#Brian Twomey

[briantwomeydallas]

How Innovation Is Reshaping the Food Industry

Food innovation refers to introducing novel ideas, products, and technologies that change how society produces, processes, packages, distributes, and consumes food. It goes beyond merely creating new recipes or flavors - food innovation encompasses advances in agriculture, food science, sustainability, and packaging. The goal is to enhance efficiency, safety, nutrition, and the overall consumer experience.

The need for food innovation arises from the ever-changing demands of consumers and the pressing challenges faced by the industry. As the global population continues to grow, so does the demand for food. Additionally, sustainability concerns, climate change, and limited resources prompt exploring alternative food growing and production methods. Innovations in food aim to enhance food security, minimize environmental impact, and offer consumers healthier, more diverse options.

Food innovation occurs through a combination of research, collaboration, and creativity. Scientists, entrepreneurs, farmers, and food industry professionals work together to develop new technologies and processes. Research institutions and startups play a crucial role in conducting experiments, testing new concepts, and bringing innovative products to the market.

In recent years, the food industry has witnessed groundbreaking innovations reshaping how people interact with food. The plant-based movement has gained immense traction, with plant-based alternatives for meat, dairy, and seafood becoming mainstream. Companies have developed plant-based burgers, vegan cheeses, and sustainable seafood alternatives using cutting-edge technologies. Beyond plant-based options, innovations have also focused on alternative protein sources, such as insect-based proteins and lab-grown meats, offering sustainable and protein-rich alternatives.

Swedish startup Mycorena is boosting microbial protein production through its fungi-based mycoprotein called Promyc. This ingredient can be used to create meat and tuna alternatives, beverage additives, and dessert ingredients, offering plant-based and sustainable options for consumers.

Finnish startup Onego Bio has developed a product genetically identical to egg whites using fermentation, and without using actual chickens. It uses precision fermentation of a microflora called Trichoderma reesei to produce ovalbumin, the protein found in chicken egg whites. This technology offers a sustainable and animal-friendly alternative for various food applications, including baked goods, desserts, sauces, and dressings.

Companies like New Culture are incorporating animal-free casein into their cheeses through precision fermentation. This breakthrough allows them to produce animal-free mozzarella cheese, offering a delicious and cruelty-free alternative to traditional dairy products.

In addition, consumers increasingly seek transparency in food choices, leading to the clean label movement. Brands are responding by using simple natural ingredients and avoiding artificial additives and preservatives.

Breakthrough innovations in the food industry are revolutionizing how society grows, produces, and consumes food, focusing on sustainability, nutrition, and convenience. One such innovation is plastic-free and smart packaging. Food companies are exploring biodegradable and even edible packaging solutions in response to environmental concerns. Smart packaging using nanotechnology is also gaining popularity, allowing consumers to assess food safety and quality easily.

The Internet of Things (IoT) in agriculture employs sensors and data analytics for optimizing crop conditions, irrigation, and pest control, reducing resource usage. Food waste reduction solutions, such as surplus food redistribution platforms, are being developed to combat the global food waste crisis. Moreover, biotechnology and data science advances enable personalized nutrition, tailoring dietary recommendations to individuals based on their genetic makeup, lifestyle, and health goals. These innovations promise a more sustainable, healthier, and efficient food future.

Food innovation is driving a remarkable transformation in the food industry, responding to the challenges and opportunities of today. From new plant-based products to sustainable agriculture and cutting-edge technologies, the future of food promises to be more diverse, nutritious, and sustainable. As consumers, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders continue to embrace innovation, the food industry's journey toward a more resilient and conscious future is set to continue.

[banamaak]

when my life was nothing more than the tick tock of the wall clock, i knew i must, i must, i must love insanely. 

— azadeh heidari (3/?) 

i. heiran (2009) dir. shalizeh arefpour // ii. through heaven’s eyes, brian stokes mitchell // iii. gabbeh (1996) dir. mohsen makhmalbaf // iv. divan i shams, rumi // v. iftar (breaking fast) (2020) dir. mike mosallam // vi. reddit thread by user beezle // vii. the breadwinner (2017) dir. nora twomey // viii. adonis, beginnings of the body, ends of the sea, trans. khaled mattawa // ix. about elly (2009) dir. asghar farhadi // x. the gift, hafez // xi. window, forugh farrokhzad 

[trash-box]

Well… here she blows. 10 movies from 2022! [Aka the 7th (!!!!!!!) annual Trash-Box Collection]

On the Count of Three (dir. Jerrod Carmichael)

Babysitter (dir. Monia Chokri)

Watcher (die. Chloe Okuno)

My Father’s Dragon (dir. Nora Twomey)

The Invitation (dir. Jessica M. Thompson)

Three-Thousand Years of Longing (dir. George Miller)

Nope (dir. Jordan Peele)

Better Nate Than Ever (dir. Tim Federle)

I Love My Dad (dir. James Morosini)

Brian & Charles (dir. Jim Archer)

[filmpenance]

Last Rites (1988)

Donald P. Bellisario 1h 43m [Day 12, 2024 - Trashy Tuesday]

"You are all witnesses! The wop started it!" - O'Bannon

Last Rites is what happens when you want to make a cool mafia film, but plot, good casting and assured direction are incidental. But still, it will be so cool!

Packed with Italian American cliches, this movie has more cheese than a Kraft factory.

It essentially follows a film noir framework, with all of the gravitas of Chef Boyardee.

Tom Berrenger plays mafia connected priest Father Michael Pace (pah-chay), who smokes, drinks, and bullies the other priest in his parish.

Word spreads quickly through the Italian mob community that underboss, Geno has been taken out. But who killed him?

It was mafia daughter Zena, Geno's wife who shot him - catching him in the arms of his Mexican mistress Angela (Daphne Zuniga), doing it against a lot of curtains.

Angela narrowly escapes the gunfire, and with possibly the least convincing Mexican accent of all time, finds herself at church in a confessional spilling the beans to Fr. Pace.

Angela doesn't know it, but Zena is Fr. Pace's sister.

He vows to keep her safe, despite his ties to Zena (Anne Twomey - giving her best Anjelica Houston impersonation). He also vows to keep it in his pants.

Fr. Michael is not great at the whole "keeping your vows" thing.

I still viscerally remember how much Roger Ebert hated Last Rites, calling it, "easily the most offensive big budget picture of 1988". I waited decades to experience what he was talking about. And it is so wonderfully, unintentionally funny. *

The film draws from some great inspirations. A little Scarface, some Fatal Attraction. It had me wondering if Jonathan Demme or Brian De Palma could have done something with this material. I think the first thing they'd do is rewrite it.

It's terrible. I'll probably watch it again.

Pair with / watch instead: Prizzi's Honor, Married to the Mob

TRAILER:

* So sidenote...

I was really trepidatious about watching Last Rites. I kept pushing it off. I remember the terrible Siskel & Ebert review - Ebert went in hard and it stuck with me. I was worried it would be terrible and I wanted it to be awesome. In my mind, there could be nothing more appealing than this Berenger/ Zuniga pairing. Before watching, I get to imagine everything this movie could be and watching it locks in a specificity I sensed I would find distasteful, like nationalism or spaghetti straps. But I had to confront it. Just watch it and accept history as it is and not the poster. Sort of like Electric Dreams.

Siskel & Ebert: https://youtu.be/u9gCiLZtpZI?si=elYoIq3c4sHlMb5P

[artofcinema]

all movies watched in JUNE 2019

bold: rewatch

99 Homes (2014, Ramin Bahrani) A Fish Called Wanda (1988, Charles Crichton) A Single Man (2009, Tom Ford) Act da Fool (2010, Harmony Korine) (Short) Addams Family Values (1993, Barry Sonnenfeld) Anna (2019, Luc Besson) Breakfast on Pluto (2005, Neil Jordan) Carrie (1976, Brian De Palma) Closer (2004, Mike Nichols) Collateral (2004, Michael Mann) Cosmos (2015, Andrzej Żuławski) eXistenZ (1999, David Cronenberg) Eyes Do Not Want to Close at All Times, or Perhaps One Day Rome Will Allow Herself to Choose in Her Turn (1970, Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet) Fish Tank (2009, Andrea Arnold) Gattaca (1997, Andrew Niccol) High Life (2018, Claire Denis) I Love You Phillip Morris (2009, Glenn Ficarra & John Requa) Immortals (2011, Tarsem Singh) Interview with the Vampire (1994, Neil Jordan) Jerry Maguire (1996, Cameron Crowe) Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006, Andy de Emmony) Lost Highway (1997, David Lynch) Ma (2019, Tate Taylor) Magic in the Moonlight (2014, Woody Allen) Milk (2008, Gus van Sant) Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018, Christopher McQuarrie) Murder Mystery (2019, Kyle Newacheck) Not Reconciled, or Only Violence Helps Where Violence Rules (1965, Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet) Other People (2016, Chris Kelly) Rock of Ages (2012, Adam Shankman) Saint Laurent (2014, Bertrand Bonello) Starship Troopers (1997, Paul Verhoeven) The Bigamist (1953, Ida Lupino) The Blob (1958, Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.) The Damned United (2009, Tom Hooper) The Deal (2003, Stephen Frears) The Edge of Democracy (2019, Petra Costa) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011, David Fincher) The Gleaners & I (2000, Agnès Varda) The Lair of the White Worm (1988, Ken Russell) The Lobster (2015, Yorgos Lanthimos) The Meaning of Life (1983, Terry Jones & Terry Gilliam) The Secret of Kells (2009, Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey) There Will Be Blood (2007, Paul Thomas Anderson) Top Gun (1986, Tony Scott) Tropic Thunder (2008, Ben Stiller) Underworld (2003, Len Wiseman) Wild Things (1998, John McNaughton) Young Törless (1966, Volker Schlöndorff)

[ozu-teapot]

Films Watched in June 2018

Merry-Go-Round | Jacques Rivette | 1981

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril | Buichi Saitô | 1972

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons | Kenji Misumi | 1973

Out 1: Spectre | Jacques Rivette | 1972

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell | Yoshiyuki Kuroda | 1974

Nighthawks II: Strip Jack Naked | Ron Peck | 1991

What Can I Do with a Male Nude? | Ron Peck | 1985

Noroît | Jacques Rivette | 1976

The Breadwinner | Nora Twomey | 2017

La Grande Bouffe | Marco Ferreri | 1973

Mad Max: Fury Road | George Miller | 2015

Phantom of the Paradise | Brian De Palma | 1974

The Long Good Friday | John Mackenzie | 1980

Ley Lines | Takashi Miike | 1999

A Very English Scandal | Stephen Frears | 2018

Boy Meets Girl | Leos Carax | 1984

Holy Motors | Leos Carax | 2012

Victory Thru Film Power (Short) | Jeff Keen | 1980

B-B-B Born and Life Storm (Short)  | Jeff Keen | 1990

Kino Pulveriso (Short) | Jeff Keen | 1993

Kino Staccato (Short) | Jeff Keen | 1999

Pulverised Cinema (Short) | Jeff Keen | 1990

The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke (Short) | Jeff Keen | 1984

Omozap (Short) | Jeff Keen | 1991

Omozap 2 (Short) | Jeff Keen | 1991

Blatzom (Short) | Jeff Keen | 1986

Joy Thru Film (Short) | Jeff Keen | 2000

White Dust (Short) | Jeff Keen | 1972

Mad Love (Short) | Jeff Keen | 1978

Mauvais Sang | Leos Carax | 1986

Madame DuBarry | Ernst Lubitsch | 1919

Als ich tot war (AKA Wo ist mein Schatz?) | Ernst Lubitsch | 1916

A Fantastic Woman | Sebastián Lelio | 2017

The Tall T | Budd Boetticher | 1957

British Sounds (AKA See You at Mao) | Jean-Luc Godard / Jean-Henri Roger | 1970

Decision at Sundown | Budd Boetticher | 1957

Look Back in Anger | Tony Richardson | 1959

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | Paul Newman | 1972

The Old Dark House | James Whale | 1932

Ghostland | Pascal Laugier | 2018

Buchanan Rides Alone | Budd Boetticher | 1958

Peeping Tom | Michael Powell | 1960

The Third Murder | Hirokazu Koreeda | 2017

Comanche Station | Budd Boetticher | 1960

The Entertainer | Tony Richardson | 1960

O Dreamland (Short) | Lindsay Anderson | 1956

The Racket | John Cromwell (& others) | 1951

Ride Lonesome | Budd Boetticher | 1959

Bron/Broen (The Bridge) | Series 4 | Henrik Georgsson / Rumle Hammerich  | 2015

Bold = Top Ten

Some notes: I had a couple of weeks off this month so maybe watched a few more films than usual, and having a Jeff Keen binge has resulted in a long list but there’s a lot of short films in there!

[petnews2day]

Two Waterford brothers sentenced after 56 extremely neglected dogs found on property

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Two Waterford brothers sentenced after 56 extremely neglected dogs found on property

TWO Waterford brothers have been served with four month custodial sentences after 56 dogs were found in “undoubtedly the worst case of animal abuse” the judge had ever seen.

Judge Brian O’Shea handed down the sentences today at Dungarvan District Court to the two men from Lismore, Waterford who pleaded guilty to offences under the Animal Health and Welfare Act (AHWA) 2013.

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The dogs were feral when found by inspectorsCredit: ISPCA

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The dogs were rescued from harsh conditionsCredit: ISPCA

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The dogs were extremely malnourishedCredit: ISPCA

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The dogs were allowed to breed without controlCredit: ISPCA

Both men were also disqualified from owning any dogs for life and were ordered to pay costs of €1,330 and €1,979 in veterinary fees.

The court heard how ISPCA Animal Welfare Inspector Alice Lacey followed up on a report from the local dog warden regarding the brother’s premises where they suspected there may be 20 dogs.

However, when the full property was searched, including outhouses, sheds and neighbouring fields belonging to the owners, a total of 56 dogs were discovered in varying stages of neglect.

Inspector Lacey told the court how dogs had been allowed to continuously breed and multiply on the property and that they were living in horrendous conditions both in the dwelling house and in sheds.

She described a lack of natural light and little ventilation where most of the dogs were being housed, as well as a build-up of faeces and an overpowering stench of ammonia.

Most of the dogs did not have access to water.

Inspector Lacey said that dogs were suffering from a range of health issues including untreated skin conditions, malnourishment, bite wounds and matted coats which were caked in faeces and urine.

A number of the dogs were also blind which is believed was as a result of inbreeding.

Inspector Lacey said that most of the dogs were almost feral and were terrified of human contact.  

Most read in The Irish Sun

On passing sentence Judge O’Shea commended the work of the ISPCA and Inspector Lacey.

He said that the case was “at the upper end of the range of gravity” and “undoubtedly the worst case of animal abuse” that he had seen.

He added: “It never seeks to amaze me how bad these cases can get. You see one bad case and think it can’t get worse, but it does”.

Neil Twomey, Solicitor for the accused indicated to the Court that they were two elderly reclusive men living in appalling conditions. 

Inspector Alice said:  “This was an extremely challenging and distressing case to deal with in terms of the number of dogs and the severity of their suffering.

‘INDESCRIBABLE SMELL’

“The smell was indescribable and the living conditions were horrendous. It is so very difficult to comprehend how anyone could let a situation get so out of hand and let so many animals suffer.

“The majority of dogs were not used to being outside in fresh air, and shuddered at any sign of human touch. This welfare case held a place in my mind long after the last dog was removed and it still does to this day.

“As I recounted in court the events of those days in September and October 2020 both through witness testimony and a description through photographs, it reignited that feeling of sheer despondency my colleagues and I had felt at that time as we lifted one dog after another into our vans. 

“Despite what we had experienced – just a snippet of the dogs lives before intervention and rescue, it was miniscule compared to what I believe, was an existence of desperation and hopelessness for these animals.

“Unfortunately, they were completely powerless with regard to their upbringing and the result of that came in the form of one of the most tragic and upsetting cases of animal cruelty I have ever come across, in my time as an Animal Welfare Inspector”.

The ISPCA encourages members of the public to continue to report any animal welfare concerns to the ISPCA’s National Animal Cruelty Helpline in confidence on 0818 515 515, email helpline@ispca.ie or report online here.

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The dogs were terrifiedCredit: ISPCA

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Inspectors were haunted by the findCredit: ISPCA

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The men got four month sentencesCredit: ISPCA

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[miammmiam]

📣Next Friday the 10.06 from 6 pm, I am showing new screenprints at the group show @supalifekiosk TRIFFT STATTLAB. 💙 This one is a close up to « the spirit », a 3 colors screenprint A4 size, I printed last week !🐆 . . In dieser wunderbaren Werkstatt @stattlab entstehen wöchentlich viele neue, kreative Arbeiten. Einige STATTLAB-Künstler*innen sind auch schon bei uns im Supalife vertreten. Aber es gibt noch so viele mehr und daher möchten wir unsere kommende Ausstellung dem siebdruckenden STATTLAB-Kollektiv widmen. Ab dem 10. Juni stellen wir im Supalife Kiosk eine Auswahl an Siebdruckarbeiten von über 15 Künstler*innen aus. Anlässlich der Ausstellung entstand auch eine Gemeinschaftsarbeit - Visage Collage - ein kollektiver Siebdruck mit sage und schreibe 27 Sieben gedruckt. All das und noch ein bisschen mehr! Seid also alle herzlich eingeladen, am kommenden Freitag um 18 Uhr, wenn es heißt: „STATTLAB trifft SUPALIFE KIOSK“. Beteiligte Künstler*innen: Angelo Bellis, Morgana D’Almeida, Ry C. Brown, Nathan Twomey, Maxime Rabot, Tineke Noppers, Nina Kaun, Luis Alonso, Miammmiam, Nathalie Scattolon, Johann Volkmer, Benedikt Wardana, Domitille Cure, Santiago del Moral, Alix Lucas, Hoon Cho, Brian O’Shea, Jördis Hirsch Vernissage: 10. Juni, 18 Uhr Ausstellung: 11. Juni – 18. Juli 2022 @ng_graphics, @humansoup, @diveonreentry, @belaplume_, @tinekenoppers, @nina_kaun @joerdis.hirsch, @alonso_draws_, @miam_m_miam, @medouze.prints, @yo_hannn_, @shortlifestory13, @lameteo.illustration , @wsbs.print, @whyalix, @studio_hoon.cho, @patrickireland_artist, @morganadalmeida_ #supalifekiosk #serigraphy #workonpaper #print #edition #silkscreen #screenprint #siebdruck #druckgrafik #stattlabart #screenprinting #leopard #felin #panther (at Supalife Kiosk) https://www.instagram.com/p/CejHVS_suCp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[havaforever]

Une décennie à vous faire mon CINEMA !

Ce ne sont pas forcément les meilleurs films, au sens cinématographique du terme, mais avec le temps qui passe, je réalise que ce sont ceux qui m’ont le plus marquée.

1) SILENCE de Martin Scorcese

2) Tel Père, tel Fils de Kore EDA

3) Manchester by The Sea de Kenneth Lonergan

4) Tree of Life de Terrence Malick

5) Une séparation d’Ashgar Farhadi

6) HARMONIUM de Koji Fukuda

7) HEIMAT (I et II) 

8) MOMMY de Xavier Dolan

9) WADJDA de Haiifa Al Mansour

10) Le Fils de Saul, de Laszlo Nemes

11) The Social Network de David Fincher

12) Une Vie Cachée de Terrence Malick

13) DJANGO de Quentin Tarentino

14) Une Affaire de Famille de Kore-EDA

15) Mad Max – Fury Road de Georges Miller

16) Joker de Todd Phillips

17) Perfect Sense de David Mackenzie

18) The Guilty de Gustav Moller

19) Les Noces Rebelles de Sam Mendes

20) Matthias et Maxime de Xavier Dolan

21) Le Procès de Viviane Amsallem  de Ronit Elkabetz

22) Parasite de Bong Joon

23) Shutter Island de Martin Scorsese

24) Take Shelter de Jeff Nichols

25) Les Nouveaux Sauvages de Damián Szifron 

26) 120 Battements par Minute de Robbin Campillo

27) DUNKERQUE de Christopher Nolan

28) Les enfants de Belle Ville de Ashgar Farhadi

29) Mustang de Deniz Gamze Ergüven

30) A la merveille de Terrence Malick

31) Une Belle Fin de Uberto Pasolini

32) Les enfants Loups de Mamoru Hosoda

33) The Lobster de Yorgos Lanthimos

24) ELLE de Verhoeven

35) Hijacking de Tobias Lindhom

36) Coming Home de Zhang Yimou

37) Tel Aviv on Fire de Sameh Zoabi

38) Tu ne tueras point de Hacksaw Ridge

39) Michael Kholhaas de Arnaud de Paillières

40) Un Amour Impossible de  Catherine Corsini

41) Zootopie de Byron Howard

42) Boyhood de David Lintlaker

43) CARRE 35 de Eric Carracava

44) The Square de Ruben Ostlund

45) Une seconde Femme de Umut Dag

46) Timbuktu de Abderrahmane Sissako

47) Le Cœur a ses Raisons de Rama Burnstein

48) PARVANA de Nora Twomey

49) Man On High Heels de Jin Jang

50) The Spy Gone North de Youn Jang Bin

51) First Man de Damien Chazelle

52) Winter Sleep de Nuri Bilger Celan

53) Le Caire Confidentiel de Tarik Saleh

54) Le vénérable W de  Barbet Schroder

55) Mr et Mme Adelman de Nicolas Bedos

56) Moonlight de Barry Jenkins

57) Une Pluie sans Fin de Dong Yue

58) Les Misérables de Ladj LI

59) Mère et Fils de Calin Peter Netzer

60) Americain Spiner de Clint Eastwood

61) Au Revoir La-Haut de Albert Dupontel

62) The birth of a Nation de Nate Parker

63) FURY de David Ayer

64) Mademoiselle de Park Chan-Wok

65) CAROL de Todd Haynes

66) Téhéran Tabou de Ali Soozandeh

67) IDA de Pawel Powlikowski

68) La Planète des Singes, l’Affrontement de Malt Reeves

69) L’Astragale de Brigitte Sy 

70) Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse de Arnaud Deplechin

71) Royal Affair de Nicolaj Arcel

72) FRANTZ de François OZON

73) Le Garçon et la Bête de Bakemono Noko

74) The Grandmasters de Wong Kar-Wai

75) Knight of Cups de Terrence Malick

76) L’économie du Couple de Joachim Lafosse

77) MUD de Jeff Nichols

78) Le Vent Se Lève de Myazaki

79) Into the Abyss de Werner Herzog

80) Les Ardennes de Robin Pront

81) Black Coal de Yi’nan Diao 

82) Ixcanul de Jayro Bustamante

83) Crosswind – La croisée des vents de Martti Helde

84) Imitation Game de Morten Tyldum

85) ‘71 de Yann Demange

86) Les Poings contre les Murs de David Mackenzie

87) Camille Claudel de Bruno Dumont

88) Les Amants Électriques de Bill Plympton

89) Shahada de��Burhan QURBANI

90) BlackBird de Jason Buxton

91) Diamant Noir de Arthur Arari

92) L’insulte de Ziad Doueiri

93)  La Belle et la Bête de Bill Condon

94) L’Appollonide de Bertrand Bonello

95) Bohemian Rhapsody de Brian Singer

96) All is Lost de J. C. Chandor

97) Rêves d'Or de Diego Quémada-Diez

98) Le Client de Ashgar Farhadi

99)  RAIPONCE de Walt Disney

100) Orpheline de Arnaud de Paillières

101) Before Midnight de David Lintlaker

[briantwomeydallas]

Labor Challenges In Food Manufacturing

Introduction

The food manufacturing industry is the heart of our modern food supply chain, responsible for producing the vast array of products that fill our grocery store shelves. However, behind the scenes, this industry faces a host of labor challenges that impact not only its operations but also the quality and safety of the food we consume. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of the key labor challenges facing food manufacturers and the potential solutions to address them.

Workforce Shortages

One of the most pressing issues in the food manufacturing industry is workforce shortages. This challenge has been exacerbated by factors such as an aging workforce, high turnover rates, and the difficulty of attracting new talent. Food manufacturing facilities often require a diverse skill set, from food safety and quality control to machine operation and logistics, making it challenging to find qualified workers.

Solution: Companies can address this issue by investing in workforce development programs, offering competitive wages and benefits, and leveraging automation and technology to reduce the need for manual labor in repetitive or dangerous tasks.

2. Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Ensuring food safety and maintaining high-quality standards are paramount in food manufacturing. However, labor challenges can compromise these goals. A shortage of skilled workers can lead to mistakes in food handling and processing, increasing the risk of contamination and product recalls.

Solution: Comprehensive training programs, stricter adherence to safety protocols, and the implementation of advanced quality control technologies can help mitigate these risks.

3. Rising Labor Costs

Labor costs in the food manufacturing industry have been steadily rising, driven by factors such as minimum wage increases, healthcare costs, and worker demand for higher pay. Small and medium-sized manufacturers may find it particularly challenging to absorb these escalating costs.

Solution: To address rising labor costs, manufacturers can explore process optimization, automation, and robotics to increase efficiency and reduce the need for manual labor.

4. Regulatory Compliance

The food manufacturing industry is highly regulated to ensure the safety and quality of products. Compliance with these regulations is essential but can be a daunting challenge, especially for smaller businesses with limited resources. Keeping up with evolving food safety laws and industry standards is a constant struggle.

Solution: Companies can navigate regulatory challenges by investing in compliance management systems, regularly training employees on food safety standards, and staying informed about changes in regulations.

5. Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining

Labor unions play a significant role in the food manufacturing industry, and negotiations can lead to labor disputes, strikes, and work stoppages. These disruptions can impact production schedules and lead to losses in revenue.

Solution: Open and respectful communication between management and labor unions is key to preventing labor disputes. Collaborative bargaining and compromise can help maintain a stable workforce.

Conclusion

Labor challenges in food manufacturing are complex and multifaceted, but they are not insurmountable. By investing in workforce development, embracing automation and technology, prioritizing safety and quality, and adapting to changing regulations, food manufacturers can navigate these challenges more effectively. A resilient and skilled workforce is essential for ensuring the continued production of safe and high-quality food products that meet the demands of consumers in an ever-changing world.

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[ifjpicturedesk]

Dan Twomey, Minane Bridge and Brian O' Flynn, Ballinascarthy Co. Cork are pictured ploughing ground ahead of sowing the field with Planet Spring barley in the first week of March.

Photo: Donal O' Leary

[charlesccastill]

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger’s fourth-annual symposium features AEC thought leaders speaking on how Boston can build a healthy future

BOSTON– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) will convene a diverse group of architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) experts with building owners and managers for a full-day discussion on health care and life science facilities in New England.

The fourth-annual Create + Construct symposium comes to Boston for the first time on Thursday, 13 September 2018, at Harvard Medical School in the Longwood Medical Area.

With best-in-class hospitals, world-renowned universities, and an exploding biopharmaceutical sector, Greater Boston is a stand-out player in the global health services industry. To make the most of this elite status, the area’s health care and life science facilities need to keep up with shifting demographics and accelerating innovation. Professionals in the AEC industry are partnering with owners to balance the opportunities of medical advancements and venture capital investment with the challenges posed by an aging population, outdated infrastructure, and limited space.

St. Elizabeth Medical Center (Photo: Gary Kessel)

“There is tremendous opportunity here, not only in Boston but across all of New England, to shape the future of life sciences and health care,” says Massachusetts Life Sciences Center President and CEO Travis McCready, a leading voice in the industry and the symposium’s keynote speaker. “By investing in innovative infrastructure and facilities, we can lead the way to a healthy future for generations to come.”

Create + Construct will bring together health care and life science leaders from across the AEC industry to discuss how to design and adapt these critical spaces to support wellness throughout New England. Symposium highlights include:

A keynote address by Travis McCready on the convergence of health care and life sciences in Boston.

Session presentations on retrofitting active health care centers, designing new facilities through prefabrication, and planning for resilience in critical structures.

A panel discussion with health care and life science executives on trends, roadblocks, and opportunities for the area.

Optional breakout sessions for specific interests.

Networking opportunities with peers and thought leaders.

Session and panel speakers will include Michael Benedetto of Skanska, Jim Chambers of Shepley Bulfinch, William Kane of BioMed Realty, Andrea Kerr of Boston Children’s Hospital, Scott LeClair of Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Edmund Lydon of Northeast Hospital Corporation, Kevin Neumann of E4H Environments for Health Architecture, Joe O’Farrell of Harvard University, Bill Ravanesi of Health Care Without Harm, Jason Seaburg of Suffolk, Tom Sieniewicz of NBBJ, and Lisa Strope of JLL. SGH participants include Daniel Clark, Emily Hopps, Michael Hughes, Joshua Kivela, Casey Stevenson, and Brian Twomey. New England Real Estate Journal is the event’s media sponsor.

Attendees can earn up to 5.5 hours of continuing education credit [SGH is an American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA CES) Approved Provider]. Registration closes Friday, 7 September 2018.

The symposium takes place Thursday, 13 September 2018, at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115. The day will begin with registration at 8:00 a.m. and conclude with a reception at 5:00 p.m.

For more event and ticketing information, please visit www.create-construct.com.

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all movies watched in APRIL 2018

bold: rewatch

Black Moon (1975) dir. Louis Malle

Bluebeard (2009) dir. Catherine Breillat

Call Me by Your Name (2017) dir. Luca Guadagnino

Columbus (2017) dir. Kogonada

Coraline (2009) dir. Henry Selick

Ella Enchanted (2004) dir. Tommy O’Haver

In the Loop (2009) dir. Armando Ianucci

Innocence (2004) dir. Lucile Hadihalilovic

Je, Tu, Il, Elle (1974) dir. Chantal Akerman

Knight of Cups (2015) dir. Terrence Malick

Léon: the Professional (1994) dir. Luc Besson

Love Exposure (2008) dir. Sion Sono

Maurice (1987) dir. James Ivory

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) dir. Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones

Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) dir. Terry Jones

Moon (2009) dir. Duncan Jones

Morvern Callar (2002) dir. Lynne Ramsay

Paprika (2006) dir. Satoshi Kon

Paris is Burning (1990) dir. Jennie Livingston

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) dir. Burr Steers

Silent Light (2007) dir. Carlos Reygadas

Song to Song (2017) dir. Terrence Malick

Steve Jobs (2015) dir. Danny Boyle

The Breadwinner (2017) dir. Nora Twomey

The Death of Stalin (2017) dir. Armando Ianucci

The Light Between Oceans (2016) dir. Derek Cianfrance

The Nice Guys (2016) dir. Shane Black

The Sacrifice (1986) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

The Thin Red Line (1998) dir. Terence Malick

Under the Skin (2013) dir. Jonathan Glazer

What We Do in the Shadows (2014) dir. Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi

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Let's think about how, why, and when we invite books into our classrooms #JACBA Newsletter 27Oct2017

Why Are We Still Teaching 'To Kill a Mockingbird' in Schools?

Take, for instance, "Monster," a 1999 novel by award-winning African-American novelist Walter Dean Myers that also takes place in a courtroom. Here, however, the focus is on the young black defendant and narrator, Steve Harmon; the white lawyer, on the other hand, plays a lesser, but still complex, part. Monster is a complex and powerful modern classic that does much of the same work - providing a portrait of a young artist budding ethical integrity while confronting racism - as "Mockingbird" but does it with arguably more complexity.

We are often in practice censoring books like "Monster" from the curriculum to maintain a space for "Mockingbird." Often, we maintain that the book's inclusion is in fact necessary to prevent censorship. But what if keeping it in the curriculum maintains the status quo of the past as much as it illuminates it?

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Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom by Walter Dean Myers 1992 Awardee

Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam by Walter Dean Myers 2003 Awardee

What Most Humans Don't Know About Animal Intelligence: An Interview With Sy Montgomery

We are now learning that there are, even within our own species, different types as well as degrees of intelligence -and this is the case for other species and among individuals of other species as well. As with evaluating the intelligence of fellow humans, we should not underestimate the intelligence of other species. If we do so, we overlook something wondrous and transformative, and we underestimate the glory of the world.

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Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery 2013 Awardee

School welcomes author for visit

Some novels break through, however, with messages and characters with which pre-teens and young adolescents can identify. That's the case with "Wolf Hollow," a recent Newberry Medal winner by novelist and artist Lauren Wolk. The Maryland native recently visited Frederica Academy, and addressed middle grades students first in an assembly, and subsequently in small group sessions throughout the day.

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Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk 2017 Awardee

Javaka Steptoe Conducts Youth EDUCATION Workshop for Students

Author and illustrator Javaka Steptoe recently conducted an art workshop at the Harold Washington Library Center (HWLC). The event was hosted by the Chicago Public Library (CPL) and included 300 second and third grade students Steptoe is the 2017 recipient of the American Library Association's Randolph Caldecott Medal and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for his book Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist John Michel Basquiat, according to a CPL press release.

"Art is an important vehicle for self-expression during childhood and it's also important in developing creativity, which is a critical 21st century learning skill," McChesney said. "We have kids solving problems, collaborating and communicating together and hitting all of the important 21st century skills."

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Hot Day on Abbott Avenue by Karen English, with collage art of Javaka Steptoe 2005 Awardee

Vermont Reads: 'Brown Girl Dreaming'

Woodson: "So much of the feedback I've gotten on Brown Girl Dreaming has been from white kids especially young white boys, which has surprised me," she said. "I think in terms of childhood, the essence of childhood is universal. We know what it's like to not belong someplace. We know what it's like to miss someone. We know what it's like to search for a home. I mean you look at Vermont and its poverty rate, a lot of people know what it's like to be poor. A lot of people know what it's like to have a single mom. So if the writer is responsible and if the book is well written is going to touch a lot of people across lines of economic class, across lines of race and gender and sexuality and all the ways that books can touch people. "

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Each Kindness written by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis 2013 Awardee

From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun by Jacqueline Woodson 1996 Awardee

I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This by Jacqueline Woodson 1995 Awardee

Four Questions for Katherine Paterson

Paterson: “As I read, and watched [Maestra by Catherine Murphy], I learned that in fall 1960, shortly after Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba, he announced to the U.N. General Assembly that within a year's time, Cuba was going to become a literate nation. More than 250,000 Cubans volunteered for his literacy effort, becoming known as brigadistas, or members of the volunteer teaching brigade. More than half of those brigadistas were female, and about 108,000 of them were between the ages of 12 and 18. These volunteers went into rural areas to teach the campesinos to read and write. As I was about to head to Cuba to address people concerned about literacy, I knew that I wanted to make this campaign the heart of what I was going to say in my speech”

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The Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Paterson 2003 Awardee

The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson 1979 Awardee

The Snowy Day Forever

The United States Postal Service has issued new Forever stamps featuring images from Ezra Jack Keats's The Snowy Day (Viking, 1962). The Central Library at the Brooklyn Public Library held a dedication ceremony on October 4. Among those who spoke at the event was Andrea Davis Pinkney, v-p and editor-at-large at Scholastic. She is also the author of A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day (Viking, 2016).

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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney 2011 Awardee

Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride, by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney 2010 Awardee

Award-Winning Author Naomi Shihab Nye to Speak at Houghton

Award-winning Palestinian-American poet, writer, anthologist, and educator Naomi Shihab Nye will speak at Houghton College on October 27, 2017. Events include a luncheon from 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. in the Houghton College Lennox Dining Room, followed by a Q&A session from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Recital Hall.

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Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye 1998 Awardee

Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter 1995 Awardee

Lois Lowry, Author Of THE GIVER, To Visit Florida Rep This Fall

Florida Repertory Theatre is proud to announce that award-winning author, Lois Lowry, and Broadway playwright, Eric Coble, will be in residence on November 6 for a performance and post-show discussion of Coble's adaptation of Lowry's acclaimed book, "The Giver."

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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 1990 Awardee

Children take a seat then take charge

Deborah Ellis's new book, Sit (Groundwood, 144 pages, $15, hardcover), contains 11 separate stories, each with a common theme: they all start with a young person sitting down who begins to take control of their own life.

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The Heaven Shop by Deborah Ellis 2005 Awardee

The Breadwinner Trilogy, three books by Deborah Ellis 2004 Awardee

Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis 2003 Awardee

National Book Award nominee 'Far From the Tree' and more reviewed in this week's Y.A. roundup

The title of Mitali Perkins' welcoming multigenerational saga, recently long-listed for a 2017 National Book Award, comes from a line by Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore: "Thou hast brought the distant near and made a brother of the stranger." Perkins tells a nuanced, quintessentially American story. She affectionately traces four young women's interrelated yet distinct paths to determining their identities.

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Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins, illustrations by Jamie Hogan 2008 Awardee

'The Breadwinner' Wins Grand Prize and Audience Award at Animation Festival

The Breadwinner, the story of a young girl growing up under the Taliban regime, received the Grand Prize, selected by the festival jury, and the Audience Award, selected by audience members, at the inaugural Animation Is Film festival that took place over the weekend in Hollywood.

Speaking on behalf of the jury, its chair, Variety critic Peter Debruge, said, "The Breadwinner is not just an incredibly important film, but one that reminds us of the power of animation to communicate serious issues in the world. Transforming hardship into a warm and moving story, the movie represents a triumph by its director, Nora Twomey, in terms of script, voice acting, design, music and editing. The films in competition this year illustrated the many techniques and possibilities of animation, but The Breadwinner was a clear favorite among our jury.

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The Heaven Shop by Deborah Ellis 2005 Awardee

The Breadwinner Trilogy, three books by Deborah Ellis 2004 Awardee

Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis 2003 Awardee

Love of books inspires miniature library

Books relate history, Schmitt said, and can also explain important and controversial subjects with simplicity. "That's the miracle of children's books," she said. For example, author E.B. Lewis tackles concepts of race in his books, others write about the environment, or bullying.

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First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial, written by Susan E. Goodman, illustrated by E. B. Lewis, 2017 Awardee

Each Kindness written by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis 2013 Awardee

Night Boat to Freedom, written by Margot Theis Raven with pictures by E. B. Lewis 2007 Awardee

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The Jane Addams Children's Book Award annually recognizes children's books of literary and aesthetic excellence that effectively engage children in thinking about peace, social justice, global community, and equity for all people.

Read more about the 2017 Awards.

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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), generally seen as the informal kick-off to the international awards season, has seen critical acclaim and major sales for the strong line-up Irish films premiering there.

From the “bold announcement of a brilliant new cinematic voice” in the form of Aoife McArdle (dir. Kissing Candice) to Nora Twomey’s “standout” debut animated feature, The Breadwinner, and a major early sale for The Cured the Irish film industry took centre-stage.

Despite reducing their programme by 20%, Ireland had eight IFB-supported titles, five of which are directed by female directors, in this year’s line-up which ran for ten days.

Critics also applauding the “spectacular cast” of Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer as well as complimenting Sophie Fiennes’ Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami for delivering a documentary that “captures Jones’ spirit in a way that’s cinematic and rousing.”

David Freyne’s debut feature, The Cured, starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Sam Keeley and Ellen Page was picked up for distribution in North America by IFC for a large 6-figure number with more international sales expected to follow. Critics observed how its exploration of social issues through the lens of horror provided “a compelling narrative angle” in the context of the current political climate. The Lodgers a Gothic horror set in 1920’s Ireland has been called “one of the best of its kind”.

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Still early days for the announcement of international sales, more sales deals are expected to follow in the coming weeks.

Telling the story of seventeen-year-old Candice, who longs to escape the boredom of her seaside town, Aoife McArdle’s debut feature, Kissing Candice was lauded as a title “not to be missed” at TIFF 2017. McArdle’s deft direction was also praised, with one critic writing, “You would be forgiven if you did not believe Kissing Candice was Aoife McArdle’s feature debut”; particularly lauding the director’s style and pacing throughout the picture. Cine Europa called Kissing Candice an “intense and appealing coming-of-age drama” and praised the film’s cinematography and musical compositions.

Nora Twomey’s The Breadwinner, which received its highly anticipated world premiere at TIFF, debuted to unanimous critical acclaim from the international press. Based on Deborah Ellis’ award-winning novel, the film follows the extraordinary story of an eleven-year-old Afghan girl who finds strength in the love her family and the power of storytelling. Screen International called the film “accomplished” and honed in on the title’s incredible artistry; paying particular attention to its bravura display of technical skill that will mark it out as a festival favourite.

Brian O’Malley’s The Lodgers, tells the tale of teenage twins living in a haunted manor under the shadow of a family curse. O’Malley’s direction described as an “artful, lurid and meticulously orchestrated exercise in atmosphere, pretty misery and dread [which] seeps deep under your skin.”

The eagerly awaited Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami, produced by Dublin’s Blinder Films, opened TIFF’s doc section and the doc-biopic, which weaves both the personal and public personas of the legendary performer, was announced as “an instant cult classic” by one reviewer. Screen International observed how Jones is the undisputed star of the doc, taking the lead throughout the film, with Fiennes’ camera intuitively following her; “entranced”. The result is a film that helps to deconstruct the myths around the iconic singer to reveal a strong but at times, vulnerable woman.

The Element Pictures-produced The Killing of a Sacred Deer, which was awarded Best Screenplay earlier this year in Cannes has also been well-received by the critics, with one hailing it as a film constructed around a “beautifully simple premise that is brought to fruition with top-class filmmaking.” Starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Barry Keoghan, the psychological horror charts the strange relationship between a cardiac surgeon (Farrell) and a sixteen-year-old boy (Keoghan), which portends a terrifying sacrifice. Lanthimos’ auteurship—evident throughout the film as well as when measured against his own oeuvre—was also applauded by critics, who found his direction both “taut and assured.”

#IrishAbroad: Irish films go down a storm at the Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), generally seen as the informal kick-off to the international awards season, has seen critical acclaim and major sales for the strong line-up Irish films premiering there.

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What’s on this Month: March 2017

Wowza, February just flew past didn’t it. With two group exhibitions & a bunch of new artists joining us last month it was go go go!

We have some awesome stuff coming up this month! I hope to see you at one of our shows, workshops or just for a general sticky-beak this month!

NEW TO IN.CUBE8R EMPORIUM

Vintage Notes

Flying Lobster Jewellery

Little Field Handmade

Olimpia Bellanova

Robyn Dansie

Anne Warren

Bridie Louise

Bye Bye Belle

Lyrebird Craft

Julie Twomey

Melbourne Shirts & More

Madness and Tea

UPCOMING SHOWS

  Join us as we “remember death”.

Dancing between life and death, Memento Mori reflects on the idea of the mortal and immortal self. Artists contemplate both the rich and mundane nature of existence and what might happen when it ceases to be. Of moments where life seems endless, to those that remind us that life ends. While touching on beliefs and mythology, you will see a deeply personal view beyond the macabre.

Curated by Tess Wait.

Momento Mori

 Featuring

Brian Cheung Freda Chiu Tess Chodan Kathleen Daw Troijarra Ebio Ebony Finck Aimee Fitzgerald Kyoko Imazu Liana Kappelle Heather Peters Rosaleen Ryan Darren Song and Stephanie Waller

Opening Night 6pm 2 March 2017 Exhibition continues until Sunday 19 March 2017.

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Come take a trip with us

The Light Fantastic immerses you in the grandest of hallucinations. We invite you to travel along rainbow highways to technicolour worlds within psychedelic dreams. To imagine without dimension and let the surreal take hold. Covered in stardust, join us as we step into the light and lose all sense of time and place.

Curated by Tess Wait.

The Light Fantastic

Featuring

Thomas Buckley Hilary Green Lauren Guymer Emma Hampton Zoe Harriet Rachel hine Claire Jay Louella Pleffer Rachel Poon Anna Mallyon Stephanie Rose India d’Scarlett Dawn Vachon

Opening Night 6pm 23 March 2017 Exhibition continues until Sunday 4 April 2017.

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  UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Sun, 5 March 2017 3PM – 5PM

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Workshop | Social Media for creatives

Do you promote your creative work online? Have you tried everything, but don’t really get the results you want with your social media? No worries, this workshop is for you! A 120 minutes hands-on session for you to improve your social media presence!

How can social media be beneficial for artists? If done right, it can bring great results. Knowing your social media strategy can help you stand out, gain more engagement and give you great opportunities. The key is to be consistent and interactive, knowing your platforms and goals well. By doing so, your audience connect with you, knowing your creative work and your message. You build stronger and more loyal relationships with them.

Sun 19 March 2017 3 PM – 5 PM

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Workshop | Instagram for creatives.

Are you thinking about using Instagram, but don’t really know how to get the most out of it? Already using it, but not getting the results you are wishing for?

No worries, this workshop is for you!

A 120 minutes hands-on session for you to improve your Instagram account! This is your chance to create real followers, who want to collaborate with you, and buy your art.

  We’ve been getting so much support from the community and local media so we wanted to do a quick shout out to say thanks to The Northsider, Inner Circle Magazine, Junkies Magazine and Broadsheet for helping us reach new audiences. Our artists love you for it!

That’s it from us for now.

As usual thanks SO much for being such an awesome supporter of the Australian handmade community.

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