Are you interested in Environmental Education!??

Im really excited to announce that the Australian Association for Environmental Education are holding some events on the Islands of jokaydia over the next few days! If you’re interested in art, the environment or environmental education, then this one is for you! ;)

The AAE’s 15th Biennial Conference in Darwin this year, and has some fascinating themes:

Communities make the system

In a time of rapid change, how can people who work in early childhood services, schools, tertiary institutions, and government and non-government organisations cooperate to make the system that we are part of more sustainable, and quickly?

Collaborative projects across our communities are a primary focus of this conference. Participants will highlight successes, difficulties and lessons learned from dealing with hot topics such as global warming, water and waste management, energy options, fire ecology, ecological footprint management and biodiversity in all sectors..

<Transcultural communication

For Australia’s diverse population, it is important to integrate global, particularly Indigenous and Asian, perspectives on how environmental education is practiced in our region. This means promoting skills that develop eco-literacy and care for the environment across cultures and languages; land and seascapes.

Indigenous-led field studies, a conference art space and an environmental art exhibition will support perspectives about how to actively communicate trans-culturally..

<Beyond rhetoric - Improving our capacity

AAEE is comprised of diverse communities, and each aims to improve current practice in environmental education. Much of the Association’s national effort is through (and supports) the National Action Plan, through the focus of this conference and through many other workshops and training conducted by state and territory chapters and special interest groups - Early Childhood, Teachers and Teacher Educators, Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, Transformative Learning, Young People and Citizenship, Research, and Vocational Education and Training.

Innovative and effective professional development approaches will be the highlight of work in this theme.

As part of this year’s event the AAEE also contracted me to help them to create an exhibition of works from the real life Conference Exhibition, and it has been a pleasure to transform the jokaydia Gallery space into a Conference Venue for the event.

We have also added some special enviro-features to the jokaydia Gallery - including water collection, worm farming, composting and solar resources from the Big Switch. I hope that it demonstrates some of the wonderful ways we are able to embed incidental learning opportunities into SL environments.

The exhibition is described by the organisers as:

Topophilia: Love of Land

Where is the landscape that gives you a sense of belonging; the place that you love and care for? These works explore emotional responses to being outside of the urban space; visual responses to the ‘natural’ world in which we find ourselves. Does this love of place help us protect it?

Artists in paint, print and photography are invited to submit work on this theme to be selected for display in the Real Life (RL) Charles Darwin University Gallery space during a the Australian Assocation for Environmental Education’s 15th Biennial conference, held in Darwin, Australia from 9-11 July 2008.

A selection of images have also been displayed here to provide a virtual meeting space for both conference participants and Second Life residents.

The exhibition contains some beautiful works, from a whole range of wonderful artists including: Linda Ford, Strider, Birut Zemits, David Rolfe, Sarah Pirrie, John du Feu, Jodie Wilson, Alison Worsnop, Daphne Cazalet, Aly de Groot, Dorothyt Napangardi, Marina Strocchi, Frank Clancy, Weaver Jack, Judy Watson, Mary Meribida, Helicopter Joe Tjungurrayi, Nabiru (Harry) Bulleen, and Ningie Nanala Nangala.

Over the next few days all jokaydians are welcome to participate, by visiting the Topophilia Exhibition. You can teleport directly via this SLurl.

Additionally, the AAEE will be staging a couple of mixed reality events where RL participants and SL participants will have an opportunity to connect:

Topophilia -Exhibition Launch in second Life

Meeting at the jokaydia Gallery inworld to discussion Conference Posters and the Gallery Space

Indigenous Print-Making Process Discussion in the Central Gallery Space

Artists discuss their practice

Special thanks thanks to Amelie Tarantal aka Birut Zemits for all her work in coordinating this special exhibition with the AAEE community, and also to jokaydians Pandora Kurranjong and Sapphire Caewlin for assisting with the facilitation of the events!

Seeya at Topophilia! ;)

July 9, 2008 | Filed Under artgallery, community, education, events, jokaydia, news | 1 Comment 

Last Days of the First Annual jokaydia PhotoComp Exhibition

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A quick reminder to everyone to get over to the jokaydia Art Gallery to see our First Annual Community Photocomp exhibition before it closes on Friday 4th July 2008.

The gorgeous images that were contributed by our community members will be archived to make way for an exciting event happening next week! But I’ll post more on that soon….

In the meantime - TP to the jokaydia Art Gallery on jokaydia II to check it out!

For exhibitors… if you would like a virtual copy of your artwork as displayed - please email or IM me by Wed 9th July 2008!

And a very special thanks again to everyone who contributed! You can also check out the submission via the jokaydia Flickr group - tagged with jokaydiaphotocomp08.

July 2, 2008 | Filed Under artgallery, community, jokaydia, news | Leave a Comment 

Congratulations Knowclue!

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Knowclue’s fantastic image ‘Knowclue and Me‘ has won the Community Category in our First Annual jokaydia Photo Competition!  In a seriously landslide vote, jokaydian Community Members and visitors have overwhelmingly given Knowclue’s image the big tick.

Congrats Knowclue! And thanks so much for entering the competition! I’ll be in touch with all of the winners shortly to award their prizes.

April 22, 2008 | Filed Under artgallery, community, fun, news | 4 Comments 

jokaydia PhotoCompetition Winners

Last night we held a little party in the Art Gallery on the Islands of jokaydia to celebrate the winners in our Virtual Photo Competition. A special thanks to everyone who came by and big congratulations to all the winners!

The judges had a seriously tough decision, but the winners are:

Best Image Category Winner - jokaydia! by Giannina Rossini

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Most Particiapnts - Nine Friends Chat in jokaydia by Liz Gealach

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The judges also made several highly commended awards:

Knowclue and Me by Knowclue

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EduCon Bench by Konrad March

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Morning Swim in jokaydia by Liz Gealach

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Jo and her Kitteh by Pandora Kurrajong

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Vote in the Community Award!

We have a Community Award category which allows visitors to vote for their favourite image. You can add your vote by visiting the Art Gallery on the Islands of jokaydia… but be quick, as voting closes at 12:00am SLT on 20th April! Check your local time here.

April 20, 2008 | Filed Under artgallery, community, events, fun, jokaydia, news | 1 Comment 

Checking out the winning entry!


Checking out the winning entry in the First Annual jokaydia Photocompetition!

posted by jokay Wollongong on jokaydia II using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink]

April 19, 2008 | Filed Under artgallery, bloghud, community, events, fun, jokaydia, news | Leave a Comment 

PhotoComp Celebration on jokaydia


Dancing in the art gallery on the Islands of jokaydia!

posted by jokay Wollongong on jokaydia II using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink]

April 19, 2008 | Filed Under artgallery, bloghud, community, events, fun, news | Leave a Comment 

Testing Fireworks for the jokaydia Party this weekend!


Everyone is welcome to join us for the jokaydia April Festival… including our jokaydia Photocompetition Awards Ceremony!

posted by jokay Wollongong on jokaydia II using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink]

April 18, 2008 | Filed Under artgallery, bloghud, community, events, fun | Leave a Comment 

jokaydia Gallery Open!

Many thanks to all who entered our First Annual Photo Competition. The images submitted have been displayed in our new Art Gallery on the Islands of jokaydia - you can visit the exhibition here.

We’ll be announcing the winners soon! Stay tuned.

March 31, 2008 | Filed Under artgallery, jokaydia, news | Leave a Comment 

Announcing the First Annual jokaydia Photo Competition!

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As part of our Leap Year Party this evening, I will be launching the First Annual jokaydia Photo Competition!

Everyone is invited to take part in our first community art project/competition - which is all about taking interesting, artistic, crazy and/or creative shots to be displayed in our new Gallery space on jokaydia, which will launch at the end of March.

There’s only one catch - we’ve picked the location! Your images MUST be taken within the jokaydia Estate.

How to Enter

  1. Create a really interesting image using the Second Life camera tools.
  2. Upload your photograph to Flickr and tag it with ‘jokaydiaphotocomp08‘. You also need to add your image to the jokaydia Photo Pool. You’ll find instructions on how to join the group and add your image here.
  3. Wait with baited breath for the winners announcements in late March!
  4. Closing date for photo submissions is 12pm 25 March 2008 (SL Time).

The Categories:

There will be 3 prize categories:

  1. Best Image - a panel of judges will select a winning image.
  2. Most Models - The image which includes the highest number of avatars
  3. Community Award - jokaydian Community Members will vote to award a prize.

The Prizes

Each winner will receive $10,000L and their work will be prominently displayed in the jokaydia Gallery as part of our launch exhibition.

Conditions, Details and Fine Print

  1. All images include some part of the Islands of jokaydia in Second Life as the location.
  2. Only images uploaded to Flickr, tagged correctly and added to the jokaydia Photo pool can be considered.
  3. The judges decision is final.
  4. By submitting your image to the competition, you are acknowledging that you give permission for you artwork to be displayed on the jokaydia Estate (in Second Life) and on jokay.com.au and jokaydia.com.

For further information, please contact jokay Wollongong inworld or email joannamkay@gmail.com.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

February 29, 2008 | Filed Under artgallery, jokaydia, news | 1 Comment