy the rest of this exceptional sim with many levels.  Sincerely, Kara Trapdoor, curator

Sim mgt:
Enigmatic Deir: sim owner/builder
Sonrise Seminario: sim manager
Kara Trapdoor: gallery curator and PR
Mirianette: Miri’s club owner
Moi orfin: club coordinator
Jax (brendenjackson): The Attic manager


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Special events this week at The Station:

Wednesday Jan 8th 6pm. Bon Jovi tribute concert by Definitive Rock *

Miri's Club at The Station
Sunday 5th 6-8pm SLT:  disco contest
Tuesday 7th 6-8pm  SLT: contest tba
Thursday 9th 6-8pm SLT: red neck contest
All events followed by djs music and fun into the late hours

*You wanna Let it Rock and Never Say Goodbye, just come on down to The Station Wed for some of your favorite Bon Jovi tunes present by Definitive Rock Concerts
ROCK N ROLL TRIBUTE BAND GROUP FEATURING BANDS FROM THE 70's TILL TODAY.NICKELBACK AEROSMITH,KISS, AC/DC BLACK ICE TOUR, SLAYER ,GUNS AND ROSES,ZZ TOP, BLONDIE, WHITESNAKE, JOAN JETT,FLEETWOOD MAC METALLICA,PANTERA, IRON  MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, TOM PETTY,METALLICA  PRESENT LINEUP,OZZY,PANTERA,WASP,BLACK SABBATH ANTHRAX,AC/DC W/BON SCOTT,BILLY IDOL GREENDAY,MOTLEY CRUE,LYNYRD SKYNYRD POISON,THE ROLLING STONES,SCORPIONS,THE DOORS,HEART,SANTANA  AND MANY MORE. Contact Luv2 Brandi For More Info On Bookings
DISCLAIMER: No affiliation with the real world Bon Jovi .No trademark infringement is intended. No RL monetary gains are being made. Just for the love of music and the band.

This tribute band group will be back to The Station January 22nd with Nickelback.  Join us in all the fun!