A week of international arts, media and culture Tuesday 10 August ­ Saturday 14 August Hamilton, New Zealand SPARK is a one-of-a-kind, one-week-only, once-a-year celebration of contemporary arts organised by WINTEC's Creative Industries Research Centre and School of Media Arts.  

A week of international arts, media and culture Tuesday 10 August ­ Saturday 14 August Hamilton, New Zealand SPARK is a one-of-a-kind, one-week-only, once-a-year celebration of contemporary arts organised by WINTEC's Creative Industries Research Centre and School of Media Arts.  

Not just a conference, not just a festival, SPARK 04 offers non-stop performances, exhibitions, talks, discussions and entertainment from the cultural cutting edge, morning, noon and night, five days running.

Visitors to SPARK see and hear the latest from a dynamic array of national and international artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, critics, writers and multi-media and inter-disciplinary practitioners.

This year's guests include

• LISA REIHANA (NZ),
• CHRISTINE JEFFS (NZ),
• CHRISTIAN JANKOWSKI (Germany),
• HORI AHIPENE (NZ),
• CHERINE FAHD (Australia),
• TIM CORBALLIS (NZ),
• DAVID HAINES & JOYCE HINTERDING (Australia),
• MATT OWENS (USA),
• SARAH DE JONG & PHILIP HOWE (Australia),
• NIKLAS OSTHOLM (Sweden),
• ZOE BALL (USA),
• BLAIR TRETHOWAN (Australia),
• STUART SHEPHERD (NZ), and many, many more.

Best of all, by bringing these people together SPARK offers everyone interested or involved in the arts a unique opportunity to fuse their energy and ideas and see what ignites.   Because the arts aren't just about getting current. They're about creating the current.

SPARK 04 takes place between 10 ­14 August 2004. In the spirit of all previous SPARKs it will highlight and promote the fluidity and diversity of creative practice in New Zealand. It's a fantastic chance to get inspired, see what's happening, find out who's doing what, how they're doing it, meet some amazing people, foster connections and start creating some sparks of your own.  

People really should park themselves at Spark ­ and let the fireworks begin! SPARK 04 is presented in Hamilton by WINTEC with generous support from our partners Creative New Zealand, The University of Waikato - Department of Screen & Media, and Artspace - Auckland, plus our sponsors Rongopai Wines and Red Bull. What:     SPARK 04: A week of international arts, media and culture 'Where: Department of Media Arts, Wintec, Collingwood Street, Hamilton 'When:   Tuesday 10 ­ Saturday 14 August 2004

For further information please contact the Creative Industries Research Centre at WINTEC on 07 838 6386. 

To register please go to: www.spark.mediarts.net.nz