www.hoodiemagazine.com Check out the dedicated website for hoodie magaZine for a sneak at what’s going on inside the mag! Site still in development so stay tuned for updates. hoodie magaZine out September 2011. We’ll keep you posted. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser

The SCUMPUPS are playing around with exhibition conventions and installing their work in the public spaces that the work originated from. Despite the resulting destruction of the images, several hours of positive engagement with the works occurred. (We know this because we hung around, watching – for 5 hours). Stay tuned for further installments. For [...]

hoodie magaZINE has been through an intensive establishment phase – one that has involved around 100 young people, art teachers, designers and supporters in content development and selection. We are currently working with around 50 young people to realise the design and production phase of the project. Final contributions will include poetry, writing, photography, performance, [...]

Today the SCUMPUPS attended a community meeting hosted by Chief Commissioner Simon Overland. It was an opportunity for the community to give Victoria Police feedback on a 5 year strategic policing plan that began in 2008. SCUMPUPS raised the issue of young people in our community and the success of the positive police presence model [...]

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Tim Rollins, of the renowned 30 year old art collective Tim Rollins and the Kids of Survival (K.O.S.), will be visiting Australia next year to meet the SCUMPUPS and to develop an ongoing cultural exchange between the two cities and the two artist groups.  Rollins will visit various communities throughout Australia and we will provide [...]

A major publishing company is visiting the SCUMPUPS studio in February to consider a potential book project.  The company is interested in “facilitating adventurous work by young people”.  Stay tuned for more details. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser

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SCUMPUPS is planning a large scale public art project with Melbourne City Council’s youth arts studio ‘Signal’.  The project is inspired by the SCUMPUPS ‘Chalk Talk’ practice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HN1MqpmzQ8&feature=related (press to watch ‘Chalk Talk’ video) ‘Chalk Talk’ facilitates a visual conversation. It engages participants in a written and visual dialogue.   Pavements will be used to ask [...]