Danae Valenza at Gertrude

Current JUMPster Danae Valenza presents alongside six other artists for Everyday Rebellions, a new exhibition at Gertrude Contemporary. Investigating the inherent rebellion in their chosen media, the artists highlight the agitated, activated and constantly moving nature of all things: Frozen ice will melt despite our urgings, light sensitive paper will always colour under daylight, and copper sulfide will taint with its decolourising stain. Only when we attempt to restrain or alter the errant energy in our materials do we become aware of its true character.

Opening Friday 10 May 6 – 8pm

Gallery Hours:
Tues – Fri 11 – 5.30pm
Sat 11 – 4.30pm

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Pegboard 2 May is out!

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Alex

Oh hi there! Hungry for some Next Wave news? Our latest Pegboard is out and full of tasty treats for the coming month. We’ve got a brand new Breakfast club all lined up for you, as well as some amazing things to see, do and support. There’s also tickets up for grabs, some great opportunities and a bunch of good reading!

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Alumni at BUS Projects

2012 NWF alumni Danae Valenza and Marcin Wojcik join a group of Melbourne artists for SOLUTIONS, a new exhibition at Bus Projects. Taking shared creativity as their MO, the artists make use of open methods and technologies to create reactionary and instructional pieces – a series of DIY art solutions. Incorporating video, sound, installation and performance, the works place restrictions or subtle guidelines on the exhibition space producing actions and reactions between bodies, objects and space.

Opening Wednesday 1 May 6-8pm

Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat 12 – 6pm

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Not sure which Day Pass is for you?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by nicole

We’re here to help! We’ll be profiling day passes in the lead up to the festival to help you find your match.

Day Pass 2 on Sunday 20 May is all hit, no quit. Begin your Sunday with coffee and ideas about the role of artists at Breakfast Club, with special guest Cat Jones. Then venture down to Mission to Seafarers, one of Docklands oldest and most discreet landmarks, where Hull artists have created a series of installations responding to time and place. From the Mission you’ll mosey on down to the ‘docks’ where empty industrial apartments are juxtaposed by Joseph L Griffiths’ organically crafted Shelters and then it’s off to the other side of the real docks at Footscray Community Arts Centre for PHYSICAL FRACTALS, a thrilling new dance work by Natalie Abbott. From Footscray you’ll ride the rails to North Melbourne Town Hall to see the rich, other-worldly Wintering, inspired by choreographer Aimee Smith’s travels to the Arctic. It all wraps up at Wake up and wait for the sun to rise, Next Wave’s art club at West Space – a daily meeting place for performance, parties and conversation. Plus, a unique treat: your Ringleader for Day Pass 2 is the incomparable Beau McCafferty, former Independent Arts Manager of Melbourne Fringe. At $45 full/$35 concession, we reckon that’s a pretty sweet deal.