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25.01.2022 While we make those finishing touches on the 2017 #ScandiFilmFest you can discover our little gift to you. We have the 2017 Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival postcard available! Discover the postcards in various locations across Australia, thanks to our friends at Avant Card. GO NORTH.

25.01.2022 It's not just the performers at Circus Oz that do tricks... have seen our nifty postcards from Avant Card floating around Melbourne? They feature some sweet au...gmented reality from 360South. Download the Circus Oz AR app and hunt down trio of cards. Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/circus-oz-ar/id1231372761 #ModelCitizens #augmentedreality

24.01.2022 The 64th Sydney Film Festival has arrived! Spend the next 12 days exploring 400+ sessions of 295 films at cinemas across Sydney, plus enjoy free talks, parties and more. To check out the program and book your tickets, head to www.sff.org.au #sydfilmfest #whatsonsydney

24.01.2022 The 2017 Sydney Writers' Festival opened yesterday (on until Sunday 28 May), and we just love this video from one of their major partners - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney! Maybe your favourite Avant Card is the perfect bookmark...? Sydney Writers' Festival is a week-long conversation, and many of this year's rich discussions will be framed around the theme of refuge. Tickets are still available, and there are free events - to find out more, head to https://www.swf.org.au #SydneyWritersFestival

22.01.2022 "I picked up a Cisarua postcard in a coffee shop in Perth today and was so impressed with what is being done by the Centre for Refugees in Indonesia. Keep up the excellent work." A gorgeous message to Cisarua Refugee Learning Centre from a recent donor, and a great result for our recent campaign! For more info and to donate, visit http://cisarualearning.com/

22.01.2022 Find out what happened on your birthday with Fairfax Front Pages. Commemorate birthdays, anniversaries and other significant dates with a front page print from The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Canberra Times and The Australian Financial Review. Framing and engraving options available. www.fairfaxphotos.com Fairfax Photos

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21.01.2022 Melbourne - join Kane Alexander at FINI in Cremorne this Thursday 1 June, 6pm, for the opening event of Transitory. Featuring delicious drinks by Four Pillars Distillery! Following the recent exhibition Eyre at Jardan Furniture, Alexanders new works have been captured in the countryside of the South Island of New Zealand. Expression is evoked in the works by the unpredictable nature of the equipment used. The positions of the exposures are only estimated, as is the rewi...nding of the film, creating feelings of looking through an ethereal eye at the humbling landscapes. The unique angle of these works is that they allow the purchaser to decide, based on their ideal perception, to crop the work in width and choose the scale. This ultimately means that all nine editions of each work may end up completely individual through the collaboration of the viewer and the artist. FINI are renowned for their frames and have worked with many artists over many years in their spectacular exhibition space, which has been more recently recognised for high-profile exhibitions. For more event info, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/770748819774195/ #AvantCard #Melbourne

18.01.2022 Sydney - are you ready? Sydney Film Festival kicks off in seven days! Dive into 12 days of cinematic joy with over 288 films and 400 sessions from international and local filmmakers. Tickets are selling fast, with some sessions selling out. Book yours now: http://bit.ly/2qz2IyD #SydFilmFest #whatsonSydney

18.01.2022 Having glitter-bombed the globe as we know it with their iconic and hilarious brand of circus, drag, burlesque and comedy, Briefs Factory are now ready to explore the third dimension. 4-7 May, at BRISBANE POWERHOUSE. Book now: http://brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/2017/05/04/briefs/ BRIEFS is dirty. BRIEFS is inappropriate. BRIEFS is spectacularly salacious, scandalous and saucy. Australian Stage Online... #BrisbanePowerhouse #briefsboys #AvantCard #Brisbane

17.01.2022 Sign up for2017 Ginger Rally Melbourne! http://www.thegingernet.com/ginger-pride-rally This Saturday 29 April. Only at Federation Square. Registration opens at 9.30am, and the rally commences at 11am. Best dressed ginger or redhead WINS a $200 Prepaid VISA card and a YEARS supply of Buderim Ginger Beer! You dont have to be a natural ginger or redhead to enter, but for one day only you have to BE the ginger! Lots of temporary hair dye will be available on the day, or get cr...eative to help celebrate ginger pride. Brought to you by Buderim Ginger. Official Charity Partner - Alannah & Madeline Foundation. #GoGinger

16.01.2022 An absolutely 'super' official opening of Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe at Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art on Friday night, and huge lines to see the exhibition all weekend! Brisbane, it's on until 3 September - who's been already and who's going to see it? For more info, head to https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au//marvel-creating-the-cinemat #MarvelGOMA "BAM! It's here #marvel @qagoma #openingnight #yerha Becca, Campaign Manager, Brisbane"

16.01.2022 We have two fabulous tickets to the SOLD OUT Tweed Ride happening this Saturday 6 May (10am-4.30pm) as part of the High Country Harvest. For your chance to WIN, simply comment below with why you'd love to attend. "Step out in vintage style on a gentle, 20 kilometres cycling adventure through glorious wine country, interspersed with three incredible food and wine experiences. All chaps, dandies and bon vivants are invited to join in a weekend of cycling revelry, divine food and vintage fashion. Tweed jackets, plaid skirts, bowler hats and retro bikes are all welcome." Jolly good! via http://www.highcountryharvest.com.au//tweed-ride-ruthergl/ #HighCountryHarvest #TweedRide #Rutherglen

16.01.2022 #FlashbackFriday with a well-loved classic. Our 74th card - the Dendy Films 1993 'Reservoir Dogs' campaign. 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of the iconic heist film by renowned filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. #AvantCard #ReservoirDogs

15.01.2022 Monday 1 May 2017 marked twenty years since Tasmania became the last state in Australia to decriminalize homosexuality. The anniversary has been commemorated with a national Avant Card campaign, created by Richard Hale, asking Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to allow Federal Liberals a free vote on marriage equality. The card features an illustration by Tasmanian cartoonist Christopher Downes, with the words The sky didnt fall in then and it wont now. The card will be dis...tributed to Avant Card displays across Australia later this month, and marriage equality supporters are encouraged to take a photo holding the card up against the sky, and post it on social media with the hashtag #TheSkyWontFallMalcolm, before mailing the card to the Prime Minister. Read more online at The Mercury Newspaper: http://www.themercury.com.au//e3efe06e90ed9042e111c207e78b Visit The Cartoons of Christopher Downes for more work by the artist. by Richard Hale #AvantCards

15.01.2022 Last night, the ABCs highly anticipated new comedy 'Ronny Chieng: International Student' premiered on the ABC and iView, featuring special cameo appearances Avant Card postcards and displays! Who spotted them? Produced by Sticky Pictures, the six-part series is the first co-production between the ABC and Comedy Central. It stars Malaysian-born, Chinese stand-up comedian and actor Ronny Chieng. As per reality, the hilarious series is set at The University of Melbourne and t...he main character Ronny is a Malaysian student who has moved to Australia to study law. We asked Naomi Just, producer at Sticky Pictures, why Avant Card postcards and displays were chosen to dress the set. Avant Card products speak to university and youth culture, and we felt it would make a truly authentic addition to our International House set. Someone pass the popcorn we know what well be doing at 9pm on Wednesdays! And if you miss the Avant Card cameos while watching the series on TV you can catch up on iView: http://iview.abc.net.au//ronny-chieng-intern/CO1606V001S00

15.01.2022 "Rachel the Ringtail Possum was part of a series depicting a floral emblem from each state paired with a native animal that lives in that state. A scarf of the Victorian pink heath drapes around Rachel's neck." You'll find Rachel - artist card by Zinia King's Things - perched in an Avant Card display near you! #AvantCard #artistcards #Australia

13.01.2022 A glam night at Astor Theatre in Melbourne for the Spanish Film Festival in Australia opening fiesta! Avant Card Managing Director with Stephanie Zeccola from Palace Cinemas. #AvantCard #spanishfilmfestival #palacecinemas #astortheatre #Melbourne

13.01.2022 #SameLoveSameRules On 19th May, the Women's Centre for Health Matters launched a campaign aimed at raising awareness in the LGBTIQ community about family and do...mestic violence. The need for the campaign arose from research which the Centre conducted in late 2015, where this issue was explored in the ACT. It identified gaps in local knowledge and understanding, with many of the local respondents identifying that they were less likely to identify domestic and family violence in their relationships. The overall campaign comprises 5 images on posters, each of which shows a different local real and recognisable couple, and which use the slogan Same Love. Same Rules! The images are available to share online, posters are available for display and the Avant Card will be available in cafes and public venues from late May. The campaign also encourages the LGBTIQ community to find out more about domestic and family violence by directing them to more information on a website www.helpstopdv.org.au The result is a positive campaign which shows local loving and diverse couples in the ACT but which reminds the LGBTIQ community that domestic and family violence can happen in their relationships and that there are services which can help. See more

13.01.2022 A fabulous night seeing Sydney Dance Company 'Orb' with some of our valued clients at Arts Centre Melbourne! There are still tickets left for the final Melbourne performances tomorrow - book now at http://bit.ly/2eLHLxM #SDCOrb #Melbourne

12.01.2022 The sky didnt fall in then and it wont now. The Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group campaign for Marriage Equality landed in Avant Card displays around Australia this week. Supporters are encouraged to take a photo holding the card up against the sky, and post it on social media with the hashtag #TheSkyWontFallMalcolm, before mailing the card to the Prime Minister. Find out more about the campaign: https://www.avantcard.com.au/sky-didnt-fall-wont-now/ via Facebook #MarriageEquality #Australia #AvantCard

12.01.2022 JOIN THE TEAM! SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER - SYDNEY - FULL-TIME Are you: ... A strong and confident communicator? Client-focused and results-oriented? Highly organised and a pro at multi-tasking? Currently working in, or have experience in, sales, advertising, marketing or media? We'd love to hear from you! For more info and to apply, head to SEEK: http://bit.ly/2qUAm50 #AvantCard

10.01.2022 The Sydney Film Festival 2017 program has arrived and its stacked! Dig in and discover 288 films from 59 countries playing across nearly 400 screenings. To check out the program and book your tickets, visit http://bit.ly/2ppOpM3 #SydFilmFest #Sydney

07.01.2022 #TBT to last week at the sparkling VIP opening night of Linden New Art in residence at Domain House, with solo exhibitions by Sam Leach 'Avian Interplanetary' and Kylie Stillman 'The Opposite of Wild'. Our Managing Director Pat with Leach's work 'Budgerigar In Forest'. 2017, oil on linen, 70 x 70cm. The exhibitions are open until 6 August. For more info, head to http://www.lindenarts.org/

06.01.2022 POST PINK | Living with advanced breast cancer | A film by Charles Guy Mansfield Six women, partners and families, share their experience of living with advanced (metastatic) breast cancer. From the shock of initial diagnosis and the impact on relationships, to the realization of the need to live in a new and meaningful way, this film is a story of hope that shows the value of connection with other women and families, and the support gained through a professionally led group.... This resource from Advanced Breast Cancer Group will be of help to women, families, and health professionals involved in their care. For more information, visit http://www.advancedbreastcancergroup.org.au

06.01.2022 Last night, the ABC’s highly anticipated new comedy 'Ronny Chieng: International Student' premiered on the ABC and iView, featuring special cameo appearances Avant Card postcards and displays! Who spotted them? Produced by Sticky Pictures, the six-part series is the first co-production between the ABC and Comedy Central. It stars Malaysian-born, Chinese stand-up comedian and actor Ronny Chieng. As per reality, the hilarious series is set at The University of Melbourne and t...he main character Ronny is a Malaysian student who has moved to Australia to study law. We asked Naomi Just, producer at Sticky Pictures, why Avant Card postcards and displays were chosen to dress the set. Avant Card products speak to university and youth culture, and we felt it would make a truly authentic addition to our International House set. Someone pass the popcorn we know what we’ll be doing at 9pm on Wednesdays! And if you miss the Avant Card ‘cameos’ while watching the series on TV you can catch up on iView: http://iview.abc.net.au//ronny-chieng-intern/CO1606V001S00

06.01.2022 We just love these snaps featured on The Border Mail! Our very own Senior Campaign Manager (VIC & TAS) Kathryn, seated front right, enjoying the High Country Harvest Grand Opening Dinner at Brown Brothers Winery. The final weekend of the fifth annual High Country Harvest is just a couple of days away. From Makin' Bacon on Saturday to an Autumn Harvest Forage on Sunday, head to http://www.highcountryharvest.com.au/ to find out more. See more extraordinary photographs of the f...estival and read The Border Mail story here: http://www.bordermail.com.au//foodies-soak-up-the-harves/ #HighCountryHarvest

04.01.2022 "The Bearded Couple is an illustration I made a couple of years ago inspired by the sea and salty, bearded sailors. The illustration is a celebration of love, and everyone's right to love whoever they want without restrictions." You'll find 'The Bearded Couple' - artist card by Lina Löfstrand - buoyed in an Avant Card display near you! #AvantCard #artistcards

04.01.2022 Melbourne - keep an eye out for this striking concertina campaign from The Australian Ballet! For more info on Graeme Murphy's Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, or Studios (their program of drop-in classes), head to https://australianballet.com.au #TABNutcracker #TABSleepingBeauty #AvantCard

03.01.2022 Decorate your home with uniquely Australian photography from today and yesterday! Available as high quality photographic prints, fine art prints, canvas prints, acrylic block prints or framed wall art. Prices start at $35, www.fairfaxphotos.com Fairfax Photos

03.01.2022 We are looking for casual delivery drivers to join our Melbourne distribution team! If you have an impeccable driving record and a good knowledge of the city, we'd love to hear from you. Send a short cover letter detailing why you'd love to work for us, and your CV, through to [email protected]. #AvantCard

03.01.2022 Our new Radiothon postcard! Have you spotted it at your local? Make sure you grab one. Thanks Avant Card for supporting community and 'Radio for Change'

03.01.2022 "Most of the inspiration for my artwork comes from the rivers and the rainforests of Far North Queensland. In this painting, I have tried to capture the feeling of serenity that washes over you when you first dive into the cool waters of crystal-clear creek or river, silently gliding over the stonescalm, and in a world of your own." You'll find 'Free Glide' - artist card by Laini Eckardt - in an Avant Card display near you!... #AvantCard #artistcards

02.01.2022 AVANT CARD IS CLOSING Avant Card, established in 1992 and Australias first free postcard advertising company, will close its doors at the end of July 2017. Although the product offerings were expanded beyond the classic postcard, the combination of the rise of digital advertising, funding cuts to the arts (the companys number one client base), reduced marketing budgets in all sectors, and a very competitive media environment, has resulted in the business no longer being fin...ancially sustainable. Ground-breaking in the early 1990s, innovative, fun, unique, informative, educational, quirky, mysterious and beautiful Avant Card was a tangible out-of-home medium that was incredibly popular with people of all ages. Over 25 years, the company produced more than 20,000 campaigns, and distributed more than 300 million postcards. The very last card to be issued will be card number 20850 Elvis has left the building. From the Avant Card founder and Managing Director, Pat Mackle: It is with sadness, tinged with immense pride, that the time has come for the very last Avant Card to grace our displays. Who would have thought that 25 years ago, as an unemployed 28-year-old, we could have come this far, placing a postcard a day into the hands of delighted people. All thanks to everyone who ever believed in the productthe humble postcard. I wish to pass on my heartfelt thanks for all the clients that also believed in me, for all the many staff over the years that have been by my side and given a piece of themselves to the business, through the good times, the fun times and the tough times. Although we will be gone, I hope some postcards will be treasured and live on. Dear Avant Card, Thanks so much for being my best friend, for giving me a great life, for introducing me to so many amazing people, for allowing me the privilege of giving back to society and for being part of so many peoples lives. I have loved every moment. Yours sincerely, Pat Mackle AVANT CARD 1992 2017

02.01.2022 "Looking for WASHING MACHINES?" #FlashbackFriday with this 'choice' 2008 CHOICE campaign! For more info about CHOICE, Australia's leading consumer advocacy group, visit https://www.choice.com.au/... #AvantCard

02.01.2022 NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK Lets take the next steps 27 May 3 June 2017 National Reconciliation Week is the time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander achievement in the journey towards reconciliation. ... The week is bookended by two major milestones 27 May, the day of the historic 1967 Referendum, and 3 June, when the High Court delivered its landmark Mabo judgement in 1992. In 2017, those dates are especially significant as it marks the 50th anniversary of the Referendum and the 25th anniversary of Mabo. At hundreds of events around Australia, #NRW2017 will remind all of us that big steps take courage and dedication. So lets take those next steps and together we can make history again. For the full calendar of NRW 2017 events and for more information head to the Reconciliation Australia website: http://www.reconciliation.org.au/nrw/ #AvantCard

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01.01.2022 To celebrate the final fortnight of OKeeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith: Making Modernism at Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, go in the running to WIN this amazing gift pack! The perfect pressie for your modernism-loving friend or family member (or yourself!), with a Grace Cossington Smith clutch designed exclusively for QAGOMA and Heide Museum of Modern Art by Third Drawer Down, a Margaret Preston tea towel and magnet, and an exhibition book. For your chance to WIN, comment below with why you love visiting QAGOMA! For exhibition details, visit bit.ly/2qru5ul