The Futurist

We're happy to announce that Kumuwuki / Big Wave Regional Arts Conference now has a shiny new mobile app, available on Android and iOS devices.

This is Freerange Future's first synchronised iOS/Android app launch. The app is available on iPhones, iPads, and Android phones and tablets across the board.

The Kumuwuki / Big Wave app enables delegates to view information about the sessions available at the conference, as well as read the biographies of the presenters and find the venues. There is also information from the Kumuwuki / Big Wave team about accommodation, transport and dining in Goolwa.

mindshare is an online community that shares stories through a variety of creative mediums. After launching nearly a year ago, mindshare has gone a long way towards broadening the perspectives of the general public and destigmatising the subject of mental health.

Discussing mental health is often a social taboo in our society, and individuals experiencing mental health issues are known to hide this from their family, friends, and colleagues. The mindshare project seeks to provide a voice to those living with or affected by a mental illness.

Coming up towards the one year anniversary of the launch, this feels like a good time to recap the success of the project in it's first year.

This post is one of a series highlighting sessions within the Digital Cultures lens of Kumuwuki/Big Wave, the 2012 Regional Arts Australia National Conference.

DJ Tr!p is an award winning composer, producer & performer of electronic music. As a soundtrack composer he has written for companies like ABC, State Theatre of South Australia, Vitalstatistix, Windmill, Restless Dance Theatre, Adelaide Fringe Festival, and the list goes on and on. He has an impressive repetoire of compositions both for his club sets and a variety of theatre and dance productions.

In Apps with DJ Tr!p Tyson Hopprich will be showcasing some of the possibilities of the iPad as a next generation tool in creating, recording and performing electronic music in a live context. DJ Tr!p will be highlighting some of the innovative apps available for DJing, VJing, interactive and experimental sound manipulation and making music on the go.

This post is one of a series highlighting sessions within the Digital Cultures lens of Kumuwuki/Big Wave, the 2012 Regional Arts Australia National Conference.

Crowdfunding is the idea of going to the public to raise funds for a project rather than going for the traditional options of sponsorship, grants, etc. Some artists use crowdfunding as a replacement for traditional pathways, and others use crowdfunding in conjunction with other grants and sponsorship they have already received.

Riding the crowd funding wave is a panel session chaired by Caroline Vu, the NSW Manager of Artsupport Australia. During the session Caroline and the panelists, Rebecca Harris, Fee Plumley and Michelle Cotterill, will be discussing their experience with crowdfunding, sharing “the good, bad and the ugly”.

From our humble beginnings Freerange Future has always been involved with the arts and the arts community. We are now taking the next step in our participation with the 2012 Regional Arts Australia National Conference, Kumuwuki/Big Wave.

Kumuwuki/Big Wave is the eighth Regional Arts Australia National Conference. Held biennially, the conferences are hosted in different regional locations across Australia. The conferences are heralded as ‘part conference, part festival - all art’.

Freerange Future has taken an active role in this year's conference. Read more to find out how.

Today is another milestone in the Big Stories journey. The Victorian town of Strathewen has been added to the lineup. The films that come out of bushfire ravaged Strathewen are inspirational stories residents rebuilding their lives after tragedy hits home.

Big Stories has grown a lot since it's beginnings showcasing films from Port Augusta. Two iterations of Big Stories have been featured in film festivals all over the world, and have garnered acclaim winning local and international awards.

It's Freerange Future's sixth birthday today. That's six years of creating beautiful websites and stunning branding for our clients in Australia and around the world.

The last year has been huge, and non-stop. Keep reading to see 6 of the awesome things that have happened in the last year, and some of the things to come.